Indie pop artist Alexx Mack just released her latest single “Wine in Bed.” In the artists own words “Wine in Bed is about me learning that my coping methods were adding toxicity in my life and relationships,” says Mack. “I would drink and cross my fingers to feel better and almost every time I’d end up making another mistake. I thought that every sign was pointing to me needing to be alone, the truth was that I was pushing everything good in my life away.” Alexx Mack’s voice is haunting, but the message of the song even more so. Lyrics like “I’ll just smoke another cigarette, drink wine in bed, tell another lie I can’t forget” are intense and touching. Mack’s voice and execution almost makes “Wine in Bed” sound like a ballad, but hear it through and you’ll realize it’s an itching cry for help.
Yoste is proof that nearly everything that comes from Australia is great — specifically, Brisbane. The 22-year-old singer/songwriter/producer has just released a new single, “Arc”, a mellow yet poignant track mixed by fellow Aussie Tristan Hoogland. Akira Records’ Yoste (irl Kurt Sines) provides the listener with an ethereal soundscape full of soul-filled vocals. Says Yoste of the track, “The road to ‘Arc’ is littered with almost-good-enough ideas. I was like a blocked stream and suddenly I had to get it all out at once. It was tortuous but the result was cathartic, and resulted in ‘Arc’ coming together over the course of just one day.” Yoste was able to create a masterful track, oozing with both confidence and sensitivity. While some artists may shy away from putting out a quieter track as a single, it does all the right things for Yoste, and proves his self-awareness of not only his style, but also his flexibility. An EP should be in the works for later this year, and we can’t wait to hear what Yoste has in store. Until then, we’ve got “Arc” on repeat.
