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April 2021

PRAISE FOR KUČKA “There's beauty in the way KUČKA creates her soundscapes; infusing them with hypnotic rhythms, and also sparseness that can really captivate” triple j “Gorgeously soulful and shimmering” FACT “A pounding, claustrophobic, dance-adjacent cut" The FADER “Real is a wonderfully opaque piece of digital soul” Clash Magazine "Melds vulnerability with experimentation" Pilerats "More sophisticated than ever before" Fashion Journal Following the recent announcement of her debut album last month, KUČKA shares her new track 'Eternity' with a self-directed video. Listen and watch HERE, and pre-order Wrestling, out this April 30 via LuckyMe / Soothsayer, HERE. 'Eternity' follows the Perth-raised, LA-based producer and vocalist's recent releases 'No Good For Me', 'Drowning', 'Real', 'Contemplation' and 'Ascension', each of which has received playlist support from triple j, FBi Radio, RAGE, and MTV. Visually directed by KUČKA herself, 'Eternity' was filmed over a series of wet weather days. This time, Lowther turns the lens on her wife and creative muse, Dillon Howl, though a cascade of intimate close-ups amongst smoggy clearings, raindrops on car windows, cement highways, and more. Speaking to the creative process and 'Eternity's songwriting, Laura shares, "I had super intense visuals for this track throughout the writing process. It always felt very sensual, intimate, and close. I wanted to get the sense of being in a comfortable and safe place when the world outside feels cold and distant. The idea of the clips repeating was something that developed later on as I was piecing the edit together. By increasing the speed of the clips over the video it gave me the anxious feeling of how quickly time passes and how much I always replay my favourite memories over and over in my head." 'Eternity' is taken off KUČKA's debut album Wrestling, out this April 30 via Soothsayer / LuckyMe. Buy/stream 'Eternity' HERE, pre-save Wrestling HERE.
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KUČKA MAKES DIRECTORIAL DEBUT WITH ‘ETERNITY’ TAKEN OFF WRESTLING LP OUT APRIL 30 VIA SOOTHSAYER / LUCKYME

by the partae April 14, 2021
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PRAISE FOR KUČKA

“There’s beauty in the way KUČKA creates her soundscapes;
infusing them with hypnotic rhythms, and also sparseness that can really captivate”

triple j

“Gorgeously soulful and shimmering”
FACT

“A pounding, claustrophobic, dance-adjacent cut”
The FADER

“Real is a wonderfully opaque piece of digital soul”
Clash Magazine

“Melds vulnerability with experimentation”
Pilerats

“More sophisticated than ever before”
Fashion Journal

Following the recent announcement of her debut album last month, KUČKA shares her new track ‘Eternity‘ with a self-directed video. Listen and watch HERE, and pre-order Wrestling, out this April 30 via LuckyMe / Soothsayer, HERE. 

‘Eternity‘ follows the Perth-raised, LA-based producer and vocalist’s recent releases ‘No Good For Me‘, ‘Drowning‘, ‘Real‘, ‘Contemplation‘ and ‘Ascension‘, each of which has received playlist support from triple j, FBi Radio, RAGE, and MTV. 

Visually directed by KUČKA herself, ‘Eternity‘ was filmed over a series of wet weather days. This time, Lowther turns the lens on her wife and creative muse, Dillon Howl, though a cascade of intimate close-ups amongst smoggy clearings, raindrops on car windows, cement highways, and more. 

Speaking to the creative process and ‘Eternity‘s songwriting, Laura shares, “I had super intense visuals for this track throughout the writing process. It always felt very sensual, intimate, and close. I wanted to get the sense of being in a comfortable and safe place when the world outside feels cold and distant. The idea of the clips repeating was something that developed later on as I was piecing the edit together. By increasing the speed of the clips over the video it gave me the anxious feeling of how quickly time passes and how much I always replay my favourite memories over and over in my head.”

‘Eternity‘ is taken off KUČKA’s debut album Wrestling, out this April 30 via Soothsayer / LuckyMe.
Buy/stream ‘Eternity‘ HERE, pre-save Wrestling HERE.

