At JustFocus, we love all styles of music. And so that your playlist is never too dated, our team of editors offers you at the beginning of the week the playlist of the editorial #74, a selection of 6 tracks freshly released. From Aimer to Jessie Reyez via Arch Enemy, here is a 360-degree tour of the latest new features to add to your playlist!
Childeric's choices
Far Out – Wrong (feat. Emilia Ali)
https://soundcloud.com/faroutofficial/sets/far-out-wrong-feat-emilia-ali
Fifth title of the rather mysterious duo, Far Out changes this time its electro style for a Future Bass sound with the voice of Emilia Ali, who had featured on the music of Cancer by Xan Griffin 3 months ago. DJ/producer Steve Void's label called Strange Fruits, continues to propel off, with only a dozen titles of his talents today.
Gammer – Stay Tonight (feat. Dylan Matthew)
Be careful, here it is 160BM. Those who are not used to it will feel a little devastated from the first drop (1mn16), but that's the HardEDM, a musical movement that has been reviving for a few years thanks to Kayzo (which you must have seen appear during a DJ Snake set at UMF or other). Gammer has been a production genius for quite a few years and we intend to tell you about it in a big retrospective dedicated to this crazy guy and very close to his fans – I would even say the closest – before the end of the year. Regarding this track, the major influence of this title clearly comes from his friend that we mentioned above, Kayzo. Dylan Matthew's voice, pitched to the max during the drop or for the Dubstep part of the title, gives enough energy to make the "headbang" (yes, it does not exist only for Metal). A track available on my favorite label Monstercat that Gammer has recently invested, thanks to Kayzo but also Darren Styles!
Love – Rokutousei no Yoru
This week I come back to a song by the Japanese singer, Aimer and the original composer, Tobinai Masahiro. This track released in the compilation Best Selection: White but also in the end credits of the anime No. 6 is incredible by its poetry and its incredible flight. It is also quite hard for the singer to interpret it correctly, and we will feel in her voice, a little weakness, as if she was going to cry. A quiet yet sad music. A soft voice yet overwhelmed by emotion. It's huge.
Azelice's choice
Arch Enemy – The Race
The third single from Arch Enemy's latest album Will to power finally has its music video ! For The race, the band chose to make the video clips of concert excerpts in black and white. With fast sequences such as the rhythm of the music, plays of light both in terms of contrasts and glare, the structure of the clip is in support of the text engaged. To make matters worse, English subtitles are even available for those who would like to accompany Alyssa on vocals!
Emma's choices
Jessie Reyez – Phone Calls
Selected by VEVO in the LIFT category, Jessie Reyez is one of the discoveries of the Canadian RnB scene of the year. After the release of her first EP Kiddo last April, she returns with Phone Calls, a song that addresses what seems to be a break between two friends. Jessie Reyez stands out once again for the contrast between hoarse and sensitive voice, and sometimes raw words. The recipe is addictive and we can also find it on February 15 at the Olympia in the first part of PartyNextDoor !
Bishop Briggs – Dream
Directly inspired by a dream of the artist, Dream, Bishop Briggs' second single released in 2017 now has its own music video. Like the aesthetics of the singer, the clip is simple but powerful, and illustrates in a relatively dark way the dreamlike ideas that arise from the song. We still never get tired of the ease with which the British artist interprets his singles, and since the release of River last year, we are only desperately waiting for European dates…
