Credit: Kole Purdy Santa Monica, CA, July 11, 2025 – Today, indie-folk artist/songwriter/producer Hunter Metts returns with a transcendent new single called “Blue Ridge Run.” A deeply felt love letter to the Appalachian landscape, the sublimely uplifting track spotlights the captivating vocal work and poetic storytelling previously shown on his viral hit “Weathervane.” “Blue Ridge Run” is available now via Position Music/Interscope Records. Listen HERE. …
Month: July 2025
The press release from Fifth Island Music for VILT, promoted the Swedish band’s upcoming tour with In Flames (also Swedes) and a new single, “The New Shadow.” VILT aspires to reach heights as a “thrash and melodic death metal band” that has “already established a unique signature style.” Within seconds of the opening guitar, I …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country music giants Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton deliver their first true duet collaboration with “A Song To Sing,” reflecting the truth of giving one’s soul to the music and heart to the one at home. Written together with Jesse Frasure and Jenee Fleenor, the song available everywhere now is set to …
New York, NY (July 11, 2025) – GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum sonic visionary, artist, producer, actor and director Kid Cudi releases “Grave,” the second single off his forthcoming album, Free arriving August 22nd and available for pre-order HERE. Arriving alongside the new single is an official music video shot by award-winning director Samuel Bayer who has worked with and shot iconic videos for the likes of Nirvana, …
July 11, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA – Today, breakout pop sensation Natalie Jane returns with her emotive new single, “girls will b girls,” out now via Capitol Music Group/10K Projects. Arriving on the heels of her recent summer hit “fallin.” With “girls will b girls,” Natalie Jane leads by example, highlighting her significant artistic growth through refined songwriting and a polished blend …
NASHVILLE, TN – Red Clark, the compelling country artist whose music is shaped by a life lived under wide-open skies, has released his potent new single, “Devil’s Old Flame.” This emotionally charged track, a stark examination of addiction’s grip, was penned by songwriter Jack Quist, known for his Billboard-charting hit “Where Does Love Go (When It Dies).” “Devil’s Old Flame” …
Photo Credit: Noah Hoffman (@conversingwithaliens) Carried by vintage-toned guitars, a melancholic piano arrangement, live drums, and a subtle undercurrent of trip-hop in the chorus it’s one of the most instrumentally rich tracks on her forthcoming album. Ana’s signature haunting vocals and unflinching lyricism give the track its emotional weight as she explores the heartbreak of watching someone you …
July 11, 2025: Charlotte-born, Nashville-based country singer/songwriter Brooke Lee is committed to growing where she’s planted on uplifting new single “Dandelion” featuring Lukas Nelson, out today via Spirit Nashville Recordings. With a sneaky cosmic country feel, “Dandelion” mixes the funk Nelson brings to his music with the soul Lee brings to hers. Originally written as …
July 11, 2025: Today, emerging Georgia-based singer/songwriter Clover County announces that her debut LP Finer Things will release on September 26 via her own label Undercover Lover Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers. Produced by Carrie K (Noah Kahan, Maggie Antone, Koe Wetzel), the album is a coming-of-age soundtrack that explores romantic, familial and platonic …
Pork Fat is a slice of soul-soaked nostalgia brought back to life by three longtime collaborators. Out now on Music Factory Records, this greasy, groove-heavy jam reunites guitarist Ari Joshua with saxophonist Skerik, organist Delvon Lamarr and drummer Grant Schroff — an all star comb of which each member has held down countless club gigs and venues across the globe. Years before their …
July 10, 2025: Today, the Minnesota-based group Maygen & The Birdwatcher announce that their sophomore LP The Americana Dream will be released on October 10 via Yellow House Music Collective / Missing Piece Records. It reimagines the traditional definition of the American Dream, shifting away from the aspirational nature of the concept itself and moving …
Nashville experimental duo Total Wife, the project of Luna Kupper and Ash Richter, are excited to announce their new album, Come Back Down, out September 19, 2025 via the tastemaking Philadelphia label Julia’s War Recordings. Heralding the announcement is “second spring,” a fuzzed-out sonic journey through sweet melodies and new beginnings, harnessing the hope of change over churning guitars. “Ash …
July 9, 2025 – Today, Paris-based singer/songwriter ALA.NI announces the September 19 release of Summer Meadows via No Format Records. An open-armed embrace of the bittersweet side of life, the album takes inspiration from a two-year stint in the Caribbean. Alongside the announcement, she’s also releasing “This Is Why,” a bossa-infused number channeling the conflicted …
Photo Credit: Seb Gardner July 9, 2025 – Today, UK-based duo Sons of Sevilla announced the upcoming release of Street Light Moon, an album built for endless summers and retro-futurist reveries. Produced by GRAMMY-winning Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas, the album was inspired by a world’s worth of influences and the pursuit of a vintage, …
On NUEVA TIMBA, the new Blue Note album from Cuban-born pianist Harold López-Nussa, the jazz vanguard meets multiple eras of Cuba’s musical history with results that are at once accessible, life-affirming, and strikingly accomplished. The album, which will be released Sept. 5, features a core of unmatched talent—Harold’s brother, Ruy Adrian López-Nussa, on drums; Luques …
