LA-based artist Elli Moore has released her debut electronic pop single "Gateway" working with her best friend and production/writing partner Alina Smith (the two making up the writing/production duo LYRE). Her vocals dance flirtatiously over the music, talking of being wary of not opening the "gateway" to resurfacing feelings for an ex partner. The chorus has a catchy pitch-bending vocal hook and an offbeat timing giving it a unique and cool rhythm. Check out the video clip for the track below featuring cameos from artists that LYRE have previously worked with.
Canadian folk rock band Ace of Wands, inspired by the tarot card of the same name, have just released their debut LP "Lioness". The album flows like a night wind with a nature-oriented and spiritual feel to it while connecting on a very human level. Speaking on the album release, lead singer/songwriter Lee Rose wrote: "I use the music as a vessel for my own healing, and I feel the power in the shared connection we can make with those who listen."
The opening and titular track kicks off the album with an empowering and fantastic, vibrant energy led by uptempo, driving guitars and roaring vocals. Rose said of the track: "The song came from a place of self-destruction while I simultaneously searched for strength and the ability to persevere. The Lioness - a powerful, fierce, nurturing and self-reliant creature - embodied all of the qualities I was searching for in myself at the time."
The album is out now on all major platforms, including Bandcamp.
San Francisco-based producer Kelypso takes us "Somewhere" beautiful on his latest future bass track. Let your mind's eye fill with blue skies and endless possibilities as you drink in the soundscape that Kelypso builds with ethereal vocals floating over slowly building melodic production. In announcing the release on Facebook, he put up a cool video DJ'ing a preview of the track which you can check out here. With support from Future Bass Records and Trap Nation (including his track "Home" recently hitting the #1 spot on Trap Nation Radio's weekly Top 5 Countdown for Episode 047 - ADE Special), he's set to rise in 2019.
With a wild, rock electronic hybrid sound, Egzod (which means "mass departure of people" phonetically in French) and Leo the Kind certainly bring the energy on their new single "Reserve", released on Trap Nation. The track effortlessly morphs from eastern sounds and distorted electric guitar, to bass driven verses with almost a hip hop feel, to a high-energy electronic drop. It's the perfect song for a workout; it challenges you to see how far you can go and gives you energy - your reserve - when you feel at your limit.
LA-based artist Raja Kumari embraces her Indian culture deeply and portrays a strong female character with her look and hip hop-infused musical style. Her vocals on "Karma" are particularly strong, rapped and sung like a boss over a booming rap beat. As the lyrics say, "Make room for the Queen of Hindustan, stand up for the daughter of the King!"
The song features on her new album "Bloodline" which is out this Friday. Raja Kumari wrote: "BLOODLINE asks the question, 'Who are you?' It's not just about your family line or your heritage. WHO ARE YOU? What runs through your veins and what are you willing to fight for? This collection of songs was inspired by my time in India. I found strength in the Motherland, and these battle anthems are my story, my bloodline."
Texan EDM producer Blaize has released his new, appropriately-titled EP "Blast" with feature artists Atarii, DVCX and Redd Simpkins on label Hybrid Trap. The opening track "Goin Hard" immediately sets the scene with sub bass and intense trap atmosphere, hot rap vocals from Salt Lake City-based rapper Atarii and wall-shaking trap drops in between. Within 5 days of its release, the track hit number 1 on SoundCloud's Up-and-coming Trap charts.
If you're looking for more hard beats, Blaize recently released Volume 2 of his "The End Of The World" hour mix with guest DJs District 13, Dizzy III and Sloth. Check it out here.
Actor and musician Riley Smith brings us his heartwarming new single "Hard To Kiss", stemming from the adorable lyrics: "It's hard to kiss when you're smiling this hard". The song has a sweet acoustic sound and uplifting feeling which combined with Smith's honeyed vocals makes for a country pop anthem that is bound to make you fall in love.
The video clip for the song is particularly special, as Smith explains: "After the song was written we came up with the idea of getting the public involved. I sent a mass message out on social media for people to send me pictures of them in love. Whatever that meant to them. I received over 700 photos from all over the world. All ages and walks of life. It was not only an amazing response but a very emotional one... A lot of them came with the story behind their love. It was so emotional to see first hand. And I think in this time in our society really still proves that love is still all-around us. All walks of life, ages, races and sexes." A selection of these photos were then featured in the video and it's just so beautiful, aww! Watch it below!
Producers DNMO and Sub Urban have teamed up for their new anti-valentines single "Sick Of You". The vocals have a really fed-up tone to them giving the track a punky edge ontop of bass guitar and dancey electronic production. DNMO wrote on Facebook: "First song off my debut EP, so excited for you to hear. Thanks to my brother Sub Urban for being a part of this record".
After releasing his debut album "Galaxies Between Us" in 2015 on his own label Sexy Electric, Corey Baker aka LA-based DJ/producer Kill Paris has now released his second album "Galaxies Within Us" on Monstercat this Valentines Day with featured artists including Big Gigantic & Jimi Tents, The Iceman (Wim Hof), FATHERDUDE, Tim Moyo + KudaMusic. The album showcases great versatility mixing electronic and funk. Kill Paris is taking the album on the road starting tonight in Denver and said on Facebook for fans to: "expect lots of keytar, MIDI Sprout installations and meet & greets". You can see some of his keytar playing here. MIDI Sprout is a way to use the electrical signals of a living thing such as a plant or person to generate music - check out this video to see it in action! The second track from the album, "Magic", starts off softly with a catchy vocal melody and synth pads before building into a future bass drop. Listen to it below!
With gorgeous soft piano and breathy reverberant vocals, lose yourself in the emotion and trance of Lipless and Lucid Luv's single "Faded". As an early Christmas gift to fans, the song was made available to download for free - get it here. Wearing a slightly unnerving mask of lit up Xs, Lipless is an Aussie DJ/producer who released his debut EP in 2016 and has won a Grammy working alongside renowned producer Kaskade. Lucid Luv has also won a Grammy having been a producer in the EDM scene for a while but has now started his own project. He released his debut single "Goodbye" in November last year. Both are putting out fantastic releases and are on the rise, so keep an ear out for them!