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Beginning her songwriting and musical career at the young age of six in her Northern Carolina bedroom studio set-up. Multi-genre artist AnnabelleCardin uses her music to make sense of life's many grey areas, undefined emotions, and life changes. She finds herself connecting with listeners through her simple, relatable production nature and style. Her new single "Rosy" layers her thin yet heavy vocals atop deep guitar and drum instrumentals. This contrast between dreamy, intimate vocals and strong tunes is what sets her apart as an artist and allows her to create melodic and lyrically ambiguous songs. Listeners will feel an immediate connection to this track as Cardin touches on being drawn in so many directions by her emotions and feelings. As this single continues to flow, each confident lyric is paired with a high-level musical background which keeps the single moving. Cardin shares very similar ideals to many other adolescent musicians with a strong optimism for the future while still holding a quintessential pessimism clearly shown in lyrics like "Every night feels like wind burnt cheeks, painted warm." Every lyric, verse, and single written by Cardin holds a powerful nature that is filled with in-depth emotions and connections to more difficult times. Your new single “Rosy” is filled with so much power and emotion, can you tell us a little bit about your inspiration behind this piece? Hi, thanks! Rosy is a song about waiting for and sort of romanticizing the future. It started with the line “only you can make me old,” which sat in the back of my head for a while until I developed the rest of the lyrics. Between that and the imagery of standing in the cold with rosy cheeks, I was trying to portray this idea that my hopes and wishful expectations for the future are ultimately what give me this sense of time passing and changing me, while also acknowledging through the metaphor of standing in the cold that it can be painful to have to wait so long for all of these things that you’ve spent your life romanticizing to actually happen. How do you feel that “Rosy” fits into the style and themes of other music you have produced? A lot of my music in the past few years has been slower rock inspired by the grunge rock I’ve grown up on, and even some more folk-sounding stuff. During the past few months, I’ve really started branching out and listening to more of that recent indie sound, and I definitely see that showing through a lot in Rosy. It holds onto the essence of my writing style while incorporating even more of the sounds that I’m inspired by, which is something I’m really excited about. Would you say you have any artists that you feel you draw influence from in your music or produce similar to? Yeah, honestly, I feel inspired by all of the artists I listen to, and I try to grasp onto as many of those sounds as possible when I’m producing music. In Rosy, that overdriven guitar and the loud cymbals in the chorus come more from stuff like Smashing Pumpkins while the main beat comes from that typical percussion sound that you hear in a lot of current indie music, like often in Girl in Red who I’ve been particularly into lately. It is so inspiring that you have been able to create such powerful, emotion-filled music from your bedroom, because of this what would your advice be to listeners who want to join the music industry but feel they don’t have the means? Well, my studio setup took several years to come about. Like most people, I just started out with a guitar and my amp and I’d crudely record my songs on my phone. Being able to produce higher quality music with good equipment definitely helps the songs sound more like the way they sound in my head, and of course, that makes me feel like what other people hear in my music is as I intended it to be heard. However, none of the studio equipment is really necessary for the music to truly express what thought goes into it. As long as you’re honest and vulnerable in your writing, that will translate into the recording, no matter what your equipment looks like. What has been keeping you inspired to create music? Definitely just listening to music and recognizing how that makes me feel. Sometimes I’ll have a song playing and then I’ll have to pause it and run to my guitar because I’m so inspired by the way the artist communicates and I want to put my own interpretation on that emotion or concept too. Even when I’m not listening to music, I’ve sort of just built this habit where, instinctively, I have to just write stuff out or sit down with the guitar for a while. It’s the cliche that everyone uses, but I really couldn’t live without it. Instagram Twitter #BUZZMUSIC

Hailing from North York, Canada NickTheGreat embraces inspiration from many places, people, and things. Creating art has always been an outlet for NickTheGreat. As a child having to experience grief and pain, he has transferred this frustration into something greater than himself, but the power to relate to others. Easing our minds with a mesmerizing release of tranquil tenors, NickTheGreat’s most recent single, “Self love,” tumbles into our minds with an animated conveyance of vocal ecstasy. The emotional echoes released from NickTheGreat’s vocalization have us moved in an intrapersonal connection of intimacy. The lyrical content delved into has us capturing the delicate side of NickTheGReat as an artist and individual apart from the intoxicating melodies that he placed forth. Touching into the genre of Contemporary R&B while uniquely finding a way to make it his own, we