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Track: Ellen Beth Abdi delivers the beautifully soulful ‘Tenterhooks’
Ellen Beth Abdi’s new single, Tenterhooks, is a soulful slice of new jazz, luxuriating in its comfortable skin while subtly pushing at genre boundaries. Off-kilter synth lines and chiming piano figures purvey the track, adding texture and intrigue, but it’s Ellen’s beautiful vocal that truly steals the show. Her voice, rich with depth and emotion, …
Premiere: Chicago’s nicholas Blends Funk and Cinematic Flair in Latest Music Video For ‘Capitali$er’
Today, Chicago’s soulful songwriter nicholas premieres his striking new music video for the intoxicating single ‘Capitali$er’ on Backseat Mafia. If you missed the track’s drop back in December, now’s the time to catch up. It’s a bold, drop-everything-and-listen kind of hit, wrapping breezy, soulful instrumentation around sharp political commentary. Fans of Gorillaz will feel right …
Track: Nightjacket release the effortless dream pop of My Only Heart
Los Angeles dream pop band Nightjacket return with their latest single, My Only Heart, a shimmering and intimate love song that radiates warmth and devotion. Marking their second release since signing with Sonic Unyon Records, the track continues to establish their signature ethereal sound while adding a more groove-driven pulse to their dreamy aesthetic. There’s …
Track: Pan Amsterdam blurs genres with new single Confines, plus album news
Pan Amsterdam, the inventive alter ego of Leron Thomas, has unveiled Confines, the lead single and title track from his forthcoming album, set to release on May 23 through Heavenly Recordings. This track exemplifies his unique fusion of hip-hop, jazz, and electronic elements, creating a soundscape that’s both familiar and otherworldly. The song opens with …
News: The Beasts are on the prowl and you can catch them live this weekend with new video for ‘Shoot Me’ unleashed.
The prowling blistering Beasts of Bourbon ruled supreme in the eighties – a sort of supergroup of legends that seemed steeped in swampy indulgence and bacchanalia in the vibrant music scene in the inner city of Sydney. This was an almost mythical time when virtually everyday of the week you could catch bands like The Scientists, The …
News: Rainbow Kitten Surprise Release New Anti-Love Anthem ‘Espionage’
Rainbow Kitten Surprise have unveiled a new single entitled “Espionage” available today via Atlantic Records, streaming on all platforms now. The band initially teased the track as their official walkout theme during last year’s Love Hate Music Box Tour, giving crowds a taste of this “anti-love anthem.” Fans clamored for its proper release online, …
Track: Psyclon Nine – Devil’s Work
With the US cult act Psyclon Nine currently midway through a North American tour, ‘Devil’s Work’ is the second boundary breaking single to be lifted from their forthcoming new album. Possessing a similar brooding, menacing quality to its recent predecessor, ‘I Choose Violence’, both songs are included on ‘And Then Oblivion’, set for release on 21st March …
Track: Merpire has a ‘Premonition’ – a deliciously yearning and romantic track, ahead of live appearance.
It’s been four years since we reviewed Merpire‘s last official release, the album ‘Simulation Ride’, and the Naarm/Melbourne-based award-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter (the nom-de-plume of Rhiannon Atkinson-Howatt) is back with a new single ‘Premonition’. Merpire’s yearning style and velvet soft vocals remains to the fore in this silky smooth track, filled with a languorous …
Track: Bonnie Trash – Haunt Me (What Have You Become)
Ontario hell-raisers Bonnie Trash have shared the final single Haunt Me (What Have You Become) taken from their forthcoming new album, ‘Mourning You’, which is set for release on February 28th via Hand Drawn Dracula. The band comment: “Your misery consumes you. And you torture yourself. You’ve changed in ways that no-one can recognize – you can’t even recognize yourself. …
Track: Beiruts New Single ‘Guericke’s Unicorn’ is a Synth-Pop Gem, Heralding an Ambitious Album
Beirut’s latest single, Guericke’s Unicorn, is a bubbling, harmony-soaked synth-pop track that showcases Zach Condon’s trademark yearning vocals. It has a hopeful yet slightly wistful nature, striking a delicate balance between melancholy and optimism. Deliciously melodic and immediately attractive, the song is an intriguing outlier on the upcoming album A Study of Losses, hinting at …