Each Friday, Atwood Journal’s employees share what they’ve been listening to that week – a track, an album, an artist – no matter’s been having an influence on them, within the second.

This week’s weekly roundup options music by Daffo, V, Roseburg, Irene Wong, Dua Lipa, shallow swimming pools, KIRINJI, JACK, Emei, Trinket, Iration, Warpaint, Rowan Drake, Ed Prosek, Garret T. Willie, and Vernon Jane!

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:: “Poor Madeline” – Daffo ::

Mitch Mosk, New York

Achingly susceptible, brutally intimate, and unapologetically visceral, Daffo’s first track in two years is a breathtakingly heavy eruption from a weary coronary heart: The soundtrack to a transient soul misplaced at sea, continually in movement, unmoored and in want of anchorage. Launched immediately, “Poor Madeline” is a feverish, cathartic fusion of all-consuming grunge and fuzzy, finessed indie pop. It’s a strong return for hte 19-year-old Philadelphia-based artist – one which sees them baring their innermost self for all to see, hear, and really feel.

Climbs the mountain laundry pile
Strips down on the lavatory tile
Screw the pilе…

Cleaning soap suds spilling out of thе tub to the ground
Can’t scrub herself higher
The ache shouldn’t be in her pores
Not prepared to present herself over to life
When it’s get up within the morning
And undergo or die
Poor Madeline…

“‘Poor Madeline’ is in regards to the lack of the sensation of residence,” Daffo, AKA Gabi Gamberg, tells Atwood Journal. “I wrote it after I was 17, my dad and mom bought my childhood residence and I went off to boarding faculty. I ended up transferring 6 occasions within the span of 9 months. I had nowhere to maintain my issues, as a result of I by no means actually had my very own room, so I stored giving them away and leaving them at numerous family and friends members homes. Once I wrote the track I stored enthusiastic about the “Madeline” youngsters books by Ludwig Bemelmans, the place Madeline is at boarding faculty in Paris and will get appendicitis. On the time I used to be having these very intense abdomen issues and panic assaults, and I stored pondering I had appendicitis, so I believed her title can be becoming for the track. Anyway I used to be a depressed teenager, nonetheless technically am, however now a minimum of I discover residence inside my self wherever I’m.”

The product of unrest and upheaval, “Poor Madeline” is a soul-stirring reckoning with all these powers out of our management. Daffo invitations us to scream to our hearts’ content material and drown in a wash of heavy overdrive; to let all of it out, one of the simplest ways they (and we) know the way.

:: “Sluggish Dancing” – V ::

Jada Moore, Virginia

A week because the launch of his first solo studio album, BTS’ V has been within the minds of followers all over the place! Layover invitations followers and listeners to discover the experimental sides he wished to indicate by way of this new undertaking. From the helpless romantic lyrics of “Wet Days” and “Love Me Once more” to the somber lyrics of “Blue” and “For Us,” Layover continues to lean into the tug between being in love and the heartbreak that usually comes with it. “Sluggish Dancing,” the album’s lead single, supplies a little bit of reprieve with its extra upbeat and relaxed vibe, whereas nonetheless staying true to the the general theme of the album.

“Perhaps we
Might be
Sluggish dancing
Till the morning
We may very well be romancing
The evening away”

As soon as once more V’s voice is the star of the present, accompanying a refreshing monitor targeted on simply wanting to bounce away into the evening. From the romance, to the heartbreak to the enjoyable, his album has a little bit of all of it.

:: 2 in a Million – Roseburg ::

Joe Beer, Surrey, UK

Utah based mostly indie alt/rock band Roseburg are a shining instance of unwavering willpower and their newest launch demonstrates simply that. Their new EP, 2 in a Million narrates powering by way of robust occasions and getting a second likelihood to satisfy your objectives. The inspiring launch marks a pivotal second within the band’s musical journey, because it sees them reflecting on sure moments of their life that in the end received them to the place they’re immediately. Their trustworthy and uncooked lyrics contact on very relatable themes, significantly the struggles they confronted through the pandemic. For Roseburg, this tough interval resulted within the band practically breaking apart, with Knell sharing, “It’s a file of our story, as a band, and our little neighborhood we’ve constructed round it. And the way we’re so grateful that in any case of that, we’re again collectively once more with the individuals we love, doing the factor we love.”

2 in a Million represents virtually a full circle second for the band, as they sonically return to their roots. With a laid-back environment, the soft-rock sound is embellished with hints of early 2000’s pop punk, creating one thing that’s distinctive and recent, but comfortingly acquainted. The world works in peculiar methods and it looks like destiny had a plan for Roseburg all alongside.

