How about another ten songs to listen to? Amanda Mair - Rush / Wednesday This double-header from Mair showcases a smoothly ethereal production style that gives her atmospheric voice chance to shine, like a less rocky Evanescence. 'Rush', with its stronger focus on lyrics, is the better of the two but both are cool numbers well created. (6.5/10) AVA - After the Storm
Though it might take a little bit to get going by the time Ava's voice reaches the chorus' crescendo this proves to be a dramatic, incredibly well sung atmospheric number with poignant yet subdued production. Powerful. (7.5/10)
Eamon - I Got Soul
We do like a nice bit of soul here at KBPS and Eamon's single is a cool slice of it. It's not got a huge chorus but it's a gentle and stylish piece of cool. (7/10) Hunger - Amused
With its central 'steering wheel' hook this is a very catchy, radio-friendly slice of downbeat pop. Great. (7/10) Jamie Porter - Can't Stop Loving You / Lay It On Me
A darkly produced but building indie number with a strong hooky chorus. Quite a change in style to the upbeat 'Sound of the Summer' from earlier but still a fun number. 'Lay It On Me' with its guitar licks and country-hints is the better of the two with a great rhythm and vibe (6.5/10) Lorne - Oil and Water
With hints of Coldplay around their 'Viva La Vida' era, that is an emotive and gentle soulful ballad with a delightfully emotional central vocal. (7/10) Picturehouse - Somebody Somewhere Another track taken from their greatest hits / refreshed collection, this is another delightfully chilled-out folky ballad with a peaceful tempo and a delightful vibe, with hints at a Wintery / Christmas feel to its production. (7/10) Shaun Kelly and the Returned Gifts - Indigo Following the brilliant 'Cadillac' Kelly and his gifts are back with this simple but jaunty indie number with a fun, catchy chorus and a delightful upbeat vibe. Nice. (7/10) Swym - Up To You 'Up To You' is a cool and well produced slice of indie-pop with musical dips and peaks creating some great musical twists and turns, alongside a fun chorus. (6.5/10) Villa Rivercat - More With a central beautiful voice, 'More' takes a bit to show its attraction but by the time you get to the 'Hey Jude'-esque stadium-friendly ending you'll have fallen in love with its ethereal and surprisingly hooky catchiness. (7.5/10)
Another ten songs that you need to hear! Artan - My Brudda
A whole range of cultural references - both contemporary, retro and obscure - are whipped up into a simply produced grime track but one with some more commercial sensibilities in its beats and chorus. (6.5/10) Beauty - Fallen Famous Beauty are back with their latest single, a soft-rock track with a swaggery lyrical delivery. The chorus may be a bit damp in parts but the attitude-filled verses with their strong pop style build it up well. (6.5/10) Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)
Only recently coming to our musical attention this is a catchy, ballsy club-pop tune with a big stadium-friendly chorus and a great foot-tapping beat. (7.5/10) HVNNIBVL - On and On
'On and On' is a catchy, funky EDM number with a throbbing strong production. The chorus may be a little overly familiar but its all wrapped up as a good little summer anthem. (6.5/10) Kehlani - Undercover (Coucheron Remix)
Like a lot of contemporary club-EDM the chorus is very samey but the sweet vocals, smooth electronic music and building Moloko-style tempo work in its favour. (6.5/10) Makala - Strong With a throbbing grime-beat this is a change in direction for Makala, with more committed production behind its tubthumbing lyrics. (6.5/10) Sharon Shannon - The Machine With some biting politically-charged lyrics wrapped up in a perky, Eurovision-esque summery track, this is a well-positioned balance of styles and themes, and a quirky building Celtic theme, with the language shifts well timed too. Great! (7/10) Shaun Kelly and the Returned Gifts - Cadillac With hints of Squeeze's 'Cool For Cats' this is a catchy, bouncy summer hit with a joyful vibe and a vocal enthusiasm that puts a smile on your face. (7/10) Show of Hands - No Secrets With a vocalist that's rather listenable and a music backing track that builds up, 'No Secrets' comes across as a song that sounds like Bruce Springsteen in his prime if he cheered up a little. Nice. (7/10) The Wild Things - F.I.A. With the F.I.A. a cleaned up declaration of defiance, this is a grungy, lo-fi rock number with the lead vocals adding some heft to a simple, yet head-nodding, number. (6.5/10)
