VITAL will be bringing to light 10 splendid songs you should bury yourself in! Do not expect “genre barriers”!
James Blake – Life Is Not The Same
The 2nd track from James Blake forthcoming album ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’ is a stunning indietronica gem featuring introspective lyrics and a dreamlike melody, and an outstanding, vulnerable vocal performance
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Dreamphone – Beside Me
An emotional journey about the things that we carry with us in life as we grow and learn, by indie dreamwave duo project Dreamphone, that consists of vocalist Hattie Simon & producer Seb Zel
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Manx Dreams – Nights & Corridors
An excellent post punk/dark wave treat, which uses the life of a women lost in amphetamines, to explore larger issues of losing self in addiction, by up-and-coming solo act Manx Dreams
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Elephant Castle – French Food
Elephant Castle‘s ‘French Food’ is a cheeky daydream about fine dining after living in isolation for a year… Indie psych at its very best!
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Ex-Official – Private Praxis
Ex-Official’s ‘Private Praxis’ is a deep submersion into hi-def electro, layering a hazy synth lead over a stuttering, overdriven kick and swung out percussion that keeps the groove on its toes
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Tristan de Liège & Gregory Allison – Cycling
Downtempo producer Tristan de Liège teams up with renowned string player Gregory Allison to take you ‘Cycling’. A wonderfully cinematic fusion of strings, beats and sound design
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Sex Park – Obligation
The second single from the forthcoming Sex Park album features haunting synth strings, that dance over an uptempo, punchy beat, complemented by fluid, dream pop guitar while Blumenthal paints a vitriolic picture of relationships stunted by modern technology.
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Khi Infinite – Love For Yah
The latest focus track from Virginia-native alt/R&B artist Khi Infinite is a sublime and ultra-fresh amalgam of bedroom pop and alternative r&b
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Gushh – Here We Are Still
Bristol-based artist that goes under the alias Gushh, deivers the goods with an ear-melting post rock gem with addictive psychedelic and ambient textures
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No Romance – Before
‘Before’, produced by New Zealand post-punk and noise legend Nick Roughan, is a stunning dreamy, post punk track by German act No Romance from their debut EP Unfold
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Christos Doukakis