Nick De La Hoyde – new single ‘Animals’

June 13, 2019 Leave a comment

Our new Number 1 from an excellent response we are proud to feature Nick De La Hoyde on soundslikecafe

Currently clocking up more than 80,000 listens per month at Spotify alone, Nick De La Hoyde is a young Aussie artist who has been making waves both locally and overseas for the past 3 years.

The first single from his forthcoming debut album (A Beautiful Mess) is called Animals. It’s a catchy electro-pop tune that offers an infectious radio-friendly and contemporary sound.

The song has already appeared on the Mediabase Top 40 Activator Chart in the US at #57 ! It’s also being played in over 60,000 retail stores across America!

Locally, Animals has been added to Coles Radio and Collective Noun, while Nick has enjoyed interviews at NOVA Radio and KIIS FM!

Growing up in a multi-cultural home with a Syrian mother and British father, Sydney based, singer songwriter Nick de la Hoyde was exposed to many global influences that he now weaves into his music.

Melding his love of hip hop, pop and R&B with introspective lyrics that chronicles a young musician’s journey to adulthood, overcoming life and artistic challenges along the path, Nick and his long-time producer/collaborator/older brother Joseph (ZUZU) de la Hoyde, have together crafted a sound that is simultaneously intimate, expansive and engaging. Having penned confessional, real life anthems, such as Thru 2 U, Mirror Mirror, Hold Me Close, and Love Takes Time, that oscillate between moody, textured R&B, anthemic synth laden future-pop and hip hop moments, combined with a lyrical earnestness that speaks directly to today’s younger generation. Nick has quickly made a name for himself, cultivating a large and dedicated on-line following and becoming a powerful voice for youth empowerment and positivity. [Spotify]

Check out these amazing stats:

CHART Billboard BDS Top 40 Indicator (multiple Billboard prints in top 40)— Mediabase Top 100 Pop-Spotify Future Hits Top 10 (AU)–Changing-Spotify Australian Top 100–Changing-HIT30 Count down (#6) –SCA Hit Network-AIR Independent Radio Chart Top 10(#9) -Hold Me Close-Sounds Like Cafe Top 10 Singles Chart(#1) -Hold Me Close

SiriusXM –High rotation for Hold Me Close -Channel Venus-BBC Radio 1(UK), Kiss FM(UK), Gaydio Radio(UK), KMFM(UK)-SCA(2Day, Hit105, FoxFM etc)KIIS FM, NOVA, SEA, Edge 96.1

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R15ER: SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE – OFFICIAL VIDEO

December 9, 2018 Leave a comment

Simply Beautiful, Beautifully Simple by R15ER

December 9, 2018 Leave a comment

Bonus Feature Track

1 – Simply Beautiful, Beautifully Simple – R15ER – (from the single)

R15ER is a Musician Producer & Creator of Univibes Music from Melbourne, Australia.

After discovering the teachings of Dr.Wayne Dyer, Rumi, Paulo Coehlo, Laozi, Napoleon Hill, Rhonda Byrne, Abraham Hicks, Louise Hay, Michael Beckwith, Eckhart Tolle, Bob Proctor and Joe Dispenza just to name a few.

R15ER ‘s love for Music & the Universe merged as one, and as a consequence the musical genre UNIVIBES was born.

File Under Electro New Age

https://www.facebook.com/R15ERVIBES

Throwing Shapes – Super Natural

November 27, 2018 Leave a comment

Throwing Shapes is Fox Shannon, a drum and bass/electronic/dance performer from Perth, WA.

Unique and forward thinking electronic music, from house and club tracks to D+B. With influences from Pendulum and Sub Focus to Disclosure and Slumber Jack, Shannon’s energetic performances and catchy dancefloor hooks has won him a growing interest from local and international DJ’s. A number of tracks have also featured on dance compilations.

The title track combines a hooky four-on-the-floor disco beat and some spooky soundtrack layers on the top line. Another lead track prime for play is Pretend Your Mine, which is driven by warm electric piano chords and catchy, soulful female vocals.

Then there’s the energetic 2000 People, where you’ll get the feel of 80’s synth, house and EDM. “Good vibes, good times”, says Shannon.

Listen here:

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Tailor Birds – WHERE WILL WE GO TO BREAK FREE FROM THE CROWS

October 2, 2018 Leave a comment

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To be released Friday October 5 Soundslikecafe is proud to feature this excellent new album from Tailor Birds

WHERE WILL WE GO TO BREAK FREE FROM THE CROWS

Australian Release October 5
and tour dates to follow

Sophie Kinston is Tailor Birds.
Tailor Birds newest album is music that soothes the soul, warms the spirit, and ignites your passion.
Even though the content is 6 songs they are each a 7-10 minute ‘Piece’ forming an album length body of work. Following the success of the previous work ‘Stilts on the Water’ (a single 40 minute piece) this release explores further electro/folk/world territory with more instrumentation such as Piano and Flute added to the already lush soundscape. Recorded in various studios throughout Europe while on tour and mixed and mastered at Damien Gerard Studios Sydney the sonic quality is exceptional.

