Tag: Jesswar

The Soul-Rattling Power of Near Death Experience’s “Shake”

Near Death Experience's single, "Shake," arrived not so much as music, but as a sudden, urgent insistence. It’s London psych-rock-soul alright, but brewed with something fiercely immediate, demanding attention like a ringing telephone in an empty room. The core quartet – Ian Whiteling guiding the trip with vocals and guitar fuzz, Joshua Van Ness laying down a heartbeat that feels both frantic and locked-in,...

Vicious Clay Turns Poison Into Ink on “bleecker street revisited”

To listen to Vicious Clay’s `"bleecker street revisited"` is to stumble upon a cartographer’s personal diary, one filled with maps of places that no longer exist and sketches of emotional territories still being charted. This is the latest work from Vinny Silva’s musical project, and it feels less like a collection of songs and more like a core sample, drilled deep into the bedrock...

Jesswar Releases ‘Waves’ From Their Astonishing LP

Jesswar is a Fijian-Australian rapper who was born and raised in South East Queensland. He is now located in Brisbane. https://soundcloud.com/jesswar-717442131 Jesswar spent part of his...