TRACKLIST
Wrestling
Contemplation
Drowning
Ascension
Afterparty
Joyride
Your World
Sky Brown
No Good For Me
Real
Eternity
Patience

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DUCKS LTD. (FKA DUCKS UNLIMITED) SIGN TO CARPARK RECORDS + ANNOUNCE GET BLEAK EP RE-ISSUE WATCH VIDEO FOR BONUS TRACK 'AS BIG AS ALL OUTSIDE'
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DUCKS LTD. (FKA DUCKS UNLIMITED) SIGN TO CARPARK RECORDS + ANNOUNCE GET BLEAK EP RE-ISSUE WATCH VIDEO FOR BONUS TRACK ‘AS BIG AS ALL OUTSIDE’

by the partae April 14, 2021
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PRAISE FOR DUCKS LTD.

“Jangly indie-pop at its finest. An essential new artist”
NME

“Ducks Ltd. understand that dancing through misery is healthier than dancing around it. Their brand of lilting, throwback jangle-pop makes that seem like the easiest thing in the world to do”
Pitchfork

“Get Bleak offers a promising glimpse of great things to come; let’s hope for a quick follow-up”
Exclaim

“A perfect combination of contemporary modern indie rock à la
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and classic jangle pop bands like Belle & Sebastian or
The Sundays, the four songs on Get Bleak is pure indie-pop bliss”

Paste

Toronto’s Ducks Ltd. (fka Ducks Unlimited) announce their signing to Carpark Records, with an expanded re-issue of their debut EP, Get Bleak on May 21, and new single ‘As Big As All Outside‘. Listen/watch HERE.

Composed of friends Evan Lewis (lead guitar), and Tom Mcgreevy, on (vocals/rhythm guitar), the band built a reputation in their hometown for their bright, sinewy, guitar sound while sharing bills with artists like Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Weyes Blood, The Goon Sax, and Juan Wauters. The band initially released their debut EP under the name Ducks Unlimited, earning accolades from Pitchfork who praised the band’s “lilting, throwback jangle pop,” and acclaim from outlets like NPR, Paste, NME, Apple Music 1, and more.

The opening track, ‘Get Bleak‘ sets a thematic tone for the EP, one of cultural self-awareness and satiric critiques of society’s pressures and the often ridiculous demands – and prices we pay – to exist. Chiming with breezy indie guitar sounds akin to those of Flying Nun and Sarah Records acts, the track, that features a contribution from Laura Hermiston of Twist, pokes fun at the idea that moving from city to city will fix the problems in your life. Following suit is ‘Gleaming Spires‘, a track that zeroes in on the cities we live in and the push-pull relationships that we so often share with them. ‘Anhedonia‘, via it’s tightly-wound rhythm and nostalgia-inked guitars, shifts focus to the times when one is unable to wring any joy out of the things that they find important in life.

Whereas the original tracks on the EP demonstrate the debut stylings of Ducks Ltd., the three bonus tracks on the expanded version serve as indications of new music to come later. Bringing the band’s characteristic restless bounce, thoughtful lyricism and penchant for orchestration, the tracks explore topics like troubled friendships and self-destructive desires while maintaining the balance of earnest self-reflection and humour.

‘As Big As All Outside‘ delves into living with decline and is about dread, and the catharsis of escaping that feeling. “Over the last several years I don’t think I was alone in the sense of decline that seemed to be hanging over a lot of day to day existence, and on my bad days I can really let that feeling permeate everything. I’m consistently awed by all of the little things that can pull me out of it though,” the band share. “Things as simple as the extended ‘Canadian Club’ mix of the 1991 Sisters of Mercy single ‘Vision Thing’ which gets a mention in the third verse. The original version of ‘Vision Thing’ is good, but for the extended mix they just add on 2 and a half minutes at the end of Andrew Eldritch doing spooky laughs and vamping and it totally fucking rules. Never fails to remind me that in spite of everything the world is capable of being very good and fun sometimes.”

The songs on Get Bleak are full of the unbridled brilliance of pop, but the tracks are split open with the restlessness and critique of living during a more or less chaotic epoch. Now with its reissue, including three additional bonus tracks, listeners can revisit the tracks from their EP and ge an exciting glimpse of what’s to come from the band. Ducks Ltd. are brimming with potential, bringing the same warmth to listeners as when unearthing an old fantasy; wistful and existential, but full of new gusts of inspiration and radiance.

Get Bleak EP re-issue is out May 21 via Carpark Records.
Pre-order it here.

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TINY LITTLE HOUSES RELEASE NEW SINGLE & VIDEO 'CAR CRASH'
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TINY LITTLE HOUSES RELEASE NEW SINGLE & VIDEO ‘CAR CRASH’

by the partae April 14, 2021
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Melbourne’s Tiny Little Houses return as vital as ever with new single ‘Car Crash’ – a raucous, lyrically introspective burst of jangly energy as crucial and immediate as the band’s previous radio hits ‘Garbage Bin’ and ‘Entitled Generation’.

