LETHAL AMOUNTS PRESENTS DESTROY BOYS LIVE ONLINE MARCH 27TH AT 7PM PST

LETHAL AMOUNTS PRESENTS DESTROY BOYS

 LIVE ONLINE MARCH 27TH AT 7PM PST

"Channeling the spirit of anarchic American garage rock and melodic sensibilities of classic Bay Area punk into short snarling songs, Sacramento’s Destroy Boys whip up noise that is truly timeless.”  - Rock Sound

“The band’s sardonic, biting tunes are a perfect blend of political subterfuge, headbang-able rhythms, and the overall catharsis of unrestrained self-expression. It’s scratchy punk that reminds listeners that it doesn’t really matter how technically sound you are, although Destroy Boys certainly have that covered as well, it’s about the passion, dammit.” - V13

“Destroy Boys have earned high-profile fans like Billie Joe Armstrong all before graduating from high school. - UPROXX

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Los Angeles art gallery, promoter and connoisseur of cool Lethal Amounts is excited to announce their debut concert film with Hopeless Records and  San Francisco Bay Area Destroy Boys taking place March 27th at 7pm PT.  Lethal Amounts founder Danny Fuentes has built a reputation as the torchbearer of the counterculture, celebrating the cultreshifters of the past while championing up and coming creatives. The gallery has become a living and breathing history lesson of Punk Rock with photo exhibits from Leee Black Childers, the official photographer of Andy Warhol’s Factory to legendary Los Angeles photographer Edward Colver, who is best known for capturing some of the most iconic images of the hardcore punk era in Los Angeles.  Destroy Boys Live will be Fuentes’ directorial debut. 

“For outsiders and outliers, Danny Fuentes’ gallery is a place to call home.”  

- The Los Angeles Times

Destroy Boys are a three-piece band founded by Violet Mayugba (guitar/vocals) and Alexia Roditis (vocals/guitar). Rounded out by drummer Narsai Malik they have been redefining West Coast punk, making waves from the California shoreline to the UK, sharing stages with up and coming bands like Mannequin Pussy as well as punk stalwarts such as Face To Face and Lagwagon. They’ve also racked up over 40 million streams, with the numbers ticking upward every day without fail. Their visceral personal tales of scene bullies, elitist cliques, betrayal, and unrequited love have won over the hearts and ears of eager listeners ranging from the fervent teens who pack out their shows to Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong (see his mention in the Rolling Stone cover story HERE via Instagram HERE).  

The band just released their searing new single “Muzzle,”  through their new label partner Hopeless Records,  that Alternative Press called “Ferocious”  and RockSound commented that with “less than a minute in length and packed tight with thrashing guitars and barked vocals, it's a kick to the temple that is simply impossible to ignore,”  The song has been added to the top punk and alternative rock playlists on streaming services all around the world, was added to SiriusXM’s Faction channel and has received early spins on numerous radio stations in Europe. 

“Destroy Boys aren't playing nice in "Muzzle," kicking ass and taking names in the high-energy new single about fighting back against the powers that be. Turn this one all the way up.” 

- Refinery 29

The single was just a taste of what’s come. The band has been working on a new album and after a 2020 that promised tours with Against Me! and Vundabar, as well as a slot on the Sad Summer Festival, the livestream offers up a front row treat for fans who haven’t seen the band live in a year, with incredible live performances of the new single “Muzzle,” fan favorites such as “Fences,” and “Duck Eat Duck World” that was featured in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2.  In addition to the performances the film gives a look into the recording process, and intimate interviews with the group on how they got their start playing shows and touring while they were in high school.

This is not the band's first foray into collaborating with Lethal Amounts.  Earlier this year Destroy Boys launched their second merch collaboration with Lethal Amounts (See HERE)  so working with Fuentes  on the livestream was a natural fit.   “Lethal Amounts was an absolute joy to work with,” says Roditis. “Danny has a wonderful creative vision and we loved collaborating with him on this project. He let us be free and be ourselves, while inputting his slick and unique twist on things.” 

“To me,  Destroy Boys have that feeling of timelessness, says Fuentes. “I've seen them live and I got chills up my spine watching a band I knew no songs to yet. They just took me to another place in my mind, probably to that place when music and concerts were so new and exciting as a kid. They have something eternal about them and I wanted to capture a bit of that essence in a film and not just another  “live-stream” in a pandemic kinda world. Their energy is intoxicating and their self awareness is inspiring. I felt it was important to not just see them perform but see them as artists in the process of creating as well as giving us a glimpse of their personal philosophies.”

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ABOUT LETHAL AMOUNTS 

Our humble beginnings start with a logo, our now infamous Lethal Amounts “LA Safety Pins”, helped launched the name and image of the brand. Lethal Amounts began as a clothing line predominantly focussing on graphic t-shirts being hand screen printed.  With their first brick and mortar store they launched the gallery that quickly bloomed into a haven for outsiders and confrontationists.  Lethal Amounts showcases the extremes of individuals who have moved culture forward, living on the edge outside of societal norms and challenging traditional views on sexuality.  Rock ’n Roll of the past that has crossed over into pop culture fanaticism, street culture influences and cult hero worship. Artist’s who have shown in the gallery include Leee Black Childers (the house photographer for Andy Warhol’s Factory), famed punk rock photographer Edward Colver, Nick Zinner from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Al Jourgensen, Psychic TV and more. Additional highlights include the Nick Cave Smoking exhibit, Spiritual Cramp : Christian Death exhibit and documentary launch, Shawn M. Crahan (of Slipknot’s) His Whores exhibit, an Anton LaVey event featuring an exhibit of photography and ephemera from the colorful, and notorious cultural icon, Goodbye Pogo: The Art of John Wayne Gacy and Once Upon a Time in 69' : The Life of Charles Manson.

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THOMAS DAMBO THE WORLD’S MOST PROMINENT RECYCLE ARTIST SHARES HIS NATIONWIDE GIANT TROLL ART EXHIBITION AND TREASURE HUNT

THOMAS DAMBO THE WORLD’S MOST PROMINENT  RECYCLE ARTIST SHARES HIS

NATIONWIDE  GIANT TROLL  ART EXHIBITION AND TREASURE  HUNT 

“GIANT TROLL FOLK FEST”

BRINGING JOY TO MILLIONS

WATCH THE VIDEO : HERE 

Artist and climate activist Thomas Dambo who also carries the title of the world's most prominent "recycle artist" took on his most ambitious project to date during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Last year (2020) was slated to be the biggest of Dambo’s career.  There 25 sculptures planned in 8 different countries including installations at the Olympics, Burning Man Festival, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, every single one of which was canceled within a span of a few weeks. In March of 2020 Dambo and his team traveled home to Copenhagen from San Juan, Puerto Rico leaving behind a half-finished sculpture. The shutdown triggered an immense amount of panic in Dambo over the possibility of having to let go of his team, losing his warehouse, and the entire business drove him into a deep depression. After the initial shock wore off and the reality of COVID-19 grounding most of the world for what would be an unknown amount of time sunk in, Dambo did what he does best,  and started developing ideas for sculptures to serve his home country of Denmark. If people couldn’t travel or go on vacation then he would do something to bring that sense of joy and excitement to them. The result was the nationwide exhibition was named "Den kæmpestore troldefolkefest!" which roughly translates into "The Giant Troll-Folk-Fest," a story about humans and nature coming together told through 10 sculptures built throughout his home country of Denmark. Having zero budget for the project Dambo reached out on his social media asking if anyone was willing to give a hand - and over the course of the ten sculptures around 1000 volunteers laid hand on the sculptures. “I just went from having so many projects, to having no projects at all,” Dambo told BlackBook Magazine. “Covid wiped my calendar clean. So the project was a way of putting my mind away from that loss, but also of directing that energy towards something positive. I think we had a thousand people come out and help scavenge wood, take pallets apart…and make sandwiches. It was really a community project, and we adhered to Covid protocol of course.”

The location of each sculpture was kept secret. Dambo created a webpage www.trollmap.com with all green crosses on the locations for clues, a Treasure Hunt for the sculptures, enabling seekers to find each of the giant trolls hidden throughout the country. Each piece can be reached by foot or bike rides. The trolls have been visited by hundreds of thousands of people and what started out being a project for Dambo to lift his spirits, turned into something positive and uplifting for the entire country, and those around the world who followed the project online. 

Dambo is best known for his giant troll sculptures (5-15 meters) all made out of reclaimed materials.  For Dambo each sculpture is an opportunity to educate visitors on a problem that exists in the world, explaining complex problems with an element of fun through folklore. Dambo spends almost as much crafting these stories as he does the sculptures, all of which explore our relationship with the planet. His work has taken him all over the world to build over 76 trolls, attracting millions of visitors, and garnering international media attention (BBC, National Geographic, VICE, Colossal, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Creative Boom).  “I want to take trash and turn it into something that will open people’s eyes and minds,” Dambo told National Geographic. “We shouldn’t throw the world out—then we’ll have a world with no mountains, no woods.”

Not only have these exhibits been a source of joy and brief escape during the shutdown due to COVID-19 in his own country but all over the world, including here in the U.S. Last month the Chicago Tribune wrote a piece on a "Save the Trolls" petition (via Change.org) that was started by Chicago resident Delilah Durbin to save an exhibit of 6 sculptures at the Morton Arboretum that were built in 2018 and were scheduled to be removed on January 31 of this year.  Durbin told the Tribune that “To end their life like this by just removing them doesn’t complete the story for me. I feel they have more life to live." Dambo's Giant Troll exhibit yielded the park's highest attendance in its 97-year history (1.26 Million) the year it opened in 2018. Dambo is flattered by the effort to save his exhibit and as a recycle artist does not want to see any of his work end up in the trash, especially since each sculpture was made from trash and recycled materials,  but there was no agreement in place as to what happens to the trolls post exhibit, so the fate of these pieces it up to the park. 

