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Country singer-songwriter Tenille Arts has just finished her UK tour alongside Caylee Hammack. The Platinum-selling Canadian artist has already accumulated her fair share of accolades and has gained high visibility through singles such as “Somebody Like That,” “I Hate This,” and “Back Then, Right Now.”

Hozier is an Irish musician who needs little introduction. He is a phenomenal song-writer, hit maker, and has a decade of music under his belt. This past Friday, he released his third studio album, Unreal Unearth. Amongst the highlights for me is a song called, “Damage Gets Done” featuring the 9x Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, Brandi Carlile.

This summer, Kevin Davy White has taken his unique mix of blues, funk, soul, and rugged classic rock on a journey. He's rocked massive outdoor stages alongside Lionel Richie and Gabrielle, as well as playingh festivals from Montreux Jazz Festival to Weyfest. With popular singles like ‘Honey’, ‘Thousand Stars’, and ‘Tomorrow’, Kevin's lifelong dream comes true as he drops his debut album 'Keep Dreaming Wild', featuring the standout track ‘It Will Come’.

Has the taste and smell of a particular home cooked meal instantly transported you to a different time and place? Has one bite of an unsuspecting dish, shockingly revived a memory you had no idea you could still feel and touch? The force of nostalgia is unwavering and powerful. One whiff can immediately and immensely immerse you in a memory, a feeling, or a faint image of the past. The processes that occur when neurons fire are unfathomably complex, yet emphatically simple. It’s about the way that a pasta dish from a hole in the wall, mom and pop shop could bring you right back to being a kid with freshly scraped knees and a dirty Yankees shirt with a fresh plate of pasta, cooked by your mother, in front of you. This experience is difficult to articulate, but it's one that we’re all familiar with in some shape or form. It’s one of the many gifts of multi-sensory memories. For me, the most potent way to experience this phenomenon is through well-crafted music. Saturday Night Gym Club’s The Distance is just that. The soundscape that this album inhabits is like a tangible bridge to both nostalgic memories of my childhood and the memories of which I have yet to experience. The latter, being a truly mysterious phenomenon I have yet to derive meaning and or an explanation out of. The Distance in many ways, is a sonic portal, a time capsule, that upon opening it and immersing oneself in it, they are likely to be taken to another realm. As flowery as that sounds, it is an accurate description of the experience. Even the most untrained ear can recognize the amount of hours and effort that was spent, in attempts to tailor this album to each listener’s brain networks in a way that would fire synapses and carry them ‘the distance.’ Regarding an untrained ear, I am just that in this scenario. Electronic/Dance music is not a pocket of music that I am familiar with. Yet, this album works all the same. From the opening track, “U.V. Smile”, the album’s synths scratch a certain part of my brain, embellishing a classic 80s Sci-Fi movie. It gives me a world to live in that I don’t want to leave. Thankfully, this atmospheric energy is built into the very sonic foundation of The Distance. 

Singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, renowned for her distinctive sound, has unveiled a series of ten highly anticipated concerts scheduled across the United States this coming September and October. Presented by Live Nation, this tour commences on Thursday, September 14th, at the FirstBank Amphitheater in Franklin, TN. The tour itinerary encompasses various cities such as Austin, TX, Tampa, FL, Pittsburgh, PA, and more, ultimately concluding on Thursday, October 5th, at the Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, WV. This tour announcement closely follows a sold-out performance in Arkansas and her recent two-show engagement in Mexico City earlier this month.

Hailing from Seattle with Japanese roots and musical prowess, UMI has released a new single entitled, “happy im”. I was digging into the depths of newly released music and felt like I was wandering hopelessly. I went from song to song, listening to each multiple times without getting an ounce of motivation to write about any of them. That all changed when UMI’s “happy im” entered the rotation. My ears were immediately captured when the layered acoustic guitars and lo-fi drums seemed to pour out of my speakers. I leaned forward in my chair, beyond intrigued. If nothing else, I knew this song had stellar production. And then UMI started her first verse. With a bright and warm voice with such a soothing timbre, UMI sings about the distinction between running from and accepting love. The moment you make the choice to stop running and allow yourself to be happy. In an interview with Numero, UMI described this type of love and happiness as, “the type that can be felt in many ways; love for a dream, family, career, a place, or a person. I wrote this song to remind myself, and those who listen, that it’s okay to be happy.”

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The flight to Atlanta GA from her home in New Zealand was long already and became even longer for Joy Adams with flight delays and changes, 37½ hours. It is a testament to the perseverance she has had throughout her music career. Her 21st album hit gold this year with the prestigious International Female Album of the Year at the ISSA Awards. The win cements her place in history and is a most coveted award among songwriters worldwide.

LANY's latest track, "XXL-," delivers a delightful blend of wistful melancholia and heartwarming memories that instantly wraps you in a cool, indie pop embrace. The song opens with a guitar intro that chimes like distant bells, setting the perfect atmosphere for the emotional journey that's about to unfold.

Let me lay it down for you. "STRINGS" by MAX featuring JVKE and Bazzi is like this sweet musical mashup that's breaking all the rules and leaving us all in awe.

Founded in 2013, Jungle is a British Electronic group, started by producers, Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland. This past Friday they released their fourth studio album, Volcano. The album’s outro, “Pretty Little Thing” features Dreamville signee (J. Cole’s music label), Bas. Uncredited and pitched-up vocals from Lydia Kitto are also provided for the hook of the song. 