WATCH: ‘Car Crash’ by Tiny Little Houses
Front man Caleb Karvountzis says of the track:

“I wrote Car Crash at a time when I had so many decisions to make in my life that I was completely frozen. The lyrics reflect wanting a release from that tension, whether the means of that release was good for me or not.”

Read the full lyrics to Car Crash here

Once again teaming up with producer Steve Schram (Paul Kelly, San Cisco) TLH’s uncanny ability to balance slacker rock with profound lyricism is on full display with ‘Car Crash’. As lead singer Karvountizis’ iconic drawl spits ‘we’re all actors playing in a show’ the swing of the drums and cutting guitar continue to swirl into a frenzied release.

The accompanying video sees the return of the band’s much-loved colourful & wry aesthetic  – in this case, navigating a world controlled by a twisted television host. Of the clip, Director Michael Ridley said, “When we were first coming up with the concept for the clip, we all had similar ideas of wanting to bring the image of the band in a crashing car to life, but I always like to see if things can be taken that extra step further into absurdity.”

In late 2020, TLH broke their two-and-a-half-year hiatus and released the single ‘Richard Cory’, the first new music from the four-piece since their acclaimed debut album, Idiot Proverbs. Met with rave reviews, Richard Cory was inspired by the classic poem of the same title, the song, an emotional force, complete with heart-wrenching lyrics, surging guitars and of course, Karvountzis’s distinct vocals.

Featuring radio hits such as their slacker-anthem ‘Garbage Bin’, ‘Entitled Generation’ and ‘Short Hair’, TLH’s debut record Idiot Proverbs  was released in January 2018. Crowned triple j’s Feature album and met with praise from media such as Rolling Stone, who labelled Karvountizis the “unflinching chronicler of inner volatility”, Herald Sun (“an Oz Smashing Pumpkins band for millennials”), and Happy Mag, who called the album “a refreshingly honest and relative realization that we are a generation of dreamers”. Idiot Proverbs follow the band’s first two EPs – You Tore Out My Heart (2015) and Snow Globe (2016).

Watch this space for more incredibly exciting news soon from Tiny Little Houses.

Tiny Little Houses – ‘Car Crash’

Single out now through Ivy League Records

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Read the lyrics to ‘Car Crash’ here

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LUCY DACUS Announces new album Home Video Shares new single & video 'Hot & Heavy'
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LUCY DACUS Announces new album Home Video Shares new single & video ‘Hot & Heavy’

by the partae April 14, 2021
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Photo Credit: Ebru Yildiz
“The past doesn’t change. Even if a memory is of a time I didn’t feel safe, there’s safety in looking at it, in its stability.” – Lucy Dacus

Lucy Dacus announces her third album, Home Video, out June 25th on Matador / Remote Control Records, and releases lead single/video, ‘Hot & Heavy’, which she’ll perform tonight on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

The follow-up to 2018’s Historian and her 2016 debut No Burden, Home Video was built on Dacus’ interrogation of her coming-of-age years in Richmond, Virginia. Many of the songs start the way a memoir might, and all of them have the compassion, humour, and honesty of the best autobiographical writing. These songs capture that specific moment in time growing up where emotions and relationships start becoming more complex. They capture the joys, the excitement, the confusion, and even the heartbreak of going through the process of discovering who you are and where people fit in your life and where you fit in theirs. Most importantly and mysteriously, this album displays Dacus’ ability to use the personal as portal into the universal.

While there’s a nostalgic tint to much of Dacus’ work, the obliquely told stories in past songs are depicted here with greater specificity. This was first presented in last month’s devastating single ‘Thumbs’, a fan favourite and elegant fantasy about the brutal murder of a close friend’s no-good father. In new single ‘Hot & Heavy’, Dacus sings powerfully about blushing and diffidence. It’s the album’s opening track and it immediately sets the stage for Dacus’ feelings about rerooting in her hometown of Richmond, Virginia, following sudden acclaim. It created funhouse distortions of herself – people she didn’t know were looking at her like they knew her better than she knew herself.

“I thought I was writing ‘Hot & Heavy’ about an old friend, but I realised along the way that it was just about me outgrowing past versions of myself,” explains Dacus. “So much of life is submitting to change and saying goodbye even if you don’t want to. Now whenever I go to places that used to be significant to me, it feels like trespassing the past. I know that the teen version of me wouldn’t approve of me now, and that’s embarrassing and a little bit heartbreaking, even if I know intellectually that I like my life and who I am.”

