Month: November 2022

Sam McGovern Gives You A Memory

Today, West Australian singer-songwriter Sam McGovern releases his new single ‘Memory’ on the back of his tour around Australia for the first time.  Honing his skills at West Australia’s prestigious WAAPA (West Australian Academy of Performing Arts), Sam began his musical career from humble beginnings. Upon graduating in 2020, the 22 year old began his career as an artist …

Alt. rock drenched in obscure, dark guitars — Sweden’s Omni of Halos release debut

Swedish alternative rock group Omni of Halos release their debut, self titled studio album on Lövely Records. A guitar-driven explosion of noisy pop music, ”Omni of Halos” contains the four tracks from the group’s 2022 EP ”Care Free” (previously only released digitally) plus six new tracks. This collection of skewed, bittersweet, and beautiful tracks was recorded and produced …

Baba Kuboye – “Kalakuta Girl”

Afrobeats artist, Baba Kuboye releases his 3rd studio album,  “From Ikoyi with Horns” via all streaming platforms on July 22nd. The Dallas based artist provides good vibes and a socially conscious voice through his music. Baba Kuboye’s earliest musical influence came from growing up at the renowned Jazz 38 club Lagos Nigeria, with his parents. …

Endorsed by the legendary Leland Sklar, Finnish fusion bassist Jukka Haavisto releases debut album

“This sounds great! Really harkens back to all those great 70’s fusion albums.”-Leland Sklar (Toto, Phil Collins, Crosby Still & Nash etc.) Electric bass player Jukka Haavisto’s first self-titled album ‘Reflections’ will be released on November 25th 2022. Recorded live at Latosound in Tampere (Finland), the album brings back thoughts to the best fusion jazz records of …

Berlin-based Moli Shares Her Take On Westlife’s ‘Fool Again’

Fresh off the heels of her timeless 1970s-inspired breakup song ‘Crying In The Swimming Pool’, Berlin-based solo artist Moli (born Molly Irvine) wraps up 2022 in style with a cover of ‘Fool Again’ off the 1999 multi-platinum selling debut album by none other than the quintessential boy band Westlife. A version performed live at the Denniz Pop Awards back in September, Moli puts her …

Seattle’s longtime power pop champion Jim Basnight reassures us “We’ll Always Be in Love” and we must “Leave the Past Behind”

Jim Basnight has just released a double-sided second single from his recent Early Years” digital album: “Leave the Past Behind” and “We’ll Always Be In Love.”   https://powerpopaholicproductions.bandcamp.com/album/early-years Both are hook-laced, three-minute boppers with grit, fun quirks and unusual song structure, which should stand out for listeners, stations, shows and podcasters who demand no less.  “Leave …

Rosita Stone – Luz Estelar

“Luz Estelar” is the powerful new single from award winning artist Rosita Stone. Considered a “masterpiece”, it is co-produced by Rosita and Grammy Award Winning Multi-Platinum Producer and Engineer, Sam Fisher (Daddy Yankee, Lady Gaga, Duran Duran). Mastered by Peter Moore in Canada (Rush, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd). She has opened concerts for superstar …

Ruthie Foster Releases New Album ‘Healing Time’ + Shares Official Video for “Don’t Want To Give Up On You”

GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster has released her highly-anticipated ninth studio album Healing Time via Blue Corn Music. The multiple Blues Music Award winner has also shared the official video for “Don’t Want To Give Up On You,” an irresistible slice of vintage R&B and soul, available to watch here. On Healing Time, Foster offers a …

Sunny War To Release “Anarchist Gospel” February 3rd – Shares “Higher” 

Photograph by Joshua Black Wilkins  Sunny War will release Anarchist Gospel on February 3rd, 2023 via New West Records. The 14-song set was produced by Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Hurray for the Riff Raff) and features appearances by Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Allison Russell, David Rawlings, Jack Lawrence of the Raconteurs, Micah Nelson, John James …

Machine Gun Kelly Releases New Song and Video “Taurus” Featuring Naomi Wild From The Soundtrack of the Feature Film “Taurus”

Today, Machine Gun Kelly releases “Taurus” featuring Naomi Wild, the feature song from the major motion picture Taurus from RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks. The movie features Machine Gun Kelly in a lead role acting under his real name, Colson Baker. He plays a rising but troubled musician searching endlessly for the inspiration to …

Ritual Cloak’s sublime new ‘Shell’ single out now via Bubblewrap Collective

Following on from their second album (Divine Invasions), collaborations with Welsh poet Autumn Juvenile and Polish Artist Michal Iwanowski, plus an R.E.M cover, electronic post-rock duo Ritual Cloak are back with a brand new single. ‘Shell’ will be released on 23rd November across all digital platforms. Shell is about being in a dream where you’re …

Down With Space share bouncing energetic track “Nostalgia Knows Best”

