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Kara Jackson Announces Debut Album 'Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?'
by Michael Major - February 23, 2023 The Poet Laureate, singer-songwriter, Chicago-based Kara Jackson is thrilled to share details for her upcoming debut album Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? via September. They enlisted close friends and fellow artists Nnamdi, Kaina and Sen Morimoto to help on the album’s production. Watch ... 
Chessa Rich Shares New Single 'Julia' From Forthcoming LP 'Deeper Sleeper'
by Michael Major - February 10, 2023 Chessa Rich releases “Julia” from the forthcoming album Deeper Sleeper. Featuring Alex Bingham of Hiss Golden Messenger on bass and synths and Joseph Terrell of Mipso on background vocals, “Julia” is a treatise on the creative process, paying homage to the titular Julia Cameron and her 1992 book The... 
Bird Streets Releases Latest Single 'Let You Down' Produced by Michael Lockwood, Zach Jones (Sting), Pat Sansone (Wilco)
by Michael Major - February 08, 2023 Brooklyn’s Bird Streets releases their latest single “Let You Down” featuring members from Wilco, Sting and A Great Big World. Bird Streets, named NPR Music’s “Artist to Watch,” recorded in Brooklyn with producers Zach Jones (Sting) and Oscar Albis Rodriguez (A Great Big World) and mixed it in Nashv... 
Lauren Morrow Makes Her Long-Awaited Full-Length Debut with 'People Talk'
by Michael Major - January 25, 2023 Produced by Parker Cason and mixed by Vance Powell (Chris Stapleton, Jack White, Phish) and Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, Shania Twain), People Talk finds Morrow exploring her beyond-country influences like 90s Alternative, Britpop, and 80s New Wave bands with moody, brutally honest lyric... 
Annabel Lee Announces Debut LP & Shares Track 'Los Angeles'
by Michael Major - January 25, 2023 Lee shares the powerful final single of the project, 'Los Angeles' out everywhere now. The most delicate and heart-wrenching song on the forthcoming LP, “Los Angeles” is the comfort to which every hopeless creative can empathetically cry along. With a pulsating soundscape like an unstable heartbeat,... 
Kara Jackson Releases New Songs 'Dickhead Blues/Brain'
by Michael Major - January 19, 2023 Wielding her voice like a honey-coated blade, Kara Jackson crafts a blend of emotional folk music and poetic alt-country. With the radical honesty of Nina Simone, the intricate lyricism of Fiona Apple and Joanna Newsom, and the straightforward, no-frills delivery of artists like Kimya Dawson, Kara’s... 
Savoir Faire Releases New Single 'How's It Supposed To Feel'
by Michael Major - January 18, 2023 New England-based songwriter and guitarist, Savoir Faire, has returned with a jazz-inspired and powerful single, “How’s It Supposed To Feel.” Savior Faire wrote and performed the song from the viewpoint of an essential employee working during a national health crisis. “How’s It Supposed To Feel” is ... 
poolblood Releases Debut LP 'mole'
by Michael Major - January 13, 2023 Louie Short and Shamir worked with Said as producers on the project and played on a number of tracks, in addition to a cadre of musicians like Christian Lee Hutson, Eliza Niemi, Dorothea Paas, Grant Pavol, Victoria Bury, Annie Truscott, Nick Short, and Drew & Jeremy Harmon filtering in and out of ea... 
poolblood Shares “wfy” Single
by Michael Major - December 07, 2022 A slow-burning song about longing for a deeper connection with someone, knowing you can’t find it, and the continuous search for fulfillment, it comes off their debut album mole, out via Next Door Records (The Weather Station, Ada Lea, Charlotte Cornfield, Patrick Holland, Hua Li 化力, etc.). The vide... 
Kathleen Releases 'Asking the Aspens (Live)' From 'Live From Highland Park' EP
by Michael Major - November 25, 2022 In the midst of the Global Pandemic, she originally recorded this six-song set live in a Los Angeles backyard accompanied by bandmates and collaborators Aaron Liao (bass, backing vocals), Jay Tibbits (drums, synth bass). The tracklisting notably consists of favorites from her breakthrough Kathleen I... 
Ben Zaidi Releases Deluxe Version of 'Acre of Salt' LP
by Michael Major - November 18, 2022 Ben Zaidi shares the deluxe version of his debut studio album, Acre of Salt. The album was recorded with producer Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, Peter Gabriel, Beck) at the iconic Sound City Studios in LA along with backing band members Ethan Gruska, Sebastian Steinberg (Fiona Apple,) saxophonist Sam G... 
