Oliver Malcolm – 'The Machine' - Song Review

REVIEW BY: EM VIOLET

Following his debut single “Switched Up”, Oliver Malcolm has recently released a brand new track “The Machine” and it is on fire. If you have never heard of Oliver, he is an artist based in Los Angeles and is known for his one man productions skills. Oliver writes, sings and also produces everything himself which is a colossal reason why I enjoy this artist so much. 

This 3 minute track is full of groovy beats and rad rhythms and is destined to have listeners loving it from the first listen. It was released on the 15th July and already has over 300k streams on Spotify which will just tell you how enjoyable it is. The artists style is hard to define as you can hear influences from all different genres and that’s a huge reason why fans will appreciate this track. 

The music video has also been released and is very fitting for the track as it uses the fish eye lens and the on point transitions which certainly makes for a groovy video. With the steady drums and the wild vocals, this track gives off heavy Yungblud vibes with a unique spin on it. 

Definitely give this one a listen!

 Stream/buy it HERE 

 PRAISE FOR OLIVER MALCOLM

“Oliver Malcolm is the dynamic rising star ready kick up a storm with his diverse, new punk-indebted EP” — NME

“With its deep bassline and bluesy melodies alchemizing jazz and pop influences, he crafts an almost tangible atmosphere of melancholy [in “Helen”] as pleas to a woman echo throughout” — Pigeons & Planes, Best New Artist

“The drums lurch toward the offbeats, some looped guitar picking tugs against that pulse and Malcolm’s voice is a rattled, quavery moan...Everything stays off-kilter for the two and a half paranoid minutes of “Switched Off” by Oliver Malcolm” — New York Times, Playlist

“Oliver Malcolm's 'Switched Up' Is Intoxicating… new single 'Switched Up' is a mesh of influences, a confluence of sounds, a mosaic of techniques.” — CLASH

“A lot of artists claim genre-blending style, but Malcolm’s is altogether impossible to define. Is it alt-blues? Dark electro-pop? Folk-hip-hop? Does it matter?” — TIME Magazine, Best New Song

“The hip-hop producer-turned-twisted musical anarchist is making songs for nobody but himself. You’ll love them anyway.” — i-D Magazine