LITM Singer-Songwriter presents Jacob Beaman, Jess Corbin, Powers of The Monk and More!

LITM Singer-songwriter brings you tunes Jacob Beaman, Jess Corbin, Powers of The Monk, Lawrence Timoni and Sons of Racketeers!

1. Jacob Beaman – You and I

Jacob Beaman's first single You and I is not so much a song as a love letter in handwriting form, dated and placed in a wax seal of indie pop coziness. Imagine this: you see the closing credits of a rom-com, the title "happily ever after" appears on screen… but instead of going black, Jacob keeps the reel rolling. His voice is close, enveloped in soft acoustics that unfold into rich symphonies like a love growing richer with age. It's sweet, but never sugary, ethereal, yet firmly rooted in genuine love. The sorcery here is the way regular love sounds so incredible in his care, as if fairytales need not close with credits rolling; they can just keep unfolding, song after song. You and I isn't a debut—that's a first chapter, and if this is how Jacob begins his epic, we're in for a year of soundtrack-brain-wrangle-by-heart-thumping-sincerity.

2. Jess Corbin – Shame

Jess Corbin's Shame isn't a play-by-your-ear song—it's an ear-grab by the collar, a whisper of the tale, and the echo buzzes itself around your chest. Captured with her dream team of musicians, the song shimmers with textured production and Corbin's spellbinding, soul-cinching vocals upfront. There's a heady combination of mandolin twangs, pulsing bass, and glowing electric guitar that makes Shame sound ageless but new. But the real magic elixir? Corbin's delivery. She doesn't sing; she lives through the melody, etching each note into memory. The song glides like a confession stall where weakness and power exist hand in hand—sorrow has never been so lovely. And when the final note disappears, the silence is almost deafening, as if the song will not let go. This is not another indie treasure—it's evidence that Jess Corbin has become a master at music that echoes long after the play button stays down.

3. Powers of the Monk – Bread & Circuses

If Bread & Circuses were a painting, it would be up on a surrealist gallery wall, lions bellowing in one corner, hospital machinery beeping in another, and a violin cutting through it all with spooky beauty. Powers of the Monk has created a fever dream of audio here: acoustic lullabies transform into end-of-the-world siren songs, with the lyrics careening between hallucinatory whispers and societal gut punches. It's disorienting, cinematic, and utterly addictive. The hook "The lions eat the clowns" isn't merely catchy; it's a threat set in verse, a carnival mask pulled off to show bared teeth. By the finale, with visions of "bubble babies floating in space," the song soars into cosmic insanity, turning fear into transfiguration. This isn't wallpaper music—it's an immersive journey through history, politics, psychology, and spectacle. Bread & Circuses doesn't so much want to be heard; it wants to be felt, debated, and perhaps even feared a bit.

4. Lawrence Timoni – Good Enough (Still I Try)

Good Enough (Still I Try) by Lawrence Timoni is dancing in your bare feet at 2 o'clock in the morning in your kitchen with your inner critic taunting you from the corner. Equal measures existential horror and summer jam, the Berlin artist makes impostor syndrome a confetti cannon of rhythm and humor. His lyrics are self-deprecating gold, "perfection's a prison, and guess who's the warden? ", and his airlock vocals give them a wink instead of a whine. The delivery is snappy, energetic, and irresistibly catchy, and you find yourself swaying even as the lyrics bring to mind every instance of self-doubt you've ever experienced. It's not very often you get to hear a song that makes second-guessing life decisions sound like a party trick, but Timoni succeeds. Good Enough (Still I Try) isn't about knowing all the answers; it's about mocking the questions while the beat continues to roll.

Catharsis never felt so danceable.

5. Sons of Racketeers – Beat The Press Gang
Just imagine being pushed into the Old English Navy under duress, but at least there's a spectacular fiddle solo to soothe the pain. Sons of Racketeers' Beat The Press Gang is a thunderous folk-punk anthem that takes a sombre slice of history and makes it into a hot, stomping, pint-swilling fight song. From the introductory violin riff through the raucous accordion grooves, this song won't sit still—it charges ahead with the ferocity of a saloon full of revolutionaries. The narrative is colourful, the pace relentless, and the integration of tradition with punk rawness feels charged instead of retro. This ain't music; it's shared catharsis. You can almost hear the chorus ringing out over beer-drenched festival grounds, fists raised, voices raw. With Beat The Press Gang, Sons of Racketeers show folk-punk isn't just living, it's throwing its fists and calling for another round.

