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October 23, 2024

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Soulful singer-songwriter Jazzu shares a searing single ‘Razor Blade’

Timeless artist Jazzu unveiled her new single ‘Razor Blade’ on 18 October 2024, via the Creative Industries imprint. Over the course of her profound two decade career, Jazzu has amassed over 50 million streams across platforms, received an MTV Award and won Best Album, Best Music Video and Best Pop Artist at the M.A.M.A Music Awards in 2019. Additionally, she has graced stages with Grammy Award-winning Swedish band Koop, and notably opened for Rita Ora earlier this year in Lithuania. Jazzu has been featured in major Lithuanian publications 15min, Delfi, Lrytas and Eastern European publication The Baltic Times. In her native Lithuania, Jazzu is considered a timeless icon. She has been touring her Welcome concert annually since 2019. She has been a judge on Lithuanian X-Factor for many years. For the making of ‘Razor Blade’, she has collaborated with the esteemed London-based producer Anthony Marshall (Britney Spears, Sheila Fergusson (3 Degrees), Nelly Furtado). This fruitful partnership will see more songs emerging over the coming months. Jazzu is influenced by the likes of Moloko, Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston with her distinct Pop and R&B soundscape sure to be enjoyed by fans of soulful pop icons such as Adele, Amy Winehouse and Tyla.

‘Razor Blade’ opens as a poignant ballad, showcasing Jazzu’s impressive vocal range and emotional depth. As foreboding drums and cinematic orchestral swells intensify, the song builds to a passionate climax, supported by epic choral backing vocals. It then fades into a quiet, brooding outro, gently guiding the listener out of the powerful experience.

Jazzu shares: “When I sing this song, it’s like a ceremony for me – I sing all my pain away, acknowledging that I’m strong enough to always choose me and keep my heart safe. I’ll never let anybody hurt it again.”

The music video reflects the confusion, pain and anger of heartbreak and betrayal brilliantly. In it, Jazzu is seen trying to find her way out of an empty apartment building which is contrasted by shots of her in a maze also trying to find her way out. The symbolism mirrors feelings of loss, and not knowing how to start over after experiencing an emotionally turbulent end to a relationship.

Watch the music video below:

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March 23, 2023

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Mew Zikwryder

Bulgarian songstress Y A N A teams up with producer Gena for ‘Fast Lane’

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Noir-esque songstress Y A N A croons, seducing listeners in black and white, her sultry voice a soft, yet confident palette of attitude and breathiness. Having teamed up with Gena, a recognised producer in Blugaria’s music scene and a member of the Hip Hop group So Called Crew, not to mention a featured artist on Stereofox’s Bulgarian Beat Wave, vol. 1 compilation, the songstress has released her latest offering. ‘Fast Lane’ is the first single from her forthcoming 9-track album titled Under My Skin, which will land in stores on the 25th of May via Stereofox.

Stream/Download: Y A N A / Gena – ‘Fast Lane’

“Under My Skin is a journal,” she says, opening up to listeners and readers alike. “Very intimate, real, vulnerable. It takes you through my fears, desires, parts of myself I’ve never been honest or brave enough to share.” Her latest single is her first diary entry, so to speak. In it, she writes about love and euphoria in swirling curls, inscribing the bliss of the honeymoon phase in an open book of her binding.

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November 17, 2022

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Skilled musician Cimo Fränkel offers new single ‘Closed The Door’

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Under Cimo Fränkel / AWAL, talented musician Cimo Fränkel released his latest single ‘Closed The Door’. Hailing from Amsterdam, Netherlands, the LA-based singer-songwriter recognises the work of Huey Lewis and Michael Jackson as the inspiration for his music. At the age of fifteen Cimo started out collaborating with other young Dutch musicians as well as delving into music production.

Stream / Download: Cimo Fränkel – ‘Closed The Door’

The vocals in ‘Closed The Door’ are awe-inspiring, boast a celestial quality and display the potency of Cimo’s vocal abilities through its euphoric high notes. Listening to this single is like listening to an angel singing because the control of the vocal cords is soul-stirring and speaks to a deep place in listeners’ hearts. The harmonisation in the song reaches an ecstasy with its effervescent high notes as it matches the exigence and vibration of the electric guitar that dominates the track towards the end.

Cimo Fränkel elaborates on the subject matter of the single: “Closed The Door’ is about a relationship coming to an end. It’s about being courageous enough to speak up and accepting the consequences of making the decision that it’s over”.

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February 3, 2021

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Singer Lu Wright shares irresistible summer R&B song, ‘British Daisy’

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Lu’s irresistibly warm timbre sits alongside luscious electronic R&B infused instrumentals, delivering a rich tapestry of sound that ebbs and flows through an introspective journey of pain, self-discovery and empowerment.

The track opens with vocals twisting in and out of some delightfully distorted synth chords, before hitting a poignant catchy chorus, where a lucid, spacey bass line joins the dots between the song’s jazzy hip-hop beats and Lu’s rich, alluring voice.

Lu said about the single “The title British Daisy stems from the typically British trait of putting on a brave face, instead of saying what we mean and acknowledging the fact that we are all fragile. After being in an unhealthy relationship in which my self-worth was slowly eroding, this song talks through the fight to break out of a bad relationship and the bad habits they leave us with. ‘British Daisy’ speaks of a time where I found myself daydreaming of a life where I was happier, but didn’t have the strength to make it happen.”

Lu’s breathy, jazzy tones rest beautifully between soul and R&B. The artist grew-up in a home filled with music, listening to everything from the classic soul/jazz maestros of the 50’s and 60’s, like Nina Simone and Sam Cooke, to noughties RnB and Hip Hop outfits such as Outkast, Eminem, Rihanna and Amy Winehouse, this is where her love for songwriting and melody truly began. Since then, her contemporary influences have aligned with the times, citing Little Simz, Anderson Paak, Maverick Sabre and the Blue Note Re: imagined album as huge sources of inspiration.

Lu began writing her own songs at the age of 11, having joined the school choir and taken up singing lessons she quickly progressed into musical theatre, but at 19 realised that it wasn’t quite the right fit and subsequently, made the switch to creating and performing contemporary music.

The young artist recently graduated from the London branch of the BIMM Institute (British and Irish Modern Music Institute) and set to work on her debut EP ‘Notes to self’. It is a body of work that radiates warmth and a magnetic energy, woven together in a narrative that tells of the vulnerability and the solitary venture of self-discovery as a young woman. The 2020 pandemic hit just before the EP was completed and live dates were cancelled, but Lu used that time productively to complete the finishing touches remotely and concentrate on her songwriting. The result is a collection of musically detailed, immaculately produced treats.