The final track from Koa’s 2021 album, In Your Eyes, takes a lovely little turn from the more upbeat and danceable songs that precede it. Stripped back of all instrumentation but a piano, Koa’s vocals really get a chance to shine here, in terms of both her singing and songwriting. She presents a bittersweet story of forgotten friendships, but hints a hopeful resolution – that maybe sometimes we can pick up where we left off…
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P1K – Melody on my Heartstrings (10th Anniversary) | Pop Punk
How great is it to see a 10 year anniversary remastered track for a fandom classic? If P1K’s surprise update of Melody on my Heartstrings is any indication, then it’s the best! Working around the iconic starting bassline, P1K uses full, distorted guitars and brilliant vocal harmonies to declare his love for the pony who plays the music in his heart.
SCR4TCHK4T – Bound for Everfree (Unofficial EFNW 2022 Anthem) | House
Koa – Supercut (You Don’t Know What I Did Last Night) | Pop
Well, Koa never fails to please but her album “In Your Eyes” definitely knocks it out of the park! And today I’ll tell you just a little bit about Supercut, but let’s start from the top: The song kicks straight off with Koa’s amazing vocals before the upbeat instrumental kicks in, mainly featuring a hypnotizing beat and a catching acoustic guitar that’ll get stuck in your head! Both vocals and instrumental get their own times to shine and overall this song makes you wish it was a lot longer! The lyrics creatively cover the kind of people who spend their time spreading lies and half truths for their entertainment, and indeed sometimes people only see a supercut of who we really are.
Japkozjad – Gravity | Progressive House
Today I’m delighted to bring you another amazing House track, this time around brought to us by the amazing Japkozjad! The song features a constant and catchy melody that already feels like you’re floating through space. Featuring fun drops and a beat that’ll get stuck in your head, this song is awesome for the entire four and a half minute duration and you should definitely check it out!
Pipetka – Despair | Hybrid Orchestral
Content warning: mentions of death, pleading, crying.
Suffice to say, this song is a roller coaster of emotions. It starts out straight off the bat with terrifying vocals and pleading for life, supported by nothing more then low synths, before guitars set in to properly start the track. Everything takes a while to build, supported by another small vocal part, as the piece crescendos to a powerful drum solo. Towards the second half the song becomes more hopeful, with high strings and triumphant horns, making for a strange but quite interesting shift in mood before the song comes to an end on a piano solo supported only partially by other instruments.
Everfree Park Rangers – Woodland Guide | Compilation Album
The historic fandom compilation album Balloon Party made its big return in July with many active musicians contributing. Balloon Party has always thrived around theming their albums, and so each of the 20 accepted tracks relates in some way to the idea of Fluttershy leading an expedition into the Everfree Forest as the group’s Woodland Guide.
The variety of music featured on the compilation is astounding – covering electronic and acoustic, vocal, vocal chops, and instrumental, as well as many, many different genres. With so many different contributing artists, there are a lot of creative takes on what kind of music and stories can be present through the theme. “Woodland Guide” is totally free for download, and it is a fantastic snapshot of what many fandom musicians sound like this summer!
Forest Rain – Great to be Different (feat. Decibelle) [10th Anniversary] | Soft Rock/Ballad
Wandering Artist – At the end of the day | Album | Orchestral / Soundtrack
Wandering Artist is back once again with another incredible collection of environments and medleys, seven in fact as part of their new album “At the end of the day”.
Originally developed as a radio drama soundtrack involving Sunny, inspired by long commutes to work as of late and how well radio shows can keep you company during those lonely drives, but “at the end of the day”, decided to just release it as music, allowing us to think of our own stories and contemplate on what Sunny did during her day while she finally gets a moment of respite!
Evershade – Potions | Pop
Based around the background music and theme of the Pony life episode “All That Jitters”, Evershade has created an original song about Twilight battling her nerves while trying to impress Potion Nova.
A catchy backing melody and the relatable message this song gives is wonderful! Push your worries aside and have fun. Don’t burn yourself out hiding behind a mask, Just be yourself and everything will work out in the end!
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