Month: February 2023

SEATTLE RAPPER HIGHWAY DROPS MESMERIZING NEW SONG AND VIDEO FOR “SIN CITY” WITH JETSONMADE

Seattle rapper Highway has just released “Sin City,” a hypnotic new single drenched in braggadocio and opulence. Listen HERE via Victor Worldwide/Geffen Records. Featuring a slurred melody and flamboyant flexes, Highway’s latest dose of excess is his first release since dropping 2022’s acclaimed 5-track Livin Like That EP. Sliding over an opiate synth loop, Highway unspools images of luxury and danger, a pairing befitting …

GOODNIGHT, TEXAS SMOKES “TO HURRY THINGS ALONG”

Photo credit: Stephen Lovekin Following the release of their acclaimed 2022 album How Long Will It Take Them To Die, the folk-rock band Goodnight, Texas have just released their latest digital single “To Hurry Things Along.” Singer/songwriter Avi Vinocur shares a bit more on this beautiful folk number, “I wrote a poem in 2017 called ‘To Hurry Things Along’ about this spry old man who …

SEATTLE MUSICAL BEAST LaLion RELEASES INTROSPECTIVE NEW EP VIA ANTIFRAGILE MUSIC

LaLion – whose real name is Grant Lalaian – is about to knock you down with his brand new EP, GET UP!. The Seattle-native / Salt Lake City-based artist blends and fuses genres to create a sound all his own, proving that he’s a musical beast to be reckoned with. Written, mixed, mastered, and produced by LaLion, GET UP! officially drops on …

Portland-based, Oahu-bred, singer-songwriter Thunderstorm Artis has released a new single, “Surprise”

Photo credit: Casi Yost “Thunderstorm Artis hasn’t always been a fan of love,” said PEOPLE in the song’s premiere. “Growing up, the Hawaii native watched as the people around him entered relationships for the wrong reasons, often resulting in a whole bunch of heartbreak. And through the years, Artis had begun to consider the idea …

Seattle’s Tomten Love Pugs!!! New Songs Also Shared: “Caterpillar Hill” and “Mind How You Go”

STREAM: “Caterpillar Hill” –YouTube / Spotify / Bandcamp / Soundcloud “I had reached a point with songwriting where I was just sick of guitar pop. Over a long winter my home demos grew more and more abstract, without much melody or structure, turning towards a land of serene experimentation. Then spring came, and with it the smell of earth and daylight. …

Portland Songwriter Grant Summerland Records Unnatural History 

A return after three years of silence, Grant Summerland’s Unnatural History EP, the second release from the California (and Portland-ish) musician, marks a reintroduction to the Grant Summerland project. Written and performed entirely by Grant and recorded in Portland with newcomer producer Joel Lane, the 5-track project pays homage to the past 30 years of indie rock and punk …

MATTEO BOCELLI TEAMS UP WITH INDIAN SUPERSTARS Sukriti Kakar, Prakriti Kakar, Amaal Mallik AND Kunaal Vermaa ON NEW SINGLE, “I MISS YOU AMORE”

 Listen To “I Miss You Amore” HERE “I Miss You Amore” – a romantic new single from Matteo Bocelli, Sukriti Kakar, Prakriti Kakar, composer/producer Amaal Mallik and lyricist/producer Kunaal Vermaa – was released today by Capitol Records. Together, they tell an evocative, universal tale of love, loss and regret with Matteo singing in English and twin sisters Sukriti and Prakriti Kakar singing in Hindi.Matteo wrote the song with Amaal Mallik, Shridhar …

Intervention Attempts For Britney Remind Us of The 2000s, But It’s A New World Now Around Conservatorships, by Marc Ang

Interview with Today’s Esquire’s Celebrity Lawyer Aron Solomon With Britney Spears dominating the news again, just hours ago, the “Baby One More Time” hitmaker and her husband Sam Aghzari shut down rumors that she needed help and an intervention, a narrative outlets like TMZ and some “fans” on the Internet have been spreading. Britney stated, …

Tacoma’s Keys Open Doors orders you to “Standby”

Tacoma, WA singer/songwriter Keys Open Doors is back with a scintillating new hit titled Standby.  The lead single from upcoming Pokémon-themed EP Blue Version, Standby combines Key’s immense production talents with trademark genre-bending vocals.   Keys Open Doors builds waves of emotion through the new track, with intimate vocals, earnest lyricism, and purposeful vocal layering. “Suggestions from n*ggas who ain’t never loved but tryna …

respair deliver delectable debut single ‘Colours’ – taken from upcoming EP ‘The Original Colour of the Sun’

Brand new London based jazz-electronic quartet respair are pleased to announce their debut release with the arrival of ‘Colours’, lifted from the upcoming EP ”The original colour of the sun’ due later this year. A masterclass in song craftsmanship, respair draw on a myriad of influences from soul, jazz, electronics, pop and classical, carefully curated …

Ian Hunter’s comeback single “Bed of Roses” featuring Mike Campbell and Ringo Starr is truly special, please listen, by Ron Swanson

