Packing limitless charisma and a sultry, playful lyricism, Noah Kahlil is firmly on his way to wider recognition. Blending relatable hip-hop character with more oblique, neo-soul-flavoured elements, the Los Angeles-based creative has managed to create a rather vaporous, legendary brand for himself, a strategy that appears to have paid off, so far. ‘Candy’ is Kahlil’s […]

There’s something highly enticing in ‘Straight Line’. Perhaps it’s due to the crunchy, hard-hitting guitars in it, often interlaced with fuzzy electronic melodies and shaking drums. Or, even better, perhaps it’s the contrast of all that rock-powered euphoria with Red Cabin’s mellow, elegant vocals, creating an aural push and pull between tenderness and chaos. It […]

Hailing from Italy, _SHOE is a creative on a mission: paying a worthy tribute to Killswitch Engage’s seminal record ‘My Curse’, specifically by “making a cover in my style”. That means that the original metalcore script is now completely flipped, drenched in synthwave and retro energy. Guitars are swapped with dazzling vintage synths and punchy […]

Writing about Fast Train back in December, we ambitiously declared: “We are honestly surprised at how good ‘For a Second of Your Smile’ is”. Such a statement doesn’t happen often in our Mesmerized world, yet the Portsmouth-based outfit seems to have struck sonic gold, with shimmering, lush guitars and buoyant vocals against a backdrop of […]

Slowly building a heartwarming, relatable artistic universe, Salt Lake City-based songstress Alli Brown is fully committed to writing honest, personal pieces, often drenched in a poignant folk aura and gentle pop textures, although guitars do feature in her work pretty consistently. It’s all wrapped in lusciousness, a perfect match for Brown’s elegant, majestic and evocative […]

We feel particularly lucky to have stumbled upon HIEN. Truthfully, we are rather late, as the world has already taken notice of her immense talent. Having already been named one of Glamour’s ‘Women of the Year’, the Budapest-born, Vietnamese creative has built a mythical and eclectic artistic universe, quite unlike anything we have heard before. […]

Shoegaze voyagers Glazyhaze are on a striking mission towards scene domination, and judging by what we have heard so far, they are not that far away from it! We previously featured ‘FORGIVE ME’, a “tender and luscious” piece packed with hazy energy and dreamy tones. Now, the group returns with their latest effort, ‘NIRVANA’, a […]

Class Vee’s name sounded familiar. Digging through the Mesmerized archives, we then remembered a feature we did last year for ‘Lemon Face’, a record we described as “an uplifting summer bop that is simply too catchy to ignore”. Well, the Floridian songstress is now back with her latest offering, yet the script has shifted, with […]

Such energy! Such punch! OMENS might only be a quartet, but they sound like an army of furious, rebellious musicians. Hailing from Canada, the group has penned a striking, haunting, homonym album, a slice of pure, unfiltered rock and metal euphoria in an industry that too often prefers to take it easy. No! OMENS do […]

There’s something extremely soothing in Blake Jeanis’ vocals. They just feel so cathartic, expansive and heartwarming… that’s the perfect match for a publication called Mesmerized. The American troubadour’s latest effort ‘Not Just a Dream’ is the perfect example of that. Wrapped in gentle textures and slow-paced energy, the single is the perfect balance between pop […]

Good music has been bubbling away for a while in Kat Marcella’s artistic universe. Embracing grainy indie-pop with a distinct alternative flair, the American songstress also excels in honest, heart-shaking acoustic gems, especially if they involve personal experience and honest lyricism. ‘Snowflakes’ is the strongest evidence of that. An understated, buoyant piece, the song draws […]

Following up on previous effort ‘Me and the Moon’, – celebrated here on Mesmerized not long ago – rising country songstress Emma Forgette now returns with her latest offering, ‘Woman’, a fierce and playful ode to women’s unsung power. Framing such relevant lyricism into vibrant, uplifting country matter and wholesome, fuzzy guitar tones, the Floridian […]