New Music
By Kennedy Cook
“Bahamian-raised rapper, singer-songwriter Soaky Siren has grazed the Los Angeles music terrain with her unique and fiery sound. Siren’s attitude-induced soulful sound pairs with her soft & illusory note range on much of her work. This inimitable style has already established Siren as a multi-platinum, Latin Grammy-nominated songwriter. With the momentum…”
Read More““Purpose,” the debut single from Philly based R&B artist No Tmrrw, hit all major streaming platforms last Friday, bringing his life of music to the public for the first time. The song itself rides a stripped down instrumental, relying on his milky vocals to carry the track where it needs to go….”
Read MoreBy Will Mossa
“Rap group Defy Culture featuring the spectacular talents of Faze 1, Solomon, King Shotta, and Chief Kaya dropped an 11 song album titled Overstanding tonight. Starting off, the production from Chief Kaya throws it back to a Wu-Tang vibe with clear roots in jazz music. Through the use of instrumental riffs that sound like a jumbled cornucopia of notes, Kaya somehow…”
Read MoreIntroduction by Hunter Craighill
“Dylan Fraser is a small-town kid with wide-eyed ambition. Born and raised in Bathgate, Scotland, he had his sights set on a career in music from early childhood. First picking-up a guitar at just 12-years-old (a hand-me-down from his mom, who, subsequently, taught him his first four chords) Dylan would…”
Read More“In a word, Fairhazel’s “God Speed Helena” is meta: as the track’s description on Soundcloud reads, it’s “a song about a man writing this song.” This atypical self-reflexivity undergirds the vivid storytelling ability that distinguishes Fairhazel from a score of indie pop/alt rock artists of great stature….”
Read MoreBy Kennedy Cook
“Jade Green and Xavier first teamed up in their hometown Kansas City, Missouri back in 2013 to create the crucial and cohesive collaboration that is The Black Creatures. The original duo’s intention surpassed no more than a few collaborations on a few songs. However, the two eventually saw fit that they continue to combine forces to ignite change with their unique sound….”
Read MoreBy Micah Jacks
“Miami artist Lyfe Kodomo brings laid-back visuals to his song “Parking Lot.” The track is a standout from his Rhythm & Bill$ (Quarantine Prelude) project released in the former part of the year in early April. Following Rhythm & Bill$ (Quarantine Prelude), the musician has since released Rhythm & Bill$ and Rhythm & Bill$ (Epilogue) in continuation of the installment. Despite roughly…”
Read More“Keenon Rush is a “Big-Money King.” His new music video, “Make Sense,” pays homage to the ever-fleeting chase of the bag through a retro-fitted, thriller-noir lens that portrays the rising Atlanta-MC as a devilishly clever organized-crime lord of a past era, narrowly escaping Undercover federal agents all while rocking an extremely fly trenchcoat. Director Christopher Carson utilizes…”
Read MoreBy Will Mossa
“Good vibes is all Dominic Fike knows and he will forever create feel-good music for the soul. After two long years in the making, mysterious hip-hop/alternative artist Dominic Fike dropped his first full length album titled What Could Possibly Go Wrong?…”
Read More“Aminé is back with his first full-length project since 2018… once again, he doesn’t disappoint. During…”
Read More“Most people might recognize the name Joshua Bassett as that young star on the show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, but Bassett’s career in music reaches much farther than the Disney+ series. His childhood in the suburbs of San Diego predisposed him to…”
Read MoreBy Dina Louis
“On July 17, 2020 Anne-Marie released her track, “To Be Young”, featuring Doja Cat. This single expresses the complexity of being a young adult who does not have all the answers. The track commences with Anne-Marie accompanied by…”
Read MoreBy Dina Louis
“Teddy Swims is a well known cover artist, who has covered both recent and older tracks through platforms such as Spotify, Youtube, and Instagram. His latest cover song dates from over nine years ago. Teddy Swims sings a cover of the most popular song from Canadian artist Shania Twain’s album, Come On Over, “You’re Still The One”. Teddy honors this track by…”
Read More“In his song “Shake,” Trip Carter claims, “Most girls call me cocky.” That’s a sentiment he’s seemed to latch onto in his July 28 release, the boisterous and boastful “Ego Trip.” Following up his 2018 album, Mirage, and a series of 2020 singles including “Unspun” and “Fashun,” “Ego Trip” further develops Carter’s signature mix of…”
Read MoreBy Kennedy Cook
“If Pink Sweat$’s mid-June release of Not Alright wasn’t already too much heat, his newest EP The Prelude is sure to make listeners exude bliss. Philadelphia born singer brings his own flavor and influence to The Prelude which is his third EP. Sweat$ made his EP debut in 2018 with…”
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