https://www.azureryder.com/ View this post on Instagram I definitely hadn’t imagined that my birthday this year was going to be spent in a wounded world but with rollercoaster emotions I think like anyone having birthdays in this time it truly becomes a real celebration of the delicacy of life and holding onto those little things full …
Ahead of releasing their new album ‘Radical Innocence’ via A Turntable Friend Records, Sweden’s celebrated 90s indie rock darlings Easy present the single ‘Day For Night’, a powerfully catchy track highly reminiscent of True Faith-era New Order or the Bernard Sumner / Johnny Marr offshoot Electronica. The accompanying clever and beautiful animated video was produced by Ian Holmes, who also created the …
I love the music of David Åhlén. There is nothing more calming than his compositions. Others have described him as “the Swedish Arvo Pärt.” If I were ever asked to describe Arvo Pärt, I’d call him “the Estonian David Åhlén.” (It says a great deal about my American lack of sophistication that I had never …
Marchelle Bradanini Shares Politically Charged, Goth-Noir New Single “Red White & Blues” feat. Tristen 100% first month proceeds donated to Fair Fight and No Kid Hungry LA-based singer/songwriter, Marchelle Bradanini has grown artistically and politically as well as growing her family since her last musical release under the Pony Boy moniker. As the primary caregiver for her two young …
Matthew “Murph” Murphy, guitarist and lead singer of The Wombats, today unveils the second part of his solo project Love Fame Tragedy’s debut live session EP, Live From SIR, Hollywood, released via Good Soldier Songs / AWAL Recordings. The live EP is made up of selected tracks from Love Fame Tragedy’s first two EPs I Don’t Want To Play The …
NYC-based, indie pop artist Amy Rage shares her new single “Doin’ It Right”, the lead single off her debut EP Solitude. The Deli exclusively premiered the track last week, praising it as “a dazzling showcase of synth-driven indie pop with nods to 80s femme forerunners such as Madonna and Blondie.” Amy Rage’s debut EP, Solitude, is out June 26th. With hammering synths backing her vocals, Amy sings about how …
French-Caribbean singer Adeline (pronounced ad-uh-leen) has announced her new Intérimes EP — due out June 12 — alongside sultry new “Twilight” which she debuted LIVE on CBS This Morning on April 4th. “Twilight is about a relationship that’s ending,” says Adeline. “It’s that particularly painful moment when you realize that it’s over. You have nothing left to give and there’s nothing left to say. The twilight is the period …
I don’t get it. The singer from a Danish band jokes with a stadium crowd in Hamburg, and does so in modern colloquial English (heavy metal English?) and the audience gets it right away. Today, multi-platinum Danish rock band Volbeat revive their long-running “Official Bootlegs” series with the release of a live video of “Leviathan,” the latest single off …
Lauren says “With Rattlesnake, I wanted to write a song about living life dangerously, doing what you want daily and enjoying your limited time here while imposing a strong belief in trying everything at least once. When I got in the studio with my co-writers Jason Bell and Jordan Miller (aka HEAVY) they totally got …
Seth Anderson’s recent single, “Highway Lights,” is taken from his recent album, We Could Be and is a reminder to take life’s challenges and struggles in stride, and to stay true to the course. “I found inspiration for the song while talking with a friend whose passion is surfing and travelling the world,” says Anderson. …
This song is about clandestine evil. “Yellow Sticker” describes situations which are otherwise innocent and harmless to the naked eye, but when explored further can be the sites and locations of unspeakable acts. Something as innocuous, unnoticeable and unassuming as a post-it note on an empty refrigerator in a college dormitory can be a symbol …
REM vocalist Michael Stipe still feels the music after all these years. Several times here his face clenches as arrows of truth and excellence pierce him. He’s old and appears a little stern on camera, but he can still live inside a song and emote when lyrics and melody connect. He’s still the voice of …
It seems like every day I find a new favorite band and a new favorite song and today’s new fave is “Ride In” by New York duo baby chemist. Their disarmingly hilarious DIY video is above. This song thrills and chills big time. It is a high-spirited stallion-bouncing country and soul encounter. Please give it …
Intense upon intense. More intense than any other TV appearance by anyone on any show. And here’s a live clip from something called Go Fest in April of 2017 which breaks new ground in Festival gig intensity. Let’s stop kidding ourselves, Meg Myers owned the late teens. Let’s hope she dominates the 20s as well. …