From the Youtube page: “The Chapel Sessions are developed and produced by Heather Powell Browne of Fuel/Friends Music Blog (www.fuelfriendsblog.com) and each has a detailed corresponding write-up on the blog, many with downloads of the audio zip files; please explore all 35 sessions!” “Co-production and technical coordination magic by Conor Bourgal, who also helped conceive …
Credit: Julia Varga Available across platforms here Debut Album decoder due out 8/22 via Jealous ButcherProduced by Chris Funk of The Decemberistsdecoder album preorder North American TourTour dates below + here Portland’s Glitterfox will release their debut full-length album decoder, August 22 on Jealous Butcher Records. Blissed-out lead single “Wildfires” earned acclaim spanning Exclaim!, GLAAD, AudioFuzz and more. Today they share the anthemic, heart-wrenching new single about extreme loss and …
Today, Role Model (Tucker Pillsbury) shared the official video for “The Longest Goodbye” (feat. Laufey). Directed by Neema Sadeghi, the black and white video leans into the song’s nostalgic vibe while reimagining it as a duet. Tucker trades verses with GRAMMY® winner Laufey, accompanied by a band playing vintage instruments. View HERE. “The Longest Goodbye” video made its global broadcast premiere on MTV Live, MTVU, …
The great Deanna Durbin, star of many Universal Pictures and Anne Frank’s favorite actress. Deanna and I were quite close in the 1980’s. Basically she would call me at the studio to ask when to expect her next royalty check but we would chat each time. Soon, she would just call, wanting to talk. Even …
Credit : Luca Young Having just performed a joyous and critically-acclaimed set on Glastonbury Festival’s West Holts stage, 5-piece band Parcels have released a lyric video for their recent single “Yougotmefeeling,” out now via Because Music. Having previously only played Glastonbury years ago on a much smaller stage, this year’s performance on the revered West Holts stage was a …
Original Painting by Zac Little 21-Song Epic Out October 31 Debut Single “Infinity Leaf Clover” Out Now July 7, 2025: Today, Saintseneca announces Highwalllow & Supermoon Songs, a sprawling 21-song epic that will be released on October 31 via Lame-O Records. The band’s first album in more than seven years launches the listener onto a ten-song landscape orbited by two sonic “moons,” Viridian Moon (tracks 11-16) and Cinnamon …
Liverpool singer-songwriter John Witherspoon announces his third studio album One of Them set for release October 31st. Having already teased listeners with the release of ‘Natural Light’, he returns on July 4th with another gem ‘End of the Line Again’. A powerful commentary on contemporary culture’s obsession with quick fixes and contradictory advice, ‘End of …
LISTEN HERE & HERE SONGS DOUBLE AS OPENING AND CLOSING THEMES OF SEASON 2 OF HIT ANIME SERIES CALL OF THE NIGHT July 7, 2025 – Genre-upending Japanese hip-hop unit Creepy Nuts release two brand new singles: the Latin-infused “Mirage” and the high-energy “Nemure” — the opening and closing themes of Season 2 of the hit supernatural anime Yofukashi no Uta (Call of the Night). The duo …
By his own admission, Andy Tongren is an optimist. “I really do try and find the silver lining any way I can,” says the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter. “At my core, I feel like there’s nothing else I can do.” That sunny disposition is the glowing core of his debut single “So Good.” The easygoing, compact tune is driven by an acoustic-backed verse before …
Photo Credit: Ried Martin Rising singer-songwriter Braden Bales, has unleashed his eagerly awaited new EP, 5 STAGES OF GRIEF, out now via Capitol Records. The project solidifies Braden Bales as Gen Z’s preeminent voice for emotional authenticity – transforming personal grief into universally resonant and relatable anthems. 5 STAGES OF GRIEF centers on the emotional journey through loss and acceptance, anchored …
Synth-pop duo Paperwhite—the project of siblings Katie (singer/songwriter) and Ben Marshall (producer/songwriter)—make a triumphant return with their new five-track EP, Reach, out on all streaming platforms today. The project features their poignant and cinematic new single “Looking Back,” a track that first began taking shape during the pandemic. Nearly five years later, the duo returned to it with fresh …
Photo Credit: Joe Vaughn LIVE WITH THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAFEATURES CLASSIC HITS AND NEW MUSIC SPANNING FOLDS’ GENRE-BENDING BODY OF WORK JOINED BYTHE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY STEVEN REINEKE AND SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS REGINA SPEKTOR AND TALL HEIGHTS Ben Folds celebrated Independence Day with the release of Ben Folds Live with the National Symphony Orchestra, a brand-new album …
Vocalist and songwriter JD Walter is considered by many in the jazz world to be the among the very best jazz singers, known for his immediately recognizable smokey sound, his virtuosic talent for improvisation, his compelling original songs, and his ability to reinvent standards. Listen to Without A Net Here To mark the release of his new …
After the semi-acoustic funk of his Dire Straits cover, “The Bug,” Mountain Home Music Company’s Ashby Frank is heading back to hard core bluegrass turf with a blazing meditation on the burdens of daily life and work in “Everybody’s Got Their Nine Pound Hammer.” Written by 3-time IBMA Songwriter of the Year Tim Stafford with the Gibson Brothers’ Eric Gibson and Greg Cornett, the song takes its …
Judgement, a track by Lutan Fyah on the Natural Vibes Riddim is a timeless analysis of world events and the impact of leaders failing to work for the greater good. The track was originally released in 2024 and Reggae Vibes Music is releasing the video on Lutan Fyah’s VEVO channel as part of the celebrations of producing a decade of music. The primary location …