LeftLion's Latest Listens #42: Notts music we're currently spinning

Single: Leah Wilcox - Hollywood

There’s something deeply and knowingly playful about Hollywood, which revels in a shift toward maximalist folk-pop for this latest release from Leah Wilcox. Still drenched in 70s influences, Hollywood sees Wilcox assured and ambitious as she reels off entries from her glamorous to-do list. Musically, the song is entertainingly restless, trying on sounds like so many outfits as it flits from glam-rock guitars to a ukulele, from marching drums to layered vocal harmonies.

There’s a similar energy to CMAT in how the song rattles around within the confines of its runtime, but it’s a credit to Wilcox that none of the myriad ideas ever become a distraction, with the song retaining cohesion that could easily have been lost. This is a fun, fierce Americana infused romp.

"You try and stop me and you just watch what happens", she sings. On this evidence, who would want to? @leahwlcx (Kieran Lister)

Single: Eyre Llew - Miningsby

Local veteran masters of ambient post-rock Eyre Llew return with another elemental slab of gorgeousness. Breathed vocals take up the first half of the track, ethereal and musical, used as an instrument almost to the same extent as the pulses of bass or the patiently booming drums. They then cede graciously to arpeggiated piano notes, which dance beautifully atop the wide open spaces left by the atmospheric soundscape below.

As with the best ambient artists, Eyre Llew understand the relationship between sound and mood, using all of their songwriting nous to guide your emotions, gently rising and falling on the waves they conjure. There are shades of the Sigur Rós classic Samskeyti in how the piano shifts keys, but it’s clear the band understand the source material for their inspirations and what makes it work at a fundamental level, allowing them to reach similar emotional heights. @eyrellew (Kieran Lister)

Single: Origin One & Snowy - Jah Bless

Grime veteran Snowy has been busy of late. As well as featuring on Sleaford Mods’ latest album and producing new tracks with Truth, Snowy has taken the time to create a boundary-pushing fusion of jungle and grime with Nottingham producer Origin One.

Jah Bless is a deep and contemplative piece that delivers a simultaneously dexterous and effortless blend of both artists’ unique styles with fast-paced faith-based lyrics that offer a reflective take on self-love, appreciation and divine protection. Driven by a heavy dub bassline, the piece rolls through meditative breaks and tripped-out piano-led textures for a reviving study on genres, lifting the listener into other dimensions. @originone_ (Rachel Imms)