Single Reviews – Essentially Pop

Jen Fodor Releases New Song, ‘Saturday’, Featuring Vocals By Sara Beth Go And Lisa Asks Her About Her Life, Music, And Other Creative Ventures

October 21, 2021

Michigan native Jen Fodor threw caution to the wind, and packed up her life and moved to Los Angeles, to follow her dreams. The City of Angels is well known for taking young hopefuls and spitting them out the other side, but thankfully Jen is made of sterner stuff, and her immense creative vision and drive has seen her take on just about every role you can think of in the entertainment industry.

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Dean Lewis Releases New Single, ‘Looks Like Me’, Inspired By A Personal Relationship

October 21, 2021

Dean Lewis returns today with his new single, ‘Looks Like Me’. Inspired by a personal relationship, the song is an upbeat look at how to break free of a confining, and crushing situation.

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DANIEL Releases Latest Single, ‘Want Me Back’

October 21, 2021

Singer-songwriter DANIEL left his hometown at an early age to dive into the music scene in London. With a sound he describes as, “pop-laced music with raw and honest lyrics”, he grew up listening to a wide range of genres, and cites his inspiration as coming from elements of the songs he listened to during that time, making him the artist he is today. DANIEL’s new single, ‘Want Me Back’, is filled with confidence, and is a sure-fire dancefloor hit.

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Freefade feat. Watermeln Releases Single ‘Is It True Love’

October 20, 2021

Set for release this Friday, October 22, ‘Is It True Love’ is the new single from Freefade, featuring Watermeln. The track is accompanied by an animated music video, which is heavily influenced by Anime.

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Songstress Daisy Gill Releases Her Brand New Single ‘Nothing Out Of Me’

October 20, 2021

Based in Liverpool, Daisy Gill is a singer songwriter who’s been learning music since she was 5, and at 11 she started writing songs. With her new single, ‘Nothing Out Of Me’, she’s standing up against all the misogyny and discrimination in the music business, and fighting for all the strong, confident, and intelligent women.

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Hank! – ‘Why Go?’

October 17, 2021

Hank Close, performing as Hank!, has played guitar for the past 20 years, and written music for 18 of those. Prior to branching out as a solo artist, he worked with the prog rock band Absent Boundaries, and the folk rock duo, Hank & Brendan. Now he’s on his own, and his debut solo album, ‘Guilty Pleasures (Are The Best Ones)’, was released last Friday, October 15. He dropped three singles before it, ‘Stupid Teens’, ‘Lady St.’, and the one we’re going to focus on, ‘Why Go’.

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mags Releases Her Wonderful EP ‘Happimess’ Today And We Get To Talk With Her About It.

October 15, 2021

There is alchemy afoot at the moment in Denmark. Pure pop gold seems to be streaming out of the place and the latest brilliant EP to come out today is ‘Happimess’ from an artist called mags.

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Katelyn Tarver Chats About Last Single ‘Nicer’ And Announces New Single Release ‘Hurt Like That’ Out On October 21 Before Album ‘Subject to Change’ Drops In November.

October 15, 2021

Katelyn Tarver has a new song out next week but I was lucky enough to get the chance to chat with her about her last release, ‘Nicer’, a song that reflects on the people pleasing tendencies that we all have sometimes and which has become almost an epidemic of non-confrontation leading us to bottle up all that angst.

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God Of Love – ‘Black Beyond’

October 14, 2021

After performing with a few different bands, James Cole Burnett came back as GOD OF LOVE. He met producer Alex Bhore in 2019, who recorded and produced their second album, ‘Do Your Worst’. That LP is set for release on November 5, through Red Zeppelin Records, after the Covid-19 pandemic pushed it back for a year.

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Callie Twisselman Drops New EP ‘Closure’, And Has Her Music Featured In A Netflix Series.

October 14, 2021

Growing up on a seventh-generation family-owned grain and cattle ranch in California, singer/songwriter Callie Twisselman’s roots are about as country as it gets, and she had her sights set on being an entertainer well before she even picked up a guitar.

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Whoop! – ‘Cool’

October 14, 2021

They’ve only been around for about a year, but Whoop!, from North Carolina, have taken their fun jams and managed to put together an incredibly charming debut album. Comprising 9 tracks, the eponymous album is set for release on November 19, through Porcelain Records.

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Parker Longbough – ‘The Falcon Sleeps Alone’

October 13, 2021

Out now, ‘The Falcon Sleeps Alone’ is the latest single from Parker Longbough. The track comes from his upcoming album, ‘Off Front Street’, which is set for release on October 22.

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Alexandra Duran Releases Debut Single, ‘Volvi A Empezar’

October 13, 2021

Written while she was sick and couldn’t sing, ‘Volvi A Epezar’ is the debut single from Latin Pop singer songwriter, Alexandra Duran. The song sees Alexandra emerge from adversity, and allows her to express how she felt after a break up, and examines how she set about reclaiming her power, and strength.

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Claudia Tripp Releases Latest Single, ‘Too Far Gone’

October 13, 2021

Claudia Tripp brings the sound of Nashville to her home country of Australia with her new single, ‘Too Far Gone’. The Country Pop track is an empowering break up song, with a ripping guitar solo, imagery-packed lyrics, and massive harmonies.

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Snypa – ‘Custom’

October 11, 2021

Keeping the rap game fresh is California native Snypa, who’s bringing bass-booming beats and raspy lyrics to every hip-hop head around the world. This developing artist is finding his footing in various genres, from tropical Caribbean grooves in his single ‘All Night’ to traditional trap in ‘No Kizzy’. Snypa’s versatility to bounce between radically different sounds highlights his raw talent in music production, something he has been mastering since the young age of 16-years-old. Being surrounded by musical influences his entire life – his mother is a gospel singer, and his cousin is the multi-Grammy-winning artist Al Green – provided him the tool kit to become a multifaceted artist. The rapper has even developed his own label, Wraith Talk Music, which he moved to Atlanta to absorb the culture and soul of the city and expand opportunities to growing talent. Snypa is here to reinvent the hip-hop industry, one heavy-hitting track at a time.

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Kanti Chant – ‘Take That Back’

October 11, 2021

Kanti Chant isn’t just a musical artist, she’s also a true entertainer, with a bold personality that commands the attention of all she encounters. Her music is truly electrifying, and if that’s not enough, she also wields rods of fire as a performance dancer. Kanti is truly bringing the heat to the pop-punk music scene with her latest single, ‘Take That Back’.

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Motive Black – ‘Broken’

October 11, 2021

MOTIVE BLACK’s latest single, ‘Broken’, is filled with a whirlwind of emotions, which may as well come directly from frontwoman Elena’s soul.

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Nick Hawk – ‘Choose Me’

October 11, 2021

Singer, rapper, and songwriter Nick Hawk knows first hand the pain and powerlessness of having a friend or family member hooked on self-destructive behaviour. In his case, the addict is his soulmate. With his latest single, ‘Choose Me’, he articulates what many others also wonder: why can’t his love be enough? Why must his partner always prioritize the very thing that’s killing her?

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LKeys – ‘Between Me And You’

October 11, 2021

The slick lyrics in ‘Between Me And You’ are jam-packed with descriptive imagery, and the accompanying video certainly comes up to the same standard.

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Chris Beer – ‘Nothing Like’

October 11, 2021

Chris Beer’s warm, conversational style makes you feel like you’re a good friend and that he wants you to have a good time. Approachable, and frank, the songs of the Austrian-based singer-songwriter are experimental, yet never lose the artist’s desire to communicate. Making good use of elements of genres such as classic rock, folk, reggae, and pop, nonetheless Beer’s sound is his very own.