These LITM Pop Picks come to you from T!MØ, Nova White, Joey Sachi and more!
1. T!MØ – Forever
T!MØ’s Forever is upbeat and bright, putting a little spring in your step as you listen to it. Its minimal production still somehow feels expansive and all-encompassing, surrounding you with its energy until you can’t help but nod along to its infectious beat. T!MØ’s vocals flow into each other with carefree abandon, but just below this atmosphere of happy-go-lucky sound lie quiet vulnerability, doubt, and longing. “It’s us against the world, promise that I’ll never leave your side again,” the song promises, and because of its utmost sincerity, you’ll find yourself believing it with no hesitation.
2. Nova White – Split Personality
“There’s no figuring you out / sometimes you’re bold, sometimes you’re cold…”
Split Personality is all about the confusion and mixed signals that come with figuring out new love – a ‘dictionary full of contradictions,’ as Nova White puts it. With strong vocals belted out with open confidence sitting above a consistent, groovy rhythm, the song is a certain earworm! Its sound is almost reminiscent of the Jonas Brothers – the simple yet catchy melody, powerful delivery, and pop-rock adjacent sonic landscape are definitely contributors. As its ending hits you with it suddenness, it’s a reminder that not everything must be tied up neatly to have a place in the world – listen here!
3. Joey Sachi – grace
If the feeling of taking a deep, centring breath in the middle of a hectic day was given musical form, it would sound like Joey Sachi’s grace. It doesn’t clamour for your attention: it knows you’ll listen to what it has to say regardless. It’s delicately constructed – so delicate that it feels like a dandelion, ready to blow away and scatter at the slightest gust of wind. Sachi’s vocals are breathy and ethereal, enveloping you in a sound that feels like it’s leading you up to a better place. It’s quietly powerful in conveying its central message, weaving it gently and harmoniously into its production – listen here!
4. Michellar – Game of Love
Game of Love is warm and intimate through all its synth textures and bubbly, dialogue-like feeling. Featuring Rad Datsun, it speaks of a love story through dual perspective, employing an almost call-and-response mechanism to weave its narrative – a tool that works in its favour! It’s full of heart and soul, effortlessly capturing the hesitation and trepidation that are part and parcel of the ‘game of love’. It highlights love as a reward, yes, but also does so of the risks with equal prominence, showcasing all of love – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Give it a listen!
5. Samuel Campoli – Every Time
Jangly, hazy, and radiant, Every Time flows with an easy breeziness. Complete with a reverb that covers you from head to toe, leaving you feeling all warm and fuzzy, it’s a rebellion that doesn’t shout from the rooftops: instead, its rebelliousness lies in its quietness, in the fact that it doesn’t need to be loud or trendy to capture your attention effortlessly. It’s deeply authentic art, with each layer meshing into the other, creating an immersive experience that gently forces you to stop trying to make sense of it and just let the music wash over you – listen to it here!
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