I love this one, especially because of its sonic qualities. It’s like a combination of dreamy alt-pop and 1990s “earnesty”/honesty. Take that, filter it through a strainer that adds in self-doubt and self-assurance, and you’ve got “UFO.”
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Oakley Riot is “Lady Macbeth”
The song is angry, but quite tongue-in-cheek. The nature of it allows Oakley to just vent their frustrations at societal “norms” and let me tell you: it’s glorious.
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Eddy Cane Wants Us to Practice “Self Love”
Eddy Cane’s “Self Love” is a song about why it’s important to take care of yourself first, everyone else as you can take care of them.
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Oliver Presents “Marley”
If you’re about it, be about it like a Marley or Mandela and less like a social media activist.
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Q.Rock639 Gets Very DIY and Lo-Fi on “DTLA Freestyle”
If you want to know what actual lo-fi DIY hip-hop sounds like, not just the piano and drums stuff you get on YouTube (no shade, just being real), check this one out.
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Metri Christ Presents “Those Eyes”
The closing track of Metri’s ‘It’s Not Your Fault EP,’ the Virginia artist ends the project with a soulful track that does a few things.
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