Moonchild

As a musician, originality and creativity are exercises in balance. Being original or unique, just for the sake of individuality, generally tends to alienate your audience. So when your music can be described as “space-age-soul-jazz-fusion” it’s all the more amazing that Moonchild still manages to make some of the most naturally human sounding music we’ve ever featured on Black Tea.

Vocalist Amber Navran’s blissfully breathy voice floats elegantly over each track, intertwining, twisting, and untwisting from the music happening around her. Max Bryk and Andris Mattson both add their own unique flair, providing instrumentation both reminiscent of classic R&B, while adding in some surprises along the way (bass clarinet has never sounded so funky). While the melodies and music are intricate, their deeply jazz influenced style is still so inherently human and natural.

This week, we’re featuring their 2021 single “Too Good”. Featuring a slinky, groovy bassline, Navran’s ethereal vocals and almost meditative lyrics, “Too Good” is Moonchild at their finest, illustrating the contradiction of past and present. There is a futuristic feel to the beat and synths, but the woodwind trio that punctuate the groove firmly plant the track into a truly natural feel. “Too Good” is a perfect blend of their jazz influence, admiration of R&B, and spun with their own, unique contemporary flair.