Jotsey delivers a melancholic track titled Heroine. If you’re depressed, you’ll have double depression after getting through the 3:20 second banger. That’s the point of music, it’s supposed to make you feel. Right? If not, then what’s the point.  Citing influences such as James Bay, Bon Iver, Ed Sheeran and Lauv – the 22 year old singer-songwriter hails from from Manchester UK, in a small town called Bolton. His debut track Colours garnered support from tastemakers. Give it a listen.

I stumbled on a track I really like by Estherlivia (Esther Ribbstedt Österman). It’s called Limbo and which is taken from her upcoming debut EP.  The 22 year old singer-songwriter and producer hails from Sweden. The song was featured on Sounds of Sweden Playlist via Apple Music and Spotify’s GRL PWR. Give it a stream on Indie Invaders Playlist.

Did anyone watch ‘One World Together At Home’? I did not.  But I sifted through the some headlines which were more or less negative and watched some clips. Mind you, I’m not looking for negativity. I want the pot at the end of the rainbow.   I wanted to be uplifted but most of the artists chose to sing sad songs. I’m not sure why? Maybe because most their shows were forced to cancel for the remainder of 2020.

I’ll be honest, the two hour live stream put on by the World Health Organization and Global Citizen was hard to watch.  Regardless, it was put together to raise awareness and money. Hence, stay home and save lives is a motto to live by for today.

Taylor Swift was forced to cancel all performances for 2020.  Although Swift never booked a massive tour in support of her Lover album, she did still have a handful of shows.

Swift was set to headline the European festival Glastonbury.  She was also booked July 25th and July 26th at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium and Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on July 31st and Aug. 1st.

Post Malone and Lana Del Rey have produced a new crop of artists capitalizing off their sound. Some are even better, well to be open, I haven’t discovered an artist better or more relatable than Post Malone but I think Lana Del Rey has lost her way musically. I think emerging artists like Baby Jane fills that space, offering emotion over quick soundbytes.  The 18 year old hails from Los Angeles and her debut single  “Khaleesi”  garnered traction on TikTok with her #KhaleesiChallenge clocking over 250,000 impressions.  Check out the track Games on Indie Invaders Playlist.