Dive into a diverse soundscape with Adam Humphries’ curated playlist, featuring a blend of indie gems. From Tetine’s tropical funk to Allen Ling’s raw emotions, this roundup is sure to captivate your ears. Get ready to dance with Shannon Smith’s “Dance The Night Away” and let Fuera’s “Mariposa” hypnotize you. Conclude your musical journey with ISLA RICO’s eclectic EP, “Eternal Optimist.”

Tropical mutant punk funk duo Tetine release – “Music For Breathing”

Straight from the start I just found this highly intriguing as it sounds like something that you could easily pluck from a film soundtrack and has that atmosphere that begins nearly bleak but soon evolves into something more uplifting. The female voice segments give the tune that gradual lighter tones 

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Stream TETINE’s latest album “After The Future” now here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1cPPymclUihI1oNdsKopST?si=yxUCdht6TE6iijLA4HTKHw

TETINE play London’s Rich Mix on 19th Jan 2024. Find out more and get tickets here: https://richmix.org.uk/events/tetine-music-for-breathing/

Allen Ling concludes heartbreak trilogy with – “Remember”!

I have never heard anything from Chinese American artist, Allen Ling, but I was open for what he was about. Wow, I just found myself loving Remember, even though I’d listened to the first 20 seconds. I find the lyrics witty, raw, stripped back and completely sharp. Allen doesn’t hold back with his description of life and I genuinely enjoy it 

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Shannon Smith celebrates #1 position in the AIR charts by dropping delightful video for – ‘Dance The Night Away’!

Now it’s not exactly every day that you get music videos that closely resemble musicals, so I was curious to see what Shannon had done for Dance The Night Away. Happy to say that he didn’t disappoint. I openly admit that I am a sucker for musical themed videos so I found myself liking this almost instantly 

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Fuera drop hypnotic, ‘Mariposa’, live session via C41 One Stream Live Channel

Having heard Fuera’s previous releases I had an idea of what to expect but I had never experienced anything from the visual side so I was quite curious with the video. I actually liked it after just a handful of seconds, and I think doing the video in black and white added a bit more of a sombre tone to the video. Nice touch adding little art visuals 

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https://www.instagram.com/c41magazine?upcoming_event_id=18004570682026066

ISLA RICO – Release Upbeat Indie/Pop of ‘Eternal Optimist’ EP Today || Hear “it’s been a minute” Now

From Hope U Know Better to Butterflies to Maliblues and Naranja, never let it be said that ISLA RICO don’t know how to do an eclectic mix as their EP Eternal Optimist shows. I have only listened to a few tracks and have got to say that I am definitely impressed. A spectacular listen from start to finish 

‘ETERNAL OPTIMIST’ 

OUT TODAY – STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE

https://linktr.ee/islarico

BANDCAMP 

HERE

https://weareislarico.bandcamp.com/album/eternal-optimist-ep

LISTEN TO FEATURED HIGHLIGHT: 

“IT’S BEEN A MINUTE”

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HERE 

An incredible tune from start to finish, I can barely find fault with it. I have only listened to a handful of tracks from ISLA and am actually impressed with their music. These guys are definitely on course for much bigger 

ISLA RICO – TOUR DATES

3 Nov – Warrington’s Pyramid Basement – TICKETS

9 Dec – Scruff Of The Neck’s Year’s End Festival, Manchester – 

TICKETS

https://www.yearsendfest.com/