This edition of LITM Singer-Songwriter Picks brings to you riveting Celtic folk, heartfelt Southern music, and more. The list features artists Nyemike, Jayne Pomplas, Trail Hawk, and more.
Nyemike - Redeem The Time
A celebration through and through, of life and everything sweet about it, ‘Redeem The Time’ by Nyemike is the kind of track you ought to listen to first thing in the morning as you prepare to navigate the times that can feel quite challenging. The instrumentation takes influence from the African gospel music, which is full of vibrancy and energy that you cannot help but feel completely affected by in the best way. The vocals alongside the background ones, make you want to sing along and have your heart be filled with joy and hope. Lyrically, the song urges you to claim your life, your time, and wake up to the demands of your soul.
Jayne Pomplas - Sweeter than Honey
Making you imagine yourself sitting in a jazz bar, ‘Sweeter than Honey’ by Jayne Pomplas sits within an interesting intersection of Irish folk music and jazz music. The instrumentation takes on a laid back sound, which will unwind your mind, but lyrically the song is quite dense if you choose to pay attention to it. The stringed instruments that cater to the Irish-ness in the song gel uniquely and beautifully with the piano progressions and the soft drum patterns. Jayne’s vocals feel ethereally beautiful and truly have a transportation quality – it will make you imagine yourself in a place very different from your reality.
Gina Wilder - 3X5
Bringing to you an interesting intermingling musical genres, ‘3X5’ by Gina Wilder feels like the song you would want to put on in the car as you drive under the sunset on long, empty roads, lost in thought. Structured from within a blend of country, Americana, and pop elements, the instrumentation aligns with the retrospective quality of the lyrics in the song, and therefore features a soft yet emotionally potent arrangement. The stringed instruments – the guitars, the banjo – are the musical backbone of the track. Gina’s vocals guide you through the story that she has to tell, and possess the quality to make you thoroughly invested in it. Staying true to Southern American musical traditions, the song offers you a story that colours your perception towards your own life.
Franc Cinelli - Body & Mind
Giving a voice to the thoughts that we all might have had or have, ‘Body & Mind’ by Franc Cinelli will have you acknowledging thoughts that you might have tried not to. The instrumentation in the song is deceptively simple, leaning heavily on guitar layers. But this simplicity is what grounds the song and helps the listener to tune out the world and use the song as a lens to look within themselves. Franc’s vocals are rich with emotion and vulnerability, and reach into your heart and stir it. Giving a language to the loneliness in our hearts, the song is both comforting and bittersweet at the same time.
SeeD - Wyld Things
Transporting you to a world that is wildly different from our time and world, ‘Wyld Things’ by SeeD brings to you music inspired from Pagan musical traditions of Netherlands and Ireland. The song balances itself within a liminality of fastness and slowness, and pingpongs between paces and offers you a complete journey through its sound. The instrumentation, as mentioned, takes from folk traditions of the Celtic nations, and the lyrics are what truly transports you to a different world. The lyrics stress upon stories of courage and oneness and community and the joy and magic that transpires as a result, and all of these are themes that you will also find in Celtic legends and stories.
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