Andy X releases ‘ Colourblind’

 

By @rybazoxo  ll Monday APRIL 7th 2024 ll

This week we got an email from Danish record label Artpop Productions and a debut single  We from Andy X. Andy is a very experienced producer, songwriter and performer on the Danish pop- and indie scene. Some of his work had airplay on BBC, Tokyo FM, Little Stevens Underground Garage (US) and many other stations around the world, but now the time is up for his first single as Andy X. He might have roots in classic rock, but ‘Colourblind’ is far more commercial. An anthemic indie-pop upbeat English-language track’ Colourblind’ has been released with an atmospheric video (link) and is very much an atmospheric song. It wouldn't sound out of place on an indie-film soundtrack and has a slightly gothic edge in delivery. Andy X delivers the music in a low-fi register that builds into a slow crescendo carried well by a string section of orchestration that builds to the song fading out. It’s a great track and reminds me of an early 00s Britpop renaissance that captivated the UK charts at about that time. 

Give the track a listen and watch the video here 

'Colourblind' is available now on all streaming platforms

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NICK CAVE - WILD GOD - WATCH THE ALBUM TRAILER

By @rybazoxo ll Sunday APRIL 7th 2024 ll

My first-ever Nick Cave gig is lined up for November at Manchester Arena, UK. Alerted to the tickets via Instagram, I excitedly joined a pre-sale (for the first time) mailing list, and with that, I’m now on the nickcave.com website. All this Nick Cave PR is because he has a new album due out in August and a trailer for the album has been released on YouTube. I got a pre-listen link and gave it a whirl. 

Having watched the 2.14-minute teaser, I can tell you that Nick Cave is clearly in a recording studio and is being filmed in a documentary-style format. Is this teaser going to be a full documentary 'making of'? I do hope so. Watching Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds jamming, vocalising, and the whole creative process itself is quite a treat and the vocal refrain on ‘Bring Your Spirits Down’ isn't much of a lyrical clue to any of the album track listings, which have also been released (below)

The ten-track album listing is as follows; 

1. Song of the Lake

2. Wild God

3. Frogs

4. Joy

5. Final Rescue Attempt

6. Conversion

7. Cinnamon Horses

8. Long Dark Night

9. O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)

10. As the Waters Cover the Sea

Tickets for the 'WILDGOD' tour 

Watch the video HERE and let me know what you think! ROLL ON NOVEMBER!!!

Stream WILDGOD 

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MUSIC REVIEW : FINNISH indie From Alec Danger - Cyber Thumb

by @rybazoxo ll March 31st 2024 ll

New music landed in the inbox this week (ryanoxleywriter@gmail.com) from Finland!

Alec Danger, a Finnish singer-songwriter & producer, is returning to the FINNISH music scene with the single ‘Cyber Thumb’ officially released via Ya Ya Records & Gigs on the 7th of March. 

CYBER-THUMB is a popular culture reference and social commentary on the perils of social media: the cyber thumb we all have - continuously doom-scrolling through our content algorithms that seemingly seep their way into our soul (I think) Alec describes this as ‘’a socially-critical song towards algorithms and talks about our relationship with the internet and social media, our obsession with youth and showing others only the highlights of our lives when behind that facade, there can be a lot of disguised suffering.”

CYBER-THUMB is a catchy English language electro-pop anthem that would be welcome on any European radio station. CYBER-THUMB is an instant ear-worm for the indie club dancefloor. The track is off Alec Danger’s debut album Mortui Vivos Docent, due in the spring of 2024. 

Cyber Thumb artwork 

The video (which you can watch here) was shot spontaneously in the summer of 2023 in Heidelberg, Germany - using abandoned, empty industrial spaces, dance choreography, live footage and nature phenomena. Charlotte Kahler conducted the choreography, directing, shooting and editing. 

Listen to CYBER THUMB on Spotify 

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