Posts by Emma Orland

Today, NYC singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Theo Kandel releases his debut album Eating & Drinking & Being In Love via Nettwerk Music Group. Theo set the stage for the album with previously released singles “On My Mind,” the Frank O’Hara-inspired “Lunch,” nostalgic single “The Painters,” and the recently released “Honeydew Moon.”  Eating & Drinking & Being In Love is a love letter to your 20s and…

Florida rockers The Haunt, comprised of siblings Anastasia Grace Haunt [vocals] and Maxamillion “Max” Haunt [vocals, guitar, production], feel the pain on their new high energy single “Masochistic Lovers” featuring Craig Mabbitt of Escape the Fate. Listen HERE and watch HERE. “‘Masochistic Lovers’ is about how overwhelming it is to be alive right now. There’s so many expectations of how we should look and act,…

Today, the multi-talented WA-born, now Sydney-based singer-songwriter St. South (she/they) is proud to share her stirring and emotive new EP, BIG SADS. Across its five-track journey, St. South explores and shares the deepest parts of her heart, sharing grief, love, hope, and healing in all its various dimensions, and capturing personal vulnerabilities – as if read straight from her…

Alt-pop trio Smallpools embodies duality in their anthemic new album Ghost Town Road. The cinematic release is an elegy for a bygone era, understanding the allure of nostalgia while trying not to get stuck in the past. Listen HERE. Written and recorded at guitarist Michael Kamerman’s house in Los Angeles, with collaborations from colin creeV of Third Eye Blind and Mitchy Collins of lovelytheband, Ghost Town Road is…

Sammy Rae & The Friends have come to represent more than just a band: they are a full-on movement being adopted with a refreshingly diverse clientele. Today, they release their glorious and highly anticipated debut album, Something For Everybody, out now via Nettwerk. To celebrate the release of the album, Sammy Rae & The Friends partnered…

After releasing his latest album Murmurate at the end of last year, the acclaimed singer-songwriter Richard Walters is back with a tender new track titled “Migrations“, featuring Birmingham-based folk musician Katherine Priddy, out now through Nettwerk. Listen HERE and below.  An exquisitely intimate song that delves into the themes of freedom and flux, exploring the…

Today, Bay Area collective Moonalice releases a powerful version of the Grateful Dead classic “Bird Song,” from their forthcoming EP, Cool Cats. Originally written by the legendary songwriting team of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter as a tribute to the great Janis Joplin, the song has become a Moonalice live staple as audiences listen and…

Tomorrow, Montreal goth-folk artist Flower Face unleashes “If I Beg You,” the final single from her forthcoming album, Girl Prometheus, out November 1 via Nettwerk Music Group. It’s another chapter in “the kind of heartbreak that nearly kills you,” and it’s a story usually left off the page. Ruby McKinnon told Stereogum that writing about breakups is hard because it can feel “almost embarrassing,”…

Today, Australian indie-rock favourites Slowly Slowly announce their fifth studio album, Forgiving Spree, set for release on January 24 2025, via Nettwerk Music Group.  Born from the excitement of the Melbourne quartet’s tour in support of 2022 predecessor Daisy Chain, Forgiving Spree is a record tailormade for the stage, stacked with singalong anthems that lean into Slowly Slowly’s pop sensibilities – think hip-shaking grooves, infectious melodies,…

Sweden’s Sarah Klang and acclaimed artist Fruit Bats come together on “Last Forever.” A gentle combination of bluegrass fingerpicking guitar combined with headier pop melodies while Klang and Fruit Bats trade lead vocals on verses creates a country-tinged pop song and one of the few love songs on her upcoming album, details forthcoming. Listen to “Last Forever” HERE.  Sarah shares, “This collaboration was…