#altpop

[magrit-alessa]

My weekly chart (29 Jul 2024 - 11 Aug 2024)

That's what I like. That's what surrounds me. That's what creates my mood.

*Created by my preferences only*

Аll chart positions in 4 minutes here -> https://youtu.be/kqoVKHCM8HI

10. Miles Hardt - Hold Back

9. Pom Pom Squad - Spinning

8. SHEPIL - Я палю сигарету (feat. Lesfleures)

7. RY X - All I Have (Jan Blomqvist Remix)

6. Freaks & Geeks X Mila Falls - Savage

5. Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D - Somedays

4. Little Simz - Broken

3. vioria - ти її любиш.

2. Roosevelt - In The Dark

1. Oscar and the Wolf - Oh Boy

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[skymarines]

skymarines x living without the screen - TRAPEZE

[eseomo]

Bloodberry by Seo.

My new project.

Await patiently for 6th of February, 2025.

Listen to §eo 💿 now.

Watch the Bloodberry Album Trailer on the 31st of October.

Please pre-save my new single Paco Rabanne 💎 - releasing next week Thursday. 🎃

[clickyourradio]

Chayne Gray was born in 2007 in the UK but moved with her family to Southern France at the age of 5. She has lived ever since near the city of Perpignan. She is perfectly bilingual in French and English. She has been writing and recording music using her family's equipment since 2020. Number One" is about the "dumbing down" effect the "influencer" culture seems to have on us all - where the only aspirations are to look and live like a pornstar...for a lot of younger people anyway

[halisuwu]

🧚🖤🧚🖤

jazmin bean's acoustic church set gives me life 😍😍😍🖤🖤🖤

https://youtu.be/7Q-3Gx-N8cs

[hotbukowski]

First day of release, if you could follow me on spotify /stream then I’d truly appreciate it—

if you ever liked porcelain & the tramps (porcelain black) you’d definitely like this song.

I’ve written quite a long post about it (it broke Instagram’s caption limit - did you know there was one????), but I’m not going to copy & paste as that’s pretty lame. I’ll write a new post soon, but the post is on my Instagram if you want to read The Odyssey lmao

[manysmallhands]

FearOfMu21c Index Page

It never occurred to me before I started that it might be handy to have a place where you could access all the #FearOfMu21c pieces individually. But given how confusing it's been in terms of bringing back posts from last year (which ofc are now incorrectly labelled), i thought it would be a good idea to have everything in one post, where anyone interested can find whatever they might want to look at. So:

Introductory notes

Day one: Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex

Day two: MGMT - Flash Delirium

Day three: The Killers - When You Were Young

Day four: Tullycraft - Lost In Light Rotation

Day five: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (11 pts)

Day six: Deerhunter - Memory Boy

Day seven: Trust Fund/Joanna Gruesome - Split 12" EP

Day eight: Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

Day nine: The Soundcarriers - Boiling Point

Day ten: Magdalena Bay - Chaeri (11 pts)

Day eleven: Grouper - Holding

Day twelve: Little Mix - Black Magic

Day thirteen: The Mountain Goats - This Year (from Dilaudid EP)

Day fourteen: Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta (11 pts)

Day fifteen: The Strokes - Juicebox

Day sixteen: Estelle ft Kanye West - American Boy

Day seventeen: The Juan Maclean - A Simple Design

Day eighteen: The Ophelias - Lunar Rover

Day nineteen: Solange - Cranes In the Sky

Day twenty: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero

Day twenty one: Rina Sawayama - Catch Me In the Air

Day twenty two: Electrelane - To The East

Day twenty three: Self Esteem - You Forever

Day twenty four: Warpaint - Undertow

Day twenty five: Mercury Girls - Ariana

Day twenty six: Sleater-Kinney - You're No Rock n Roll Fun

Day twenty seven: Shunkan - Our Names

Day twenty eight: Amerie - 1 Thing

Day twenty nine: Julia Holter - Feel You (11 pts)

Day thirty: The Go! Team - Doing It Right

Day thirty one: Kero Kero Bonito - Time Today

Day thirty two : Mattiel - Keep The Change

Day thirty three: Fred Thomas - Voiceover

Day thirty four: Cate Le Bon - Puts Me To Work

Day thirty five: Scott Walker - Epizootics!

Day thirty six: U.S. Girls - 4 American Dollars

Day thirty seven: Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over

Day thirty eight: The Orielles - Come Down On Jupiter

Day thirty nine: Jeanines - Things Change EP

Day forty: Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel

Day forty one: The Hidden Cameras - The Day I Left Home

Day forty two: The Clientele - On A Summer Trail

Day forty three: St Vincent - Digital Witness

Day forty four: Faith Healer - Again

Day forty five: Grimes - REALiTi

Day forty six: Juniore - Difficile

Day forty seven: Public Enemy - Harder Than You Think

Day forty eight: Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

Day forty nine: Muna - I Know A Place (12 points)

Day fifty: Weyes Blood - It's Not Just Me, It's Everybody

[gabriellaraelyn]

My Original Character 'Nephele' and Her Narrative in My Music

Since beginning my 'Nephele' project earlier this year, I've taken it upon myself as an artist to not only release sonically unique music, but a meaningful, complex story to go along with it. This post will be a deep dive into my thought process while creating the storyline.

