Obviously, Spotify is a great platform. When you’re an artist and you upload your song to it, it’s available for listening all over the world. That doesn’t mean however, it’s indeed going to be listened to all over the world. 60.000+ tracks are uploaded to Spotify every day(!). This makes the chances an average listener finds your new song amidst that lot very low. Especially when you’re an upcoming artist, and your music isn’t added to curated playlists. More must be done to let your music stand out, and radio can still play a role in that process. That being said, it may be wise not to focus on the whole world at the same time.

This brings me to emerging Aussie artist Joshua Rees McVey, a.k.a. Bentle. His latest single Mondo was released – and promoted in his home country – earlier this year. Now, a British publisher steps in to promote the song in Europe as well. Smart move, for Mondo is a great track with potential outside Australia. With its funky bass line and bouncy percussion, it’s a groovy song with a summery pop energy.

Bentle says about the song: “Mondo is about how sometimes we all need to strip away the subconscious (and often false) expectations we place on ourselves. Life can often seem like a series of deadlines, obligations and responsibilities. For me, Mondo is a reminder that taking care of yourself and decompressing is more than ok. Though we each change as time goes on, we are still the same person as we were 10 years ago. Place a photo of yourself now beside a photo of yourself 10 years ago and then clear your schedule 😉.”

Mondo is ready for the radio; hopefully radio is ready for Mondo as well.

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With close to 1 billion streams on Spotify alone, Andy Grammer doesn’t look like a guy who has much to complain about. But this past period without any shows has been especially hard on him, he says. “The pandemic forced me to spend nearly two years stripped of the identity I had worked hard to create for myself in the world. I had the gift of time to re-examine a lot and realized that sometimes in an effort to fit in with culture I am tempted to turn myself down for the fear of not being accepted. So, I wrote Damn It Feels Good To Be Me as a reminder to myself to follow the beat of my own drum.”

The situation resulted in an upbeat and uplifting song that won’t only have a positive effect on Grammer’s self-love. With its rhythmic pop energy, it’ll leave its listeners enjoying the freedom of self-acceptance as well.

Damn It Feels Good To Be Me is the first official single of Andy Grammer’s forthcoming fifth album. It’s due out in early 2022.

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