Blues-Rock Master Coco Montoya Celebrates New Release With a Performance in Salt Lake City!August 30, 2019Coming In Hot features 11 songs by writers including Montoya and Dave Steen, Tom Hambridge and Richard Fleming, Warren Haynes, Frankie Miller, Jeff Paris, and Albert Collins. The tracks range from blistering, hard-rocking blues to potent shuffles to fervent, moving ballads. Montoya delivers each song with uncompromising, dynamic energy. His unpredictable guitar playing and smoking, soulful vocals are inspired by a backing band featuring renowned musicians including bassists Bob Glaub (Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Lee Lewis) and Mike Mennell (Jimmy Buffett, John Fogerty), keyboardist Mike Finnigan (Jimi Hendrix, Etta James, Taj Mahal), rhythm guitarists Billy Watts (Eric Burdon) and Johnny Lee Schell (Bonnie Raitt), and Tony Braunagel (who produced the album) on drums.
Humbird's Pharmakon Out TodayAugust 30, 2019“Everyone knows the character of Eve from the bible, and everyone has their own ideas about her. But if she was wandering around America in 2019, what the hell would she say?” wonders Siri Undlin of indie-folk band Humbird. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and inspired by the crystalline chill of the state's Northern winters, Undlin creates experimental folk and environmental Americana tinged with the sophistication of classic orchestral compositions. Her upcoming album Pharmakon, out August 30, focuses on women and the female body in folklore as a poetic way to explore the human experience. Working with engineer Brian Joseph (Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens) and producer Shane Leonard (Field Report), Undlin's newest release joins the leagues of masterful indie storytellers.
Montaigne Releases Stunning Sophomore Full-Length Album 'COMPLEX'August 30, 2019Montaigne (aka Jessica Cerro) is sure to be a name and voice you soon won't forget. At only 23 years old, the Australian Latinx-Filipina singer-songwriter has already dominated the charts on her home turf with each single on her debut album Glorious Heights hitting #1 most played on triple j while her certified-Gold single 'Because I Love You' hit #25 on triple j's 'Hottest 100' charts.It's no surprise Montaigne has surpassed 15 million streams on her most popular track - the songstress won the 'Best Breakthrough Artist' ARIA Award (equivalent to the US Grammy), was also nominated for Cosmopolitan's 'Fearless Woman Of The Year' Award, and commended by Sia personally following her triple j 'Like A Version' cover of 'Chandelier.'
Luca Lush & Lil Texas Release Hard-Hitting Gabber Track 'Sucker Punch' on Carnage's Heavyweight RecordsAugust 30, 2019Luca Lush and Lil Texas join forces for their hard-hitting, gabber influenced new single 'Sucker Punch' on Carnage's Heavyweight Records. The track draws upon the hardest sounds in electronic music, from stabbing basslines and intense percussion to video game-esque sound effects, to create a jarring and chaotic experience that is definitely not for the faint of heart (or eardrums). Lil Texas has already been at the forefront of the American hardcore genre, and teaming up with Luca Lush on iconic Carnage's label is bound to propel the movement further forward. Luca Lush has previously released on Mad Decent, Monstercat and Dim Mak, and we are proud to welcome him to the Heavyweight roster. Keep an eye out for more bone-shaking tunes from Luca and Lil Texas soon!
Steven Ace Debuts Emotive Festival Anthem 'Get Out' on R3HAB's CYB3RPVNK ImprintAugust 30, 2019Newcomer Steven Ace makes his debut on R3HAB's CYB3RPVNK with his track 'Get Out,' a modern progressive house track that nearly everyone can relate to on an emotional level. It delivers all the vital elements of a groovy, uplifting dance tune - a driving, bouncy bassline complemented with sumptuous melodies forms the backdrop for impassioned vocals, and we soon learn where the track's namesake came from. Steven Ace made 'Get Out' an anthem for anyone who has been in an unhealthy relationship or felt an insatiable draw toward that toxic person, while still being energetic enough for the club floor and festival stage.
Sløtface Releases New Single, Announces Tour With PUPAugust 30, 2019Norway's premiere punks, Sløtface have shared a new song entitled “Stuff”today via Propeller Recordings/Nettwerk. The release follows their comeback with the acclaimed blistering single “Telepathetic” and a sold out summer show at London sweatbox Electrowerkz. In support of the addictive new singles, the band will head out on a UK and European run with PUP this November.
Kris Kross Amsterdam & Conor Maynard Drop 'OOH GIRL' Feat. A Boogie Wit Da HoodieAugust 30, 2019The mighty Kris Kross Amsterdam returns with its much anticipated new single 'Ooh Girl'. Listen below! Teaming up again with trusted singer Conor Maynard (already lending to global hits in the past with 'Are You Sure?' and 'Whenever') and joined by burgeoning US rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie to complete this dream team, it's a record that breathes both timeless and innovative sounds - officially out now on Big Beat/Spinnin' Records.
Alphabeat Announce Fourth Studio Album 'Don't Know What's Cool Anymore'August 30, 2019Beloved indie pop band Alphabeat have announced their highly anticipated fourth studio album Don't Know What's Cool Anymore, arriving November 1st and preceded today by the album's infectious title track – available now via Atlantic Records. “I Don't Know What's Cool Anymore” marks the bands second new single of 2019, seeing the six-piece troupe staying true to their power pop roots. The release follows their comeback single “Shadows,” which recently broke into the Top 20 on Billboard's Dance/Club Chart, boasts over 4 million streams and has spent over 22 weeks on the Top 10 airplay chart in their native Denmark.
DEB NEVER Shares Debut EP, Video for 'SWIMMING'August 30, 2019Earlier this Summer, Deb Never shared her latest single and video for 'Ugly' (produced by Dylan Brady) via The FADER. Since then she became the first female featured vocalist ever on a BROCKHAMPTON song, contributing the hook to 'NO HALO' off of BROCKHAMPTON's new GINGER LP. Earlier this week, Deb shared her latest single “Swimming” (also produced by Dylan Brady), which Stereogum was quick to call 'dope' upon its release. Today, Deb shares her debut House on Wheels EP, executive produced by D33J and released via WEDIDIT.
Saxophone Master James Carter Releases Blue Note Debut 'James Carter Organ Trio: Live From Newport Jazz'August 30, 2019Saxophone master James Carter has released his Blue Note Records debut James Carter Organ Trio: Live From Newport Jazz, a thrilling live performance of Carter's imaginative soul jazz reinvention of Django Reinhardt that was captured at the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival. Joining Carter are two fellow Detroit sons: Hammond B-3 virtuoso Gerard Gibbs and versatile young drummer Alexander White. Carter's first new release since 2011 is a soulfully robust dispatch from America's most storied jazz festival that is a follow-up of sorts to Chasin' the Gypsy, an Atlantic release from 2000 that The New Yorker called “an alternately reverent and audacious tribute to the Belgian swing-guitar legend Django Reinhardt. It may be the rambunctious saxophone player's recorded masterpiece.”