The fusion of pop and funk elements in “Ghost” cut through an air of melancholy. It combines pop sensibilities, funk guitar riffs and basslines and ghostly, haunting bells, synths and eerie organs drenched in heavy reverb. Rennison expresses complex emotions and inner turmoil through indie-pop piano balladry as he digs deep to give us this soul-stirring piece of art.
The slinky lounge-pop tune “All and Only” finds Brownderville reflecting on our near-universal experience with unrequited love against a juxtaposition of strummed acoustic guitar and shimmering electric piano sounds. There is a lush and limitless vibe throughout Beekeeper Spaceman, where handcrafted folk tunes blossom over and over again into strange and engaging electro-pop songs stuffed with synthesized sounds, exposed roots of acoustic guitar, surreal stories and intriguing arrangements that feel like vibrant little worlds unto themselves.
Today is a great day to share the latest single from Coma Girls, called “Candles.” Coma Girls is the moniker of songwriter Chris Spino, and he tackles the themes of addiction, recovery, and wanting to be a better person with grace and poise. On this journey of self-reflection that is drenched in great guitar sounds and soothing vocals, Coma Girls showcase his staying power in the music scene.
Genre-blending Modern Hip-Hop legend Raheem “Mega Ran” Jarbo has shared a new single and video “The Story of Rap” to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop on Friday, August 11th. Fresh on the heels of hosting his own music festival in Phoenix, and teaming up with Ghost Cult for the premiere; the inventive track is a children’s song, created to teach his son about Rap history. Meanwhile, the clip is a re-telling of the history of the musical genre born in The Bronx, New York, that has dominated pop culture for five decades. The track comes from Mega Ran’s upcoming new full-length album Buddy’s Magic Toy Box, written for his son, and due to drop on September 15th, 2023.
Mega Ran has released a new song called “Recess”. The song features JER and Stacked Like Pancakes. It is off Buddy’s Magic Toy Box which will be out on September 15.
This band is exactly what I envision when I think of a rock and roll outfit. The Helltones perform with screeches and howls, rough and ready for the primal devotee. Based out of Oakland, they describe themselves as a six-piece surf-soul rock and roll outfit that celebrates a wide swath of retro music and culture, recycling snippets from early garage rock, Motown, surf, and blues. I particularly like that.