Artist Spotlight
Top 10 Tracks to Heat Up Your Summer Playlists
Honk Magazine’s top 10 song selections that promise to redefine your summer soundtrack. These tracks, bursting with creativity and raw talent, span genres and emotions, offering something for every music aficionado. From the upbeat vibes of Aquafox’s “Mooring Lines” to the thought-provoking beats of Elijaa’s “City On Fire,” these songs are set to captivate and inspire.
Aquafox – “Mooring Lines”: This self-made musician brings an uplifting, dancey track where Aquafox plays all instruments, writes, sings, and produces. A true testament to independent artistry.
Grand Melodic – “Save Me”: An enticing blend of hype and hypnotic sounds, Grand Melodic’s latest project, produced by Leo Phoenix, is a captivating mix of rap and melody.
Young Thad F – “Summer Hair”: Embrace the fun of summer with Young Thad F’s short yet relatable rap track, capturing the essence of summer style and vibes.
DaMensch – “Be a Von Trapp”: A genre-bending trap-pop anthem inspired by the Trapp family, blending trap, house, and techno beats with a powerful message of resilience.
Dj Remo – “Tears”: Dive into Dj Remo’s emotionally charged beats that promise to resonate with listeners on a deep level.
Bart Kobain – “Memories”: Bart Kobain delivers a poignant track that explores the intricacies of past experiences and nostalgia.
James Caine – “Lustful Wish”: James Caine’s sultry and evocative melody captures the essence of desire and longing.
Transit Cop – “Something Manic”: Indie rock and post-punk vibes collide in Transit Cop’s triumphant return, marking a significant milestone with their latest single.
Elijaa – “City On Fire”: This track addresses the current global divides, urging listeners to see beyond their perspectives, infused with Elijaa’s unique religious Jewish artist perspective.
Philly and Suzy – You Just Know: Philly and Suzy’s “You Just Know” offers a fresh take on modern pop, combining smooth vocals with an irresistible groove.
Artist Spotlight
Lisa Boostani creates a mesmerizing tidal realm in “Ocean”
Lisa Boostani’s “Ocean” takes you deep into a sensory world where body, spirit, and myth come together, beyond the surface of genre. Boostani makes a soundscape that is both ethereal and deeply human by combining the broad essence of psychedelic pop with the strong appeal of alternative rock.
Her voice rises as if it is coming from deep within her, shaped by emotion rather than action. She intentionally channels the intangible, turning weakness into strength rather than a source of pain, and “Ocean” tells people to get involved in this inner world, not just watch it. This release is an integral part of her first EP, “One,” which will come out in March 2026 and is based on love, sensuality, and unity.
If “Ocean” is any indication, the EP will show sensuality not as something pretty, but as a kind of spiritual intelligence, a way to know yourself by connecting with others. The song’s textures and structure have an aquatic quality, moving between clarity and delirium, rhythm and freedom. Its emotional focus is on immersion instead of resolution.
The striking quality of “Ocean” is the blend of the mystical worlds. Boostani understands that strength often shows up as gentleness and that deep feelings are better expressed through frequencies than words. She wants people to see consciousness as immediacy, sensation as truth, and openness as an undeniable strength.
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NOAH. captures the unspoken signals in enchanting R&B track “That’s Bless”
“That’s Bless” captures the unspoken late-night message, the smile that was exchanged from afar, and the feeling you sense but are afraid to say. NOAH. offers a song with a smoky R&B feel and lyrics that capture unspoken tension, firmly in the realm of emotional ambiguity, where connection is clear but not defined.
This piece concerns the subtle discomfort of mixed signals and quiet longings, when looks say more than words ever could. NOAH. handles the theme with restraint, letting the chemistry simmer rather than explode. NOAH.’s delivery shows a confident gentleness, recognizing that some feelings don’t need strict definitions to be real.
In “That’s Bless,” he captures the essence of connection and the compelling allure that endures, even when both parties pretend it is not there. The composition is based on real-life events, and it acknowledges that specific attachments endure in the heart long after one has persuaded oneself of having progressed.
“That’s Bless” is at the crossroads of closeness and distance, clarity and confusion. The song doesn’t resolve the tension it talks about, and that’s what makes it so powerful. It sums up the connection we say we don’t want but keep coming back to in memory, rhythm, and pulse.
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