Last year, we had the pleasure of premiering this New York-turned-LA singer/songwriter’s music video for the wonderful title track from her New Hands EP. So, while we patiently wait for new original music from Natalie Angiuli, we’re happy to again feature her here on DSIMH with her cover of Katy Perry’s latest single, “Roar“. The adorable self-filmed video shows Angiuli in her apartment recording all the instruments herself, jumping on her couch, and hanging out with her cats. Her arrangement is more stripped down than the original, focusing on jangly acoustic guitars and layers of her sweet vocals. Ringing guitars, sprinkles of piano, and simple percussion round everything out while she dances around the room in her Roy Lichentstein POP shirt and her pale yellow telecaster.
I swear my body can sense oncoming fun and thus lowers my immunity. So in typical form, I was attacked by a cold, leaving me bedridden and physically asleep whilst a Pop Art themed party I was meant to be at occurred. Gosh darn it. The worst part of this whole situation was I missed out on seeing the delightful Fun Machine perform, so instead, here I shall talk about their new single. I’m sorry guys. I was even going to commit myself to red lipstick. That doesn’t happen often.
How often do you hear a song that sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard before? And how often is that song actually good?
Mitski, a New York based songwriter/performer (the Singer/Songwriter label just doesn’t feel appropriate), is promoting the release of her second full-length album, due out in August of this year. Starting tonight, she’ll be releasing one music video a week, until all the tracks are out and the album goes online. And she’s sparing no time getting to the good stuff. “Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart” relentlessly moves froward through its 2 minutes and eighteen seconds, ending before you even know what hit you. The song is led by a guitar and fender rhodes unison line that recalls late 60s jazz fusion, snaking in and out of key areas and opposing everything in its path. Mitski’s enigmatic voice sweetly sings a folk-based melody that sounds like it could have been adapted from an old lullaby, creating contrast with the angular guitar/keyboard line. Holding everything together is a steady pounding of drums, tambourines, handclaps, and a round bass. A minute and a half in, the track truly explodes, opening up for more drums, a trumpet counterpoint and ethereal vocals swirling in the background.
A perfect blend of indie-RnB like Solange and Frank Ocean and indie-pop like Sky Ferriera and Charli XCX, New York based Skyler Cocco is carving a special place for herself in the musical landscape. Her recent mixtape, Wildfire, showcases Skyler’s sweet vocals, great songwriting, and amazing production skills. “You’ll Never Let Me Go” is a great RnB-pop tune with a dreamy, sample-driven beat and a catchy chorus. The verses are shared with rapper Mikavillian, the two playing off each other more like a duet than a featured rapper. He balances Cocco’s soulful vocals with his aggressive tone and
Following the success of their stunning debut Vacation, Big Scary have recently released two singles in the run up to album number two, Not Art. Luck Now, the second of the two, is a rich and melodic affair. Opening with a syncopated drum loop that wriggles into the mind before melting into the lush piano sounds familiar to Big Scary, it progresses with Tom Iansek’s beautiful and introspective vocals and electronic samples.
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This came across my Twitter feed today and I kind of laughed when it was introduced as “How you properly Rebecca Black.” My thoughts raced to an image of the former “Friday” singer, and I was fully prepared to have myself at least a little laugh. Instead, I really enjoyed it. It wasn’t great, but it was a little easy to listen to.
She’s not Rebecca Black in the sense that she’s talking about school, instead she has support from Jennifer Lopez and rapped in a more lighter mood about the block from a girl’s perspective; albeit, a 16-year-old’s perspective.
Becky G
I’m at that point where anything MS MR will be included in a post on the site. Their music is good, and their videos are kind of awesome. Their debut album, Secondhand Rapture, is due May 14th.