Archive for August 2020

Beautifully restrained, intimate and slow-burning, The Paper Kites return with new single “For All You Give” featuring UK singer-songwriter Lucy Rose. Carrying the torch of weather-beaten ballads and thoughtful songwriting, this is the first taste of the band’s 5th studio album Roses (via Nettwerk Records, details TBA). “It’s an album of duets – for lack…

Australian singer/songwriter Riley Pearce shares new track “Statue” from his upcoming EP Maybe I Can Sleep It Off, out September 25 via Nettwerk. Maybe I Can Sleep It Off sees Riley explore his relationship with his craft, both lyrically and musically. “’Statue,’ is about trying to find your new direction and the steps it takes to get there,” says Riley. “Between each big music release,…

Acclaimed New Zealand five-piece LEISURE have announced details of their upcoming EP SIDE A (out October 30 via Nettwerk Records). With the news, the band also shares the second track off the new project, “Spark It Up.” Harnessing a mellow, blissed-out vibe from the offset, “Spark It Up” pairs downbeat, psychedelic guitars with the most…

International folk artist Graeme James announces his plans to release four seasonal EPs, starting with Old Storms In New Places, set for release on September 18th, just ahead of the autumnal equinox.  This EP will explore the emotional landscape of the fall season, as heard in his latest single, “Fire In The Pines,” out now.…

Nettwerk Records is excited to announce the signing of Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Dylan Dunlap. At age 6, Dylan taught himself piano to partake in a grade school talent show.  At age 11, he picked up a copy of Pro Tools and crafted instrumental compositions “like time capsules.” As a teen, Dylan…

Today, singer/songwriter Davis John Patton shares a new song, “I’m Not an Island When I’m Alone,” from his upcoming EP Poetry. Out October 2nd via Nettwerk, Poetry sees the troubadour using acoustic instrumentation and atmospheric production to translate life’s idiosyncrasies into five introspective and engaging folk anthems. On “I’m Not an Island When I’m Alone,”…

Alternative rock foursome Grizfolk return with new single “Money,” a cool blend of harmonica-led Delta hip-stomp and twinkly barroom keys replete with a catchy-as-hell chorus and refrain (“What would you do for the money?”) as epic as anything the band has released. The song, along with its music video, are the first taste of what’s to come from the…

Read Wild Rivers’ “Quarantine Diary” On Grammy.com Folk-pop foursome Wild Rivers share a very special video for their single “Thinking ‘Bout Love” featuring Voices of Our City Choir, the San Diego-based non-profit organization created in response to the current housing crisis. The Toronto band was introduced to the choir while spending time in Southern California on a writing trip in 2019…

Today, 23-year-old south London artist Matt Maltese has released his new EP madhouse via Nettwerk. The EP’s two previously released tracks “hi” and the EP’s lead single “queen bee” – which featured The Lemon Twigs’ Brian D’Addario on guitar and Sorry’s Asha Lorenz on vocals – have been widely praised by the likes of Dork, DIY, NME, So Young and The Line of Best Fit, amongst others. The…

Virginia duo Vacation Manor—Nathan Towles and Cole Young—will release their new EP, Thoughts In Progress, Pt. 1 on September 18th, and today they share new single “Apt. 4,” along with its official video.  On “Apt. 4,” breezy acoustic strumming and delicate drums give way to fluttering melodies as it musically nods to nineties pop. The…