Take a listen to the cool ambience of “dropped dots,” an independent musician born in Argentina, lately living in Europe. He blends elements of glitch and other sub-genres of electronic music as a rhythmic basis with post-rock, art-rock, Argentinian folklore, and more, to generate all kinds of musical pieces: songs, instrumentals, interludes, etc. He was …
My favorite part comes on the choruses when the Holy Family, shepherds, wise men AND the nativity animals sing together in perfect synchrony. Please listen and make this your favored tune of Christmas. Christmas has always been an extra special time for Dublin, Ireland-based artist Ellie Redmond. When she was just six years old, Ellie …
“Let Me Go” intertwines the need for a relationship, with the realization that it is easier to cope with being alone rather than putting effort into the wrong person. The song is as equally entrancing as it is catchy. “This video was different not only because this was the first one I’ve ever done in …
Brooklyn-based artist/producer Laura Jinn shares “I’m Beginning to Think,” the fourth and final single off her upcoming EP Sick!, out this Friday. Gritty and chilling, Jinn details the hair-raising red flags of a psychotic partner through the lens of a seemingly-casual conversation with a friend. Says Jinn on the song: “I’m Beginning to Think” is about how the person …
NEW YORK, NY (November 16, 2020) – Following its release on November 13th, Paris Jackson’s debut album wilted [Republic Records] reached #1 on the iTunes US Alternative Album Chart. The album has been heralded by press with Rolling Stone declaring it “well-crafted indie-pop,” and NME referring to it as a collection of“11 intimate songs that’ll fit like your favourite sweater.” The New York Post described“a dreamy wooziness, a sultry …
Seattle-based soul-jazz groovemonsters Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio announced I Told You So, their sophomore studio album will be out January 29th via Colemine Records. The announcement comes with the first single “Call Your Mom,” which Under the Radar praised saying “the jazzy guitar and shots of organ bring a swaggering style to the track as …
Ultra-prolific music duo Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz have released a fiery new 4-song EP “This Mortal Farce.” recorded during the same sessions as their “American Bardo” album. Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz have crafted a sombre, uninhibited signature sound that resonates well with the heavy social, political and literary themes in the lyrics. Eric Anders details their process for the …
“Black Will See Praise (Wounds),”Kennedy Stephens’ tribute to Breonna Taylor that has earned the support of Gayle King, Tiffany Haddish, Jamie Foxx and many more since its arrival on Instagram in September, is now available across all platforms via Def Jam Recordings. On behalf of Kennedy and her brave new song, a contribution will be made to the Social Change Fund, an organization created …
“Today and tomorrow I will pray for civility to be resurrected from the shadows.” says Carl Ray. “I hope that love will no longer be marginalized and silenced. That it will overtake us all. I have unwavering hope that we will claim for ourselves and the lives of others peace and hope for every woman, …
“Music is life to me, it helps me to express the feelings that I cannot always show in everyday life,” Says Ellie Redmond. “Music can be very humbling, it takes me out of myself and allows me to help others who are going through difficult times.” Singing and performing since her early childhood in the …
This fun and minimalist cover (above) of Fleetwood Mac’s “Everywhere” came out three years ago and is still worthy of excessive celebration. And below is her most recent video which soared past 100,000 in two weeks or so. https://www.instagram.com/orlagartland/
Legendary rock musician Ann Wilson has returned with her first release in two years. “The Revolution Starts Now” is available now on Ann’s official YouTube Channel and for digital download on AnnWilson.com. “The Revolution Starts Now” was originally recorded by Steve Earle and first appeared as the title track of his GRAMMY nominated 2004 album The Revolution Starts Now. “This is …
Carley Arrowood has released a video for her latest single, “Goin’ Home, Comin’ On.” “This music video is the first one I’ve ever done as a solo artist, and I couldn’t be happier with the way it turned out. It is absolutely stunning thanks to Bob Peck of Mountainwater Films; he made it such a fun and easy experience! Man what …
Arden, North Carolina (October 19, 2020) — No matter how widely eclectic roots music duo Zoe & Cloyd ventures, they always have a place on their setlist for bluegrass, and a deep familiarity with the form that guarantees their bluegrass efforts are authentic in every respect — musically, lyrically and emotionally. So it’s no surprise that their latest …
Love this tune. It is, of course, essentially the Thin Lizzy version of a folk standard properly produced and done at a less codeine-induced pace. James Hetfield’s resemblance to Michael McKean gives the whole thing a Spinal Tap vibe, especially at the Slane Castle setting. Tom Fredrickson