Lauded for his devotion to country traditions, Tyler Booth took to the stage at the UK's C2C earlier this year. His next appearance will be at The Long Road Festival on August 26th, followed by his inaugural UK Headline tour, featuring performances in Manchester, London, and Glasgow. Booth's talent has also seen him share the spotlight with notable names like Darius Rucker, Jon Pardi, Brooks & Dunn, and Cody Johnson. Excitingly, he is slated to kick off Jake Owen's "Loose Cannon Tour" in the upcoming US autumn season. Through his relentless touring efforts, Booth has cultivated a dedicated fanbase, bolstered by his impressive following of over a million on social media. 

Emotional Oranges is a duo that formed in 2017 between the members, V and A. Given that V was a vocal coach for Adele, and A was an audio engineer for Drake, one can expect an immense display of musical talent when the two join forces. V and A have expressed the desire to live normal lives, given the pseudonyms they release music under. For a while there, their real names and faces were largely unknown, but now that they’ve toured the world and grown to be quite successful, their identities have become public. This past Friday saw the release of their new album, STILL EMO. At just 8 tracks, all but 3 were released as singles ahead of time. Such a marketing run is no doubt an experiment motivated by our single-based industry. Among the 3 songs that were collected in the official project, the outro, “Better Apart” is a psychedelic gem. 

Viral TikTok sensation, Stephen Sanchez has dominated the internet over the last few months. His breakout 2021 single, “Until I Found You” is a song you can neither deny, nor hide from. Fast forward to now, Stephen seems to be working towards his first full length LP since his 2022 release, Easy On My Eyes. For this upcoming album, titled Angel Face (a title shared by a 1953 American noir film), Stephen has built a time machine for his listeners. Under the guise of an early 1960’s Pop Rock album, Stephen is telling a story of two fictional characters, ‘The Troubadour Sanchez’ and Evangeline. Based on the singles, cover art, and marketing, Stephen is borrowing the aesthetics from one of the greatest eras of music. That era being, late 50’s and early 60’s Pop Rock, be it Elvis Presely or The Beatles. The album art depicts the story’s two main characters. The framing, colors, even down to the text fonts used, reflect all the traits of a classic black-and-white romance film, or a dusty record you might find in your grandmother’s old vinyl collection in the attic. This past week, Stephen Sanchez released the third single for this upcoming time capsule of an album, “Be More”. 

Jorja Smith is a name that has swirled around my corner of music for quite some time now. Having been featured on numerous A-List Hip-Hop albums (Drake’s More Life and Kendrick Lamar’s Black Panther The Album) as well as having consistent fan overlap with Hip-Hop in general, the English R&B artist has been hard to miss. Though I haven’t dug deep into her catalog yet, I’ve never felt more motivated to do so. Last week saw the release of “GO GO GO”, a single from her upcoming album, falling or flying. It is… powerful, to say the least. 

After being featured on BBC 6 Radio and the Ambient Focus show, Artificial Owl Recordings is excited to announce the 4th release and the return of One Of Them ( Niko Dalagelis ) and his new work Excogitation.

Killer Mike released his opus, MICHAEL recently. This album is saturated with features, visionary production, and little to no bars wasted. Though Killer Mike is half of the legendary Hip-Hop duo, Run The Jewels, this album is a completely solo venture. The standout track for me is definitely the hypnotic, “SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS.” This song is almost an assembly of the Avengers. With Killer Mike at the forefront, this track brings together Future, Eryn Allen Kane, and none other than André 3000. Future of course, is one of the pioneers of Trap music and has been a genuinely large voice in Hip-Hop for over a decade now. Eryn Allen Kane is a Blues musician with an ethereal voice. Lastly, the man who is widely considered to be one of, if not THE G.O.A.T., André 3000. André is half of a legendary Hip-Hop duo himself, hailing from the incredibly influential OutKast. Though the world has begged for an André 3000 album, that we’re still unsure as to whether or not it exists, he has given us feature after feature for a few years now. André has this deplorable tendency of entering a track, and stealing the show from whoever the headlining artist is. Whether it be Frank Ocean, James Blake, Kanye West, or Anderson .Paak, André just can’t seem to share the spotlight when he decides to grace us with a verse. 

Distinguished musician and celebrated songwriter Graham Nash OBE is set to take the spotlight as the headlining act at The British Country Music Festival, returning to his birthplace to grace the Winter Gardens stage in Blackpool. The festival is scheduled to take place from September 1st to 3rd, 2023.

Emerging from a recent standout performance at the P!NK’s Summer Carnival held at BST Hyde Park, as well as a sold-out show at Courtyard Theatre, we are excited to present Will Linley's latest heartfelt single, "Gracie." The track is now available through Island Records, and you can listen to it below.

Norwegian artist Herkedal has already made a name for himself in his homeland, where he won the TV show IDOL with a mix of original material and inspired covers of songs by RY X and Tom Odell. A big attraction of Herkedal is his ability and range of vocals, shifting from Baritone to soulful high notes.

Less than two weeks ago, Post Malone released his fifth studio album, AUSTIN. Surprising to me, just a week later, he released AUSTIN (Bonus). This “bonus” version of the album features all 17 tracks from the previous release, plus a brand new track entitled, “Joy.” While I have yet to listen to AUSTIN, my search for new music led me to this song and within the first few seconds, Posty earned my attention.