Since their 2007 inception the talented partnership of Zooey Deschanel and M.Ward have released six acclaimed albums as She & Him. A Very She & Him Christmas, the duo’s first collection of holiday music, was released in 2011 and quickly became a staple of the festive season. After two more lauded LPs, they released a second Yuletide collection, Christmas Party, in 2016. This year the duo will be embarking on a limited U.S. tour kicking off in Philadelphia on December 4th. Highlights include King’s Theatre in Brooklyn, The Anthem in Washington D.C. and two nights at the Theatre at the…
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Toronto’s Charlotte Day Wilson returns today with her first new music of 2019, the stirring and soulful single “Mountains.” Charlotte wrote and produced the track earlier this year at the inaugural adidas original: Songs From Scratch Creator Camp in Los Angeles, hosted by L.A.-based label Keep Cool & creative agency Yours Truly. The camp united a diverse group of artists, producers, songwriters, and musicians, resulting in Charlotte working on “Mountains” alongside a few significant collaborators—D’Mile provided additional production, Daniel Caesar contributed background vocals, and the song was co-written with the legendary Babyface. The single is being released independently on Charlotte’s own imprintStone Woman Music. “Mountains” will also appear…
“I keep thinking of this delicate moment directly after you’ve turned off an incandescent bulb,” songwriter/producer Daniel Loumpouridis explains, “there’s a dim light that is almost refusing to die. I wanted this project to feel like you’re sitting in a dark room, staring at the light bulb just after it’s gone out while the warmth is still holding your attention”. Through the warmth and darkness Loumpouridis has crafted a unique sonic palette of rich emotional depth with his first solo debut, Fall & Fixture, set for release on November 15, 2019. Today, he shares “Not December”, featuring and co-written by Freddy Kennett of Louis The…
Colombia-born, Los Angeles-based Loyal Lobos (aka singer-songwriter Andrea Silva) premiered her new single “Criminals” via The FADER. Silva says the track is “a love song to a friend. A platonic friendship with many undertones. It’s about danger, fun, love, sadness, and sisterhood. The complexities of a woman and a friendship between two. It is my song to Sam.” Listen to “Criminals”—which The FADER calls “a warm, dreamy song about platonic love… pensive and touching.” Loyal Lobos also today announced a handful of West Coast shows in September supporting Girl Ultra, including LA’s Regent Theater on September 17th. See below for a full itinerary of upcoming shows. LISTEN TO “CRIMINALS” STREAM “CRIMINALS” As Loyal Lobos,…
Vagabon (aka Lætitia Tamko) has released a Maegan Houang-directed video for “Water Me Down,” the latest from her self-titled sophomore album, due October 18 via Nonesuch Records. Vagabon is available for pre-order now, and Nonesuch Store pre-orders include an exclusive print autographed by Tamko. WATCH “WATER ME DOWN” Of the video, Tamko says “with the Water Me Down video, I knew I wanted to make a visual with striking vignettes, I wanted the colors to reflect those that illuminate my album cover, I worked with film again, as I have with all my videos so far, this time we went with 16mm. And I wanted to…