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Big Ups Stream TWO PARTS TOGETHER Album + Expand Summer Tour
by Macon Prickett - May 15, 2018
Brooklyn, NY's Big Ups have shared the stream for their anticipated new album, Two Parts Together. Noisey, who premiered the stream today is saying 'Two Parts Together is the Brooklyn band's most streamlined batch of songs and their most transparent... offering sharp, observational humor as ...
Grant Saxena Team Up with Digital Ruckus to Release New Single COLOSSAL
by Macon Prickett - May 08, 2018
After reaching #1 on the Beatport Trance chart last year, it might be hard to think of how Grant Saxena could beat that. But with 2018, he has had a blistering run of releases. Most recently, 'Destiny' featured on an LW Recordings compilation, which succeeded two releases on Digital Ruckus; 'Pursuit...
KADHJA BONET Shares New Song & Announces Album Co-Release with Anderson .Paak's OBE & Fat Possum
by Macon Prickett - April 24, 2018
Following the release of the hypnotizing first single 'Mother Maybe,” Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer Kadhja Bonet shares a new single today entitled 'Delphine,' the second song off her highly anticipated sophomore album, Childqueen. 'Delphine is a song ...
Kelsey Lu Debuts New Single SHADES OF BLUE Out Now
by Macon Prickett - April 18, 2018
Kelsey Lu debuts a new song, “Shades of Blue,” today—listen here....
Sera Cahoone's DUSTY LUNGS Premieres on Wide Open Country Today
by Macon Prickett - April 16, 2018
Wide Open Country has shared the last single from Sera Cahoone's string trio EP, 'Dusty Lungs', one of the most incredible transformations that took a song led by Cahoone's immaculate sense of rhythm, having been behind the kit with Band of Horses and Carissa's Wierd, on 2017's From Where I Star...
'Souls Of Ancient Fish: Hieroglyphs' Comes to Alexander Upstairs
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2018
Fusing poetry, world music, electro-acoustic soundscapes and jazz, Souls of Ancient Fish offers a mystical journey that's hypnotic, haunting and sublime. A collaboration between the poet Ruben Mowszowski, traditional music artist and cultural historian Dizu Plaatjies and soprano saxophonist and elec...
Sunshine: A Dark Pop Love Song Premier
by Robert Diamond - April 06, 2018
Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Lauren Waller reveals what's new, now, and next with a first listen preview of her achingly beautiful and romantic single 'Sunshine.' The masterfully haunting love song for a new generation has been eagerly anticipated after the success of Waller's previous two E....
Soft Science Release Double A-Side Single UNDONE / I DON'T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU
by Macon Prickett - April 06, 2018
Dream-gaze syndicate Soft Science their new double A-side single 'Undone / I Don't Know Why I Love You', being released via Test Pattern Records. This includes 'Undone', the first single off their forthcoming third album 'Maps', and a blissful sanguine cover of the classic House of Love tra...
Kleenex Girl Wonder Return with New Track PRACTICAL EFFECTS + Announce New Album
by Macon Prickett - April 02, 2018
Kleenex Girl Wonder's Vana Mundi is a gloriously melodic dive into the deep alienation of contemporary life, with lyrics so simply profound that they have to be heard in order to be felt. It's the most wondrous, hopeful album of Graham Smith's career, and it feels absolutely necessary that everyon...
Genre-Sweeping Luke Winslow-King to Share New Album BLUE MESA in NYC on May 14
by Macon Prickett - April 02, 2018
Hitting the road in support of his brand new album, Blue Mesa, Luke Winslow-King is planning a special stop in New York, NY at Mercury Lounge on May 14....
New Album By French Composer Alan Simon BIG BANG Featuring Members of Supertramp and Saga Out Now
by Macon Prickett - March 30, 2018
In collaboration with NASA and its amazing sound bank from the universe, the French composer and creator of Excalibur: The Celtic Rock Opera, Alan Simon, now offers an original album of 14 great elegant tracks: “BIG BANG”....
Indie Singer-Songwriter Merritt Gibson To Release Debut Album EYES ON US Tomorrow
by Tori Hartshorn - March 29, 2018
Indie singer-songwriter Merritt Gibson is set to release her debut album, Eyes On Us, on March 30, 2018. Recorded in July 2016 with Grammy Award-winning producer/ engineer Mitch Dane at his Sputnik Sound studio in Nashville, the forthcoming album is full of songs that truly mean something, be it...