The accompanying, self-directed video was shot in the historic Byrd Theatre in Richmond where Dacus often saw movies during her adolescent years.

“I knew I wanted to include some of the home video footage that my dad took of me while I was growing up. I wanted to visualise the moment when you first reflect on your childhood, which I think can also be the moment that childhood is over. For me, I feel like there was a hard switch when I started releasing music, when my identity went from being a personal project to something publicly observed and reflected. I asked my family (shoutout to my grandma) and some of my closest friends to be extras because they’re the people that knew me before that switch. I may have dropped out of film school, but I still love making movies and had a really fun time directing this one.”

In August 2019, after relentless touring then a month of silence, Dacus returned to Trace Horse Studio in Nashville with her loyal friends and collaborators Jacob Blizard, Collin Pastore, and Jake Finch to record Home Video. Dacus’ boygenius bandmates, Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker, contribute vocals on two songs. The resulting record – full of arrhythmic heartbeat percussion and backgrounds of water-warped pipe organ – was mixed by Shawn Everett and mastered by Bob Ludwig. Listeners may notice that the melodies here are lower and more contained than Dacus’ previous works, at times feeling as intimate as a whisper. The vulnerability of these songs, so often about the intense places where different sorts of love meet and warp, required this approach.

Home Video is a gorgeous example of the transformative power of vulnerability. Dacus’ voice, both audible and on the page, has a healer’s power to soothe and ground and reckon. This album not only propels Dacus forward as a songwriter, but also props her up as one of the most effective storytellers of her generation.

Pre-order / pre-save Home Video: lucydacus.ffm.to/homevideo

Lucy Dacus – ‘Hot & Heavy’ (Official Video)
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ERIKA DE CASIER Announces album Sensational out May 21 Shares new single & video 'Polite'
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ERIKA DE CASIER Announces album Sensational out May 21 Shares new single & video ‘Polite’

by the partae April 14, 2021
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Photo Credit: Dennis Morton
Copenhagen-based songwriter and producer Erika de Casier has announced details of her second full-length studio album. Sensational, which includes recent singles ‘No Butterflies, No Nothing’ and ‘Drama’, will be released on 21 May 2021 via 4AD / Remote Control Records. Today, she releases another preview from Sensational – the anti-bad boy tune ‘Polite’.

‘Polite’ was inspired by a nightmare date where her dining partner was rude to the waiter and only spoke about himself. Thinking she should walk out of the restaurant or confront his impoliteness, she sat there being nice. The song lays out what de Casier wishes she’d said to him if she could replay the scene: “You gotta have some manners if you wanna roll with me”. Also released today is the official video for ‘Polite’, directed by de Casier. Watch the video here.

Sensational expands the universe of de Casier’s 2019 self-released debut album Essentials. Where Essentials dealt more with the infatuation stages of love, Sensational has more of an attitude, aiming to dismantle the stereotype of single women looking for love, tackling relationship dramas and the toxicity of dating. It was a chance to rewrite scenarios in ways that empowered her, fantasising about what could’ve been. Essentials was co-produced by de Casier and is a breath of fresh air to anyone with a passion for music in all its genres, as much influenced by Aaliyah and Janet Jackson as house, garage and techno. With hushed, pillow-soft vocals and production that references turn-of-the-millenium sounds, de Casier’s sound surveys the past while looking to the future.

Born in Portugal to Belgian and Cape Verdean parents and raised in Denmark, Erika de Casier initially made her mark as an ally of the Regelbau collective (home to Danish house acts DJ Sports, C.K and Central) before writing, co-producing and releasing debut album, Essentials, through her own Independent Jeep label. Her take on 90s/00s R&B became a slow-burn success story and Essentials graced Best of 2019 lists at Mixmag, Gorilla vs. Bear, FACT, Dummy, and Crack Magazine.

Sensational is released on 21 May 2021 with CD and vinyl formats following on 23 July.