can’t help but be stimulated by the depths of passionate significance. Encompassing the deluxe luxury that arouses our thought-provoking quintessence in a swarm of ethereal tendencies, NickTheGreat showers us in a radiating performance best served with dim lights and your finest glass of wine. Vulnerable coatings of cogency, drizzle into the unparalleled ambiance of mid-tempo tempo grooves in, “Self-love.” Creating intricate imagery that floats to the surface of our lives, NickTheGreat brings life to the artistic versatility that he sprawls over a sonic canvas. With each body of work progressing him to a new-found glory, the aptitudes of his righteous messaging come in various forms of his conveyance. Be sure to check out NickTheGreat’s latest single, “Self-love,” and see what all the hype is about for yourself. We are loving your latest release, “Self love.” What inspired the lyrical content of this particular song? What inspired my lyrics of this song was pretty much straight forward LOVE YOURSELF cause nobody is going to love you harder than you expect for God. You gotta be your own super fan even when you don’t have any fans (stalkers) around you. If you can’t chill by your lonesome then why do you think anyone wants to go around you. A lot of people in my generation have yet to ask that question and it all starts with self-examination. That’s self-love. Know yourself. With your artistic style always changing, what musical and non-musical influences do you allow to speak into the music that you create? I have a purpose to express all that my people have endured and are still enduring. Our environment, our mental/ spirit. My job is to wake up my people through sounds and words to make them think. How long was the creation and recording process for “Self love”? Were there any memorable moments along the way? "Self love" was created in my bedroom on my iPhone 6 with a garage band and cheap headphones lol then I kept listening to it over and over like I always do with my songs but this one hit something in me. I let it sit on the shelf for a year.. tried re-cording it at a friend's studio but then the irony hit. I called the song "Self love" and yet here I was trying to perfect my song as if I didn’t already love it so I had to walk away from peoples studio and work on it myself and that’s what I did during COVID (perfect timing by way) purchased logic. Got my equipment and got to work. How does “Self love,” compare to other songs in your music catalog? "Self-love" is the next phase in my life from my previous song advice. Which was about taking your own advice and listening to intuition. Now it’s time to put it into action by self-love. What's next for you? More independent work that I’m proud of will be on the way! It’s bigger than music. Instagram Spotify

Born and raised in Pasadena, Maryland, a suburb right outside of Baltimore City that has been heavily affected by the opioid epidemic, Lewis School Em has taken his life experiences and used them for the greater good. Currently, a resident of Southern California, when he was in Pasadena, Lewis School Em was surrounded by street violence, drug addiction, and the loss of his friends due to the trials and tribulations affecting their reality; Lewis School Em began making music at the age of 19 and started exuding his inner emotions into the songs that he carefully crafts. In the passion-fueled consciousness of Lewis School Em’s most recent single, “Szuba,” we are submerged in a universe of reminiscent teachings that revolve around the experiences of Lewis School Em. Exposed to the undeniable passion in the lyrical dexterity vocalized by Lewis School Em, his hunger drives through the musical tenors that provide thought-provoking material to saturate your headspace. Sharing his insight comes fluently to the emerging artist. The in-depth tales that are told through each lyrical offering shed a few weighty layers off of the unbearing pressure the world can convey. The tantalizing components that simmer in mid-tempo instrumentation comprehend the intimate messaging that Lewis School Em so naturally performs to create an emotional connection with his audience. Through self-reflection, diligence, and the power to overcome obstacles, Lewis School Em’s musical creations relocate his quintessence in a transferrable manner. Triumphantly swaying through each glistening cadence heard in this sonic invitation to the intimate soul of Lewis School Em, we are accustomed to his rap forward progression in the substantial hues conveyed. Anticipating the storytelling methods that we’ll be hearing in his subsequent creations, “Szuba” has a special place in our hearts as Lewis School Em glides across this beat with pure fortitude. We love the depth that you provide us in, “Szuba.” In your own words, what does this specific track mean to you? I’ve never written a song that means more to me than this one, to be honest. My neighborhood has been devastated by opioids and I’ve lost so many friends I can’t even count. Adam, who the song is about, was basically like a brother. We grew up together and his death affected me in a lot of ways. We had a conversation shortly before he passed where he told me to chase my dreams and he’s one of the reasons I’m on this journey in Cali. One thing I learned early on is that every day is a blessing so I’m working as hard as I can to tell our story. In terms of themes and messaging, what are you hoping that your listeners take away from this song? I hope that this track can provide some hope to those still addicted and trying to move on from this disease. I’ve had so