Athenian quartet “Sillyboy’s Ghost Relatives” is a newly formed band that shaped while following record producer Sillyboy in most of his live performances during the last 3 years. When time seemed right, they all joined his studio to record their first full-band album and let the dynamics of analog instrumentation to do the work. “Sillyboy” music project arrived early 2010 with debut album “Played” being released on small indie label Just Gazing records as 001 of their catalogue and ended up as “Album of The Year” in quite a few media outlets of Greece. “Played” launched Sillyboy’s career as a prolific studio…
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Review by Emily Smith Dance and EDM outfit Valiant releases a new single titled “Feels Like Home” featuring Kalu, an especially captivating track due to its powerful lyrics and instrumentals. The track starts with a spacey atmosphere that bleeds into the verses. The vocals on this track keep the sound a bit more grounded and center the focus on the verses. During the pre-chorus, the song really begins to build up to the lyrics that house the title track (“When I’m with you it feels like home”). Throughout the chorus are crazy, scattered high-pitched vocal embellishments, a characteristic of many…
Alternative hip-hop artist and producer, Johnny (From the Burbs) [Johnny Guagliardo] is back with his sophomore mixtape, ‘BRADENTON’ now available on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes and Bandcamp! The new release is an intimate and eclectic collection of tunes that explore a more lyrically-focused, production-driven and matured Johnny. Spanning just over 14 minutes of 5 self-produced tracks, BRADENTON is highlighted by aggressive and political songs that tackle shared issues on personal and international scales. From the vicious anthem ‘BASTARD’ that reflects on self-worth and personal doubt, to the closing track ‘ANTIDOTE // BRADENTON’ which delves into the on-going gun control debate in the US; the Western Sydney local begins to prove…
Junky Love is a new three-piece rock n’ roll band based in London formed by Axel Loughrey (previously a solo artist on All Sorted!?! Records) and Deniz Erdal. The band recently released their debut single, ‘Hooked,’ a rock n’ roll anthem about an online catfish that targeted a variety of musicians online. The latest single was recorded at Studio 9 in London and has an underlying inspiration from bands such as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Queens of The Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Demob Happy, Nirvana and more! You can listen and watch the music video for the band’s latest single…
San Rafael, CA – Sometimes known as “The Lady of Heart,” EMILY JOHNSON is a Bulgarian-born Nigerian singer, songwriter, and composer. Having performed around the world for many years, she is releasing OPEN YOUR HEART, her debut EP, on May 11, 2018, with the help of Tarpan Records in the United States. This EP was produced by NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN and features 4 original songs. EMILY JOHNSON was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, at a time when the country was still under the influence of the Soviet Union. Her mother is Bulgarian and her father Nigerian, a mix which made her quite different from the other children in her…