Today, Toronto’s Maryam Said (she/they) who performs as poolblood, shared their latest single + video, “wfy.” A slow-burning song about longing for a deeper connection with someone, knowing you can’t find it, and the continuous search for fulfillment, it comes off their debut album mole, out January 13, 2023 via Next Door Records (The Weather Station, Ada Lea, Charlotte Cornfield, Patrick Holland, Hua Li 化力, etc.). The video, directed by Laura Lynn …
On the frigid Sunday evening of December 4 I ventured out to Seattle’s foremost punk club El Corazon. This time it was for Chicago Celtic punkers Flatfoot fifty Six. Though I’ve seen this band multiple times, they never cease to amaze me. They hit the stage already on fire churning out tunes complete with mandolin …
Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez The Moss has quickly earned a rapturous fanbase while bringing their youthful exuberance and alternative-rock swagger to the studio and the stage. Today, the group has announced their brand new Insomnia EP and the official video for fan favorite hit single “Insomnia” which has become a breakout track for the band following major support from key Alternative …
NEW YORK, NY (December 05, 2022) – Speaking straight from the heart and delivering a must-hear statement, buzzing Chicago phenom KB Mike writes an open letter to his city with a new single and music video entitled “Chiraq” today via Republic Records. Listen to “Chiraq”: HEREWatch the “Chiraq” video: HERE On the track, emotionally charged piano and strings set the scene as KB Mike promises, “I’ll paint you a picture.” He proceeds …
Here’s the latest from Populuxe, the greatest combo in the western hemisphere and a band known for mashing Piper-era Pink Floyd with 60’s garage pop and late 70’s Bowie. These guys have a plethora of noteworthy associations, including Nada Surf and Imperial Drag. Suffice to say the combined experience of the players extends from the biggest stages in the …
Everybody’s Talkin’ is the new single from Me and My Friends, out now on all digital platforms. This radical reimagining of a country classic is both comfortingly familiar and unsettlingly spooky, a collision of achingly haunting vocals, vintage soul beats and experimental use of the guitalele. The result is Portico Quartet, Etta James and Thomas Mapfumo all rolled …
New York-based singer and songwriter Mae Krell is closing out the year with the release of the ‘imposter syndrome (b-sides),’ out on all streaming platforms today. The two b-sides, “tooth fairy” and “(like) spring,” were written during the ‘imposter syndrome’ sessions. After the EP release, Mae revisited the unreleased demos with her producer Jakob Leventhal and decided …
Mary Mi is a Swedish indie-pop artist with a thing for playful melodies, messy, big soundscapes and brimming drums. In November 2021 Mary Mi released the concept EP ‘’In the Hall of the Mountain King’’, where she used famous classical pieces from guys like Beethoven and Grieg and turned it into modern indie pop, a sound …
“Fools Gold” highlights Therése Neaimé’s beautiful voice, as well as her ability to constantly incorporate new ideas and develop her sound. At the same time, the song invites you to something captivating and down to earth. With ingenious melodies and a text that touches, this production offers dynamic perfection. The verses have a kind of …
Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna weave through defenders by turns, flicking deft passes into the Netherlands box for … Haji Wright? Brendan Aaronson? Jesus Ferreira? Wright managed a freak score to get the U.S. within a goal of the Dutch, but the absence of a dynamic striker doomed their comeback. Of course, it would have …
NASHVILLE, TN – (December 2, 2022) – A new album from Hindsight Records, Rosemary Clooney Love and Learn, has been released. The latest project from the label’s Reimagined Series was produced by John F. Forbes and executive produced by Thomas Gramuglia. Stream and download Rosemary Clooney Love and Learn on Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and your favorite digital music platform …
Tostao’s tagline “Exotico to the world” seeks to popularize the fusion of Afro-Latin folklore sounds with urban music, giving it the term “Exotic,” in an initiative that also seeks to support emerging artists in the region. Tostao invited Buay Press, Leysong, and Yilmar Dresan to perform “Traficando Exótico,” a song with a very rhythmic melodic …
Songwriter & songstress Debbie has been singing since her earliest years. Now 23, the fact she was raised in the church comes as no surprise. Raised on a restricted musical diet of Mary Mary and Kirk Franklin, the way the music flows out of her makes her seem like a seasoned veteran: from her reflective but effortlessly …
“I don’t know if people realize this, but the hood has lots of comedians. And this one guy walked up to me and he was like, ‘What ship is you the captain of?’ I still think about this to this day.” – Fantastic Negrito In celebration of his fourth GRAMMY nomination for his song “Oh Betty” in …
Photo by Paul R. Burley – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94250424 Five centuries before Columbus made his journey to the New World, a party of Viking explorers led by Leif Eiriksson set sail from Greenland westward to the North American continent on a voyage of discovery. After the successful journey, word traveled back via …
