These LITM Singer-Songwriter Picks are everything from comfortable and warm to tense and nuanced – featuring Foxy Leopard, Denny Blair, Olina, and more.
1. Foxy Leopard – The Call
The Call invites you to come, sit, and listen to it as it unfurls slowly. With artful restraint, Foxy Leopard allows the song to swell at its own pace – none of its emotional arcs seem forced or out of place. Built around dusky, almost mysterious textures, the track’s introspectiveness is made to envelop you in late-night stillness. Thematically, the song is heavy, but never once does it shy away from its message: the cost of humanity’s silence during times of suffering, and lifting voices that history has suppressed only too often. It’s both distanced and deeply vulnerable at the same time, and carries a weight that’ll stay with you for a while.
2. Denny Blair – Voices On The Wind
Denny Blair’s Voices On The Wind is a poignant piece that’ll tug at your heartstrings with its simplicity. Grounded in an acoustic guitar and Blair’s voice, the song is a quiet observation of everyday life and unfolds as such: with ease that feels unforced and natural. It doesn’t rely on any grandiose elements to land hard – rather, its intimacy and subtlety give it a sense of openness, leaving space for the listener to absorb the stories that it narrates. It settles down into you with a timeless folk sound, and when it leaves, it does so with a sense of calm.
3. Olina – sadist
Breathy and airy, yet precise and unflinching, sadist is an exploration of toxicity and unbalanced power dynamics. Olina leans into a dark pop sound with the song, but it lives on the lines between genres: there are times when it leans into the pop side, while at others, it becomes more of an alt-electronic space. Through the whole song, there’s an undercurrent of tension, like a ringing in your ears that just doesn’t go away. Instead of sounding like a cry for help – which it could so easily become – it sounds like a moment of clarity and confidence, where she’s in control of every single element. Listen here.
4. Tonneau – In My Defense
Tonneau’s In My Defense is a stripped-down track that feels measured and precise rather than a loud, explosive outburst. The vocal delivery is the centrepiece of the track, but owing to the song’s clever production, it never overwhelms the minimal backing instrumentals, and the result is a cohesive track where no element feels out of place. It’s not the kind of track that comes to you with meaning on a silver platter – rather, it’s nuanced and full of thought, asking you to introspect and interpret it personally, in a way that makes sense to you. Give it a listen here!
5. Crystal blue – Two Shots of Brandy
Two Shots of Brandy is comfortable and warm, creating a relaxing atmosphere that’s perfect for late-night drives. With a slow, chill rhythm, its opening instantly sets the scene for the rest of the song: unhurried beats and a smooth melody that makes sure you know the song is meant to be savoured, just like a good brandy. Crystal blue gives the song a conversational nature, but it’s not the light, superficial kind: it’s the good times and the bad, as well as all that’s in-between. It’s a soulful track that’s best enjoyed when it’s just you and its emotional depth; listen here!
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