In Sophie’s own words“Tailor Birds combines electronic violin, live looping, foley art, percussion, and rich harmonised vocals, to create a sound like no other. A sound that is all about the vibe and positive energy, building an audience that is as diverse as much as it is one, you could say that Sophie is a traveling troubadour. She believes that music should not just be about playing one gig after another with just the music making an impact, but is also o about connecting people to something good again, in a world that is constantly changing. Music needs to inspire and placing Tailor Birds in a space that can do just that, it makes an impact greater than you could ever imagine.”

Checkout Sophie’s Toyota Hi Ace Rebuild to a touring home and stage now at 775 000 views

Tailor Birds is currently touring through Australia and Europe

“Faint echoes of Kate Bush here, Enya there but really like neither and often much spookier”
–Michael Smith – Rhythms Magazine

Tailor Birds’ key influences are Sigur Ros, the Kronos Quartet, Bear’s Den, Chet Faker and more.
-=Sophie Kinston

Connect with Tailor Birds
Website
http://www.tailorbirdsmusic.com/

Facebook
www.facebook.com/tailorbirdsmusic

Twitter
twitter.com/tailor_birds

Hear The Album

Joel Leffler – Strip Me Bare

May 8, 2018 Leave a comment

Joel Leffler’s New EP Strip Me Bare follows on from his Run With The Wolves EP and tour.

Produced by long-time collaborator and ARIA-winning Producer Peter Holz (Peking Duk, Gang of Youths).

The first single is In My Sights(Feat Melissa Jane) . This poppy anthem tune hits home and you can’t help but sing and dance along. This song features a guest vocal from Melissa Jane which is the culmination of her and Joel Leffler working together on numerous recordings.

Track List:

1. Speed of Light

2. Strip Me Bare

3. In My Sights

4. Fuse

5. Aprils Fool

6. Auburn Hair

Links;

Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/thejoelleffler/

Offical; https://www.joelleffler.com/home

Throwing Shapes – Flight Controllers (EP)

April 22, 2018 Leave a comment

THROWING SHAPES is an electronic / rock outfit from Perth, Western Australia. Their influences range from from indie rock to D+B, house and electronica. With a core part of the band ethos being the energetic delivery of live electronic music. Colorful electronic production and live instrumental performance. Catchy dance anthems and intelligent melodic grooves.

Tracklist:

Flight Controllers
Starstorm
Lounge Surfing
Electronic
After a While
Empty Vessel

Listen to the EP here!

Facebook
www.facebook.com/Throwing-Shapes-58665074362

SoundCloud

soundcloud.com/throwing_shapes
Official
www.throwingshapes1.bandcamp.com

Nick De La Hoyde – Hold Me Close

December 20, 2017 Leave a comment

The eagerly awaited new single from Nick De La Hoyde is finally here.

Having had great response from Nick’s previous work on soundslikecafe we are sure this one will be even stronger.

Sydney, Australia based singer/songwriter/rapper Nick de la Hoyde began expressing himself through music when he was 16 while pursuing a professional, football career in Barcelona. Music quickly became a driving force in Nick’s life and through that creative lens, he began to express his deeply personal thoughts of being a determined teenager chasing his dreams in a foreign land. This early creativity eventually won out and brought him back to Australia to pursue being an artist full-time. Growing up in a multi-cultural home with a Syrian mother and British father, Nick was exposed to many global influences which he weaved into his music melding his love of hip hop and R&B with electronic alt/dance beats together with introspective lyrics that chronicled a young, musician’s journey to adulthood overcoming life and artistic challenges along the path. Nick and his long-time producer/collaborator/older brother Joseph (ZUZU) de la Hoyde, have crafted a sound that is simultaneously intimate, expansive and engaging. Now at 23, Nick has penned confessional, real life anthems such as Love Takes Time, Thinking Bout You, Never Gonna Beg For It, By My Side and Changing that oscillate between moody, textured R&B and anthemic synth laden future-pop moments combined with a lyrical earnestness that speaks directly to today’s younger generation. Nick has quickly made a name for himself, cultivating a large and dedicated on-line following and becoming a powerful voice for youth empowerment and positivity.

HOLD ME CLOSE

Nick’s newest installment Hold Me Close is his brightest yet. The track is filled with energy, from its pulsing trop vibes to the swooning vocal melodies – it has enough to lift into exultation and create a dance party of any situation. The single marks the evolution of Nick’s musical style into one that is thoughtful of both the senses and the mind, continuing the sense of free-spiritedness that has come to define his music.

Checkout the Lyric Video

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Breakthrough Danish Artist – Copenhagen’s Vera

December 2, 2017 Leave a comment

Vera is the moniker of Copenhagens William Asingh, one of Scandinavias most in-demand

and relevant young producers. As an integral figure to a slew of breaking acts out of

Denmark, including Off Bloom and Liss, Vera also worked closely with Danish superstar

MØ on her recent EP, producing three of its six tracks.

The Good Job No Conversation EP focuses Vera solely on his own sultry output, and in

Nobody Else, he delivers another scintillatingly assured and blissed-out track for all hours.

Vera on Nobody Else:

“Lyrically, Nobody Else is a tribute to the Caribbean novel Wide Sargasso Sea by the Creole writer, Jean Rhys. The novel is a response to Brontës Jane Eyre, in which the landowner keeps his Jamaican wife locked up in the attic, allegedly because she is mad. Wide Sargasso Sea tells the story of the mad woman of the attic and with this cool tone of tristesse, the book describes the wickedness, the Jamaican landscape and the eternal drinking of rum.’