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TREASURED CANADIAN MUSICIAN ALAN DOYLE ANNOUNCES NEW EP BACK TO THE HARBOUR OUT MAY 21 COVER OF CLASSIC SHANTY "LEAVE HER JOHNNY" OUT TODAY

TREASURED CANADIAN MUSICIAN ALAN DOYLE ANNOUNCES NEW EP BACK TO THE HARBOUR OUT MAY 21

COVER OF CLASSIC SHANTY "LEAVE HER JOHNNY" OUT TODAY

Photo Credit: Dave Howell

"LEAVE HER JOHNNY" – WATCH | LISTEN

 Alan Doyle, Canadian national treasure and unofficial ambassador of Newfoundland's rich musical traditions, will release a new EP, Back to the Harbour - a collection of songs to celebrate his love of folk music – on May 21. The album was produced by Joel Plaskett at The New Scotland Yard in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Featured alongside Doyle on the album are Kendel Carson and Cory Tetford from his touring band, along with Plaskett himself.

Back to the Harbour features three original songs plus unique spins on three classics: "Back Home on the Island" by one of Newfoundland's most popular musical groups Wonderful Grand Band; "Let It Be Me" popularized by legendary duo The Everly Brothers; and the first single, the shanty "Leave Her Johnny."

"Leave Her Johnny" is available at all digital streaming services and retailers today.

"This shanty of a ship’s last day is one of the dozen or more songs I don't remember learning," Alan says of "Leave Her Johnny." "I realize this may seem odd to some, as in most parts of the world people have one or two songs they don't remember learning, like Happy Birthday or Silent Night. But in Newfoundland we have so many songs that are just part of our language. I doubt many from around here could tell you when they learned I'se The B'y or Lukey’s Boat. We just know them."

Back to the Harbour follows Rough Side Out, Doyle's chart-topping country album released last February, and Songs from Home, a collection of music from Doyle and an all-star lineup of Newfoundland artists, which was released in November. Doyle – the songwriter, producer, actor and author – is a 12-time JUNO Award nominee for his solo material and work with his iconic band Great Big Sea. In 2018, he was awarded the Order of Canada for his contributions to the musical traditions of Newfoundland and for his commitment to numerous charitable initiatives. His most recent book, All Together Now: A Newfoundlander's Light Tales for Heavy Times, was released in November 2020 and quickly became a national bestseller.

ALAN DOYLE

 “LEAVE HER JOHNNY” | WATCH | LISTEN

ALBUM: BACK TO THE HARBOUR OUT MAY 21, 2021

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MELISSA CARPER PREMIERES NEW SINGLE “BACK WHEN (ft. SIERRA FERRELL)” VIA WIDE OPEN COUNTRY NEW LP DADDY’S COUNTRY GOLD OUT ON MARCH 19

  MELISSA CARPER PREMIERES NEW SINGLE  

“BACK WHEN (ft. SIERRA FERRELL)” VIA WIDE OPEN COUNTRY   

NEW LP DADDY’S COUNTRY GOLD OUT ON MARCH 19 

Yearning, stone cold country - Wide Open Country 

Singer-bassist Melissa Carper sounds like a voice from a bygone era...Evoking the cool, smoky croon of a lounge singer, Carper gives some winking commentary about having a good time. - Rolling Stone Country 

Daddy’s County Gold stays light on its feet, and Carper sings with ease...Carper is a first-rate songwriter, as her new music demonstrates.”- Nashville Scene 

A new batch of songs from Melissa Carper is something to smile and rub your hands together about like waiting for permission to cut into an apple pie. - Saving Country Music  

Captivating and authentic vintage country - Glide Magazine  

As a dish cooked up with the spice of many talented hands, there rightfully should be a line out the door to sample this new album by Melissa Carper…it’ll meet all your expectations for a classic country music with a dose of carefree humor.  -  Americana Highways  

Melissa Carper is a talented singer-songwriter and upright bass player who is worth our intention - Americana-UK  

There’s something so absolutely refreshing about straightforward, old-fashioned playing. An homage at points, but very much of Carper’s sound…the right amount of rascally sweetness of a country night out. - Country Queer  

Photo: Aisha Golliher

LISTEN: “BACK WHEN”   

Singer/songwriter and upright bassist Melissa Carper has unveiled her newest single “Back When (ft. Sierra Ferrell),” a track from her forthcoming album Daddy’s Country Gold, set for release on March 19th. "A lot of my songs are based on my real life experiences and with 'Back When' every single word of that was lived and true," Carper told Wide Open Country in the song’s premiere. "I started writing it a bit after a breakup while longing for the relationship I once had with someone--that is, the beginning of the relationship when we were in love and everything was wonderful.  It was written with a hopeful desire that things could be as they once were, and though that never happened, I feel like this song does have that hopeful air that maybe 'back when' could happen again, for any relationship that has lost that spark.” “Back When” follows singles “I Almost Forgot About You” and “Makin’ Memories.”  

WATCH // LISTEN: “I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT YOU”  

 WATCH // LISTEN: “MAKIN’ MEMORIES” 

Carper’s refreshingly unique style calls to mind greats like Kitty Wells, Billie Holiday, and Loretta Lynn, beautifully conveyed in the grooves of the album’s 12 sparkling gems. Carper enlisted fellow bassist Dennis Crouch (The Time Jumpers) and producer/engineer Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Margo Price) to co-produce the album and bring her dream to life. Recorded live to tape at Tokic’s analog studio wonderland The Bomb Shelter in Nashville, the album features Crouch (bass), Chris Scruggs (guitar, steel guitar), Jeff Taylor (piano, organ, accordion), Matty Meyer (drums, percussion), Billy Contreras (fiddle), with guest appearances from Brennen Leigh, Sierra Ferrell, and legendary pedal steel maestro Lloyd Green. 

As a child, Carper, who acquired the nickname “Daddy” years ago from her bandmates for always knowing how to “take care of ‘bidness’,” would lay her head underneath the family record player as she listened to Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, and other greats from her parents’ collection. After a childhood spent in her family’s country band, Carper attended the University of Nebraska on a music scholarship, spending much of her time in the library devouring every Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole album she could find. Around this time, Carper’s father gifted her a full collection of Jimmie Rodgers’ recordings, which was a pivotal moment in finding her unique style of songcraft.  

The wayfaring Carper soon found herself in the historic town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where she saw street performers for the first time. Busking seemed a very free and appealing endeavor, so Carper diligently learned all the old country songs she loved as a child. She soon relocated to music hubs like New Orleans, New York City, Austin, and eventually Nashville, oftentimes busking to make ends meet until gigs would come along. On the way, she founded award-winning bands like power trio The Carper Family, playing festivals and gigs across the globe, and on shows like “A Prairie Home Companion.” Carper also holds a spot in award-winning Arkansas foursome Sad Daddy, and founded roots duo Buffalo Gals with Sad Daddy bandmate and girlfriend Rebecca Patek.   

Her forthcoming solo record Daddy’s Country Gold is just that - 12 glittering Carper originals of the country, western swing, and jazz variety. From the first notes of album opener “Makin’ Memories,” to the whimsical “Would You Like To Get Some Goats,” and the heart-wrenching tenderness of album closer “The Stars Are Aligned,” this lifetime of work, experience, and wanderlust culminates in a beautiful portrait of heartfelt music, written by a road-lovin’ gal who has lived these songs and spent her life playing music for folks that still love the real thing. 

Be sure to catch Melissa Carper perform live on Facebook every Monday night at 6:00 pm CST, which is streamed HERE. 

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AWARD-WINNING FILM ELECTRIC JESUS SOUNDTRACK OUT TODAY ON JOYFUL NOISE RECORDINGS

AWARD-WINNING FILM ELECTRIC JESUS SOUNDTRACK

OUT TODAY ON JOYFUL NOISE RECORDINGS

VIDEO FOR SINGLE "COMMANDO FOR CHRIST" HERE

VIDEO FOR SINGLE "GIRL (I LOVE JESUS TOO)" HERE

VIDEO FOR SINGLE "BARABBAS" HERE

While coming-of-age music-comedy Electric Jesus continues to charm audiences and critics at film festivals across the country, the soundtrack, Electric Jesus (Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture) is released digitally on Joyful Noise Recordings today.

Pre-orders for the physical product (vinyl packages) are available online at Joyful Noise Recordings.

Electric Jesus was written and directed by Chris White and features Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club), Brian Baumgartner (The Office), new/emerging stars Wyatt Lenhart (singer/guitarist), Will Oliver (lead guitar), Gunner Willis (bass) and Caleb Hoffmann (drums) as the fictional band 316, Andrew Eakle (sound man) and Shannon Hutchinson (the preacher's daughter).

Any decent fictional rock biopic requires a convincing soundtrack, and Electric Jesus' director Chris White found the perfect collaborator in Daniel Smith. Smith is a prolific figure in indie rock, having worked under the “Danielson” moniker (and Danielson Famile / Brother Danielson variations,) over the past two decades. He is also an accomplished producer, having helmed Sufjan Stevens’ acclaimed Seven Swans album among many other projects. Smith is known for his highly unique vocal style, characterized by the frequent use of a screeching falsetto. Serendipitously, this sound overlaps perfectly with the screaming falsetto vocals of hair metal.

