London based polymath Maths Time Joy are sharing “Cut The BS,” the next incredible installment from his collaborative project with New York based artist Rich. This music is both intense and chill. Penned from the aftermath of an abusive relationship, the track is a cathartic vessel for the head spinning after effects. Sharing more behind the track Rich Shared: “I wrote …
MAMA & FRIENDS is known as “the ever first combo in Turkey, based on pre-war blues styles, gospels and spirituals.” They were founded by luthier and finger picking master Çağlayan Örge (banjo-guitar), Suna Suner (vocal, tambourine) and Sarp Keskiner (vocal, electric lead and slide guitar, kazoo, harmonica, tambourine, snare & a cymbal) in 1996. This …
In August of 2018 Liz Vice sat down with friends Paul Zach and Orlando Palmer just one day shy of the Unite the Right Rally 1 year anniversary, to re-work the Woody Guthrie classic “This Land is Your Land,” with the intention of writing lyrics that reflected the origin story of America. This powerful version …
“We wanted to show how love transcends time and age and even death. We purposefully left the video somewhat open to interpretation and don’t want to comment too much on the specifics. Mostly we have this to say: we couldn’t have asked for a better production, crew, cast or narrative; everything came together like poetry …
“I wrote this song just after the birth of my second child. It was the early hours of the morning and he was sleeping on my chest. The days had no plan and I loved those quiet hours in the dead of the night when the world slept. The lines and melody landed together. I …
Dance/Electronic duo DUNDER are releasing “Good Times Only”, a post-pandemic anthem of the Summer 2021. For this single they have teamed up with the amazing songwriters NEIMY and Eric Wictor, as well as WONDERVOICE LOUISE CS with a touching performance on vocals. Relevant and heartfelt lyrics mixed with classic house sounds, electronic dance vibes and …
June 24, 2021: Today, the Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Dan Wilson returns with “Under The Circumstances,” his first new single release of 2021. The song is his first solo release following Semisonic’s first EP in more than 20 years You’re Not Alone and his Words + Music in 6 Seconds card deck that were released last …
Echoing more sleepy Santo & Johnny than hard-charging Pyramids, Rich Arithmetic’s summer single, “Saving Sunset (Last Surf Of The Day)” is a refreshing digestif for quasi-post Covid sundowns. With a Shadows-ish lead melody overlapping a traditional staccato rhythm (both played by north-of-Seattle guitarist Rich Horton (Arithmetic) – plus Ruppi Barnickel’s idyllic percussion – the instrumental …
Photo by Danny Miles “Cannonball“ ft. Cayley Thomas is Eamon McGrath’s Canadiana symphony to God and a tribute to the the psychedelic outrage of Gram Parsons and Lee Hazlewood. An Alberta native, country music soundtracked the long cold winters and brief joyous springs of McGrath’s musical upbringing. He returns to that wildwood sonic flower with …
“When we set out writing ‘Starlight’ Anoushka and I knew exactly what we wanted to make, and it just gently flowed,” says Wyler. “I think it is a song about a woman’s ability to overcome, refusing to get sucked down the toxic drain, and finding her power in doing so.” Written and recorded between London …
This is a lovely Adventist hymn which dates back to the beginning of the movement and which has traveled the globe. 0:01:11 Sweet Jesus 0:07:15 Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary 0:11:29 I’m Gonna Lay Down My Burden 0:15:25 Thank You, Lord, for Your Blessings 0:19:49 Day by Day 0:24:46 Change My Heart, O God 0:28:47 …
Chart-topping, award-winning alt-rocker Joey Nowyuk has released his newest single and video, “Pray” — available now! Produced by Thor Simonsen (Kelly Fraser, Aasiva), and Dale Penner (Nickelback, The Matthew Good Band), “Pray” is the latest preview for the Nunavut-based artist’s forthcoming debut, Tumitit. Set for release this July via Hitmakerz, the album also features Inuit …
Becky Hill has written and performed on ten singles which charted in the top 40 of the UK Official Singles Chart, (including two top 10 singles, one number 1 and eight platinum records), Becky has now amassed over 1.75 billion streams on Spotify alone, and 900 million streams in the UK. She has over 14 million monthly …
The stunning video above was created by Slade Takala-Lamey with light assistance from sexy Erman Mete. Willie and the Goodsouls’ new album is self-titled. The entire work is a lovely, emancipated, fresh, Euro-transcription of roots rock. LIYL Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Nick Drake, Arthur Lee, Skip Spence, Bela Bartok, Bela Fleck, Van …
