Dollhouse /  by E

Melanie Martinez stated during her time on The Voice that she never wanted to be seen as 'cute' and she has more than proven her tendency towards darker subjects with her chilling new video for her single "Dollhouse".

The music video is wonderfully creepy, featuring subtle breathing at the beginning as the camera focuses in on a young girl playing with her dolls (very horror movie-esque) and actors whose faces have been done up to give them a plastic appearance.

The single pulses with solid beats that urge a melody, which might otherwise be perceived as hesitant, forward at the same time that Martinez's smokey vocals are filling the track with an amazing chorus which states "places, places, get in your places, throw on your dress and put on your doll faces, everyone thinks that we're perfect, please don't let them look through the curtains, picture, picture, smile for the picture, pose with your brother, won't you be a good sister? Everyone thinks that we're perfect, please don't let them look through the curtains" and the haunting repetition of "D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E, I see things that nobody else sees" which carries the song to its end.

Martinez has been working as an independent artist while creating material for her debut album, so make sure to buy this single from iTunes or Amazon to support the artist, then head to the sites below to find out more about album release dates/upcoming singles. 

"Dollhouse" Melanie Martinez

Crazy /  by E

Kat Dahlia released the official music video for her insanely addictive single, "Crazy", and it's just as laid-back and fun as the song itself (although Dahlia's attitude in the video somehow makes the single sound even greater).

Dahlia's vocals are smokey and rich, that beat is impossibly fun, the melody is going to be circling your head for days, and a chorus which states "'cuz I ain't been myself, lately something's going on, nah boy I ain't even slept, I been up all night long in my head, trying to figure out what I want, what I do, what I don't" will never quite leave you. 

Watch the video below then head to iTunes to pick up the single. 

"Crazy" Kat Dahlia

Take Me With You /  by E

Alyssa Coco and Matt Merritt make up the duo that is Roses & Revolutions and their latest (animated) music video for their single, "Take Me With You", features an impressive list of celebrity cameos that makes the video just as upbeat and fun as the song itself. 

The song features Coco's rich vocals, a fun melody that flows perfectly along with a prominent rhythm, a sweet vocal melody, and lyrics which read "take me with you, I've been hanging on for so damn long so when you go, oh take me too" make the song undeniably catchy.

Check out the sweet single below, head to the sites to find out more about the duo, and pre-order their self-titled EP on iTunes now to get an immediate download of this song. 

"Take Me With You" Roses & Revolutions

Concrete /  by E

Page's vocals are satisfyingly full and carry unabashedly honest lyrics with such ease that it's hard to not get sucked into this song right away. 

The instrumentation features slowly strummed guitars, steady piano chords, and a simple rhythm that urges the song forward. The sturdy instrumentation unwinds in time to give Page's soaring vocals the spotlight, then quickly builds itself back up in time to lend an extra sense of urgency to already desperate lyrics. 

Everything from an opening line which states "so you know the Earth only turns one way, so you could look back and say 'no way' and I could be concrete but it all got crazy" to the end which unravels to the repetition of "won't you charge for your heart and be my light brigade" is brilliant, so check out "Concrete" and head to the sites to find out more about the artist.

"Concrete" Fred Page