Livia & The Rosebuds have just released their new single “Guess Ur Right.”

Livia is a seasoned performer and a musician who has studied guitar, bass, keys, and drums.  Her music has been playfully irreverently described as “Barbie-rock,” and that’s become a description she devilishly embraces. Livia’s songwriting doesn’t adhere to genres or formulas—she brazenly follows her muses. Her songs have swagger, big emotions, and exude both sass and sensitivity. They’re a culmination of all the rock, pop, soul, and blues she’s soaked up in her musical household and beyond, including her immersion in Memphis’s rich music heritage. She co-writes with bassist/guitarist Landon Moore, and she performs live with her band, Livia & The Rosebuds.

Her passion for music and her non-conformist outlook on life were both evident early on, and even nurtured in her musically-inclined and free-spirited home. Both of her parents have careers in design, and, outside of his day gig, Livia’s father is a dedicated and accomplished musician. Yet, her brazen independence was sometimes at odds with her private, Episcopal, all-girls schooling which often led to feelings of alienation.

These days, Livia maintains a write-a-song-a-week schedule and is always bursting to get back into the studio. When the pandemic lifts, she’s also eager to get back onstage to be where she feels most alive and dialed into the Universe. “When I’m on stage I feel like I’ve finally found a place where I belong,” Livia says. “In those moments, I feel empowered and free.”

Lenci, an emerging singer-songwriter from Raleigh, North Carolina, just released “Got to Get to Know You”. She has previously released three EPs: “Hopeless Romantic EP” and “Insanity”, as well as an acoustic version of “Hopeless Romantic EP”. Since the release of her first single, Lenci has performed in many places in Raleigh and the greater Greensboro area, well known throughout the South-Eastern music scene. 

“Got to Get to Know You” is a soulful R&B single off of Lenci’s upcoming EP that sings about wanting to get familiar with a new partner before moving too fast into the relationship. In the chorus, Lenci sings of picking her potential partner’s brain on important subjects such as “Black Lives Matter” and “when’s the next recession”. In the bridge, Lenci reveals that the reason she is so adamant to ask questions and get to know this person is because previously she has met many men with no depth.

Lenci shares:

“I wrote this song in my car while driving to the studio to record another one. I was actually listening to another song that was about something totally unrelated but the instrumental was very introspective and it moved me. That’s usually how my songs are written; randomly at any moment and any given time, even if it’s 3 am and I cant sleep or in the middle of a business meeting or class, etc. Music is what I do when I’m supposed to be doing something else.” 


These lyrics, alongside lovely harmonies and gentle instrumentation, make for a soulful track that establishes her power in the new relationship dynamic that she sings of. The rest of the Hopeless Romantic Pt. 2 EP is set to come out sometime in March 2021, and we can’t wait for more from this talented singer-songwriter. 

Chin Injeti fuses his love of 80s funk and boogie music with a modern twist that encapsulates a unique yet nostalgic feeling, captivating his fans. In a rough year for everyone, Chin used the extra time to release new music and write new songs for 2021. Now, he’s ready to release his debut 12-song producer/artist album with features singing alongside him.

The new single, “For the Love of Life,” features Teon Gibbs and a sample of Chin’s son playing piano. An empowering anthem about women of colour and their journeys, “For the Love of Life” was mixed in Toronto by Keys N Krates’ Adam Tune.

Shane Pendergast is a folk singer from Tracadie Cross, Prince Edward Island. He learned to play by ear at an early age and by 13 he was performing professionally on stage. Shane’s connection to Maritime folk music dates back to the efforts of his great-grandparents, preservers of folklore in P.E.I. Shane is carrying the torch forward with his own songs, having released his debut album, Place to the Name, in 2020.

He’s now following up with single “It Slips Away,” which was recorded live off the floor. The track has been paired with a video:

“Shortly after the track was recorded, I received the word that a close friend of mine passed away. The song is about loss, so it took on an added meaning. The music video footage is from a show I played at Toronto’s TRANZAC Main Hall. That was the last night that I saw my friend Alex. I find it surreal to look back at the footage of him, not to mention the big crowd that was gathered. Nobody knew that the world would slip away a few weeks later with the COVID-19 lockdown.”

Miesha & The Spanks offer a dynamic mixture of punk, garage and hard rock embellished with straightforward lyrics, gritty production and hard hitting performances.“I Want Fire” is the third single coming in hot ahead of the duo’s forthcoming Singles EP, boasting a catchy as hell chorus, and conjuring the urge to explode we’re all feeling after nearly a year of restrictions and lockdowns. For those who want to burn it all down or light it up, “I Want Fire” is open to interpretation. This song rocks hard, and serves as a strong representation of what’s to come. The Singles EP is out April 16th.

Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The System Lights have been making waves into the New Year, Spearheaded by main singer-songwriter David Rangel, alongside R.L. Lenfestey, the two have a revolving cast of supporting musicians and friends who help to bring their unique and vibrant songs to life. Their howling guitars blend a mixture of British and American influenced music bringing a sound that is unique and their own to your ears. Their lyrics originate from observation of everyday life, travel and popular culture, which the video for “Pop Song 2020” captures immediately. Rich vocals and blistering, effects-laden – as well as bare bones – guitar, are part of this concoction that walks the line between obscure indie and commercial radio rock and roll. Using Flowers Studio (Minneapolis, MN) as their recording home base, they have additionally been working out of Cherry Pit Studios in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.  We caught up with the band for a very special segment, below.

Tell us the story of this song, why did you choose to visualize this song 

“Pop Song 2020” took its inspiration from a few different sources. Back in the 60s, The Velvet Underground put out a song called “Waiting For the Man” which basically talked about the cumbersome process of buying drugs in a bad part of town in which the singer did not live. “Pop Song 2020” kind of re-creates a modern  take on that after I observed people I knew engaging in that process. Unlike  the Velvet Underground, my song has a bit of a message at the end.

The visuals for the video are meant to be grainy and amateurish.The act of scoring drugs is not pretty. It’s not nice. It’s dark and low brow. In this day and age, I think it’s important to have visuals accompany any song you put out. It just enhances the listener’s desire to look deeper into the song and want to listen to it more. I don’t think visuals have to be over the top. They don’t even have to be very involved. I just think it’s important for there to be at least something for the listener to engage to while they are listening to the audio.

What was the inspiration behind this video(visuals, storyline, etc.)?

I wanted to take dark subject matter and lyrics, and put those to an unexpected sunny, summer-ish, California beach vibe. So far, I think people have found the song catchy. But I’m hoping they can learn something from the lyrics. They might have to dig a bit because there is some esoteric slang within the song.

What was the process of making this video?

After the song was recorded, a friend of ours took a very low-fi, DIY approach  of shooting a video.  The first scenes were shot in the  safety of a nice suburban home outside of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As the video moved into some of the more sketchy areas of Milwaukee, we wanted to capture the mood by way of lighting and contrast.  As the scenes moved into more rundown areas where drugs might be sold, we brought the lighting down to a depressing black/white/gray and then back again into vivid color when the subject of the video was back in a nice, safe area. The song moves along at a catchy pace and we wanted to capture that with views of scenery going by while driving inside a car.