Music
Sarantos Is Heartbreaking On “Looking Up At The World”
Singer-songwriter Sarantos is back with a brand new single. Unlike the artist’s usual laid-back fare, Sarantos’ latest endeavor is a heartbreaking and raw outburst of emotion regarding the artist’s battle with chronic pain and COVID-19. Serious topics like this demand attention and sympathy, so today we’ll be giving “Looking Up At The World,” a closer look in our full review.
Considering how it’s a more melancholic-leaning Sarantos song, “Looking Up At The World,” opens with surprisingly warm and inviting instrumentals. As the song continues, the folds of the artist’s acoustic ballad unveil themselves, allowing the song to breathe and grow organically. Instrumentally, it’s an interesting tune, as electric guitars and light synths kick in providing some much needed atmosphere.
Slow build up is the name of the game with “Looking Up At The World,” as emotions slowly rise and the lyrics grow into soaring statements of sadness. There’s a lot of pathos in Sarantos’ performance here, which is understandable. Every feeling in the song comes through, making it easy to sympathize with the artist on his plights.
What truly carries the single however is the raw songwriting on display here. All subtlety is thrown out of the window here, as Sarantos’ wails about how upsetting it is. Feelings of being boxed in, helpless and unable to do anything come through loud and clear. Despite all his hard work, he finds that he can’t even stand up without getting exhausted, and it frustrates him to no end.
These raw emotional outbursts are what make “Looking Up At The World,” as effective as it is. For people in similar circumstances, these plights are sure to be relatable and understandable.
Sarantos’ talent as a singer-songwriter shines through with “Looking Up At The World,” a testament to the artist’s skill. He’s been working at this for a long time now, and he’s only improved with time. As he vents his sadness and frustrations to the world, it’s hard to not to feel for him and the way the world has treated him.
Despite all this, we hope the artist pushes through and manages to keep making his craft. “Looking Up At The World,” is an excellent single showcasing Sarantos’ efforts to the fullest, and we can’t wait to see what else he has in store for the future.
–Jason Airy
Artist Spotlight
Boorook creates a hip-hop anthem for change on “Fight For Your Rights”
Boorook’s latest release, “Fight For Your Rights,” is both a song and a movement. The Indigenous people have a strong voice, and from the first beat, the song has a strong, urgent, and very human energy. “Fight For Your Rights” is an example of how conscious hip-hop can serve as art activism. The track is about unfair systems, and it’s clear that it supports the Black Lives Matter movement. Clarke’s performance is more than just a show, it’s a call to action that tells people to face hard truths and connect with the pulse of community and defiance.
Thomas Lorenzo’s live guitar adds an unexpected yet beautiful layer, giving the rhythm an emotional depth that makes it feel soulful. The track sounds real because it has real instruments and hip-hop beats. This shows how good Boorook is at mixing styles and still getting the message across.
People feel like they are part of a group when they listen to the song “Fight For Your Rights.” The lyrics are deep, and the music is good. It’s a song that makes people want to get together, think, and do something. Boorook doesn’t just play music; he makes people feel strong by turning every beat into a heartbeat for change.
Boorook’s new release reminds us that music can still be a powerful force for truth and change in a world where trends come and go. “Fight For Your Rights” is a call to action, an anthem, and proof that music can still bring us together, make us think, and motivate us.
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Malammore unveils a new voice rising from portugal’s margins on new album “Aurora”
Malammore, whose real name is Sandro Feliciano, is a singer, songwriter, and producer from Lisbon, Portugal. “Aurora” is his first album. The album comes out on January 23 and tells the story of his life as a young Black man, his search for belonging, and his country’s cultural resistance. The lyrics talk about love, adoption, thoughts on humanity, and how the artist sees his role in the world. The concept for the album originated from a notebook containing poems, narratives, and my self-perception within this world. It’s a record of the Black experience in Portugal, of belonging and feeling alone, of love and loss.
Sandro, also known as Malammore, was born in 2005 and lived with the Portuguese State for two years until he was adopted in 2008, which was a big change in his life. One of the main ideas in Aurora is to turn the idea of a “black hole” into “the world’s white hole,” which shows a universe that erases identities. He challenges dominant narratives and changes how people see black bodies in society by filling it with the idea of blackness.
The album mixes hip-hop, rap, trap, and spoken word, which is not something that is usually done. Malammore gets the political tone of the project from people like Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Angela Davis, and Fela Kuti. No Icon (Rodrigo Fernandes) did the production, mixing, and mastering for the album at Lisbon Sound Society.
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