Jason Kent’s songs delve into the caverns of life, the abyss of loss, and the eternal light.
His new album, Soft Commotion, is a collection of songs for these strange and peculiar times, and for those who are all too aware and empathic to the very nature of our own existence.
Soft Commotion features the focus track “Age of Emotion,” a meditation on alienation, loneliness, and ultimately hope. “I’m an agent of emotion, in this soft commotion, a bottomless crater, a lover not a hater,” sings Kent over laidback folk rock, featuring mixing from UK guitarist and engineer, Luke Potashnick.
Montreal songstress Sara Diamond is currently working on a new project, collaborating with experienced producers and songwriters in R&B and experimental pop. While her sound has always crossed the lines between pop and R&B through her previous projects, she is now diving deeper into the roots of her true inspirations.
New single, “Lovin’ From You,” is a provocative, sexy song about longing for a lover’s affection in a playful way. Featuring a verse from Nick Grant, the lyrics evoke a feeling of sensuality and being totally honest and loud about love.
With her last few releases, the indie-pop star has gained over 20 million streams worldwide on her own music and another 16 million on collaborations with the likes of Kaskade, Adventure Club, NASAYA, Tyler Shaw, and several others.
Calgary based musician Clea Anaïs’ compositions centre on two things: their multifaceted artistic sensibility, and an emotional intelligence as sharp as a shard of bright-coloured crystal. After years spent working within her collaborative band, RALEIGH, and recording with bands like Woodpigeon, 100 Mile House, Reuben and the Dark, and Astral Swans, she unveils her debut solo record, Circle Zero.
With genre defying production and inimitable vocals, grounded in nostalgic groove and lush pop stylings,Circle Zero was born from an intense period of challenges, but makes a point of focusing on moments of beauty to evoke hope.
Circling fundamental personal truths, and acknowledging basic desires we share as humans, Clea acknowledges that “the best of the old has come forward on this journey, and the other space has been filled with new support, new love, a renewed iteration of myself.”
Filled with allegories, “Under the Blue of the Moon”imagines youthful freedom on the other side of global doom, beyond the conventions of dissolved human structures.
Classified Frequency is back in action this year with their latest single and video for “Can’t Run Away,” which debuts today via all digital outlets. “Can’t Run Away,” is a prominent step in the band’s already notable career as they take everything to the next level. The video is skillfully crafted in black and white as it captures the spirit of their performance and overall essence of the band.
“The song is about a complicated relationship that you know you should walk away from but you can’t because you’re hoping things will work out or you care about that person so much, you’ll be there even if they break your heart. The video is obviously a performance video but also the first time we are able to get together and play since the Covid-19 pandemic.” – Classified Frequency
For fans of Cheap Trick, Bryan Adams, Butch Walker, Fall Out Boy, The Stereo, and The Darkness the groups brings a captiviating and vibrant Power Pop sound to the table as they create music on their own terms. With swirling melodies and harmonic instrumentation, the vocals tie in creating a sound that is powerful and bold from start to finish.
Hailing from Maryland, over the course of the past few years, Classified Frequency has been on quite a wild ride. They’ve released 3 EPs alongside a series of successful singles, garnering attention from Alternative press to New Noise Magazine. They have been nominated for 6 Wammie Awards, and have opened for the Gin Blossoms, Cowboy Mouth, Everclear, Fastball and Vertical Horizon among many others. “Can’t Run Away,” is an absolute power ballad that will keep you coming back for more.
On “Can’t Run Away” the music and lyrics were written by Matthew Berry, and produced by Jim Ebert, mixed by Jamie Woolford, engineered by Sean Russell, mastered by Dan Coutant and Recorded at 38 North in Falls Church, VA. The video was directed by Ken Lasso. Classified Frequency is Matthew Berry (Composer, Vocals, Guitar), Matthew Everhart (Bass), Mike Vance (Keyboards, Guitar), and Andy Hamburger (Drums).
Classified Frequency’s “Can’t Run Away” is out via all digital outlets today, as they gear up for an eventful year ahead.
Hailing from the coastal strawberry fields of Camarillo, California at the edge of Los Angeles’ Santa Monica Mountains, Steven Doman is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and audio engineer with an affinity for nature.
His new EP, Our Lady Of The High Appalachian Mountains, drew inspiration from the process of moving from California to Québec in 2016 and the moods that followed.
Focus track, “Follow The Ripples,” is a gentle piano-led pop song, written for the film En Eclaireuses by Constance Chaput-Raby, a documentary about a group of girl scouts adventuring in the forest of Estrie, Québec.
“Tulip’s head above the breeze, pendulum in the wind.” Psychedelic and warm, “Follow The Ripples” features lyrical contributions from Doman’s partner, multi-disciplinary artist Grace Singh.
The new song from OurGlassZoo was inspired by the singer’s (Josias Tschanz) experience working on the Eastside of Vancouver through a volunteer organization. It deals with the misconception of homelessness in the city through the eyes of a close friend that was lost.
Vancouver is a place of two minds: on one hand, it is wealthy, shining and beautiful – constantly growing. On the other hand poverty, addiction and hardship abound.
The poignant emotional sounds of horns mixed with the presence of guitar layers add to the melancholic/poetic concept of the song. The band wanted to create an anthem for anyone who might be adrift. ‘Here’ is the voice that reminds you that you are not alone and that there is someone that will listen and reach out their hand when you need it the most.
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