alt-R&B Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/alt-rb-2/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:03:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png alt-R&B Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/alt-rb-2/ 32 32 Artemas knows that ‘you and i could never be friends’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/12/02/artemas-knows-that-you-and-i-could-never-be-friends/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:02:07 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042716 It feels like a decade ago at this point, but it was around this time last year when we were slotting Artemas‘ unfuckwithable alt-pop bop “i like the way you kiss me” into our Year in ReView column hyping 2024’s best tracks. A lot has happened in the time since, including the release of the English songwriter’s stream-horny mixtape LOVERCORE, but we fast-forward past all that and into the uneven now with a new tune called “you and i could […]

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]]> Emeryld skips around a relationship’s trauma bond with ‘Scandal’ https://vanyaland.com/2022/10/19/emeryld-skips-around-a-relationships-trauma-bond-with-scandal/ Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:23:44 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10032250 Neon Gold, the label that first brought us unfuckwithable forever faves like Charli XCX, Marina, Christine and the Queens, and others, has a new entry from an artist we’ll likely be hearing a lot from very soon: Emeryld. And that soon starts right about now with the Texas-raised, New York City-based alt-R&B performer’s embracing new single “Scandal.” Out late last night (October 18), the hypnotic track examines and questions Emeryld’s natural pull towards what are are obviously and ultimately toxic […]

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]]> BROODS make a stop at ‘Heartbreak’ en route to ‘Space Island’ https://vanyaland.com/2021/11/10/broods-make-a-stop-at-heartbreak-en-route-to-space-island/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:20:35 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10028471 Every life is a journey, and it unfolds in a series of chapters that chronicle all the highs and lows we experience along the way. For BROODS, the New Zealand sibling duo of Georgia and Caleb Nott, their personal journeys are translating into their music, and this week release what is the second chapter in a musical journey leading up to their forthcoming studio album, Space Island, due out February 18 via Island Records Australia/Ingrooves. The first offering arrived back in September, and the Notts […]

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]]> Baby Cate looks to the stars for salvation on the riveting ‘UFO’ https://vanyaland.com/2021/08/20/baby-cate-looks-to-the-stars-for-salvation-on-the-riveting-ufo/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:32:08 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10027400 Earlier this summer the U.S. government released a long-awaited classified report from the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence about their knowledge of UFOs and other unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) in American airspace. It turned out to be nothing substantial, and suggested that alien life forms aren’t about to come down to Earth and save us from all the bullshit going on (or, even better, wipe us off the planet and put an end […]

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]]> Charlotte OC emerges stronger from a toxic relationship on ‘Bad News’ https://vanyaland.com/2021/06/18/charlotte-oc-emerges-stronger-from-a-toxic-relationship-on-bad-news/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:58:29 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10026722 Last we caught up with Charlotte OC, the British alt-pop singer was catching a “Satellite” for an alien love story way up above us. That was a hundred thousand years ago (ahem, January 2019), and she’s been quite busy since. A string of riveting singles has decorated her 2021 so far, and today (June 18) the northern soulstress drops a sultry and magnetic tune called “Bad News” that’s anything but. It’s all about coming to terms with a toxic relationship, […]

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]]> Audrey Nuna continues her rise with a grown-up thump in ‘Blossom’ https://vanyaland.com/2021/05/11/audrey-nuna-continues-her-rise-with-a-grown-up-thump-in-blossom/ Tue, 11 May 2021 11:19:01 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10026261 Last month we linked up with rising alt-R&B artist, rapper, and first-generation Korean-American Audrey Nuna over her audio-visual spectacle “Space“, a bit of a declaration for the New Jersey native that wowed everyone from the blogs to British Vogue. This week she hits again with “Blossom,” a bass-heavy thump of a jam that enhances her vertical glow-up from the suburbs to the galaxy. Usually we flash bedroom eyes at any sort of notion of spring, and “Blossom” certainly fits the […]

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]]> Johnny Dynamite and the Bloodsuckers roll out smooth talk on ‘Triflin’ Kids’ https://vanyaland.com/2021/03/12/johnny-dynamite-and-the-bloodsuckers-roll-out-smooth-talk-on-triflin-kids/ Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:08:56 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10025619 Is there such a thing as a type of smooth explosion? We’re honestly not sure, but as Johnny Dynamite and the Bloodsuckers roll out their new single “Triflin’ Kids”, we can’t help but feel the casual boom deep within our bodies. The synth-pop jam, released today (March 12) via Born Losers Records, is described by Dynamite as “a sarcastic take on a trite pop song set in a Brooklyn dive bar that touches on themes of lust & infidelity.” Well, […]

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]]> Devan looks ahead and through the noise on ‘Night Drives’ https://vanyaland.com/2021/01/11/devan-looks-ahead-and-through-the-noise-on-night-drives/ Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:08:21 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10024746 Though it feels like a million years ago at this point, it was only August 2020 when Devan first resurfaced under her solo moniker, carrying with her years of acclaim as the voice of indie-folk project Wild Rivers (née Devan & Khalid). The Ontario musician hit us with a magnetic new single that veered more towards alt-pop and modern R&B territories called “Real Shot”, and it was a sign of the musical progression to come. As she readies her debut EP, February 26’s […]

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]]> Emma Danelon is ‘Howling’ through her electric pulse and bass throb https://vanyaland.com/2020/12/10/emma-danelon-is-howling-through-her-electric-pulse-and-bass-throb/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:52:26 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10024369 The release calendar between Thanksgiving and Christmas isn’t limited to yuletide revelry and holiday jingles, and Emma Danelon is here to remind us of that. The London-based Italian singer is also here to offer a seductive spin through “Howling,” a glowing track with such an electric pulse and bass throb it has our holiday spread all lit up. “The idea was to create a new hypnotic, dark, strong, unique and avant-garde atmosphere with powerful and straight forward lyrics,” Danelon says. […]

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]]> Scott Quinn welcomes you to his relationship’s alt-pop ‘NIGHTMARE’ https://vanyaland.com/2020/11/23/scott-quinn-welcomes-you-to-his-relationships-alt-pop-nightmare/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:05:37 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10024064 The opening line to Scott Quinn’s new track “NIGHTMARE” jumps right out of the speakers: “We were on the same page,” the London artist proclaims with a touch of soul and a fistful of regret, “but we were reading different books.” It’s quite the mood-setter for Quinn’s latest, which officially dropped Friday (November 20). Once Quinn establishes where he’s going with the song’s lyrical narrative, the music around it enjoys its own next-level escapade, fueling the charges of Sam Smith […]

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