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Single Review by William Ruben Helms

New Audio: Noorani Shares Anthemic Yet Uneasy “oceans”

NYC-based sibling musicians Shane and Anya have been playing music together since they were kids. Over the past year, they started Noorani, an emerging music project, in which the pair mesh elements of shoegaze, dream pop, psych rock and alternative R&B.

The duo’s latest single “Oceans” is a slow-burning song featuring reverb-soaked, phased guitars, glistening synths and the sibling’s soaring harmonies paired with rousingly anthemic hooks and choruses. While seeming to nod at early Tame Impala, but with a bittersweet wooziness, the song according to the duo explores the inner conflict between the desire to escape emotional abuse and the fear of leaving an old life behind.

Single Review by William Ruben Helms

2020 was a big year for the acclaimed Malmö-born, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer David Alexander, the creative mastermind being the critically applauded dream pop recording project and JOVM mainstay act Summer Heart: Alexander signed to renowned Swedish record label Icons Creating Evil Art, who released his critically applauded EP Ambitions.

Continuing upon the momentum of last year, Alexander released his latest single “Oceans” late last month. Centered around a sumptuous bass line, the JOVM mainstay’s plaintive vocals, skittering, blown out beats and twinkling synth arpeggios, “Oceans” finds its narrator running to beach for sea air and quiet as a salve from the heartache and confusion of a relationship, the fervent rush of city life. The track essentially invites its listener to slow down and chill out a bit — sometimes it’s necessary after all.

The track follows on from the wide success of his 2020 EP, ‘Ambitions’ which harboured the support of Noisey, FADER, The Line of Best Fit and The Guardian.