Tag: Jopah

Archers New Rival Find a Heavy New “Direction”

With the arrival of Archers New Rival and their single "Direction", I found myself tracing the jagged line of a crack in my ceiling, letting the melody dictate exactly how much that imperfection bothered me. The track initiates with a deception a clean, resonant melancholy that feels safe before suddenly mushrooming into a thick, distorted wall of heavy texture. It reminds me, oddly enough,...

The Widows: Stripping Back the Glamour on “Bardo Blues”

With The Widows and their jagged new single "Bardo Blues", the speakers don't just output sound; they seem to physically sweat. From the opening seconds, this track captures the exact frequency of a nervous breakdown occurring in a dimly lit restroom of a venue that definitely violates several health codes. https://open.spotify.com/track/4U7900swNQAaAj2T5MxrqY?si=0f2168babd504508 This London quartet, Kim Le Tan, Francesco Manzi, Roger Salsas, and Vince Johnson, has been...

Mersea’s “Jopah”: A Vibrant Fusion Of Afrobeat And Soul

Nigerian Rising Star Mersea Delivers Genre-Defying Album "Jopah" That Resonates Across Cultures. Mersea, the Nigerian Afropop sensation, has unleashed her highly anticipated album "Jopah," and...