Kandle has long been known for her ability to transmute difficult feelings and situations into beautiful and tragic melodic stories. As a therapeutic outlet, music was always it for her. Yet on her upcoming album, Set the Fire, Kandle exhibits a different kind of therapy and healing—a new, stronger way of wearing her heart on her sleeve. The golden era-sounding chanteuse from British Columbia is taking the reins of her career and her creative, ambitious visions are now a reality. Kandle emerges from a new place of independence and power: “I’m trying to set the fire myself rather than be burned by it.”
Ahead of the album, Kandle has shared a new single “Misty Morning” – a beautiful, sparse piano ballad about a time when Kandle first knew real love.
Born and raised in Manhattan Beach, California, Chloé Caroline’s music and artistry radiates a warm, authentic, SoCal vibe with a subliminal message for people to live their truth and spread their light so we can better connect and understand each other. Her ultimate goal: for nobody to ever feel alone. Chloé’s sound intentionally combines real and synthetic instruments with nods to the past and present, lending her to being a timeless breath of fresh air for the future of pop music.
Inspired by Chloé’s own period of self discovery and surrender, new single, “Ready,” is a message about taking the leap in facing your fears, trust falling into the unknown regardless of the outcome and realizing you are already free if you choose to be, nothing but you is holding you back. It also highlights the process of getting to know yourself and realizing that you are already complete and have all you need inside of you. When we find peace within ourselves, we can face anything fearlessly and open ourselves up to limitless possibilities – a very liberating message as we head back into a post-COVID world.
Would be great to hear “Ready” featured over at the site! Watch the official music video on YouTube+ stream the track on SoundCloudnow.
Tim Kile has just released today his debut solo album These Things Are Being Gathered for the Fire out via all digital outlets.
Tim Kile’s debut solo album has been a long time coming. The Austin singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is set to release These Things Are Being Gathered for the Fire, and the path that got him to this moment has been as typically long and winding as one would expect from an independent musician.From his early days two decades ago as a co-founding member of Arcade Fire, to leading New England’s late-aughts indie rock hopefuls Wild Light, to the past several years honing his craft as a solo artist, Kile has witnessed his own creative spirit evolve alongside his own sense of self.
That proof is weaved throughout the 10 tracks on These Things Are Being Gathered for the Fire, a compelling record from an artist with a lot to say but not a lot of time to say it. The tracks are bold declarations of guitar-rock, where melodies dance in a sprawling fit of creativity around a seasoned perspective of life and what lies ahead. Across six monthly singles so far, Kile has rolled out a consistent line of stirring compositions — the grand indie rock ambition of “Wasteland,” the infectious jangle-pop bounce of “My Medicine,” the expansive sonic exploration of “Buddy Holly/Seazons.” Each single has its own voice, its own rhythm and pulse, all connected through Kile’s sensibilities as a songwriter and storyteller, weaving tales around innocence, corruption, doubt, faith, love, hate, the basic human need to seek transcendence, to understand the big picture, and to find the clarity that surpasses day-to-day awareness.
Always on the edge of alternative, Jane Jensen is an ever-evolving artist. Jane’s first release, Oxygiene 23 through Fiction UK (The Cure) was an ambient chill-out room favorite in the Chicago industrial music scene. Jane moved on to a career in alternative rock, finally signing with Interscope Records and touring the US and Australia. She has come full circle with her latest ambient, new age release Enchant. Enchant offers solemn chants, mantras, and ethereal music meditations for escape, comfort and healing during these pandemic days. An alternative approach to mantra and meditation, Enchant is the perfect tool for those who want to explore a wellness practice or just indulge in Jane’s rich audio fantasy. Featuring Jane’s sweet, soaring voice and soothing lute within a hypnotic arrangement of strings, bass, and percussion, this could be a cure for whatever ails.
Jane Shares:
“I took a deep dive into spirituality, meditation and chanting to alleviate stress and along the way – was offered a grant to do further research into comparative theology and chanting at Loyola Marymount University. Through the process I started feeling really happy and healthy again. I was inspired to record some music and share the musical practice that has gotten me through a long period of adjustment and now the absolute oddity of our pandemic reality. No particular belief system is suggested but many are explored in the musical sense.”
The new album is titled Enchant. It is a pure audio fantasy. It is intended to be a brain massage and a break from reality. It is for deep chilling and escape. Mostly, it is the repetition of a few words in either Aramaic, Sanskrit, Tamil or Hebrew – languages that have no distracting emotional baggage (for me anyway) – it’s more about having a therapeutic experience, healing from injury, staving off anxiety, and the ever-lurking, waiting in the wings, depression.
Ontario-based singer/songwriter Sophia Fracassi makes melodic, emotive and passionate contemporary pop with skill far beyond her years. As soon as she could speak, Sophia was singing. At five years old, she began performing for large audiences, and at nine years old she wrote her first song. Now, at seventeen, she has the uncanny ability to create music that speaks to the experiences that unite us as human beings. Raw, honest and heartfelt, the listener is invited to share in the sentiment of each song and claim it as their own.
Sophia just released her debut solo release, “Wish I Never Met You,” which showcases her piano-driven pop with vocals that draw on an impressive mezzo soprano range.
Carbon Memory is an alternative rock band that uses magnetic guitars and contemplative lyrics to create sonic snapshots that oscillate between a sense of nostalgia and optimism.
The band’s upcoming EP, Tourist, was produced by Graham Walsh (Holy Fu*k, Alvvays, METZ) and features their most compact and direct work yet. Lead single “Distance” uses hazy, ethereal shoegaze textures to evoke a sense of glitchy nostalgia.
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