:: “mmm idk” – Irene Wong ::

Freya Rinaldi, Austin, Texas

Irene Wong is a Chinese language-American singer/songwriter. “mmm idk” takes you thru the thought strategy of realizing the individual you’re with is seeing another person. This launch is a primary glimpse of her musical abilities and magnificence. Model new to the music scene, Wong has solely launched two singles prior. Her sound encapsulates a breezy California vibe, regardless of the artist residing in New York. Identified for her brief type content material, Wong has over two million followers on TikTok. Nonetheless, music has at all times been her dream. I first found Wong when she opened for Korean-Canadian artist, JUNNY, at his New York cease earlier this yr. As she additional pursues her musical endeavors, Irene Wong is an artist to look at. Her easy-listening sound with easy and ethereal manufacturing makes the track catchy and vivid. This monitor simply dropped immediately and the music video for “mmm idk” shall be launched on 9/25.

:: “Dance the Evening” – Dua Lipa ::

Josh Weiner, Washington DC

Better late than by no means! I lastly managed to catch the Barbie film in theaters seven weeks after it was launched, and one in all many features of the hit movie that stayed with me was its persistently infectious soundtrack. As a Dua Lipa fan, I used to be most drawn in to her contribution, “Dance the Evening,” which has confirmed to be as a lot of a party-starter over right here within the Actual World because it was on the dancefloors of Barbieland. It’s nice to see that Dua has sufficient of the vitality and disco-friendliness of Future Nostalgia leftover to channel into yet one more hit three years later. Hopefully, a whole follow-up album will quickly comply with… though I suppose there may be the remainder of the Barbie soundtrack to tide me over within the meantime.

:: “Golden” – shallow swimming pools ::

Mitch Mosk, New York

Between a fascinating, unrelenting pulse, seductive, glistening melodies, and achingly intimate, spellbinding vocals, shallow swimming pools’ new track is setting itself as much as be the soundtrack to an emotionally potent and completely exhilarating autumn season. Launched immediately, the spellbinding “Golden” is the most recent single taken off the Boston-based indie pop band’s debut album, I Assume About It All The Time, out October 13 by way of Equal Imaginative and prescient Data. It’s a stunning outpouring of simultaneous ardour and ache, heartache and euphoria – all mixed into one visceral, dreamy reverie.

Maintain my breath
Afraid so I watch my step
Avoiding what occurs subsequent
A weight on my chest

The more durable I attempt
I can’t appear to focus
I’m simply getting by
And everybody is aware of it

I attempt to deny it however no person buys it, oh…

For shallow swimming pools – comprised of vocalist Glynnis Brennan, drummer Ali Ajemian, guitarist Jess Gromada, and bassist Haley Senft – “Golden” is an anthem for being mentally and emotionally current, fairly than obsessing about an eventual finish. “Residing within the second is difficult when that the ending is inevitable,” the band shares. “We’ve all skilled the sensation of being caught between happiness and existential dread, and we wished to convey that feeling in ‘Golden.’”

I simply wanna really feel one thing golden however
I do know that it gained’t final perpetually
I attempt to stay within the second
I’m holding on tight
With each hey comes goodbye

Arriving on the heels of this yr’s singles “Nightmare,” “IHYK,” and “Now or By no means” – every of which highlights one other aspect of shallow swimming pools’ gorgeous sound – “Golden” is a breathtakingly stunning indie pop track that’s positive to resonate with all who’ve ever felt the shadows of an unsure future looming overhead.

:: “nestling” – KIRINJI ::

Julia Dzurillay, New Jersey

More individuals must be KIRINJI followers — nonetheless many Spotify listeners they’ve, it’s not sufficient. Initially comprised of brothers Takaki and Yasuyuki Horigome, KIRINJI’s discography is an exemplary introduction to Japanese metropolis pop.

It’s bouncy and production-driven, usually that includes an ’80s-ish keyboard and imagery-heavy lyrics. (Nonetheless, the group explores different genres, with “killer tune kills me” highlighting an ambient, virtually indie pop sound.) Of their 2023 album Steppin’ Out, although, “Nestling” is a private favourite.

“Sometime, cussed coronary heart,” the lyrics learn, based on an English translation. “You’re harm by boring / You gained’t get offended or depressed, possibly / Such a day will certainly come / Feed You Extra / A spoon of happiness / Even when it will get greater / We’re like chicks.”

