DEMOS

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Demo Of The Month

Steff Mundi – Clementine www.instagram.com/steffmundimusic

Steff’s stunningly soulful vocals carry Clementine, a jazz-infused acoustic track along like the sea building to a storm. The intro, a mixture of a pulsating sound and a low, electronic voice contrasts beautifully with Steff’s voice as she begins singing a story. A seamless mix of folk and R&B, this track feels utterly timeless, with beautifully poetically crafted lyrics. The mention of a text, reminding the listener that this is a contemporary story, despite feeling grounded in time, is both shocking and enjoyable, creating a masterful stroke of writing.

Josh Atkinson – When Love Hurts

A delicious blend of nostalgia and present-day, Josh Atkinson’s latest demo When Love Hurts makes you feel like you’re listening to a track somewhere between Bob Dylan and the Beatles. Josh’s distinct vocals, over yearning electric guitars, is instantly gripping. With good use of reverb, the song feels dreamlike and otherworldly, as though we’re spiralling into a trance-like state. The production, chord choice and melody create a truly haunting quality that makes the song intriguing and extremely moreish. There’s also a really gorgeous bit of lead guitar layering right at the end that is almost comedic, leaving you feeling like somewhere in the story you were just told is a cruel joke. www.instagram.com/j_atko

Breadcrumbs – Scooter Baby

A new band but with vast experience among them, Breadcrumbs present a post-punk inspired track, Scooter Baby. Driven by a steady alternative rock guitar rhythm it has a slightly comedic feel to its production; husky, natural vocals sing ironic lyrics with political undertones, seeming to describe a woman who says “protests are for silly little girls” and drives “over their toes” with her scooter. With thought-provoking lyrics and a catchy melody, this is a song that makes you want to know more. www.breadcrumbstheband.bandcamp.com

Gary The Hat – Enter Johnny Clarke

Enter Johnny Clarke is a track taken from poet Gary The Hat’s latest spoken word EP, which was released in March. The poem explores auto-eroticism and a fictitious version of English performance poet John Cooper Clarke, who decides to turn up in the thoughts of the writer at the most inopportune moment. The use of rhythm and rhyme is clever, with a brilliant moment of a non-rhyming line which keeps the poem interesting and highlights the plot really well. Gary describes his own work as kitchen sink poetry that addresses the existential, social and the political both directly and indirectly with a mix of humour, seriousness and philosophical reflection. www.facebook.com/garythehatproductions

Lockheed Lindsay – Legacy

Legacy deals with the sense that something unseen is following, questioning what we leave behind in life. That sense of unease is caught in dissonant harmonies and at times jarring vocals against a rhythmic twanging of chords and drums played by Brad Field. Occasionally inspired lyrically by the oldest existing Gaelic poem Song of Amergin’, the phrase “I am queen, I am grace” is used almost as a spell, willing the singer into victory towards the end of the track. The piece cannot fail to make the listener take notice and is unusual in both its delivery and themes.

www.linktr.ee/lockheedlindsay