This edition of LITM Pop Picks brings to you warmth-laden indie-pop tracks, R&B tracks, Haunting dark-pop, and more. The list features artists Fanta Vibez x Gasoline Monk, Myoon, Vela Jones, and more.
Fanta Vibez x Gasoline Monk - Keep You Close
With a super groovy bassline inviting you to the track, ‘Keep You Close’ by Fanta Vibez x Gasoline Monk is your song of the coming summer. The instrumentation leans towards a mix of R&B and soul, offering a chill, laid-back sort of groove that will have you feeling like you’ve shed all the weight off your back and are now here to relax. The vocals are also super unique in their tone, adding to the chill quotient in the song. Lyrically, the song is about wanting to keep that special someone close for as long as possible because nobody knows what awaits you the next day.
Myoon - Boom Boom
Shimmering and floaty and yet beautifully grounded, ‘Boom Boom’ by Myoon captures the rush of new love in a way that does not try to flashy but instead captures it through a lens of realness. Minimal instrumentation characterises the track, with solid basslines offering the right level of groove, with reverb drenched guitars offering a dreamy feel to the song, and interesting layers of synths offering the shimmering quality. The vocals are feathery light while holding immense emotion. Glowing, shimmering, and perfectly grounded in reality while allowing for a level of dreaminess, this song is bound to be a new favourite of yours.
Vela Jones - Static Air
With an interesting blend of instruments, ‘Static Air’ by Vela Jones takes you on a cosmic journey through its sonic landscapes. The song starts off with a meditative tanpura progression, bringing in atmospheric synths next to create an expansive soundscape that feels consuming. The instrumentation works through a mix of distinct layers, but all of them come together to create a coherent sound. The song on the surface might rightly seem like a literal cosmic journey but it can also be looked at on a deeper level, as life’s journey where sometimes we feel like we have nowhere to turn to, like we are surrounded by static air where our voice does not travel.
Agnes Fred - After Death
Starting off with a broody, haunting, quiet soundscape, ‘After Death’ by Agnes Fred is the kind of song that you get chills listening to. The instrumentation occupies a hazy, vast space, with slow, spread out electric guitar melodies back up the vocals in the track. Fred’s haunting whispery background vocals add texture as well as ground the darkness in the song. This song truly invites the listener to sit with it, as it strips itself off of the conventional percussion and pace, and instead takes on an almost bare ambient quality. A truly unique dark-pop track, this one is a sonic experience to be had.
Valley Taylor - End Of The World
Enclosed and intimate, ‘End Of The World’ by Valley Taylor is profound in its subtlety and simplicity. Acoustic guitar strumming makes up for a significant part of the instrumentation, along with light, echoey electric guitars and gentle percussion. Tone wise, the song is characterised by a level of warmth and lightness that you can’t help but be touched by. The vocals in the song are rich in a way that embraces an unpolished intimate honesty. It is the kind of vulnerable warmth that is found in Bon Iver’s work, except this song leans a little more towards a pop sound.
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