Sitting in front of your laptop this chill folk + pop playlist will transport you to the coffee shop. Updates every Wednesday with popular tracks in West Asia.

Coffee Shops & Laptops

AMAZONIA

Rain

Isolation Row poem/lyrics by Geraldine Phelan set to music.
© Phelan/Slipper all rights reserved 2025.

Isolation Row - Geraldine Phelan

I'm Still Here For You

A beautiful solo debut EP for singer/songwriter Jacq Teh, “Waves” is awash with raw emotion and vulnerability. A glimpse into the inner dealings behind a tumultuous break-up, the album takes listeners from the beginning through to the end of a collapsing relationship. Deeply moving and painfully real, listeners can expect a good cry as the journey reaches its destination of closure and acceptance.

The music is reminiscent of Bon Iver’s reverberant harmonies, with a poignant attention to detail and slight nod to Teh's jazz and R&B roots. The album seamlessly blends genres, cohesive in its use of vocal production and choral orchestrations. While “Happened” feels like a gentle lullaby bringing listeners into Teh’s world, “Did” and “Waves” are drenched with imagery and an almost palpable feeling of hearbreak. “Friends” features Toronto jazz pianist Jen Lo and gives us subtle R&B grooves and riffs, all while dishing out lyrics that strike to the core. “Getting Older” is undeniably relatable for anyone in their late 20’s to mid 30’s contemplating where they are in life and whether they have achieved the milestones expected of them at this stage. With a mild country landscape set by Toronto jazz guitarist Jay Yoo, the track is a minimalist approach to coming to terms with the dread of aging. And with a cinematic finish, the album concludes with a flowing piece, bringing us back to the image of running water and waves. Featuring a masterful orchestration of woodwinds performed by jazz composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist Dennis Kwok, all one can really do at the end of this album is cry and cry and cry.

“Waves” is the simple story of a break-up, told so carefully and beautifully that it is impossible to turn away. We held in its comforting melodies and embraced by its luscious harmonies. An ambitious debut album for artist, Jacq Teh, firmly marking her place in the world of independent and contemporary music. 

Getting Older

Hand in Hand

[Verse]
Green eyes in view
Everything you do
Everywhere you go
You light up the room

[Chorus]
You light up the room everywhere you go
A sight to see
A beauty to behold
Yeahhh you light up the room everywhere you go

[Verse 2]
Heavenly smile
An angel on earth
Making me blind
Shining like a starburst

[Chorus]
Oh you light up the room everywhere you go
A sight to see
A beauty to behold
Yeahhh you light up the room everywhere you go

[Bridge]
Sparks fly high
Our planets collide
You and I
Lighting up the night
Like fireworks 
in the sky

[Chorus]
Oh you light up the room everywhere you go
A sight to see
A beauty to behold
Yeahhh you light up the room everywhere you go

You Light Up The Room

A song about a potential suicide, from the perspective of the female best friend

Color Of My Eyes

My thoughts lately...

This song is also on spotify under the profile SpicySmile



everything / nothing

מילים מקבלות חיים" הוא פרויקט מתמשך של הלחנת שירה, שנולד מתוך אהבה למילה הכתובה ולמפגש המיוחד שבין טקסט למוזיקה.
במהלך השנים הלחנתי עשרות שירים שכתבו משוררות ומשוררים, כשכל טקסט פתח בפניי עולם – רגשי, אישי, חברתי או פוליטי – והפך לשיר.

חלק מהשירים בפרויקט יצאו כסינגלים עם עטיפה הפקתית מלאה.
האוסף הזה מציג גרסאות מוקלטות באולפן הביתי שלי – שירה, גיטרה, ולעיתים גם כלים נוספים – בגישה אינטימית, ישירה וחופשית.

אני גאה לשתף את השירים בדיוק כמו שהם – פשוטים, כנים, נוגעים.
זוהי תחנה אחת במסע מתמשך, שממשיך להתרחב בכל מפגש עם מילה חדשה שמבקשת לחיות דרך הלחן.

רגעים מתוקים

The highly anticipated single, ‘Easy’s Gettin’ Harder Every Day’, marks the second release of 2025 from John Jenkins and the James Street Band. This captivating rendition of the classic Iris DeMent song features lead vocals by Pippa Murdie, a valued band member known for her remarkable talent. Pippa has been performing this song for years, whether as a solo artist, in duo performances with John Jenkins, or as part of the band’s full ensemble.
This track will be part of John Jenkins and the James Street Band's upcoming second album, set for release later this year. It follows the July 4th launch of Restless Hearts, John Jenkins’ eagerly awaited solo project.
Pippa Murdie, previously a mandolin player and backing vocalist for Storm the Palace, has collaborated with John Jenkins since 2019. In addition to her work with the band, she is a familiar face at open mic nights and acoustic clubs in the local music scene. Pippa’s accomplishments include being a finalist in the West Kirby Arts Centre Friday Live Songwriter Challenge 2024.
Co-produced by John Jenkins and Jon Lawton (Sami Yusuf, Ian Prowse, Only Child), and expertly mastered by Pete Maher (The Rolling Stones, U2, Patti Smith), ‘Easy’s Gettin’ Harder Every Day’ will be released on April 4th, 2025. This collaboration delivers a timeless performance with a modern touch, underscoring the band's dynamic artistry and musical excellence.


Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day

SOOBIN’s 나의 봄의 이유 - TXT (투모로우바이투게더)
(Original Song: 폴킴)

Keyboard - Maiz
Guitar - Huze
Bass - Huze
Programming - Maiz
Vocal Arrangement - Maiz
Digital Editing - Maiz
Recording Engineers - 황민희 @ HYBE Studio, 송찬영 @ HYBE Studio
Mix Engineer - 이성훈 @ HYBE Studio

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SOOBIN’s 나의 봄의 이유 - TXT(투모로우바이투게더) (Original Song: 폴킴)

Nederlandse vertaling van For the One - Bethel

Met open armen

Tears(6)

Hiver comtois

“One of UK’s Best and most original songwriters” (Maximum Volume Magazine)
Hailing from the centre of musical greatness, Liverpool, John Jenkins has steadily been wowing listeners and critics over with each new music release and performance. 


Critical praise and loyal fan base have slowly been building in recent years. He is a renowned singer/songwriter on the UK folk, country, and Americana scene. A master of melody, understated lyrics, and deft chord changes, Jenkins’ songs have been hailed wherever music is written about.

Jenkins has developed an engaged audience of fans and has established himself as a live touring act, both solo and collaboratively and has supported Chris Difford (Squeeze), Jarrod Dickenson, Robert Vincent (AMAUK Artist of the Year), Dean Owens and Steve Tilson in recent years. 

He performs solo, or with his band ‘John Jenkins and the James Street Band’ or as he did on his last two UK tours with Oxford’s ‘Pippa Murdie’ (Storm the Palace). 

Jenkins’s latest body of work, the 2024 EP ‘Weary’ released in September 2024 continues the universal critical acclaim he has received on his recent albums. 

“One to watch” - NSAI – Nashville Songwriters Association International

Americana UK 2021 “Emerging Artist” Runner Up

GSMC 2021 Music Award “Newcomer” Finalist

Praise for the “Weary’ EP 

Americana UK
“Absolutely breathtaking, and one of the best tracks I've heard all year”
“Collecting these tracks all together on one EP, marks "Weary", out as a must have and comes highly recommended.”

Buzz Slayers 

“This is not only a true show of great musicianship but of character and it's something you don't want to miss.
… make you think of artists like Neil Young for example.”
 

Desperately Lost City 
“In the space of one song, I had gone from feeling down and drained to suitably uplifted”

Rocking Magpie
“I’ve paid a lot of money of the years buying albums and singles by household names that don’t even come close to creating raw, honest and deeply personal songs like these six; all of which will squeeze your heartstrings until you can’t take any more … but then press ‘repeat.’”

Spill Magazine Toronto
“Jenkins continues to come up with wonderful songs and has clearly carved out his musical niche. He is a talented artist, and this EP goes a long way in demonstrating his talent”
4 STARS

Louder Than War
“The Weary EP is yet another collection of outstanding songs which adds further to the diversity of John Jenkins impressive songbook”

NM Chester
“It's a stellar addition to his remarkable songbook and a true testament to his exceptional talent as a singer-songwriter”



Praise for the “Tuebrook” Album

Maximum Volume 

“This is the work of one of the UK’s best and most original songwriters”.

Americana UK

“This masterful collection highlights why Jenkins is fast becoming one of Liverpool’s most respected singer-songwriters”.

Rocking Magpie

“Nothing could prepare me what was about to unfold …This Album let me speechless”.

Spill Magazine Toronto Canada

“One incredible Album ... Tuebrook stands out in the same way Nebraska stood out for Bruce Springsteen”.


R'N'R Magazine Issue 102 Nov/Dec 2023 
“There is a beguiling honesty in the artifice that has gone into constructing the songs. The writing and arrangements variously show a debt to artists as diverse as ‘Simon & Garfunkel’ and ‘Ralph McTell’”.



Liverpool Acoustic

“This is a fantastic album and solidifies Jenkins as a truly formidable songwriting talent”.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
‘Tuebrook” is a piece of art that moves the listener, cajoles it, defends the right of the listener to feel the crush of overwhelming humanity, and then lifts with hope…this is an album for the age, and to hear it is to love it.”

Stereo Stickman 30th June 2023
A uniquely evocative collection of songs. ‘Tuebrook’ makes for a timeless and consistently heartfelt listen, and effectively extends further still the ever-genuine repertoire of John Jenkins.

Fatea Magazine July 2023
“At times warmly nostalgic but without rose-tinted glasses, at others movingly sad, it’s an album for those of a certain age who have come to look back on their own younger days and those with whom they shared them, and as such, it’s a little gem”

At The Barrier Magazine Aug 2023 
“Some of the warmest and most intimate, wistful, confessional reveries that you’re likely to hear this side of Christmas”.

Desperately Lost City Aug 2023 
“Evocative of Paul Heaton & Jaqui Abbott’s folk pop, but without the heavy production … Add in a wistful voice full of reflection and they become as inviting as those of Suzanne Vega”

Louder Than War Magazine Aug 2023 
“Tuebrook is an album which will definitely stand the test of time and may well prove to be a defining moment in the life of John Jenkins as well as his musical career”.

Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day

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