Melbourne’s Ryan Downey‘s luminous art-rock album A TON OF COLOURS is about humanness – its beauty, its contradictions, and our desire for connection. It is a love letter to the beauty of emotional expression and communication, with love being the conduit for this joy of self-expression. There’s a soul-sharing vulnerability throughout, found in the aching longing of ‘Contact’ (“If I …
“…Y’all don’t see me on SundaysYou don’t think that’s rightI see most of you wastedwhere I play on Saturday night. Y’all stumble to the stage, shout ‘Livin on a Prayer’and all those drinks you’re poundin’got you more than halfway there…” – Givin’ a Damn (Don’t Go with My Outfit) “Some of these things I’ve wanted …
This project was a collaboration between Gina Powers (songwriter), Trever Nelson (producer) and Kyle Medenwald (film maker) along with Mitchell Rittenbach (bass) and Russell Pfaff (percussion), members of The GPB, who appear in the video. A special thanks to First Congregational United Church of Christ in Moorhead, MN, Cheryl Carlton Powers (Gina’s daughter who appears …
Cooked up in the Blue Note Lab, GPP/RMX presents last year’s band-defining masterpiece, GoGo Penguin, re-imagined through the filter of some of the world’s finest producers and remixers. Cornelius’s mix (above) is both intelligent and beautiful. The way he’s sliced up and repositioned the piano melodies and combined them with synth lines makes it familiar but also gives it a new …
Her name is Sweetjane X. She’s a sexy singer, trenchant songwriter, caring music pedagogue and woke AF entrepreneur who is transforming New Orleans. She grinds on alternative pop that pulls hard on a panoply of cool-mongering influences, directions and sounds. Her upcoming album, Life On Venus is a sublime genre-crashing felony that savages (in the best possible ways) …
Photo by Ebru Yildiz Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Paula Cole shares her new song “Black Mountain Blues.” Recorded by Bessie Smith and covered by Janis Joplin, Cole’s version of the song is the second single from her upcoming album American Quilt. “It’s strong like black coffee and it’s warrior-esque”, says Cole. American Quilt will be released on May 21st through …
Kanyakla is a group of people that loves Christian Music and seeks to share the love of Christ through singing. They are from Uthiru, Central Province, Kenya. https://www.facebook.com/Kanyakla-107666274385255/
Country music singer/songwriter Ava Rowland turns up the heat just in time for summer with the release of “Run Like Hell.” Sounding off the season with this upbeat love ballad, “Run Like Hell” highlights Ava’s vocal ability while also telling a story that everyone can relate to. This single details an all too familiar feeling of …
Teen country sensation Bailey James has released “Over You” as her latest single. Arriving in the wake of “Swore I Was Over It” and “Bitter,” this uptempo rocker marks the prolific young songstress’ third single of 2021. With incredible guitar riffs accompanied by a rhythmic piano part, “Over You” is a true country rock hit. The …
Weezer has released a new video for the song “Grapes Of Wrath,” one of the standout tracks on the band’s most recent and much-loved album, OK Human. The video, which sees the band listening to audiobooks — among other things — while avoiding a group video meeting, was co-directed by frequent Weezer collaborator Brendan Walter …
“Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS – “The Second Coming” On a cold night, Alice Merton abruptly notices something is wrong while standing in line, …
Credit: Eszter+David [At approx. 00:15 in the video below, an image appears of Liz on Yamhill Street in downtown Portland standing near some streetcar tracks.] Liz Phair is pleased to announce details of, Soberish, her highly-anticipated new album, and first collection of original material in eleven years. Produced by Phair’s longtime collaborator Brad Wood – …
MOON is a duo made up of Chelsea Dawn on vocals and drums, and Dan Silver on guitars and synths. Dawn was born in a farming and mining town called Price; Silver was the son of British immigrants who landed in Cincinnati. They’ve been making their thunderous music since the release of debut The Heart, with a sound …
SENSES are: Callan, Kavvy, Finny and Ronan. They return with Drifting, the second track to be taken off their debut album, Little Pictures Without Sound (due 16th July). They combine arena ready hooks with evocative soundscapes to create their compelling sound. Equally influenced by shoegaze romanticism, alternative experimentation, and indie ambition. SENSES received support very …
Texas make a very welcome return with their exhilarating new album Hi, flexing their rock soul muscle with 14 tracks that easily rank amongst the best of their stellar career. Scotland’s finest, Texas, are a band in their prime, fuelled by the swagger of their recent acclaimed collaboration with the Wu-Tang Clan. Along with news of the new album …
Photo by Anna Azarov Arguably the only happy song on Sweetlove’s new EP, GOODNIGHT, LOVER, opening song “Devil on Your Shoulder,” urges self-acceptance with heartwarming confidence. “It was a crazy, rainy day, and my co-writer Jay Stolar and I decided that we wanted to attempt to write something about being brave in honor of someone’s …
