London-based Stella Talpo has released her new EP 'First Burn'. Comprised of five tracks in total, the record finds Talpo taking listeners on a journey through her travels of rediscovery whilst delivering soulful vocals over an experimental R&B palette.
London's Aria Wells aka Greentea Peng has been on fire with single after single. She also shined bright as a feature on The Streets' track 'I Wish You Loved You As Much As You Loved Him'. Making her return with a new single entitled 'Hu Man', Greentea Peng draws influences from Brazil, incorporating a bossa nova additive to her silky taste of soul. Aside from the distinctive drum pattern and classical guitar play giving the track a more traditional bossa feel, an added saxophone brings in the jazz element, roping together a lush and breezy sound.
Having impressed critics with her 2019 debut EP 'Racing Cars', Essex-raised vocalist Ruti returns with a gorgeous new single titled 'Closer To You'. A sweet and chilled taste of soul, Ruti's vocal delivery is pure bliss as head-bopping drums coincide with light keys and wooing guitar strums.
Djbouti-raised, Montreal-based singer Shay Lia has shared her latest track 'Love Me, Love Me Not', taken from her upcoming EP landing in September. A summery handing of R&B with a tint of afrobeats, Lia's silky delivery is backed by mellow production stacked with breezy guitar licks, easy synths and swaying drum kicks. A lovely cool-out cut, the track places emphasis on not being able to make it beyond the friend zone of an interest.
South London singer and producer Sola returns with a new single entitled 'Oh My Love', which is taken from her forthcoming EP dropping this year via Jamz Supernova's Future Bounce imprint. A cosmic and sultry R&B offering, the song follows Sola's 2018 debut EP 'Wealth Has Come'.
Stockholm duo Lennixx, comprised of Hanna Larsson and Andrea Kallström, follow-up their previous track 'Bold Me' with a new single titled 'Empty Room'. A tender R&B ballad, the song mainly consists of acoustic guitar play and light keys. There are no drums in the song, leaving the production open and spacious with the main emphasis placed on the gorgeous vocals.
Vocalist Breantonia and producer Jak have shared their collaborative single 'EXPOSURE'. A bubbling and soulful splash of r&b, the song is a feel-good offering that is captures the ultimate spirit of the summertime, something that is definitely needed after the world being on lockdown for months. The pair have released a lyric video to accompany the track which is available to stream below.
London-based singer Stella Talpo has returned with a monster of a tune entitled 'Shark'. A punchy soul offering that hits with a sense of urgency, the songstress deals with issues of anxiety and confronting one's fears head on. Using her jazzy vocal delivery to coincide with a spacey, Hip-Hop backing, 'Shark' is a phenomenal recording and a taste of what's to come with her forthcoming EP landing this summer.
Words by Art Jefferson
Photography by Kris Jansson, Juan Carlos Verona, and courtesy of CRONICLE…
Swedish artist Melanie Mohlkert aka CRONICLE isn't one to fall victim to the constraints of musical boundaries. Whilst many fans remember her as the front woman of the Stockholm punk-pop band Tantrum to Blind, a group who graced the screens of MTV, her latest venture finds the versatile singer delivering a euphoric mixture of R&B, trap and pop that burns with the same flaming blaze that she has brought to the world of rock and even emo.
