Bedroom Pop
By Oliver Heffron
“For her third and first self-released album, Charm, Clairo enlists producer Leon Michels to breathe 70s-tinged elements of jazz and psychedelic soul into her soft-rock core. The results are sweetly saturated and subtly groovy depictions of momentary bliss like daydreams blowing by with the summer wind. Clairo’s intimate, sweetly saturated vocals lead the listener on sentimental strolls through fleeting fantasies wrapped in analog-tape imperfection…”
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“17-year-old Liverpool singer/multi-instrumentalist re6ce (pronounced “Reese”) epitomizes contemporary pop music’s DIY, alt direction with his saturated, summery beats and catchy, emotive vocal melodies. Sitting down with NUANCE for a recent interview, re6ce shares how he got into making music when he knew it was more than a hobby and where he plans to take his sound from here…”
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“NUANCE is always looking for new artists via online Submissions, and this week we’re happy to share a true gem: “been some time” by Planet CeCe. Kicking off the summer with a dance-pop bang on her third single, the Cambridge-based electronic pop newcomer combines dreamy bedroom pop melodies with groovy piano chords and a vibrant house beat that invites the listener to dance the demons away…”
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“Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Safiyah Hernandez slides past her worries on her groovy new single “Skateboard,” an ode to the simple joys that have gotten her through being a teenager during these stressful times–music, friends, and, most of all, her skateboard…”
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“Oakland R&B Pioneer Elujay sits down with the The Nuance to discuss the origins of his unique sound, the importance of emotional connectivity in the age of algorithms, and his latest album Circmvnt–a multi-layered genre-fusing album, whose groovy melodies contrast its lyrical dread to form a sweet psychedelic melancholy…” by Oliver Heffron
Read More“Moon Child follows Willy P’s recent 2020 album, Take a Trip, a perfect name for exactly what it is: a collection of slow, almost trip-hop tracks. Willy P’s sound is near-reminiscent of Still Woozy energy—psychedelic and relaxing—yet the sound is entirely different and new…”
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