NYC Scene Report – Jill Peacock, Rachel Lynn, & Occurrence

This week’s NYC Scene Report features Jill Peacock reminding us to not be in such a rush, Rachel Lynn desiring “Freedom,” and Occurrence climbing through an “Opportunity Window.”

* Oftentimes in life we can wear being busy as some sort of badge of honor, but soulful singer-songwriter Jill Peacock wants to inspire us to slow down a bit with her latest single, “TIME (NO RUSH).”

Describing the song in a statement, Peacock, who calls both Brooklyn and Toronto home, wrote it’s “A psychedelic soulful reminder to make friends with time.”

I don’t know about you, but it’s a reminder that I need to hear a little more often than I’d like to admit.

So put down what you’re doing, and give yourself three and half minutes to let Jill Peacock take you on a chilled out ride, as she invites us to breathe, relax, and in the case of the video, have an Alice in Wonderland-like moment with a playful clock.

Side note – Based on this video, if you’re ever approached by a human sized clock while in a park, you should probably be open to seeing where things go.

* Keeping things soulful, longtime column favorite Rachel Lynn recently teamed up with Michi for a fantastic new single titled “Freedom.”

On Instagram, Lynn wrote of “Freedom,” “I started writing this song on piano a long time ago, and it went through several iterations – think synths, strings, electronic drums, etc. – and after a couple of years it landed right back where it started, just me and one instrument, stripped and intimate and raw. I think you can hear the yearning and desperation a bit better this way. I hope you feel something when you hear it.”

I think it’s impossible not to feel something when you hear “Freedom,” as Rachel Lynn has a voice that can tug at your soul in the best of ways.

Click play, and let her work her magic on you.

* Indie electronic trio Occurrence will be releasing a new album titled Real Friend this Friday, the latest single off of which is “Opportunity Window.”

A pulsating track that vocalist Cat Hollyer matches perfectly at every turn, “Opportunity Window” has a literal window midway through the song. The music switches up for a bit, creating an intermission of sorts, before returning back to the original beat. This makes “Opportunity Window” equal parts song, and musical experience.

Just from listening to “Opportunity Window” I can’t wait to hear the rest of Real Friend. Click play on the lyric video for song, and get a window into what Occurrence have on the way (and a window into their kitchen!).

For more of the best of NYC’s indie music scene, come back next Wednesday, and check out the archives for previous columns.