Nugget has a wide range of musical abilities and this time ventures into the orchestral side of composing. “Roses” is the instrumental journey of Roseluck and her existential thoughts as she lies in the grass. The piece is simple and makes for easy listening, with string instruments and bells accentuating around a piano melody.
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Makaryo – Time Is Now Here (Rosace Pony remix) | Downtempo
Rosace Pony is masterful when it comes to transporting you to another world, especially one of bliss and feels. This time, he recognized a simple, beautiful melody that Makaryo utilized and built this remix to expand on what made that track special. Highlighting the synth hook and Fluttershy AI vocals, Rosace adds different parts and instruments at different times to piece together a continually moving experience around a simple concept. With added reverb to feel big, drop sections, epic drums at times, and more, you won’t be able to get enough of this track.
Makaryo – WILL I EVER MAKE MY OWN MARK | Indie Rock
Makaryo has been on fire for the last year or so – creating incredible animations and dipping their toe into music production as well! This track features an anguishing Misty looking for approval and singing her desired for autonomy. Utilizing smooth, clean guitars and a simple drum kit, Makaryo achieves an intimate, indie rock feel that encapsulates the somber, emotional tones of the track.
Blurain – Ponies And Powerchords | Alt. Rock Album
It’s always a delight when a new musician shows up in the fandom demonstrating a lot of talent and potential! Working off limited production resources, 17 year-old Blurain comes out swinging with this inspired alternative rock debut pony album. Here are just a couple of the highlights from this 11-track premier!
Oh Equestria: The first full song off the album, Blurain makes a great, charismatic choice to lean into his inexperience by starting the track with feedback from plugging in a guitar and a metronome playing before ever strumming the first notes. Once the intro is over, it is clear that he knows what he’s doing as he professes his love for the technicolor world we all came to love. The chorus hits with a catchy hook singing the name of the song as full harmonies fill out the soundscape. Driving guitars, bass, and drums keep things energetic and fun.
A Princess You’ll Never Be: Blurain goes all-out with a blend of screams and full, harmonized vocals; switching between the two as if to both narrate and illustrate the plight of Chrysalis in this epic track. The guitars have sections of heavy breakdowns, further emphasizing the anguish. As the final song on the album, Blurain gives a stunning performance and really leaves you wanting more.
Blurain – Wind Sprint | Alternative Rock
If you aren’t watching newcomer Blurain yet, get them on your radar! Tackling the very tough issue of separated parents beginning to date new partners, Blurain brings us this empathetic rock track dedicated to an underappreciated one-off character, the titular Wind Sprint. Singing from the heart and personal experience, the newcomer blends the best parts of pop-punk and grunge into an awesome, edgy, and optimistic tribute to the purple filly.
Evershade – Ponytails (feat. Chuckles & PegasYs) | Electropop
Thrack – Ballad of an Earth Pony | Folk
Thrack has emerged this year not only as a solid drummer, but also a funny and talented songwriter! This folksy, acoustic ballad is equal parts humorous as it is catchy as Thrack sings of the paradoxes of trying to be a pirate while dealing with the limitations of earth ponies. The syncopation is snappy and guarantees you’ll be singing along long after the song has ended!
Whirlwind – Bright Green Eyes | Orchestral
Insanely talented drummer and new orchestral composer Whirlwind hits us with the second single from his upcoming orchestral album! Dedicated to his favorite pony Applejack, “Bright Green Eyes” is very easy listening with melodies carried by just a few instruments – mainly a piano and violins. The pacing is good with movement between the simple, light piano to added strings and wider chords. The variation and musical builds are exceptional, as is the well-rounded mix full of bright sound and calming vibes.
BlueBrony – Tails and Legends Volume 1 | Album
If you have been paying attention these past few months, then you know that it has been a great summer (or winter if you are in the southern hemisphere) for BlueBrony music! Following the incredible soundtrack for Minty Root’s Missing Out film, BlueBrony unveiled this great compilation of remastered old songs and new originals! Playful, adventurous, and often times deeply emotional, there is a lot of great variation to look forward to!
Continue readingJeff Burgess – Before These Mighty Skies | Alternative Cover Album
Once upon a time in the magical time of 2013, Le Soldat Pony released “Before These Mighty Skies” as an innovative, indie/alternative sound that was quite new and distinctive to the fandom. Le Soldat may not be a common name nowadays, but another longtime fandom musician certainly hasn’t forgotten. Jeff Burgess revived the ideas of the songs from the original album and transformed them into his own form of covers, even continuing to add bonus alternatives to the bandcamp album following the initial release!
Burgess’ sound mixes elements of indie, alternative, ambient, progressive, and folk to capture a full, distinctive sound that manages to come across as both somber and nostalgic – almost as if the songs themselves are thinking of Le Soldat and wondering where they are now.
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