Posts by Emma Orland

On New Addiction, rock siblings The Haunt  – aka Anastasia Grace Haunt [vocals] and Maxamillion “Max” Haunt [vocals, guitar, production] – don’t just play heavy, they embody it in all its forms. Produced by Kevin Thrasher (Escape the Fate) and Josh Diaz, with mixing by Joel Wanasek (Sleep Theory, Ice Nine Kills), the band’s debut album is drenched in a death-defying blend of industrial, metal,…

Today, influential electronic artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith releases “Feel Heard,” the final single ahead of her forthcoming album GUSH. The song follows “Stare Into Me,” “Urges, “Drip,” “Gush,” “What’s Between Us,” and Into Your Eyes” which will all appear on the new effort centered around tactile connection, personified objects, and what Kaitlyn calls “the third thing”—the intimate energy created when…

Jordy Searcy, the Louisiana-born, San Diego-based singer/songwriter known for jaw-dropping lyrics, stunning vocals, and intricate guitar work, is excited to release his fourth album, The End of Us, today via Nettwerk.  Jordy shares, “Life is full of little endings. It’s up to us to turn those little endings into new beginnings. For me, this record is the start…

Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Hayden Calnin has announced his forthcoming EP, Middle Night, due out November 21 via Nettwerk. Accompanying the announcement is the release of revealing new single “Won’t Shy”. Crafted mostly in the late hours of his home studio – when Hayden says, “strange happenings and deeper thoughts often happen” – Middle Night is Hayden’s most personal and thematically expansive…

After making her return with “Hardest Things,” Canadian Indigenous singer-songwriter Carsen Gray shares a new song, “Aches and Breaks,” with its resounding message, “Love conquers everything.” It’s a powerful statement for anyone dealing with pain or uncertainty in troubling times. Earthy acoustics circle around a wall of harmonies, providing light in the darkness. LISTEN TO CARSEN GRAY “ACHES AND BREAKS”:https://carsengray.ffm.to/achesandbreaks ABOUT…

 Billy Raffoul is in the middle of a busy summer with two albums set to be released, with the first out today titled Billy Raffoul via Nettwerk.  Nothing travels quite like music does. No spaceship, airplane, or automobile will ever match the speed of a song’s seeming hyper-jump from one place to the next. It might hop from the…

Today, bedroom pop artist awfultune releases her new EP split via Nettwerk Music Group. The EP features contributions from Jacob Bugden (beabadoobee, slowthai), Richard Orofino (Mila Degray, girlhouse), and Richie Quake.  LISTEN & SHARE SPLIT EP split marks a turning point in awfultune’s creative odyssey. On this new project, Layla embraces experimentation while maintaining the authenticity and vulnerability that her listeners have come to expect.…

Today, the contemplative Portland composer and multi-instrumentalist Eli Goldberg, better known by the name Ann Annie, is proud to announce his sixth full-length album, El Prado, out October 3rd via Nettwerk. He shares the delicate and pastoral cut from the album, “the meadow,” featuring friend and fellow acclaimed artist Frankie Cosmos. After performing alongside Portland songwriters like Julie Byrne and Haley Henderickx, Ann…

Today, Nashville’s resident rising pop star Molly Grace announces her highly-anticipated debut album, Blush, releasing September 26 via Nettwerk.  With production helmed by Keith Sorrells and Oscar Linnander of The Orphanage, and co-writing credits from songwriters Claire Ernst and Wrabel, the record was polished to achieve a high-gloss shine, ready for radio and the stage alike. Featuring recently released tracks “Mad At Her Forever,” the effervescent “Do Me (Feels…

Originally released in October 2014, Frazey Ford’s acclaimed album Indian Ocean returns this year with a special vinyl reissue, out September 19th. The digital edition also includes three previously unreleased covers, recorded during the original sessions with The Hi Rhythm Section, now unearthed for the first time – offering a new window into the soulful, deeply personal record that’s continued…