Kimber wrote most of the lyrics for “First Song Dancer” at her favorite honky tonk called the Nashville Palace. Right as the first chord struck, one audience member was up on her feet. It didn’t matter that it was a slow night. She was right there with the band. The energy exchange between artist and audience is synergetic. We’re very thankful …
EMILY KING Shares “Teach You Featuring Sara Bareilles” New Acoustic Album Sides Out January 17 & Tour Kicks Off This Month “Look At Me Now” + Scenery Nominated for Grammys Photo credit: Shervin Lainez Emily King is starting off 2020 with a bang – today the New York singer-songwriter releases the exquisite acoustic version of her song “Teach You,” originally off her Grammy-nominated …
[Both “Still Good” and “Nudes” have amazing vocals, caustic lyrics, survivor sarcasm, and both are way better than good. Check them out immediately.] “Still Good” is a song about self-preservation and the things we tell ourselves in order to move past difficulty and sadness” says Tyra Jutai. “It’s about trying to hurt someone worse than …
Aurora ia a Norwegian singer-songwriter who knows where and when to have a concert. Check out the intimate yet open and always beautiful sylvanian venue here. It looks just like a forest in Oregon. Forests have power. Music has power. People have power. https://www.aurora-music.com/
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Today, Alice Merton has released her MINT +4 Deluxe LP via Mom+Pop Music. This is after the release of her highly acclaimed debut LP, MINT. Since its release, Alice has continued her “No Roots” sentiment as she performed at Coachella, returned to Jimmy Kimmel, toured across multiple continents and is now a judge on The Voice of Germany. All of which …
French-Caribbean singer Adeline (pronounced ad-uh-leen) has released a sizzlin’ new summer jam, the disco-inflected burner “When I’m Alone”. Released July 26 on Razor-N-Tape Records, the single bundle includes remixes by Jaques Renault, Dirty Channels, and J-Kriv & Peter Matson. “When I’m Alone is my homage to disco,” says Adeline. “It’s a tribute to my heroes of the …
35 years ago today, Lindsay Buckingham’s Go Insane was released (7/3/84). To which I say, “only 35 years?” While this album was considered a low point for some, I listened to this album much more than any of the Fleetwood Mac offerings. The “Insane” title track has always been a motto and guidebook for my …
This is very strong, a rock solid tune with a powerful message. Listen well! ‘Rabbit Hole’ is the first single from SERA’s collection of songs for 2019 and from her new collaboration with producer Andi Bonsai. SERA played a mellow acoustic ‘Rabbit Hole’ on her guitar to Andi one wet and windy October morning and by the …
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The sheer desire to give love and to receive love is a sometimes forgotten human trait. Some people are givers, others are takers, and Priscilla The Outlaw is a giver, who has tired of the takers that burden her beating heart: “Still I dream the dream that lover’s dream. And I pray the prayer that …
Chills, baby, Chills… These songs are a punch to the uterus of all humanity… Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, Vilma Flood… This album is audacious, internal, personal, portable, emotive, routinely powerful, protruberant, bleakly beautiful, true, clear, expertly played, precisely recorded, deeply felt and extremely important… Prick up your ears and listen! Coming out of a 2 …
Maybe it’s the fatigue talking, but this has to be one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen in a long time. I especially like the petulant ladies beating the trash can lids at the very beginning. Kevin Morby, “OMG Rock N Roll” from the album Oh My God out Apr 26, 2019 on Dead …
Of the track, Liza gushes, “I relate to it strongly (I may have been late to set that day) – but I legit jammed out to the song via Spotify Pop Rising playlist before knowing I would be involved! I LOVE the song, I blast it in the car because it just makes me feel …
It’s nearly impossible to have a lousy time at a ska show. I’ve seen only a couple of ska bands really, but small sample size be damned; it would be madness not to move your feet My wife and I bounced around like a couple of kids Wednesday as the Cat Empire took over the …
Canada is a special place. It’s like the States but without the conspicuous leisure and homicidal violence. Only in an unspoiled place like the Great White North could Moon King incubate such an innocent gem as this short-ish dance film. Watch and learn. Celebrate life for a change. This video does. When talking about “Come …