“In my humble opinion, Smith nails it.” – Columbus Alive 

“Smith, an indie iconoclast whose music has always been informed by Christian faith, reportedly modeled the Electric Jesus music on the likes of Ratt, Poison, Twisted Sister, and Mötley Crüe — and presumably Stryper... Check out the trailer and those three [singles] 316 bangers…” – Stereogum 

“This isn’t an actual ‘80s hair metal band but ‘Commando for Christ’ certainly sounds a lot like Stryper…” – Brooklyn Vegan

In addition to the music of 316, the Electric Jesus soundtrack features four new Danielson songs (including the fantastic sunshine pop of the Beach Boys-influenced "You Can Fly"), plus a track from Steve Taylor & the Danielson Foil, and an instrumental score by Smith's "Familyre Friends." The soundtrack also contains music Smith composed for 316's black metal rivals Satan's Clutch and Bloody Mass.

 But it's the music of 316 that forms the centerpiece of this 21-track release. All of 316's songs are expertly voiced by actor Wyatt Lenhart, also the onscreen front-man of 316. The instrumentation for 316 is provided by guitarist John Montgomery, bassist John Mark Painter, and drummer Patrick Berkery. This ensemble's chemistry is evident on the album's lead single, 316's hilariously bombastic "Commando For Christ" — one of the most brilliant send-ups of metal music since This Is Spinal Tap. The song's ridiculous chorus will likely be stuck in your head for the next few days. "Let's all go commando for Christ!"  

"Electric Jesus doesn't want to save you. But it does want to prove that Christian rock can have a soul." – Document Journal 

"Take a screenwriter who is also a music fan and bring him together with a songwriter who's a movie fan and you have the main ingredients necessary to create the soundtrack for Electric Jesus…" – American Songwriter

 "White understands that the best way to bring religious and non-religious people on the same plane is through music, and he gives Daniel Smith free rein to create some head-banging numbers. Since all of the song sequences are shot, edited, acted, and sung to perfection, you cannot help but enjoy it. That's religious propaganda done well and despite being an atheist, I respect that." – Mashable 

"One of the best' band' movies I've ever seen—one, because the film is a bit of a love letter to Stryper and the whole 80's Christian rock scene, but also because it shows Christian characters in a way that doesn't hate on them OR turn them into fanatical, Jesus superheroes. It's just real, honest, true." – Michael Sweet (of Stryper)

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IMOGEN CLARK RELEASES “RAW AND PERSONAL” (-THE MUSIC) SINGLE “NEVER THIS TIME” TODAY BASTARDS EP, OUT 21 MAY PRE-ORDER NOW

IMOGEN CLARK RELEASES “RAW AND PERSONAL” (-THE MUSIC) SINGLE “NEVER THIS TIME” TODAY
BASTARDS EP, OUT 21 MAY

PRE-ORDER NOW

Photo Credit: Lori Lusk

‘NEVER THIS TIME’ – WATCH | LISTEN

Following the anticipated release of Imogen Clark’s latest single last month, the enthralling “Forget About London”, comes the “raw and personal” (-The Music) new track “Never This Time.”

Penned with Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes) and Rilo Kiley’s Jason Boesel, who also plays drums on the track, ‘Never This Time’ is the second single to be lifted from Clark’s forthcoming BASTARDS EP, announced today and due for release on Friday 21 May (MGM/Potts Entertainment).

It’s a stunning four minutes of honest guitar-driven indie-rock, showcasing Imogen’s raw vocal as she reflects on the deeply personal.

“Two things run in my family – anxiety and alcoholism. I’ve struggled with the former as long as I can remember, and I’ve seen the latter ruin so many people in my life.

“The heartbreaking thing about alcoholism is how it twists people you love, turns them into strangers. This song is about something I’ve learned the hard way – you can give people chance after chance, let them make promises to you and break them, but in the end, if they don’t want to change, there’s nothing you can do, and have to cut the cord before they drag you down with them.

“I had to tap into something so raw to write this song, and I think you can hear that in the finished track.”

PRAISE FOR IMOGEN CLARK… 

“… the song hits all the right pop heights as Clark soars above the instrumental on the anthemic chorus… ascends to dizzying pop rock brilliance.” – Under The Radar 

“Clark has a distinct and fascinating voice, slivers of smoky emotion breaking through the soft, easy-going surface… a decidedly modern indie-pop sound.” – Analogue Trash 

“… poignant narrative and stellar musicianship.” – Beat Magazine

ABOUT IMOGEN CLARK

Imogen Clark is an Australian singer-songwriter, hailing from the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, whose music ranges from arena-ready rock anthems to raw confessional indie pop.

Since 2016, the 25 year-old has released two studio albums and one EP – 2020’s The Making Of Me – and featured on a number of compilation albums.

Cutting her teeth playing in local pubs in the Blue Mountains during her teen years before taking the stage with artists like Shania Twain, Ian Moss and Willie Watson, Imogen has worked relentlessly over the past decade building up her musical chops. She has worked with Mark Lizotte (Diesel), Kasey Chambers and Jim Lauderdale and cites Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello and the Attractions) amongst her collaborators.

Released in August of last year, Imogen Clark’s The Making Of Me EP garnered widespread acclaim both in Australia and North America. Praised for its raw honesty by fans and critics, the six-track offering showcased Imogen’s powerful vocal and reflective lyrics.

Recorded in LA with producer Mike Bloom (Julian Casablancas, Jenny Lewis) at the helm, The Making Of Me features a star-studded line-up with players from some of the world’s greatest rock bands – from Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) on keyboard, to Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello and the Attractions) on drums. Local artists Alex Lahey, Clare Bowen, Emma Swift, Anita Lester and more can be found across EP singles ‘Found Me’, ‘My Own Worst Enemy’, ‘The Making Of Me’, and ‘Paper Boat’.

 “NEVER THIS TIME” | WATCH | LISTEN

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RYANHOOD PREMIERES NEW TRACK “APPY RETURNS” VIA THE BLUEGRASS SITUATION

RYANHOOD PREMIERES NEW TRACK 

“APPY RETURNS” VIA THE BLUEGRASS SITUATION 

  NEW LP UNDER THE LEAVES OUT ON APRIL 16TH 

 Intricate and challenging, Ryan’s acoustic guitarwork creates a steady and solid foundation for Cameron’s lyrics to shine - American Songwriter 

Photo: Ehab Tamimi

LISTEN: “APPY RETURNS”   

Award-winning, Tucson, Arizona-based acoustic duo Ryanhood has unveiled their fiery new single, “Appy Returns,” the second from their forthcoming album, Under The Leaves, set for release on April 16th. “Appy Returns” showcases the pair's serious chops as they set their strings ablaze, paying tribute to the music cultivated in the Appalachian Mountains—with their own Arizona-style, heat-infused spin.  

While most of their repertoire is vocal-led, co-founder Ryan David Green says he was inspired by the fretwork of electric guitar-slingers like Joe Satriani and acoustic legends like Béla Fleck. “I love instrumental music,” Green told The Bluegrass Situation. “I came up with the main theme for this one in a green room, just before a show back in 2016. I continued to tinker with it for years until I realized the main motif had some similarities to another instrumental of ours, ‘Appy Jam,’ which is a staple of our live set. I decided to lean into this resemblance and make it a full-blown sequel, referencing some of the rhythmic motifs and phrasings from the original, but taking the listener on a whole new journey.” 

“Appy Returns” follows the release of lead single “The Fight.” “‘The Fight’ and its intellectualism is a strange though perfectly complementary companion to its mainstream indiepop sensibility,” said American Songwriter of the song. “While the rhythm clutches the primal hunger for melodicism, the subject matter challenges you to reach in deep and ponder what it takes to achieve peace, eventually encircling the truth that change can only come from within.”  

LISTEN // WATCH: “THE FIGHT”  

Named ‘Best Group/Duo’ in the 2014 International Acoustic Music Awards, Ryanhood got their first break more than a decade ago as street-performers at Boston’s Quincy Market. They’ve since gone on to perform more than a thousand shows in 45 U.S. states over the past decade, and have shared stages with Jason Mraz, Matt Nathanson, Train, and many more.  

Their latest album, Under the Leaves, sees the lead guitarist Green stepping into the role of sole producer, weaving a tapestry of lush strings and rich harmonies. The album, like their shows, is driven by strong acoustic guitar performances and is at turns energetic, hopeful, and quietly moving—a musical invitation to breathe, and to soak in a river of melodies and harmonic hooks.  

Hood, the band’s primary lyricist, has waded into those musical rivers with dream-like verses about seeds and forests, breath and wind, and the cycles and seasons that frame our lives. Throughout the album’s songs, a question is asked: How do we create meaningful and lasting change in a world filled with division and turmoil? The offer on Under the Leaves is to slow down and face the one thing we have the power to change - ourselves - as the duo sings on the album’s second track, “the only revolution is the one within.”  

Under The Leaves will be available digitally, as well as on vinyl and CD. The band has also written a companion book, featuring essays and stories behind the songs, expanded artwork, and photography that is also available for purchase. Click HERE to order. 

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ETHAN GOLD PAYS HOMAGE TO LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK ON TWO SINGLES “ALEXANDRIA & ME” AND “IN NEW YORK” OUT TODAY NEW ALBUM EARTH CITY 1: THE LONGING OUT ON 5/14/21

ETHAN GOLD PAYS HOMAGE TO LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK ON TWO SINGLES “ALEXANDRIA & ME”

AND “IN NEW YORK” OUT TODAY

NEW ALBUM EARTH CITY 1: THE LONGING OUT ON 5/14/21

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles-based artist/producer/composer Ethan Gold released two singles today, “Alexandria & Me” and “In New York,” a yin/yang much like the cities they represent. The A-side “Alexandria & Me” is a 90s-inspired guitar driven ode to the City of Angels, while the aptly titled “In New York” is a Sinatra/Waits-ish piano ballad about the Big Apple. 

