THIS JUST IN: Music News – 04/12

Amy Shark Announces New Album and Single! Australia | Indie Pop A post shared by Amy Shark (@amysharkmusic) on Apr 12, 2018 at 12:16am PDT //www.instagram.com/embed.js With a hit EP under her belt, it’s time that Amy Shark showed the world what she is made of with her debut, full-length album Love Monster. It’s due out July 13th and there are a BUNCH of different pre-order bundles available for purchase on her site here! But, wait… that’s not all! She just released her latest single I Said Hi and it is far from disappointing. It begins like many of her … Continue reading THIS JUST IN: Music News – 04/12

THIS JUST IN: Music News – 03.22

Onuka Releases New Album – Out TODAY! Ukraine | Electro-Folk I’ve already listened to this album from start to finish today a few times and wow… just wow. I’ll review this at a later date, but for now, just do yourself a favor and have a listen. Onuka is doing something that is so conceptually cool with her music that goes above and beyond any sort of expectation from a listener. Find it on Spotify here or wherever you buy/stream your music!   Pausini Announces U.S. Tour Dates Italy | Pop A post shared by Laura Pausini Official (@laurapausini) on … Continue reading THIS JUST IN: Music News – 03.22

THIS JUST IN: Music News 1.3.18

The start of a new year means that a lot of musical happenings are well… happening! Here are some of the stories we found most interesting as of late.   The First Multi-Artist Album produced with A.I. is Coming!!! FRANCE/VARIOUS | ELECTRONIC, POP A post shared by SKYGGE +Artificialintelligence (@flowskygge) on Jan 3, 2018 at 12:06am PST //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js January 12th will be quite the groundbreaking day in music when this Paris-based music collective releases their debut album! According to their site, the album Hello World is “the first multi-artist, mainstream music album composed with artificial intelligence.” What once started as … Continue reading THIS JUST IN: Music News 1.3.18

THIS JUST IN: Sharkies vs. BTS & More!

Here are some more newsworthy music stories for your eyeball-viewing and eardrum-listening pleasure!   Sannie Fox Collab with True Nord Available Now! Republic of South Africa/Denmark | Electronic A post shared by True Nord (@truenordmusic) on Nov 17, 2017 at 10:43am PST //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js Sannie Fox is known for being a blues rock queen, yet this latest collaboration with Danish electronic duo shows her versatility, musically. With a startling dark mood to the song, it begins with an almost 80’s-esque feel to it thanks to the male vocals and electronic backdrop which set up the song. Sannie soon drops in behind … Continue reading THIS JUST IN: Sharkies vs. BTS & More!

SPOTLIGHT: Indie/Dream Pop

Indie/Dream Pop is “an atmospheric subgenre of alternative rock that relies on sonic textures as much as melody”, according to Urban Dictionary. It’s psychaedelic, ambient, floaty, vintage-sounding and as melodic as a melody can get. Began by the likes of Scottish band Cocteau Twins in the ’80s and grown to popularity over the decades, dream pop and simultaneously, indie pop, have become a huge player in the music industry as of late, with brand new acts springing up left and right. American bands like Now, Now and Best Coast are doing a killer job producing amazing music in this genre, … Continue reading SPOTLIGHT: Indie/Dream Pop

Amanitas

Toxically Alluring Pop CHILE | DREAM POP When a band names themselves after something deadly, that often translates over to their music and Amanitas is no exception. However, their poison is gentle and slow acting, pulling you in seductively, little by little. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Amanita as the following: Amanita – am·a·ni·ta ˌa-mə-ˈnī-tə, -ˈnē- noun | any of a genus (Amanita) of white-spored basidiomycetous fungi that typically have a volva and an annulus about the stipe and include some deadly poisonous forms Sure, there are all-girl bands out there, yes, but this one has an uncanny allure to it. With … Continue reading Amanitas

RUIDO FEST RECAP

HOLA. This article details my experience at one of the largest Latin-American Music Festivals in the U.S.A. – RUIDO FEST in Chicago.-This is me.   Desorden Público I arrived late afternoon Friday and the first artist I saw was Desorden Público, a ska band from Venezuela. I saw some skanking happening not just from the guitarist on stage, but some faint remnants of it in the crowd as well. They were fun – plain and simple. At the end of their set they touched upon the state of Venezuela currently and it broke my heart. They mentioned that they were … Continue reading RUIDO FEST RECAP