Genre: Indie Pop (pop)
Brief Biography: Arlissa is an English singer-songwriter raised in Brixton, London She has released three singles, collaborated with Nas and was listed on the BBC's Sound of 2013. She is half German and half American descent. She began writing music while still at school.
Release Date: 18th July, 2017
Record Label: London Records
Why?: I think that this song would be suitable for my coursework as not only is Arlissa an emerging artist who has collaborated with numerous artists, she has a unique voice of which she used to portal mass emotion. This means that a narrative would be generated easily, as the raw emotion is already prevalent in the song. This artist was able to catch attention via social media sites with original songs and climb to popularity hierarchy. she admits to pour her heart out in songs, making them more likeable and relatable to numerous demographics. "New Love" focuses on confusion of love and how you cannot love somebody when you are not feeling yourself. Expectations can be high, but not everyone can provide everything for someone.
2. Arlissa - Praying for Love
Genre: Indie Pop (pop)
Brief Biography: Arlissa is an English singer-songwriter raised in Brixton, London She has released three singles, collaborated with Nas and was listed on the BBC's Sound of 2013. She is half German and half American descent. She began writing music while still at school.
Release Date: 16th August, 2017
Record Label: London Records
Why?: This slow heart-felt song expresses how an individual is longing to love somebody, yet finds out they do, in the most unexpected place. The pace is not too slow, it varies and backing vocals provide extra emphasis and emotion. As previously mentioned, this artist provides the listener to relate with the song and connect with it.
3. Logic (feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid) - 1800-273-8255
Genre: Hip Hop / Rap
Brief Biography: Raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Logic expressed an interest in music as a teenager, and ventured into a musical career in early 2009, releasing a mixtape titled Young, Broke & Infamous in 2010.
Release Date: 28th April, 2017
Record Label: Def Jam Recordings / Visionary Music Group
Why?: This song is based on suicide prevention, the song vaguely follows an individual who feel suicidal at the exposition of the songs, yet as it progresses, they want to live. This song is emotive and expresses the feelings of an individual.