Montréal based indie pop duo Down With Space are vocalist/guitarist Rob Helsten and drummer Steve Dumas – the partnership of an Anglophone (English speaker, Helsten) and a Francophone (French speaker, Dumas) who have found an understanding through music when language can sometimes elude communication.  “Nostalgia Knows Best” is their bouncy new single about embracing the …

NOAH KAHAN BRINGS “STICK SEASON” TO JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

Last night, Vermont singer and songwriter Noah Kahan performed “Stick Season” live for the first time on late night television—watch the performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! HERE. The viral song, from Noah’s critically acclaimed new album Stick Season, recently hit #1 on the AAA Radio Chart, his first #1 at the format. This performance follows Noah’s appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show last week, …

Experimental Rock Group CarbonWorks Announces New Single “Athena”

Who are we? Where do we come from? Avant-garde rock group CarbonWorks ponders these theoretical unknowns in their soon to be released single “Athena” out today Friday, November 18, 2022. Led by composer and guitarist Neal Barnard, the experimental group questions the complexities of the world and human purpose with an international flair provided by singer-songwriter Lara Lotz (Ben & Lola). Sung …

Emm Gryner (David Bowie’s Keyboardist) Shares Debut Single “Valencia”

Award-winning singer/songwriter, actor, and best-selling author Emm Gryner has forged many groundbreaking moments in music, from playing keyboards in David Bowie‘s band, then starting her arena-level rock band, Trapper. Now, she’s reinvented herself and is making music that she hopes will connect with fans who enjoy the iconic music from the 70s and 80s. In the pandemic, all that …

GAMING MUSIC LEGEND THEFATRAT AND KOREAN GIRL BAND EVERGLOW COLLABORATE ON NEW SINGLE

Gaming Music legend TheFatRat, popularly known for his immense online following of over six million YouTube subscribers and iconic songs like “Unity” and “Fly Away (feat. Anjulie),” has collaborated with award-winning Korean girl band EVERGLOW for a seductive and energetic new K-Pop single. Known for pushing a stronger sound outside of the traditional “bubble gum pop,” these six …

Sarah Hardwig Overcomes Trials and Tribulations in Her Honest Country Single, “Who I Am”

Sarah Hardwig expresses her venerability in her newest single, “Who I Am”. The artist has gone through some trials in her life. At just five years old, Sarah Hardwig was diagnosed with Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis, impairing her vision and changing her life forever. She pulls inspiration from this hardship, but her diagnosis has never halted …

What is Christmas with no “SNOW”? John Driskell Hopkins with Yacht Rock Revue and Debby Boone cover a Holiday classic

John Driskell Hopkins, founding member of the GRAMMY-winning Zac Brown Band performed “You Light Up My Life” by three-time GRAMMY winner Debby Boone for his friends and family at the age of 6 at a Christmas gathering in 1977. 45 years later, while recording his fourth Christmas album, Hopkins was gifted an original pressing of “You Light Up My …

AB-SOUL ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM HERBERT OUT DECEMBER 16TH: WATCH VIDEO HERE FOR “GANG‘NEM” : PRODUCED BY SOUNWAVE

Photo Credit: Ariona Guerra Los Angeles by way of Carson, CA artist Herbert Anthony Stevens IV, aka Ab-Soul, has announced a new album, Herbert out December 16th via Top Dawg Entertainment. Herbert is a deliberately intimate portrait of the man behind Ab-Soul going back to his foundation, as noted by the name of the record, leaving the conspiracy theories he’s known …

Rozette shares masterfully performed single “Salt in the Water”

Rozette (Jenn Beaupré) is a Calgary-based singer/songwriter and international vocal coach who has been sharing her big, powerful and technically masterful voice across North America for the past decade. During this time, she has appeared on Canadian Idol and Stampede City Sessions, performed at the Vancouver Olympics, opened for the Moscow Ballet, won the Calgary …

Melissa Carper’s Ramblin’ Soul

LISTEN: RAMBLIN’ SOUL Today, critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter and upright bassist Melissa Carper has released her new LP, Ramblin’ Soul, via Mae Music/Thirty Tigers. In 2020, grappling with the loss of regular gigs, Carper and her partner, award-winning fiddler Rebecca Patek, moved to a friend’s farm near Austin, working in exchange for housing, organic vegetables, and fresh, country air. The …

KAT get the party started on bouncy ‘Le Weekent’

Get the party started on bouncy ‘Le Weekent’ https://youtu.be/9Kpdqqfvf18 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7KzeDpqBUDs2Og5feyf0si?si=e225f196f4884a1c Newly formed Brussels electronic / funk outfit KAT are pleased to announce their debut release with the arrival of ‘Le Weekent’, out 18th November through Capitane Records. Drawing on a myriad of influences from indie, disco, funk and electronica, channel a 90s attitude coupled with playful, infectious …