Pre-order / pre-save Sensational: https://erikadecasier.ffm.to/sensational

Erika de Casier – ‘Polite’ (Official Video)
Stream / Download: https://erikadecasier.ffm.to/polite

Erika de Casier – Sensational is out May 21 via 4AD / Remote Control Records
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MARCELO DE LA VEGA REVEALS DEBUT EP ARRIVES WITH LEAD SINGLE AND TITLE TRACK ‘CONVERSATION’
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MARCELO DE LA VEGA REVEALS DEBUT EP ARRIVES WITH LEAD SINGLE AND TITLE TRACK ‘CONVERSATION’

by the partae April 13, 2021
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“Bursting with infections pop melodies” – Wonderland

“Deep cutting lyrics with an edge” – Notion

 

Marcelo De La Vega reveals his debut EP ‘Conversation’, arriving with three brand new songs including lead single and title track ‘Conversation. The song is accompanied by a film-clip, which Marcelo self-directed, continuing a series of creative videos from the Australian / Argentinian artist. Marcelo has previously released two songs ‘Told You’ and ‘Broke & Criminal’, which earned him critical acclaim.

‘Conversation’ is an EP born out of heartbreak, inspired mostly by the end of a relationship. Musically, Marcelo focuses on organic instruments, and each song has a dreamy and surreal quality, with a live and vintage sound blurring the boundary between indie and pop. “It was one of those relationships with a lot to say about it, just so many odd moments. I wrote a lot about it afterwards and this record was me processing the whole thing” explains Marcelo.

The title track of the EP is about the acceptance of leaving a relationship, with the knowledge you will move on and experience new things. Marcelo says: “The song stemmed from a period where I was really struggling to communicate with people. I felt myself get swept up in a new environment when I first moved to London, I struggled to convey my actual feelings as I didn’t want to come across as weak to my family and friends, which in retrospect is so trivial. I felt really confused, I was coming to the end of my relationship and I forgot who I was without the relationship, and felt quite lost.”

The accompanying video carries its own poignant narrative, starring Marcelo as a hopeless clown called ‘Vinnie Vegas’, along with his own dog who sadly passed away just a few weeks after filming. “Vinnie is not a good clown,” explains Marcelo “he’s not really good at anything. The one thing that keeps him going every morning and every night, keeps him going out there to try, is his dog, who is also his star attraction. The dog gets stolen by another clown and the whole clip is like Finding Nemo, me finding my dog, and realising how lost I am without my dog.”

Marcelo continues: “As the song and the clip developed, the song’s meaning transferred from being just about a partner, to loss in general and how we need love to keep us going and bring us happiness and keep us who we are. Three weeks after we filmed the clip Annie, my dog, passed away, so it brought a whole new meaning and made me feel like I was the clown in real life, but there is nothing I can do to get her back. It has made the clip a lot more personal and it is good that I will have that memory forever to cherish, which I am very grateful for.”

With a matured sound as emotive as it is unique, Marcelo delves into discovering the human condition as it spans the realms of indie to alt-pop; with a burgeoning combination of infectious pop melodies and a gritty alternative edge.

 

‘Conversation’ EP Tracklisting:

  1. Told You

  2. Get Better

  3. Paris

  4. Broke & Criminal

  5. Conversation

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MOUNTAIN BIRD
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MOUNTAIN BIRD CONFRONTS THE INTERNET WITH HIS NEW EP ‘ONCE WE WERE PRESENT’ INCLUDING BRAND NEW SONG ‘SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY MIND’ LISTEN HERE

by the partae April 13, 2021
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“Mountain Bird is a project rooted in honesty…sharply melodic but with heart-tugging inflections” – CLASH

“His style is brave and consistent as he forms lyrics that force you to think about the state of our society and human relationships in relation to social media” – Notion

Swedish singer, songwriter and producer Mountain Bird (aka Adam Öhman) is set to release his long awaited new EP ‘Once We Were Present’ on 2nd April via Nettwerk Records. The EP contains four previously released songs, plus the brand new lead single ‘Something Wrong with My Mind’.

Analysing the intoxicating effects of the internet age, ‘Once We Were Present’ marks Öhman’s continuing growth into an introspective songwriter who enjoys exploring the human condition just as much as making people dance. “So many people have this abusive relationship with social media, which takes over their lives just like a regular drug addiction does,” Explains Mountain Bird. “With this new EP, I wanted to question whether it currently has too big of a grip over our lives. I hope these songs show people that the internet is a tool we must respect and that we shouldn’t be embracing at the expense of enjoying our youth.”

