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Rising Artist Holly Lovelady Releases Dreamy Electro-Pop Single “Sleep”

Published

3 years ago

July 17, 2023

Music4U

Holly Lovelady is an emerging electro-pop singer-songwriter from Liverpool. Blending nuances of folk, pop and electronica with hard-hitting lyricism, she has risen to prominence in her local scene and beyond with her releases over the past 12 months.

Continuing on the momentum she has built to date, she returns with dreamy new single “Sleep”. Co-produced with Bob Mackenzie at the renowned Motor Museum Studios in Holly’s homeland and then mixed and mastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer Cameron Craig, the track builds starting with Holly’s vocal and synths, already showcasing her unique presence and melodic prowess.

Holly’s haunting melodies transcend the track into this dreamlike atmosphere, paired with the drum machines and whirling synthesisers, making it feel otherworldly. For fans of Florence and the Machine and MARINA, “Sleep” is an infectious and catchy pop-infused track that sticks and keeps you intrigued throughout.

Holly says: “Sleep was both inspired by my own personal story and also an old friend’s personal journey. For myself it’s about seeing someone who you really like but you become scared or subconsciously unsure if you really want to be with them, you don’t know why you are unsure but that feeling of uncertainty is creeping in… I think that feeling is so common nowadays!”

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Plain Mister Smith Pieces Together a World of Sound on Bric-À-Brac Attack

Published

2 weeks ago

August 18, 2026

Joni Jones

Plain Mister Smith returns with Bric-À-Brac Attack, a beautifully offbeat collection of indie-folk, pop and atmospheric songwriting. Released via Amelia Records, the album finds the Vancouver and London-based multi-hyphenate turning fragments of memory, relationships and everyday absurdity into something quietly cinematic.

At its centre is “Grindavik”, a shimmering, reflective track inspired by the Icelandic town shaped by recent volcanic activity. Bright acoustic guitars and steady drums carry a constantly shifting chord progression, mirroring the song’s central metaphor of a relationship under pressure and the hope that its fissures can eventually heal. Featuring Jordan Klassen and Kitt, the track captures the emotional tension that runs throughout the album.

Elsewhere, Bric-À-Brac Attack moves effortlessly between playful guitar-driven moments, lush arrangements and more introspective passages. “Miss Sunshine” brings infectious energy, while collaborations with Findlay Brown, Leeroy Stagger, Krystle Dos Santos and Tyson Mostenbocher add colour to an already eclectic record.

Former guitarist of Canadian darkwave band Moev and a cellist with the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra, Plain Mister Smith brings an unusually broad musical perspective to his songwriting. Yet Bric-a-Brac attack never feels overly calculated. Instead, it has the charm of something discovered rather than constructed.

Warm, strange, melodic and emotionally searching, Bric-À-Brac Attack is a record that rewards getting lost in its details. Plain Mister Smith may remain deliberately mysterious, but the music itself speaks with remarkable clarity.