Indie Features | B2TW Music Community
- John Cronin
- Jan 13, 2024
- 5 min read
Unpashed EP By Miu Haiti | Indie Features
About: With about half a million followers across social media platforms and millions of streams and views on all streaming platforms, Haitian-American singer-songwriter and producer Miu Haiti is a massive force to reckon with influences reaching from pop and R&B with a hip-hop edge.
Born and raised in Haiti, music has always been important to her as being the daughter of a saxophonist.
Her versatile artistic expression is influenced by her love of fashion, makeup artistry, performance arts, and interior design.
She can also connect with a global audience by speaking and singing in various languages, including English, Creole, French, and Spanish.
Newest Release: Her follow-up album to her successful debut, Unphased, was released on December 15th, 2023.
Unphased is an eight-tracked album chock full of sounds that exchanges influences from Hip-Hop/rap, pop, R&B/soul, and everything in between.
The album has something for everybody, ranging from heartfelt, soulful ballads to thought-provoking and fun Pop anthems.
Feedback: I always find a lot of Hip-Hop songs to have a dark sound to them, and Miu's music is that and then some more. I love the bilingual lyrics; that's a unique factor in her music.
I would love to hear more from her, especially songs similar to Chocolate Candy, Is This Love, and Filon.
I would love to get to know Miu on a deeper level, such as what living in Haiti was like or why she wanted to learn all these languages.
If you want to learn more about this part of Miu Haiti, please let me know in the comments.
Links: Regarding comments, please leave below with what you think of her music. If you like her music, please follow her on all social and streaming platforms.
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About: We only get a few New Zealand musicians, much less bands, on the blog. However, when we do, they are no different than SKRAM.
SKRAM is a vibrant and energetic band that explores the journey of life and its many intricacies.
The band comprises Henry Ashby, Felix Nesbitt, Ruby Fraser, Dylan Jennings, and many more.
Together, they connect with your inner child, weaving in their music's vulnerable, honest, and passionate themes.
Newest release: Their latest chaotic and fun experience, Serendripity, is oozing confidently, reminding their listeners of the importance of self-image and self-worth.
The single highlights the idea of wearing whatever you want and feeling safe and confident when venturing into the world.
This fun but meaningful anthem celebrates the freedom to choose based on your tastes instead of conforming to societal expectations.
What Henry Ashby says: “The first time I put bright sparkly blue eyeliner on I had a war with myself, loving the way I looked but also being terrified of how others would judge me as a man wearing makeup. As I started to put myself out there more and explore my feminine side, I found I became more confident with my chaotic style, and I began to feel more comfortable actually expressing myself. Serendripity is a call out to people to help others feel like they can be whoever they want to be and wear anything they think is cool, even if it’s insane”
Feedback: I love this fun and unique single, like what Queen would sound like today.
This single has a little funky blues, and take notice of Henry's dripping rap.
This is an excellent queer anthem, and I think it will be a hit with fans of Bruno Mars and musicians of the like.
I have nothing negative about this single; it is a great production.
Links: If you like what you hear, please follow SKRAM on all social and streaming platforms. Also, please leave a comment below with your thoughts on the single.
LEVELS by Sofia Gillani Unreleased | Indie Features
About: The dynamic London-born singer-songwriter Sofia Gillani has inspired audiences with her music and strikingly visual videos since 2020.
Her impressive music collection has been featured on BBC Introducing and performed at Westfield London, Haslemere Fringe, and Luton Pride.
As a person who has interviewed her before, Sofia is a person who will put a smile on your face, and the same to her music.
On January 26th, 2024, Sofia will release her first single of the year, Levels.
This single is much more fun in its messages than other songs.
The playful and carefree pop song encourages listeners to enjoy life without worries or overthinking.
An upbeat rhythm, rap verses, and messages of living in the moment make it a refreshing and captivating tune, and she can't wait to play it live for her audience.
Feedback: This feature for the beginning of the year is chock full of unbelievable talent, but Sofia raises the bar with her next single.
This bound for the lounge single is unreleased, and i promise i won't reveal too much about it.
I love how it sounds like Sofia had so much fun making this track, and I think you will when it comes out later this month!
Links: Ensure you follow her social and streaming platforms to listen to the song when it comes out! Let me know how excited you are to hear it in the comments.
Walker by Sky_A Unreleased | Indie Features
About: Synesthete is a neurological condition that causes people to perceive things through multiple other unrelated senses. For example, Sky_A is a musician who sees music as a series of shapes, colors, and textures.
Based in London, Sky_A is the project name for writer and producer Sky Ainsbury, who expands on his electronic, acoustic, and progressive rock music palette.
The result is a darker edge to his intimate yet cinematic sound.
New Release: Sky_A will be releasing his newest release, Walker, on January 26th.
Lyrically, the song is about having been lied to, along with other plot lines to go with it.
Sonically, the release is like a war march, built around the sound of handpicked guitar with a feeling of molten rock.
The song features virtuoso drums by Adam Betts and additional production and mixing by Aneek Thapar.
What Sky_A says: “It’s an angry piece of music. Like, anti-imperial levels of anger. It’s about having been lied to, having participated in awful things on a huge scale, and becoming aware, resolving to undo the damage that has been done. It’s a bit like a war march, sonically. Built around the sound of my thumb on an unearthed guitar lead - a sound most musicians will recognise, barely musical - it has this feeling for me of molten rock, this tectonic movement, as this person is accepting their pain as a gift, of purposeful anger. I like it being called Walker, I hear the rhythm as a kind of limping gait, wounded but resolute. There’s a lot more to it than that - every song on the album is a scene, and the sounds are characters - which won’t make much sense out of context, but it comes at a decisive point, it’s the squaring up to the challenge ahead, it’s about seeing the horror and brutality in the world and not looking away.”
Feedback: I'm genuinely very interested and intrigued by Sky_A; he seems like a really cool person. On top of that, his music pulls you in like Keefer (don't know him? What a shame...)
I would also add an experimental element to his sound and a progressive grunge (prog-grunge, in short.) You will love Walker.
It's an excellent track, and I would love to hear more like it.
Links: Follow Sky's social and streaming platforms to ensure you can listen to the new single when it comes out! Also, leave a comment below to let me know how excited you are about the single!
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