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Gia Margaret “Barely There”

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Gia Margaret releases her latest album, Mia Gargaret, via Orindal Records and Dalliance Recordings today, June 12th. This Margaret’s follow-up to her acclaimed 2018 album There’s Always a Glimmer.

The album’s latest single is the beautiful and haunting "Barely There" and is accompanied by the video below.

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The Devonns “Blood Red Blues”

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The Devonns recently released their debut full-length album via Record Kicks. The album features their latest single and powerful protest song "Blood Red Blues".

This is ’70’s soul and blues influenced sound of Mathew Ajjarapu (Keys & Vox), Khalyle Hagood (Bass), Khori Wilson (Percussion) and Ari Lindo (guitar).

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STNFXCE “STX//stns”

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STNFXCE (aka Kurt Shelby) recently released his debut EP "STX//stns". This is a raw, emotional blend on RnB and Hip Hop from Shelby who made is offical debut last year with single "What If".

Shelby is also a highly trained Jazz bassist, and that training shines through in his production style on this EP.

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Soul Honey Records “Ghosts in the Attic”

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Soul Honey Records have released the lead single, "Ghosts in the Attic", from their forthcoming EP "Soul Honey Family Barbeque" which is due out June 19th. This is the long evolving project centered around songs written by Andrew Christopoulos. The three songs on the EP were written by Andrew while in High School, but have grown and changed as he has collaborated with over 20 local artists over the last few years.

The EP features musicians from Pivot Gang, iFight Dragons, Retirement Party, Friday Pilots Club, Late Nite Laundry, Strange Foliage, Blue Dream, Bullfights on Acid, Sir Mango, ZooFunkYou, Othersides, The Violet Suns, and more. This would make you think it is wild and huge, but the resulting sound is beautiful, intimate, and dynamic.

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Retirement Party “Runaway Dog”

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Retirement Party recently released their latest album, Runaway Dog. This is the first new music from the trio of Avery Springer, James Ringness, and Eddy Rodriguez since their highly acclaimed 2018 album, Somewhat Literate.

The album feature’s the band’s two most recent singles, "Compensation" and "Runaway Dog", and both video’s are below.

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Sun Beard “Little Bird”

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Sun Beard has released the first single, "Little Bird", from their forthcoming EP, "Honey In Da Pine".

This is the Folk-based Psych Rock of Janis Wallin on bass (Family Groove Company), Scott Tipping on guitar (Backyard Tire Fire, Cornmeal), and Jonathan Reed on drums (Old Shoe), along with original founder Matt Robinson.

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Midnight Dice “Hypnotized”

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Midnight Dice have released their latest album, Hypnotized. The blistering five song collection is set to see physical release via Underground Power Records/Hoove Child Records this Fall but is currently on spotify and bandcamp.

This is the work of Patrick "Rusty" Glockle, Mandy Martillo, Steve "Lethal" Beaudette, and Jose Salazar.

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Ohmme “The Limit”

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Ohmme, Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham, has released the fourth single, "The Limit", from their new album, Fantasize Your Ghost, which is out thie Friday, June 5th, via Joyful Noise.

The new single is accompanied by the Hannah Welever directed video below.

Ohmme are talking part in the virtual Do Division Fest on June 26th with Wyatt Waddell, We Were Promised Jetpacks (solo), and Fran. They will also be touring the country this fall with Waxahatchee and this winter with V.V. Lightbody.

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Thomas Comerford “Our Valley” (Quarantine Version)

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Thomas Comerford has released a new single called "Our Valley". Comerford, who is currently mixing his fourth studio album, began writing this song while on a walk with his Dad in an area called the Valley, a stretch of parks, rivers and managed forests forming a necklace-shape in the Cleveland area. His parents would take this walk many times during their 50 years of marriage, but just taking the walk just six months after his month’s passing hit him in a whole new way.

As you can see in the video below the single was recorded remotely over zoom with his full band that had toured with him in support of 2018’s Blood Moon last summer. This band includes Ariel Bolles (voice), Dan Ingenthron (bass), Tom McGettrick (pedal steel), Kip Rainey (electric guitar), and Erik Sowa (drums).