If we had to pick one word to describe this bunch of gorgeous tracks, it would be dreamy—dreamy hip-hop, dreamy electronica, dreamy flares of jazz and silky voices and hooks. Let this New Music Alert October just float right into your ears.
DamarTheEmcee | “Magic”
Speed dating isn’t all bad, sometimes the right person might land in the seat across from you. In DamarTheEmcee’s video for “Magic”, we get to watch just that, the magic of a romantic connection. It’s a feel-good experience, not just from the story, but from the spacious, smooth horns and drums, that soft jazzy guitar, those easy verses—it’s a dreamy one.
Brekky Boy | “Portrait of Tracy”
And speaking of dreamy, Brekky Boy’s “Portrait of Tracy” feels like an abstract painting, a portrait morphing and rising right off the canvas into floating, jazzy electronic shapes. It’s under two minutes, but you can get lost in this one.
Xenia Manasseh | “Anticipate”
Xenia Manasseh brings this breezy track that’s easy going in its sonic outside, but on the inside, the lyrics are all about the vulnerability of anticipation, trying to recapture love. The artist makes the pain palatable.
Reggie Pearl | “Sea Cow”
Avant garde, slightly grunge-rocky, a hair jazzy, moody in the most intoxicating way—Reggie Pearl gives us a track that feels raw and real, perfect for a late-night listen.
Nature TV | “Words”
Smooth as the light breeze coming off the sea behind them in this video, Nature TV’s made something subtle and special here.
SHEISA | “Reloj”
It’s poppy, lush, and powerful—SHEISA’s “Reloj” has that synth backbone in the choruses that makes us feel tall and confident, ready to reach for what we want. Put this song on and go for it.
Amplified. | “Waves”
This one’s all about letting go, it’s Amplified. telling us to just take this life one wave at a time. The result? A very chill, pop-edged song to put on when you’re feeling overwhelmed.
MAVICA | “sometimes a person never comes back (but that’s okay)”
We’ve heard a lot about going for love from these songs, but what about the times you gotta let go? That’s what MAVICA’s new track is all about, when someone doesn’t come through and we’ve gotta pick ourselves back up. It’s hard, but the artist makes the breakthrough feel optimistic, a sing-along.
Night Flight | “Crazy (Work On Me)”
Sometimes we realize we’re the ones who aren’t being our best selves, that we’ve gotta take a good look at ourselves. That’s what Night Flight gets at here in this tender but buoyant number, the kind of indie-rock feel-good we could all use when facing our own worst selves.
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Words by Sofar Editorial Team
