Month: August 2021

Tel Aviv’s Hottest New Act KAYMA Shares New Live Music Video for “Onsitelover [Live from Immanuel Church]”

Introducing Tel Aviv’s hottest new act: KAYMA. Fronted by the commercially successful multi-instrumentalist/producer Ori Toledano (known for writing and producing music for some of the world’s largest brands under the pseudonym Snowstar.Company), KAYMA is an edgy pop project with an irresistibly catchy Top 40 feel. His debut single “Onsitelover” (premiered via Northern Transmissions) explores our relationship with the digital world through the story of …

Fantastic Negrito – “Rolling Through California” Feat. Miko Marks (Official Video)

Listen to or buy “Rolling Through California” here: https://orcd.co/rollingthroughcalifornia Fantastic Negrito says: “It all came together on that fateful day September 9, 2020. Everyone in Northern California woke up to a blood red sun on an orange sky. The air quality was the worst we had ever experienced. It felt and looked apocalyptic. Everything came …

Latin Sensation Maria Becerra Releases Debut Album ‘Animal’ & Teams Up With Becky G For New ‘Wow Wow’

Maria Becerra, the most-streamed artist from Argentina, released her highly-anticipated debut album Animal today. The album comes on the heels of Becerra becoming the first Argentine singer to surpass 24 million monthly listeners on Spotify. She also premiered the music video for “Wow Wow” featuring Becky G. In the past year, the 21-year-old singer has gone from Argentina’s top artist to …

LOLO ZOUAÏ AND K-POP STAR BIBI SHARE “GALIPETTE” REMIX

Lolo Zouaï, the budding global pop star returns with a remix of “Galipette” featuring rising South Korean K-POP star BIBI. Expertly weaving between her two mother tongues French and English, Zouaï takes “Galipette” to an even more hypnotic headspace with BIBI contributing a compelling flare of Korean that adds to the already electric track. Combining multiple styles, genres, and even languages, …

“I want every woman and girl to sing ‘I’m Cute’ about themselves to remind them that they are cute as hell, they shouldn’t let anyone make them doubt it.”– Kima Otung

Kima Otung is a Nigeria-born, Wales-raised, London-based R&B and Neo Soul artist, signed to Warner Music publishing.  At 14 years old she became the youngest member of the Welsh National Youth Opera. In her work as a lawyer she deals with intellectual property issues. Soon she will be releasing her debut EP, Note to Self, …

Portland’s J Nicolás Releases Wistful Folk-Americana Single “Montana Luv”

Photo by Grace Pulver American songwriter J. Nicolás has released ‘Montana Luv’ from his debut album ‘Wild Oak.’ The album, written largely behind the steering wheel, feels like late-night driving: an effortless Folk-Americana soundtrack for the final hours of the day. It was tracked to one inch tape at Singing Sands in Portland, Oregon, and …

Pinegrove’s “‘Orange,’ a waltz about the climate crisis, was written on the day in 2020 that the photos of Oregon’s eerie, bloodshot sky circulated the internet…”

Pinegrove‘s new song, “Orange,” decries government inaction in the face of imminent climate collapse. It was inspired by last summer’s images of skies ablaze in the Pacific Northwest. “‘Orange’, a waltz about the climate crisis,” Pinegrove member Evan Stephens Hall explains, “was written on the day in 2020 that the photos of Oregon’s eerie, bloodshot …

CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON SHARES “CHANGES” VIDEO

Toronto-native artist and producer Charlotte Day Wilson today releases a raw and reflective visual in support of “Changes,” a standout track off her critically acclaimed debut album, ALPHA, out now via Stone Woman Music. Directed by award-winning frequent collaborator Kevan Funk, the “Changes” video is a continuation of the “Keep Moving” and “If I Could” videos and the queer cinematic …

