Jace The Great – ‘Celebration’

Jace The Great, real name Jamal Gray, came to prominence with his track ‘Black Lives Matter’ back in 2015, a politically charged song and accompanying movie which looks at the struggle that exists to get past the same racial disparities that have dogged the USA for centuries. Now Jace is back, with ‘Celebration’ – a track that is worlds away from his previous release, and shows the positive side of his city of Newark, New Jersey.

Silhouette Rising – ‘Technicolor’ And ‘Won’t Be Young Forever’

Silhouette Rising, from Boston, refuse to dwell on tragedy, and instead focus on the positive. Following terrible injuries sustained in a car accident by frontman and songwriter, and basically the creative force behind the band, Cameron Liberatore, back in 2014, they have nonetheless soldiered on. The ‘Happiness III’ project nonetheless is the band’s final output, as it’s become clear Cameron’s injuries mean he won’t be returning to music any time soon.