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This past Friday, LA-based producer/keyboardist Smile High shared his highly anticipated LP The Vibetape, a dynamic fusion of RnB, jazz, funk and hip-hop, in collaboration with internationally known jam band The Main Squeeze. Featuring over a dozen vocalists, including 6LACK, Chuck Inglish, Tiffany Gouché and Felly, the ten-track project cements Smile High (AKA Ben “Smiley” Silverstein) as a need-to-know producer and A&R. Smiley, who…

Today, North Carolina downtempo producer linanthem shares his EP (self) care, pt. 1, due via Nettwerk. This will be his second project of 2023, following his March LP sonder (HERE). The follow-up EP (self) care, pt. 1 is set for release in early 2024. In line with the title, (self) care, pt. 1 is designed to encourage taking better care of oneself, and is a…

Today, SoCal music producer Fletcher Reed (aka Andrew Smith) announces his new EP Changemymind, set for release January 26, 2024 via Nettwerk.  Each of the six tracks include vocal features, a departure from previous projects of Reed’s such as Bedtime Covers (Aug 2022), Dream Better (Nov 2022) and hyper.reality (Dec 2022), which were strictly instrumental. Collaborators include UK vocalist/songwriter Bryonii, Berlin-based producer/vocalist CHUFI, and labelmate Portair, who Reed reunites with…

Today, LA-based producer/vocalist/pianist omniboi shares Panorama, his debut EP with Nettwerk. Spanning six tracks, Panorama metamorphosizes the idea of perspectives by exploring concepts like nostalgia, heartbreak, grief, and self-worth through the lens of different characters.  “We think of life experiences as kind of like squashed two-dimensional perspectives,” Omni explains, “and don’t really explore them too much until we ourselves have gone through them.”…

Nicotine Dolls make the kind of music you can’t hide from. The storytelling is front-and-center, beckoning your attention like a dusty old novel you can’t put down until the last page. After generating over 20 million total streams, consistently selling out shows, breaking into the Billboard charts, the NYC alt-pop/rock band tells their story on their…

Vocalist, songwriter, and producer Miya Folick gives fans a new take on three tracks from her critically acclaimed recent LP, ROACH. Roach (Live And Acoustic), out today, features an exhilarating and thunderous live take on “Cockroach,” a stripped-back twangy acoustic version of “Nothing To See,” and a hushed acoustic version of the alt-pop anthem, “Get Out Of My…

Today, Los Angeles duo Mannequin Online share their second EP, BOOM. The brainchild of married couple Zach DeGaetano and Bridget Boltz, the new EP was written and recorded in their home studio with influences ranging from artists like Phoenix to Sugar Ray and even K-pop and by old pulp magazines from the seventies and eighties. “We were listening to some our favorite bands from…

Today, Kacy Hill shares the new track “Frog Rinse,” another sonic revelation from the singer-songwriter on her journey of self-discovery and realization. “Frog Rinse” existentially laments over a blend of dreamy glitch-pop and contemporary folk, intertwining ethereal and acid-tinted vocals over galloping rhythm, soft guitar, and fluttering synth. Finding herself at an inflection point between the shimmer of…

Today, rising folk star Hazlett returns with new single “Stolen Seasons” alongside his new EP Goodbye to the Valley Low via Nettwerk. Following the release of his debut album, out earlier this year and fresh off the back of a hugely successful UK/EU tour with Wild Rivers and Josiah & The Bonnevilles, the Australian-born, Sweden-based Hazlett returns with Goodbye to the Valley Low – a stunning six-track EP…

Synth-pop visionary Geographer closes out the year by announcing two special record release headline shows to support his upcoming full-length album, A Mirror Brightly, out February 23, 2024. He will headline The Rickshaw in his former hometown of San Francisco on March 15th and then post-release, will celebrate at Lodge Room in Los Angeles on March 8th. Both shows are on-sale now. The headline shows follow a fall tour supporting…