Seriously, kids, THIS IS A GREAT TUNE, and you must hear it right away. W.C. Beck used to live and record in Portland, Oregon. He probably had to leave because people who live here are only interested in trivial stuff. He probably had to go to New York because that’s where people know how to …
Here’s some calming freak folk from singer-songwriter Paul Doffing, whose dreamy, keen songs have drawn comps to Iron and Wine and Devendra Banhart. Listen for the percussion drop at the 1 minute mark… Doffing’s new LP, Running in the Dark, which drops June 14, documents the worldly realization he’s found on his infamous bicycle tours, …
Peter More and his Donald Fagen magic are back, this time with a video. Austin based artist Peter More has released the video for his song “Shoulder” via Flood Magazine. The track appears on his just released EP Shoulder, a collection of songs recorded at the same time as his debut album Beautiful Disrepair. The record was produced by Steely Dan’s Donald …
Meet the Last Bees, a Milwaukee-based power-pop outfit led by Ash (below.) They channel the pre-psych sounds of the British Invasion. With sweet, melodic music becoming scarce, Ash began writing and singing songs that tapped into a kind of youthful vulnerability that has all but vanished. Ash’s new tunes hark back to a time not …
Hey East Portland Blog, We have to let go of things that serve our life no purpose. 🍃 It was a leaf falling off of a tree that inspired our new single “about you…” 🍃 I felt like I could relate to that very moment. Having to let go of something that felt like it …
Future-jazz chanteuse NIIA teased new music last month with the release of “FACE” and the accompanying (above) video art piece (think less official music video and more reality TV meets art / social experiment filmed on April Fool’s Day….). Today NIIA shares new track, “If I Cared,” (below) a smoky ballad with jazz sensibilities and …
Everyone should hear this song. It’s fluidity and dance bring to mind the lovely springbok, my favorite animal, which is a lithely beautiful African gazelle celebrated for it’s hopeful name, it’s nubile movements, and it’s sustainable, sun-worshipping lifestyle. Close your eyes to this song and visualize the agile pronking of springboks at sunrise and the …
In a style reminiscent of Dolly Parton, Kathy Mattea, and Nanci Griffith, singer/songwriter Sara Morgan writes and performs poignant, thoughtful, and hilarious tunes which cast back to the timeless country tradition of the second half of the 20th century. Her themes of love, loss, courage, introspection, and irony are a drastic contrast to the current …
With this track, the group continues to captivate the audience, opening with glistening pianos and a head-bopping slap. Zoe Modiga then unleashes her sky-rattling voice, alternating between near-rapping and time-stopping, levitating multi-octave solos. The powerful sound that is Seba Kaapstad is one that can only derive from such a diverse group of artists. Seba Kaapstad …
Hannah Scott presents her new single, “Walk a Wire”. Inspired by a friend with a disability who closed herself away for fear of rejection, it invites people to take a chance and open up to life. Hannah tries to follow her own advice despite living with chronic health condition Ankylosing Spondylitis; a recent example saw …
Hua Li’s hazy R&B and revolutionary rap cuts to the bone and shakes your frail ass to the ground. Following the underground success of her 2015 Za Zhong EP, she will be releasing her debut full-length, Dynasty with Next Door Records in September 2019. A charismatic performer, she has been blessed to share her work on a …
Lauren Ruth Ward’s music has spread like wildfire these past two years in LA after leaving her hometown of Baltimore. Her lyrics are secrets to strangers, writing about her life’s trajectory sharing both vulnerability and strength delivered with grit and vibrato. Her band re-creates 60’s rock and roll nuances, allowing Ward to release a powerhouse …
The Great Joe Reineke (of Alien Crime Syndicate and some other bands) is back with Society of the Silver Cross and that’s very good news. He was one of the good guys in the sometimes fraught 90s Seattle rock fraternity. Cool, confident and f-ing hilarious, Joe could always be counted on for a joke, a …
Originally from Dublin and now living in Hertfordshire, Bart Foley is well known on the UK session scene, both live and in the studio. Among his growing fan base, rock legend, Randy Bachman (Bachman Turner Overdrive) is a huge fan. Recently having finished an extended Spring / Summer nationwide tour with top Celtic Rock Band, …
Dear Sweet, Innocent, Music Fans Everywhere: In 2008, Estelle wrote and recorded her modern classic, “American Boy.” Young Juno Roome, attempting to navigate middle school in a then still new country, as well as trying to learn the tools necessary to be an eventual ambient folk star (which we’re certain he will be one day), …
