Violet Skies’ cover of Tom Jones’ classic “Delilah” is a haunting one, filled with pain and sadness. Violet’s bare bones reworking helps the singer channel all the heartbreak in the song’s lyrics. This is a brilliant cover from a Welsh singer to commemorate his 75th birthday. Violet Skies will be performing at Continue Reading
Lucy Rose – Like an Arrow (Video)
Lucy Rose’s new video sees the singer-songwriter taking a stroll through a remote forest in Spain, before she leaps from a cliff! The jump is beautifully captured in slow mo and the whole video was shot in one take. Speaking about the video Lucy said, “I’ve wanted to make this Continue Reading
Luca Chesney – u (Kendrick Lamar Cover)
New York based singer, writer and producer Luca Chesney’s latest release is a brave one, she’s decided to cover Kendrick Lamar’s “u”. While Kendrick’s original focuses on the chaos and complexity of the song’s emotion, Luca Chesney’s take on the song is a more sombre and delicate affair. This is a stellar reworking Continue Reading
The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face
The Weeknd premiered his new single “Can’t Feel My Face” at Apple’s Developer Conference. The Weeknd’s performance followed Apple’s announcement of it’s new music streaming service Apple Music so there was some logic in having him there. But the strangest thing was the song’s lyrics which allude to drug use, perhaps Continue Reading
DRINKS (Cate Le Bon & White Fence) – Hermits On Holiday (Video)
Photo: Cara Robbins. DRINKS is the new project from Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley (White Fence), whose album Hermits On Holiday will be released 21st August on Heavenly Recordings. The first release is the album’s quirky title track “Hermits On Holiday” and you can watch the grainy VHS-looking video below. Continue Reading