Weekly Gems 3/4
Dreamer Isioma “Obsessed”
This song makes me yearn for the summer, making memories to the ethereal and fairy-core tunes accompanied with the dreamy indie melody. Dreamer Isioma has been on quite the journey since one of their earliest singles Sensitive blew up on social media and made this artist a memorable name and is paving the path for LGBTQ+ artists. Following their recent album Princess Forever, Isioma continues their storytelling through a lyrical tale of the fluttery emotions during a relationship's honeymoon phase before facing reality.
DannyLux “El Dueño De Tu Amor”
I discovered DannyLux through my love for Eslabon Armado and it is a perfect transition to keep the lovey dovey energy going. The track is reminiscent of the “banda'' tunes from my childhood. Harmonious strings underlying the strong bass of brass leaves me wishing to be dancing in someone's arms. Coming from their debut album, DannyLux arrived on the scene in 2019 and has shown no sign of slowing down.
Towa Bird “Drain Me!”
Whenever this song comes on, I feel like I’m in a coming of age film from the early 2000’s. The strong electric and rock aspects of the song makes this perfect for window down weather. Towa Bird is a rising artist who is currently opening for Reneé Rapp on tour. The Hong-Kong born, half-Filipino, half-English singer and songwriter would attract such a powerful artist such as Reneé to showcase strong and diverse women in the industry. This is definitely the type of song to be on the cover of a Spotify playlist.
Audrey Nuna “Pleasures (from The Tiger’s Apprentice)”
Audrey Nuna has always had strong beats and songs you can’t help but nod your head to, and this one is no exception. This NYU dropout core image is a perfect pair to the y2k and futuristic synthetic noises she carries throughout her discography. This is only one of the most recent singles she’s released, with the most recent being Starving featuring Teezo Touchdown. Do I sense a new album dropping?
1999 Write the Future “LONG in the tOOth”
This has been a long awaited album after I stumbled across the groups first single WORLD STOP TURNING. A trail of singles were left only edging their listeners waiting for more. When giving the full album a listen, this track stopped me in my tracks, right smack in the middle of the set. The strong notes of brass breaching my speakers feels like an ode to 90’s hip hop and leaves me with the same tingling feeling I can only describe through my first experiences discovering Free Nationals.