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Single Premiere: Jacob Freeman “Mask Mirror”

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We are proud to be able to premiere the latest single, "Mask Mirror", from Jacob Freeman. This is the third single from Freeman’s forthcoming debut album, Is The Mirror, which will be released tomorrow (October 23rd).

Freeman shared the single’s origin with us and it came to him after a planned trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras with a newfound, semi-long distance romantic partner. Instead, they traded the trip for a more intimate celebration at home here in Chicago. Freeman’s partner gave him a silver Mardi Gras mask and a few days later as he was driving back to New York City for school, the reflection of the mask caught his eye in the rearview mirror and the song followed.

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Single Premiere: Red Spot Rhythm Section

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We are proud to be able to premiere the new single from Red Spot Rhythm Section, “Hard to Give Thanks" B/W "Foundation”. This is the folk and reggae fusion outlet of Joshua Siegal, and for this single he has enlisted the guest talents of Shane Jonas (Akasha, Lowdown Brass Band) on vocals, Mike Bruno (Spare Parts) on drums, and Michael Bizar (AJ Croce) on lead guitar.

This is Siegal’s first new single since 2018 and it was partially recorded remotely after their scheduled studio time was cancelled back in March.

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Abbi Rajasekhar “Seeing The Circle”

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Abbi Rajasekhar has released her second EP, "Seeing The Circle", of 2020. Back in July she had released her first EP, "Nienna", as a solo artist and first since in general since 2015. Where "Nienna" was a concept EP sung from the point of view from the character by the same name from the Tolkien book Silmarillion, this new EP is more personal, but also a touch lighter than its predecessor.

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Koalra “We Can Scream”

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Koalra has released the third single, "We Can Scream", from their forthcoming sophomore album, The Wakes, which is set to be released on November 6th. The album will be out less than a year after the release of their self-titled debut album which dropped back in December.

The album’s second single was called "Tell Me I’m Not" and was released back in August along side the trippy video below.

 

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Piece of Cake “Black Brain”

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Piece of Cake has released a new single called "Black Brain". The single is accompanied by the great Dan Procaccio directed video below.

This is the Indie Pop/Rock group fronted by the powerful vocals and presents of Brynn Bixby. This is the first new music from the group since the release of their self-titled debut album back in 2016.

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Motel Breakfast “Left on Deming”

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Motel Breakfast has released their latest EP, "Left on Deming", the follow-up to their self-titled debut album which was released back in February. The band, consisting of Conor Brennan, Drue Devente, Jimmy Drenovsky, Jesse Nasadowski, and Mick O’Donnell, has been slowly released tracks from the EP over the last couple months. The latest track to be released and be accompanied by a fun take on a lyrics video is called "Sandman".

 

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Boundary Waters “Atalanta”

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Boundary Waters has released their debut LP, Atalanta. The band, consisting of Clint Bergin (drums), Andy Brommel (vocals and guitar), Jon Monteverde (bass and vocals), and Tim Tsurutani (guitar and vocals), was formed a decade ago by Brommel and Monteverde and released their self-titled debut EP back in 2013.

The album’s lead single is a driving rocker called "Feral Kind" filled with soaring guitars and earnest lyrics.

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Young Man in a Hurry “Tired of the Telephone”

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Young Man in a Hurry has released a new single and accompanying video called "Tired of the Telephone". The single features the help of the duo Ohmme, and the video was clearly and wonderfully made during quarantine.

The band, fronted by Matt Baron, has been busy since bursting on to the scene with their debut single back in February. This is their fifth single, and first release since the their debut EP, "Heavenly Spring", back in May.

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Single Premiere: AJ Rosales “If Not Today”

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We are proud to be able to premiere the first single, "If Not Today", from the forthcoming album, Manifestations, from AJ Rosales.

This is the fifth studio album from Rosales, but first since 2007’s Ultramarine. This is Progressive Acoustic music approaching the line of Americana.

Manifestations is set to be released on November 27th.

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Joan of Arc “Something Kind”

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Joan of Arc has released a video for the latest single, "Something Kind", from their forthcoming album, Tim Melina Theo Bobby, which is due out December 4th Via Joyful Noise Recordings.

The band consisting of Melina Ausikaitis, Bobby Burg, Theo Katsaounis, and Tim Kinsella have announced that this will be the final Joan of Arc album capping of a legendary 25 year career.