Tag: Klaipeda Jazz Festival (Lithuania) 2020

The Emotional Arc of Dylan Forshner’s “Hopeless Optimism.”

Dylan Forshner's new EP, “Hopeless Optimism,” presents itself not so much as a collection of songs but as a series of candid diary entries set to intricately picked acoustic strings. This five-song journey from the Welland, Canada artist begins in a place of palpable internal wrestling, where the lyrics – and Forshner’s delivery – map out the grim territories of being overwhelmed, using substances...

Mercy Kelly Brings Noir Atmosphere to “Out in the Night”

Mercy Kelly presents "Out in the Night" as a sonic artifact that feels strangely heavy in the hand, possessing the density of a brass paperweight found on a detective’s desk in a noir film. The track arrives with a moody swagger, trading the gloss of modern production for a "raw northern grit" that sticks to your clothes like second-hand smoke. It’s a revitalized sound...

Greek R&B Singer Love Itoya Readies New Single “Pepper Dem”

Greek R&B Singer Love Itoya Readies New Single "Pepper Dem" Love Itoya is an R&B/Soul Greek - Nigerian singer, songwriter, performer, and dancer.  She was...