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Kenzo B Releases New Track 'Deadgame'
by Michael Major - March 24, 2023 Kenzo B spits bars with no apologies and continues to stake her claim as one of the most formidable rappers emerging from the burgeoning NY drill movement. Setting the stage for the moment, she teased the song with the music video, generating over 206K YouTube views thus far....
Black Thought & El Michels Affair Debut New Single 'That Girl'
by Michael Major - February 14, 2023 GRAMMY® Award-winning legendary MC and The Roots Co-Founder Black Thought and acclaimed cinematic soul luminary El Michels Affair share a new single entitled “That Girl” via Big Crown Records. They initially paved the way for Glorious Game with “Grateful.” Beyond tallying half-a-million streams and ...
Iris DeMent Releases 'The Sacred Now' from 'WORKIN' ON A WORLD' Album
by Michael Major - February 02, 2023 Celebrated singer/songwriter Iris DeMent releases the hopeful track “The Sacred Now” from her long-awaited upcoming album Workin’ On A World. Written with Pieta Brown, “The Sacred Now” shares that we are all in this life together, no matter what divides us. In addition, DeMent releases a remixed ver...
Ice Spice Drops 'Like..?' EP
by Michael Major - January 20, 2023 Named after one of her signature catchphrases, Like..? is the best showcase yet for the 23-year-old artist's defiant charm, packed with Instagram-caption worthy couplets written by Ice Spice and inventive instrumentals from Ice and her frequent collaborator and EP executive producer RIOTUSA....
SOCCER MOMMY Shares NPR Tiny Desk & Announces Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 18, 2023 With hers being the first Tiny Desk concert to be cancelled due to the impending pandemic, Soccer Mommy was asked to record the first-ever Tiny Desk (At Home) concert, with just her iPhone and an acoustic guitar. Now, almost 3 years later, Soccer Mommy makes her proper, in-studio Tiny Desk debut. ...
VIDEO: Kali Uchis Unveils Live Performance Video For 'Melting'
by Michael Major - January 05, 2023 Grammy-winner Kali Uchis unveils a live performance video for her song “Melting.' Originally released on her highly lauded 2015 debut project, Por Vida, the track has been rediscovered in recent weeks and added to several top Spotify playlists, surpassing 115 million streams on Spotify and garnering...
H.C. McEntire Shares New Single 'Rows of Clover'
by Michael Major - January 04, 2023 Over the course of nine poignant songs (including two tracks with backing vocals from S.G. Goodman and Amy Ray), Every Acre explores the acres of our physical and emotional homes, as McEntire grapples with existential themes of grief, loss, and links to land and loved ones with an unwavering honesty...
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...
JORDANA Shares New Single 'You're In The Way'
by Michael Major - November 07, 2022 Twenty-two year old artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jordana released her incredible new record Face The Wall this Summer, and has been on the road non-stop since for her own headline dates, Firefly Festival, and tours with Local Natives, Remi Wolf and Wallows. Check out upcomi...
OKAY KAYA Releases New Album 'SAP'
by Michael Major - November 04, 2022 Most songs on the album unfold with guest performances from varied artists including Nick Hakim, deem spencer, Taja Cheek of L’Rain, Adam Green of The Moldy Peaches, Farao, Zannie, Aerial East, Michael Wolever, Franziska Aigner, Toniann Fernandez, Moist Paula, LEYA, Stix, Starchild, The New Romantic...
Lowertown Releases Debut Album 'I Love To Lie'
by Michael Major - October 21, 2022 I Love To Lie is the duo’s most varied artistic output yet. Recorded with Catherine Marks (Foals, St. Vincent, Manchester Orchestra, Wolf Alice and more) in London, it’s a collection of work that highlights the their knack for violently provocative underdog anthems of youthful dissonance and disappo...
VIDEO: Okay Kaya Shares 'Inside of a Plum' Visual Made By DALL·E 2 AI Technology
by Michael Major - October 19, 2022 Okay Kaya, aka Kaya Wilkins, shares an intoxicating video for her new single “Inside of a Plum,” a song inspired by ketamine therapy from her upcoming world-building album, SAP. For the song’s video, made in collaboration with acclaimed visual artist Austin Lee, Kaya fed thousands of images and text...
Gaidaa Shares New Single 'Figures'
by Michael Major - October 13, 2022 Fresh off winning over audiences as support on Saba’s sold out UK/EU Back Home Tour, Dutch-Sudanese R&B/Soul singer-songwriter Gaidaa – who burst onto the international music scene in 2020 with her widely praised debut EP Overture – makes her triumphant return with the release of upbeat new single “...
