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Composer Jeff Lederer Puts Out His Two Most Out-of-the-Box Recordings to Date Photo Composer Jeff Lederer Puts Out His Two Most Out-of-the-Box Recordings to Date
by Michael Major - October 09, 2023

The recording first is 'SCHOENBERG ON THE BEACH,' a song cycle based on Schoenberg and Webern's early songs, featuring Mary LaRose, Hank Roberts, Patricia Brennan, Michael Formanek, Matt Wilson, and special guest Marty Ehrlich. The second recording is 'LANTERN,' a collection of original compositions...

Nessa Barrett Comes for Blood on New Single 'Bang Bang!' Photo Nessa Barrett Comes for Blood on New Single 'Bang Bang!'
by Michael Major - February 17, 2023

Breakout pop artist Nessa Barrett unleashes her menacing new track “BANG BANG!”. Boasting a pulse-pounding beat and an insidious bassline, the punk-infused anthem showcases Barrett’s razor-sharp lyrics and knack for unforgettable hooks. It’s the newcomer’s first release since dropping the extended e...

Outlaw Pop Artist DEVORA Releases New EP 'God Is Dead' Photo Outlaw Pop Artist DEVORA Releases New EP 'God Is Dead'
by Michael Major - January 24, 2023

With influences that range from Nine Inch Nails to Dolly Parton, and a touch of Lana Del Rey thrown in for good measure, the EP, produced by Alex Aldi (Passion Pit, Holy Ghost!) and Cass Dillon (Goo Goo Dolls, Grey Daze) and mixed by Tony Hoffer (M83, Beck), is a collection of stories Inspired by tr...

Outlaw Pop Artist DEVORA Releases New EP 'God Is Dead' Photo Outlaw Pop Artist DEVORA Releases New EP 'God Is Dead'
by Michael Major - January 24, 2023

With influences that range from Nine Inch Nails to Dolly Parton, and a touch of Lana Del Rey thrown in for good measure, the EP, produced by Alex Aldi (Passion Pit, Holy Ghost!) and Cass Dillon (Goo Goo Dolls, Grey Daze) and mixed by Tony Hoffer (M83, Beck), is a collection of stories Inspired by tr...

Alexandra Stréliski Signs to XXIM Records Photo Alexandra Stréliski Signs to XXIM Records
by Michael Major - November 17, 2022

A major artist in the alternative classical space, the signing of STRÉLISKI is a significant coup for XXIM Records. She is a trailblazer in the modern classical world, and her minimalist, emotionally striking music has enthralled listeners worldwide and garnered no end of critical acclaim and commer...

Erika Sirola Unveils Debut EP 'Who?' Photo Erika Sirola Unveils Debut EP 'Who?'
by Michael Major - August 05, 2022

Created in Berlin with Swedish producer/songwriter Gustav Nyström (Tove Styrke, Winona Oak), Who?’s spellbinding lead single “A Little More” is a heart-on-sleeve outpouring of regret for risks not taken. The four-track collection is available now on all streaming platforms and features artwork desig...

Grimson Releases New Single 'Set Gently' Photo Grimson Releases New Single 'Set Gently'
by Michael Major - August 04, 2022

Berlin-based songwriter and animator Aiden Burglund has shared the new single 'Set Gently' under his indie pop moniker Grimson. A snippet of the track's audio is currently trending on Tiktok. The video was cut together from several takes of Berglund riding down and playing on the Subway platform esc...

May Rio Shares New Single 'Party Jail' Photo May Rio Shares New Single 'Party Jail'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 02, 2021

Director Brandon Tyson says of the video, 'I told May about a dream I had where members of a sitcom audience were held captive by the TV network and forced to live in the soundstage, destined to laugh at the same bad jokes for eternity.  ...

MAY RIO Shares New Single & Video 'I C' Photo MAY RIO Shares New Single & Video 'I C'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 12, 2021

On a typical Thursday shopping at her local Food Bazaar, May Rio - a.k.a. May Sembera - met Tony 1, a songsmith and producer known locally for his work with avant-pop boy band, Tony or Tony....

Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series Acoustic Sounds Celebrates Impulse! Records 60th Anni Photo Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series Acoustic Sounds Celebrates Impulse! Records 60th Anniversary
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 26, 2021

The Impulse! 60 series will kick off on May 14 with two of the four releases that launched the label known as The House That Trane Built, in 1961: Ray Charles’ singular and long-out-of-print Genius + Soul = Jazz and Gil Evans Orchestra’s superb Out of the Cool. Charles’ album will also be made avail...

MAY RIO Announces Debut Solo Album Photo MAY RIO Announces Debut Solo Album
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 21, 2021

To celebrate the announcement, May is also sharing the lead single “Butter,” a warm track about finding yourself with what you want, and not feeling the composure or satisfaction that was imagined in the state of lack that preceded....

Summer Samba! Kicks Off With Video For 'The Girl From Ipanema' Photo Summer Samba! Kicks Off With Video For 'The Girl From Ipanema'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 22, 2020

As temperatures heat up and summer kicks into high gear, UMe and Verve invite you to kick back, relax and enjoy Summer Samba!, an audio and visual feast for the senses celebrating the timeless and influential sounds of samba and bossa nova....

Yazzus Returns with DELTA WAVE EP Photo Yazzus Returns with DELTA WAVE EP
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 04, 2020

London-based DJ and producer Yazzus delivers a refined take on her textured, bouncy beats with her sophomore EP, Delta Wave, out today via Mad Decent's Good Enuff imprint....

Richie Hawtin Releases Audiovisual Mix Album 'CLOSE COMBINED' Photo Richie Hawtin Releases Audiovisual Mix Album 'CLOSE COMBINED'
by Abigail Charpentier - September 21, 2019

Richie Hawtin announces the next evolution of his award-winning 'CLOSE live' show – the audiovisual mix album CLOSE COMBINED (GLASGOW, LONDON, TOKYO - LIVE) available today (September 20). The release is an experiment designed to bring greater transparency to the underlying art of DJing in the “pres...

Race The Tide Premieres New Single DAYENU Photo Race The Tide Premieres New Single DAYENU
by Macon Prickett - March 20, 2018

Race The Tide, the latest project from Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jesse Macht, has released 'Dayenu.' The song premiered via Atwood Magazine, who called it 'a heartfelt ballad of hope and tranquility.' The song, which 'gives new life to an ancient mantra,' is a bonus cut from their debut album Ra...

Race The Tide Releases Poignant New Single NEW BLOOD, Debut Self-Titled Album Out 3/2 Photo Race The Tide Releases Poignant New Single NEW BLOOD, Debut Self-Titled Album Out 3/23
by Tori Hartshorn - March 09, 2018

Race The Tide, the latest project from Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jesse Macht, has released the single 'New Blood.' It premiered at BlackBook, who praised the 'poignant' track's 'haunted, seductive guitar riffs and mournful sweep of strings.'...

RACE THE TIDE's Debut Self Titled Album To Be Released March 23 Photo RACE THE TIDE's Debut Self Titled Album To Be Released March 23
by Macon Prickett - February 12, 2018

Race The Tide is the latest project from Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jesse Macht. Race The Tide has released the video for 'The Enemy,' the lead single from their self-titled debut album, out March 23. The striking black and white video is a family affair, featuring several members of the Macht cl...

Yann Novak Releases New Album 'The Future is a Forward Escape Into the Past' for Touc Photo Yann Novak Releases New Album 'The Future is a Forward Escape Into the Past' for Touch
by Caryn Robbins - December 12, 2017

The Future is a Forward Escape Into the Past is the latest album by Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary artist and composer Yann Novak, and his second for Touch. It considers the relationships between memory, time, and context through four vibrantly constructed tracks that push Novak's work in a new...












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