Interviews

Q&A with the powerhouse pair, Occult Hardware

We sat down with London-based alt trap duo Occult Hardware, who recently dropped their latest single, ‘Capstone’, on March 8th, 2024. The track was produced by BRNSRGHT, whose songs blend deep bass, spooky beats, and electronic elements, creating a mix of euphoria and nostalgia. The Lithuanian producer is critically-acclaimed as the musical director of the Olivier Award-winning stage production Traplord.…

KARMACODA kick off 2024 with a stirring new single, ‘Try At Me’

The acclaimed group KARMACODA unveiled their latest single, ‘Try At Me,’ on January 26th, 2024, through Sola Musa Music. Situated in San Francisco, USA, KARMACODA consists of Jessica Ford (vocals), Brett Crockett (aka B., vocals, and producer), and Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist Eric Matsuno (bass and various unique elements). Over the past two decades, KARMACODA has explored a diverse range of genres,…

Q&A with: MØNA

Released on August 18th 2023, MØNA’s enchanting new single ‘fairy tale’ is an alt-pop dream. From Boston (USA),  MØNA is a queer musician whose songs feature poignant lyrics written from the heart. Her 2021 single ‘red flag’ amassed almost 20000 plays on Spotify, and she hopes to inspire others and create music that sparks a change in the world. She’ll…

Q+A with: EMMI IIDA

EMMI IIDA is an internationally-recognised Finnish visual artist, holistic interior architect & musician currently based in the countryside of Southern Finland. She released a new single, ‘Blooming’, on the 22nd of September 2023 via her own label EFG Records Oy. The song is accompanied by a stunning music video filmed in the Peak District of England, produced by Sebastian Luke-Virgo.…

Q+A with: Inusa Dawuda

Crossover singer-songwriter, saxophonist, record producer and entertainer Inusa Dawuda a.k.a the “Black Pharaoh” returned recently with the release of his latest single, ‘Waka Waka Day & Night’, shared on the 1st of September 2023. With releases on recording labels such as BMG and Universal Music, Pacha Recordings, Tiger Records-Kontor Records, Hed Kandi and Kingdom of Music, Inusa Dawuda has also…

Q+A with: Tristan De Liège and Jambal

LA-based downtempo wizard Tristan De Liège recently teamed up with exceptional jazz quartet Jambal for their new single, ‘Collisions of Light’, released on the 1st of September via Tristan De Liège X Jambal Music. Evoking images of artists like St Germain, Arms and Sleepers, Azymuth, and Ezra Collective, it is the second release from their forthcoming album Enterprises of Great…

Chris Garneau, Charlie Puth and Michael Jackson

Chris Garneau recreates old-school funk pop with new song ‘Overexposure’

Image credit: Michael George Proudly LGBTQIA, singer Chris Garneau released a new dark ballad ‘Overexposure’ via Private Friend/The Orchard + Rough Trade. Chris is a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, USA, who drowned the making of over the course of a year at the Ateliers Grands Cèdres during his residency. The new ballad offers impressive vocals that a warm and welcoming, yet…

Aurora, Lorde, ECHLO

Interview with enigmatic dark pop singer ECHLO

Photo credit: Jen Squires / Artwork: ECHLO Inspired by relationships of all kinds; platonic and romantic singer ECHLO speaks about how easy it is to be manipulated and be the manipulator with the song ‘Puppeteer’. In the process of writing a memoir, the singer and songwriter wants to write music with substance and hopes to filter this into everything she…