Despite tackling some heavy subjects, the EP is laced with optimism; with its expansive arrangements of synth pads, stadium ready drums, and ethereal vocals – delivering huge, momentous atmospheres. It’s a recipe that’s summed in the EP’s lead track ‘Something Wrong With My Mind’. Written about the paranoia that comes from turning down all the “digital noise” to go to sleep, afraid to face the real feelings you’ve kept at bay with the “mental fast food” of social media. Once again, the song’s electro-pop theatrics find light among the darkness.

The song is accompanied by an intense video, co-directed by Mountain Bird and long-time collaborator Erik Erik Ögnelooh. “The video is about humans existing only to pay bills and serve growth” explains Mountain Bird, “Modern man together with technology and its effect on the speed of society isn’t only good or bad – it really alters our way of thinking internally as well.The video is inspired by the presence of AI in advertising, and how our digital imprint only works to serve the engine to make us purchase things and behave accordingly, otherwise we have no use in this digital world ”

In the clip, they play with the idea of Mountain Bird deactivating his facebook account, and the algorithm doing everything in its power to keep him there. “When i’ve done it. I couldn’t live a normal life and be connected with everyone else in the same way since everyone is using it. The algorithms have already socially designed our lives for us to be dependent on it to feed it more attention. Hence the character has cut the cord to the television but it still hovers over us because it is in our analog world all around us inside the ones who are still plugged in.”

The EP’s powerful lyrics are designed to symbolise how a lot of internet addiction is fuelled by the insecurity of its users, and Mountain Bird hopes that his music can act as a sort of “group therapy” for listeners.

 “I wrote these songs for stadiums, and the idea is that by talking about such sensitive subjects, I can encourage young people to cathartically talk about their fears around the internet too,” Öhman explains. “It is in our nature to be eaten up by our need for confirmation and I want people to consider whether the internet is really bringing out the best in us. If one person can feel stronger or more free to discuss their fears around cultivating an online identity or feel free from all those digital pressures by listening to my song then my mission is complete.”

 “The colours and the community that the internet gives us are beautiful things, and I wanted that joy to come across in the music too. This EP is about showing all of the different sides of the internet in the hope that it will make people make much more informed decisions about their relationship with it.”

‘Once We Were Present’ is a manifestation of all the techniques Öhman has learned since experimenting in his school studio as a teenager. It’s an explosion of genre, emotion, and intelligence. It feels like an artist who has finally found his sound, and you sense that this is only just the beginning.

‘Once We Were Present’ track listing:

  1. Modern Man

  2. Too Blue

  3. Terrified of Love

  4. Something Wrong With My Mind

  5. It Won’t Be Easy

 The EP is available here: https://mountainbird.ffm.to/oncewewerepresent

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Introducing: FLOURISH Self-Taught Producer & Multi-Instrumentalist Makes His Debut With ‘Time Stops’
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Introducing: FLOURISH Self-Taught Producer & Multi-Instrumentalist Makes His Debut With ‘Time Stops’

by the partae April 13, 2021
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Listen To ‘Time Stops’ Here

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Introducing: Flourish aka Michael Keefe – a self-producing, multi-instrumentalist with an abundance of talent and passion to create intricate and accessible electronic music. Classically trained in both Piano and Saxophone, Flourish fell in love with electronic music and production at the age of 10 and has been hooked since. He now makes his colourful debut with ‘Time Stops’ , out now via ADA Music.

Citing key influences such as Porter Robinson, Flume and FKJ, it is clear to see those sounds shine through in his productions. Ever since hearing Porter Robinson’s 2014 album ‘Worlds’ he has been inspired to produce his own brand of electronic music, creating his first pieces of music using an iPod and the iSequence app. Flourish has come a long way on his production journey in a short period of time and now presents an unedited version of himself to the world via his own original music.

Self-taught songwriter and producer Flourish expresses himself across a number of different instruments whilst also providing his own vocals to ‘Time Stops’, reinforcing his almost DIY approach towards music creation. With a feeling of youthful naivety engrained in his debut single, Flourish now enters a world where anything is possible, allowing himself to explore his own identity and developing his skills as a song-writer and multi-faceted artist.

“‘Time Stops’ to me is about noticing you are having a moment of pure joy and accepting the fact that the moment is fleeting. Sometimes when you’re enjoying yourself it can feel like time briefly stops moving and you really appreciate all the good things in your life.” – Flourish

An artist that struggles to be pigeonholed into one category, Flourish is keen to explore the genres around him that border on the edges of electronic music and skip into the worlds of Pop, Hip-Hop, modern R&B, Jazz and beyond. He draws on wider influences from artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Kendrick Lamar and Anderson .Paak to feed his creative mind and produce new ideas. Developing his production style over the past few years, he focuses around a key vocal to provide his music purpose and style.

