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Friendship Announce New Album 'Love The Stranger'
by Michael Major - May 17, 2022 Philly-based Friendship recently announced their signing to Merge Records, and today they are excited to reveal that they will release their first album for the label. Titled Love the Stranger, the LP was co-produced by the band and Bradford Krieger. It will be available on CD, LP, and opaque “blue ...
Hannah Rose Platt Drops New Album 'Deathbed Confessions'
by Michael Major - May 19, 2023 Inspired by classic horror such as Rod Serling’s ‘The Twilight Zone’, the BBC’s ‘Inside No 9’, and the balladeer categories of Samuel Peyps’; Platt distils them all and more into this wonderfully strange album. Featuring the singles “Feeding Time For Monsters”, “Dead Man On The G Train” and the spel...
Talent In Motion Magazine Celebrates 25 Years at the Cutting Room
by Stephi Wild - June 14, 2023 Talent In Motion Magazine and Dragon Entertainment present SWEET, SEXY & SOUL, a musical review on Classic, Modern, Latin, Neo and World Soul on Monday, JUNE 19TH (aka Juneteenth, the commemorative holiday for the end of slavery), at The Cutting Room located at 44 East 32nd Street New York City....
Previews: PARK AVENUE CHAMBER SYMPHONY AND MAHLER'S FIFTH recorded at DiMenna Center
by Joanna Barouch - October 25, 2022 There are those out in the ether who, upon hearing the name Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) on the radio will immediately switch the station. Mahler is boring. Mahler is long-winded. Mahler tunes wander all over the place. While these things can subjectively be true, given half a chance Mahler's music is ...
Sweden's Pershagen Share Third Studio Album, 'Hilma'
by Marissa Tomeo - May 01, 2022 Pershagen launch their third studio full-length ‘Hilma’. The Swedish quartet delve deeper into their very own niche of dreamy and cinematic instrumental music on the new album. Throughout ‘Hilma’, psychedelic rock intertwines with post-rock, and Scandinavian gloominess melts into colorful moments of...
NOCUI Unveils Hypnotic EP 'Anomie'
by Michael Major - March 17, 2023 The EP’s opening track ‘As Long As It Takes’ comes out the gates strong, setting the tone for the emotive, yearning energy that permeates this EP. Synthy bleeps, off-kilter bends and repetitive vocal stabs take the listener on a cosmic journey through analogue soundscapes with cutting edge flourishe...
Toronto Alt-Rocker HARKNESS Release 'Ciao To The Beauty' Single
by Michael Major - June 17, 2022 The solo artist from Toronto, Canada delivers a full-bodied soundscape full of rich instrumentation, yesteryear nods, and forward-motion music of the future. The title track from Harkness’ forthcoming album, “Ciao To The Beauty” dips and ducks around 60s flair while incorporating modern alternative ...
St. Louis Hip-Hop Artist Save Ferris Releases Latest Single 'Shine'
by A.A. Cristi - August 16, 2022 St. Louis recording artist, producer & independent label founder Save Ferris, relives his rebellious younger years riddled with substance abuse, emotionally unavailable relationships, and finding the silver lining through very dark flaws in his fifth single, 'Shine.'...
Lenny Bull Reveals 'Vegas' Ahead of 'Strange Vacation' EP
by Michael Major - September 15, 2022 Lenny Bull has had a fascinating trajectory; from a ballet dancer, a country singer (Torero), to rocker. Recalling the power and pop-rock poise of Chrissie Hynde with guitar-centric rock that’s fun and infectious on one hand, biting and hard-edged on another. Strange Vacation follows her 2019 debut ...
BWW Album Review: HeArt Songs: An American Medley Makes Classy Regina Zona A Classic Cabaret Recording Artist
by Stephen Mosher - April 22, 2022 Regina Zona runs the gamut from R to Z on her exciting new cabaret album....
Saimaniq Brings Inuit Throat Singing to the Théâtre Outremont
by Stephi Wild - October 21, 2022 Oktoecho invites the public to immerse in Inuit culture, with their concert Saimaniq, which means Peace in Inuktitut, at the Théâtre Outremont on October 29th at 8pm....
Symphonic Metal Icons SIRENIA to Release New Album '1977'
by Michael Major - March 22, 2023 Transporting the listener to a retro auditory arcade harking back to when groovy synthwave melodies dominated the world of music, the international band merges late 70’s and 80’s pop rock stylings with synthwave elements and their remarkable, hard-hitting symphonic melodies - shaking the listener to...
