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The Observer is The Steve McQueens’ 5th studio outing, and shows a mature unit performing at the peak of their 8-year journey together. The characteristic playful inventiveness, musical twists and surprises are all here in spades, and listeners will find it hard not to have that little smile cross their faces at regular intervals. Released through Singapore-based indie label Umami…
Singapore’s maestro and veteran singer-songwriter DEON teased listeners with the release ‘Breathe In’ just last month, hitting play on his latest chapter of discovery and renewal in tough times. Since then he has released it’s accompanying music video, that captures the physical representation of committing memory to skin — getting himself inked, and just recently an acoustic video of the single. The latter in raw…
Having released the album, ‘Atlas’ in September 2021, Singapore-born, Hong Kong-based DJ and producer MJ Kuok has announced a new single release with the arrival of ‘Aurora’. Elevating, inspiring, and refreshing, the electronic single is distributed via AWAL, and will be made available on 22 October 2021, Friday, on all major digital streaming platforms. If the music from his previous album, ‘Atlas’ charted MJ Kuok’s growth in…
Eclectic music producer Wovensound and acclaimed rapper Ihasamic! mark another exciting collaboration with the release of their new single “The Constant,” out now via Umami Records. With sultry R&B vocals from Sreshya, introspective verses from ZFRL and Ihasamic! himself, and a smoky, downtempo production from Wovensound, the massive new tune echoes the group’s frustrations and fears over the uncertainty that’s…
Containing a string of songs released over the year, About Me is singer-songwriter Amanda Ong’s second EP, featuring her latest song, Turbulence. The EP will be available on all major streaming platforms. About Me features songs that Amanda wrote while she was in university overseas, a stage in her life where she was living independently in a place that didn’t…
AKINN, led by creative director Wykidd Song, is coming together with performing and recording artiste Inch Chua to launch a fashion capsule collection, AKINN 2.4: Kind Earth, anchored on the message of sustainability. The collection focuses on making sustainability sustainable, taking on a practical approach with an understanding that an all-or-nothing mindset is unattainable for most of us. It is…
Singaporean Chillwave artist-producer, Houg, has announced the release of his very first overseas collab single with Japanese City Jazz band, Fontana Folle. Titled, ’Excuse Me (What’s The Time?), the single will be made available on all major digital streaming platforms on 8 October 2021, Friday, and is taken off his upcoming debut album, ‘The Biting Tempo’. Faced with the difficulty of…
Ahead Of Marian Carmel’s Debut Concept Album “to you, to me” Known for her ethereal vocals which breathe life into the melancholic nature of her songs, Filipina-born and Singapore-based singer-songwriter, Marian Carmel returns with a brand new single titled, ‘Pause + Reset’. Released through Singapore-based independent music label, Where Are the Fruits, this soul burner of a single has been made available…
Electronic producer Eve Alai lights up the virtual dancefloor with bouncy house chords and throbbing percussions on his latest single “Touch Me,” to be released on October 8, 2021 under Umami Records. Featuring fiery vocals from Z, the infectious raver makes isolation bearable as it delivers another ecstatic shot of energy from start to finish. Even with the absence of…
“Passive Aggressive” is ShiGGa Shay’s formal follow-up to uRight (feat. Jay Park). The single has now been officially released on various music platforms. About “Passive Aggressive” by ShiGGa Shay The song deals with the topic of mental health, how we tend to dwell too much about the past and worry too much about the future – we forget how to…