Popular touring vocalist Jessie Wagner (Lenny Kravitz, Chic, Duran Duran, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul) and frontwoman for NYC rock/soul band Army of the Underdog has dropped “End of Time,” a new single and video off of her debut solo album, ‘Shoes Droppin,’ which was released October 9th via Wicked Cool Records. Stream “Shoes Droppin” on all digital platforms. Of …
Behold Amritha Shakti, a singer-songwriter born in Chennai, India and raised in Sydney, Australia. She has just released a new soul/gospel track called ‘Take Me Home,’, This glorious track combines gospel music with Indian/ Tamil instrumentation and vocals. Shakti worked with a team of killer jazz musicians in Sydney and everything was recorded live. “This song represents …
Written, performed and produced by her, “In the Breeze” is Jade’s manifesto, marking the debut of a new chapter in her artistry, one where she has taken full control. Recorded over the past two years in Brussels, NYC, Japan and Berlin, the song is a collection of moments experienced and lessons learned. Describing an imaginary …
Jesus, Eddie Van Halen is dead. The wind’s been knocked out of me. What? Eddie Van Halen is gone, and with him, one of the last crouton-crumbs of my salad days has been swept away. Arguably the most influential rock musician of my generation, definitely the most influential rock guitarist since Hendrix. As with Hendrix, …
This is lovely. Please listen immediately. And yes, this is the song used in the AirBnB commercial. What started as a solo project is now the joint creative project of artists, multi-instrumentalists and songwriters Stian Vedøy and Abi Eleri. Hailing from a windswept west coast island of Norway, Stian met Abi after moving to Cardiff, …
Following on from September’s release of their debut tune, “Salt,” Portland’s newest band, Driving for Peaches today digitally-released “Head Straight.” The second of three songs recorded earlier this year while under COVID restrictions, Head Straight offers a counterpoint to the alt-pop vibes of Salt, and sees the band exploring a more hard-hitting sound, with forceful, overdriven …
October 2ND, 2020 — Santa Monica, CA — One of the year’s most wildly anticipated releases, THE ALBUM by BLACKPINK is out today via YG Entertainment/Interscope Records. With guest spots from Selena Gomez and Cardi B, THE ALBUM is the first full-length studio effort from the powerhouse K-pop quartet. Go HERE to listen to THE ALBUM by BLACKPINK now. Also today, BLACKPINK have premiered the mind-blowing visual for “Lovesick Girls,” the third single …
Emm & May is a rambunctious folk-bump about summer romances — past summer loves, and the ones about to happen. First kisses, bonfires, handholding, leaning into one another, looking up at the stars, wondering together at the meteor showers; all told through the eyes of the guy in the corner with a guitar, with an unexpected …
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Meg Myers has announced today’s premiere of her powerful new single. “Any Way You Wanna Love” is available now at all DSPs and streaming services. LISTEN TO “ANY WAY YOU WANNA LOVE” “My song ‘Any Way You Wanna Love’ is about waking up to the divinity within each and every one of us and …
“”Let Me Go Now’ is about – letting go of someone you love because you love them,” says Luna Keller. And indeed it is. Keller’s latest opus is a true blue relationship requiem, the lasting echo of a once sweet love poem now fading. The singer still cares, but hurts, and knows the ending time …
Take a look at “Home,” Makeout‘s first song with new frontman Kyle Dee (formerly a Season 11 American Idol contestant, and lead singer of Chicago mainstays, The Frantic) and bassist AJ Khah (who was previously a member of Sleep On It). Dee and Khah join founding members Tyler Young (Lead Guitar) and Scott Eckel (Drums) for a more mature sounding yet still super melodic new version of …
Here’s a beautiful, spot on, seventies nostalgia video from Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald whose next album, The Human Demands, will be released Oct. 30. “We were running riot,we were playing the game…” “True love is only something you hear in songs,It doesn’t really last that long…” View this post on Instagram A post shared by …
Supreme electronic duo Kaleida’s eagerly anticipated second album, Odyssey, is now on the market, and quite awesome. These three songs are the first three singles from the work. Last year, Kaleida’s vocalist, Christine Wood, released Instar, a monumentally great work of ultracool Americana under the name of her alter ego, Vesper Wood. She also agreed …
Kima Otung describes herself in this way: “I grew up with my 4 brothers and sisters in the Pontypridd, in the valleys of South Wales. My parents are Nigerian and the sounds of gospel music and Motown defined my childhood. When I was 14 years old I got accepted as the youngest member of the Welsh National …
Two nifty Bruce Springsteen covers from a few years back. MacDonald’s new album, The Human Demands, will be released on October 30.