many positive responses and people telling me how much it relates to their lives. So many people told me they were in tears. I like to spit bars and get wild, but when you can positively affect someone’s life with your music, there’s really not a better feeling as an artist. Could you please shine a light on what the creative and recording process entailed when creating, “Szuba”? I came up with the idea to make this song on the two-year anniversary of his death. I was thinking about all the times we had and I just knew I had to make a song about this. I actually recorded another song before this one, to a completely different beast, but I didn’t feel it was powerful enough, so I started over. My girl and I were on a drive to LA listening to some beats, and the second We heard this beat drop, we both immediately knew it was the one. I wrote the song on the way back home and recorded it that night. It definitely stirred up a lot of emotions and was hella tough to record because of how personal it was, but I got it done. How have you found yourself growing as an artist from your first release to this current song? I feel like since I moved to LA from Pasadena a lot has changed. Since I started dropping music I’ve made so many connections and I feel very positive about the future. Since releasing Szuba, I’ve learned that being vulnerable and showing your soft side in your music isn’t a bad thing. I’m going to be dropping some music videos soon, including one to Szuba, and I have plans to release a couple of songs a month for the near future. I’ve gained so much confidence and I feel more positive than ever. What would you like new listeners to know about you and the music that you create? I’m a pretty quiet dude, but when I get in the studio I’m wild bruh. I’ve seen a lot of crazy stuff. I’m not scared to say how I feel behind the microphone. Like at all. I talk about what I’ve experienced. I’m at all times, being me. If you like rappers that have bars and punchlines, hop on the bus! Instagram #BUZZMUSIC

From San Francisco, CA, the electro-pop/new wave duo The Major Arcana gets our blood pumping with their moody and conceptual single entitled "Masque." While creating music for the indie queer erotic thriller film 'X,' The Major Arcana later formed their duo through the stylings of vocalist/songwriter Scott J. Ramsey and instrumentalist Kevin De Nicolo. Creating an immersive story-world through their music, The Major Arcana takes on a theatrical vocal style alongside gothic masquerade imagery. Delving into their latest single, "Masque," The Major Arcana delivers a highly conceptual theme throughout this track, basing the piece around body dysphoria/dysmorphia and the empowerment of aesthetically representing one's identity. While the instrumentals give us moody and goth-pop flairs, we're left sinking deeper into the groaning aches of this heavy hitter. Playing "Masque," a mid-tempo new wave beat opens the song alongside soothing background synths and Scott J. Ramsey's moody and sultry vocal stylings, offering feelings of domination and power through each breath. While singing highly sensual and descriptive lyricism to keep us all the more engaged, the surrounding instrumentals begin to sink deeper and groan with heavy electric guitars and eerie synth melodies. We genuinely admire the dark tone and mystical feel of this gripping single, especially as The Major Arcana continues their passionate journey with each lyric and haunting element. While the instrumentals continue their cinematic venture throughout the song, The Major Arcana ends the piece on a heavily intimate and mysterious note. Catch The Major Arcana's latest sultry single, "Masque," on all streaming platforms, and lock yourself into the goth-pop duo's enigmatic ways. We adore the dark tones and sultry feel of your latest single, "Masque." Where did the inspiration for this song come about? The song “Masque” was born from the lyric, “My masque is my real face,” which was the first lyric I ever wrote that felt I was nailing exactly what I was trying to say. Our music act The Major Arcana launched while we were creating music for an indie queer erotic feature film we were making called X. We were initially just making music for the film, but about halfway through the process, we realized that we really wanted the music to live and breathe as its own complete piece. “Masque” was one of the first songs that were not written for X, even though it totally fits the themes and vibe of the movie. The sonic palette was influenced a great deal by Siouxsie and the Banshees, particularly their song “Face to Face,” which is also about masks. We wanted the song to feel Wintery, gothic, and vampiric. How does the single "Masque" tie in with the theme and feel of its parent album 'At the Devil's Ball?' The song is saying that my clothes are more me than my naked body because I chose them. It really came about from me asking myself what I wanted everyone to know about me if I could bake it down to a short phrase. And it’s that I’m okay being whatever you want, just see me for what I show you, not a category that society chooses. This album 'At the Devil’s Ball' is really an invitation to come to experience a world where no fantasy is too obscene. It’s an album about shame, and about defying roles. The title comes from a 1913 ragtime song by Irving Berlin. Our cover of the song sits at the center of both our album and our film X, within which it serves as the backing track for a burlesque performance by a character in the film. The number takes place at a masked sex party for young overly