Now Hear This is a monthly A&R column that provides you with exciting new sounds we discovered through the innovative new music platform Groover. BhramaBull Sounds like: Gritty street science from another era enhanced with a futuristic flow that would fit well on the Backwoodz Studioz roster. Describe your approach to music and how you […]
Your music taste defined you in the ‘90s. Before the internet blurred allegiances, the metal kids only listened to Megadeth and Metallica (but only stuff prior to their 1991 self-titled mainstream success), the sensitive theater folks liked R.E.M. and Peter Gabriel while suburban punks reached for Dookie. Everyone listened to Nirvana. However, only the coolest, […]
Name Luke from the Kooks! Best known for Bringing skinny jeans back. Current city London. Really want to be in Tokyo with my family at the park with the cherry blossom. Excited about Our new album of course, Never/Know – [released on] May 9th! My current music collection has a lot of Jazz And a...
When Marianne Faithfull died on January 30 at the age of 78, she left behind more than seven decades’ worth of music. Indeed, Faithfull released 22 studio albums and countless singles—but perhaps more importantly, she left behind a template for reinvention. Faithfull began her career in the ‘60s as an “It Girl” and poster child […]
Being in the company of Mexican superstar Belinda feels like being in the presence of a real-life Disney princess. And she’s not even on camera, because, as she explains, “I’m in my pajamas.” The multi-hyphenate talent has earned the right to have some off-camera time as she cycles through Zoom interviews ahead of the release […]
Aloe Blacc and 2ŁØT’s new single, “Immortal,” was inspired by the ancient philosophical concept of “memento mori”—a Latin phrase meaning “Remember you must die.” But the theme of the song isn’t what you think. “‘Immortal’ is a song about choosing courage over fear—not just for yourself, but for...
Initially, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s self-titled debut album was meant to be a four-track EP. But after acquiring extra studio time, Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Alex Ounsworth, drummer Sean Greenhalgh, keyboardist-guitarist Robbie Guertin, guitarist Lee Sargent, and bassist Tyler Sargent wrote additional material to expand it to 12 songs. The album was made for less than...