Artist Spotlight
Are We Hunting makes waves with radiant new single ‘Your Brand New Bathing Suit’
“Your Brand New Bathing Suit” by Are We Hunting is a track that is a cool swim through shiny instrumentation and vocals that pierce like sunlight on water. From the opening few seconds, the production glitters with purpose.
The sounds themselves all feel considered within an inch of their lives, from the subtle thumps that keep the momentum going to the clean, warm tones that cocoon the listener like a warm, sunny summer breeze. Are We Hunting also delivers a charismatic presence. The performance is alive with feeling. The delivery has a subtle tension, a restrained vulnerability that makes you lean in. It’s telling a story. And, like any good story, it feels distinctively personal, redolent of moments and memories that cannot entirely be put into words.
“You’re Brand New Bathing Suit” also accomplishes something of the moment and is expertly timeless. The shine provides a contemporary edge, but the song’s soul—the raw emotion coursing through the lyrics and arrangement feels universal. This is music for late-night drives, early-morning meditations, and those in-between moments we often cling to the most.
Are We Hunting purposely deepens intimacy, resulting in a song that resonates. You may hit play for the slick production, but keep it on for the feels. In a universe of overproduced sonic haze, “Your Brand New Bathing Suit” also shines for its clarity in both a sonic and emotional sense. Are We Hunting is creating experiences, and this feels like a moment you won’t want to wash away.
Artist Spotlight
Cheryl Craigie reimagines “What’s Going On” through a classic soul lens
Some songs belong to an era, and others keep talking to every generation. Cheryl Craigie’s cover of “What’s Going On“ is a prime example of the latter, imbuing a classic soul sensibility into a song whose themes of compassion, understanding, unity, and concern for others are as relevant today as ever.
Cheryl Craigie is an independent singer, songwriter, and musician, and she has a strong artistic purpose with this release. She does Marvin Gaye’s beloved original justice while letting the timeless message sing in her own voice. Craigie’s approach is to speak to the need for kindness and human connection.
“What’s Going On“ is rooted in a timeless identity that is soulful and classic in style, and emotionally it’s about reflection and empathy. This approach relies on the vocal performance, which injects a unique element that helps magnify the song’s bigger message. The production does not detract from the themes that make the song so long-lasting, but rather supports the release by reinforcing its classic character.
What’s particularly interesting about Cheryl Craigie’s release is the balance she strikes between respecting the source material and asserting her own artistic presence. She knows the power of a song already part of music history and uses her interpretation to reconnect listeners with its core ideas. For Craigie, “What’s Going On” is a manifestation of an artist in love with music, with emotional and social weight, and of using her voice to carry the ageless soul message forward.
Artist Spotlight
With “Who Am I Now” Intaluks explores identity, healing, and renewal
“Who Am I Now” is the Intaluks’ method of shifting the atmospheric emotion, an introspective melodic trance on loss, identity, healing, and the hard work of rebuilding when life takes an unexpected turn. The musical direction is a slow emotional journey, starting in darkness and gradually opening to hope and renewal.
This production frames that journey with expressive male vocals, emotional piano, and trance textures. “Who Am I Now” leaves its mark in the feel department through progression and atmosphere, not with a dramatic festival-type drop. The arrangement gives the song a reflective feel but still maintains the forward momentum of melodic trance.
The male delivery lends a human presence to the themes of uncertainty and self-reconstruction in the song’s vocals. The track tells of an inner journey, accompanied by the piano, the cinematic production, and the experience of confronting a changed reality, asking yourself who you are now, and slowly finding the strength to move forward.
Rather than relying on spectacle, Intaluks focuses on emotional development, letting the song’s mood build organically rather than through a traditional climax. The result is a trance piece so cinematic it feels as much about reflection as it does about forward motion, connecting electronic atmosphere with a highly personal theme. In “Who Am I Now,” Intaluks offers a release defined by transition rather than closure. The sound is its greatest triumph, reflecting that journey and making darkness the beginning of a brighter artistic path.
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