Ella Shockey releases her new remix of her track Chalkline. The singer-songwriter began posting YouTube covers, eventually releasing her own singles. Frequently traveling back and forth from Los Angeles to Kentucky, and working with a variety of songwriters, Ella has honed on her sound. The Louisville native will roll out a new track in the coming month.
ellashockey@icloud.com
Our first introduction to 2018 is the indie flavored VIØLETS’s . They released the hypnotic track Falling In Time a few weeks back. The three piece is led by the sensual front-woman Pippa who cites influences from Florence & The Machine to Vaults, Sylvan Esso and The xx. The London based act first made waves and picked up a cult following with their track Ghost.
robb@lucidonline.co.uk, weareviolets@gmail.com
I came across the Queens artist Duendita. She’s been quietly winning praise from various tastemakers and at just 15, she scored the award-winning indie film ‘Swim Little Fish Swim’, which premiered at SXSW. Her latest R&B flavored track Pray in which she says “’celebrates the experience of growing up in a diverse environment”, comes off her forthcoming EP, “direct line to My Creator”.
claudia@lucidonline.co.uk
KOAR favorite Mo Brandis releases the video for the track Like You Love Me that comes off his debut EP ‘Undercover’.
Having worked with some of the writers and producers behind Adele, James Morrison and Joss Stone, the London based singer-songwriter draws influences from the likes of Justin Timberlake and MNEK. Check it out.
robb@lucidonline.co.uk, info@mobrandis.com
The South London singer-songwriter Paige Bea releases the moody track Pick Up Your Heart as well as a video that makes a perfect backdrop. Paige crosses the boundaries of contemporary pop, neo soul, and jazz. The video which was shot at the crazy busy London’s Waterloo Station and directed by Rosie Marks (Mount Kimbie, Burberry. She has two more tracks in the works. Check it out!
matthew@lapsanghouse.com