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Multi-Hyphenate Pauli The PSM Releases Introspective 'I Don't Deserve You (Sunshine)'
by Josh Sharpe - August 15, 2024 Drummer, composer, producer, musical & creative director, model, and DJ Pauli The PSM (he/they) has released his latest introspective single “I Don’t Deserve You (Sunshine),” a reflection of a journey through the inner workings of his mind. Listen to the track now! ...
Video: Fatoumata Diawara Debuts Video For 'Somaw' Feat. Angie Stone
by Michael Major - March 14, 2024 Discover the new music video 'Somaw' by Grammy-nominated singer Fatoumata Diawara, featuring the talented Angie Stone. Experience a unique blend of African rhythms and soulful melodies. Fatoumata is embarking on a tour of the U.S. this spring, beginning March 24 at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville...
Ruth Goller Releases Otherworldly Debut LP 'SKYLLUMINA'
by Michael Major - March 01, 2024 Explore the otherworldly debut LP 'SKYLLUMINA' by Ruth Goller. This music, featuring de-tuned bass and overdubbed vocals, is otherworldly and defiantly unclassifiable — far-out sibilant ice age siren songs that haunt like something conjured in a fever dream starring Björk, Meredith Monk, and Mike Wa...
Ruth Goller Announces Debut LP 'SKYLLUMINA'
by Michael Major - January 17, 2024 Ruth Goller — who has performed with the likes of Alabaster DePlume, Shabaka Hutchings, Bex Burch, and Damon Albarn — announces SKYLLUMINA, her debut album. This music, featuring de-tuned bass and overdubbed vocals — far-out sibilant ice age siren songs that haunt like something conjured in a dream ...
Sinkane Returns With New Single 'Everything Is Everything'
by Michael Major - November 08, 2023 Sudanese-American musician Sinkane releases his new single “Everything is Everything,” launching a new era of exciting global music. Released via City Slang, “Everything Is Everything” is the first original Sinkane track since the release of the last album Dépaysé in 2019. Watch the new music video ...
ATKA Releases Debut EP 'The Eye Against The Ashen Sky'
by Michael Major - November 03, 2023 The tracks were produced primarily with modular and analogue synthesizers and guitars in the South-London home studio of Jung Kim, the lead guitarist of the band Gang of Youths and Stephen Sedgwick, the trusted mixer/sound engineer of the Gorillaz, Damon Albarn and Blur mixed the record....
Video: ATKA Shares New Single & Video 'Eye In The Sky'
by Michael Major - October 17, 2023 Inspired by Nabokov's novel The Eye, the single 'Eye In The Sky' deals with the social construction of identity in the reactions and opinions of others. It describes a kind of social paranoia, as we already find it in Philip K Dick's science fiction novel 'The Eye In The Sky' or Aldous Huxley's Brav...
Chaka Khan Joins Bombay Bicycle Club on 'Tekken 2'
by Michael Major - October 11, 2023 “Tekken 2” was written by frontman Jack Steadman at the band’s own London studio. Jack was eager to share the song with global legend Chaka Khan, envisioning her as the ultimate feature to elevate the track. She was, in essence, his dream feature. Plus, check out an extensive lineup of upcoming tour...
ATKA Releases New Track 'Lenny' From Debut EP In October
by Michael Major - September 26, 2023 The artist, whose real name is Sarah Neumann, wrote her debut EP The Eye Against The Ashen Sky last year in London parallel to completing her master's degree in philosophy, in which she intensively studied the French philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre's, theory of the gaze. Watch the visualizer video for...
Bombay Bicycle Club Releases New Single 'Turn the World On'
by Michael Major - September 13, 2023 Production comes from Paul Epworth on the track Heaven and Ben Allen who co-produces Turn The World On—the band previously worked with Allen on their hit single “Shuffle” back in 2011. The record was mixed by Dave Fridmann (renowned for his work with The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, MGMT, HAIM)....
ATKA Releases New Track 'Desiring Machines' & Announces Debut EP
by Michael Major - August 29, 2023 The tracks of the EP were produced primarily with modular and analogue synthesizers and guitars in the South-London home studio of Jung Kim, the lead guitarist of the band Gang of Youths. For the mix, Stephen Sedgwick, the trusted mixer/sound engineer of the Gorillaz, Damon Albarn and Blur, was at w...
Bombay Bicycle Club Reveal 'I Want To Be Your Only Pet'
by Michael Major - August 23, 2023 British guitar band Bombay Bicycle Club are premiering “I Want To Be Your Only Pet,” the latest track from their forthcoming sixth studio album, My Big Day. It’s a feverish, off-kilter whirlwind that builds harmonic tension with frenzied vocals, and culminates in an explosive hook that will undoubte...
