Posts by Emma Orland

Alt-pop band The Strike embraces 80s synth-scapes with a modern edge on their anthemic album A Dream Through Open Eyes. The cinematic release is produced by Jon Fields (Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Switchfoot) and offers an upbeat soundtrack to everyday life. Listen HERE.  “We could not be more excited for the release of A Dream Through Open Eyes. The album is about…

Today, Minneapolis alternative artist Landon Conrath is proud to release his new album, Employee of the Year, out now via Nettwerk. The eleven-song effort sees Landon confront the highs and lows of growing up. It’s about human connection. From finding love (“How Does Forever Sound”) to relationships with friends, to dealing with life’s daily anxieties (“Doomsday”), Landon translates his…

Today, Nashville alt-rock artist Bryce Fox celebrates duality and metamorphoses with his latest EP The Butterfly. Produced by Aaron Chafin (X Ambassadors, Tofer Brown, The Brummies) and mixed by Mark Needham (Killers, Imagine Dragons, Walk the Moon), The Butterfly expands off the themes in his previous EP, The Bomb, while adding the delicate element of raising a child during turbulent times. Listen HERE.  Fox…

Today, gifted singer-songwriter Aisha Badru releases her latest single “In The Making.” The new track serves as another captivating preview of her anticipated sophomore album, The Sun Still Rises, out November 29th. Listen to “In The Making” HERE and pre-save The Sun Still Rises HERE.  Known for her ability to transform complex human experiences into simple and profound truths, Nigerian-American Aisha Badru’s music creates a path towards introspection.…

 London’s melodic storyteller Tom Speight is back today with a brand-new EP titled Stay Alive, listen in full HERE.   The EP’s opener and title track “Stay Alive” was produced by Chris Bond (Nick Mulvey, Hollow Coves) and is a poignant, yet rousing song, inspired by reading the book of the same title by Matt Haig,…

With the release of Ciaran Lavery’s upcoming ambitious new LP Light Entertainment out next month (15th November through Nettwerk), the acclaimed Northern Irish singer-songwriter has today shared the final single titled ‘Everything Considered’. Listen to the track here and watch the video below. “‘Everything Considered’ deals with the rising levels of dissatisfaction expressed universally through what is felt as inadequate leadership, whether that…

Indie-folk trio Oliver Hazard’s upcoming EP, Raindrop River, is a collection of warmly harmonic sing-alongs that celebrates the increasingly rare phenomenon of an earnest, uncomplicated band at its peak. The EP is set for release on December 6th, and with this news they share their latest single, “The Morning.” Pre-save Raindrop River HERE and listen to “The Morning” HERE.  With Raindrop River, singer Mike Belazis…

Prolific UK singer-songwriter and producer Luke Sital-Singh announces his new album, Fool’s Spring, will be released February 21, 2025. With this news, he shares latest single, “Santa Fe,” a rich and vivid duet with acclaimed Irish artist Lisa Hannigan. Listen HERE.  Fool’s Spring is a sparkling, self-produced collection of 11 songs that run the gamut from “sad ABBA” to yacht rock. His most musically…

Austin-based ambient composer TJ Dumser aka Six Missing is known for calming, meditative releases like 2023’s Here For Now and the recent counter:point EP collaboration with neo-classical artist Clariloops. Today, Dumser is proud to announce his next project, Gentle Breath, due out December 6th via Nettwerk. Despite the title, the six-song EP is tense and…

Today, Vancouver’s JUNO-nominated artist young friend follows up “boyfriend material” by serving up a healthy dose of indie twang on his new song “the real deal.” Songwriter Drew Tarves is earnest in his quest to define true love, and what it means to believe in it. With the help of co-producer David Marinelli (FINNEAS, JAWNY, Wallice), the song’s romantic harmonic and dreamy pedal steel guitar lines…