Archive for May 2021

The New Zealand five-piece LEISURE has unveiled their new single, “Take You Higher.” “Take You Higher” combines gentle guitar licks, hushed vocals and lush melodies – tapping into the mellow, irresistibly smooth sound that LEISURE has become synonymous with in recent years. The group’s new single is the first track to come from their forthcoming…

    “Freyr’s delivery has the intimacy of Sufjan Stevens and Sigur Ros, which in itself is enough to take your breath away… one of those voices that sets your soul at ease. The album’s title track is another mellow masterpiece.” – The Revue “Yet another reason to believe that [Freyr] is one of the…

  Today, the LA-based artist, songwriter, and producer, Tim Atlas, is sharing his new single “Courtside” alongside news of a five-track EP, QUOTA that is set for release on July 9, 2021, via Nettwerk Records. The new single comes as the latest example of Atlas’s growing mastery of this style of modern pop, following on the heels of recent collaborations with slenderbodies,…

  Today, singer, songwriter and producer Garrett Kato shares new single “Delusional” from his recently forthcoming EP Kumamoto, out July 9th. The song was born out of a conversation about Covid-19 conspiracy theories and misinformation causing hysteria around the globe. Garrett says, “I had recently seen a documentary about people suffering from schizophrenia and how…

Montreal based indie collective The Franklin Electric announce a new album, This Time I See It, will be out September 24, 2021 via Nettwerk. Latest single “Why You Gotta Be” was recorded and produced by John Raham (Frazey Ford, Dan Mangan) and Jon Matte at Afterlife Studios in Vancouver. “This song is about the pressure…

Tomorrow, Australian alternative pop artist Chymes will share her captivating debut EP, Hell & Divine, packed with assertive beats layered with her signature ethereal vocals. The EP is an energizing whirl of power struggles and finding one’s voice. “All I knew was that music helped me express myself,” says Chymes who grew up writing songs on her guitar. It…

Japanese Wallpaper, the artist project of Australian producer, writer, and musician Gab Strum, returns with a new single, “Leave A Light On,” the first taste of new music since his critically acclaimed debut album Glow. “Leave A Light On” is co-crafted with friends and regular collaborators Alex Lahey and Demi Louise and co-produced by Chris Walla…

“’Trust Fall’ is written as a love song between Mother Earth and mankind. How it started in harmony, how the earth gave all she had in good faith, and how mankind let it all go to waste. But also, about the fact that it’s not too late to turn the tide yet” – Nina June…

In art, the balance between light and dark conveys emotion, conceptualizes thought, and transcends language. To mold it with intent and focus it into a singular message is a distinctive skill. Meet Landon Fleischman, the Los Angeles-via-Maryland musician who records as Boy Willows. The vocalist, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist makes music that is spacious and special;…

Basking in the glow of bright analog synths, lush guitars, and organic beat-craft, Sydney-based producer and multi-instrumentalist KESMAR (aka Nathan Hawes) strikes a distinctive and infectious balance between yacht rock and D.I.Y. bedroom pop on his latest release, the Forever Holiday EP (out now via Nettwerk Records). “The first synth I ever bought was the Roland…