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LITM Rock Picks This Weekend featuring Transgalactica, Ben Konarov, BLOCK and More!

Tune into this weekend with tunes brought to you by Transgalactica, Ben Konarov, BLOCK, Love Ghost and BLUES CORNER!

1. Transgalactica – Liberal Anthem

Transgalactica's Liberal Anthem is your philosophy professor after crashing a rave and not remembering to turn off the sermon. This is not a song; it's a manifesto in hard-rock swagger and classical sea‐shanty momentum clothing. Hiding somewhere between inebriated Polish sailor cry and Velvet Underground landscape, Lukky Sparxx cries out against injustice, hymns reason, and challenges us to envision a Church of John Stewart Mill, whatever that would look like in LED form and power chords. Transitioning from rollicking anti‐populism to anthemic swell seems deliberate: call to arms, then call to reflection. Sonically, organ‐sounding pipes, dripping horns, cinematic electronics, you name them, they apply them to create a stage upon which ideas sound like rebellion. If you have a hankerin' for music served up with some intellectual elbow grease and a chorus that makes you jump up, Liberal Anthem has got it. Thoughtful, dramatic, a little theatrical, and damn fulfilling.

2. Ben Konarov – Road To Nowhere

Ben Konarov's Road To Nowhere creeps up on you like a sunrise you didn't anticipate. Open window, highway buzz, lyrics jotted in the margins of your brain, this is driving soundtrack material. The mood is relaxed, the atmosphere is "roll down the windows and yell your favorite line." There is warmth in the voice, gentle edges in the production, but an underlying tension that this highway may not go anywhere, but the trip is worth it anyway. It's ideal for the moments when coffee intersects with introspection. You don't have bombastic guitar solos or stadium drama; you have something less, something real. This is the sort of song you play when you want room to breathe, when your mind rambles and you just wish it could rambble with you rather than holding you back. Not all roads lead anywhere. Occasionally, the most rewarding ones just take you somewhere.

3. BLOCK – Rhinoceros

BLOCK's Rhinoceros is an audio trench coat of varied colours, muddy brown hues, touches of protest, and a splash of retro rock shake. Reliable sources classify it as indie/alt-rock; the atmosphere is raw but classy. Supported by a powerful instrumental arrangement, the song cruises on driving riffs and stable beats that refuse to allow tension to dip. The production is always crisp, nothing too polished, yet nothing rough enough to turn into anarchy. The standout is how it gets the balance of energy: just enough push to feel like you're alive, just enough holdback to allow people to soak in. It's the type of track you'd be nodding along to in a dark room, enjoying the musicianship without requiring all the bling. If you prefer your rock to be earthy, with a beat, Rhinoceros fills the spot.

4. Love Ghost – Worth It

Love Ghost & The Skinner Brothers' Worth It is like standing in front of your bathroom mirror and looking at yourself and asking: "Am I enough? " The guitars cut with desperation, melody bears the burden, and that screaming solo? It doesn't just howl, it thunders what you've been keeping inside. You get the emo soul, rough edges, a bit of grime, but also release. It bangs where it needs to, rests where your heart aches. There’s chemistry here, you can hear two creative forces locking in. And while themes of self‐worth and struggle aren’t new, Worth It makes them feel urgent, personal, and immediate. If you’ve ever doubted yourself, this song is a fist bump from your better self.

If you’re ready to shout along, this one delivers.

5. BLUES CORNER – Piggy Bank Blues
Piggy Bank Blues from BLUES CORNER is retro laid-back, blended with "hey, listen up." Phil Roman's guitar and vocals and Seb Oroval's keyboards create a groovy, dusty-road-at-sunset atmosphere, such as blues campfire songs filtered through open windows. Rustic texture, old-school warmth, and a hook that starts sneaking up slowly on you, this song gets under your skin. What begins as gentle enjoyment becomes a kind of comfort habit: you listen to it again, catch fresh guitar fills, and appreciate the way the vocals hang. It's got blues authenticity but is nice enough for a throwaway listen. For fans of subtlety, character, and emotional subtext without being bludgeoned, Piggy Bank Blues is just about perfect. Mood‐lifter with depth.

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