‘Dywarchen’ – y sengl newydd hafaidd gan fand gorau Dyffryn Conwy, Omaloma. Cafodd ei chreu yn ystod ymweliad â Llyn Dywarchen. Ar ochr B, ‘Europa B’ yw’r diwn thema i gyfres sci-fi nad oedd erioed yn bodoli. Ar gael ar lwyfannau digidol o ddydd Gwener 31ain Mai. ‘Dywarchen’ – the new ultra-awesome summer-tinged single from …
Meet Silent Forum, a sophisticated and playful Art Rock four-piece from Cardiff, Wales, UK. Their latest single “Safety in Numbers” will be released through all platforms on 10th May via Libertino Records. “Safety in Numbers” is a warm, touching song expressing the importance of looking after your friends. It captures a calm clarity accepting that …
The Head And The Heart have shared the stunning “People Need a Melody,” the third track from their forthcoming album Living Mirage out May 17th via Warner Bros.Records / Reprise Records . The band will kick off a 38-city tour starting in Buffalo, NY on June 21st, making stops in Austin, Denver, Chicago, Atlanta and more, before wrapping in …
Moscow singer and producer, Kedr Livanskiy has just released her sophomore album, Your Need. The album places her in the forefront of Russia’s burgeoning electronic and experimental music scene. Your Need is a celebration of life and rebirth. It’s about a fighter’s spirit, audacity and courage. Dance music inspired a furious burst of creative energy …
Los Angeles psych pop band Amo Amo’s self-titled debut album – produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket -has just been released! Amo Amo formed in June 2017 when a group of dear friends – Love Femme, Omar Velasco, Justin Flint, Shane Mckillop and Alex Siegel – got together for an impromptu session in …
James Micah Basnight is a Pacific Northwest rock’n roll superhero. He’s tough as nails. He was there for Seattle’s DIY-beginning in the late 70s and has been rocking around the Northwest and the world ever since. He had a good run in New York in the late 70s where he played legendary clubs like CBGBs …
There are some great vibes here from Ananya Birla – earlier this year she became the first Indian born artist to go platinum with an English track in India, landing white hot press in Ones to Watch and Billboard. Ananya is an Oxford grad from Mumbai, but spends most of her time in London and …
Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, Sabina Ddumba was born to Ugandan parents. She’s the youngest of 8 children. At the age of 14, she joined Stockholm’s prestigious Tensta Gospel Choir, an outfit with many notable alumni such as Lykke Li and Seinabo Sey. Sabina has just released ‘Blow My Mind’, which she co-wrote with MNEK. “I …
Everyone has a person in their life that has the ability to devastate, quickly and effortlessly,” she explains. “lowercase is a song about recognizing your power through awareness in a situation were you have been made to feel incredibly small by another. This takedown is detailed through a central metaphor, a reference to the millennial digital …
One of the only artists of her generation to achieve an astoundingly high level of fame both in Spain and internationally, Bad Gyal is positioned atop the wave of tastemaking urban stars now taking over the Latin and global arena. “Bad Gyal has already made massive inroads in the underground music scene in Spain, and …
Arthur Moon is the moniker of award-winning composer/singer Lora-Faye Åshuvud, who lives and works in Brooklyn, where she was raised, and collaborates on the Arthur Moon project with musicians like Cale Hawkins (Quincy Jones, Bilal, Wyclef Jean) and Martin D. Fowler (a composer forThis American Life). Åshuvud’s musical origins were in folk and rock, and …
…A bit like Pixies meets Elliot Smith with a dash of Radiohead. Years of performing, writing, and challenging himself creatively led him to believe things were on track for a breakthrough in the local scene, but after a devastating breakup with his long-term girlfriend, James decided to sideline his musical ambitions and spent his savings on …
Since Ibeyi released their critically-acclaimed sophomore album Ash in September 2017 the twins have kept busy touring the globe and collaborating on some incredible projects including: writing an original song “Cleo Who Takes Care Of You” for the ROMA soundtrack, lending their song “Exhibit Diaz” to the film Miss Bala, and contributing to Hamilton’s‘Hamildrop’ series with “Rise Up Wise Up Eyes Up.” Most …
Bittersweet Switzerland Switterbeet Switterbitzerland… SWEET AND SOUR, a new single from F.Way, a band from the Italian part of Switzerland, is accompanied by this music video, which tells the story of the song. It tells the story of a couple who are together from young to old and are still happy together in spite of …