Defining Flourish; as to grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment. Keefe’s development so far has been a product of ambition and hard work, as well as being afforded opportunities in the right environment to cultivate his talent. With debut ‘Time Stops’ locked in and a further two singles scheduled for later this year as well as plans to explore options for a ‘Live’ performance once touring returns, this is just the start for Flourish and Michael Keefe.

Flourish’s ‘Time Stops’ is Out Now via ADA Music.

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Enigmatic Producer & DJ Claptone Remixes Storm Queen’s Latest Single ‘For A Fool’ ‘For A Fool’ Is Storm Queen’s First Release In 8 Years
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Enigmatic Producer & DJ Claptone Remixes Storm Queen’s Latest Single ‘For A Fool’ ‘For A Fool’ Is Storm Queen’s First Release In 8 Years

by the partae April 13, 2021
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Listen To Claptone’s ‘For A Fool’ Remix Here

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STORM QUEEN – ‘FOR A FOOL’ CLAPTONE REMIX
RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW

Following on from Storm Queen’s first release in 8 years, ‘For A Fool’ is now remixed by enigmatic German DJ and Producer, Claptone and is out now via FFRR.

‘For A Fool’ beckoned the long-awaited return of Storm Queen and landed an incredible 8 years after the release of the inimitable ‘Look Right Through’, which hit #1 in the UK with the MK remix and has also reached platinum status along the way.

An equally shadowy character, German producer and DJ Claptone steps in for remix duties on ‘For A Fool’ and follows on from his remix work for the likes of Mark Ronson and Michael Kiwanuka as well as pop super stars Dua Lipa and Ava Max. Injecting his brand of sublime club focused House sound and extra bass bounce, utilizing the original vocal to great effect seeing the masked figure path the way Storm Queen’s return for the dancefloor.

Storm Queen releases have been few and far between but contain that secret ingredient that take underground dance music tracks and turns them into truly exceptional timeless pieces of music. Cutting a mysterious figure, Morgan Geist under his Storm Queen alias has a clear strategy of quality over quantity as his discography has totaled just three releases to date; ‘It Goes On’, ‘Let’s Make Mistakes’ and the inimitable ‘Look Right Through’.

Storm Queen’s ‘For A Fool’ (Claptone Remix) Is Out Now Via FFRR.  
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CRITICAL PRAISE "He's well on his way to being one of the next independent rappers to make a mainstream splash... $NOT's got a very particular kind of charisma, and one single at a time, everything's clicking." - Pigeons & Planes "With Billie Eilish and ‘Euphoria’ co-signs, rapper $not is a Gen Z star in making" - Los Angeles Times "Snot — stylised $not — is a quintessential South Florida SoundCloud rapper, brimming with the sarcastic, devil-may-care attitude of his peers with perhaps a bit more polish." - UPROXX "$NOT's 'Pressure' Reveals a Changing Tide in Hip Hop...His nonchalant flow and reserved style does not diminish his dark, heavy lyrics and straight-to-it delivery." - Teen Vogue "The 22-year-old rapper has become a Gen-Z superstar—from boasting millions of streams on SoundCloud, being featured on HBO’s hit series Euphoria, receiving shoutouts from Billie Eilish and Drake (Bell), to becoming a staple on TikTok and Triller, you can find the rapper just about everywhere. With a flow that matches his calm demeanour, $not intertwines his deadpan delivery with themes of humour, love and sadness, all over ethereal bass-ladened beats to produce a sound that has garnered him widespread traction" - OFFICE Mag Murmuring infectious melodies through his tightly-wrapped hoodie, $NOT is a master of the low-key banger. Teaming up with Cole Bennett and Lil Skies, $NOT shares "Whipski," his first new single of the year. Produced by Taz Taylor, Cxdy, and Nash of Internet Money ("Lemonade"), who anchor the track with an intricate guitar melody that instantly evokes "summertime," "Whipski" finds $NOT and Lil Skies approaching the instrumental from complementary angles–$NOT sets the melodic template with his lilting baritone, and Lil Skies turns heads with his honeyed tenor. Watch the video for Whipski Directed by Cole Bennett, the video for "Whipski" features the Lyrical Lemonade auteur's signature dynamic storyline and kinetic visual effects. The video kicks off with $NOT and Skies working for an abusive boss (who you might recognise from $NOT's Bennett-directed "Revenge" video) in an auto repair shop, before they decide to take their job and shove it. The rest of the video follows Skies and $NOT on a high-speed trip, as they transform their run-down van into a BMW. On their joyride, $NOT and Skies encounter beautiful women in green wigs, aliens in a UFO, and catch a brief glimpse of Landon Cube, who waves at them when they drive by. "Whipski" is the third collaboration between $NOT and Cole Bennett, and it loosely follows a storyline established in "Revenge" (9.5 million views) and "Mean" ft. Flo Milli (7.7 million views). "Whipski" is $NOT's first new song since the October 2020 release of Beautiful Havoc, his latest project. Taking his songwriting to a new level, Beautiful Havoc interrogates the 22-year-old rapper's pain, digging into the betrayal and hardships that shape his prickly and misanthropic persona. With production from the likes of Powers Pleasant, Eem Triplin, Woodpecker, and more, Beautiful Havoc offers a bright and diverse sonic palette, allowing $NOT to showcase his elite melodic instincts and provide a contrast to his dark, self-hating lyrics. Beautiful Havoc hosts several well-received singles, including collabs with iann dior and Denzel Curry, and is home to "Mean" (35 million Spotify streams), the Flo Milli-featuring slapper that inspired a viral trend on TikTok (over 700k combined video creations). Listen to "Whipski" ft. Lil Skies: https://snot.ffm.to/whipski Listen to Beautiful Havoc: https://snot.ffm.to/beautifulhavoc Beautiful Havoc is available everywhere via 300 Ent.
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$NOT DROPS NEW SINGLE & VIDEO “WHIPSKI” feat LIL SKIES Produced by Taz Taylor, Cxdy, and Nash of Internet Money

