"This album is an exciting next step for the Candy Whips project. I can't wait to get these songs out into the world," says Wendy Stonehenge of Oakland, CA's The Candy Whips about their new angular synthpop album Artificial Melodies that is out today via Kitten Robot Records.
"I'm proud of (previous album) Automaton but that album was the product of me trying to figure out what I'm doing. Artificial Melodies is after I figured it out." The band's explosive new album features past singles: "Just Like You," an upbeat synth-heavy track, "TV Set" that is inspired and influenced by legendary English '70s post-punk band Wire, leading into "The Usher'' that romanticizes an erotic fever dream, and New Wave-inspired track "A Drop Will Do" (about guitarist Greg Downing's battle with alcoholism). (continue)
Christian Lee Hutson has announced a North American tour kicking off in January 2025 in support of his lauded new album Paradise Pop. 10. The run of shows will kick off in Las Vegas making stops in Chicago, Boston, New York, Nashville and more before a final show at Los Angeles' famed Troubadour. He also announced a special conversation + performance at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles on December 9.
Paradise Pop. 10 is co-produced with three of Hutson's longtime collaborators: 4x GRAMMY winner Phoebe Bridgers, GRAMMY-nominated songwriter & producer Marshall Vore and GRAMMY-nominated engineer & multi-instrumentalist Joseph Lorge. The album also features guest vocals from Bridgers, Katy Kirby, and Maya Hawke - another frequent collaborator whose universally lauded new album credits Hutson as producer and co-writer. (continue)
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter-pianist Neal Francis returns today with his dance-ready new single, "Back It Up," available now via ATO Records. An official music video premieres today on YouTube.
Francis' first new music in almost two years, "Back It Up" sees the Chicago-based singer, songwriter, and prodigious pianist effortlessly gliding along on glossy synth lines and a playfully swaggering riff, imbuing a carefree spirit into the deliberately over-the-top confession of romantic desperation. "That song went through a few different phases before we got to the final iteration," Francis says. "It took me a while to accept that it's okay to have fun with the lyrics, instead of making everything so serious all the time." (continue)
Real Boston Richey delivers his newest music video today, "Come Outside (So Sick)", which is found on Richey Rich, Real Boston Richey's sophomore full-length studio album.
2024 has been an important one in Richey's journey. Following his Billboard 200 debut in late 2023 with the release of Welcome 2 Bubbaland, Richey's debut album, he made his Billboard 100 debut this year thanks to "Help Me," a soul-baring track off Richey Rich that's become a viral social media sensation. (continue)
Multi-diamond and platinum-certified powerhouse Julia Michaels marks the beginning of a brand-new era with the release of her latest single, "Heaven II," out everywhere.
With an accompanying official music video directed by Blythe Thomas, and shot in Los Angeles, the release is a surefire signal to the world that Ms. Michaels is taking the reins and stepping into her power like never before. In her own words: "It's about love. Sex. Infatuation. Longing. Desire. Freedom. And my hot ass boyfriend." (continue)
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