:: Unhappy Songs In C Main – JACK ::

Julius Robinson, California

Who doesn’t love a superb occasion? JACK’s opening monitor of his album Unhappy Songs In C Main is aptly titled “Good Social gathering.” The distinctive type of beating pop/rock immediately hooks you in with its playful, feel-good high quality. The listener can’t assist however jam alongside – and that’s not the one skillfully crafted track from the providing. The charismatic 10-track assortment is crammed with colourful musical discoveries. Favorites embody “New Jack,” which possesses a Vampire Weekend vibe, and the transferring “Missouri St.,” which focuses on what life might need been. JACK ends with “Hope Will Kill You,” whose darkish and dreamy static soundscapes relay his lyrics’ bittersweet melancholic message. The penetrating piece is a narration of clinging on to hope as he references Neil Armstrong, passionately singing, “one small step for man, a leap for my satisfaction.”

Impressed by main abilities akin to Weezer and Paul Simon, JACK has been touring since his early teenagers. The Omaha native builds genre-defying music fusing folks, punk and storage pop. His newest physique of labor, Unhappy Songs In C Main is all about life’s defining moments and discovering the need to hold on. JACK leads us on a phenomenal journey into self-realization; his album is a profound must-listen.

:: “Don’t Know About The World“- Emei ::

Chloe Robinson, California

Tlisted below are so many loopy issues occurring on this world. Whether or not it’s pure disasters or politics, at occasions it may be arduous to really feel protected. Although this planet could also be crammed with chaos, it’s good to know there may be that one individual you may at all times take solace in. Emei’s new launch “Don’t Know About The World” particulars having that individual in your life that looks like residence. Her clean vocals float atop atmospheric backdrops to create a dream-like piece that’s otherworldly. The track opens with the highly effective strains, “don’t know in regards to the world, however I do know that I really like you.” This exhibits that in an unpredictable world her love is one factor that may keep fixed. Many people depend upon having that rock when occasions get robust making the monitor so relatable.

Emei will be acknowledged for her edgy anthems akin to “Cynical” and “That Woman”. Followers love her assertive tone articulating trustworthy and unapologetic lyrics. The Chinese language/American alt-pop singer/songwriter received her begin on Chinese language Idol at simply 15. That fierce dedication that landed her third place can nonetheless be heard within the daring, assured music she places out immediately.

:: “Determine Skater” – Trinket ::

Mitch Mosk, New York

Sadvert Membership Data’ newest signing are introducing themselves with simply the correct quantity of jangle, drear, and melodrama. Launched September 14, “Determine Skater” is the irresistible second single from New York Metropolis’s Trinket, an indie pop band stuffed with hi-fi ardour and lo-fi appeal. Fronted by songwriter Madison Kate Proffitt (vocals, guitar) along with Basil Lee (drums), Nara Avakian (bass), and co-writer/occasional stay member Sean Camargo, Trinket’s music calls to thoughts the likes of Alvvays, Frankie Cosmos, and Nineteen Eighties UK band Talulah, amongst others – and but, for all its familiarity ,”Determine Skater” feels recent: It’s one thing new, from a band that may’t wait to introduce themselves to the plenty.

Enjoying with my hair at nighttime
What’s the large thought?

I do know you
Watching a rerun for the seventh time
Isn’t half as enjoyable
Looping round

“‘Determine Skater’ is about recognizing patterns in your self and folks,” Madison Kate explains. “Perhaps getting caught in loops, rhythms, and habits. It’s just a little bit about existential dread, and rather a lot about simply permitting your self to exist by way of these emotions nonetheless you have to. It pertains to getting comfy in a relationship, and together with {that a} feeling of tension about it being too good to be true or short-term.”

And I really feel like a determine skater dancing on the ice
Gliding to a smoother floor
I received the sensation of sugar caught on my pearly tooth
Caught on me, caught on you
I’m laying on the ground in favourite spot
Simply to attempt to really feel something
It’s the seventh time this week
And I really feel like a determine skater dancing on the ice
Gliding to a smoother floor

Candy and searing, sugary however not overly saccharine, “Determine Skater” is an irresistible greatest foot ahead from a band we will’t wait to listen to extra from, and hopefully quickly. Get misplaced within the kaleidoscopic, charming world of Trinket!

:: “Final Evening” – Iration ::

Josh Weiner, Washington DC

I first found Iration when I interviewed them for Atwood in summer time 2020 whereas they have been selling their album Coastin’. The suave vocals of frontman Micah Pueschel and reggae-infused instrumentals of the remainder of the band gained me over and helped make an in any other case troublesome interval for everybody simpler for me to recover from.