Eric Hutchinson Releases 6-Song EP 'SING ALONG!'
by Michael Major - August 05, 2022 SING ALONG! with Eric Hutchinson is the artist’s eighth studio release and his first new work since the fierce global reckoning with racism that was illuminated by the historic actions of the Black Lives Matter movement. “The Littlest Candle” and “Hey Look I Found It! (My Inner Peace)” are joyful tr...
maeve & quinn Announce New Album & Share Single 'Jeweler's Row'
by Michael Major - May 30, 2023 The song is inspired by a walk around Chicago’s Loop with a new friend, and is an ode to deep acceptance found in friendship ('..you won't find some great dividing line') -- the feeling of holding and being held even at our lowest moments (“..you told me sadness is a fine way to be.”)...
American Male Returns With Dance/Alternative Hip-Hop EP 'Now You Know'
by A.A. Cristi - March 09, 2023 Genre-bending producer Zach Janicello has returned with his latest project under the name American Male, a six track EP entitled 'Now You Know,' set for release on March 16th. Described as a 'left-field indie project,' the songs traverse themes of loss, subsequent growth, and change both lyrically a...
Sally Anne Morgan Shares New Single 'Awake'
by Michael Major - August 01, 2023 Sally Anne Morgan shares the rippling single 'Awake', taken from her upcoming album Carrying. 'Awake' finds Morgan steering her rhythm section atop a stuttering tremolo guitar and drummer Nathan Bowles' syncopated groove as she appeals to the urgency of climate change and resists the complacency tha...
Bass Trombonist Alix Tucou to Premiere New Album PORTRAITS at Downtown Music Gallery
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 15, 2022 After a successful premiere in Italy, french Bass Trombonist Alix Tucou will return to NYC to premiere his new album 'Portraits' on May 3rd at the legendary record store Downtown Music Gallery at 7.30 pm....
The Necks Announce Double Album 'Travel'
by Michael Major - December 06, 2022 In 2017 Stephen O’Malley’s Ideologic Organ label released the band’s lauded Unfold, which first offered up this uncharacteristic studio work: four sub-20-minute pieces - instead of the typical 60+ minute arc for which the band is known - along with an obfuscated track list which leaves play order to...
Joe Wong's RUSSIAN DOLL Season One & Two Soundtrack Sets Release
by Michael Major - April 19, 2022 Composed by Joe Wong – who has worked on some of Netflix's biggest hits including Master Of None and the To All the Boys… franchise, and their critically lauded The Midnight Gospel -- the album consists of his dream-like original score with highlights from the breakout first season and the highly an...
MAncient Releases Healing Album HOLY WARRIORS And Single 'Chakra 10 (Let's Pray)'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 13, 2022 mAncient is back with a new album entitled 'Holy Warriors' as well as a brand new, hot-out-of-the-oven collaborative single 'Chakra 10 (Let's Pray)'....
Advertisement Share New Single 'Where Is My Baby?'
by Michael Major - August 29, 2023 The single comes alongside a mischievous video created by the band and director Kyle Mangione-Smith. They reconvened in Los Angeles during the summer of 2022 to record, enlisting the help of engineer Mike Kriebel (Osees, Ty Segall, Mild High Club), who tracked and mixed the record....
Lenny Lashley Announces Folk-Punk Album 'Five Great Egrets'
by Michael Major - August 03, 2022 Folksinger and punk rock stalwart Lenny Lashley will be releasing a collection of new songs titled Five Great Egrets under the moniker Lenny Lashley’s Gang of One later this year via Omerta MIA. Brooklyn Vegan recently unveiled his lead single “It Got So Dark” describing it as “an anthemic, shamboli...
STL Recording Artist BADHABITS555 Releases 'Before I Fall' Single
by Blair Ingenthron - February 19, 2023 St. Louis based alternative recording artist Roman Richey, (professionally known as (Badhabits555) recently dropped a 3 part single Friday titled 'Before I Fall' produced by another fresh artist in the Saint Louis scene Ethan Healey....
Julie Neff Releases New Single 'A Lot Left To Learn'
by Michael Major - October 11, 2022 Featuring heartfelt productions promoting self-love and emotional availability, she hosts a spectrum of talented musicians and instrumentalists. “A Lot Left To Learn” features Neff’s close friend Tiz McNamara (background vocals) and Irish musician Dylan O’hEochaid (piano, cello, and background vocal...
Joey Sachi Only Partially Breaks Her Heart on 'Fractured'
by Michael Major - August 02, 2023 Joey Sachi is proud to share her new single, 'Fractured'. The minimal production featured on the track allows Sachi’s vocal performance to become isolated, thus highlighting her raw talent as an upcoming pop star. Sachi’s hypnotizing pipes draw comparison to Billie Eilish, Wet, and Lauren Mayberry o... |