Bombay Bicycle Club Share 'Diving' With Holly Humberstone
by Michael Major - July 20, 2023 British guitar band Bombay Bicycle Club reveal “Diving” featuring Holly Humberstone, the latest release from their forthcoming sixth studio album, My Big Day. The record was mixed by Dave Fridmann (renowned for his work with The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, MGMT, HAIM)....
Blur Release New Track 'St. Charles Square'
by Michael Major - June 29, 2023 With just over a week to go until blur take the stage for two unmissable shows at Wembley Stadium, the band dropped “St. Charles Square,” the latest track to be released from their highly-anticipated brand new album The Ballad of Darren. Watch the new music video for the upcoming single now!...
Jazz Is Dead Releases New Single 'No End' Off of Tony Allen JID018 Produced by Adrian Younge
by Michael Major - June 19, 2023 The genius that is Tony Allen departed this mortal world in April of 2020, but not without leaving an unmatched legacy that crossed oceans and borders, bridging cultures and forging a sound that changed music. As the drummer for Fela Kuti’s revolutionary Africa 70, Allen’s polyrhythmic drumming defi...
Bombay Bicycle Club to Release New Album 'My Big Day' in October
by Michael Major - June 14, 2023 The album was produced by vocalist/guitarist Jack Steadman at The Church Studios in North London and then back at the band’s own studio. It features an eclectic host of guest vocalists that perfectly encapsulates the breadth of the band’s widespread appeal. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!...
Gorillaz Announce Limited Run of Fall 2023 U.S. Shows
by Michael Major - May 30, 2023 The Getaway will be the final run of U.S. dates in support of the band’s recently released smash album Cracker Island, and will kick off on Sunday, September 10 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, with stops at Q2 Stadium in Austin on Wednesday, September 13 and Credit 1 Union Amphitheatre in Chicago on ...
Jazz Is Dead Announces New Album With Legendary Afrobeat Drummer Tony Allen
by Michael Major - May 30, 2023 The genius that is Tony Allen departed this mortal world in April of 2020, but not without leaving an unmatched legacy that crossed oceans and borders, bridging cultures and forging a sound that changed music. As the drummer for Fela Kuti’s revolutionary Africa 70, Allen’s polyrhythmic drumming defi...
Blur Announce Brand New Album 'The Ballad of Darren' & Share First Track 'The Narcissist'
by Michael Major - May 18, 2023 Produced by James Ford and recorded at Studio 13, London and Devon, The Ballad of Darren is the band’s ninth studio album, their first since the chart-topping The Magic Whip in 2015, with artwork featuring an image by British photographer Martin Parr. First track “The Narcissist” is out now, watch t...
Grammy-Nominated Malian Artist Fatoumata Diawara's New Album 'London Ko'
by Michael Major - March 23, 2023 With the new album, Diawara continues to reinvent traditional African music, combining her Mandinka roots with afrobeat, jazz, pop, electronic and hip hop influences. That synthesis is reflected even in the album’s title, combining the names of the Western metropolis of London with that of the Malia...
London Singer-Songwriter Eloise Debuts New Single 'Therapist'
by Michael Major - March 15, 2023 23-year-old London-based singer-songwriter Eloise releases her latest single, “Therapist.” Born in the UK and raised in Normandy, Eloise spent her formative years absorbing her parents’ record collections, which ranged from Jim Croce, The Eagles and Joni Mitchell to the musicals of Steven Sondheim. ...
Eloise Has 'Giant Feelings' in New Single
by Michael Major - February 17, 2023 23-year-old London-based singer-songwriter Eloise releases a song and accompanying music video, “Giant Feelings.” She also announces a run of headlining European tour dates that’ll kick off on June 2nd in Paris at La Maroquinerie and culminate at London’s iconic KOKO. Plus, check out upcoming tour d...
Baaba Maal Announces New Album 'Being'
by Michael Major - December 01, 2022 Extending his productive partnership with producer and multi-instrumentalist Johan Karlberg (Self Esteem, The Very Best, Santigold), his first album since 2016’s The Traveller, ‘Being’ was recorded in Brooklyn, London and Senegal and confirms Maal as one of the most uniquely compelling and constantl...
Gamblers Share 'Another Dose' Featuring Mick Jenkins
by Michael Major - July 08, 2022 Long Island’s Gamblers announced their new EP, When We Exit, last month with the new single “Preach Your Love” featuring NOVA ONE. They’ve returned with a new clubby Mick Jenkins feature on “Another Dose”. “Another Dose”, and “Preach Your Love”, flex the pop sensibilities and knack for writing incre...
Lava La Rue Shares 'Don't Come Back' From New EP 'Hi-Fidelity'
by Michael Major - June 30, 2022 West London’s Lava La Rue (they/them/he/she) is back for the third time this year, with their new single “Don’t Come Back”. The new single arrives alongside a visualizer and propels listeners closer to the release of their highly anticipated Hi-Fidelity EP. “Don’t Come Back” is produced by long-term... |