“Alexandria & Me” is about the thrill of chasing ghosts of pre-gentrification downtown L.A. through a haunted hotel while hearing echoes of ancient Egypt. “Set in a decaying old Los Angeles hotel, this song comes from the exhilaration and terror of disturbing the dead layers of the past,” explains Ethan. “That longing in us to find magic in a city, and the longing of its ghosts calling back to us.”

“In New York” reaches out with romance and nostalgia to a vanished lover or the splendour and struggle of life in New York City itself, “a late-night ode to love in the great city, in the quiet of winter and in the heat of summer.”

The songs will be included on Earth City 1: The Longing (out May 14, 2021), the first in a trilogy of a multipart album about the loneliness of cities, our search for connection with others, and ultimately with the degraded natural world.

The idea for the trilogy came to Ethan after a life changing experience. While working on a film score in New York, Ethan suffered a head injury in a freak accident. Following the accident, Ethan lost his ability to speak and do complex tasks like sound engineering – all of which he had to relearn. Last year, he spoke about the experience with GQ Magazine (South Africa) for an article about the power of meditation and mindfulness that has guided him through his recovery and to today.

ABOUT ETHAN GOLD: Ethan Gold first stepped into public consciousness when he produced and arranged Elvis Perkins’ blog-hyped stunner Ash Wednesday. While moonlighting as bass player and resident musician in his brother Ari’s celebrity-driven folk party band the Honey Brothers, with Entourage star Adrian Grenier on drums, and also scoring his twin’s debut film Adventures of Power, Ethan continued honing his intensely sensitive music, eventually self-releasing his debut art rock album Songs From A Toxic Apartment to underground acclaim (“Emotions delivered with an unfiltered, glaring legibility”- Pitchfork). He then began rolling out a series of videos from the album showcasing his visceral approach, which eventually led him to side work as a video director. Other recent film scores include “The Song of Sway Lake” and 2019s “Don’t Let Go”.

Single “Alexandria & Me” OUT NOW

Single “In New York” OUT NOW

Earth City 1: The Longing COMING 5/14/21

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DESTROY BOYS RELEASE THEIR SNARLING NEW SINGLE “MUZZLE” AN ANTHEM FOR THE UNSEEN + ANNOUNCE SIGNING TO HOPELESS RECORDS

DESTROY BOYS  RELEASE THEIR SNARLING 

NEW SINGLE “MUZZLE” AN ANTHEM FOR THE UNSEEN + 

ANNOUNCE SIGNING TO HOPELESS RECORDS

"Channeling the spirit of anarchic American garage rock and melodic sensibilities of classic Bay Area punk into short snarling songs, Sacramento’s Destroy Boys whip up noise that is truly timeless.” - Rock Sound

“The band’s sardonic, biting tunes are a perfect blend of political subterfuge, headbang-able rhythms, and the overall catharsis of unrestrained self-expression. It’s scratchy punk that reminds listeners that it doesn’t really matter how technically sound you are, although Destroy Boys certainly have that covered as well, it’s about the passion, dammit.” - V13

“Destroy Boys have earned high-profile fans like Billie Joe Armstrong all before graduating from high school.” - UPROXX

“If Destroy Boys are showing us a current direction punk is going in, maybe we should let them lead us there.”  - If it’s Too Loud

LISTEN TO “MUZZLE”: HERE

The San Francisco Bay Area’s Destroy Boys are excited to announce the release of their hard-hitting compact new single “Muzzle,” out today through their new label partner Hopeless Records.

Destroy Boys are a three-piece band founded by Violet Mayugba (guitar/vocals) and Alexia Roditis (vocals/guitar). Rounded out by drummer Narsai Malik they have been redefining West Coast punk, making waves from the California shoreline to the UK, sharing stages with up and coming bands like Mannequin Pussy as well as punk stalwarts such as Face To Face and Lagwagon. They’ve also racked up over 40 million streams, with the numbers ticking upward every day without fail. Their visceral personal tales of scene bullies, elitist cliques, betrayal, and unrequited love have won over the hearts and ears of eager listeners ranging from the fervent teens who pack out their shows to Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong (see his mention in the Rolling Stone cover story HERE via Instagram HERE).  

“Led by singer Alexia Roditis’ sarcastic and wistful singing and Vi Mayugba’s shredding guitar, held down by Narsai Malik on drums, they pay homage to and represent an evolution of all things classically punk, making music that is a searing reminder of how recklessly expressive punk rock was designed to be.”  - Culture Collide

Having gotten their start playing shows and touring while they were in high school, they’ve seen and dealt with the same issues many teenagers face in a world run by adults: Being talked down to, brushed off, ignored, taken for granted, pre-judged - if they are even seen at all.  These experiences channel directly into their music and that authenticity is one of the main reasons for their rapid rise. Now in their early 20’s, their experiences are no less fraught with similar hurdles. The new single “Muzzle,” is a blistering track exploding with aggression and energy, produced by Martin Cooke (Death Cab For Cutie, Of Monsters And Men, and producer of Destroy Boys last LP Make Room). The song tackles feelings of being seen as disposable and subhuman, feeling out of control and taking your power back. It's an anthem for the unseen, written by Mayugba, and inspired by a toxic relationship where she was mistreated by a man she was in a relationship with. With “Muzzle” Mayugba also takes her first role as lead vocalist, seething out the lyrics  "You don’t know me / You don’t see me / You think I’m trash and you think I’m mean / I am not your fucking mannequin / Clothes pin call up your weekend sin / I am not your Polly Pocket girl /Chucking me in your donate bin."

The band is thrilled that “Muzzle” is their first release with Hopeless, a label whose diversity and particularly the number of women on staff, is something that really appealed to them.  “It’s important to have women, and queer people, people of color, and differently-abled people in all aspects of the music industry, to have that support. Now we’re able to have more of a say in who we work with, and when you have that kind of control, you should do good with it,” says Roditis.  “We’re really excited to be in a place where we can create the album we want to create,” she continues. ”They took our project very personally; they were really excited about us, and they don’t seem to want to infringe on what we have. They want us to maintain our own vision.” 

 "We are so excited to be working with Destroy Boys,” says Hopeless Records Vice President of Marketing Erin Choi. “They're incredibly talented and have such a powerful vision for who they are as a band. They inspire us as people, creatively, and through their passion for social justice. We think they're a great fit for the Hopeless roster."

“Muzzle” is just a taste of what’s to come. The band is working on a new album with Will Yip (Quicksand, The Menzingers, Mannequin Pussy), a producer they highly admire and respect. As for touring, after a 2020 that promised tours with Against Me! and Vundabar, as well as a slot on the Sad Summer Festival, the band’s live trajectory was momentarily checked by the pandemic. But as hopes for future touring grow stronger the group are excited about finally getting back out in front of people, both in the US and abroad.

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CHELSEA LOVITT UNVEILS NEW VIDEO “STATE OF DENIAL”

CHELSEA LOVITT RELEASES NEW VIDEO “STATE OF DENIAL”

NASHVILLE RESIDENCY BEGINS IN MARCH

WATCH: “STATE OF DENIAL”

Today, Nashville-based artist Chelsea Lovitt releases her brand new video, “State Of Denial.” Directed by Joshua Shoemaker (Marcus King Band, Nicole Atkins, Vanessa Carlton, and more), the video features Lovitt driving around Nashville delivering flowers. “I had a flower delivery gig on Valentine's Day last year and figured it would be an appropriate setting and easy props to shoot a video for ‘State Of Denial’ in my van, as it's a song about being apart and in love and folks always on the road,” she explains. “I envisioned a sad flower delivery girl making other people happy, apart from her lover and that was a true story. I didn't care because I was about to sell my van and open for Wayne Hancock the next day, and had a record release coming up.” Little did she know, a few weeks later, the world completely shut down—her plans, like so many others’, all canceled. 

The track is featured on her latest album, You Had Your Cake, So Lie In It. “I wrote this song on a harmonica in a field in Delaware the month before going in the studio,” Lovitt recalls of “State Of Denial.” “It was five in the morning and I’d been listening to Dylan. I had ambitions and ideas for this record to be influenced by Blonde on Blonde of course, and since we were doing it on tape and in Nashville I’d been listening to that and Nashville Skyline obsessively. I wrote this when I was in love, after not ever really being in it. It examines psychological issues that maybe stem from being from Mississippi because for some reason we’re prone to be emotional hoarders and it’s hard to ‘sift through that pile’ when it comes to letting go and living in the moment or especially being in love,” she continues. 

“The song reflects on what wasn’t love and what is and why sometimes it’s a bittersweet ‘can’t be,’ because distance and/or your own neuroses get in the way. And it's kind of like the predicament we have on Valentine’s this year when we have to socially distance ourselves and a lot of lovers can't be together. And maybe this year has been a soul-distancing that folks like me have actually needed to figure out and ‘sift through’ our own internal crap and be better people,” she explains. “When else could we have done that in this fast paced world? It's also been a test of what it means to really love somebody, especially when you can't physically be with them.” 

For Lovitt, the multifaceted music of the South is her inspiration. She is immersed in the traditions of country, soul, rock ‘n’ roll, and bluegrass, and her bona fides on guitar and fiddle match her vocal chops, which go from pure honky-tonk to rockabilly to folk and rock ‘n’ roll.

Those contradictions drive Lovitt’s debut album You Had Your Cake, So Lie in It, recorded in Nashville with producer Andrija Tokic at his analog wonderland The Bomb Shelter. It’s an inspired collection of various, mostly Southern musical approaches. It’s also, in subtle and personal ways, a political record that questions America’s obsession with material wealth, toxic relationships between men and women, and explores the way the Trump era corroded values and isolated human beings. You Had Your Cake, So Lie in It is also about tradition and family, and the vagaries of human identity. Her music is complex, full of contradictions, honoring the mystery of the Southern tradition.

