Entry no. 2 in our summer single series is out now - A Few Tomorrows by US pianist @johnhayesmusic. Hints of blue permeate his track, which is the final piece recorded in his Minneapolis studio. It’s a moment of closure with hope for good things ahead... 

Give it a listen wherever you listen to music: IDOL.lnk.to/afewtomorrows

A Few Tomorrows

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John Hayes - A Few Tomorrows

Entry no 4 in our summer single series is out now, the wonderful ‘Solregn’ by Oslo based composer @juliagjertsen. We’d love for you to give this gem a listen.

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​​“Solregn means sun shower in Norwegian (and other Scandinavian languages). It describes a feeling that I had in mind when creating this piece, of the rain falling while the sun shines. I like this phenomenon in nature, and in the same sense I think that we can also sometimes simultaneously experience opposing emotions.”

Solregn

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Julia Gjertsen - Solregn

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