Stylish New Video Features a Worn Esbie Fonte Originally appeared on LA Weekly. Esbie Fonte is a biracial songwriter who bends unexpected styles to create unique pop music with collaborator Peter Tilley. Her recent single, “Aces High,” features raw lyrical barbs coupled with gorgeous guitar progressions, and the brand-new video allows her stylish personality to shine. Read more. Esbie Fonte | website | Facebook | … Continue reading
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Hark Madley’s Debut EP Glows Like John Glenn’s Fireflies
Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. “My status is excellent,” American astronaut John Glenn declares in a transmission to NASA’s control center during the 1962 Mercury-Atlas 6 spaceflight, the first to transport a man around the Earth. When Glenn sees the sun rise behind him as he hovers above the planet, he describes mysterious particles which became known as ‘fireflies’ that floated … Continue reading Hark Madley’s Debut EP Glows Like John Glenn’s Fireflies
Celebrate when life is good via Mamas Gun’s new single “You Make My Life a Better Place” Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. When you hear the happy murmurs from a baby on Mamas Gun’s new single, “You Make My Life a Better Place,” you realize this is what it means to experience pure joy. The London funk pop quintet is preparing … Continue reading
Get a taste of Paul Cherry’s Flavours
Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. They say not to judge a book by its cover, but sometimes it’s hard to remain impartial! Take the art for Paul Cherry’s new album, Flavour: a random parallelogram in the background intersects with a Rolex Oyster bracelet, but instead of a normal watch face there is a cherry with a taichi symbol in its cross-section. … Continue reading Get a taste of Paul Cherry’s Flavours
Yuki Ame challenges power through a camera in “Blue Room” clip Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. The latest offering from prominent young London electronic label Panel comes via the artist known as Yuki Ame. He just put out his new EP Anamnesis last Friday, a five-track effort that glides in style. While the whole release cycles between ambient and glitch pop, … Continue reading
******** Drinks to Cope with a Mad World
Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. Both Ormston and Ω have established reputations for making music way outside the box, so their collaboration here makes perfect sense. What they managed to create together expands on what they both were already good at, adding effects like canned laughter or scratchy recordings of Christmas carols and film dialogue where appropriate. It often feels more … Continue reading ******** Drinks to Cope with a Mad World
Rosehardt works out a crisis of faith on new single, announces LP
Originally premiered on the 405, view archived article here. Today Rosehardt announces the release of his debut album, Songs in the Key of Solitude, on Styles Upon Styles Records, due out April 6. In the album teaser (below), watch a spoken word piece that he recites directly to the camera, but really to himself. SUS provides some information about the release, emphasizing that Rosehardt is … Continue reading Rosehardt works out a crisis of faith on new single, announces LP
Listen to Ellie Occleston’s Quiet and Pained Debut Single Originally premiered on the 405, view archived article here. In the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, many American politicians are quick to dismiss messages from the teen-aged survivors. The sheer lack of humanity in their treatment of young people in mourning is appalling and stems from a broad … Continue reading
Kick It With Oddnesse in new Video for “Are You Down” Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. There is nothing sexier than having standards. They prove that you have enough self-confidence to know what you want out of a relationship. On the single, ‘Are You Down’, Oddnesse singer and songwriter Rebeca Arango outlines her own desires for a potential suitor, but her world … Continue reading
A Steamer, a Cult, and Lauren Ruth Ward’s Debut Album
Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. Lauren Ruth Ward stands in front of a mirror holding up a shimmering disco ensemble. We’re in the Echo’s green room joined by a few people that play in other bands on tonight’s bill, as well as some peripheral friends. It is the first night of Ward’s January residency and the two-piece suit and jacket on … Continue reading A Steamer, a Cult, and Lauren Ruth Ward’s Debut Album
Sawdust & Gin 