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Visionary singer-songwriter-guitarist José González has announced today’s premiere of his first new song in more than five years. “El Invento” is available today via Mute at all DSPs and streaming services. “El Invento” – which follows the 2015 release of González’s acclaimed third solo album, VESTIGES & CLAWS – marks the Gothenburg, Sweden-based artist’s only publicly […]

2021 continues to throw many surprises our way and once in awhile they very inviting. Jazz saxophonist and living legend (although he would defer) Pharoah Sanders, 80, and electronic producer Floating Points (a.k.a. Sam Shepherd) have announced a new album, Promises, out March 26th via Luaka Bop. The album marks the first that Sanders has recorded in over a […]

Writing not just as spectators but as individuals living in the landscape of 21st Century Britain, Hallan are a Portsmouth-based four-piece with a tongue that won’t be bit. Taking observational influence from everyday culture and the British isle itself, the band creates material replete with honesty, humility, and integrity. Check out the electrified and boisterous […]

Jacklen Ro is best friends, Caelen Perkins and Jacqueline Giroux. Their smart, quirky indie-pop is hinged on chemistry that manifests itself in harmonies, humor, and a contagious sense of wonder. Check out the sunshiny new single “Hollywood (I’m Good)” (below) from recent Los Angeles transplants Jacklen Ro. A real-life sentiment turned song, this is a tune dedicated to the duo […]

Last fall on Dead Oceans, Kansas City-based musician Kevin Morby released his newest album Sundowner.  Last Saturday, he made his network television debut on CBS This Morning. Playing with Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield, they performed Sundowner’s “Campfire,” plus the title track as a web exclusive. Additionally, the duo presented “Lilacs” and “Fire” from Waxahatchee’s Saint Cloud. It was filmed at Los Angeles’ Bootleg Theater and features a […]

Celebrated Malian rock band Songhoy Blues made their debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s #PlayAtHome series with a performance of their song “Barre.” Filmed in Mali, the group sang in their native Songhai while the performance showcased Songhoy Blues’ distinctive sound that blends Malian cross-rhythms with Western rock influences and virtuosic guitar playing. View […]

Today marks the release of Crestone, the debut feature written and directed by Marnie Ellen Hertzler in partnership with Memory, and is out now on digital platforms. Hertzler enlisted the Animal Collective to compose the film’s score, a first for the band, which is also out digitally today. Crestone (Original Score) will also be available physically on April […]

Never a musician to waste any precious time, Alter Bridge and Slash and the Conspirators vocalist Myles Kennedy used the recent pandemic to finalize his sophomore solo album. During his time at home due to all touring being canceled, Myles created the framework for the song ideas that would make up The Ides Of March. He then called up […]

Formed in 2010, Creeptones have been playing, writing, and performing together for over ten years. Check out the chillwave vibey new single “Vacant Winds” from New Jersey-based Creeptones. Set to a synth saturated backdrop, heavy backbeat moves as the track becomes fused with organic instrumentation and steady vocal musing. Lead singer Carmine Stoppiello projects with emotional […]

Benedikt is a music collective from Oslo, Norway, formed and led by Hans Olav. Give a listen to their symphonic and beautiful new single “Head on a Spike.”With intimate and emotional vocal outpouring from Olav, the 9-piece indie-folk group creates a spherical instrumental landscape filled with fluttering strings and angelic harmonies. “Head on a Stick” […]

Pioneering music TV series Night Flight has launched a 24/7 TV channel dedicated to independent artists and labels on its popular streaming platform Night Flight Plus. The new channel coincides with the arrival of revered reissue label Dark Entries on the apps, who will join the current Night Flight label partners that include Sub Pop, […]

Adding to the legacy of one of the most influential rappers in music history, the Estate of Phife Dawg has announced the release of “Nutshell PART 2” (Ft. Busta Rhymes & Redman),  the first single from the legendary artist’s upcoming anxiously awaited second solo album. This single will be featured on the first posthumous album release from the […]

Nashville based Old Sea Brigade is back with a riveting and bewitching new single “Day By Day.” Built on annular guitar musing and a rich vocal presence, “Day By Day” blends folk noir feels with tasteful synth color and steady rhythmic movement. Ben Cramer has an uncomplicated way with hooky, intelligent lyrical design. Old Sea Brigade is […]

Airpark is a Nashville-based duo – made up of brothers Ben Ford and Michael Ford, Jr. People often think that they are twins, but they’re not; however, the archetypal mystic sibling connection is very much there. Check out the raw and commanding new single “Quiet Type”(below) from brother duo Airpark. Joined on the song by Natalie Carol AKA Valley Queen, […]

Narisa Khamvanthong (Nari) was born and raised in the Bay Area of California, and always enjoyed the music scene there but never thought she’d be getting into music herself. As she started getting more familiar with the bands and artists in her community, she finally decided to pick up the guitar and write her own songs. More […]

For 60 years, the legendary Impulse! Records has been home to the greatest jazz artists of all time, including John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Archie Shepp, Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Quincy Jones, and more. The orange-and-black imprint known as the House That Trane Built was a cultural beacon of progressivism, spiritualism, and activism throughout the 1960s […]

 Fifty years after the original performance, Neil Young announces Young Shakespeare, an as-yet unreleased 1971 live recording and concert film which contains the earliest known live performance footage of Young known to exist. The 1971 Stratford, CT show captures the artists stripped down to the bare essentials—acoustic guitar, piano, and harmonica. Available for pre-order today and out on […]

Andrew Shepard was looking for a fresh start. The Athens, Georgia-based guitarist and songwriter had been acting as the frontman for his previous band, Roadkill Ghost Choir, for eight years, playing every major festival, Late Night With David Letterman, and touring alongside Band of Horses. But Shepard was feeling constrained by the expectations placed on […]

Maja Lena is the solo moniker and Swedish nickname of new Glide favorite, Marianne Parrish. She recently brought us news of her debut album, The Keeper along with the release of her most recent single ‘Birch.’ Take a listen to the splendid and immersed new single, “Birch” (below) from Maja Lena. Once again we find our songstress singing with dazzling […]

Chick Corea– a legendary keyboardist who was a monster in the fusion realm and was a force of nature in all things jazz and improvisation died on February 9th at age 79 from cancer. Through his “Elektric”, fusion, trio, and combo albums Corea was extremely prolific. An electric keyboard pioneer alongside his acoustic piano accomplishments, […]