{"id":2791,"date":"2023-10-01T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=2791"},"modified":"2024-02-27T21:16:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T21:16:53","slug":"new-music-alert-october-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/new-music-alert-october-2023","title":{"rendered":"New Music Alert: October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If we had to pick one word to describe this bunch of gorgeous tracks, it would be dreamy\u2014dreamy 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.<\/p>\n<h4><b>DamarTheEmcee | \u201cMagic\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Speed dating isn&#8217;t all bad, sometimes the right person might land in the seat across from you. In <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7bFvvNiG2u88HR8ZPxScaA?si=US7a6je6R8i8-W0u6t0MDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DamarTheEmcee<\/a>\u2019s video for \u201cMagic\u201d, we get to watch just that, the magic of a romantic connection. It\u2019s a feel-good experience, not just from the story, but from the spacious, smooth horns and drums, that soft jazzy guitar, those easy verses\u2014it\u2019s a dreamy one.\u00a0\u00a0<b style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MAGIC - DAMARTHEEMCEE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W7yeyQlEPNk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>Brekky Boy | \u201cPortrait of Tracy\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">And speaking of dreamy, <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4VpFUNEQxKGW2BSHf7dndI?si=bF9CRG6uRhC6G7RF2Se8Mw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brekky Boy<\/a>\u2019s \u201cPortrait of Tracy\u201d feels like an abstract painting, a portrait morphing and rising right off the canvas into floating, jazzy electronic shapes. It\u2019s under two minutes, but you can get lost in this one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Portrait of Tracy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UfM-4H0Hpxc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>Xenia Manasseh | \u201cAnticipate\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2J4IvVbi2h1wB2A0p5kd86?si=QLdTnitwStOOQp4GkwX6og\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xenia Manasseh<\/a> brings this breezy track that\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anticipate ft Karun (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UZ6RIFze7xc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>Reggie Pearl | \u201cSea Cow\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Avant garde, slightly grunge-rocky, a hair jazzy, moody in the most intoxicating way\u2014<a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0bqF0eDCWNkie7lHRS9fDe?si=_olzGW2YQaKK0TqVsT6rtQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reggie Pearl<\/a> gives us a track that feels raw and real, perfect for a late-night listen.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sea Cow\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TyzaxBNUIas?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>Nature TV | \u201cWords\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Smooth as the light breeze coming off the sea behind them in this video, <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/43oBGBlKaDxrti8m7QiQrC?si=viCEm2bmTWe_K3VnIjXdTw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature TV<\/a>\u2019s made something subtle and special here.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Words (stripped back)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aaAOC09Mdqs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>SHEISA | \u201cReloj\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s poppy, lush, and powerful\u2014<a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6VQ16ALjrbpX923Nif5wW8?si=UUmJerPDTcaEDELOXSv4Fg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SHEISA<\/a>\u2019s \u201cReloj\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SHEISA - Reloj (Video Oficial)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h69uzNYSA1o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>Amplified. | \u201cWaves\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>This one\u2019s all about letting go, it\u2019s <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5wiqJrLPTWntHIPkEkqylm?si=i1gklDZwRHSGFWcZJDx9aQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amplified.<\/a> 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\u2019re feeling overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waves | Amp Melo ft. Wax (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KWpur680Urs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>MAVICA | \u201csometimes a person never comes back (but that&#8217;s okay)\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019ve heard a lot about going for love from these songs, but what about the times you gotta let go? That\u2019s what <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2J1sJydvX10ir67gz54cdW?si=eEqHrA05TeOF6-wH9aL-fg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAVICA<\/a>\u2019s new track is all about, when someone doesn\u2019t come through and we\u2019ve gotta pick ourselves back up. It\u2019s hard, but the artist makes the breakthrough feel optimistic, a sing-along.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MAVICA - sometimes a person never comes back (but that&#039;s okay) [Official Music Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S3hyO2u1m5U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>Night Flight |\u00a0 \u201cCrazy (Work On Me)\u201d<\/b><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Sometimes we realize we\u2019re the ones who aren\u2019t being our best selves, that we\u2019ve gotta take a good look at ourselves. That\u2019s what <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2nMtboATQpmDWebmKRsqpE?si=X7gHbwJERYG8R734W1rxDg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Night Flight<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NIGHT FLIGHT - Crazy (Work On Me)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Xu7WAExK40?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 24pt;\">Enjoying New Music Alert October and ready to discover new music in person? <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\">Browse shows.<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 24pt;\">Words by Sofar Editorial Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we had to pick one word to describe this bunch of gorgeous tracks, it would be dreamy\u2014dreamy 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 | \u201cMagic\u201d Speed dating isn&#8217;t all bad, sometimes the right person might [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":2794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-music-alert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}