Featuring artists like Rosie Haze, Heddy Edwards, Lynney Williamson, and more, these LITM Pop Picks are sure to leave you contemplative and questioning.
1. Rosie Haze – Fresh Flowers
Rosie Haze’s Fresh Flowers is moody and contemplative, with a calm energy that highlights her soft, reflective vocals. Rooted in hazy textures and shadowy layers, Rosie Haze reflects on herself through the song – who she was, who she is, what discord exists between the two, and how it came about to be. “I don’t know the girl I was, I hardly know the girl I am… But I’m wearing black for who I was before / Cut fresh flowers and set them on my grave,” she sings, building an atmosphere of intimacy as she invites you to understand her innermost self.
2. Heddy Edwards – Cinematic vision
Drawing from the ethereal, timeless pop sounds of many who have come before her, Heddy Edwards brings to us Cinematic vision, a track that shows just how differently she thinks about her sound. Though it sounds familiar in a comforting way, it’s never boring – full of fresh textures and delicate twists, it keeps you on your toes. Based wholly in acoustic sounds, the entire track has a feeling of experience: you can tell Edwards is writing from a personal place, and this care and vulnerability bleed through every note. Though it carries weight, sunlight filters through every now and then, keeping it an engaging listen.
3. Lynney Williamson – I See You
Lynney Willamson’s I See You is future-forward in its electronic synthwave textures. A track that leans wholeheartedly into digital production, it’s catchy and groovy in all the right ways. With a melody that sticks around in your head long after the song ends, and foot-tapping beats that keep you in the zone throughout, this track sounds simultaneously retro in its synth textures and contemporary in the way it thinks about arrangements and layers. Peeking at you from behind a curtain of distortion and haze, it embodies psychedelic sounds and elements with precision – check I See You out here!
4. Hanne Leland – Can’t Get You Out of My Head
Hanne Leland’s signature soft melodies and delicate vocals stay at the forefront on her latest release, Can’t Get You Out of My Head. With simple and straightforward lyrics penned by Cathy Dennis that still carry their own weight (“Won’t you stay? Stay forever and ever and ever… I just can’t get you out of my head / Boy your lovin’ is all I think about”), the song lingers and swirls, constantly subtly demanding your attention. Its minimal soundscape allows Leland’s vocals to shine as she sings of an addictive love, giving audiences both emotional resonance as well as levity. Listen here!
5. The New Citizen Kane – I Don’t Need To Say (Stripped Version)
Releasing a stripped version of his single I Don’t Need To Say, The New Citizen Kane creates a track that sounds both fresh and familiar. Where the original was futuristic and filled to the brim with synth and a euphoric rush, this version is restrained and calm – the kind of song you can imagine him singing live at a warmly-lit, cosy bar. With lyrics like “I don’t need to say there’s no place I’d rather be than here / Drown in your eyes, beat in your heart, I don’t need to say I don’t wanna ever be apart,” he immediately brings to mind the quiet rush of new love. Listen here!
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