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Today, Bay Area collective Moonalice shares the heartfelt folk-rock song “Walk With Me” from their forthcoming EP, Cool Cats. “Walk With Me” was composed by Roger McNamee as a tribute to Lester Chambers. Steeped in Lester’s philosophy of love, peace, and happiness, the song encourages the listener to “take a chance and walk with me, who knows what we will find. At least we’ll…

Today, Mississippi-based rapper-singer-producer Laeland announces his new EP MESSMORE, out via Nettwerk November 1. Building on the momentum of his 2023 album look at the mess we made, the MESSMORE EP further envelops the many types of “mess” that inform our lives, while making a sonic and spiritual return to his roots in R&B.  Since children, we’re taught all the variations of the…

Today, New Zealand-born, Los Angeles-based artist Alisa Xayalith prepares to unearth emotional depths with her new single “Roses.” This highly anticipated track, which marks her debut with Nettwerk, starts a new chapter in the solo career of The Naked and Famous frontwoman, offering a deeper dive into her cinematic, indie-electro-pop resonance. On “Roses,” Xayalith invites listeners to embrace the messy beauty of…

Vancouver-based neo-classical Taylor Swindells, the composer, producer, and film scorer behind the pseudonym Neighborhood Libraries, announces his new album, Departures, out October 4, with single “Keflavik.” This album, born from a transformative summer in the Netherlands, is set to captivate listeners with its lush, evocative soundscapes and deep emotional resonance.  “Last summer, my partner and I packed up…

The Collection shows raw vulnerability with their new album Little Deaths, which details the aches, joys and acceptance of deep personal growth that frontman David Wimbish experienced during his journey of sobriety. Listen HERE. “Our last record was triumphant. Little Deaths is about vulnerability,” reflects Wimbish. “I’d been isolated and drinking a lot, and I realized I’d lost any sense of…

After quietly captivating sold-out audiences across the globe, Victoria, B.C.-based duo Ocie Elliott are preparing for their most extensive and ambitious U.S. headline tour to date. The 37-city fall run starts on September 25 in Kelowna, B.C. and wraps December 1 in Nashville (all dates are below). Today, the pair (Jon Middleton and Sierra Lundy) return with a new single called “Adelina,” a…

Today, Minneapolis alternative artist Landon Conrath shares another taste of his forthcoming album Employee of the Year with a hard-hitting, power-pop song “Asleep at the Wheel.” Despite the song’s title, it’s anything but sleepy, translating the vibe of Landon’s high-energy live shows to tape with wall-of-sound guitars and a hooky chorus. Lyrically, Landon grapples with uncertainty and the feeling like things…

Today, Melbourne-based indie folk singer, songwriter and producer Hayden Calnin shares his new EP All Kinds of Light, a collection of eight tracks inspired by a trip to Colombia in 2023. On his travels, he ventured into the country’s vast mountains to study various light phenomena and record sounds as part of a documentary score, and in between travelling,…

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and producer Garrett Kato announces the release of his latest EP, ‘SURRENDER’ a collection of songs that explore the theme of acceptance and the human experience. Garrett Kato shares his thoughts on the creation of the Surrender EP: “I wrote these songs all together, and produced and mixed them in my home studio. Actually, across two studios because…

 IDER share their new single “You Don’t Know How to Drive”. It follows previously released “Unlearn,” and “Girl,” both outings marking a glossier and immersive new direction for the duo, with their dazzling, singular fusion of euphoric dance nuggets meets luscious pop arrangements on full display. The British duo, made up of Megan Markwick and…