Lovitt will perform in The Boot’s Live & Socially Distant series on Sunday, February 14th at 4:00pm CST, streaming live via Facebook and Instagram. She will also begin a month-long residency at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge on Tuesday nights in March, featuring special guests each week. Be sure to follow her via the links below for more details.

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MELISSA CARPER RELEASES NEW SINGLE “I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT YOU” & VIDEO PREMIERES VIA WESTERN AF

MELISSA CARPER RELEASES NEW SINGLE 

“I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT YOU”

VIDEO PREMIERES VIA WESTERN AF

 NEW LP DADDY’S COUNTRY GOLD OUT ON MARCH 19

Singer-bassist Melissa Carper sounds like a voice from a bygone era...Evoking the cool, smoky croon of a lounge singer, Carper gives some winking commentary about having a good time. - Rolling Stone Country

Daddy’s County Gold stays light on its feet, and Carper sings with ease...Carper is a first-rate songwriter, as her new music demonstrates. - Nashville Scene

Captivating and authentic vintage country - Glide Magazine

As a dish cooked up with the spice of many talented hands, there rightfully should be a line out the door to sample this new album by Melissa Carper…it’ll meet all your expectations for a classic country music with a dose of carefree humor.  -  Americana Highways

Melissa Carper is a talented singer-songwriter and upright bass player who is worth our intention - Americana-UK

There’s something so absolutely refreshing about straightforward, old-fashioned playing. An homage at points, but very much of Carper’s sound…the right amount of rascally sweetness of a country night out. - Country Queer

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Singer/songwriter and upright bassist Melissa Carper has released her latest single “I Almost Forgot About You,” a track from her forthcoming album Daddy’s Country Gold, set for release on March 19th. 

“The idea for 'I Almost Forgot About You' came from a weekend in which I had a very good time and had managed to forget about a love interest that I had been obsessing about,” Carper explains of the song. "When I got back home that phrase came to me, 'I Almost Forgot About You' and I realized I had a song there.  I just kind of tied in the various lost loves of my life to come up with the rest.  It came to me that way and in fact this entire song had a nice easy flow with the way it all came.  I like it when that happens, feels like you are getting help from the universe.”  “I Almost Forgot About You” follows lead single “Makin’ Memories.”

 WATCH // LISTEN: “MAKIN’ MEMORIES”

Carper’s refreshingly unique style calls to mind greats like Kitty Wells, Billie Holiday, and Loretta Lynn, beautifully conveyed in the grooves of the album’s 12 sparkling gems. Carper enlisted fellow bassist Dennis Crouch (The Time Jumpers) and producer/engineer Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Margo Price) to co-produce the album and bring her dream to life. Recorded live to tape at Tokic’s analog studio wonderland The Bomb Shelter in Nashville, the album features Crouch (bass), Chris Scruggs (guitar, steel guitar), Jeff Taylor (piano, organ, accordion), Matty Meyer (drums, percussion), Billy Contreras (fiddle), with guest appearances from Brennen Leigh, Sierra Ferrell, and legendary pedal steel maestro Lloyd Green.

 As a child, Carper, who acquired the nickname “Daddy” years ago from her bandmates for always knowing how to “take care of ‘bidness’,” would lay her head underneath the family record player as she listened to Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, and other greats from her parents’ collection. After a childhood spent in her family’s country band, Carper attended the University of Nebraska on a music scholarship, spending much of her time in the library devouring every Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole album she could find. Around this time, Carper’s father gifted her a full collection of Jimmie Rodgers’ recordings, which was a pivotal moment in finding her unique style of songcraft. 

 The wayfaring Carper soon found herself in the historic town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where she saw street performers for the first time. Busking seemed a very free and appealing endeavor, so Carper diligently learned all the old country songs she loved as a child. She soon relocated to music hubs like New Orleans, New York City, Austin, and eventually Nashville, oftentimes busking to make ends meet until gigs would come along. On the way, she founded award-winning bands like power trio The Carper Family, playing festivals and gigs across the globe, and on shows like “A Prairie Home Companion.” Carper also holds a spot in award-winning Arkansas foursome Sad Daddy, and founded roots duo Buffalo Gals with Sad Daddy bandmate and girlfriend Rebecca Patek.

 Her forthcoming solo record Daddy’s Country Gold is just that - 12 glittering Carper originals of the country, western swing, and jazz variety. From the first notes of album opener “Makin’ Memories,” to the whimsical “Would You Like To Get Some Goats,” and the heart-wrenching tenderness of album closer “The Stars Are Aligned,” this lifetime of work, experience, and wanderlust culminates in a beautiful portrait of heartfelt music, written by a road-lovin’ gal who has lived these songs and spent her life playing music for folks that still love the real thing.

 Be sure to catch Melissa Carper perform live on Facebook every Monday night at 6:00 pm CST, which is streamed HERE.

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RYANHOOD RELEASES SINGLE “THE FIGHT” & ANNOUNCES NEW LP "UNDER THE LEAVES" OUT ON APRIL 16TH

TUCSON ACOUSTIC DUO RYANHOOD TO RELEASE NEW LP

UNDER THE LEAVES ON APRIL 16TH

FIRST SINGLE “THE FIGHT” OUT EVERYWHERE TODAY

“THE FIGHT”

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Award-winning Tucson, Arizona-based duo Ryanhood is thrilled to announce their latest album, Under The Leaves, set for release on April 16th. American Songwriter announced the upcoming LP with the premiere of lead single “The Fight.”

“The more we fight, the more we invigorate the thing we’re fighting against. And without knowing it, the more we as people eventually become the kind of thing we’re fighting against,” Ryanhood vocalist and lyricist Cameron Hood told American Songwriter about the song’s premise of cultural scapegoating. “It’s not about telling another person or group how they should be processing their fears or hurts differently,” he continues. “It’s about noticing how you do it. It has to start with you… with me.” Hood drew inspiration from the likes of French historian René Girard and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek, Martin Luther King, Jr., and even Psalm 46. The message is intelligent but never pretentious, and shines against the backdrop of bandmate Ryan David Green’s intricate guitar work and arrangement. 

“‘The Fight’ and its intellectualism is a strange though perfectly complementary companion to its mainstream indiepop sensibility,” says American Songwriter. “While the rhythm clutches the primal hunger for melodicism, the subject matter challenges you to reach in deep and ponder what it takes to achieve peace, eventually encircling the truth that change can only come from within.”

Named ‘Best Group/Duo’ in the 2014 International Acoustic Music Awards, Ryanhood got their first break more than a decade ago as street-performers at Boston’s Quincy Market. They’ve since gone on to perform more than a thousand shows in 45 U.S. states over the past decade, and have shared stages with Jason Mraz, Matt Nathanson, Train, and many more. 

Their latest album, Under the Leaves, sees the lead guitarist Green stepping into the role of sole producer, weaving a tapestry of lush strings and rich harmonies. The album, like their shows, is driven by strong acoustic guitar performances and is at turns energetic, hopeful, and quietly moving—a musical invitation to breathe, and to soak in a river of melodies and harmonic hooks. 

Hood, the band’s primary lyricist, has waded into those musical rivers with dream-like verses about seeds and forests, breath and wind, and the cycles and seasons that frame our lives. Throughout the album’s songs, a question is asked: How do we create meaningful and lasting change in a world filled with division and turmoil? The offer on Under the Leaves is to slow down and face the one thing we have the power to change - ourselves - as the duo sings on the album’s second track, “the only revolution is the one within.” 

Under The Leaves will be available digitally, as well as on vinyl and CD. The band has also written a companion book, featuring essays and stories behind the songs, expanded artwork, and photography that is also available for purchase. Click HERE to order.

UNDER THE LEAVES TRACKLIST

UNDER THE LEAVES

THE FIGHT

SEEING IN THE DARK

I DIDN’T HAVE THE CHANCE

APPY RETURNS

GONE BEFORE I GO

NOT ALONE

WIDE AWAKE IN A DREAM

RUINS

MORNING BREAKING 

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JULIANA HATFIELD ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM BLOOD OUT MAY 14 ON AMERICAN LAUNDROMAT RECORDS FIRST SINGLE “MOUTHFUL OF BLOOD” DROPS TODAY!

JULIANA HATFIELD ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM BLOOD

OUT MAY 14 ON AMERICAN LAUNDROMAT RECORDS 

FIRST SINGLE “MOUTHFUL OF BLOOD” DROPS TODAY!

Photo Credit: David Doobinin

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 Over the past four years, Juliana Hatfield has kept fans engaged and intrigued as she oscillates between impassioned original releases (Pussycat, Weird) and inspired covers collections (Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John, Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police). This year she returns with her latest album of originals, Blood, out May 14th on American Laundromat Records.

Her 19th solo studio album takes a deep dive into the dark side with a lens on modern human psychology and behaviour. “I think these songs are a reaction to how seriously and negatively a lot of people have been affected by the past four years,” says Juliana. “But it’s fun, musically. There’s a lot of playing around. I didn’t really have a plan when I started this project.”  

With the pandemic limiting studio safety and availability, Juliana took the opportunity to learn to record at her Massachusetts home with recent collaborator Jed Davis assisting from Connecticut. “Usually I work in a studio,” explains Juliana. “I did more than half the work in my room—with Jed helping me to troubleshoot the technology, and helping with building and arranging some of the songs--and then I finished up with additional overdubs and mixing with engineer James Bridges at Q Division Studios in Somerville, MA.” 