Ana Moura’s ‘Arraial Triste’ keeps alive the tradition of celebrating Popular Saints (Arraial) and community in Lisbon “I left you a message on the manjericoAnd while the march goes, I won’t stay Trying not to get lost in the crowded street I’m in the sad arraial. Today I’ll only dance with a full moon. Ana Moura lifts the veil on …
Here’s how the great Abigail Fierce announced her awesome new video two days ago, and yes, there are more peacocks: 🚨ANNOUNCEMENT!🚨 pic.twitter.com/OLtZnFRnHx — Abigail Fierce Killmeier🎸🖤 (@abfierce) June 11, 2021 Amazing Breakout Singles for Abigail Fierce – Love You Right, Some Sorta Goodbye Abigail Fierce – Pitch Dark, Girl in the Mirror View this post …
All photos Ashley Osborn NEW YORK, NY (June 11, 2021)— Making a grand entrance with highly anticipated new music, GRAMMY® Award-nominated multi-platinum pop superstar JESSIE J returns with a brand-new single entitled “I Want Love” via LAVA/Republic Records. To bring the track to life, she worked with three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning mega-producer Ryan Tedder [Beyoncé, Adele] who serves as producer and co-writer. Jessie J says “I wanted …
“…She smoked a makeshift pipe and carved her name in a stonein the wall of an abandonedold colonial home. The remnants of her livin’ daysare names in a wall.They’ll be gone with the asheswhen they crumble and fall,gone with the asheswhen they crumble and fall…” – “The Rhythm of Her Name,’ The Rumjacks The Rumjacks have …
This deathless video below is ten years old, yet it grows more needful and beautiful with every passing year. The Swedish singer’s name, Kersti Esselwall Smårs, is pronounced “Chair-shtee Essel-Voll Shmorsh.” And here’s Kersti contributing her voice to a haunting new composition in the Swedish language. In English, the title means, “In Motion”:
Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham has just released an awesome new single called, “I Don’t Mind.” His upcoming album will be self-titled. For the last 21 years, he’s been married to Kristen Messner. She filed divorce papers recently. Bummer. Dig all the drama here. Here’s his latest and freshest. I like this one too: And “Scream…”
Here’s a rich, pensive, jazzy, new version– out less than a week– of the beloved Swedish hymn, “Blott en Dag” (English title, “Day By Day”) written by Carolina Sandell-Berg (or, as we used to call her in the old country of Chicago, where she has her own statue: Lina Sandell). The recording artist is Sven …
This is a beautiful song from Sarah Kroger which I discovered this morning in an East Portland Church Service. Below is the smart and lovely version sung at Sunnyside SDA Church on Market Street in East Portland on this morning, 5/29/2021. When you click on the video is should start at the beginning of the …
Be Nice To Yourself, the new single from Jason Matu, is a guitar-driven pep talk acting as an act of aggression against Jason’s feelings of infinite loneliness and self-loathing following his longtime partner’s death. Recorded remotely in conjunction with producer, frequent collaborator, and Grammy-nominee Justin Craig (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), Be Nice To Yourself focuses …
Joker’s Hand is confirmed to perform at Beachlife Festival in Southern California this fall alongside such artists as Jane’s Addiction, Cage The Elephant, Counting Crows and many more. Joker’s Hand is also featured in Atwood Magazine’s recent article celebrating AAPI Heritage Month. Check it out here: https://atwoodmagazine.com/aapi2104-asian-american-pacific-islander-month-2021-feature-part-4/ Hailing from Torrance, CA. Joker’s Hand founding members Kevin Kawano and Matthew Lau met while attending film school at …
This is a lovely arrangement. Please give it a listen. https://www.facebook.com/Jehovahshalomaccapella
Here’s the amazing breakthrough single for fiercest Abigail, and it’s coming out just as her acting career (as Abigail Killmeier) has taken off with Hulu original Love, Victor. This ballad is a classic heartsy-pop funtime song. The delightful video features The Divine Ms. Fierce in a Hallmark Autumn Romance knockoff. She’s a tomboy who pines …
Sandra Entermann is an Australian singer of Christian music, contemporary and otherwise. She has become a global phenomenon in the last year as she has been organizing these weekly “Sabbath Singalongs with Sandra” where she joins a rotating cast of choristers and musicians who get together and sing every Friday night hoping their listeners join …
“Don’t go chasin’ waterfalls. You know where the water falls…” This is a great song by the very cool V. Rose. She reads the Word, and lives it. Just listen. https://www.facebook.com/vrosemusic
It’s David Byrne’s birthday, so a fitting time to celebrate the deliciously paradoxical “Listening Wind,” one of Talking Heads’ lesser known gems on Remain in Light. Of all the polyrhythms and African incantations on that record, “Wind” is the most hypnotic. “The wind in my heart, the wind in my heartThe dust in my hair, …