Posts by Emma Orland

Friday the 13th seems as fitting a day as ever for New York-based songwriter Emily James to share the wistful new single “Ricochet,” a song meant to empower anyone who’s been disrespected in a romantic relationship by an unfaithful partner. It’s the first taste of her newly announced project, The aFtErMaTh, a three-song epilogue to her EP series The aLtErNaTeS Pt.…

Today, renowned singer-songwriter William Fitzsimmons is proud to announce his first new album in four years, Incidental Contact, due out on January 17th, 2025, via Nettwerk. The album was partly inspired by the sudden death of his stepmother in November 2022. The tragic event left a hole in William’s family, and as he reflected on her life, he started to explore the impact of…

ON FRIDAY, September 13, the Wisconsin-based lush indie-rock duo Foreign Fields are excited to release their long-awaited fourth full-length album, What It Cost. Consisting of Brian Holl and Eric Hillman, the two have spent the last few years actively trying to simplify their lives. Pulling a live band together before they stepped into the recording studio, they shared ideas and sketches…

Acclaimed Nigerian-American singer-songwriter Aisha Badru shares a new single called “Side of the Moon,” another taste of her upcoming second album The Sun Still Rises, out November 29th. Much of Aisha’s magic lies in alchemy, distilling an often-tangled human experience into simple truths and quieting the noise to pave a path towards introspection. Her music…

Today, Minneapolis alternative artist Landon Conrath shares the upbeat, anthemic new song “Doomsday” from his forthcoming album Employee of the Month. Co-produced with Sean Silverman of Beach Weather, the track speaks to what it feels like to battle depression and have every day feel like doomsday. Conrath continues to open up about his ongoing struggles with mental health. Sonically, he pairs high-intensity rhythms…

Manchester-based ambient folk artist Ethan Helfrich (who releases music under the moniker Black Brunswicker) recently confirmed the release of their upcoming album, Been Around Here Before, due 27th September via Nettwerk. Been Around Here Before was forged from a feverish memory bank of muggy Midwestern summers spent ambling through forests, streams, and caves in search of shade. Close your eyes, and you can almost…

The multi-talented Dutch compositional duo of Jorrit Kleijnen and Marijn van der Meer, HAEVN, present their latest album “Wide Awake” due for release October 11th on Nettwerk.  With this new album and next chapter, HAEVN opens the unique union between the two musicians to everyone. “Working together was a way of comforting ourselves and digesting…

Acclaimed Northern Irish singer-songwriter Ciaran Lavery has today announced his ambitious new album Light Entertainment, out 15th November through Nettwerk. Light Entertainment, Lavery’s fifth album overall, is his most multi-layered and intriguing to date. With the upcoming record, he invites listeners into a world that is strange and fraught… not for the faint of heart. As Lavery explains, it is an…

Texas duo MISSIO unleash the re-imagined single “Good Vibrations” featuring Wes Borland of the legendary nu metal band Limp Bizkit, whose additions allow the already anthemic, alt-electronic track to soar to new heights. The song, mixed by Diamond certified Mark Needham (Imagine Dragons, The Killers), is available everywhere today. Listen HERE and watch HERE. “When we first found out that…

 Today, rising UK artist Paris Paloma releases her highly anticipated debut album Cacophony, featuring “labour,” the viral, Billboard-charting single that struck a chord with women around the globe, launching tens of thousands of TikToks in response and reaching over 160 million streams on Spotify. The album’s 15 tracks range from tender and heartbreaking to sublimely aggressive and vengeful.…