Julien Chang Shares New Track 'Competition's Friend'
by Michael Major - October 13, 2022 Ahead of the release of his sophomore album The Sale (on Transgressive Records) and the sharing of tracks “Marmalade” , “Time & Place” and “Snakebit”, now the multifaceted Baltimore musician Julien Chang has shared another offering from the album, “Competition’s Friend” and its accompanying live vid...
Shamir to Support Lucius on Tour in November
by Michael Major - October 06, 2022 Philadelphia’s Vegas-born multidisciplinary indie rock tour de force Shamir will join Lucius on tour in November, bringing his enthralling live show to stages across the US. Before he hits the road, you can catch Shamir at Philly Music Fest on October 14th, with Mt. Joy, Mannequin Pussy, Low Cut Con...
Lucius Releases 'The Man I'll Never Find (Piano Version)'
by Michael Major - October 06, 2022 A new piano-centered version of Lucius’ song, “The Man I’ll Never Find,” has debuted. Produced by Dave Cobb and Brandi Carlile, Second Nature is a portrait of Laessig and Wolfe’s shared reflection, chronicling each other’s seismic life shifts—motherhood, divorce, unplanned career pauses—and setting ...
JORDANA Announces New EP & Shares Lead Single 'SYT'
by Michael Major - October 04, 2022 Twenty-two year old artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jordana released her incredible new record Face The Wall this Summer, and has been on the road non-stop since for her own headline dates, Firefly Festival, and tours with Local Natives and Wallows. ordana shares the EP’s lead...
Shannen Moser Releases New Album 'The Sun Still Seems To Move'
by Michael Major - September 30, 2022 The Philadelphia-based artist Shannen Moser released their third studio album The Sun Still Seems To Move via Lame-O Records. Moser will celebrate the album’s release with shows tonight in Philadelphia at Johnny Brenda’s and on October 7 in Brooklyn, NY at Purgatory with support from Greg Mendez & Y...
Doss Unveils 'Puppy (Feel the Beat Mix)' Co-produced With Hudson Mohawke
by Michael Major - September 29, 2022 New York icon Doss is set to release four new, self-produced remixes of the tracks off her much-lauded EP 4 New Hit Songs. The new collection, called 4 New Hit Songs *Remixes. Doss debuts “Puppy (Feel The Beat Mix),” co-produced with Hudson Mohawke and officially releases the previously teased “Stra...
Pavement to Kick off Four Nights at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, NY
by Michael Major - September 26, 2022 Kings Theatre will welcome Pavement to Brooklyn, NY for four back to back shows from September 30 – October 3, 2022 at 8:00pm (doors at 6:30pm). Renowned as one of the most popular bands to come out of the American underground, Pavement are Stephen Malkmus, Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg, Mark Ibold...
Julien Chang Shares New Single 'Snakebit'
by Michael Major - September 20, 2022 After the sharing of breezy and introspective first tracks 'Marmalade' and 'Time & Place', multifaceted Baltimore musician Julien Chang has shared a third glimpse of his forthcoming record. New single 'Snakebit' highlights Chang’s layered, psych-tinged vocals and explores self-interrogation in the f...
Kay Flock Recruits Set Da Trend for New Single 'Doa'
by Michael Major - September 02, 2022 New York drill star Kay Flock teams up with fellow Bronx native Set Da Trend for the funereal “DOA,” out now. The piano-driven track captures the young MCs at their menacing best, but it underscores that feeling with a heavy dose of visceral emotion. The track is accompanied by a rowdy video shot in...
Smino Releases New Record '24-8'
by Michael Major - September 01, 2022 Smino has released the new single '24-8' along with a music video. The track is produced by Phelix. Smino continues to be a thread in the contemporary artist community with stand out feature verses on records that range anywhere from J.Cole , Yebba, to Doja Cat. Watch the new music video now!...
Julien Chang Shares New Single 'Time & Place'
by Michael Major - August 18, 2022 Following the announcement last month of his sophomore album The Sale and the sharing of breezy first single “Marmalade”, multifaceted Baltimore musician Julien Chang has shared a second offering from the album, “Time & Place” and its gorgeous accompanying live video that was shot at Purgatory in Br...
Okay Kaya Announces New Album 'SAP'
by Michael Major - August 04, 2022 Okay Kaya announced the album with a trippy, collaborative video, made by Kaya Wilkins and renowned visual artist Austin Lee, for its extraordinary lead single “Spinal Tap.” SAP, which was entirely written, performed, engineered, and produced by Wilkins, is a dynamic new body of work, adding to her ... |