privileged urbanites, hosted by the elusive Christian King, the titular X. Christian’s debaucherous balls are a “safe space” for her guests, where they can indulge in their wildest pleasures without judgment; as she puts it, “…in our house, no fantasy is too obscene.” Little do the attendees of her events realize that she is a predatory voyeur and keeps a hidden camera in the guest bathroom - the terrible irony of the story being that her own promise of a sanctuary for her guests free of shame is all a house of cards. This album exists at an intersection between the characters in the movie, and myself. The movie to a degree is about the destructive power of shame. Only speaking for myself, I find categories to be the death of art and identity. This album is a yearning for limitlessness - about destroying old norms. These songs are pop, but the sounds my bandmate Kevin [De Nicolo] made are very destructive sounds - they sound like knives, spinning blades, blenders. What did you want your listeners to feel through the overall sonics and mysterious approach within the single “Masque?" I’d like for the listener to feel like they are entering a world that is spooky and seductive, and to feel powerful in their vulnerability. Art and sex both are about laying bare what is often hidden. So this music is an examination of that process, and hopefully also feels rich and entertaining! It’s queer, it’s theatrical, it’s dark and gothic. You’ve mentioned that your group strives to tell stories through songs, films, and music videos. What sort of stories and concepts do you usually touch on within your creative works? Our goal is to create a fantasy experience that shows the destructive nature of dogmatic categories and stigmas and contrasts that with the beauty, liberation, and fun of being subversive and limitless. I also like the idea of revisiting and remixing sounds and themes - for example, elite masked sex parties from the film Eyes Wide Shut or goth-pop music of the New Wave - and bringing them into a new context with a different perspective, and with this raw indie edge that naturally comes with making art on a micro-budget level. We also made several music videos to songs from the album, which can be found on our YouTube channel, which takes all these themes and concepts to a more surreal place. These videos we did are basically fever dreams that remix the story elements of the movie and the music with mythology and fairy tale imagery. What would you like new listeners to know about the music that you create? I’m nothing special, I have no idea if I’m any good at making movies or music - all I care about is trying my best to tell a story in the most compelling way. I think I fail often but I find the failure as delicious as the success. I think this kind of passion about my work isn’t a crime but I do often get judged for it, which always makes me sadder than being judged for being queer because my artistry feels as true to me as sexuality. But only one of those things - the one I can’t control, is deemed as “important”. That’s what this album’s about: how your choices are more “you” than your circumstances. I’d also want them to know about our creative team behind both the movie and the music, Kevin De Nicolo who made this album with me, Lien Do who composed the film’s score with Kevin, and also was our engineer, Matthew Pereira who mastered the album, Hannah Katherine Jost who wrote a few songs with me and was also my writing partner on the film. This album was a journey of blood, sweat, and rose petals, and it really was made just through all of us organically and earnestly trying to tell this story and create this immersive experience. Instagram Facebook

From Madison, Wisconsin, the genre-bending synth-rock project and trio Kat and the Hurricane releases their pent-up woes through an exhilarating single, "Sorry That I'm Like This." Consisting of lead singer/guitarist Kat Farnsworth, keyboardist Benjamin Rose, and drummer Alex Nelson, the trio delivers a haunting blend of pop and alternative-rock, dubbed as 'sad lesbian music.' While being named New Artist of the Year 2020 by the Madison Area Music Association and winning Best Alt/Indie Band in Madison Magazine's Best of 2020, Kat and the Hurricane are proving to be a force in the industry. Now releasing their vibrant synth-pop/alt-rock single, "Sorry That I'm Like This," Kat and the Hurricane take us through a scorching hot atmosphere while delivering incredibly profound and reflective lyricism to spark a connection with any listener. While singing of inner woes and demons, Kat and the Hurricane transmute their worries into song and lift us into power. The intro for "Sorry That I'm Like This" opens with Benjamin Rose's glimmering synths, Alex Nelson's punchy drum patterns, and Kat Farnsworth's powerful vocals. Taking us back to prime time 00s through this single's nostalgic tones and energetic sonics, we adore the arrangement's depth and natural warmth. While Kat Farnsworth continues to apologize for their ways, the supporting instrumentals perfectly complement their soulful and energetic stylings. As we hear from Benjamin Rose, they also sing another self-deprecating message that strikes the immediate relation between Kat and the Hurricane and their audience. Experience the upbeat and genuine stylings of Kat and the Hurricane through their latest powerhouse single, "Sorry That I'm Like This," and prepare yourself for the band's upcoming EP slated for a 2021 release. We truly admire the raw emotion and passion your trio has delivered within "Sorry That I'm Like This." What inspired