Phoebe Bridgers Releases Holiday Track 'So Much Wine'
by Michael Major - November 17, 2022 Phoebe Bridgers has released a cover of The Handsome Family’s “So Much Wine” - an addition to her Christmas song catalog. Proceeds from the track will be going to the Los Angeles LGBT Center. The track, produced by Bridgers along with longtime collaborators Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska. Plus, check ou... 
poolblood Shares 'my little room' From Debut LP 'mole'
by Michael Major - November 10, 2022 poolblood (she/they), the musical nom-de-plume of Toronto’s Maryam Said, shared their newest single, “my little room.” It’s the latest peek into their debut album mole, via Next Door Records (The Weather Station, Ada Lea, Charlotte Cornfield, Patrick Holland, Hua Li 化力, etc.). It begins sparsely wit... 
Spotify Releases New Live at Electric Lady EP From Perfume Genius
by Michael Major - November 10, 2022 Spotify and Electric Lady Studios will release a new EP from their slate of Live at Electric Lady recordings. Perfume Genius (Mike Hadreas) is the latest featured act in the series, releasing a four-track EP with re-imagined versions of hits including, “Whole Life,” “Photograph,” “On the Floor,” and... 
Andrew Bird Releases 'I felt a Funeral, in my Brain' feat. Phoebe Bridgers
by Michael Major - October 26, 2022 Andrew Bird and Phoebe Bridgers join forces to share a haunting reimagination of the Emily Dickinson poem, ‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain.’ Multiple Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Bird also announces the new date for his rescheduled London show at O2 Shepherd’... 
Corinne Bailey Rae Announces 'Black Rainbows'
by Michael Major - October 25, 2022 Joined by regular musical collaborators keyboardist and producer Steve Brown and drummer and percussionist Mikey Wilson, Bailey Rae also welcomed guests to the stage including The Black Monks, the experimental musical collective who bring life to the everyday objects and artworks collected by Gates ... 
Jon Brion Debuts 'Walking Through Walls' Single
by Michael Major - October 18, 2022 Brion has scored movies Lady Bird, Punch Drunk Love and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, to collaborations with musicians like Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Kanye West, Mac Miller and many more. The forthcoming 11-track collection — which includes co-writes with Aimee Mann, Grant Lee Philips and Je... 
poolblood Shares 'shabby' Single With Shamir
by Michael Major - October 13, 2022 To accompany the announcement, poolblood also shared the wistful, country pop single “shabby” alongside a self-shot video starring their close friends and creative collaborators Shamir and Drew Harmon — who played guitar and drums on the track — as they playfully explore the Pacific Northwest.... 
Carrellee To Release LP 'Scale Of Dreams'
by Michael Major - October 06, 2022 Carrellee (née Sarah Pray) will release her debut album Scale of Dreams under that moniker. Carrellee is the newest signing to Negative Gain Productions, a Chicago based label with recent releases from Curse Mackey (Pigface and Thrill Kill Kult), Josie Pace and, Information Society and are very exci... 
Jon Brion Debuts 'I Believe She's Lying'
by Michael Major - September 20, 2022 Brion’s creative work has included film scores for Lady Bird, Punch Drunk Love and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, to collaborations with Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Kanye West, Mac Miller and more. The 11-track collection — which includes co-writes with Aimee Mann, Grant Lee Philips and Jeff Mc... 
Gabriella Rose Releases Debut Single 'In the Dark'
by Michael Major - September 13, 2022 Singer-songwriter Gabriella Rose has emerged with her debut single/video “In The Dark.” Blossoming this spring alongside producer Jeffery David (Echosmith, Seal, Zedd, For King & Country, Mat Kearney), Gabriella Rose inked a record deal with the newly launched Coeur D’Alene Records.... 
Jon Brion Announces First Release of 2001 LP 'Meaningless'
by Michael Major - August 17, 2022 Prolific artist, producer and film composer Jon Brion’s creative work has encompassed everything from film scores for movies like Lady Bird, Punch Drunk Love and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, to collaborations with musicians like Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Kanye West, Mac Miller and many more... 
Madison Cunningham Joins Watkins Family Hour On Elliott Smith's “Pitseleh”
by Stephi Wild - July 29, 2022 Building around solid community and great songs, siblings Sara and Sean Watkins began their Watkins Family Hour shows at L.A.'s beloved Largo nightclub two decades ago. Twenty years later, the pair are still pushing the limits of their original vision, consistently inviting new members to the fold t... 
Fiona Apple Joins Watkins Family Hour On “(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You” From Upcoming Album Vol. II
by Grace Cutler - July 08, 2022 From the very beginning of Sara and Sean Watkins’ Watkins Family Hour shows at Los Angeles’s Largo nightclub, their focus has been on musical community; building, sharing, and growing.... 
Fiona Apple Joins Watkins Family Hour On '(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You' From Upcoming Album 'Vol. II'
by Michael Major - July 08, 2022 With their new album, Vol. II, the Watkins returned to the recording studio with a host of long-time friends and Watkins Family Hour band mates like Jon Brion, Jackson Browne, Madison Cunningham, Lucius, Gaby Moreno, Benmont Tench, and Willie Watson. The group has shared “(Remember Me) I’m the One W... |
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