I’m completely happy to see that these qualities have remained intact on their newest single, Final Evening, that includes 4 songs – “Daytrippin’,” “IRL,” “New Type,” and the title monitor – which might be additionally slated for inclusion on their subsequent full-length file, due subsequent month. That’s not too far off, fortunately, and it’s nice that I used to be in a position to get a stable sneak preview of Daytrippin’. I’m undoubtedly left in excessive anticipation for the latter’s October sixth launch– to not point out their efficiency on the Home of Blues in Boston, which I’ve my tickets for!

:: “Champion” – Warpaint ::

Beau Hayhoe, New York, New York

Lately, evidently a lot of what’s “previous” is, in actual fact, new once more. Or fairly, there’s a endurance and a consistency to the music that strikes you and by no means actually leaves you. When a band has its “second,” there’s a buzz that permeates the air at festivals and live shows and headline excursions, and it’s an intoxicating feeling. And but, one of the best seize that buzz and by no means let it fade, as California-based, atmospheric four-piece Warpaint has carried out courting again to 2010 debut The Idiot.

The group’s 2022 LP Radiate Like This lent itself fairly properly to a well-received tour final yr (together with a fall 2022 go to to Bushwick venue Brooklyn Made), and the music of Warpaint is as soon as once more carried with a buzz on the breeze. The genre-blurring band lately performed New York Metropolis’s Brooklyn Bowl forward of a spot opening for a duo of Ben Gibbard acts, The Postal Service and Dying Cab for Cutie, which is a prize in and of itself, some may say. And but, what’s exceptional about Warpaint is the band’s craft, tightness and precision – an virtually second nature that radiates all through its spindly, atmospheric guitars. The band is aware of its songs inside and outside, after which some.

All of it involves a head on 2022 album opener “Champion,” a fittingly hazy anthem of types for Warpaint. Consistency is vital and consistency is prized amongst fervent followers of a band (as this week’s sold-out Brooklyn Bowl present proved). And but in case you carve your personal path – as Warpaint have carried out over a decade-plus profession — the suitable lyrics, melodies and alternatives appear to current themselves. Dive into this track to begin your weekend, and do your self a serious favor by exhibiting up early at MSG in New York Metropolis to catch Warpaint subsequent week.

:: “Nonetheless Because the Evening” – Rowan Drake ::

Mitch Mosk, New York

“I’m so chilly and rising colder by the day,” Rowan Drake admits in his newest single. “I’m so drained, I really feel myself slipping away.” And but, we will’t assist however really feel heat and energized as “Nonetheless Because the Evening” comes into view. The newest single from the 18-year-old Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer arrives lower than three months after his introductory debut EP Expensive Ella, (launched June 9, 2023 by way of Atlantic Data) – a soul-stirring assortment that looks like a bit of the artist’s personal coronary heart and soul have been damaged off, and distilled into musical gold.

Who’ve I turn out to be?
Simply look in my eyes
Do you acknowledge me?

Lifeless to the contact
Nonetheless because the evening
Because the world passes by me

Impressed by occasions of turbulence and unrest, “Nonetheless Because the Evening” is as uncooked because the EP it follows: The musical manifestation of an internal ache, channeled into a wide ranging confessional.

“‘Nonetheless As The Evening’ is the recollection of a time frame the place I misplaced all management in my life,” Drake tells Atwood Journal. “The world was weighing down on me. I felt all the aim draining from my life. In that point, I simply prayed somebody would come and take management over my existence. I didn’t wish to be in cost. I used to be numb, alone, confused. The track is an expression of that point. It speaks to the sensation you get once you look within the mirror and don’t perceive how you’re the identical individual as your former self. The previous self that appeared to be a lot happier, a lot extra at peace on the planet.”

For all those that’ve recognized what it feels wish to drown within the relentless chaos of a chilly and callous world, “Nonetheless Because the Evening” is a beacon of empathy and understanding. Drake’s stunning voice caresses our ears and our hearts, whilst he bares his very heavy, aching soul.

Such a sound…
The downpour of the rain
Because it drowns my cries,
they don’t have any title.
Someway I do know them the identical.

Who’ve I turn out to be?
Simply look in my eyes
Do you acknowledge me?

