Dive into our music discovery of the week from amazing acts who are creating and delivering hot music. With so much good music steadily coming through, it’s easy to miss some of the best. To help prevent this, we’ve rounded up the best, “discovery of the week”.
Featuring:
- Froya — Halloumi Honey
- Aeris Roves — Don’t Ask
- Lexi Scatena — Hopeless Romantics
- Ay Wing — Drive By
- James Japan — Drive
- Judith Hill — Upside
- Joya Mooi — Can Do Better ft. Pink Oculus
Froya — Halloumi Honey
“Halloumi Honey” is the 5th quirky single from Froya’s state of the art “kitchen”. As sweet as it sounds, Halloumi Honey is an ode to love. Hoping to translate its taste into the sound of gooey love.
https://soundcloud.com/froya/halloumi-honey-release-date-100519/
Aeris Roves — Don’t Ask
Aeris Roves has today dropped beautiful new single ‘Don’t Ask’, which is available now on RCA. His first new music since acclaimed debut mixtape ‘Moon By Island Gardens’ – which featured slow-burning hit single ‘Delilah’ – Aeris has also been confirmed to open for Omar Apollo at Village Underground on June 18th. Roves has previously played alongside the likes of Billie Eilish, Grace Carter, and even Take That (when he cycled to the Teenage Cancer Trust Show to fill-in at just half an hour’s notice). He has also gathered radio support from the likes of Radio 1, 1xtra, Beats 1 with DJs like Annie Mac, Target, Zane Lowe and Toddla T.
Lexi Scatena — Hopeless Romantics
“Hopeless Romantics” is Scatena’s debut single that showcases her new sound as a Contemporary R&B and Pop artist. It focuses on the naive, “honeymoon phase” of love and brings back the sultry sound of old-school R&B, while still maintaing mainstream appeal. Scatena wrote the song after traveling to New York for the first time with her boyfriend. “Not only did I fall in love with the city, I fell in love with my boyfriend all over again,” Scatena says. “Literally each word in the song was a part of the internal monologue I had while exploring the city.”
Ay Wing — Drive By
Wing’s track “Drive By” sounds like nostalgic roadtrip through California. The featuring track with hiphop producer Shuko is the perfect hymn for spring, when everything starts to bloom and the sun is shining.
The music video was shot while Ay Wing was touring in the US in March, Steve Glashier the filmmaker captured the frivolous, happy joyous mood she was in while exploring Venice Beach in LA. Giving a glimpse of the buzzing, bohemian spirit of the beach town with it’s street performers, skate parks and the muscle beach outdoor gym for extreme- people watching.
James Japan — Drive
Judith Hill — Upside
‘Upside’ is a funky feel-good tune topped with Judith’s trademark powerful vocals, underpinned with an irresistible bass line that leads the listener straight to the dance floor. Judith describes the track: “Upside is a about looking on the bright side of life. Often times we can bogged down by negativity, but when we look on the upside, we find that there are so many amazing opportunities around us.” ‘Upside’ was written by Judith in Nashville, in collaboration with the talented writers Trent Dabbs and Danny Burke, Burke also produced the track.
The energetic video was shot in Bangkok, Thailand. Judith says “It was definitely on my bucket list to go to Thailand, I had such a blast dancing on rooftops and in the colourful streets and alleyways of Bangkok.” The video features a mystery man leaving his hotel room to the opening strains of the track to explore the city. He is soon unable to resist the groove of the track and dances around the city, encountering Judith and her band performing the song along the way.
Joya Mooi — Can Do Better ft. Pink Oculus
Amsterdam-born artist Joya Mooi has unveiled soulful new single ‘I Can Do Better’, her second release of 2019, via Nine And A Half. The follow-up to her March single ‘Rice In Foil’, the track also comes with a music video shot and directed by award-winning filmmaker Tom Fassaert.
Featuring a verse from fellow Dutch singer-songwriter Pink Oculus, ‘I Can Do Better’ deploys a minimalist beat that ensures Joya’s irresistible vocals come to the fore. The track’s carefree vibe allows it to tackle the complex themes of mental health and self-care in a way that gives hope for the future rather than dwelling too much on the past.
“I often think society looks upon mental issues or working on yourself as a temporary thing, while I’m on a daily basis occupied with keeping myself mentally in check,” Joya explains. “So I am very aware on boundaries for example, to keep my energy in check to temper depressive thoughts. And because I knew that Pink Oculus was also dealing with similar things, I sent her a draft of this song and it immediately triggered her to write her dope verse. So I am very proud of our collaboration.”
