Entrepreneur and skilled singer-songwriter Jacob Lee offer his brand new single ‘Sick & Tired’ via Philosophical Records on the 2nd of December. Hailing from the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Jacob enjoys the title of the first NFT musician in Australia coupled with recognition from numerous tastemaker publications including Clash Magazine, Music Feeds and Rolling Stone India just to mention a few.
This new song is a ballad that contains a very charming melody that successfully distracts listeners from the negative and sombre title. Ultimately, ‘Sick & Tired’ boasts an impressive musical sound with seducing nuances in the melody that are laced with dispersed and structured drum beats that are felt in the innermost part of the heart. The track entices the auditory senses like a members-only club that only serves aged wine.
Jacob Lee elaborates on his personal connection with the new song with these words: “Sick & Tired’ could be one of my most important songs yet. Iterating my perspective on the modern world, I packaged this essential message in a chill, ethereal track”.
London-based American musician/performance artist GARRETT PAKNIS returns with a brand new release ‘NEED FROM YOU’, lifted from the forthcoming EP due later this year.
Hot on the heels of his recent single, ‘BAD BEHAVIOUR’, ‘NEED FROM YOU’ continues the next phase of GARRETT PAKNIS’ blossoming career, following on from the recent acclaimed EP ‘Move Ur Body’ released earlier this year.
Accompanied by a sultry, seductive empowering performance visual clip, he says: “NEED FROM YOU is a fun and sexy track that suits perfectly to a road trip on a sunny day or night out dancing to the early morning hours. After years of making really emotional and deep tracks, writing about failed relationships and my life on the road as a nomad, I’ve been in this fresh phase with music and life. I’ve been living in London for almost three years, and am really settled and happy here. I’m feeling free in my body, my mind, and my soul… and I just want that to translate that and give people music they can shake their ass to! We’ve all been through so much in the last couple of years, so if I can help people forget their worries for a little bit… dust their dancing shoes off… and wiggle their booty… then I feel like I’m doing a good job at life! NEED FROM YOU has that hint of desire and lust when you’re getting to know someone new, but it really is about self-empowerment and feeling that spark from within. It’s about sharing passion and love… and, isn’t that what makes the world go around?”
About GARRETT PAKNIS:
GARRETT PAKNIS is a poet/rapper/producer/catwalk model blending spirituality and sexuality into forward-thinking dance music. After developing his sound during his years living in Berlin, Germany, a radio opportunity brought him to London, and the New York City-born PAKNIS says he’s never looked back. Blending UK House music with his signature “moaning poetry”, Wonderland has called him a rising star and his viral success on Instagram and TikTok points to prove this true. The hip-hop-trained dancer and performance artist releases a visual with every single he drops, and ‘BAD BEHAVIOUR’ marks his 25th release in 3 years, making him a prolific artist to watch out for.
On November 25th, PRIESTESS, the alt-pop artist hailing from London, releases her three-track debut EP Landscapes. The EP includes previous releases‘Landscapes’ and ‘Holy Flesh’, alongside brand-new single ‘Hooks’. A music video for ‘Hooks’ lands the same day, co-directed with the artist Ana Lemos. The video concept was to centre the visuals around a choreographed performance by Kate to create visuals that reflect the primal feelings within the track.
The ‘Landscapes’ EP pieces together an emotive narrative. PRIESTESS’ haunting, crystalline vocal wraps around swirling electronica and plunging basslines to describe silent rages, against harassment, toxic relationships and the environmental damage we are inflicting on our planet. The artistry and power behind each track is reinforced by three evocative music videos which beautifully express the energy and passion of the music.
Kate said about the ‘Landscapes’ EP “This debut EP came from many different spaces and angles emotionally. The name of the title track became an embodiment for the Landscapes of feeling that it was written within. Stitching together a mix of moments in time, whilst I was going through different experiences. It is also representative of how my work has an intrinsic connection to nature and the mirroring of ourselves within its cycles of death and rebirth.”
She continued to talk about the Lead single ‘Hooks’ “This track was written about my experience within an abusive relationship and the relatability I felt about people that go back to their partners even when they know it’s unhealthy and bad for them. This experience was one that was very hard for me to extricate myself from and I felt it was like an intoxicating monster that had its hooks in me making it very hard to leave.”
PRIESTESS was formed in London by Kate Fleur Young. Priestess conjures up images of Nature’s ancient esoteric energy fused into an Alt-Pop world. Kate – at the creative helm and heart teams with producers James Mottershead and Oli Kilpatrick. Haunting melodies, sibylline harmonies and visceral lyrics are woven together by threads of hope. Illuminating them against a backdrop of dark beats, bass and lush electronic landscapes. Celebrating transformation and self-expression through the ritual of music their collective sound has influences such as FKA Twigs, Fever Ray, Massive Attack and Little Dragon. The result is an arresting electronic sound filled with deep sensuality and intuition.
Support for PRIESTESS continues to gather pace. With plaudits coming in from the likes of Wonderland, CLASH, CMU, Get In Her Ears and M Magazine to name but a few, it’s clear that PRIESTESS is ready to stake her claim on the music scene with her powerful representation of dark electronic pop.
Pensive singer-songwriter Cimo Fränkel offers a single ‘This Christmas’ under Cimo Fränkel / 100th Meridian Music / AWAL.The skilled tunesmith boasts many outstanding musical works, notably, co-authoring the impressive Hardwell’s song‘How You Love Me’, showcasing Hip-hop musician Snoop Dogg and English singer Conor Maynard. The LA, USA-based hails from Amsterdam, Netherlands.
‘This Christmas’ treads an interesting path of being both a magnificent ballad and a Christmas tune that coax listeners to contemplate their personal lives and the ways in which life can be made more fruitful and satisfying. Many people think about loneliness during the festive season but not many people admit these feelings and thoughts. The track surpasses the sadness that characterises its subject matter with its beautiful vocalisation and a blissful melody. ‘This Christmas’ alsocontains a subtle reminder that there will be another Christmas which could be filled with more love.
“My single ‘This Christmas’ is a song of comfort for people who are possibly hurting more than they are celebrating this special time of the year”.