Lifeless to the contact
Nonetheless because the evening
Because the world passes by me

:: The Foreigner – Ed Prosek ::

Joe Beer, Surrey, UK

Ed Prosek speaks of feeling misplaced in his newest EP, The Foreigner. Rising up with a Czech father and an Italian mom, the songwriter was born in California and now resides in Berlin. His colourful cultural upbringing has left Prosek with a lingering sensation of not becoming in, and the brand new launch delves into his mission to dig deep and discover his id. He confides, “As an American in Europe I’ll by no means be totally European, however on the identical time, after I go residence, I really feel like a vacationer there as nicely. A wierd actuality that leaves me confused about my id and my emotions of ‘residence’. This EP was written in probably the most essential/thrilling occasions of my life. It paperwork the highs and the lows of affection and anxiousness and it does so from the attitude of my internal monologue.”

The Foreigner is a surprising concoction of chamber orchestration, charming storytelling lyrics and heat and comfy pop melodies. Sucking you in from the very first word, Prosek has a hypnotic high quality to his voice, the place his velvet tone encompasses you want a giant, fluffy blanket. By means of twinkling instrumentation, Prosek delivers a world of magical soundscapes in The Foreigner, offering a protected place for listeners to turn out to be utterly immersed in.

:: Similar Ache – Garret T. Willie ::

Julius Robinson, California

Gravelly rock and blues singer Garret T. Willie lays all of it on the road in his new album, Similar Ache. The daring providing focuses on gut-wrenching themes of ache and loss and you’ll hear that angst in every tenacious launch. The file opens with the standout “Make You Mine Tonight.” The rugged, in your face single is an upbeat anthem that really excites. Evoking the sensation of The Black Keys “Lonely Boy” it possesses that very same feverish grit. The video additionally shows groovy, rock n’ roll vibes. The psychedelic visuals add to the piece’s wealthy, basic taste. “Love Hangover” is equally as intoxicating with the identical type of fierce guitars and passionate, raspy vocals. The title monitor “Similar Ache” seeps with darkish, emotive vitality reminiscent to that of Johnny Money. Willie The file concludes with “Entrance Road Blues,” whose infectious, vibrant, bluesy high quality is distinctly Willie.

The 23-year-old artist is an previous soul at coronary heart. His heat nature and rowdy sonic make for songs that soar. The British Columbia native has been by way of rather a lot in his life. That storied previous will be heard in his intricate music that’s felt intensely. Influenced by acts like Elvis, AC/DC and The Rolling Stones, Willie’s tunes have that very same witty wildness.

:: “Fall 4 Me” – Vernon Jane ::

Mitch Mosk, New York

Vernon Jane’s spirited “Fall 4 Me” could have launched just a little over a yr in the past, but it surely feels a recent and punchy immediately because it did then. A spotlight off the Dublin “jazz punk” band’s November 2022 EP Wifey, “Fall 4 Me” is now doing double-duty as the main focus monitor off their forthcoming sophomore album Chestpains and Sidepieces, set for launch Friday, October 13, 2023.

I’m scared (huh)
Don’t inform me that your prepared in case you can’t dive proper in
I’m drained (huh)
Don’t have the vitality I allow you to win
This spherical (huh)
You retain on knocking me knocking me out
And I’m out
The one manner we received is out the one manner we received is

A track like this deserves extra time again within the highlight: As charming as it’s emotionally charged, “Fall 4 Me” hits arduous because the Irish band spill their souls in a second of uncooked ardour and stirring vulnerability.

“‘Fall 4 Me’ is a dialog with your self about what you deserve and what you actually need from one other individual,” Vernon Jane’s Emily Jane O’Connor tells Atwood Journal. “Love must be light and sort and will by no means depart you feeling undeserving. Generally it’s arduous to say issues out loud inside {our relationships} and friendships. It’s by no means straightforward to step away and it’s so arduous to step away purely for your self. The aggressive outro is about taking again management.”

Do i carry you pleasure in any respect
I do know I catch you once you fall
However once you gonna fall for me?
Whenever you gonna fall for
Do I carry you pleasure in any respect
I do know I catch you once you fall
However once you gonna fall for me
Whenever you gonna fall for… Me
I’ve been ready
All my life
We will’t appear to get love proper

All relationships are a push and pull of some sort – an emotional and non secular steadiness – and when that stability will get knocked out of whack, it takes greater than a minute to return to your completely happy equilibrium. For Vernon Jane, “Fall 4 Me” is without delay the unraveling and the redemption: A message of hope and religion, self-love and non secular renewal, all conveyed by way of an exhilarating high-octane efficiency that calls for our undivided consideration.

Arms out (huh)
I’ll carry on praying until we determine it out
Pondering out loud (huh)
I gained’t depart if I don’t depart now..

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