Artist Spotlight

Honk Magazine’s Top Tracks: New Music Playlist

We are excited to unveil new music paving the way in the music industry. Each week, the editorial team at Honk Magazine will carefully review fresh new tracks submitted through the Groover and pick out a handful of music from students and young independent artists that we feel are defining the sounds of tomorrow. The artists in this week’s Editors Picks have shown off that ability to take the decade they were born in truly to heart while bringing their own personality and delivering it all through a truly 2022 lens.

Jasual Cazz – “Baby Rover”

Jasual Cazz’s “Baby Rover” is a song you hear that doesn’t give you a chance to decide if you like it or not, with an undeniable presence to the music that grabs you instantly, and shakes up your world in the best way possible. If you’re a fan of good music, this song will give you infinite reasons to fall in love with the defiant sound that rides its own wave to greatness.

Jérémy Arnold – “I Like You”

Simone Eversdijk – “Never Stop Dreaming”

Dj H Chimist – “Life Bond”

Elie Garcia – “Little Melody”

Artist Spotlight

Leyla Romanova finds strength in silence on new release “Self-Control”

Leyla Romanova‘s new single, “Self-Control,” is a powerful emotional release that feels more like a manifesto for surviving modern chaos than a song. In a world of opinions, urgency, and emotional exhaustion, Romanova offers a track based on one radical idea: not reacting.

“Self-Control” immediately creates tension and clarity. The drums keep everything together with discipline and purpose. As the textured instrumentals expand like waves of thought through a crowded mind, the bass anchors the listener emotionally.

The contrast between outside noise and inside stillness makes the song compelling. Romanova’s work captures the feeling of being overwhelmed by pressure, opinions, and distractions while silently retaining personal peace. There are no major uprisings. But restraint is power. The song knows energy conservation is a survival strategy.

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J’mall expresses the pain of chasing someone else’s success over your own on “Unattainable”

J’mall’s latest single, “Unattainable,” expresses the pain of chasing someone else’s success over your own. The song explores the emotional void caused by constant comparison rather than motivation.

“Unattainable” is about realizing that no matter how hard one works to meet others’ expectations, the reward will never be satisfying. J’mall explores the stress of “keeping up with the Joneses” and the exhaustion of comparing yourself to standards that weren’t meant for you.

The song’s honesty resonates, the message doesn’t feel preachy or polished. It feels personal, like J’mall is sharing life lessons. The record’s quiet strength is its embrace of individuality and personal responsibility without pretending it’s easy.

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