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Essentials – “Showoff (Featuring Dylan Matthew)” – Rad Cat
Producer Rad Cat just released his debut Beartrap Sound record, “Showoff.” This track, featuring vocals from Dylan Matthew, is sure to work its way into your rotation right away. On “Showoff” the production and the vocals share the spotlight in almost perfect sync. The track puts words and emotion to the obsession of showing off online [continued]
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Premiere: “Cerulean Eyes” – The Maya Spectra
Phoenix-based band The Maya Spectra dropped their new single “Cerulean Eyes”, and we’ve got all the details on how the song came to be. Listen to the track, and read our interview below. Tell us about how you decided to start your project, The Maya Spectra. We met in college and honestly didn’t really know [continued]
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Album Review: Betty – Betty Who
It should almost go without saying that a good pop album will touch on universal themes, particularly those involving love and romance. These are the foundations of the genre. But most pop albums are limited in scope—there are breakup albums, there are falling in love albums, and there are albums that focus on moving on [continued]
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Essentials: “Shire Party” (feat. Mike Fried)” – Manus
Now that’s what I’m Tolkien about—our favorite fanboy rapper Manus returns in the bouncy, Lord Of The Rings-inspired “Shire Party”. Over a jazzy piano riff, Manus “pulls up to the shire in that horse and buggy” and shouts out both Frodo and Gandalf. It’s a welcome return from the Vermont-born, LA-based rapper, and we’re excited to [continued]
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Essentials: “What Do U Want (feat. Sarah Skinner)” – Yetep
Man, this one is a total earworm. “What Do U Want”, Yetep‘s collaboration with vocalist Sara Skinner (who’s making a name for herself in dance music with some fantastic recent releases), lets Skinner’s ethereal voice build to unleash an effervescent storm of synths. Upon first listen, I was immediately reminded of M83‘s smash hit “Midnight [continued]
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iskwē Calls For Justice In “Little Star”
Stars are our heritage. In many Plains cultures, we are taught that we come from the stars overhead, the Morning Star the link between we living and the spirits of those passed. We walk the Milky Way south to return to where we originated in our deaths. We give star quilts at important moments in [continued]
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Serenity Gathering Announces First Wave of Lineup For 2019
Now getting ready for their sixth event, the Serenity Gathering Art and Music Festival announced the first wave of lineup announcements for 2019. The festival will be located at the Woodward Reservoir in Oakdale, California from April 26th to 28th, and there is a broad range of musical artists set to perform. Headlining the event [continued]
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Artist Spotlight: Mahalia
If you were wondering who Genius-featured artist Mahalia is, then you’d have to trace her roots back to her hometown in Leicester. Based in Birmingham, the UK-born songstress honed in on her craft with songwriting and learning the guitar in her early years. At the age of 13, she garnered industry recognition and drew attention from [continued]
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Essentials: “Switch (feat. No Etiquette)” – Neo Fresco
Upgrade your Friday night pregame playlist with Neo Fresco and No Etiquette‘s new techno track, “Switch”. The second single off Neo Fresco‘s upcoming Apathy/Empathy EP, “Switch” opens to a minimalist 90s-house inspired melody as a dark bassline lurks below, before swiftly dropping you into organized chaos. The stabs of a high-pitched synth are undercut by [continued]
