Category: Single
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Catch Me If You Can”: SHAB’s New Single Is a Chase Worth Keeping Up With
“I’m no longer going to ask permission to be myself. I know what I can offer the world, and I don’t need to prove anything,” says singer SHAB. In “Catch Me If You Can,” that statement becomes rhythm: defiant, fast, and fierce. Following “Perfume (VIP Remix),” which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Dance chart…
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A Big World, a Little Freedom: Kasper Buch’s “Drive”
Kasper Buch is a Danish singer and songwriter from Tønder. In his previous work – the single “Are We Just Dreamers” and the album “Working Hard” – he was struggling: searching for himself, chasing a goal, throwing himself into his ambitions without reserve. In his new single, “Drive,” he does something unexpected: he switches off…
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Steph Fraser – “Love Of Your Life”: A Beautiful Way to Say “No”
“Love or not love?” is a question that Steph Fraser answers in her new single “Love Of Your Life” with a directness rare for a pop ballad: not necessarily. Sometimes it is enough to realize that you are not in love, and still to say so beautifully. “Love Of Your Life,” released on October 2…
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Leaving to Come Back: Adrienne Leska’s “Runaway”
I have long suspected that many of us have a sixth sense: the ability to feel the air thickening before someone utters the fateful “we need to talk.” And then you grab your bag, invent a polite excuse, and dissolve into the evening lights with the look of a person who suddenly has urgent business.…
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Someone Else’s Word, One’s Own Dignity: “Greaseball” by Gianfranco Malorgio
Certain suitcases can be packed in one evening, but you have to drag them for the rest of your life. People do not usually decide to leave suddenly: some flee from difficulties, others are pursuing a dream, and all of them have a small piece of paper containing someone else’s address in their pocket. The…
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“Closer” by I Ya Toyah: An Industrial Classic About Life Under a Rating
I always listen to covers with particular interest. A good cover doesn’t compete with the original, but presents it in a different light. Reimagining a well-known song is a risky experiment: it demands courage from the artist and a precise understanding of the source material. And when it comes to a classic on the level…
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Anna Storm, “Sunshine”: A Musical Tan for a Cloudy Day
Autumn usually arrives without warning: the summer wardrobe goes into the closet, while the familiar rhythm of the day gives way to rain, early twilight and grey skies. On days like these, you especially appreciate music capable of changing the inner weather forecast with a single click. That is how Anna Storm’s new single, “Sunshine,”…
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A Little Wonder of a Shared Voice: Allison Lupton’s “The Wonder”
When I hear a favorite song or one that brings back memories, I can’t help but start singing along – quietly, to myself, whether I’m in the kitchen, in the car, or at home. But sitting down to write this review, I wondered: when was the last time I sang together with other people? Not…
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No Resentment, Only Hope: The Poetry of Letting go in Joe Nilson’s Single
I confess: I love dancing bachata. When a guitar begins picking in a café or at a party and a smooth melody sways the air my feet seem to have a life of their own. The genre has a disarming ability to hide a broken heart beneath the promise of celebration. That is what I…
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A Sunset That Never Repeats: “Chasing Sunsets” by Elyse Saunders
I admit that I am a particular sort of person and that I’m always off somewhere. However, there are times when I find myself slowing down; one such instance was when I saw a sunset. The sky turned pink and at that moment I realized that this situation would never occur again-tomorrow the clouds will…