your saddening concept? Was this song's inspiration a collective or individual reaction? Ben: Writing “Sorry That I’m Like This” was the first time that Kat and I co-wrote lyrics. We were both dating people casually during the same season of our lives, and we were both experiencing some of the same awkward and complicated feelings that come with dating. Kat brought the song to me with a chord progression, the hook, and a verse. When I realized what it was about and realized how deeply I was able to relate to it, I wrote the second verse and we decided to turn the song into a self-deprecating anthem of staying true to yourself, no matter how awkward or difficult that can be at times. How did your group go about the sonic creative process for "Sorry That I'm Like This"? How did you find the sound you were looking for? Ben: Our process for writing music and finding the right sound for our songs has been pretty much the same since Kat and I first started playing together. Kat writes the majority of the lyrics and chord progressions for our songs and will bring it to Alex and me to add layers. I will add some harmonies and melodic hooks to shape the sound, Alex arranges the percussion to create dynamics, and then we all collaborate on adding extra layers as appropriate. Like most of our songs, Sorry started as a chord progression and lyrics with raw emotion and story to tell. The rest of the music is simply layers we add to help convey the emotion of the lyrics. The phrase “sorry that I’m like this” is self-deprecating in one sense, but it is also playful and tongue-in-cheek. Combining upbeat pop-punk rhythms with bright synth melodies and echoing vocals simply felt like the most natural way to convey the song’s meaning. Did you work with a team to help execute your music video for "Sorry That I'm Like This"? What was this shooting process like? Alex: Yes, we were so fortunate to have a very small masked team working with us! Our dear friend Jordyn Alft directed and shot the entire video, while another friend Britni Petitt (who has done our photography for a few years) helped with special effects, and took tons of awesome candid and promo shots. It was also her idea to use smoke bombs - we have huge billows of blue, black, and purple smoke throughout the Sorry video that really ties the chaos altogether. Jordyn’s partner was also present for support. This whole music video was actually developed, planned, prepped, and executed in under 24 hours. We had originally planned a completely different concept for this music video and only decided the night before we’d planned to shoot it to commit to the gender reveal party, so the next day, we ran to the Dollar Tree to grab as many party supplies as we could and spent the whole morning and afternoon making a mess of our backyard and undoubtedly scaring our neighbors with the amount of smoke. It was such a blast, we were all having so much fun, and it all came together perfectly. What should we expect to hear from your upcoming EP? Do you have a release date planned? Kat: This next EP mostly consists of songs that we’ve been playout for people for a few years, so our fans might recognize a few of them. Two of the songs are actually relatively new, including one that we’ve only played at a quarantine Livestream or two. While our last EP, Libra, was the first to showcase us as a full trio, this next one is really going to showcase our evolution as every album has sounded slightly different than the previous one. At this time, we’re keeping the release date under wraps, but we are so thrilled to share it with everyone very soon. What's next for you? Alex: We just released two songs, Sorry That I’m Like This and Out of My Mind, and will be following these up with a brand new EP release, sometime later this spring or during summer. We hope to play as many live streams as possible until it’s safe to start gigging out and about again. Once it’s safe, we plan to get back on tour and play as many shows as we can (COVID actually interrupted our very first 10-day midwest tour, so we’re itching to get back out there). Until then, we’re just using this time to write more music, network with other musicians and venues, and stay connected with our friends and fans however we can. Website Facebook #BUZZMUSIC

Hailing from Hemet, CA, the R&B artist and singer-songwriter Nomie! releases a sultry and desirous single with "Sugar Honey (feat. Uraelb)." With a versatile discography, Nomie! stretches her sounds from r&b/neo-soul to pop, rock, hip-hop, and more through her beautifully blended vocals and sonic atmospheres. Part of the music/entertainment collective Respect The Real (RTR), Nomie! strives to be in the company of her inspirations like Beyoncé, Jasmine Sullivan, Victoria Monét, and more. She is now releasing her sweet r&b single, "Sugar Honey (feat. Uraelb)," Nomie! expresses her desirous and playful lyricism while bringing listeners into a passionate story of requited passion. Also featuring the hip-hop stylings of Uraelb, he offers incredible depth through his honest approach and genuine bars. While the sonics take us to cloud 9 through each r&b tone and element, we're truly amazed by such a thorough and tasty single. Opening "Sugar Honey (feat. Uraelb)" is an incredibly tender and lush r&B soundscape through a wavy electric guitar, a sugary bassline, and delicate drum patterns. As Nomie!'s vocals begin to float down from the heavens above, she offers her passionate and poetic lyricism to stop any listener dead in their tracks with her naturally captivating performance. We feel similar sonic and