“Hot Streets of Hell” is a track from Fox Fagan, releasing on May 6th. Showing a twangy, delectably melodic fusing of Americana and rock with chamber-pop, “Hot Streets of Hell” also features Ditch Kurtz on Pedal Steel. The track’s intro of suave vocals and acoustic strumming is joined quickly by a resonating pedal steel accompaniment, driving thereafter into the hooky backing vocal touch and a devastating piano-laden interlude. “Written in a time of endless parties and desperation, I found the ability to be okay with myself through this song,” Fox says of the track. “I was a mess, but somehow…
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Hunter Ellis grew up in Northern California and got interested in music when he started playing the violin and guitar. In high school he joined an instrumental post-rock band called The Coma Lilies, who recorded two albums, did many west coast tours, and two cross country tours. During this time, Hunter worked at the somewhat infamous Grizzly Studios in Petaluma, CA, and learned a bit about being an engineer. After The Coma Lilies broke up in 2008 he moved to Portland, OR and played in My Dads, SHAT, and Mean Girls. He started recording his first solo endeavor in early…
The second single off of his upcoming LP The Boy From The Bay, “Pearly Gates” provides a glimpse into what it took for him to ultimately pursue his artistic passions. Billy Woodward’s newest track “Pearly Gates” is pensive Americana at its finest. Out May 20, the track details the struggles of mental health, comparison and the strength to find another way. “Driven by eleventh hour introspection and that unnerving urge for change, ‘Pearly Gates’ is a sort of rally cry for the soul,” he explains. He shares that this song was inspired by a difficult period of Woodward’s life wherein…
Like a romantic-comedy montage, “Hamilton Pool” serves as a tender indie-pop track detailing the beauty of falling in love. As winter slowly fades to spring, Alysia Kraft reminds listeners of those glistening moments of warmth and connection under the summer sun. Detailing that whimsical and freeing moment when love finds you, Kraft’s “Hamilton Pool” is a candid indie-pop reflection of the unexpected beauty of life. Coming out May 20, Kraft explains that the track is “about meeting Staci Foster, my partner for nine years and my musical collaborator in Whippoorwill.” Back in 2012, a friend recruited Foster to take Kraft…
New Zealand songstress LOVETA is lighting up dance-floors with her new single More Than Fun – a soulful, nu-disco-inspired, dance-pop anthem – guaranteed to get you dancing. Featuring pumping bass lines, funky guitars, and show-stopping vocals that are sure to surprise and delight – More Than Fun brings energy reminiscent of past-meets-present, where it would be at home in a nightclub in the 70’s as well as today. “The song is a celebration of life, love and freedom – for the nights you wish would never end and anything could happen. It’s a cheeky and playful expression of meeting someone on the…