Month: May 2019

Don Diablo with Jessie J – Brave

Named the “#1 most-played producer” on 1001TL and called “Future House’s Founding Father” by EDM.com, Don Diablo is one of dance music’s perennially pioneering forces. In 2018, he moved up to #7 on the coveted Top 100 by DJ Mag. An indisputable phenomenon, the artist regularly averages upwards of 8.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify, making him one of the platform’s “Top 325 Most-Listened …

Paul Doffing – Easy as You Come

Here’s some calming freak folk from singer-songwriter Paul Doffing, whose dreamy, keen songs have drawn comps to Iron and Wine and Devendra Banhart. Listen for the percussion drop at the 1 minute mark… Doffing’s new LP, Running in the Dark, which drops June 14, documents the worldly realization he’s found on his infamous bicycle tours, …

Peter More – Shoulder

Peter More and his Donald Fagen magic are back, this time with a video. Austin based artist Peter More has released the video for his song “Shoulder” via Flood Magazine. The track appears on his just released EP Shoulder, a collection of songs recorded at the same time as his debut album Beautiful Disrepair. The record was produced by Steely Dan’s Donald …

The Last Bees – Self Titled EP

Meet the Last Bees, a Milwaukee-based power-pop outfit led by Ash (below.) They channel the pre-psych sounds of the British Invasion. With sweet, melodic music becoming scarce, Ash began writing and singing songs that tapped into a kind of youthful vulnerability that has all but vanished. Ash’s new tunes hark back to a time not …

UMMAGMA – Caravan

Everyone should hear this song. It’s fluidity and dance bring to mind the lovely springbok, my favorite animal, which is a lithely beautiful African gazelle celebrated for it’s hopeful name, it’s nubile movements, and it’s sustainable, sun-worshipping lifestyle. Close your eyes to this song and visualize the agile pronking of springboks at sunrise and the …

Sara Morgan – Church in a Bar

In a style reminiscent of Dolly Parton, Kathy Mattea, and Nanci Griffith, singer/songwriter Sara Morgan writes and performs poignant, thoughtful, and hilarious tunes which cast back to the timeless country tradition of the second half of the 20th century. Her themes of love, loss, courage, introspection, and irony are a drastic contrast to the current …

Seba Kaapstad – Don’t

With this track, the group continues to captivate the audience, opening with glistening pianos and a head-bopping slap. Zoe Modiga then unleashes her sky-rattling voice, alternating between near-rapping and time-stopping, levitating multi-octave solos. The powerful sound that is Seba Kaapstad is one that can only derive from such a diverse group of artists. Seba Kaapstad …

Hannah Scott – Walk a Wire

Hannah Scott presents her new single, “Walk a Wire”. Inspired by a friend with a disability who closed herself away for fear of rejection, it invites people to take a chance and open up to life. Hannah tries to follow her own advice despite living with chronic health condition Ankylosing Spondylitis; a recent example saw …

Hua Li – Mastery

Hua Li’s hazy R&B and revolutionary rap cuts to the bone and shakes your frail ass to the ground. Following the underground success of her 2015 Za Zhong EP, she will be releasing her debut full-length, Dynasty with Next Door Records in September 2019. A charismatic performer, she has been blessed to share her work on a …

Lauren Ruth Ward – Hungry Barber

Lauren Ruth Ward’s music has spread like wildfire these past two years in LA after leaving her hometown of Baltimore. Her lyrics are secrets to strangers, writing about her life’s trajectory sharing both vulnerability and strength delivered with grit and vibrato. Her band re-creates 60’s rock and roll nuances, allowing Ward to release a powerhouse …

Foley and the Fire – We Rolled

Originally from Dublin and now living in Hertfordshire, Bart Foley is well known on the UK session scene, both live and in the studio. Among his growing fan base, rock legend, Randy Bachman (Bachman Turner Overdrive) is a huge fan. Recently having finished an extended Spring / Summer nationwide tour with top Celtic Rock Band, …

a. harlana – american boy

Dear Sweet, Innocent, Music Fans Everywhere: In 2008, Estelle wrote and recorded her modern classic, “American Boy.” Young Juno Roome, attempting to navigate middle school in a then still new country, as well as trying to learn the tools necessary to be an eventual ambient folk star (which we’re certain he will be one day), …

Omaloma – Dywarchen

‘Dywarchen’ – y sengl newydd hafaidd gan fand gorau Dyffryn Conwy, Omaloma. Cafodd ei chreu yn ystod ymweliad â Llyn Dywarchen. Ar ochr B, ‘Europa B’ yw’r diwn thema i gyfres sci-fi nad oedd erioed yn bodoli. Ar gael ar lwyfannau digidol o ddydd Gwener 31ain Mai. ‘Dywarchen’ – the new ultra-awesome summer-tinged single from …

Silent Forum – Safety in Numbers

Meet Silent Forum, a sophisticated and playful Art Rock four-piece from Cardiff, Wales, UK. Their latest single “Safety in Numbers” will be released through all platforms on 10th May via Libertino Records. “Safety in Numbers” is a warm, touching song expressing the importance of looking after your friends. It captures a calm clarity accepting that …

Bottom of the Pops 148 – 5 May 2019, by Sean Hocking

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The Head and the Heart – People Need A Melody

The Head And The Heart have shared the stunning “People Need a Melody,” the third track from their forthcoming album Living Mirage out May 17th via Warner Bros.Records / Reprise Records .  The band will kick off a 38-city tour starting in Buffalo, NY on June 21st, making stops in Austin, Denver, Chicago, Atlanta and more, before wrapping in …

Kedr Livanskiy – Kiska

Moscow singer and producer, Kedr Livanskiy has just released her sophomore album, Your Need. The album places her in the forefront of Russia’s burgeoning electronic and experimental music scene. Your Need is a celebration of life and rebirth. It’s about a fighter’s spirit, audacity and courage. Dance music inspired a furious burst of creative energy …