Two Story Melody

17/05/2024

Sarah Jarosz uses the full arsenal of her skills on "When the Lights Go Out" to create a singer-songwriter pop masterpiece, perfect for summer days. Check out Gabe's review right here!

The question at the heart of Sarah Jarosz's "When the Lights Go Out" gives it a sense of wonder, possibility, and excitement.

15/05/2024

Hailaker "M3" melds their knack for the sparse and poetic with the pace of a summer drive. Jason's full review is up now right here ⬇️

Hailaker's newest song propels along at the pace of a sports car, as a tough-to-define relationship comes to a crashing halt.

03/05/2024

From her newest album, Kacey Musgraves's "The Architect" finds the Grammy-winner hiding complexity in simple questions. Check out Allison's review here ⬇️

From her newest album, Kacey Musgraves's "The Architect" finds the Grammy-winner hiding complexity in simple questions.

25/04/2024

"Easy Tiger" finds Holly Humberstone at her best and rawest, destitute but hopeful. Read Tom's full review on our site:

In the midst of a hard night at the end of a hard week, Humberstone lets it all out, and is met with compassion.

19/04/2024

A playlist of our favorite new songs, updated every Friday. Check it out on Spotify!

Two Story Friday · Playlist · 10 songs · 442 likes

26/02/2024

Ben Shive's "Here It Was" isn’t a song that you’ll hear once and say “that was nice.” It's a song that will have you calling up old friends, booking plane tickets, looking through photo albums. Check out the full story ⬇️

Ben Shive's newest song "Here It Was" is a burst of shared nostalgia that will have you calling up family and old friends.

22/02/2024

Mon Rovîa's "City on a Hill" isn't just a song that one hears. It's a song that one feels, sees, tastes. It's its own world, bursting with color.

Tom's full review here:

Mon Rovîa writes songs like little worlds, bursting at the seams with sense and color. "City On A Hill" is his best yet.

02/02/2024

Noele Flowers's music repeatedly shows that there is beauty in honest reflection. Check out Sophie's review of all of her newest music here!

It is a deeply beautiful thing to bear even a little sorrow and transform it into something lighter, but Flowers does it with grace.

27/10/2023

Check out our favorite new releases, featuring Jake Minch, Mon Rovîa, and (of course) Taylor Swift.

Two Story Friday · Playlist · 10 songs · 417 likes

03/10/2023

Jake Minch's "strip mall" will break your heart on the first listen. In the best way, I promise. Read Sophie's full review of the song right here:

"strip mall" is a song with simplicity, but it embodies an offstage love with such sincerity it's almost close enough to touch.

29/09/2023

Natalie Madigan's "Butterfly Effect" is light, life-affirming, and just really good. Check out Larry's interview with her here!

Natalie Madigan gives her thoughts on the yin and yang of being an artist in these exhilarating-yet-troubled times.

04/09/2023

Noah Gundersen is no rookie on the scene. "Swim" is the mature, love-laced musing of an old school songwriter with a long history. Sophie reviewed it.

Noah Gundersen is no rookie on the scene. "Swim" is the mature, love-laced musing of an old school songwriter with a long history.

01/09/2023

Films On Song wrote a song about killer gnomes. If that sentence isn't enough to make you curious, I don't know what is. Check out Allison's interview with them!

"Gnome" by Films on Song is a song about... well, killer gnomes. But, in a twist of masterful songwriting, it's also about a lot more.

16/08/2023

Michael Simon Armstrong's "Waterfront" captures the gift (and burden) of being an artist. Get Art's full take here!

The artist goes down to the waterfront - to the open space, where people meet, and where new journeys begin.

14/08/2023

The Arcadian Wild's "Shoulders" is all generous, warm storytelling, backed by musicianship of the highest quality. Get the full story and hear the song here!

The Arcadian Wild's "Shoulders" is all generous, warm storytelling, backed by musicianship of the highest quality.

11/08/2023

Ever the poet and often the realist, The Japanese House (Amber Bain) proves that our seemingly world-ending emotions follow their own physics too. Here's Sophie's review of the new record "In the End It Always Does."