The first single, “Mouthful of Blood”, released today (1/28) is gritty and abrasive yet groovy and melodic. That duality is represented throughout Blood. It is eminently hummable and thought-provoking. Sophisticated but catchy. Challenging but danceable.

“I always love coming up with melodies and then trying to fit words into them—it’s like doing a puzzle,” says Juliana. “And I always find places to use the Mellotron flutes and strings, on every album, because those sounds are so beautiful to me. They are a nice counterpoint to the damaged lyrical content.”

Blood is available for pre-order now on American Laundromat Records. 

JULIANA HATFIELD

BLOOD out 5/14/21

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IMOGEN CLARK NEW SINGLE & VIDEO “FORGET ABOUT LONDON” OUT NOW

IMOGEN CLARK NEW SINGLE & VIDEO

“FORGET ABOUT LONDON” OUT NOW

MIKE BLOOM PRODUCED BASTARDS EP DUE 5/21/21

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Praise for Imogen Clark…

“Clark radiated infectious energy… she commanded the stage with a matchless acuity.”
– Sydney Morning Herald ****1/2

“… this EP will become a landmark.” – Rolling Stone (Australia) ****1/2

“…[ Imogen Clark] has been swinging for the hit-single fences for four albums Down Under but finally knocks it straight out of the park with this confection [‘My Own Worst Enemy’] from her latest American EP, The Making of Me.” – Paste Magazine

"Putting a more upbeat, optimistic spin on a more somber subject of breaking up, the delicate pop of ‘Found Me’ gently pricks the pain and ultimate bravado of coming out on the other side of heartache…” – American Songwriter 

“with powerful vocals and an infectious drum beat, Clark sets out to cure a broken heart. This breakup anthem will pick you up off the floor, dust you off and have you feeling ready to start seeing the world in color once again.” – Parade Magazine   

In 2020, Imogen Clark turned lemons into lemonade, taking the setbacks of the year in her stride. She released a critically acclaimed EP, performed back-to-back sold-out Sydney launch concerts in September, dropped a nostalgic Christmas single, and wrapped it all up with an epic First Annual Holiday Hootenanny gig with her musical mates – including Montaigne, Jack Moffitt (The Preatures), Lindsay McDougall (Frenzal Rhomb) and more.

In 2021, she’s upping the ante. Imogen returns with ‘Forget About London’, the captivating new tune and lead single from her forthcoming EP, due out later this year. Penned with Melbourne-based singer-songwriter-producer Eilish Gilligan, who also performs backing vocals on the track, ‘Forget About London’ is a Taylor Swift-style breakup banger.

“Written with Australian singer/songwriter Eilish Gilligan, the song hits all the right pop heights as Clark soars above the instrumental on the anthemic chorus. Add in a perfectly placed sax solo, an earworm backing vocal from Gilligan, and a clattering drum pattern from Pete Thomas of Elvis Costello and the Attractions, and “Forget About London” quickly ascends to dizzying pop rock brilliance.” – Under The Radar

“In the middle of last year, I went through a really tough breakup and was stranded in London for the aftermath”, said Imogen. “I got swept up by this guy, I was on the rebound and found myself falling for him, but in the end, he led me on and left me heartbroken.

“I came back to Australia thinking the change of scenery would help me get over it, but I couldn’t escape the now tainted memories of this romance.”

‘Forget About London’ sees Imogen join forces with producer Mike Bloom (Julian Casablancas, Jenny Lewis) and Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello and the Attractions), both of whom she worked with on 2020’s The Making Of Me EP.

ABOUT IMOGEN CLARK

Imogen Clark is an Australian singer-songwriter, hailing from the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, whose music ranges from arena-ready rock anthems to raw confessional indie pop.

Since 2016, the 25 year-old has released two studio albums and one EP – 2020’s The Making Of Me – and featured on a number of compilation albums. 

Cutting her teeth playing in local pubs in the Blue Mountains during her teen years before taking the stage with artists like Shania Twain, Ian Moss and Willie Watson, Imogen has worked relentlessly over the past decade building up her musical chops. She has worked with Mark Lizotte (Diesel), Kasey Chambers and Jim Lauderdale and cites Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello and the Attractions) amongst her collaborators.

Released in August of last year, Imogen Clark’s The Making Of Me EP garnered widespread acclaim both in Australia and North America. Praised for its raw honesty by fans and critics, the six-track offering showcased Imogen’s powerful vocal and reflective lyrics.

Recorded in LA with producer Mike Bloom (Julian Casablancas, Jenny Lewis) at the helm, The Making Of Me features a star-studded line-up with players from some of the world’s greatest rock bands – from Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) on keyboard, to Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello and the Attractions) on drums. Local artists Alex Lahey, Clare Bowen, Emma Swift, Anita Lester and more can be found across EP singles ‘Found Me’, ‘My Own Worst Enemy’, ‘The Making Of Me’, and ‘Paper Boat’.  

IMOGEN CLARK ‘FORGET ABOUT LONDON’ | WATCH | LISTEN  

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NORWEGIAN ARTIST TUVABAND MAKES U.S. DEBUT WITH GROWING PAINS & PLEASURES OUT 5/21/21 FIRST SINGLE “GROWING PAINS” DROPS TODAY!

NORWEGIAN ARTIST TUVABAND MAKES U.S. DEBUT WITH

GROWING PAINS & PLEASURES OUT 5/21/21 

FIRST SINGLE “GROWING PAINS” DROPS TODAY!

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Over the last few years Norwegian artist Tuva Hellum Marschhäuser – who records under the moniker Tuvaband - has proven herself a master of crafting songs that capture a special atmosphere in her sound, paint a shapeshifting world of burning emotion, and music that spellbinds.

Tuvaband’s debut album Soft Drop (2018) saw her writing songs that were airy, ghostly and effortlessly cinematic, while its follow-up, 2019’s I Entered The Void (which earned a nomination for a Norwegian Grammy) pushed her sound into rougher, heavier atmospheric rock. But what unites all her music is its raw intensity – her songs have fires inside them, and listening is like being pulled into the flame. With her new album Growing Pains & Pleasures (out 5/21/21), she’s set to take her songwriting to new levels and to adventurously push the boundaries of her musical world.

Tuvaband debuted material from Growing Pains & Pleasure live at the September 2020 Reeperbahn Festival and received a nomination for an Anchor Award – an accolade reserved for the most promising emerging musicians from the festival that was established in 2016.

While I Entered The Void was about isolation, the story of Tuva cutting herself off from society and the effect that process had on her, Growing Pains & Pleasures is about trying to find her way back. “When you’re in isolation you don’t meet many people”, she says, “and there are few impressions from the outside world. So, coming out of isolation can be an overwhelming experience - in ways both good and bad. A lot of the songs have feelings of fear; an irrational and vague, but constant fear”.  

As the first single and opening song of the album, “Growing Pains” (out today) is a starting point for the story within. "The lyrics for this song were the first I wrote for this album”, says Tuva. “It's about trying to hold onto the past, rejecting change in oneself and your surroundings. The song is about how it can feel to make a new start after a change: when you feel like a stranger to yourself, and you’re suddenly in need of new mental tools, to adapt to your new surroundings and to deal with this unfamiliar situation”.

In the end, Growing Pains & Pleasures isn’t a radical new vision for Tuvaband, but its songs have a strange magic in them, and most importantly, they have the burning honesty and emotional power so important in her music. That’s what anchors her to the songs, and is what makes this whole thing matter to her. “I need to feel something with the songs, I need the lyrics to mean something to me. All the work, the entire process, has to mean something to me. I wouldn’t sit and write lyrics if not to help myself get something out, because I have so much to get off my chest”.

TUVABAND

Album GROWING PAINS & PLEASURES coming 5/21/21

Single “GROWING PAINS” out today!

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MELISSA CARPER RELEASES SINGLE “MAKIN’ MEMORIES” VIA AMERICANA HIGHWAYS

MELISSA CARPER RELEASES SINGLE “MAKIN’ MEMORIES”  

VIA AMERICANA HIGHWAYS   

NEW LP DADDY’S COUNTRY GOLD OUT ON MARCH 19 

 "With her bass making a dependable, rhythmic anchor, Melissa Carper sings like a bird soaring “where the wind blows high above the trees,” as Bob Dylan said.” - Vintage Guitar Magazine 

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LISTEN // WATCH: “MAKIN’ MEMORIES”

Singer/songwriter and upright bassist Melissa Carper has unveiled her brand new single “Makin’ Memories,” the first from her forthcoming album Daddy’s Country Gold, set for release on March 19th. Carper’s refreshingly unique style calls to mind greats like Kitty Wells, Billie Holiday, and Loretta Lynn, beautifully conveyed in the grooves of the album’s 12 sparkling gems. Carper enlisted fellow bassist Dennis Crouch (The Time Jumpers) and producer/engineer Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Margo Price) to co-produce the album and bring her dream to life. Recorded live to tape at Tokic’s analog studio wonderland The Bomb Shelter in Nashville, the album features Crouch (bass), Chris Scruggs (guitar, steel guitar), Jeff Taylor (piano, organ, accordion), Matty Meyer (drums, percussion), Billy Contreras (fiddle), with guest appearances from Brennen Leigh, Sierra Ferrell, and legendary pedal steel maestro Lloyd Green. “As a dish cooked up with the spice of many talented hands, there rightfully should be a line out the door to sample this new album by Melissa Carper,” says Americana Highways in its premiere of “Makin’ Memories.” “And it’ll meet all your expectations for a classic country music with a dose of carefree humor.”   

