extremely bad man is the collaborative project from Dominican-American artist, Julio Tavarez – known for his work with As Tall as Lions, The Black and The White, The Dirt and The Grime and British producer and songwriter, Elliot James. Love Is Pure, is the pair’s debut album and shows how brilliantly the duo weave various…
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London based artist and producer Grace Gillespie drops her sumptuous new double-A-side ‘Lady Make Believe // England”
London based artist, songwriter and producer Grace Gillespie has released her new double-A-side. The release follows her debut single ‘Restoration’, which saw Grace rise rapidly in the indie-folk space. It features new original tracks ‘Lady Make Believe’ and ‘England’. The first track is a dream-like psych-folk journey through Grace’s inner monologue. The guitar work is…
Sage Charmaine releases ‘u never did that 4 me’ – a brash, playful piece of minimalist pop
Hot of the heels of her successful last single ‘June’, Sage Charmaine releases ‘u never did that 4 me’. Charmaine has been working closely with renowned producer PJ Bianco, known for his work with Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony and ARIZONA. The track is a brash, playful piece of minimalist pop. A sparse beat…
Los Angeles based songwriter Max Frost drops anthemic new single ‘Eleven Days’
Max Frost is coming off a DJ Snake feature and a bunch of amazing tour slots with acts such as Fitz and Gary Clarke Jr. The rising songwriter has racked up tens of millions of streams with his emotive pop writing. It’s a style of writing that Frost has been nurturing recently, he explains, “I…
Quote Club: London based poet and songwriter Sam Frankl releases his debut EP ‘Petrichor’
“At the beginning of 2017 I started a new creative partnership with my producer Rob Brinkmann. He moved into the studio I’d built in South London and we started experimenting with sounds. Gold Rush, the debut single from this EP was released that summer with its follow up, Patina coming in early 2018. Petrichor is…
Check out the glitchy video for Sweater Beats’ new single ‘Enemy feat. Sorana’, directed by David Dutton
‘Enemy feat. Sorana’ is the new single from Sweater Beats, the Los Angeles based producer who has worked with the likes of R.LUM.R and Hayley Kiyoko. The accompanying video, directed by acclaimed creative David Dutton – who has worked with Sweater Beats before on a number of visuals. The glitchy journey through a neon cityscape…
Emerging Swedish producer Mountain Bird has dropped the official video for his recent single ‘Moment feat. Lara’
Emerging Swedish producer Mountain Bird has dropped the official video for his recent single ‘Moment feat. Lara’. It is taken from his ‘Cubism’ EP, which is out now via Nettwerk Records. It’s a slinky future-bass number with swirling synths, and brash beats. Christoffer Nilsson directed the dystopian video, which is the first of three to…
Launchpad: Newcastle based songwriter Martha Hill releases debut single ‘Spiders’
‘Spiders’ is the debut single from Newcastle based songwriter Martha Hill. Having grown up as one of six siblings on a remote Scottish peninsula, Hill began touring across Europe as a street musician from the age of 17. She has now relocate to the north of England and is beginning to craft her own identity…
On The Record: We chat to Mystery Friends about their name, Washington, ‘Can’t Say’ and moderately dancable music
Hey, thanks for chatting to us . Could you tell our readers something about yourself that they might not find out otherwise? I think we can start with the name itself. Back in late 2016, we had the hardest time trying to find a band name, and we kept finding ourselves at a standstill. The name “Mystery Friends” is actually…
Christine and the Queens announces follow up album ‘Chris’ with the release of sumptuous new single ‘Doesn’t Matter’
Christine and the Queens has announced the release of her sophomore record ‘Chris’. It includes standout single ‘Doesn’t Matter’ which was released July 5th. It was premiered by Zane Lowe as his World Record on Beats 1 and is coupled with an equally beguiling video – directed by Colin Solal Cardo. “It’s a crisis song that I…
