“I wrote this song sitting in a yurt in the middle of the Nicaraguan jungle over Christmas”: KaiL Baxley – These Arms Are Open, Beneath the Bones

[Supremely impressive. Horns get me every time.] Today, Singer-Songwriter KaiL Baxley shares the video to his single, “These Arms Are Open,” the debut single off of his upcoming LP, expected in early 2020 released via AntiFragile Music. The self-produced album was recorded at the late Elliot Smith’s New Monkey Studios and United Studios in Los Angeles, California. KaiL continues to evolve …

Stush + Outzida – Shake it Down

[Amazing Tune. Friends at Waxploitation are the very best friends to have…] Hi  — Hope things are going well.  :} Waxploitation Records just dropped a new single today from the legendary UK dancehall/grime singer Stush. Hope you enjoy. Stush + Outsida “Shake It Down” here https://lnk.to/shakeitdown Thx, Your friends at Waxploitation Tweets by Waxploitation

12XPretty – Somewhere Else

Behold the latest from Victoria BC-based electro pop outfit 12xPretty. They concoct an impressive Molotov cocktail of modern influences, exploding somewhere between the crazy quilt aesthetic of Beck and the nihilistic party anthems of Post Malone. This is the first taste of their new self-titled album, due out 2/21/20. Tweets by 12Xpretty

Anthony Flammia – Damn

NEW YORK, NY (December 13, 2019) – Singer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Flammia announces the release of his new album See Attached coming December 20 via Sounds Music Group/Republic Records. To coincide with the announcement, Anthony Flammia releases his new single “DAMN” today. The track will appear on Anthony’s new album. Listen to “DAMN”: HERE Nothing lifts spirits quite like music does. It resounds at …

Playing for Change: Guantanamera, War/No More Trouble | Playing for Change | Song Around The World feat. Bono

Does anyone out there have a say in which songs are chosen for this laudable and beautiful charitable exercise? As far as I know, they haven’t peerformed a Van Morrison song yet. Moondance? I’d like to see 40 expatriated crown subjects covering Zevon’s “Werewolves of London” or 50 stateless and angry former New Yorkers punching …

T.S.O.L. – Ghost Train

In the early years of Los Angeles punk, one of the premiere hardcore bands was T.S.O.L., which stood for True Sounds of Liberty. Offering poppier music than many of their contemporaries and featuring an image that appealed to punks who wanted to dive deeper into the gothic subgenre already being offered by many British punk …

Pharmercy drops new single ‘Aftermath’; EP ‘Decay’ due in 2020

Australia’s psychedelic rock game has been ridiculously on-point this past decade, with a handful of juggernaut bands blazing a trail for the next generation of artists to follow. Cronulla‘s one-man-band Pharmercy is part of this emerging sect following in the footsteps of the forerunners before them – bringing his own unique style and perspective to the genre. …

More Than Ruins – Black Lines

[This is lovely. Drink it in with all deliberate speed.] More Than Ruins formed in Berlin in 2019. Songwriter/guitarist Charlie Grant and artist/vocalist Jule Escherhaus (Laina) met at a songwriting session and immediately clicked, writing what would become the group’s first release ‘Black Lines’ on the same day. Charlie played the song to producer/songwriter Ainsley …

Common Creation’s New EP, Manufactured Moments, Has Come to Set the People Free

Behold the new EP from Common Creation via Gramatik’s label Lowtemp. Titled Manufactured Moments, the EP takes it’s inspiration from jam bands and fuses it with experimental dubstep, funk, electro-soul, and organic instrumentation. Common Creation’s mission is to bridge the gap between “the late 60’s era of protest rock and modern day festival culture.” And …

Mabel – Loneliest Time of Year

Today Mabel releases the video for her original Christmas song “Loneliest Time Of Year” via Capitol Records. This caps off an incredible year for the 23-year-old: Mabel dropped her debut album High Expectations in August featuring her global smash “Don’t Call Me Up” which holds over 164 million streams. “Loneliest Time Of Year” has the warm …

Thom Sawyr – Change

“I remember when I first sang the chorus of Change,” said Tasso Smith, the man behind the Thom Sawyr project, “I was on my back patio in Highland Park strumming my guitar. It just came out, like a uncontrollable bellow of frustration from an article I had read about the medical industry lobbyists in Washington …

Albon – Big Sur Theme

Behold the latest from LA singer songwriter Albon. His gently orchestrated songs have a strong left-field vibe, like a gust of wind that breaks the still of an otherwise placid afternoon. Embellished with strings, woodwinds and bizarre lyrics about orca whales, the new single “Big Sur Theme” evokes the spectacular vistas of its title…