Four rising singer-songwriters to check out this weekend

Performed from the sanctuary of his backyard, Zambian-born, Botswana-raised, Johannesburg-based artist Moonga K.’s “Heartbeat 8” blossoms like the flowers surrounding him. The song appears on his project an ode to growth, pt. 1, which dropped earlier this year.

Let it be known that all rising songwriter Amanda Ong needs is her voice and a guitar to tackle her problems. “Leave Me Alone” is due to release in early 2021, following the arrival of her new EP, Amanda.

Freshly-penned just before performing the track in an empty tennis court, Tony Kill’s ambient synthscape drones in and out before settling on an ice cold beat. It sounds like a proper kiss-off to the summer that never was.

There’s a deep resilience emanating from yoga teacher and songwriter Edy Blu’s performance of “Universal, a song she penned with Hunt Stout following her move from Oakland back to Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.