From the quiet mountains of the California high-desert, this 4-piece assembly of artists known as Illumination Road is indeed, a rock band but also a collective of successful, dynamic creatives with their very own production world on a 140 acre ranch in historic Pioneertown. Consisting of established songwriters, producers, multi-instrumentalists, filmmakers and engineers, the group is a …
Post-riot grrrl trio Blood Lemon — feat. bassist & 1st female member of Built to Spill, Melanie Radford — is back today with a headbanging love letter to ’90s alternative in a defiant new single + video “Whistleblower.” Off the band’s self-titled debut album (out April 23), Melanie says the song reflects on “the inner dialogue that occurs when a person is debating …
Tucker Wetmore and “Kiss My A$$” is country porn that’ll moisten your boogie loins. He’s got a band that’s AAA and captures the reckless spirit of the redneck. “We’ve got a little bit of love, a little bit of God, a little bit of honky-tonk, and a little bit of alcohol,” Wetmore says of this …
Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if Eminem got saved? Well, now you know… https://www.facebook.com/camo.kin.5 I said this about a different song two years ago, but it applies to “Pitch Black” as well: “This is a song which even “the gates of Hell shall not prevail against.” This is a song which …
Dear Listeners, Lazerine is a London based song recording project based around some ideas of mine that have been coalescing for awhile. Our new single, “I Felt Fine Today,” is out now via FUGA. Our previous releases are available on all Major Platforms. Sean Dempsey Vocals, KeyboardsDavid Kraft …
Bandicoot’s description of their new single FUZZY perfectly encapsulates its timeless, joyful energy … “FUZZY is a deranged attempt at seduction which draws on 70s ‘Top of the Pops’, glam rock and memories of misguided adolescence.” Following hot on the heels of the bands successful debut single on Libertino ‘Dark Too Long’, FUZZY shares DTL …
April March and Olivia Jean have released the music video for “Allons-y” from their split 7″ Palladium EP (out now via Third Man Records). The video was shot in Third Man Nashville’s famed Blue Room and features the duo performing the ESG-influenced tune with their band. The pair recorded three renditions each of the same tune for the EP, with April March singing “Allons-y” …
There’s a bit of the Irish traditional sound to the bluegrass song above, “Committed No Sins.” This band and this ditty provide the heretofore undiscovered missing link between the Louvin Brothers and the Pogues. Romen Buffalo and the Loyal Order are purveyors of Badass Bluegrass. They are the incorrigible bad boys of the Southwest US …
The bluegrass gospel tradition is as old as the music itself, and if you needed a reminder, the solemn Appalachian ring of the banjo on the latest single from Mountain Home Music Company’s award-winning Sideline furnishes one from the very first note. “When The Son Rose Up That Morning,” from the pen of acclaimed songwriters Rick Lang and Josh Shilling, brings the same devotion …
MUNI LONG returns today with a steamy new single, “Bodies” – certain to be the rising star’s next talked about release. The new single, helmed by Grammy Award-Winning producer Tricky Stewart and Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman and video directed by Amalie Gassmann, find MUNI LONG transitioning through various whimsical scenes boasting a whispering of her inner consciousness as she sings about the …
Imagine Dragons return with two new songs – “Follow You” and “Cutthroat” – and lyric videos to accompany each. Released today via KIDinaKORNER/Interscope, the tracks mark the first new music from the GRAMMY®-winning, multi-Platinum band since Origins, their 2018 album. Imagine Dragons are featured on New Music Daily on Apple Music. “Follow You,” which was produced by Joel Little, is a love …
“Our light and dark aspects fight for control of our decisions, and lead us to positive or negative realities.” – Meg Myers (Artist portrait above is by Haig Boyd) Acclaimed, supercool, multi-talented, singer-songwriter Meg Myers is inviting you to watch her darksome, energetic, awe-inspiring, animated music video for “The Underground.” Hailed by American Songwriter as a “tar-black confessional,” …
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic work The Great Gatsby came to represent the Roaring Twenties, an era of decadence and spiritual vacuousness, using the green light (“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.”) to represent longing and hope for the future. Nick Waterhouse (who was perhaps named for Gatsby narrator, …
Bringing the club directly to the audience, the video for “Something Stupid” is a visceral assault on the senses. Set to the backdrop of four LED-lit cube rooms, both Jonas and AWA put on spectacular performances, flanked by backing dancers and taking viewers on an emotional journey—from Desert Dreams to Jade Jealousy—making for a video of sheer out-of-the-box magic! Loaded with …