These LITM Pop Picks come to you from artists like Nils Lassen, Ferdinand Rennie, Fierce Friend, and more!
1. Nils Lassen – Somersault
Featuring dreamy yet grounded vocals set amidst airy, warm synths, Danish composer and producer Nils Lassen’s Somersault is dreampop at its best and brightest. Lassen walks the line between nostalgia – the unshakeable feeling that there’s more to life and the longing to return to a time where the possibilities felt endless – and an incredibly modern, original sonic direction that surprises you at every turn. As you let the hazy textures wash over you, it feels like you’re suspended in mid-air: a disorienting feeling, but not so much that you’re struggling to find your footing. Give Somersault a listen here!
2. FERDINAND RENNIE – You Wrote Hallelujah
A meta exploration of how artistic expression unfolds, FERDINAND RENNIE’s You Wrote Hallelujah is a track that’ll have you reflecting on how the world around us, the experiences we have, and the ways in which we receive them are a driving force in the way we start to think – one that we sometimes don’t give enough credit to. As Rennie’s rich, powerful vocals bloom amidst the almost orchestral arrangement, he explores the trajectories that shaped Hallelujah and Amazing Grace and, through these, brings to light the cathartic, freeing power that music can hold – a message that’s worth carrying through life. Listen here!
3. Fierce Friend – Put You Right
A guitar hook pulls you into Fierce Friend’s Put You Right, and it’s soon joined by a synth line that swells and falls with just the right amount of restraint and control; soon enough, the percussion joins in, and you’ll find yourself bopping your head to it before you know it. Blending notes of alt-rock with cornerstone elements of indie-pop, this song is a satirical deep dive into the way we communicate and how the worst of it has come to be completely normalised. It’s not overt, though, and that’s what makes it so compelling: it trusts you to figure it out, and trusts its brilliant songwriting to do the rest. Check it out here!
4. Ornnala – Célébrons
Whimsical and shimmering from its first notes, Ornnala’s Célébrons is an upbeat, optimistic track that puts you in the mood to dance. It captures a universal feeling, one that transcends barriers of language: of love, of joy, and of, as the title suggests, a celebration of life and the dreams we live. Ornnala’s vocal delivery shines in its subtlety – the instrumental arrangement is strong and dominant, and the vocals are treated as part of it, sliding in cohesively rather than trying to fight for attention. This is the kind of song that I’d be happy to move along to on a dance floor – listen here!
5. The Colinizers – Gravitational Bull
Circuses and clowns are either the most joyful or the creepiest, depending on whom you ask, and if you ask The Colinizers, they’re likely to lean towards the latter. With bizarre, almost spooky circus music interspersed throughout the track and a clown introducing the whole thing to you, Gravitational Bull turns thoroughly toward absurdism to create an atmosphere that feels like it’s spinning you around with a blindfold on – promising to take you for a ride you won’t forget. The accompanying music video follows the same theme, with visuals that make you do a double, if not triple, take: check it out here!
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