Photo Credit: Easton Schirra Written By Kelly Holm From a young age, John K has always loved music and performing. After high school, he told his Dad that he wanted to move to Nashville and pursue a career as a singer/songwriter, and never looked back. From his first performance at a reality show audition, frantically reminding himself not to forget the words, to the release of his debut EP if we never met, this soulful crooner is blazing the trail that leads to a dream-come-true. “This EP took time to finesse,” John K asserts. “It is radically different than any…
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Dec 4, 2019 – Debutant Clear Eyes makes a punchy statement alongside Lauren Jauregui & Drew Love (THEY.), on his first single Let Me Know, and the results are spectacular. Listen to it now over on Youtube; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqfYpaaygTI Clear Eyes is Jeremy Lloyd, who is one half of platinum-selling duo Marian Hill. Created as a production outlay beyond the well known sound of Marian Hill, songs like this delve into a creative process that’s extended two years. For him, the Clear Eyes project is about a feeling of perspective — a moment when you can see everything from far away…
Christmas is coming early for Esmé’s fans with the special single “Come with Me,” out today. The sultry track is a very symbolic release for the Sydney-based singer/songwriter: a previous version already saw the light of the day exactly two years ago, winning the attention of Triple J radio, Sony 301 and MTV in her home country and giving her the opportunity to open for Amy Shark at Australia’s first ever MTV Unplugged 2018. While the original belonged to the jazzy realm, this new electro soul rendition produced by the German producer Amillian echoes Esmé’s desire to create an intimacy with…
LA Based Singer / Songwriter ZARAGOZA has released his refreshingly minimalist official music video for his new single, “Gypsy Christmas.” Originally premiered on mxdwn, “Gypsy Christmas” is the artist’s first original release since his Billboard charting debut EP, Child of The Sun. Click to Download “Gypsy Christmas” “Christmas has always been my favorite Holiday and the modern commercialism of it can make it stressful which is the opposite of what it’s about. This song is about getting away from that modern commercialism. Instead of screaming about what’s wrong in the world, I’m singing about what’s right,” says Zaragoza. For audiences who have only witnessed his ferocious…
Madrid’s own Hinds have been on a meteoric rise since the release of their breakout debut album Leave Me Alone in 2016, which was followed by last year’s critically acclaimed I Don’t Run. Smashing all expectations for a band from Spain, Hinds have earned praise from the likes of The New York Times, NPR Music, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone, performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, won over crowds at festivals like Coachella and Glastonbury, and have even started their own limited edition cruelty-free makeup line, all while working harder, smarter and faster than their male contemporaries to break the ceiling. Now, the band returns to end the year on a high note, releasing…