instrumental tones to Thundercat through this sweet single, especially through the groovy and sensual bassline that leads the song through each transition. As Uraelb begins rhythmically rapping of being in awe by a soul he's finally connected with, we begin our venture into the outro with each soothing and alluring element of this divine piece. Dive into a passion with help from Nomie!'s recent single, "Sugar Honey (feat. Uraelb)," now available for you to sink your teeth in on all digital streaming platforms. We're truly in awe of such a passionate and groovy r&b single like "Sugar Honey (feat. Uraelb)." When did you begin creating ideas for this track? I began writing for Sugar Honey in the fall of 2018. I think then I was just focused on getting out these emotions I had, which turned into the premise of the song. The first draft of the song was actually a little different than the completed version because of the emotions I had evolved. It took me a while to really be able to put them into words but now she’s here and I love the way things turned out. Was it easy to write about such fluid and passionate emotions for "Sugar Honey (feat. Uraelb)"? What was your songwriting process like"? It was easier to write for Sugar Honey because, unlike a lot of my other music, this was actually written with someone in mind lol. At the time I was seriously feeling this dude and I’m not a shy person (to a certain extent). I’m really reserved in certain aspects of my life Including relationships so I was really nervous to tell him how I felt and I needed a way to get these feelings out lol. I did actually end up telling him and he turned me down so I didn’t get a relationship, but I got a song so that’s still a win from all this. What drew you to the stylings of Uraelb to feature on your single "Sugar Honey (feat. Uraelb)"? Why did you feel that he would complement the song's tone and feel? When I think of UraelB as an artist, a thinker, and just an overall person, I think he’s just so... different ya know? Like fresh, never done before, really set apart from everyone and that shows especially in his music. For Sugar Honey, I also wanted it to be something new and different and the production on it almost makes me feel like I’m outer space (if you can picture that) lol. Like if I was in a spaceship exploring I’d turn this song on vibe and I think he matched perfectly with that energy and that vibe which I was really happy about. Could you tell us more about the collective Respect The Real? What does the collective stand for and strive to represent? Respect The Real as a collective [to me] is exactly what the name says, REAL. I think everyone a part of this collection is so authentically talented and themselves and amazing. There’s just so much everyone has to offer and that is what makes us different from everyone else. Every single member of the collective does an equally amazing thing, there are no weak links. Everyone is super talented in their own right and we all help each other and genuinely want to see each other win which isn’t something you see these days. What's next for you? The next steps for me are just branding and expanding. Of course, I plan to release more music in the future but I’ll definitely be in grind mode to solidify who I am as an artist and create a platform for myself. I have a lot of creative content in the works from live performances to getting my social media presence up, to merch so definitely be on the lookout for that! It’s the Nomie! World takeover for a real man. Instagram Twitter #BUZZMUSIC

Based out of Woodstock, GA, Fox & Arrows is a sibling-based band that thrives on serving up Indie-Pop comfort. Fox & Arrows is made up of Anna, Taylor, and Ben Tankersly, who all do their part to contribute to the songwriting talents heard across their musical creations. With each sibling and member picking up an instrument between the ages of 6 -10, their musical journey took off and is now what we know as Fox & Arrows. Delving into an ethereal atmosphere of profound lyrical conveyance, Fox & Arrows dips into a soothing performance in their most recent single, “Astronauts.” A full spectrum of tantalizing sounds immediately asserts themselves as they trickle into the soundscape one by one. Heightening your senses in an intimate offering of slow to mid-tempo fusion, the warm acoustic chords gracefully combine with crisp shimmers as they make a striking foundation for the vocals of Anna Tankersly to flutter upon. Adding a vintage touch to the reminiscent hues that this harmonious melody advances, Fox & Arrows fortifies their songwriting techniques in the most relatable manner. The methods that they use to cast out spirited imagery in the form of lyrical pleasantries are unparalleled. The dynamism that they share practically jumps out of the speakers as they fill your universe in an enthralling performance of nostalgic vibrations. With the crooning background vocals pairing with the heavenly lead like a fine wine, Seth Hanenburg is the guest appearance on the song that delicately sprinkles his flair as he brings the vision of Ben, Taylor, and Anna Taylor to the next level. Indebted to the serene transportation towards starry-filled skies, Fox & Arrows outdoes themselves as they exude a larger-than-life flair on the planet Earth. Congratulations on the captivating release of, “Astronauts.” What originally inspired the nostalgic creation that sends you back to the movie of, "Treasure Planet”? This song all started from the acoustic hook at the beginning and ending of the song. After messing around with that and some chords, we