Today, indie-pop darling Alice Gray is revealing her debut EP Paradise? The EP features 3 previously released tracks—“Take Me To The Water,” “Hell With You,” and “Indigo”—as well as two new songs, “Paradise” and “Stolen Gold.” Paradise? has an intoxicating raw energy, defined by atmospheric lo-fi beats and dreamy pop melodies; Alice’s effortlessly breathy cadence transports the listener into an ethereal daydream. Explaining the ? in the title of the EP, Alice writes that it stems from her obsession “with breaking down the facade of perfection and the desire to present an idealized version of ourselves to the world.” She continues in that “the common theme…
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Hip Hop artist S.O. releases his fifth album, “Augustine’s Legacy,” today Sept. 6 on Lamp Mode Recordings. The album features the thought-provoking lead up singles, the social media commentary “Goals” and controversial “White Jesus” that have sparked engaging online discussions and presented visual masterpieces. The response from media has been great with recent interviews with Rapzilla and podcasts Pass The Mic, Black Berea, Da Fixx Radio Show, among others. “Augustine’s Legacy” displays the talented Nigerian-born, UK-raised and San Antonio-based emcee’s varied artistic stylings. Afrobeat rhythms back “OPA!,” “Open Arms” and “Goals.” His Hip Hop chops shine on the title track…
Grammy Award®-winning singer-songwriter Alessia Cara releases new EP THIS SUMMER on the last night of the Shawn Mendes tour, via Def Jam Recordings. In celebration of THIS SUMMER, Twitter has launched a new Twitter emoji of a flower drawn by Alessia. Throughout the day fans will be able to ask Alessia various questions using#AskAlessia. At 4:30PM EST today, Alessia will choose the top ten questions to answer live on Twitter.In anticipation of the new EP, Alessia has released four tracks off THIS SUMMER. LISTEN TO THIS SUMMER THIS SUMMER follows her critically acclaimed sophomore album THE PAINS OF GROWING, released last year. Alessia will embark on her THE PAINS OF GROWING headlining tour this fall with…
Winnipeg octet The Mariachi Ghost has released their latest single “Susana” today, sharing a video directed by band leader Jorge Requena.The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore album, Puro Dolor, out Oct. 25 on Sugar Gator Records/Pipe & Hat, following lead single, “Cuerpo Mortal”, which garnered praise from NPR’s AltLatino, Billboard Latin and Popmatters. WATCH “SUSANA” Discussing the single and video, Requena stated, “True love is madness. Finding that perfect partner that exists as a mirror that makes you feel good but at the same time never good enough is a state of uncertainty that becomes the ultimate motivator. Attaining this love is the tallest mountain top and having that love taken…
Hot on the heels of their debut Good Morning America performance, SOFI TUKKER release their new single “Purple Hat” today. The single is exemplary of what made the world fall in love with the group, a joyous paean to communal dancing and letting your freak flag fly with a monster riff and playfully adventurous production. The song is featured on their forthcoming EP DANCING ON THE PEOPLE (Out Sept. 20th), and the EP’s title is pulled from the lyrics. The group says, “We wrote ‘Purple Hat’ the day after our first Animal Talk party. We started throwing these parties to bring back the wild and…