Vincent John Will Release New Single SHINY CAR 4/6
by Macon Prickett - March 28, 2018
Vincent John, known by fans of Soul and R&B for his songwriting and performance work with Lee Fields, Nicole Wray, and Aaradhna, is a driven musician. Garnering major-level songwriting credits while racking up numerous tours across the globe, Vincent now aspires to capture his true essence with his ...
Carolina Grassers SIDELINE Release Dynamic New Album, FRONT AND CENTER, April 27
by Macon Prickett - March 26, 2018
SIDELINE's dynamic first album for Mountain Home Music Company, FRONT AND CENTER, is set for April 27 release. A live, streaming appearance tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. Central on 650 AM WSM's Coffee, Country & Cody show (simulcast on Heartland TV ) leads the launch efforts. There's plenty...
Sera Cahoone Announces THE FLORA STRINGS SESSIONS EP
by Macon Prickett - March 20, 2018
Across her four critically-acclaimed albums, Seattle artist Sera Cahoone has become known for creating stirring, hushed Americana music that embodies raw emotionalism. Her songs have always been the sort that grab the listener by the collar and pull them close. And yet fans may not even realize they...
Saxophonist Even Harris Nominated in Three Categories in the Australian Bell Jazz Awards
by Macon Prickett - March 20, 2018
Evan Harris was just nominated in 3 categories in the Australian Bell Jazz Awards. Categories include: Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year, Best Australian Instrumental Jazz Albumand Best Produced Album!...
AWAY Releases Remix of Illenium's LEAVING, Out Now
by Tori Hartshorn - March 19, 2018
One of the most listened to and highly anticipated tracks off of Illenium's stunning 2017 album Awakehas received the remix treatment from rising experimental producer AWAY....
Nova Flares Debuts With Dreamy Surf Gaze Single GUT SPLINTER
by Tori Hartshorn - March 08, 2018
Alternative rock shoegaze artist Nova Flares presents his debut single 'Gut Splinter'. This is the first offering from his forthcoming debut album, expected by mid-2018. ...
Indie Singer/Songwriter Sammy Strittmatter To Release New Album GET OUT OF THE CITY
by Macon Prickett - March 05, 2018
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Sammy Strittmatter is set to release his ambitious fourth full-length album, Get Out of the City, on Palo Santo Records on May 18, 2018. Strittmatter, who has recorded and produced all of his records, got help on this outing from producer/label co-founder Salim...
GUSGUS Release Tenth Studio Album LIES ARE MORE FLEXIBLE Available Now
by Macon Prickett - February 23, 2018
Globally renowned Icelandic electronic act Gusgus are back with the release of their striking, tenth studio album 'Lies Are More Flexible'. This latest composition showcases the collective's aptitude for fusing a broad range of musical styles and emotions with both finesse and dynamism. The 8-...
Canadian Artist René LaVice Releases New Single COLD CRUSH Ft. Gydra
by Macon Prickett - February 20, 2018
Following the traction of his groundbreaking Headlock release, Canadian artist René LaVice is a name which consistently pushes the boundaries through his creative and neoteric approach to bass music. Since signing to the legendary and proverbial label RAM Records over 8 years ago, his work ha...
VIDEO: French Synth-Punks THE SCANNERS Release New Video Single NO PLACE IN SPACE
by Macon Prickett - February 19, 2018
France's “alien-gonzo-synth-punk rockers”, The Scaners, are ready to take off with their eponymous debut LP with the first single “No Place In Space” which takes the listener through a darker, slower wave that Louder Than War Magazine describes as “a swirlingly mesmeric menace of guttural ...
NOVA FLARES Announces Intense Yet Dreamy Debut Single GUT SPLINTER
by Macon Prickett - February 16, 2018
Alternative rock shoegaze artist Nova Flares has announced his debut single 'Gut Splinter', which is set to release on March 9. This is the first offering from his forthcoming debut album, expected by mid-2018. ...
VIDEO: Doug DeLuca Premieres GIMME LOVE Music Video
by Macon Prickett - February 15, 2018
Doug DeLuca has a special treat for all the lovers out there. The new video for album standout “Gimmie Love” from the forthcoming Hit Your Mark EP (out 3.30) premiered over at Imperfect Fifth this morning, and can now be seen below....
Weird Al Yankovic Band Members Stephen Jay & Jim 'Kimo' West To Play Club Passim
by Julie Musbach - February 14, 2018
"Weird Al" Yankovic band members Stephen Jay and Jim "Kimo" West will perform at Club Passim on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 11:00 PM as part of their Parallel Universe Tour. Jay and West will perform earlier in the evening with "Weird Al" at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston before heading to Harvard Squa...
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