decided to write some words to it. That's usually how it goes for us - we hear something and then start writing. Immediately, the line "Three friends" came out and we decided to center the song around our sibling relationship. We're all pretty tight and wanted to capture that. The "Treasure Planet" vibe came a little later in the studio when our audio engineer, Sam Falle, threw some magical pads and drums on the track. Later, the spacey electric guitar played by Seth Hanenburg and Sam Falle helped to complete the vibe. Could you please share a glimpse into the creative and recording process that brought “Astronauts” to life? What did each member contribute to this specific song? Taylor and Anna started writing this song in 2018 (Ben was busy but remained a part of the inspiration behind the song - and of course, he's always our hype guy). After writing, we started to create a demo in Anna's basement bedroom/studio. We then kept this in our back pocket for a year and a half. We always knew we wanted to record this, and God opened the door in 2020. Anna graduated from The Dark Horse Institute in Franklin, TN in 2020 for audio engineering and decided to record "Astronauts" there. We recruited one of the audio engineers (Sam Falle) to work with us and brought in a family friend (Seth Hanenburg) to help us create the sound we were going for. Anna and Taylor sang lead on the track. Anna played the acoustic hooks at the beginning and end of the track. Seth sang backup, played the piano, bridge guitar, and solo guitar at the last chorus. Sam created the ambient pads and drum tracks and played the electric guitar for the verses. What was it like working with Seth Hanenberg to achieve the desired sound that we hear on this track? Seth Hanenburg is basically the adopted band member here :) He's been a family friend for 11 years and interestingly enough, Taylor gave Seth guitar lessons when he was younger! Seth quickly surpassed the teacher For any musical project we embark on, we love Seth to throw in his guitar skills. Working with him was awesome - he really heard where we were trying to take it and in about 30 seconds had a solo we could use. How do you allow your musical influences to speak into the music that you create? I think something always brings us back to a sound we heard when we were younger. When we're creating, we'll be messing around with melodies and rhythms and then say, "Oh that reminds me of a 50's sound" or "Let's make this sound like that epic drum in Lion King"! Super random sounds will trigger memories and then we try to add that vibe in our track. So the little details in our songs always have us reminiscing. What would you like new listeners to know about the music you create? Taylor usually brings a rock element and Anna brings a pop element, so we always try to blend these genres for our audience to sing along to. We honestly hope that people listen and smile. God has given us all talents and we should be using them to bless others and bring Him the glory. Facebook Instagram #BUZZMUSIC

Atmospheric Dream-Pop quartet Billie Gale is a musical monument to songwriter Beth Garber's late mother. Billie Gale, the woman, was a classic feminist, a combination of soft and strong, and the band that bears her name shares this intense duality. The band's enveloping shoegaze textures blanket singer and primary songwriter Beth Garber's boldly vulnerable lyrical outcries. Through the submergence of transcendent measures that swing us into a dreamland of deluxe illusions, Billie Gale delivers the fortified single, "Pools." With a reverberated soundscape that is saturated in unearthly harmonies, the heavenly vocals float amongst you as you effortlessly drift off to cloud-nine. A striking combination of enthralling ease has your inner being filled with a landslide of gripping emotion as you proceed through the lush sounds offered in this masterpiece. There is more to "Pools" than the tried and true elements of Pop music. Although touching on Pop-infused elements, this composition swims in opulent layered guitars, airy synths, and cathedral rhythmic tenors. The vocalization's delicate trickles get cast onto the instrumentation in a graceful momentum of a fortified structure. You shouldn't be fooled by the gentle roars. The impactful manner in which the vocals are performed with conviction is the most daunting trait of all. Sailing through robust consistencies of sonic goodness to evoke a colossal ambiance in a hollow of orchestrated clandestine, Billie Gale immerses their audience in thought-provoking lyrical content that is abstract in writing style. Clinging onto the deeper meanings that you search for, Billie Gale has you exposed to their unique approach of creating otherworldly atmospheric bliss. What does this song mean to you as a band and what are you hoping your listeners take away from it? Thanks! "Pools" was inspired by a book by Craig Childs called "The Secret Knowledge of Water." It's one of those books for me that has every other page dog-eared. Childs describes his relationship with water as a researcher who treks through the desert and creates water maps in seemingly desolate places. "There are two ways to die in the desert," he explains, "By thirst or by drowning." I've had lines from this book pop into my head years after reading it, because his descriptions are so emotional and poetic, and because his images reflect something very true about my inner life. When I wrote the song I was dealing with extreme, chronic anxiety and was really trying to block out the negative internal dialogue of every day, just to escape