Adam Humphries, the music editor at WhatsOn, presents you with recently released, upbeat music. Put these on your playlist and dance the rest of the week away. Here is the week's top playlist!

Young Bedford rapper JUNIOR - breaks through into new creative territory for a deeper "Connection"!

He may well be only 25, and he may well have not entered into your musical consciousness yet but JUNIOR is already been tipped for the big time. Even 6 Music and GRM Daily have had a taste of his music. James Watkinson, better known by his stage name is like what Marshal Bruce Mathers III was to American Hip-hop when he first debuted on the scene, a breath of fresh air and didn't hesitate to shake things up and experiment. And that's exactly what JUNIOR's doing. Noe Watkinson, who's not been on the scene for any more than just a small handful of years, has the voice and talent of a Rapper who's been in the mainstream for more than a decade.

https://open.spotify.com/track/3sRPWMmouhLtUw6gFtQUEK?si=5H-Gc1dQTUyH4ePWIK6F-Q&utm_source=copy-link

Now I am amongst the masses who haven't ever heard of this guy yet but after listening to a minute and a half of Connection I was completely enticed by the sounds. A superb concoction of hip-hop, tribal, and beats with Watkins rap right over it. Fantastic and definitely gets all the notes you'd need for a rap track

https://youtu.be/V7Sr06AxlJY

Midnight Juggernauts - Shadows

Released back in 2007 by Midnight Juggernauts, Shadows is a prime example of one of those songs that did have a lot of potential upon its release but sadly was overlooked and didn't get nearly as much attention as it actually deserved. Shadows were featured in the band's album, Dystopia.

The video was a great fit for Juggernauts’ sound as it had a paranormal Sci-Fi feel to it which fitted in perfectly with the group's electronic sound.

https://youtu.be/RiydUx0mQag

Lyrically, the words have a bizarre out-of-this-world, timeless element within as it's about things that hide within the shadows when they arrive and messages left in the past that get answered in the future.

The vocals from the trio fit with the vibe of the sound as they're not aggressive, instead, it's soft and takes a casual pace.

The video the band put together for this has a creative element in that they've mixed the usage of CGI and real moving film. The final effect has that paranormal/Sci-Fi vibe to it which fits in perfectly with the band's style and sound.

The Other Tribe - Skirts

Hailing all the way from Bristol, this six-piece released Skirts way back in 2012. In all fairness it did receive attention, not a vast amount but some. What's great about this single is that it showed us that Other Tribe wasn’t 'just another band'. But that they had the potential to become something bigger than what they could actually have been. Shame really. Skirts had that summer festival vibe to it as it was one of those tracks. Also which would probably have got people going at a festival.

Something else that both the song and band did for music. It was that you could also dance to indie music, not just mosh and raise your arm too.

https://youtu.be/COqltYFleuQ

Barmy they may have been but the video was definitely an artistic and barmy one. And yes it had the summer festival vibe to it. What definitely came to my attention was the creativity and individuality within the group's dynamics. Mixing visual art and music together.

The lyrics have that feel-good factor and you can easily sing along to them. And is about being impressed by that one person who fascinates you

White Town - Your Woman

Released back in the 90s from the Women in Technology. Your Woman was something of a breath of fresh air when it was produced. And as it was a mixture of retro meets modern dance sounds. It's something which hadn't been heard in the mainstream during the Britpop indie era. Jyoti Prakash Mishra who is the musical maestro behind the one-man band. White Town had been working in music since 1989. And he had released his debut album Socialism, Sexism and Sexuality three years prior to Women in Technology.

Jyoti aka White Town demonstrated his creative side. And when putting the song together as he told the story about a troubled relationship between couples. The irony being he's going from the female perspective. Notably, he sings the song in a low tone

https://youtu.be/lVL-zZnD3VU

The video for this was something of creative genius. Since it has elements of retro in terms of the style with storytelling. Also, it was made in black and white which wasn't a regular thing back then. The video follows the story of a relationship in which the female makes decisions about her life by following actual signposts showing various paths.

Your Woman was shot in Derby City Centre which is where Jyoti comes from
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