Corduroy. releases “Backup Guy” on September 30th. The vibrant and pensive single is the second of four tracks from their third EP, Half-Time Oranges, which is releasing on December 9th. Using lyrical Dissonance, “Backup Guy” puts an upbeat and catchy spin on past relationship woes. Reflecting on the pitfalls of a troubled relationship, Backup Guy encapsulates the difficulty of letting go of someone once an integral part of your life. The lyrical content has no malice in it, instead looking back on the difficulties of removing yourself from a situation where you are giving it everything, and not getting anything…
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Paul Shapera writes pulp operas. Just as pulp fiction covered everything from hard boiled detective stories to Buck Rogers, Tarzan to Flash Gordon, Paul’s albums fantasy musicals cover a 180 year span of history in the fictional city of New Albion. Albums can shift genres from steampunk to dieselpunk, atompunk to weird west, psychedelic to cyberpunk, depending on where in the timeline the story is taking place. These strange tales are full of morally ambiguous characters, high drama, intricate world building, and soaring melodies. “My work is very much like an epic science fiction book series, but told in highly…
A brave and vulnerable storytelling, “Here in the Middle”, shows the anxiety that comes with being stuck between two choices. Racyne Parker’s heartfelt folk single, “Here in the Middle”, is a vulnerable storytelling of feeling broken down and torn about a tough decision. Reflecting that sometimes, the “best decision” is simply making a choice and then making the most out of it. “Here in the Middle” was written in a moment when indecision had led to stagnation and doubt. The song began as self-talk prompted by the first two lines in the song, “I hate myself for failing, but I…
In mid-August, THE THREE SUM boarded their fearsome road cruiser with their first single, “Coming After You”, taken from the upcoming EP ‘Kingdom Fall’, to be released on 12/02/2022 via Dr. Music Records. Off to barrel down the dusty asphalt of the international Rock ’n’ Roll highway with just the right pinch of hot rod flair. Now the Swiss Punk ’n’ Roll band kicks it into the next gear with the hard-hitting second single “Long Live The King”, inspired by all the events of the last years, and devoted to the mighty people in many realms, from entertainment to politics,…
Red Hot Burning Love is a culmination of lyrically driven soul-pop, organic vibes with elements of funk threaded throughout. Red Hot Burning Love (RHBL), the debut EP from Las Vegas based singer and songwriter Jack Higgins, is a collection of six lyrically-driven love songs out now. Highlighting the many faces and phases of love – from meeting to infatuation to devotion – these upbeat, feel-good songs draw listeners in with relatable lyrics and extremely catchy melodies. Higgins’ genre blending sound is pop-forward with soulful elements of R&B and hip-hop. His narrative style and carefully crafted lyrics are reminiscent of classic…