Pop duo Anaté announce their latest single “I Want You” out 12/2/2022, second single from their second EP Fume. Composed of singer-songwriter Ana and central producer Andrea, the pair say that “Like most of our songs I Want You was initially written on the piano, having that slow and melancholic feel to it. However, we decided this time to get away from …
San Francisco Bay Area piano rocker, Connor Morrison, is kicking off a solo chapter with his single, The Duchess– the first off his new EP due in early 2023. Connor spent the last five years as half of the folk rock duo, The Meanderings, touring the country and releasing three full-length albums. The Duchess is about the balance between the desire to …
‘Here or L.A.’ is a song about the constant specter of FOMO that seems to plague those of my generation. More specifically, it is about the folly of our reluctance to take a look inwards for happiness in favor of the myth of a quick external fix. This song is about the truth that wherever …
Dyatlov Pass is an 8 – song historical concept album by Welcome to the 21st! about the mysterious fate of eight college – age students and their guide who died while on a winter trek in the USSR’s Ural Mountains in February 1959. The students were found over time after they disappeared, with varying injuries, and …
Photo Credit: Mallory Edwards Toronto native and XO Records singer Chxrry22 has returned with a music video to “Wasteland,” her first visual since sharing her debut EP The Other Side. The track talks to all ‘wastemen’ (Toronto slang) and shows Chxrry plotting a vengeful plan. The Other Side and news of Chxrry being XO Records’ first ever female signee garnered attention …
FOLLOWS UP “JUGG,” “FACES,” AND “GO SHORTY,” THE FIRST THREE SINGLES FROM MAJOR LABEL DEBUT ALBUM, ALMETHA’S SON SwaVay can’t be boxed in. Few MCs have the musical depth and dexterity of the Atlanta native, whose brand of soulful trap fusion has earned cosigns and collabs from artists across genres. Now, with his major-label debut album coming via Giant/Def Jam …
NEW YORK, NY (November 30, 2022) — Emerging as an international phenomenon, South African singer and songwriter Lloyiso shares a new single entitled “Let Me Love You Now” today via Universal Music Group South Africa/Republic Records. The track opens with sparse piano and a sparkling emotionally charged verse from Lloyiso. Right away, he tenderly assures, “You’re perfect to me.” The delicate hum gives way to …
Announcing the epic new single, music video and forthcoming debut album from The Degrees on Goldie’s Fallen Tree 1Hundred label. After a year of consistent single releases that saw The Degrees pick up over 100 plays across UK radio, on the BBC and achieving playlist status on Jazz FM, Bristol duo Isha Campbell and Charlie …
Greetings from Copenhagen, Denmark. Danish upcoming jazz singer Marie Mørck attracted lots of attention on her debut album from 2019. She had lots of airplay on Danish national radio and was nominated for “Best Vocal Jazz Release” at the Danish Music Awards in 2020. During 2019, she toured with her band in China, France and Scandinavia …
Jess Kallen steps out today with “A Garden Bed of Thistle Weeds,” the 26-year-old guitar wiz’s first single from a debut album expected in Spring of 2023. Kallen – who has been spotted as a sideperson on tours with Alex Lahey, Rosie Tucker, even the occasional show with Olivia Rodrigo – offers up thoughtfully arranged folkish-rock that navigates grief, rage, and …
Country Trio Kopper and Kash have released a new music video for their newest single, “The Best I Can” available on all streaming and download sites. The family trio transports their audience through a difficult difference of opinion, that they attempt to overcome, the ‘best they can.’ The music video takes us on a journey with an elaborate story …
“I’d Rather Be Alone” is a contemporary mantra for self-discovery; the perfect song to begin or end your day. Singing the lines, alongside the ElectraQueens’ vocals, compels you to take an introspective look upon yourself. What obstacles are preventing you from reaching tranquility? Can you let those things go? Searing with vocal intensity, “I’d Rather …
Art pop band Elk City presents new timidly confessional single ‘Apology Song’, a Suzanne Vega-esque offering from their new album ‘Above the Water’, following up earlier singles ‘That Someone’, which explores the dual nature of self and other, excitement and dismay, and the more laid-back and philosophical ‘Your Time Doesn’t Exist’. Revolving around its founders, artist/ vocalist Renée LoBue and producer/drummer Ray Ketchem, the …
Ikoyi Boy is a melodious Afrobeat song laced with gratitude. Baba Kuboye wants to take you back to his origins. Ikoyi, his boyhood home. A place of rich culture and history. Recently, Ikoyi was one of the venues of the #EndSars protest which was a movement against oppression and police brutality. Baba Kuboye skilfully delivers …
Made in Wood tell unique instrumental tales through their simple and elegant music expression, creating time and space for immersion and for the listeners to join the meditative and dreamy universe. You are invited into an intimate and present musical space, where simple means of action create intense atmospheres. Made in Wood’s musical expression has …