New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Kirby Grip has released their first single, "Nothing Day", since the release of their debut EP "American Cheese" last year. The single is accompanied by the Lejla Subasic created lyric video below.
This is the blend of ’90’s Alt rock and ’00’s Emo from Joseph Valdivia, Kevin Tiongson, Alex Kociper, and Ryan Nolen.
Joni Fatora, or simply, Joni offers us a world filled with luminescent memories that peek through a haze of upbeat indie folk in her new single “Orange.” Using elements of synth-pop and folk, Joni recalls her days living in New York City, or rather the feeling those days evoked, how the light of those times glows within her still. “Orange” is the perfect track for nostalgic nights and daydream-filled mornings: the subtle electric guitars, sustained synths, and dreamy vocals of Joni all move like waves to a rhythm sharp and penetrating. The dramatic shift in direction that “Orange” takes during its midsection is as memories that come to life: one day, we remember them one way, and the other another, but all the same, they remain beautiful. Stream Joni’s “Orange” below for something worth remembering. – René Cobar
8-bit crEEps have released a new single called "Close Your Eyes". The breezy, synthy, funky track feature vocals from Madeline Smith giving the track a whole new element for the band.
You can hear much more about this new single on the latest episode of the James VonOsdol podcast Car Con Carne.
Tiger Lili has released her debut single, "Lightning", via Mom + Pop. This is the latest project from Lili Trifilio of Beach Bunny. Trifilio plans to use this moniker to explore an array of sounds and styles and truly experiment with her art.
The single is accompanied by the Matt Gehl directed video below.
Johari Noelle has released a new single called "Time". The song was inspired by the this year and all of its challenges and was written in collaboration with composer Jeoffrey Arrington.
Noelle has this to say about "Time"; "My intention with this song is to inspire, to touch & heal hurting people, to remind them that there is hope and promise through these tough times. I believe we are strong and we will make it through.”
This is the first new music we have had from Noelle since the release of her debut EP, "Tycsol", last year.
Warm Human (aka Meredith Johnston) has released a new double single "Ring" b/w "(612)". This comes closely on the heels of her most recent album, The Bummer Album, which was just released back in July.
Johnston has two albums planned, Club Awful and Dark, from which these singles are taken, but it is unclear when and how they will be released.
Her last single came from The Bummer Album, and was the powerful "I Wanna B Domesticated". You can see the emotional video for that single below.
Now residing in Long Beach, California, Raye Zaragoza is spreading her sonic wings and taking flight. The new music video for her latest single “They Say” is a beautiful tribute to folk music’s power of unity that is evermore needed during these divisive times, and that through sharp harmonica leads and a rich vocal delivery is easy to understand. Zaragoza, Indigenous on her father’s side and a first-generation Japanese-American on her mother’s, rejects any type of segregation in music and pushes for an inclusive world via a song that embraces and rejects politics at the same time; the music can exist calmly in all hearts, inspiring reflection. The music video filmed with director Matthew Freiheit in Los Angeles on March 17 (a day after the city’s lockdowns took effect) is a walk through a cityscape bare of bodies but not of souls yearning for a better tomorrow. Stream the new music video for “They Say” below for something heartwarming and real. – René Cobar, photo by Caleb James
Booman Forever recently released a Cain Camacho directed video for his most recent single "Woods". The video finds Booman and friends in the woods and around the city enjoying the scenery, specifically the trees.
Mel Senese has released a video for her latest single "Hell No!". The single, Mel’s fourth, was released back in July, and video has a fun and feisty back to school/cheerleading theme.
Guardrail has released the latest single, "Till We’re Dead", from their forthcoming EP "Yikes" which is due out via Open Your Ears on September 25th.
The new single is accompanied by the Phil Goode directed video below.
Blame My Youth has released their debut single "Right Where You Belong" and announced that they have signed with Nashville’s Big Loud Rock. This is the new project from Chicago Native Sean Van Vleet (Empires, NVDES) and this new single was written and recorded exclusively for the soundtrack of the new Bill and Ted movie, Bill and Ted Face The Music.
Jennifer Pague has found a cozy home in L.A. for her synth-pop project Vita and the Woolf, her new album Anna Ohio chronicling just that mixture of emotions seemingly arising and consuming the city like pastel blue smog. Each track in the new record has a distinct character to it: where a song like “Paris” uses swelling synths and string instruments to dream up fantastic voyages, “Confetti” lets crisp-clean electric guitar leads accompany Pague’s on-target vocals for a song with hints of nostalgia and acceptance. Such emotions are followed up and further explored in fierce songs like “Home.” Strong beat-driven songs like “Feet” ooze Pague’s confidence as synth flourishes gush flowing colors from the track. You also get songs like “Auntie Anne’s Waitress,” which are light in theme but full and exquisite in composition. Anna Ohio is a story of new and old surroundings, big dreams, and a new rosy way to look at them both; stream “Home” below for a taste of the adventure and the memories. – René Cobar, photo by Erica Snyder