  As a child, Carper, who acquired the nickname “Daddy” years ago from her bandmates for always knowing how to “take care of ‘bidness’,” would lay her head underneath the family record player as she listened to Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, and other greats from her parents’ collection. After a childhood spent in her family’s country band, Carper attended the University of Nebraska on a music scholarship, spending much of her time in the library devouring every Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole album she could find. Around this time, Carper’s father gifted her a full collection of Jimmie Rodgers’ recordings, which was a pivotal moment in finding her unique style of songcraft.  

The wayfaring Carper soon found herself in the historic town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where she saw street performers for the first time. Busking seemed a very free and appealing endeavor, so Carper diligently learned all the old country songs she loved as a child. She soon relocated to music hubs like New Orleans, New York City, Austin, and eventually Nashville, oftentimes busking to make ends meet until gigs would come along. On the way, she founded award-winning bands like power trio The Carper Family, playing festivals and gigs across the globe, and on shows like “A Prairie Home Companion.” Carper also holds a spot in award-winning Arkansas foursome Sad Daddy, and founded roots duo Buffalo Gals with Sad Daddy bandmate and girlfriend Rebecca Patek. 

Her forthcoming solo record Daddy’s Country Gold is just that - 12 glittering Carper originals of the country, western swing, and jazz variety. From the first notes of album opener “Makin’ Memories,” to the whimsical “Would You Like To Get Some Goats,” and the heart-wrenching tenderness of album closer “The Stars Are Aligned,” this lifetime of work, experience, and wanderlust culminates in a beautiful portrait of heartfelt music, written by a road-lovin’ gal who has lived these songs and spent her life playing music for folks that still love the real thing. 

  Every digital album pre-order comes with a download of “Makin’ Memories” and an exclusive download of yet-to-be-released album track “I’m Musing You.” Click HERE to order. You can catch Melissa Carper perform live on Facebook live every Monday night at 6 pm CT, which is streamed HERE.   

DADDY’S COUNTRY GOLD TRACKLIST 

MAKIN’ MEMORIES 

I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT YOU 

BACK WHEN 

OLD FASHIONED GAL 

YOU’RE STILL MY LOVE 

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET SOME GOATS 

MY OLD CHEVY VAN 

ARKANSAS HILLS 

IT’S BETTER IF YOU NEVER KNOW 

I’M MUSING YOU 

MANY MOONS AGO 

THE STARS ARE ALIGNED   

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ZAYDE WOLF RELEASES HIS FIRST SINGLE OF 2021 “BACK AT IT”

ZAYDE WOLF RELEASES HIS FIRST SINGLE OF 2021

 “BACK AT IT”

+ ANNOUNCES HIS THIRD FULL LENGTH ALBUM DUE OUT THIS SPRING

“Here whispery intensity blossoms into a melodic and sonic tour de force as the song is triumphantly orchestrated.”   - Parade Magazine

“Perhaps the perfect description of ZAYDE is simply the dark rock child of Imagine Dragons and The Black Keys.” - Ones to Watch

“ZAYDE WØLF has slowly but surely started to take over the world.” - Alternative Addiction

 “Scrawling a poetic lyric on a massive pop-rock wall of sound--hinting at Imagine Dragons and Bastille influence--the creative (whose real name is Dustin Burnett) is owning this moment, with the release of his first full-length as a ferocious WØLF.” - Pop Dust

“a beautifully layered and theatrical slow-burn that builds with stirring harmonies and intense instrumentals. It has all the makings of a sci-fi or superhero blockbuster movie soundtrack.” –Forbes Magazine (on  “Oblivion: Reimagined” )

LISTEN TO “BACK AT IT” : HERE

Nashville based writer and producer Zayde Wølf is storming into 2021 with a tour de force and fist pumping powerful new song “Back At It.”  This powerhouse of a song sets the tone for what is bound to be a huge year for Dustin Burnett the mastermind behind Zayde Wølf. ”Back at It” is the first single from Wølf’s third full length album due out this spring. The album follows the 2018 release of Modern Alchemy, Wølf’s sophomore full length album, which charted in over 25 countries on the iTunes charts and debuted in the top ten on the iTunes Alternative chart in the U.S. within hours of it’s release. Unintimidated by his past successes, Burnett has always been solely focused on making music that helps listeners to push through and overcome life’s challenges, trust that broken hearts eventually heal, and to remember that music is one of our most powerful tools for connecting us to one another. Burnett has experienced the power of music firsthand, and he's made it his mission to share it with the rest of the world.  "These songs are helping me in all these different ways,” says Burnett.  “For a song to start in one place and then move all over the world to people who speak very little English is wild. These people reach out to me daily and say they are impacted by these songs in ways that turn their week around for better, or that the songs lead them to rethink a hard situation… and that’s powerful and humbling to me." 

This motivational mentality of transcending the past, and not allowing it to define who you will be, are not just concepts Burnett has embraced, but it’s how he has lived his life. Raised in Metropolis, a small town in Illinois best known for its fictional favorite son, Clark Kent, the level of success Burnett has achieved, both personally and professionally, is beyond anything he ever imagined or that was expected of him growing up. All of Burnett's accolades may seem to be the makings of an obvious solo success, but the Zayde Wolf project came somewhat accidentally.

"Towards the end of 2015, I was producing some new music as a concept. I had these new ideas, but when a couple of singers fell through, I just decided to sing on it myself," Burnett says. "I finished the songs, and rather than use my name, I listed, ‘Zayde Wolf,’ as the artist and sent it to a licensing company in Los Angeles called Lyric House. Pretty much immediately, one of the songs was licensed. Jessica Cole, Lyric House’s President responded, 'So who’s Zayde Wolf, anyway? We need more songs.’ That’s literally the accidental story of how I became Zayde Wolf."  

Five years later the Zayde Wølf  empire has grown to 236K YouTube subscribers, 82 million video views, over 1.2 Million monthly listeners on Spotify, with 300 million streams across all streaming platforms.  This is on top of the hundreds of films, TV shows, trailers, commercials, and video games that have featured his music. The list includes Shameless, Skyscraper movie, Love-Simon movie, the Jack Reacher 2, The Maze Runner 3, Pride Prejudice & Zombies, spots for UFC, MLB, NFL, Dodge, Jeep, WWE, Xbox, NBA, and more. In addition to syncs, Wølf has creatively expanded his reach by cultivating partnerships with brands such as Dude Perfect, one of the top YouTube sports channels with over 54 Million subscribers and 12 Billion views. Other creative partnerships include collaborations with Fortnite champion DrLupo, and extreme downhill racers Rémy Métailler and Matt Walker. Last year Burnett partnered with the NHL and  NBC sports for the Stanley Cup Finals  where they used the Zayde Wølf track  “Home” in a spot featuring Burnett performing the song  HERE, and most recently was the featured celebrity guest on the Gamer Hour where Burnett and Host Chris Puckett talked about their love for video games and went head to head live playing  Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War. “

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BLIND OWL RECORDS RELEASES “SATURDAY NIGHT SAGE” SINGLE FEAT. HOWLIN RAIN AND NOAH C. LEKAS

BLIND OWL RECORDS RELEASES

“SATURDAY NIGHT SAGE” SINGLE

FEAT. HOWLIN RAIN AND NOAH C. LEKAS

• ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF

SOUNDS FROM THE SHADOW FACTORY

A COLLABORATIVE SPOKEN WORD EP

"When you read 'Saturday Night Sage,' you can hear glimmers of the Doors’ mysticism, Bob Dylan’s street-corner truth-telling, and Patti Smith’s punk rhapsodies." - The San Diego Union-Tribune

“Saturday Night Sage is an incandescent book of poetry.” - Please Kill Me

“An absorbing and transporting exploration of mysticism and menial labor in contemporary America.” - The Big Takeover

ARTWORK BY ALAN FORBES

“Saturday Night Sage” : HERE // WATCH 

“At a time when society is beguiled by social media, and the veneer of perfection that it generates, writers such as Lekas who celebrate the imperfect and the overlooked offer a vital antidote to mainstream culture.” -Platen Review

"....a luminous book of poetry about the journey of the Sage from the back bone of the American Dream to the exaltation of enlightenment." - Listen SD

SAN DIEGO’s Blind Owl Records is continuing to innovate the art of rock n’ roll with the release of“Saturday Night Sage,” the lead single from the forthcoming EP Sounds from the Shadow Factory, due out February 19th, and available for pre-order via on Bandcamp and  the Blind Owl Records website. The EP was inspired by the book of poetry and narrative prose Saturday Night Sage by Noah Lekas, released last year on Record Store Day. The book of poetry and narrative prose has garnered comparisons to Dylan, Patti Smith, Jack Kerouac, Nick Cave and Bukowski  that  came highly recommended by Punk Noir Magazine who called it called, “A brutal and brilliant poetry collection crowded with losers and loners, laments and lullabies, and booze and blood-stained torch songs for the twilight hours.” 

The book is about a blue-collar mystic looking for God and his place in Modern Culture.  Navigating whiskey-soaked revelations with religion, folklore and dwindling opportunity, a spiritual journeyman wades through Eastern philosophy, Western theology and the American highways and factories of the Midwest in search of resolve. More than just bar room tales of flagrant dispossession, Saturday Night Sage emerges from the shadows of crumbling factory-life; it gives voice to an often-undervalued American story. Examining the repetitive yet unstable duality of Midwestern life, Saturday Night Sage bets-it-all that a Blue-Collar work ethic is all you need to get out of the factory and Saturday Night.

