Vancouver artist Frazey Ford is revered for her soulful voice, captivating live show, and immersive lyrical storytelling. Returning with her first new original music in five years, “The Kids Are Having None of It” arrives with a stunning video today. The new song is an urgent activism anthem – protest music at its core, with Frazey’s calm, confident warning compelled by a visceral, soulful bass guitar backbone: “Get out of the way / You’ve had your day / And it’s no longer how we gon’ play,” she sings. Co-produced by Frazey and John Raham (Dan Mangan, Stars, Jon Bryant, Joshua Hyslop), the video for “Kids” was directed by Brian Lye and Jen Weih, co-creators of Ford’s breakthrough video for Indian…
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Today, alt-rock trio The Man Who released the official video for “Natural Villain,” a track from their new EP, Bet On You. Shooting in black and white – and adding splashes of red – director ThatGoodGraphicTM (Lo Lo, Bülow) pays homage to film noir classics of yesteryear. As The Man Who ventures into the night, the band members find themselves in a high-stakes game of cards and fall victim to a shady character abetted by a femme fatale waitress. View “Natural Villain” HERE. The Toronto-based band has been supporting BANNERS on his North American tour. The second leg kicks off on November 28 at The Mansion in Kingston, ON. Tickets are on sale now at https://themanwhoband.com.…
The Midnight Hour is the acclaimed 10-piece ensemble lead by the pair behind the unforgettable score for the Netflix series Marvel’s Luke Cage–Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) and Adrian Younge. Today, they share the video for their latest single, “Harmony,” featuring vocals from frequent collaborator Loren Oden. Directed by Younge and filmed at his Linear Labs studio in Los Angeles’ Highland Park neighborhood, he notes “The video represents the spirit of The Midnight Hour: A visceral feeling of expression in those late night moments that is difficult to define, but impossible to deny.” Watch “Harmony” here The Los…
Chiiild has shared another tack off their forthcoming EP, the irresistible groove of “Darling.” The single was the closer on their recent tour alongside labelmates Emotional Oranges. With a chorus repeating “you are the best of me, darling,” they won over the crowd night after night. Of the song, Chiild says, “If you’ve ever been in love …” “Darling,” along with previously released “Back to Life” ft. Zimbabwean artist, songwriter, poet and activist Shungudzo and “Count Me Out,” is found on the Montreal band’s forthcoming Synthetic Soul EP, out in early 2020 via indie tastemaker collective Avant Garden (THEY., Emotional Oranges, Slenderbodies). Chiiild is a band…
Dubbed as a top six Christian hip hop rapper to know in 2019 by USA Today and the only female recognized in the category—Reach Records recording artist, Wande has had an explosive year! With her unique flow, infectious personality and strong work ethic; The Nigerian born and Texas raised lyricist wowed the team at Reach to become the first woman signed to the roster this past spring. Today, Wande is set to captivate audiences again with the release of her brand new double single,“No Limits”. Produced by Jesse Calentine, “No Limits” features back-to-back tracks: “No Cap” & “No Ceilings.” Diverse in delivery but aligned…