Ever the poet and often the realist, TJH's Amber Bain proves that our seemingly world-ending emotions follow their own physics too.

13/07/2023

Tom curates our Spotify playlist every week (well, sometimes he forgets, but that's for us to handle internally) with 10 new songs that he's been loving lately. It's called "Two Story Friday," so naturally, he updates it on Fridays. Check it out this week and let us know what you think! Unless you absolutely hate it, in which case, send Tom an angry letter in the mail.

10/07/2023

Bad Tiger embodies all of what makes love, life, and musicianship extra difficult and extra magical. And "Enough" just might be their best work yet. Read Sophie's full thoughts here:

Bad Tiger's "Enough" embodies all of what makes love, life, and musicianship, extra difficult and extra magical.

07/07/2023

Elizabeth Hume's "August" unveils a different side to summer, no stranger to melancholy but tinged with gold. Give the song a listen, then check out Sophie's full review right here!

"August" by Elizabeth Hume is proof that sometimes, the further you are from the sun, the more gold there is.

28/06/2023

Gatlin seems to have some contradictions to deal with. But she might as well dance while she does it. Check out Graeme's full review of her "When You're Breaking My Heart."

Gatlin seems to have contradictions to deal with. She’s with someone and she likes them, you know, in that special way… until they reciprocate. Then she’s not so sure. Ah love! It’s a complicated game isn’t it? Luckily, Gatlin has a supremely catchy song with which to work through her feel...

16/06/2023

The joy of Joel Ansett's "Pull" is in its lush, open intimacy. Listen now if you don't believe us. Read Graeme's full review on our site here!

If you need a couple of minutes to escape from the frenzy of life, try giving a listen to “Pull” by Joel Ansett.

15/06/2023

Bridget Rian's "Milk" details a saccharine sweet love, quirkily specific and stuck in your head forever after one listen. Sophie's full review is up now!

Bridget Rian's music is for anyone: unapologetically hopeful, future forward, and adoring, but delivered with a wink.

07/06/2023

Jake Minch's "handgun" is a portrait of a young adult newly faced with the heavy mess of the world, finding himself with more questions than answers. It's heartbreakingly beautiful. Read Allison's full review:

25/05/2023

Every Friday, Tom adds 10 new (and sometimes old, if he's particularly feeling them that week) songs to the "Two Story Friday" playlist. We're biased, but we think he has good taste. Check it out on Spotify!

Two Story Friday · Playlist · 10 songs · 396 likes

18/05/2023

In "Holy Smoke," Nicki Wells invites us to quietly join her in the open space, to have the room to feel what we need to feel. Graeme's full review is up now:

Nicki Wells invites the listener to quietly join her in the open space, with room to feel what you need to as the track slowly calms you.

16/05/2023

If a song makes you feel something (or if it makes you dance involuntarily), it has done its job. "Dancing Alone" by Jettee does both. Read Dan's full review:

Dan Gee reviews Jettee's "Dancing Alone" for Two Story Melody. Can a song be simple yet clever, and make you feel and think?

05/05/2023

Shana Cleveland's "Walking Through Morning Dew" is proof that weird things can have a deep and fascinating beauty. Listen and you'll see what we mean. Allison's full review here:

Shana Cleveland's "Walking Through Morning Dew" is proof that weird things are often brimming with fascinating beauty.

02/05/2023

Old Friends, New Friends writes lyrics to get lost in. Give "Now That You're Older" a listen and you'll see what we mean.

Dan Gee explores the themes explored in the lyrically rich debut by Old Friends, New Friends. An exclusive review only at Two Story Melody.

18/04/2023

The songwriting, singing and sonic textures on Lorde-endorsed Laura Jean's "Amateurs" are absolutely stunning. We interviewed her about how she did it.

The songwriting, singing and sonic textures on Lorde-endorsed Laura Jean's "Amateurs" are absolutely stunning.

06/04/2023

Jacob Humber's "Stick Around" holds on to the feeling of time slipping away, and gives listeners something to hold on to as well. Check out Allison's full review ⬇️

Jacob Humber's "Stick Around" holds on to the feeling of time slipping away, and gives listeners something to hold on to as well.