Chance The Rapper just dropped Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment’s long awaited album Surf out the blue. For free! Yes you read that right, the album is available to download for free on iTunes. The only downside it looks like it’s only available in the US for now, I am Continue Reading
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Major Lazer – Powerful (feat. Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley)
“Powerful” is Major Lazer’s previous single “Lean On” – their most successful single to date. The song topped Shazam charts, global Spotify charts (it’s had 122m streams and counting!) and has been in the UK Official Charts top 5 for the past three weeks. No pressure then! Ellie Goulding and Tarrus Continue Reading
Highly Recommended: Emmi – My Kinda Swag
Photo: Darren Skene Having written song in a number of genres for for the likes of Little Nikki and Bridgit Mendler, Emmi is now ready to become an artist in her own right. “My Kina Swag” is an exciting debut from Emmi, with it’s powerful hook and lush production. There’s Continue Reading
Alessia Cara – Here (Video)
Alessia doesn’t seem too bothered about partying in her new video “Here”. On it she sings, “I ask myself what am I doing here/ and I can’t wait ’til we can break up outta here.” We’ve all felt like this one time or another – some more than others! “Here” Continue Reading
Highly Recommended: Samm Henshaw – Better
Artwork by The Slum Flower. “Better” is the latest track to be taken from 20 year old Samm Henshaw’s debut EP The Sound Experiment. On it Samm sings about his girlfriend making him a better person and you can hear just how much she means to him in his voice. Continue Reading
Bilal – Satellites (Video)
Two years after the release of Bilal’s last album, A Love Surreal, was released the Soul singer is back with new music. “Satellites” is the marvellous lead single for Bilal’s new album In Another Life which will be released on June 30th. The album was produced by Adrian Younge and features Kendrick Lamar, Continue Reading
Michael McArthur – Magnolia
Last year, Michael McArthur caught the attention of Grammy Award winning Producer, David Bianco (Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Lucinda Williams, Citizen Cope) who teamed up with the singer to produce his debut album, Magnolia. The rousing title track “Magnolia” is the album’s first release and I can’t wait to hear Continue Reading
Sam Smith – Lay Me Down (Video)
Wow, what a video. “Lay Me Down” is out now on iTunes, Google Play and Spotify. Directed by Ryan Hope.
Highly Recommended: Alex Burey – Inside World EP
Photo: Hollie Fernando. Inside World is the stunning debut EP from 19 year old South London producer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Alex Burey. His music has a great degree of warmth, both in the vibe it conjures and in Alex’s comforting voice. Alex is like the musical equivalent of an elder telling a child “everything’s Continue Reading
GDNA – On My Own
“On My Own is the mellow, futuristic, Soulful new single from LA singer/ producer GDNA (pronounced Gudina). The song is taken from GDNA’s forthcoming EP, Quadrants, which is set to released in the Spring and is today’s Song of The Day.