Written By Kelly Holm Deeply committed to the independent music scene and to their home city of Chicago, The Shades are definitely a trio to watch. Former The Voice contestant Andrew DeMuro is on lead vocals, while brothers Mark and Phil Jacobson provide background harmonies and guitar. Like any group of friends, they enjoy down-to-earth activities like fantasy football and watching The Office, yet they’ve also headlined some of the Windy City’s most storied venues and shared the stage with the very heroes they’ve looked up to since childhood. And they’re only further inflating their image with a new four-track…
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AZRA is a multi-faceted force of nature. Her music is created on her own terms: always authentically, and always in her own unconventional way. Influenced by musical artists that range from Freddie Mercury to Madonna; to Whitney Houston and P!nk, AZRA’s music is mission-driven and inspirational, with infectious melodies and uplifting hooks. WATCH “RIGHT HERE” In 2017, AZRA released her debut EP Freedom through her own label, CLÚ Records. The EP features lush melodies along with uplifting, dance-worthy hooks, such as those on the singles “Shine” and “Gravity”. With the release, AZRA garnered praise from LA Weekly, VoyageLA, TWIST Magazine, All Things Go, PopDust, Singers Room, Women’s Republic and FOX News, to name a few. Since then, AZRA has opened for the Plain White T’s on their High School Nation tour, performed at major Pride festivals all around the country and has…
Today, Dido continues her reign as “the “UK goddess of lite pop” (Pitchfork) by releasing the anticipated deluxe edition of her acclaimed latest album Still On Mind (BMG). The March release of the standard edition quickly led to her becoming the best-selling UK solo female artist of the year, an achievement that came as she embarked on her first tour in 15 years, and with today’s deluxe edition, she looks toward the future while paying respect to her past. LISTEN HERE The deluxe edition of Still On My Mind finds Dido continuing to experiment with the electronic evolution of the initial LP release on new tracks like the…
Today maverick hip hop duo Just John x Dom Dias drop their new highly anticipated conceptual PROJECT release. Following on the heels of their critically-acclaimed Don II and Don III EP’s – which earned them rave reviews across a wide range of media platforms including VICE, The Fader, Lyrical Lemonade, XXL, Complex, Elevator Mag, Now Magazine, CBC – it was while touring and being invited to participate in promotional campaigns for the NBA champion Toronto Raptors, and the world renowned Gucci brand, that the thrilling tag team combo began cooking up some of their best music to date. PROJECT is…
Singer/songwriter Maude Latour is infatuated with metaphysics, modern-day politics, and the layered facets of spirituality. The paradigms established in these topics seamlessly carry over into the 20-year-old’s songwriting and fizzy, space pop soundscape. Her songs are shot through a canon, across the stars and galaxies above, landing somewhere between the cosmic landscapes of alt, electro, and indie pop. Today, Maude shares “Lovesick,” the new single from her Starsick EP, also out today. The final track off her EP is an exploration of the anguish and physical wear and tear related to heartache. Latour’s self-assured vocals, lyricism inspired by ancient Greek poetry, and her elegant yet unconventional structure makes “Lovesick”…