The book's title poem, Saturday Night Sage was adapted by bay-area psych legends, Howlin’ Rain into a heady audio meditation. An improvisational piece of music, the track captures the exploration inherent in the poem, launching listeners across “utopian plains” and into the “slums of the shadow factory.”  "The Howlin Rain music here was dug out of a rehearsal recording from one of our past jams. It was the kind of thing we play to warm up when we first reconvene, usually someone is still changing guitar strings or setting up an amp and whoever is ready begins an improv and everyone joins in eventually, says Howlin Rain’s Ethan Miller.  “Dan Cervantes took what probably never would have been revisited, heard the spirit in it and brilliantly edited and overdubbed a few subtle elements to really make it 'a thing' and create a piece that could thread into Noah's fantastic Neo-Beat poetry. In the end, that off the cuff, 'found' music source is a really cool vehicle for Noah's words. “ 

Growing up in a working-class household, Lekas was introduced to the mystic almost as early as the menial. Surrounded by Catholics, Buddhists, Hare Krishna’s, Pentecostals, and Hippies, his introduction to the sage’s life of seeking was early and in depth. In Racine, Wisconsin ”The menial always lurked like a long rusty shadow”  says Lekas. Eastern philosophy, Western religion, universal spirituality and blue-collar ethos became the inspiration for the sage character. “He’s sort of everything I dream of being, and everything I’m afraid of becoming” Lekas recounts. While the book isn’t autobiographical, it is rooted in a visceral experience that is so Midwestern and defiantly counterculture that it’s impossible to separate the story from the life of the writer.  

The pre-order for Sounds from the Shadow Factory features a number of formats including vinyl, CD and a number of  bundles, that include signed copies of the vinyl (by both Noah and  Howlin Rain), the book and the incredible EP art and poster were designed legendary  Alan Forbes (Faith No More, Queens of the Stone Age, The Melvins, Mudhoney etc.), who did the cover art for the book.

“Poetry plus music is not as easy a marriage as it seems like it would be,” says Miller,  “but Dan and Noah managed to create a piece where the band isn't just murmuring in the shadows behind the poem and the music works to lift the poet up and serve, sometimes as transportation, sometimes as firepower and sometimes in dialog. A most handsome marriage of mediums in this case, and an honor to be an extended part of the excellent 'Saturday Night Sage' release.”

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Noah C Lekas is a poet, essayist, and journalist. His first book, Saturday Night Sage (April 13, 2019) is a collection of narrative prose exploring mysticism and menial labor in contemporary America. It was The Exterminator by William Burroughs and Hot Water Music by Charles Bukowski. Noah found Burroughs through a recording of The ‘Priest’ They Called Him that he did with Kurt Cobain and Hank through the band, Hot Water Music. Since then, music and literature have been inseparable for Lekas.    After calling all four corners of the country home, his work is as uniquely American as his perspective. The first literary release for San Diego record label Blind Owl, the collection gives voice to an often overlooked and undervalued, working-class experience. Hailed as “A punk séance for the beat spirit,” Saturday Night Sage weaves the unwavering ethos of post-industrial Wisconsin with the poetic tradition of New York City and the eccentric Rock ‘n’ Roll soul of San Francisco. 

BABY FUZZ RELEASES THE ENVIRONMENTAL GLAM ROCK ANTHEM “WELCOME TO THE FUTURE”

BABY FUZZ RELEASES THE  ENVIRONMENTAL 

GLAM ROCK ANTHEM 

“WELCOME TO THE FUTURE” 

TITLE TRACK  FROM HIS FORTHCOMING SOPHOMORE ALBUM 

“Fox has a beautiful way of pairing classic American iconography such as baseball with the bitter realities they conceal, such as the KKK and rampant consumerism.” -  Under the Radar

“Baby FuzZ'' is a true fusion of his past work; there are elements of Lambert and Madonna’s glitzy glam, Del Rey’s dramatic melancholy, and Charli’s on-point melodies. Take for example his latest Baby FuzZ song” - Consequence of Sound

“ ….incredibly addicting” - Indy Review

“.....wildly creative, and refreshingly relatable.” - FLAUNT

 Listen to “WELCOME TO THE FUTURE” : HERE 

Austin by way of Los Angeles artist Baby FuzZ releases  the  environmentalist arena rock anthem "Welcome To The Future., ”  the title track from his forthcoming full length album due out early next year.  “‘Welcome To The Future,’  is a glam rock environmentalist song, “ says Baby FuzZ. That sounds like a paradigm, but that's kind of the point. The lyrics comically inhabit the carefree lives of a Karen, a Kevin, and even an alcoholic orca to point out the fleetingness that is earth. I wrote it with Scott Harris (Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes) and Eric Nally (Foxy Shazam, Macklemore - "Downtown"), so it has this incredible arena rock energy that conveys the scale and importance taking care of the planet, but also hyper lowbrow lyrics that make the idea feel more like a dada indictment of our current outlook rather than a didactic ‘We Are The World" spinoff. ‘ I wanted it to set a more forceful tone for my newer music that raises the stakes and makes the things I'm pointing out feel more actionable." Weaving elements of 100 gecs, My Chemical Romance, and Queen, Baby FuzZ creates something wholly original that seems to set an important tone for his sophomore effort that's at once both apocalyptic and fun. 

This genre yo-yoing is becoming BabyFuzZ' s signature style. Unapologetically jumping all over the genre map, with songs ranging from folk ballads to punk anthems and everything in between. As diverse as the music is, the lyrics are a singular and hyper self-aware narrative with strong political and social undertones. This song which is one of four singles that has been released from the forthcoming album Welcome To The Future.... is about our current environmental crisis. This anthemic pop meets glam rock track is sonically miles away from previous single releases, including the acid-soaked “Acid Night”  the pop-punk tongue-in-cheek "We're All Gonna Die!!!," to the mariachi pop-influenced "Weekend Blues ``, to the raucous “Before Our Time,” that features LP.  This wild and eclectic  approach to the music is also reflected in the visuals Baby FuzZ presents of ths songs, included the eterhealy Area 51 inspired video for ““Acid Night” ,” to the warmly absurd video for   “Before Our Time,”  that tells the world's first rock band," through. spaghetti western filter to his fantastically freakish photos done by acclaimed  surrealist photographer Parker Day, known for capturing peacocking eccentrics.

 Last year Baby FuzZ, released his debut album Plastic Paradise independently and embarked on a 100 date DIY tour around the US. Last year was just the start for Baby FuzZ rising from the death rattle of a previous life of overthought pop demos that had finally eaten itself alive with a sense of ennui.  If Plastic Paradise was the first contact, this new album, Welcome To The Future, coming this fall, is sure to be Baby FuzZ’s full-blown alien invasion. It's a wild concept album amazingly relevant to a dystopian America currently in a pandemic, most of it having been written and recorded during quarantine with heavy doses of conservatism, disguised symbolism, and good old fashioned American absurdity. 

Baby FuzZ is the twisted brain child of renown songwriter and producer Sterling Fox, After producing Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games,” Fox was on his way to becoming one of the most in-demand and successful pop songwriters in the business having written chart-topping hits for artists such as Gym Class Heroes, Madonna, Max Martin, Elle King, Avicii, Lana Del Rey, Britney Spears and more (see the full list HERE). Upon the election of Donald Trump, and at the peak of Fox’s songwriting career he disappeared from music and split for Canada, spending a year in Montreal, reemerging as Baby FuzZ.

“With an already impressive musical pedigree under his belt before even stepping into the limelight, it came as no surprise when Baby FuzZ's debut album Plastic Paradise arrived as a collection of quietly powerful songs spanning an expanse of genres and inspirations.” 

  - Ones to Watch

 Coming off as a death rattle of a previous life of overthought pop demos that had finally eaten itself alive with a sense of ennui, Fox released Plastic Paradise, Baby FuzZ’s debut album. The album was a musical hopscotch  skipping from alt-rock to indie pop to EDM.  As diverse as the music is, the lyrics are singular and hyper self aware. Following the release FuzZ embarked on a 100 date diy tour around the US. With touring on hold for the time being,  the only certainty for the future  from Baby FuzZ is the release of Welcome to the Future,  which now, in Mr. FuzZ’s eyes is looking just a little bit brighter. 

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DAVID COOK RELEASES NEW SINGLE “STRANGE WORLD” TODAY!

DAVID COOK RELEASES NEW SINGLE “STRANGE WORLD” TODAY!

SECOND TRACK FROM FORTHCOMING EP DUE IN FEBRUARY 2021

Pre-Orders For The EP Are Currently Available Online

Photo Credit: Jake Harsh Photography

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NASHVILLE, TENN. – Musician and actor David Cook released his second single “Strange World” today from his forthcoming EP due in February 2021 and available for pre-order along with other EP-centric exclusives at DavidCookOfficial.com.  

As David explains, “’Strange World’ is really my homage to this year. Staring out of the windows at the world outside, feeling disconnected from it, and trying to find those moments that would normally exist outside, inside.”

David spoke exclusively to Popculture.com, who premiered the single earlier this week, about the message which he hopes “fans will take [‘Strange World’] for something of their own amid this time of uncertainty.” Popculture.com is hosting an exclusive acoustic performance of the single today. 

It follows the first single “Reds Turn Blue”, released this summer,  a reference to the manic highs (reds) and lows (blues) of anxiety, something David has struggled to cover come since his Season Seven win on American Idol. As David explained to People.com: "This song became a therapeutic process for me, as a way to personify my anxiety and make it something other than me — which in an odd way has helped me navigate my relationship with it."

To capture that struggle, David worked with artist Justin A. Nixon to create a visual that was, “sci-fi and sinister” but left open-ended to represent “that constant battle between anxiety and myself.” The video premiered on Popwrapped.

“Reds Turn Blue” and “Strange World” are the first new music David has released since 2018’s EP Chromance. That same year, Cook made his Broadway debut in “Kinky Boots” as Charlie Price. “I’ve had conversations about finding creative outlets outside of being a musician, but the timing was never right. I love the collaborative aspect of theatre, the idea of being part of a creative team and working it out in front of an audience each night.”

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