Soulful vanguard Allen Stone’s forthcoming record Building Balance will be released November 8th (ATO Records), taking his soul-stirring R&B and funk to the next artistic level. Allen continues to draw inspiration from ’70s funk and soul with current flexes, sitting amid D’Angelo in its sultrier moments, and Stevie Wonder at its most melodic. Also partially inspired by becoming a husband and father, the album features the most personal, lushly produced and gorgeously performed songs of Allen’s career. PRE-ORDER “BUILDING BALANCE” Building Balance was largely written in a cabin in the woods of Washington state and partially recorded at Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville with three producers: the…
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The new music video for “Time Slips Away,” the first single by self-described cinematic experimental alternative project DELANILA. The video premiered at mxdwn.com, who called it “a dramatically-choreographed clip that serves as the perfect vehicle to express the song’s theme of disconnection and isolation in our current digital age.” WATCH “TIME SLIPS AWAY” HERE DELANILA is the project of multiple award-winning “notable cross-genre composer” (The New Yorker) and performer Danielle Eva Schwob, who has garnered international acclaim for her concert music, alt-rock songs and film scores. PREMIERE AND INTERVIEW “At its surface, it’s about a girl lost in the corridors of her imagination, creating…
ILLENIUM launches his biggest tour to date, The ASCEND Tour, tonight in Pittsburgh, PA at Stage AE. Produced by AEG Presents, the headline run visits major markets across North America. Anticipated to play to well over 250,000 fans in 30+ cities, he graces hallowed stages such as Madison Square Garden in New York, NY September 21, Red Rocks in Morrison, CO for three sold out nights October 10-12, the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA on December 7, and Chase Center in San Francisco for its conclusion on December 14. Backed by a full band and ensconced in his most immersive production (with…
Rising alt-pop singer-songwriter Martha Hill is poised to announce her debut EP with the arrival of Be Still this September and will pre-empt its release with a brand new track Pick Me Up, once again portraying Hill’s charm and elegant fragility. WATCH THE VISUAL About the EP, she says: “I wanted my debut EP to be a self-portrait; something to introduce me and my music, and I feel like Be Still does just that. It’s all about navigating who I am as an individual and also in relation to the world around me—all the different people, relationships, situations, mental states.…
Making his debut in the UK Rap scene just one year ago with ‘Facts’, which premiered on GRM Daily, Anderson 100 has already made it clear that his quality levels for all aspects of his output are next level. New single ‘Luther’ brings the cream of production, delivery, wordplay and slices it up with another impressive visual, premiered exclusively with SBTV for his brand new joint. STREAM “LUTHER” Signed to Dudley Road Records, formed by Daniel Sturridge, and quickly earning its stripes as an exciting independent label for impressive new talent, Anderson 100 steps straight out of the thriving Birmingham…