Portland-based indie pop band Corvair announce new album Bound To Be out June 23; Share new single and video “Right Hook”

On June 23 Portland-based indie pop band Corvair will release their sophomore album Bound To Be via Paper Walls and UK label Where It’s At is Where You Are (pre-order). The album features Heather Larimer and Brian Naubert on vocals and instruments, along with Northwest powerhouse drummer Mike Musburger (Fastbacks, The Posies).   Today the band is pleased share “Right Hook,” the first single to be released …

Nothing But Net: Vic Mensa Shoots Off New “Swish” Single feat Chance the Rapper & G-Eazy and Scores From Downtown

Multi-platinum Grammy nominated rapper/producer Vic Mensa has released “$WISH,” his second major song of the year, via Roc Nation. The single, which reunites Vic with long time friends and collaborators Chance The Rapper and G-Eazy, is a braggadocious banger in which the three MCs trade increasingly elaborate boasts about their respective successes. “$WISH came from a writing camp me & Chance did in …

Ron Swanson’s Saturday Night Notes: Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Forbert and John Hiatt

Listening to Blonde on Blonde tonight.  I’ve always loved “Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” (assuming being in the right mood). Do any of you remember the Townes Van Zant song “Sad Cinderella?”  Totally different song, but very similar structure.  I’d always wondered about that.  For what it’s worth, Dylan’s was released 2 years earlier. …

Review: [Melodic Metal] Hämärä – “Ivory Tower” album, by Mark Erickson

FFO: Children of Bodom, Kalmah, Soilwork, As I Lay Dying, Five Finger Death Punch, Dream Theater, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Amorphis, Dimmu Borgir Hämärä’s “Ivory Tower”, according to the request for this review, noted the release is the band’s first since reuniting after a seven year “hiatus.” I went to reddit.com to see any activity for Hämärä and …

Pearl Jam Announce August/September 2023 U.S. Tour Dates

SEATTLE – Pearl Jam will hit the road in August and September performing nine shows across St. Paul, Chicago, Indianapolis, Fort Worth and Austin. Special guests Inhaler will open the Chicago, Indianapolis and Austin shows. Support for the St. Paul and Fort Worth dates will be announced in the coming weeks. A special ticket pre-sale for all tour dates begins …

BREE RUNWAY AND KHALID RELEASE CAPTIVATING NEW SINGLE “BE THE ONE”

Photo credit: @ro.lexx  Trailblazing pop sensation Bree Runway links up with global superstar Khalid for captivating new single “Be The One” out now via Motown Records. Listen here and watch the official video here.  An incredible collaboration between two musical visionaries, “Be The One” is a modern love song that’s destined to become a classic while further demonstrating Bree’s dynamic, genre-bending artistry and her undeniable talent. About two friends …

“Who’s got time for poems when the world’s on fire?“- aja monet understands, listen “for sonia” Sanchez

Surrealist blues poet and cultural worker aja monet has released another moving single from her forthcoming album when the poems do what they do, slated for release June 9 via drink sum wtr, a new imprint of Secretly Canadian. “for sonia” is a love poem for the legendary poet Sonia Sanchez and the inspiration behind …

Rock makes spectacular comeback in The Now: “Girl You Got Me”

South Wales four-piece The Now has released ‘Girl You Got Me’ the second single and video off its upcoming debut album out this summer. Stream “Girl You Got Me” here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thenow1/girl-you-got-me Recorded at Real World Studios and produced by Grammy Award winning Oli Jacobs, who has previously worked with Harry Styles and The 1975, “Girl You Got Me” tells the story “When you …

ZOE WEES SHARES ANTHEMIC NEW SINGLE, “DON’T GIVE UP” 

Photo Credit: Johanna Berghorn Zoe Wees – who has amassed nearly three billion combined global streams since making her debut in 2020 with the RIAA Gold-certified, Top 20 Pop radio hit “Control” – returns with a shimmering new anthem, “Don’t Give Up.” She recorded the song with producers Patrick Pyke Salmy and Ricardo Muñoz, who helmed Golden Wings, her debut EP, …

CRAWLERS RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR NOSTALGIC NEW SINGLE “THAT TIME OF YEAR ALWAYS”

British rock band Crawlers have released the music video for their latest single “That Time Of Year Always.”  The video features the group alongside their younger selves who the band refer to as “mini crawlers” in their latest Instagram Post.  Watch HERE. On the inspirations behind the new track lead singer Holly Minto shares, “That Time Of Year Always encompasses …

