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Angelo De Augustine Shares 'The Ballad of Betty and Barney Hill'
by Michael Major - May 24, 2023 The song is based on the Betty and Barney Hill incident, a famous UFO sighting and alien encounter involving a couple in New Hampshire in 1961. “Ballad” pulls us deeper into Toil and Trouble, De Augustine’s exploration of the counter-world that the fantastical “Another Universe” single introduced us...
Video: Watch Anna Tivel's NPR Tiny Desk Concert
by Michael Major - May 22, 2023 Portland, Oregon-based artist Anna Tivel makes her NPR Tiny Desk debut where she performed songs from her widely acclaimed new album Outsiders — 'Black Umbrella,' 'Heroes,' and 'Royal Blue' — as well as an unreleased new song called 'Fluorescence In the Future.' Plus, check out new tour dates! Watc...
Post-Rock-Chamber-Pop's Balmorhea Release 'New Conditions' Single
by Michael Major - May 10, 2023 “New Conditions”, a key composition from Balmorhea’s second album for Deutsche Grammophon. Like the group’s recently issued single “Step Step Step”, “New Conditions” is accompanied by a companion video made by Odd.One. Its monochrome visuals, familiar yet strange, suggest a universe in a state of co...
The Crossing Releases 30th Album: Shara Nova's Titration, Out Today on Navona Records
by A.A. Cristi - April 28, 2023 Acclaimed Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing, led by Donald Nally, releases its 30th album Titration, on Navona Records. Premiered at the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center in Big Sky, Montana in August 2022, Titration is another creative collaboration between The Crossing and Shara Nova, fou...
Angelo De Augustine Opens The Door To 'Another Universe'
by Michael Major - April 25, 2023 Acclaimed singer-songwriter Angelo De Augustine has announced his fourth studio album, Toil and Trouble. The album’s wonderful, cosmic lead single, “Another Universe,” is also out now alongside a fantastical claymation video, written/directed by De Augustine and fabricated/animated by Owen Summers....
Anna Tivel Shares 'Outsiders' B-Side Single 'American Novella'
by Michael Major - April 18, 2023 Anna Tivel has shared a new single called 'American Novella.' The new song arrives following Tivel's announcement that she will be supporting Fenne Lily and Christian Lee Hutson next month for an 8-show run that includes stops in San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, Salt Lake City, Denver, a... |