{"id":2289,"date":"2023-04-03T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T00:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2023-10-27T16:27:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T16:27:07","slug":"new-music-alert-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/new-music-alert-april-2023","title":{"rendered":"New Music Alert: April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friends, we\u2019ve got an extra special, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extra<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> extraordinary batch of dynamic songs this month. We\u2019re talking \u201890s tinged R&B, sparkly electric pop, and even tracks that just feel like waves and confetti (you\u2019ll see). Hear the full New Music Alert below, along with some words on some standout tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/7qjXrK9g78aj1CXHAVmD66?si=c2fcc4c1d16845aa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LISTEN ON SPOTIFY<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL4_SsHNp9R6ej3Lok4BN1T0HP3xc1NluL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WATCH ON YOUTUBE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Dende | \u201cSwerve\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This one just eases you right into the mood of the song, it\u2019s got that kind of subtlety and sparkle. It almost feels like that sweetness of when the seasons start to shift. The Houston-based R&B artist\u2019s new album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201895 Civic<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a whole wealth of solid songs, but \u201cSwerve\u201d is a nice place to begin. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/73Vj0bDzuk77zsgxA0ujKG?si=41551040354d4d1a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LISTEN NOW<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Abigail Osborn | \u201cBad Lover\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A confessional pop tune with just the right bit of gritty rock sneaking into the chorus. If you\u2019ve ever felt like you\u2019re not showing up in a relationship, blast this one for some catharsis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/7tElO8GJQi9YTXt91Sfgr9?si=2cd09da4d0ac4e62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LISTEN NOW<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>BEL | \u201cAre You Okay?\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is another kind of pop, a more electric tinged one, with breezy choruses and a driving beat. But there\u2019s a story unfolding in these lyrics with all kinds of complexity, where you\u2019re trying to pull the layers back and see what someone\u2019s really thinking. Be sure to listen a few times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4BaFnIJJGI96NaxPyZ9HLy?si=2390ecff408f442e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LISTEN NOW<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Abhi The Nomad | \u201cLiu Kang\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hook tip toes while the beat takes heavy steps, and then there\u2019s the Austin, TX rapper, hopscotching through the verses. Go hear it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/6VAf9bOL9WyDRH6mP6OgBo?si=f514569d0c944a04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LISTEN NOW<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>LANNDS | \u201cFortune\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe it\u2019s the album art, or that slow exciting synth build, but this track almost feels like a slow-motion dive into confetti, in a really good way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/7KKBiVdkpVJBXU2TP9XDAH?si=ad310519742b45b9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LISTEN NOW<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Manasseh | \u201cLOVE 3.0 (bonus track)\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ah, this dreamy track feels like it just flies by. It\u2019s got just the right bit of \u201890s R&B feel, but the Chicago artist is completely doing his own modern thing with this sweet song. Go take a listen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/3Yhx4uygozWYGfXd9Qn6JV?si=5599cbcd8a9f4ee9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LISTEN NOW<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Rufus T. Firefly | \u201cEl Filo\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This song is technicolor, it\u2019s full of high, bright tones, and deep earth percussion and vocals. The Madrid band gives us a spectrum of light in three and a half minutes\u2014hear it for yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/5xCXDaRsWu7EDl5uswoOts?si=9f3681b31cc04717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LISTEN NOW<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span data-sheets-value=\"{"1":2,"2":"Jack Rabbit"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{"2":5089,"3":{"1":0},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":16777215}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"9":0,"10":2,"11":3,"12":0,"15":"Arial"}\">Jack Rabbit | “New Year’s Eve”<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Sweet harmonies that seem to float through the melody as the song’s surroundings slowly swell until the whole thing really breaks through.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2Dmm7pNfPEfQUmrvT0ut5H?si=3f7ca72019174ecb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISTEN NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span data-sheets-value=\"{"1":2,"2":"King Isis"}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{"2":769,"3":{"1":0},"11":3,"12":0}\">King Isis | “taste of u”<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Smooth verses with a guitar tone that’s just a hair gritty\u2014and when the chorus comes in and it sounds like a singalong, you’re fully hooked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/5rA7ZWo2Wq0XBwGPMTKnQ5?si=6241f0f81a8542d7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISTEN NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Low Island | \u201cGoodbye Bluefin\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This dreamy, electronic indie pop number feels like the right way to wrap. It\u2019s melancholy and hopeful, a swirl of sounds that seem to expand and dissipate like easy waves. And when the horn comes in? You\u2019re hooked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/3xSXSuSevtDjeUwSpTTQcO?si=7b6c8e3789784e39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LISTEN NOW<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Words by Sofar Editorial Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends, we\u2019ve got an extra special, extra extraordinary batch of dynamic songs this month. We\u2019re talking \u201890s tinged R&B, sparkly electric pop, and even tracks that just feel like waves and confetti (you\u2019ll see). Hear the full New Music Alert below, along with some words on some standout tracks. 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