Yacht Rocker Emm Gryner Releases ‘Business & Pleasure’ Album; pokes fun at politics on the groovy song, “Loose Wig”

Emm Gryner’s album, Business & Pleasure is a celebration of the Detroit radio scene and the music that shaped her childhood. From Motown, jazz and pop, to Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac and the Doobies, Business & Pleasure is infused with the sunshine soul and stellar playing of the late 70s and early 80s.  This new …

SHENSEEA Releases New Single “Curious”

April 14, 2023 (Los Angeles, CA) — Today, Grammy nominated, chart topping Jamaican artist Shenseea, released her highly anticipated new single and music video for “Curious.” Listen to it HERE and watch the visual HERE. “Curious” made its global broadcast premiere on BET Jams, BET Hip Hop, MTV Live, MTVU, MTV Biggest Pop, and across MTV’s global network of …

LYN LAPID DROPS MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “poster boy” – ANNOUNCES UPCOMING EP to love in the 21st century OUT THIS SUMMER & NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR

[Lyn Lapid’s Portland show will take place at Holocene on Sunday, June 25 at 7pm.] NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 19th, 2023 – Today, 20-year-old up-and-coming songstress Lyn Lapid unveils the official music video for her latest single “poster boy”—watch HERE. To celebrate her new song and era, Lyn also revealed her forthcoming sophomore EP to love in the 21st …

RISING TUNESMITH DAVID KUSHNER RUNS TO “DAYLIGHT”

Rising singer-songwriter David Kushner has shared his eagerly anticipated new single, “Daylight” produced by Rob Kirwan (Hozier, “Take Me To Church”), available now at all DSPs and streaming services. An official music video from Altar8 Studio takes us to a woodland church where fire, water, air, and ash find David pensive and soulful. The video directed by Luke Shaw and …

FINALLY! KiNG MALA IS TAKING CARE OF HER “dirty dishes”

Photo credit: Jade Sadler April 6, 2023 (Los Angeles, CA) — Today, KiNG MALA – aka Areli Castro – is putting the groove back in the drudgery of doing chores with her new track “dirty dishes” – out now via Handwritten Records. Unlike the cheeky confidence she exuded in her viral hit “she calls me daddy,” KiNG MALA is softening her edges on “dirty dishes” …

BURGEONING MULTI-HYPHENATE LAURA MARANO UNVEILS LATEST SINGLE “BOUNDARIES”

(Los Angeles, CA-April 14, 2023), Today, Hollywood’s rising triple threat Laura Marano releases her latest single “Boundaries,” via her own label, Flip Phone Records. The addictive track gives listeners a lesson in creating boundaries to preserve individual happiness. Over the melodic and buoyant baseline, Marano reflects on struggling to be the best version of herself when being spread …

LAUREN SPENCER SMITH CONNECTS WITH GAYLE & EM BEIHOLD FOR POP ANTHEM “FANTASY”

April 14, 2023 — Today, multi-platinum singer-songwriter and generational talent Lauren Spencer Smith releases her latest single “Fantasy,” featuring GAYLE and Em Beihold. The energetic pop anthem showcases the Vancouver Island native’s booming vocals about overcoming a toxic relationship while GAYLE and Beihold echo the same sentiment. In the video, the three artists’ chemistry is undeniable as they embody the power …

AIDAN BISSETT DROPS NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO, “OUT OF MY LEAGUE”

Aidan Bissett returns with the indelible single “Out Of My League,” his first new music of 2023. With self-effacing humor, he spins an adrenalized, highly relatable tale of unrequited love. Bissett wrote the song with Captain Cuts’ Ryan Rabin and Benjamin Berger, who also produced, and David Charles Fisher. Listen to “Out Of My League”HERE. The young artist has amassed over 315 million …

Dan Russell – Naive

The fiery, comet-like passions of early years flash brightly across adolescence, rarely penetrating as brightly into older age. But, persevering even through the longest and strangest trips, the echoes of that devotion can be felt till the end. Available and poignant still to those who care, the embers of love and art remain tangible and …

Mike Matney – Calvary

Mike Matney is a musician from Southwest Virginia who’s first solo album is highly sought after by collectors worldwide bringing a $1,000 a copy. Matney is currently recording a new album with artist /producer Stevie Salas. (Rolling Stones, Justin Timberlake, Rod Stewart). Mike who is primarly a rocker but is outspoken about his Christian faith …