Young Beat Maker Burbank (aka Daniel Burbank) released a new EP, “always”, today (6/1). Burbank’s beats are heavily jazz influenced, downtempo, and LoFi. He is involved with The Cozy Collective, Most Qualified Collective, and Chapel Hill’s Grape Records. "always" is strikingly beautiful album filled with chopped-up horns, heavy but relaxed beats, and an array found sounds.
NYC
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Amy León brings her individual poetic style to Baby’s All Right 06.05
NYC singer Amy León offers a unique and powerful blend of spoken word and soul, through a delivery that fuses singing and poetry. She tackles social inequality and celebrates blackness in her most poignant track, “Burning in Birmingham,” which starts as a soul ballad and turns to spoken word: “Didn’t I die for them? / Didn’t we do this already? / Who let Jim back in the White House?” Her voice is soothing, her lyrics stop-you-in-your-tracks striking, and her music builds to a point where it sounds as if it might burst. The way she reaches a chaotic, bustling climax in both “Burning in Birmingham” and “Child of the Sun” seems to express some sort of catharsis for León, a form of healing through art. Don’t miss the chance to see her unique style on June 5th at Baby’s All Right. -Lily Crandall
Philadelphia
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New Track: “Last I Heard” – Shinobi
“Last I Heard” is the standout track off Shinobi‘s new EP The World Is Mine. A mixture of riff and rhythm serve as the single’s fire-starter. Lyrically, the song appears directed at someone specific that fell off a personal grid or out of a social circle. Its snarly vocals capture a heady aggression, as electric guitars shred through its center with cantankerous fury. Lost connections can still sting.
Toronto
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Cherry Blaster – New Tune “Demo Reel” Soaked in Synth!
Cherry Blaster rolls on with a new tune just released titled “Demo Reel”. The track opens with deep synth and a carnival-like keyboard floating over top. There are some deeper thoughts in the lyrics though as she explains:
“I’ve never been particularly good at taking initiative in social situations, and this has often allowed me to retreat behind walls of self-protection. Demo Reel paints a picture of what I initially feel from this vantage point”.
See Cherry Blaster perform live on June 17th at Handlebar. – Kris Gies