myself. My inner world was feeling very desolate and dangerous, and I was intent on distraction. Childs explains: "The only way to get across [the desert] is to have the sole intention of finding water." Writing "Pools," helped me explain this idea to myself, that the only way out is in. In the song, I say "dig down, call it back, my artifact of water deep." I could picture myself in a desert, with nothing to drown out the cacophony of doom-filled voices except something deep underneath. I would have to wade through until those voices wore themselves out. Songwriting for me is just a way for me to exercise realizations like this one, and "Pools" became a story I could tell myself, of searching out life underneath all the noise of doom or desolation. Could you please share a glimpse of the creative and recording process that brought “Pools,” to the ears of listeners? I wrote this song pretty quickly compared to others. I didn't want to overthink it. Musically I was referencing David Bazan in the way he uses a progression to create room for a linear story through lyrics. Once I had a structure I brought the song to the band and for the first time ever, the song just fell into place. It quickly became our favorite song to play because we could all just ride it out, it's a very fun song to play. Adam (guitar) creates this sea of sound, we all just kind of float through. I love all the bass textures and melodies Eric added, and the drums are very Bazan, steady, and driving. We were excited to record this one, and we did it up in Portland at Hallowed Halls. Brandon Eggleston (Wye Oak, The Mountain Goats) recorded our EP and we love working with him. He set up a wide-open space for us to live track and we're so happy with how it turned out. How does this single hold up to other bodies of work that we can hear in your catalog? "Pools" is a different song for us because it's not a slow burn like a lot of our music. Most of our music is a steady build from low lows to extreme highs. This song takes off from the start and ebbs and flows, but we really ride it out in a way that feels so natural. As a band, what happens to be your proudest career moment to date? I think we'd all agree that one of our proudest moments was playing Noise Pop last year with Califone. Playing with a band that has so much musical and lyrical maturity, so much experience and depth, it was just so inspiring to feel a part of it. It's the greatest accomplishment to share what you've created with someone you admire, and we admire them deeply. I came away from that night feeling really motivated to work toward having more nights like it. What would you like new listeners to know about the band and the music that you create? The music we create is extremely introspective because each of us is really thought-filled people. This single is an exciting release because we've created more of a balance between our deeply thoughtful side and our need to not overthink. It's a song that makes us move, it takes off, and then we don't need to think about it at all, we just get to live in it. I think that desire is what's led each of us to create music. We want to create a space where we can both explore and escape our internal worlds. Instagram Facebook #BUZZMUSIC

Emerging Canadian artist Yung Lavish flows together infectious lyrics and instrumentals in her newest single, “Vivid Memories.” Her unique personal rap sound has allowed her to connect aspects of her distinct culture with her powerful energy. Due to being brought up around other producers and talented creators, Lavish felt an encouraging push within to be the best at her craft and never take her foot off the gas, which influences and motivated each of her captivating lyrics instrumentals. Her vocal confidence encourages her listeners to act in the same ways as her and take risks in any experience they encounter. It is clear Vivid Memories is full of a strong inner purpose that has Yung Lavish “taking risks and speaking her mind.” Her first EP mix-tape is set to drop later this year and is sure to be even more powerful and motivating as she continues to build off of her amazing energy. Instagram YouTube #BUZZMUSIC

Toronto's own saintblu is a passionate multi-talented artist and songwriter. In his latest release, "Baby (feat. kamrn)" saintblu shows a more vulnerable side of himself while wearing his heart on his sleeve. The groove and smooth texture of this modern Pop/R&B track send an astonishingly direct message, and we love it. This track is full of spice and desire. We promise once you hear these heartfelt melodies, they'll be stuck in your head all day. saintblu is currently hard at work on his forthcoming EP, 'As He Pleases,' which is set to be a genreless collection of tracks. When asked in a recent interview with BuzzMusic, he explains that he has recently been pulling a lot of influences from Madonna and Britney, as well as Ariana Grande, who was notably a big inspiration when creating his most recent song "Baby (feat. kamrn)." He has also taken influence from artists such as Phoebe Bridges to give him an overall unique sound. In the interview, he goes onto say, "The only challenge I face while making this EP is having everything sound cohesive, which is why I wanna take my time with it." saintblu is the perfect example of an artist hungry and ambitious to push creative boundaries within the industry. Be sure to follow along on saintblu's journey as he prepares to release more music with "crazy visuals". We can't wait to see what is next for him. next for him. Read more with saintblu here. Instagram #BUZZMUSIC