Who is 'Nephele'?

Art depicting Greek Goddess 'Nephele' by Francie Klopotic

Nephele is a Greek cloud nymph that among other things, represents duality as well as the dark, mistrustful side of men. She was originally created by Zeus in the image of his wife, Hera, as a test for Ixion, who lusted after Hera. Later on, she was abandoned by her husband for another woman.

She was a woman created by and disposed of by men.

As such, I decided to name my character after her. My Nephele represents the dichotomy between escapism vs. reality in a young woman’s mind, brought on by society’s failure to her and the crushing hardships brought on by living under the patriarchy.

She is a 21 year old stripper and her story takes place around 1987.

She was a rebellious, troubled teenager.

She is running from her feeling of constant misplacement, struggling with the power dynamics between herself and men around her.

She is critical of the imperfect world, and as such, wields a very artistic mind.

She dreams up stories impossible to come true. Stories where she feels loved above all else, stories where she’s the heroin and the world rearranges itself to suit her needs and desires. It’s medicine to her, to numb the pain of reality. 

She struggles with self-worth and self-criticism, social anxiety and depression.

Her ultimate goal is to become a star, a famous singer.

Key Inspirations for the Nephele Project

Nephele is a hopeless romantic at heart, but rather than an easy, happy love story, the ones that grip her are the tragic, heart-wrenching ones instead.

Dance of the Damned (1989) is a movie about a rather existential conversation that takes place between a suicidal stripper and an immortal vampire who wants her as his next meal. Through this movie, I was inspired by the themes of power dynamics and the idea that

Romeo and Juliet (1968) is one of my absolute favorite movies. The idea for inspiration here is that Nephele uses this movie as a basis for all of the daydreams she has about love--they are sad, dramatic, and full of passion that defies fate. Such a love is what she craves; to be wanted so badly that destiny itself is ignored in pursuit of her.

The Phantom of the Opera (2004) is another one of my all-time favorites. The inspiration taken from this movie has to do partly in the actual sound of my music as well as the characterization of Nephele's antagonist. Sonically, I really liked the dramatic string bass, the synths, and the organ used in the score for the movie, so I incorporate those elements into the songs for this project. The Phantom himself influneced the character design I created for Nephele's antagonist, a masked man named 'the Music Man', whom I will talk about in another post.

Sound Design of 'NEPHELE: Act I'

'NEPHELE: Act I' is the name of the first album in my Nephele project, which will be coming out on October 13th (a Friday for the extra spooky vibes), 2023.

I have always loved 80s music, and so that was the very foundation for the sound on this album.

In terms of specific musical inspirations, I have a mix of modern & 80s artists such as: a-ha, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Modern Talking, Lana Del Rey, The Neighbourhood, MARINA, and Billie Eilish to name a few.

Artists like The Cure and a-ha have influenced me the most in terms of sound, while Lana Del Rey (I grew up on 2013-2016 Tumblr, so of course she raised me) has inspired the way I write lyrics.

The genres that this project falls under are Synthpop, New Romantic, New Wave, Alt-Pop, Dream Pop, and Darkwave predominantly

You can see these inspirations amalgamate yourself in some of the songs I have pre-released for this album here:

'DANCE of the DAMNED' is my most recent release, and it's the fifth full song off of the upcoming 'NEPHELE: Act I' album.

I'll explain in a future post what this song in particular is about!

My Hopes for Nephele

As an artist, part of the thrill is putting your work out there for everyone to perceive. It's a scary thing to do, because your creation isn't just your own as soon as it's out in the world, and it isn't up to you how others receive it. While this admittedly intimidates me, I also find it cool. You can relate to my music and art in ways that I didn't necessarily intend, but that fit you better.

With that being said, my intentions for Nephele are that she represents a desire for something more, something better, the deep-seeded need to be loved, and the sensation of missing something unidentifiable inside. 

She is a comfort character and a voice for any woman who feels incomplete, who is dissatisfied with life and who dreams of being more and being strong, who feels the weight of the world on her shoulders and want to make it a better place but feels powerless to do so. 

She is a representation of the journey of self-discovery and a journey of self-mastery.

She creates a space for maladaptive, daydreaming women

She opens the conversation for why we feel the need to self-soothe through fantastical creations of art and stories.

She is a voice for the quiet girl/woman with an overactive-imagination.

