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Vicky Chand – Got Me (Official Release)
Vicky Chand, emerging Canadian artists in 2021 grossed over 1 million streams independently, was shouted out by industry heavyweights “The Game” & “DJ Envy” and was recently featured in a song with Canadian Superstar “Pressa”! We really think you might like our next single “Got You” it’s a futuristic Neo Soul/R&B record focusing on the difference in attraction between wanting and needing someone. The Official Release was on Jan 28th 2022 and was premiered on Spotify editorial playlist “Mood Rings” with over 100,000 followers!
New single: Lotte Kestner – Becalmed
‘Lost Songs’, first album of originals since the internationally acclaimed ‘Off White’ (2017), is a collection of songs composed and recorded over the last decade, all in her home studio- as she moved from Seattle, to Spokane, to Redmond.
Tenderhost share debut single ‘The Descent’ + announce free entry headline show at the Sebright Arms, London
Formed in 2021 by songwriter/composer Gabriel Levy, he guides his new ensemble – made up of: Tara Cunningham (guitar), Jonny Wickham (bass), Nat Philipps (saxophone), Nathan Ridley (drums), and Alex Parry (keys) – through a highly authored exploration in tension, confession and chronic unease. As composer and band leader, he drifts freely between the sonorous and the eerie, his songs delighting in their narrative unpredictability.
Electronic duo Hermitude return home with ‘Mirror Mountain’
Simplicity was a significant factor in this record. Making it back to Australia before the borders closed, Hermitude – the duo of Luke Dubber (Dubs) and Angus Stuart (“El Gusto”) – quietly slipped up to the Blue Mountains with a pared- back music setup: a Moog Matriarch, one other synth, and a laptop. “We tried not to over-clutter the music,” says Angus. “Recording [‘Pollyanarchy’] was a fun experience, but it was also tiring. We wanted to strip everything back and return to the essence of why we started Hermitude in the first place, which was just us two locked in a studio in the mountains having a bit of fun and seeing what came out,” Luke says.
BLUE FLOWERS signees MYLAR announce EP & share debut single/video, “Plastic Champ”
The latest signing to Blue Flowers (Westerman, Nilüfer Yanya, Puma Blue) is London quartet Mylar who today announce their debut EP Elsewhere. They also share “Plastic Champ”, the first track from a four track EP.
London celestial art-rock duo PET DEATHS release new single “all the things you said you were”
London based duo pet deaths today return with their new single “all the things you said you were”. It follows the band’s widely acclaimed debut album To the Top of the Hill and Roll… – released in 2019, described by Huw Stephens as “beautiful, understated and special” – noting it as one of his favourite albums of the year.
DIVORCE share compelling debut single ‘Services’ | out today (Feb 1st) via HAND IN HIVE
‘Services’ is a compelling introduction to their alt-country and grunge-fuelled mission – teetering between the playful, the indulgent, and the volatile. A grimy bassline leads a lackadaisical groove, the basis for Tiger Cohen-Towell’s by turns airy, imperious and exasperated vocals. This is all the while disrupted by distorted guitar exclamations – the clash of loud and quiet exposing the duality between the two genre inspirations.
Calexico Announce New Album ‘El Mirador’, Watch Animated Video For Title Track Now
Convening at longtime bandmate Sergio Mendoza’s home studio in Tucson, Arizona, the ensemble recorded throughout the summer of 2021, crafting one of their most riveting and whimsical productions to date. Convertino, who now resides in El Paso, and Burns, who relocated to Boise in 2020, channeled cherished memories of Southwestern landscapes and joyful barrio melting pots into an evocative love letter to the desert borderlands that nourished them for over 20 years.
Leif Vollebekk shares the “New Waves EP” – surprise release out today!
“Last year I had a chance to revisit these songs and I realized they had something my records didn’t have,” says Leif. “They resonate with that incalculable energy of a live audience. It didn’t matter whether they were listening to FM radio on the freeway, watching a CBS broadcast of The Late Late Show at home, or standing right there in front me at the Troubadour in LA. The audience completes the music. They inform it and they shape it. They’re on the other end of the frequency and they make new waves of their own. That symbiosis is something during these past two years I’ve missed more than anything. And I feel it on this record.”
Dana Gavanski Shares New Single “Indigo Highway”
New single, “Indigo Highway,” came to Gavanski on the grandmother Moog like a vision. It’s about someone very dear from her childhood that she no longer has contact with and serves as an ode to childhood friendships and playfulness.
Little Hurt Releases New Track And Video For “Get Out Of My Life”
“Get Out Of My Life” is about that feeling of wanting to laugh while you break everything in your house. This is the first song I’ve released in a year, and as I’m sure is true for everyone, a lot has happened in that time. This one in particular is about losing who I was certain was the love of my life. It’s very personal to me, so naturally I’m gonna scream about it. I also just really wanted to make a rock song my fans could jump up and down to,” states Colin Dieden about the track.
Swedish Post-Rock Duo OH HIROSHIMA Shares New Music Video for Epic Single “All Things Pass”!
March 4, 2022 will see Swedish post-rock duo OH HIROSHIMA release their haunting fourth studio album, Myriad, via Napalm Records. Following their latest magnum opus, Oscillation(2019), and due to pandemic lockdowns, the band channeled all of their time and creativity into delivering an epic successor. It’s that mixture of emotions – from infinite sadness to moments of clarity and heart-rending melodies blending into a rumbling volcano of aesthetic noise and ferocious power, but also the unique use of trumpets, cello and trombones throughout – that sees OH HIROSHIMA outclass and grow renowned not only in post-rock circles, but beyond.
Dana Gavanski shares “Indigo Highway” via The FADER + announces new album (ffo Aldous Harding, Cate Le Bon)
There’s something mesmerizing about the fingertips of Dana Gavanski. Conducting each note with a light gracefulness, they appear to dance whilst aiding their owner in expressing the stories behind each of her lighter-than-air tones. Stories which, on her new album When It Comes – out April 29 via Flemish Eye (and Full Time Hobby outside of North America) – may never have been heard if not for healing ‘lost’ vocal cords and a lesson in taking the rough with the smooth.
LINDSAY SCHOOLCRAFT Unveils Video For “Twin Flame”
Juno nominated singer/Songwriter LINDSAY SCHOOLCRAFT has released a haunting video for her track “Twin Flame”. The video was originally released on her Patreon to celebrate the creative community she has grown there.
The Greyboy Allstars Announce ‘Get A Job’ Album & Tour Dates
“We keep a running master list of around 70 tunes. From those I picked a mixture of tried-and-true live staples and songs that weren’t always in common rotation,” says band keyboardist Robert Walter of the Get a Job set. “Usually, for gigs I propose a list and then the other members edit and tweak it. For the taping, we wanted each episode to have a theme: two of them focused on originals and the other two were covers: live favorites, and music that came out on Prestige Records. The tunes on this release are the best of the covers.”