“I can’t afford a love that doesn’t exist” – merci, mercy – Winnie Crush

Australian pop newcomer merci, mercy shares the instantly catchy and endlessly relatable “Winnie Crush”—a breezy-feeling dive into the fine line between self-care and indulgence—out today on Capitol Records. The freshly signed artist also comes face to face with her vices in an animated visualizer paired with the track, which finds her chilling with sentient cigarettes, …

EMPEROR OF ICE CREAM: You Don’t Need a “Weather Vane” to Know Which Way the Wind Blows, Also “High Rise Low Rise”

The Emperor of Ice-Cream BY WALLACE STEVENS Call the roller of big cigars,The muscular one, and bid him whipIn kitchen cups concupiscent curds.Let the wenches dawdle in such dressAs they are used to wear, and let the boysBring flowers in last month’s newspapers.Let be be finale of seem.The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream. Take from the dresser of deal,Lacking …

New Guided By Voices: “Dance of Gurus,” “High in the Rain” and “My (Limited) Engagement”

Photo Cred: Sarah Zade-Pollard Guided By Voices will soon be back with another wild new album, IT’S NOT THEM.  IT COULDN’T BE THEM. IT IS THEM!. The LP is out October 22nd via GBV Inc., and is available for pre-order at Rockathon Records. Here’s the album’s third single, “Dance of Gurus,” which comes alongside a rare music video from their camp by …

“Songs are like a box of condoms, you never know which one’s gonna break!” Jessiquoi – Popstar

White-hot Swiss feminist electro artist Jessiquoi does not fit into any pigeonholes. Her songs, rhythmic celebrations loaded with real world educational value, belong in the brightest discos of this world and, when played there, regularly invade the honest hearts of every joyous person dancing on the premises, leaving no hoofer unchanged, no life unimproved. This …

The View from the Northwest Corner: Playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs? by Claude Iosso

Photo by Craig Mitchelldyer / Portland Timbers Quoting former NFL coach Jim Mora from his famous postgame rant is kind of a cheap shot, but after the Portland Timbers fell 6-2 to archrival Seattle Sounders at home Sunday night, it’s apt. Despite an uneven season so far, the Timbers are still in line, somehow, for …

A Raw Romp Thru the Backroads of Texas — Signature Pink Paisley Fender In-Hand — SUE FOLEY Just Can’t Catch “Dallas Man”

Photos by Danny Clinch Stony Plain Records announces an October 22 release date for Pinky’s Blues, the new album from award-winning blues guitarist/singer Sue Foley. Featuring several Sue Foley originals, as well as songs from some of her favorite blues and roots artists, Pinky’s Blues was recorded at Fire Station Studios in San Marcos, Texas. Joining Sue Foley …

“MY FATHER’S DAUGHTER” BY OLIVIA VEDDER OUT TODAY FROM FLAG DAY SOUNDTRACK – SONG WRITTEN BY GLEN HANSARD & EDDIE VEDDER

Photo by Josh Klinghoffer NEW YORK, NY (August 16, 2021) — Gearing up for the highly anticipated film Flag Day, Seattle Surf & Republic Records have released “My Father’s Daughter” by Olivia Vedder from the upcoming Flag Day Original Motion Picture Soundtrack available August 20th. The song was written by Glen Hansard & Eddie Vedder. The official music video for the song features footage from the Cannes Film Festival selected film starring …

The Killers Share Lyric Video for “Quiet Town” and Release New Album, ‘Pressure Machine’

“Below is an earnest song of triumphant Americana that is both sad and resilient. Please listen well.” A quieter, character-study-driven Killers album, Pressure Machine lives squarely in Brandon Flowers’hometown of Nephi, Utah, a close-knit community of 5300 people with no traffic lights, a rubber plant, wheat fields, and the West Hills. Nephi is the place Flowers spent his …

Yasmin Williams – Virga

“A virga is a meteorological phenomenon where streaks of rain hang from a cloud and evaporate before reaching the ground,” explains Yasmin Williams. “I wrote ‘Virga’ as a reflection and meditation on how the year 2020 went for me personally and how I was looking forward to the start of 2021. While a virga can …