If you made it to the end of this post, I thank you sincerely for caring enough to read through it all! I hope it resonated with you in some way, and that if you do decide to check my music out, it does the same!

Keep in touch with me on other platforms:

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

Facebook

Website

(Oh, and p.s., I do have a new song coming out on September 15th called 'the MUSIC MAN', if you would like to pre-save it! Post to come elaborating on the track :) )

[sickbaby222]

Maybe music is my only way out

[itsdarlingbitch]

One of the cool things about putting out a new track is discovering the work of other artists while checking the blogs and playlists that have featured my work. It’s been a while since I took such a deep dive into up-to-the-minute new music, and I’m excited to report back that it’s renewed my faith in contemporary production!! People (myself included) often complain about how hard it is to find new stuff to listen to, especially with big services like Spotify favoring “classic” tracks with their algorithm.

I made a playlist featuring my favorite new discoveries - if you’re looking for new things to listen to, maybe you want to check it out and give it a follow… I plan to update it every couple of weeks - and I have some new stuff of my own coming out soon that I’ll be adding on too so give the playlist a like/follow and keep checking back!

Shout out to the playlist artists, some of whom I know and many of whom I don’t

[magrit-alessa]

My weekly chart (15 Jan 2024 - 21 Jan 2024)

That's what I like. That's what surrounds me. That's what creates my mood.

*Created by my preferences only*

Аll 10 chart positions in 4 minutes here -> https://youtu.be/9kbg2g9slhM

10. Fleur Electra - Dreams

9. Aidan Martin - Lonely People

8. Dennis Lloyd - Reasons

7. Nikow - кисті

6. Norah Jones - Running

5. PARIS - Only You Feat. Keepa

4. Manuel Riva X Eneli - Strangers to Lovers

3. David Kushner - Skin and Bones

2. BANSHEE - THE ANGEL IN THE SOUND

1. Victor Ray - Comfortable

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[alexisntedgy]

Hi!! I haven’t shared this on tumblr at all yet so I thought I would.

I’m a disabled, autistic singer/songwriter and I make music from my bedroom. This is my most recent song, which is all about growing up autistic, especially my experiences with the mental health system. The artwork is art I drew as a kid! It’s a song about accepting myself as autistic and it’s super important to me. I hope other neurodivergent and disabled folk like it!!!

[jaylewn]

send me to see the stars.

[knobtunerradio]

New Knob Tuner RADIO mix up on Soundcloud go check it out! Like and Share if you like what you hear. Thank you :)

[lightsofegan]

Co-Writing “Crystal Kinda Girl”: 

 An Opportunity, A Shared Need

  Last October, 2023, I joined the online songwriting community SongTown, founded by Clay Mills and Marty Dodson.  I had just started getting back into songwriting again, and I wanted to try co-writing, so I posted an ad on the SongTown forum looking for co-writers. I kept checking my inbox every day for responses, but two weeks went by since my post, and I still had no responses. Then, a message popped up in my feed from a songwriter named Ira Denis. Ira was a lyricist and was interested in co-writing with me. When I saw Ira's page, one of her song titles "Crystal Kinda Girl" stood out to me. I checked out the lyrics and saw some really cool lines. I immediately thought we could make a cool song out of these lyrics. I picked up my guitar and began to think up a chord progression and vocal melody for the song that fit the lyrics Ira had written (The initial chord progression ended up being the same one that we used on the final version of the song). I spent the next 45 minutes or so working on this song idea, letting the music naturally be unearthed as my mind became immersed in the story of the "crystal kinda girl" that Ira had written about. I kept many of Ira's lyrics. but changed a few lines here and there, and also added a new section where I felt that it was needed. Within about an hour, the whole song was done; one of those rare writing sessions where everything just seems to flow out naturally. 

  Writing this song, and working on this collaboration with Ira, has been a meaningful experience for me, both because it is the first real co-write I have done since getting back into songwriting (my first co-write in over 15 years), and because it came at a time when I couldn't find any real opportunities for co-writing with other songwriters. Everyone has to start somewhere, and this was my first opportunity. I have a feeling that Ira feels the same way; I think both of us were looking for someone to give us a shot, and out of that longing for collaborative opportunity, Crystal Kinda Girl was born. Without the music I discovered, Ira's lyrics were only an inspired concept, not a finished song. But without Ira's lyrics, our finished song could never have come together. Just as much as Ira needed a melody writer, I needed a lyricist. We needed each other at that moment, and I like to think we both knew it. Our song “Crystal Kinda Girl” was birthed out of necessity; this shared need, mixed with a little bit of experimentation, a healthy dose of discovery, and a whole lot of wonder.

-Cameron

LINK to clip of Crystal Kinda Girl, releasing in February 2025:

AND, Linktree for our new project, Lights of Egan (our first single release will be out January 24th, 2025):

[eseomo]

******new sounds******