NYLON Magazine has the exclusive premiere of Jessie Early's new roller skating video, "Heart."
"Spread over a lush bed of synths and a groovy beat, Early pines for someone to stay the night while creating a song that gets you swaying."
"I’m calling it now: Rollerskating is the vibe of 2018."
– Hayden Manders for NYLON Magazine
We're proud to partner with No Country For New Nashville on the premiere of Jacob Thomas Jr.'s latest single, "Man In Need."
"For the new record, Thomas has enlisted the help of a talented troupe of artists, including pedal steel wiz Drew Belk, Jason Morant on keys, bassist Jason Harris, and Jake Finch on drums. The result is powerful and enticing, and, as you can hear in our premiere of the single “Man in Need,” downright sexy too." – No Country For New Nashville
"Man In Need" is the third single from his upcoming album, Electric Sex, out March 16 on Summer Dress Music.
Jewly Hight, one of our favorite writers from the fantastic network of journalists at NPR Music, has highlighted 20 indie artists in Nashville that deserve more recognition, including two of our recent projects with YØUTH and Katie Herzig.
"Hey Carolina" by YØUTH. From YØUTH's recent LP, Blame.
"Strangers" by Katie Herzig. From her upcoming LP, Moment of Bliss.
Take some time to scan through the full list at NPR Music and support our fantastic independent community of musicians here in Nashville.
Toad The Wet Sprocket frontman Glen Phillips has unveiled the new music video for "Go" from his latest solo release, Swallowed By The New. Premiering exclusively with Billboard Magazine, "Go" gives a melancholy, pensive look at Phillips walking up and down the stony shore in Stratford, CT. "The video for 'Go' certainly finds a kind of beauty in the emotional desolation conveyed in both the song and the clip," remarks Billboard's Gary Graff.
Phillips partnered with Director Hans Neleman to portray a song about "lighthouse love" as Phillips refers to it. "The song was written about that metaphor," Phillips explains, "the idea of breaking up being this act of love. Lighthouses are like that; Most styles of love are 'Come here. Come be as close to me as possible,' whereas the general message of a lighthouse is, 'I care so much about you, you should go way over there, as far from me as possible.' That's what the song is about, the idea of breaking up being this act of love, the most compassionate thing you can do. It's inherently a sad song, a breakup song, but it's about that being an act of compassion rather than severance."
In talking about Swallowed By The New, Glen says, “I made this album during the dissolution of a 23 year marriage. A major chapter of my life was coming to a close, and I discovered early on that I had to work hard to get through the transition with compassion and clarity. These songs were a big part of that process.” The album was recorded in May of 2015 with producer/bass player Paul Bryan (Aimee Mann, Lucinda Williams), Jay Bellerose (drums), Chris Bruce (guitar), Jebin Bruni (keys) and Ruby Amanfu (vocals).
Phillips continues to tour behind his solo releases, as well as play dates out with Toad The Wet Sprocket. For a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit glenphillips.com.
“A slick percussive backbeat mixes with a pulsing synth-laden sense of uncertainty and the longing vocals of KKS favorite, Jessie Early, who, with the collaborative force of Tim and Angela Lauer has quickly churned out several sound bites of pop goodness in recent months.”
"Flashback" is the second single from Bien's upcoming EP, Electric Dream, due out later this year.