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“Wake Up” and Listen – Kristy Chmura’s Song for a Planet in Peril
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“Wake Up” and Listen – Kristy Chmura’s Song for a Planet in Peril

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When the sky turns orange and the air tastes like ash, something shifts in your awareness. For Kristy Chmura, that shift became a song and a re-awakening.

Her re-worked version of “Wake Up” doesn’t just reflect concern for the planet. It grieves for it. It listens to the land and it responds in melody.

Originally released in 2018, “Wake Up” was a quietly powerful track from Chmura’s debut album called “Stained…Glass Heart”. Now, it is the third single from her upcoming album “Inner Solstice”, and was released on Earth Day to honor our beautiful planet. Continue reading →

Dystopian Echoes and a Shot of Hard Won Optimism in George Collins’s “New Way”
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Dystopian Echoes and a Shot of Hard Won Optimism in George Collins’s “New Way”

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George Collins’s latest single “New Way” is not just a sonic left turn. It is a swerve into rockier, more defiant territory.

Collins, who is known for his introspective, singer-songwriter roots, dials up the distortion and steps on the gas with this riff-driven track that’s as much a personal reboot as it is a social commentary. Continue reading →

Cut Copy Break Silence With First New Track In Five Years
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Cut Copy Break Silence With First New Track In Five Years

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With the release of their new single ‘Solid’, via Cutters Records / The Orchard, GRAMMY-nominated, ARIA award-winning electronic trailblazers Cut Copy make their long-awaited return—reigniting the pulse that’s defined two decades of transcendent dance music and emotional clarity. ‘Solid’ is Cut Copy’s first original release in five years, following 2020’s Freeze, Melt—a critically praised album that saw the Melbourne-originating band exploring … Continue reading →

“Bored” Is Anything But – DIEMETIC & Løstronaut Deliver a Controlled Bassquake
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“Bored” Is Anything But – DIEMETIC & Løstronaut Deliver a Controlled Bassquake

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In their latest collaborative effort, Canadian heavyweights DIEMETIC and Lostrønaut lean all the way into the chaos, offering up a distorted, groove-laced dubstep banger that proves once again they’re not here to play it safe.

Coming hot off the heels of their breakout track “Beat Em” — which has racked up nearly 100k streams on Spotify – “Bored” doesn’t just meet expectations, but it mutates them into something wilder, heavier and undeniably more fun. Continue reading →

Amanda Abizaid’s “Hold On My Heart” (Bilingual Remix) – a Postcard from The Soul
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Amanda Abizaid’s “Hold On My Heart” (Bilingual Remix) – a Postcard from The Soul

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With her latest release, Amanda Abizaid isn’t just giving us a remix – she is giving us a postcard from the soul.

“Hold On My Heart (Bilingual Remix)” is a lush, bilingual journey that brings the personal with the global, the acoustic with the electronic and the nostalgic with the hopeful for the future. Continue reading →

Brooks John Martin Steps into the Light on His Most Personal Album Yet
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Brooks John Martin Steps into the Light on His Most Personal Album Yet

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On his self-titled album, Brooks John Martin strips away past identities and fully embraces his most unfiltered and cinematic work to date.

The Cedar Falls, Iowa-based singer-songwriter, who is known for his past monikers like Toast and The Blue Danes, now presents a body of work that feels like both an arrival and revelation. Continue reading →

Animals In Denial “Crash Course Volume 3 Rust Covered Lust” Burns Bright
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Animals In Denial “Crash Course Volume 3 Rust Covered Lust” Burns Bright

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With “Crash Course Volume 3: Rust Covered Lust” Animals In Denial takes the listener on a visceral, high octane ride full of raw energy, relentless riffs and lyrics that cut deep.

This is the sound of an artist at full throttle, unafraid to experiment while staying true to the rebellious spirit that defines his work. Continue reading →

Brooks John Martin’s “Millions” – A Cinematic Road Trip Through Adventure and Anxiety
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Brooks John Martin’s “Millions” – A Cinematic Road Trip Through Adventure and Anxiety

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The official music video for Brooks John Martin’s latest single “Millions” doesn’t just accompany the song. It expands on its restless, searching spirit and transforms it into something that is deeply personal.

Directed by Bobby Hanford and shot in the hills and hidden roads west of Malibu, as well as along the Pacific Coast Highway, the video mirrors the song’s themes of wanderlust, unease and blends the thrill of open-road freedom with the quiet tension of the unknown beyond. Continue reading →