Stream: Whiplash - Maya Killtron

A little over a year since she last featured on these pages Maya Killtron is back with another fabulous slice of 80s influenced disco-groove-pop.

Whiplash is the kind of energised pop record that feels like getting dragged along by an over-enthusiastic friend - there is no stopping the relentless progression of its four-four stomp.

Describing the track, Maya says:

"It encompasses all my memories of summer sounds growing up in Brampton, Ontario. The song comes from the first time I heard Michael Jackson’s PYT. It was in my driveway one July and my Dad let me take our little radio outside while I washed the car. PYT jumped out of the speakers and pretty much changed my ears forever. I never listened to music the same way again."

That PYT influence is clearly audible here - it's like Maya took the Jackson classic and threw it in a cocktail shaker with a load of Hi-NRG classics.

The newest track from your fav 80's baby. Collab with my partner in crime DadGod Miloš Angelov & Oz's Finest Jesse Bear.

Stream: Never Dance Alone - Maya Killtron

Sometimes things don't need to be overly complicated. Maya Killtron has just turned in this 80s-inspired funk / groove number and it's epic. Horns, low-slung bass, massive vocals and a cover that features a permanently peeling HMV sticker - this is unashamedly retrographic but I don't care because I love it. Maya describes the record as follows:

Never Dance Alone' is the record I’ve always wanted to make. I spent a lot of time writing music that was chasing trend but when I finally got in the studio with Miloš (Producer) he reminded me how important it was to be myself. I’m a trained classical violinist and jazz arranger who loves to sing funk and soul. The can work together. I finally figured out how to write without apology and to be proud and fearless of the music I hear in my head. That is what 'Never Dance Alone' is. I was able to touch every part of the process this time around, from charting out and arranging the horns and strings to singing every single background part and lead.

So yeah. Play it, dance it, enjoy it.