Five Fresh Tracks for the Week #60

We celebrate the BIG 6.0

Fireworks cascade on the horizon. Flutes glimmer in the foreground. One individual is being carried precariously in the air. Cake, everywhere. That’s right, it’s the New Sounds Union ‘Fresh Tracks’ 60th birthday party! And what better way to celebrate than with… five more fresh tracks. Business as usual then, perhaps with some soreheads in the mix.

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Laura Reznek and Tygermylk - The Deverills

We welcome back Laura Reznek to New Sounds Union, and she’s joined by friend and fellow artist Tygermylk with their new single ‘The Deverills’, an excellent slice of pop-country. A mix of world-weary guitar, modern beats and sugar-sweet harmonies make this track equally suited to lazy Sunday mornings or shouting out loud on the dancefloor - as the track itself concludes with. Laura herself puts it best when she says: “Go listen, squeeze your friends, dance with them, and drink martinis”.

Listen on your streaming service of choice here.

Alice SK - Hurricane

Sounding like a song played in a piano bar at the end of the world, ‘Hurricane’ by Alice SK is a jaw-dropping, heart-aching, hair-raising number that will undoubtedly stop you in your tracks. Building with stirring strings, double-tracked vocals and contorted guitars, it’s a powerfully self-assured record with a mesmerising vocal performance from Alice.

Listen on your streaming service of choice here.

DBL A - Patriot

Regular readers (and listeners) of New Sounds Union will be familiar with DBL A’s prolific nature, so we have the listening pleasure of pressing play on another new EP, ‘Patriot’. Opening track ‘Don’t Lose’ is fine example of his work, with sombre guitar providing a melancholic backdrop to DBL A’s equable verses, before we’re hit by a ray of optimism and beats in the cyclical chorus.

Listen on your streaming service of choice here.

We Are All Fossils - Ocean Blue

We Are All Fossils, aka Deist Oelofse, has a knack for producing beautiful, inspiring music, and he’s struck gold again on new single ‘Ocean Blue’. According to Deist, it was “written while staying near the coastline, where memory and the ocean blur. It’s about holding on, even when you know you should let go”. You can certainly imagine getting lost in this song as you stare into the big blue sea, and if The OC is ever re-booted, this would do a smashing job soundtracking teenage heartbreak.

Listen on your streaming service of choice here.

The March Fleet - Crossfire

We pick up the pace on our final track of the week, which is in fact the opening track from The March Fleet’s new EP ‘III’. ‘Crossfire’ is a big, bold indie-rock song, combining layered guitars, emotive vocals and a sing-a-long chorus to great effect. There’s lots of interesting synth flourishes and intertwining vocals to keep the ears interested, and it’s a hearty statement of intent to introduce you to the new record.

Listen on your streaming service of choice here.