Tag: music
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The Ever-Evolving Zella Day
With lyrics like “denim sky unbuttoned down the middle” and “can we go back to the world we had with a love so sweet it makes me sad”, American singer-songwriter Zella Day leaves an impressionable mark on new and long-time listeners. “I felt forever when I laid up on your chest in the August light.”…
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Lorde’s Solar Power is a joyous rebirth
Thursday morning (10/06/21), Twitter entered a moment of pure ecstatic hysteria and elation. The first single – Solar Power- from Lorde’s much anticipated upcoming album of the same name was briefly available on streaming services in select countries, followed by an eruption of online leaks. Reactions varied from jubilant celebration to appeals to delete the…
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Kate Bush: Lessons in empathy
Singer songwriter Kate Bush has mystified, and inspired for decades now. Whilst her unique sound, both vocally and musically is what makes her so instantly identifiable, just as notable is her story telling. Each song is a beautiful tale: of a widow attempting to contact her dead husband; a grieving mother who’s son is killed…
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Introducing… Funeral Lakes
Multi-instrumental, delicate yet exigent; a triad of songs telling you to listen. Remember that era of indie rock and folk music dominating teen films, creating the manic pixie dream girl and being so cathartic at the same time? Well, the Toronto-based Funeral Lakes are nostalgic of this time in teen history but they are doing…
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British Bombs: The antiwar anthem of a generation
British bombs is the new politically charged antiwar song by indie kid Declan McKenna, tackling Britains role in the Yemen crisis. The song questions Britains sales of arms to Saudi Arabia, and its involvement in a war that Unicef describes as causing “the largest humanitarian crisis in the world”. “And we’ll remember the dead, so…
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10 Questions with A.D. Wells
For the next instalment of our 10 Questions with feature, we speak to emerging Brooklyn artist A.D. Wells about his new record,The West Hollywood Broken Hearts Club. We discuss whether streaming platforms allow emerging artists a fighting chance at breaking into the industry, inspiration for the record, and the power of social media. Who are…
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Conan Gray-Generation Why
Its been a long time coming but we finally have new music from Conan Gray, who’s last release ‘Grow’ came out in September Last year. His new single ‘Generation Why’ from the upcoming EP Sunset Season discusses the discontent our youth feel today in turbulent times of political and social unrest worldwide. With a Lorde-esque…
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Slam dunk festival review
If you are a 90s/00s kid, the chances are that, at some point, your music taste veered towards Emo or Pop-punk bands and, for the most dedicated fans, you would find yourself living in band tees and revolving your social life around gigs. I definitely sympathise with this as I spent my childhood crying over…
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10 Questions with Tai Greaves
In a time full of expression, and with the addition of the Internet, art is even more accessible than ever before. Despite this art is being underfunded in education, and publicly. We speak to Tai Greaves about how art has affected her life, and what the future holds for both the arts and artists. What…
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Welcome
Welcome to Grapefruit Soup! We’re a group of creatives based in the UK, and we’ve created this blog as a space for us to share our passions, and hopefully where you can share yours too. If you’re a quirky creative, or just want some advice on what pair of shoes to buy, we’ve got you covered.…
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