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WESPEAKMEDIA: TOP 5 WEEKLY MUSIC ROUND-UP (21.03.25)

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1 year ago

March 21, 2025

Find the latest new music in our ‘Top 5’ weekly music round-up here at We Speak Media. In this weekly feature, we will be bringing you the hottest new acts and music out there.

Semeli Tagara ‘The One’

With, InsaneSane, Semeli Tagara establishes herself as a visionary in the world of experimental music. The track “The One” encapsulates the essence of the project, with its haunting vocals and an arrangement that blends atmospheric soundscapes with bold, unconventional instrumentation. Tagara’s ability to fuse these elements results in an alluring and immersive sound that invites the listener into her avant-garde world. Coupled with a striking music video, InsaneSane, is an audacious and captivating expression of musical creativity that speaks to the artist’s unique voice and limitless imagination.

YARD ‘Trevor’

‘Trevor’ by YARD is pure sonic madness in the best way possible. It’s like if a techno rave collided with a post-punk rock concert, and you were lucky enough to catch the explosion on the front row. The track grabs you with its relentless energy and doesn’t let go, building to an epic crescendo that feels like a wild rollercoaster ride. But it’s not all noise—there’s a heart to this chaos, as the song tells a surprisingly emotional story about losing an old bike. Who knew losing a bike could hit so hard? With ‘Trevor,’ YARD proves they’re not just about wild soundscapes—they’re also about making you feel something while you’re thrashing about.

Christiana Igbokwe ‘Ku Saura’

Christiana Igbokwe’s “Ku Saura” is an impressive debut single that reflects both her musical lineage and her passion for social change. A reimagining of her grandmother Christy Essien-Igbokwe’s classic, the song features a fusion of traditional African instruments and contemporary influences, amplified by the collaboration with Ali Jita. The track’s call for unity and reconciliation strikes a chord in today’s divided world, with Christiana’s heartfelt vocals leading the charge. At just 12 years old, she’s already establishing herself as not just a rising musical star but a force for positive change in the industry.

Natisa Gogol ‘Don’t Let Me Down’

If you’re in need of a musical boost, Natisa Gogol’s “Don’t Let Me Down” is the answer! This track is pure magic, blending heartfelt vulnerability with upbeat, dream pop energy. With catchy synths, soaring vocals, and a powerful message of self-love, Natisa crafts a song that’s both introspective and empowering. You’ll find yourself singing along and feeling lighter, as if the song itself is a personal reminder to embrace life’s ups and downs with confidence. It’s impossible to ignore the catchy rhythm and the smile it puts on your face—it’s music that makes you feel good!

Etherdene ‘Forsaker’

Etherdene’s ‘Forsaker’ is like a shot of emotional adrenaline, blending reflective lyrics with a groove that keeps your feet moving. The track’s mix of 80s synth vibes, electric guitar riffs, and real drums create a sound that’s both nostalgic and fresh. At its core, ‘Forsaker’ is about finding the courage to walk away from things that no longer serve you, and Etherdene’s powerful vocals deliver the message with passion and clarity. Whether you’re navigating your own personal struggle or just looking for a new anthem, ‘Forsaker’ hits all the right notes.

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Michele Ducci teases new album with uplifting indie single ‘Woman Like You’

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April 17, 2026

Don Reed

Michele Ducci has unveiled the second single, ‘Woman Like You’, from his forthcoming album and animated film ‘Snail in the Clouds’.

‘Woman Like You’ pairs bright distorted electric guitar with an electronic drumbeat, adding in Ducci’s soulful vocals and a catchy uplifting chorus with Letizia Mandoleisi’s sweet vocal harmonies. A vintage organ pedalboard operated by Ducci simultaneously generates chords, bass and rhythm, like a one-man band. Shane Kennedy (Girl in the Year Above) joins in on guitar. Simon Milner (Is Tropical, Ysing) recorded and produced the track at his 4am Studios in London.

The album and film tell the story of a planet called ‘Snail’, inhabited by hybrids – primarily a mixture between scorpions, snails and humans – who lead a life according to the style of Pythagoras, devoted to music. There is also a cloud man named Agostos, a writer of musical operettas, who together with a talking smoke machine called Doctor Subtilis, begins to kill all hybrids, targeting in particular the hybrid musician Diodoros and his band, in an effort to steal the ark of melodies, an ancient ship that allows the whole planet to survive with music and joy.

The video for the single, created and animated by Ducci and Mandoleisi, delves further into the realm of planet ‘Snail’:

Says Ducci, “The ark of melodies, after various attempts, finally starts to work and fly in the planet Snail, while the shady Doc. Sub. and Agostos, with their platoon of soldiers made of foggy smoke, spy the miracle, planning to steal the ark for their evil and tyrannical purposes.”

About the track, Michele says, “I wrote this song for my love Letizia. Love seen from the mind is the sound we make. Sound is the love of matter.

We used a Technics synthesizer organ from a flea market. I tried to find a mood that was right for the song and I started using the bass of the pedal board together with the synth and the drums, and it was magical to hear the song reveal itself all coming from a single instrument. Leti was singing with me and we recorded everything live in one shot. Then we made Shane do the guitar flight, as if he came out of the window. The idea was to maintain disproportions, guitar thrust and synth drum thinness a la Haroumi Hosono, so as to create an estrangement, but naturally: it’s about how I listen, with close up something that captures me in its nuance as element of a larger orchestra somewhere. I’m glad we decided in the studio with Simon to use the layers of arrangement as the close-ups in the cinema; they look like strange enlargements that perch on parts of a mutated orchestra. I’m happy to come back with this love song at a time when everything seems to opt, even my labor in managing the flows of selfishness that have poured out on me while doing this album, for the sound of war. I’m here happy to be able to say that the sound of love always wins as did for me. Snail in the clouds is one of the most important works in my life and I am glad to start from pure love for this album that is my son.”

The album and full-length film will be released on the 5^th of June on Monotreme Records.

Michele and Letizia’s previous musical short film, ‘The Great Book of Nature’, is an official selection for the 2026 Venice Shorts Film Festival.