“Bed of Roses” is a joy-filled, randy trip down memory lane with the incomparable Ian Hunter, master songscribe and long time collaborator with the late, great guitarist Mick Ronson. His new album, Defiance Part I will be released on April 21. You can pre-order your copy here: https://sunrecords.lnk.to/BedOfRoses “Bed of Roses” happily describes a well-loved …

Mau y Ricky Return With a Force & Drop New Single “Miami”

“MIAMI” Available Here February 9, 2023 (Miami, FL) – Multi-platinum award-winning duo Mau y Ricky return with a force, debuting their new single “Miami,” produced by JonTheProducer, Andry Kiddos and Ricky Montaner, and written by Mau & Ricky. While the song was deeply personal and written about the moment Ricky met his wife, the duo looked to the video to bring comedic relief and humor …

Wisconsin’s lo-fi alternative geek rock outfit NEWSKI announces new album Friend Rock out April 7; Album features members of Nada Surf, Guster, The Verve Pipe and more

photo credit: Kelly Bolter On April 7, NEWSKI will release his latest full-length album Friend Rock (pre-order). The album follows Newski’s acclaimed album and book It’s Hard to be a Person: defeating anxiety, surviving the world, and having more fun.A revival of 90’s alternative, Wisconsin’s lo-fi alternative geek rock outfit NEWSKI outfit  enlists a friend/musical influence on every track for …

Kid Koala Shares New Single and Video “Things Are Gonna Change” Featuring Lelani From Creatures Of The Late Afternoon New Album and Board Game to be Released April 14, 2023

Kid Koala Shares NewSingleandVideo“Things Are Gonna Change” Featuring Lelani From Creatures Of The Late Afternoon New Album and Board Gameto be Released April 14, 2023 Photo credit: Corinne Merrell Three decades into an unparalleled career, Kid Koala continues to grow his immersive this-dimensional real-life cartoon musical universe with each orbit around the sun. The world renowned DJ, …

Orbital, Penelope Isles unveil mesmerizing music video to “Are You Alive?”

Orbital (L – R): Phil Hartnoll, Paul Hartnoll credit Kenny McCracken February 8, 2023— Orbital have today unveiled the video for their new single “Are You Alive?” Featuring Penelope Isles, the third track to be taken from the seminal electronic music duo’s forthcoming album Optical Delusion, out February 17. The video was directed by long-time collaborate Luke Losey and features …

Five Fingers Of Funk announce new album ‘Portland Say It Again’ out May 5 on Kill Rock Stars, share new single & video “We Were Big In The Nineties”

photo by Caitlin Justice Redd On May 5, Portland-based hip-hop band Five Fingers of Funk will release Portland Say It Again on Kill Rock Stars (pre-order). The album marks the band’s first release with the orginal members since 1998. The 10 song album documents the ironies of being a grown up in the young man’s game of hip hop. Listeners are treated to a …

Alberta Alt/Rock band THE HI-TOPS lead singer channels Jim Morrison on “Old Enough” Single

 “Old Enough” is an alternative rock ballad where the band steps away from their alternative roots to lead listeners through the tale of a lustful relationship. Lead guitar/vocal/songwriter Kole Halvorson channels one of his earliest influences Jim Morrison from The Doors to give the song a psychedelic groove that dances throughout its duration. That and …

Austin’s DAIISTAR shares debut single, “Tracemaker” ahead of CA tour dates, SXSW

Today Austin band DAIISTAR are finally sharing their official debut single, “Tracemaker” after forming the band literally weeks before the pandemic started. The band will play its first shows outside of Texas starting this week in California (see dates below). Stream the new single HERE via new label N.I.T.A. Records. DAIISTAR is a noise-pop / shoegaze band formed in …

LYN LAPID JOINS FORCES WITH RUTH B. FOR NEW SINGLE “DO U REALLY?”

NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 3RD, 2023 – Today, 20-year-old breakout songstress Lyn Lapid recruits Canadian singer and songwriter Ruth B. for her new single “Do U Really?” out now on Mercury Records/Republic Records—listen HERE. After a delicate piano intro, “Do U Really?” glides along on a hypnotic guitar-laden beat. Lyn’s vocals echo with unfiltered emotion as she asks, “Do you really want to fall …

Oh Darlin’ – LIVE ft. Leah Song, Chloe Smith, Rising Appalachia, Marya Stark, Tina Malia, Ayla Nereo

Oh Darlin’ is from the upcoming album ‘Cradle.’ Recorded live in Appalachia on July 6, 2022 Written and Composed by Leah Song Produced by Tina Malia Performed by Starling Arrow (@LeahSongMusic and Chloe Smith of @RisingAppalachiaMusic @tinamaliamusic @maryastarkmusic and @AylaNereo ) Filmed and Edited by @hartiganmedia Production Assist: @reidasage According to the band, “Our “Oh …

Crawlers Invite Fans Into An Acoustic Experience With Their “Loud Without Noise” Live Sessions

Following the release of their explosive debut mixtape “Loud Without Noise,” a sold-out UK tour and the release of their stunning Live Sessions performed at EartH; Crawlers are back and celebrating all their recent streaming success with the “Loud Without Noise” live audio streams. Having traversed a broad-spectrum exploration into young adulthood across their six-track …