COME THRU VOCALS — Daily Vocal Discoveries from INYIM Media
Come Thru Vocals is a long-running It’s Not You It’s Me Media series spotlighting standout vocal performances, emerging artists and new songs worth adding to your rotation. Curated by the INYIM music desk, many selections later appear in the Musique Dig’s Weekly Playlist and enter rotation on INYIM Radio.
Today’s Come Thru Vocals pairs hanbee’s “ocean mail” with Helena Gao’s “niu bi 牛逼.” hanbee sails into a sunlit indie-pop daydream, while Gao crashes the shore with self-produced dance-pop confidence, bilingual swagger and a delightfully strange visual world.
hanbee
Tune: “ocean mail”
New Zealand–Korean singer-songwriter hanbee lets “ocean mail” drift like a postcard carried by a warm breeze. Inspired by her love of the sea and a desire to capture the freedom of a perfect beach day, her light, intimate vocal glides across softly arranged city-pop and indie-pop textures.
Helena Gao
Tune: “niu bi 牛逼”
Chinese-Danish artist, songwriter and producer Helena Gao turns “niu bi 牛逼” into a bold dance-pop flex. Bouncing between Mandarin and English with a cool, sharp-edged delivery, Gao rides glossy production that feels brash, playful and just strange enough to keep the whole thing deliciously off-center.
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