by the partae April 13, 2021
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CRITICAL PRAISE

“He’s well on his way to being one of the next independent rappers to make a mainstream splash… $NOT’s got a very particular kind of charisma, and one single at a time, everything’s clicking.” – Pigeons & Planes

“With Billie Eilish and ‘Euphoria’ co-signs, rapper $not is a Gen Z star in making” – Los Angeles Times

“Snot — stylised $not — is a quintessential South Florida SoundCloud rapper, brimming with the sarcastic, devil-may-care attitude of his peers with perhaps a bit more polish.” – UPROXX

“$NOT’s ‘Pressure’ Reveals a Changing Tide in Hip Hop…His nonchalant flow and reserved style does not diminish his dark, heavy lyrics and straight-to-it delivery.” – Teen Vogue

“The 22-year-old rapper has become a Gen-Z superstar—from boasting millions of streams on SoundCloud, being featured on HBO’s hit series Euphoria, receiving shoutouts from Billie Eilish and Drake (Bell), to becoming a staple on TikTok and Triller, you can find the rapper just about everywhere. With a flow that matches his calm demeanour, $not intertwines his deadpan delivery with themes of humour, love and sadness, all over ethereal bass-ladened beats to produce a sound that has garnered him widespread traction” – OFFICE Mag

Murmuring infectious melodies through his tightly-wrapped hoodie, $NOT is a master of the low-key banger. Teaming up with Cole Bennett and Lil Skies, $NOT shares “Whipski,” his first new single of the year.

Produced by Taz Taylor, Cxdy, and Nash of Internet Money (“Lemonade”), who anchor the track with an intricate guitar melody that instantly evokes “summertime,” “Whipski” finds $NOT and Lil Skies approaching the instrumental from complementary angles–$NOT sets the melodic template with his lilting baritone, and Lil Skies turns heads with his honeyed tenor.

Watch the video for Whipski

Directed by Cole Bennett, the video for “Whipski” features the Lyrical Lemonade auteur’s signature dynamic storyline and kinetic visual effects. The video kicks off with $NOT and Skies working for an abusive boss (who you might recognise from $NOT’s Bennett-directed “Revenge” video) in an auto repair shop, before they decide to take their job and shove it. The rest of the video follows Skies and $NOT on a high-speed trip, as they transform their run-down van into a BMW. On their joyride, $NOT and Skies encounter beautiful women in green wigs, aliens in a UFO, and catch a brief glimpse of Landon Cube, who waves at them when they drive by.

“Whipski” is the third collaboration between $NOT and Cole Bennett, and it loosely follows a storyline established in “Revenge” (9.5 million views) and “Mean” ft. Flo Milli (7.7 million views).

“Whipski” is $NOT’s first new song since the October 2020 release of Beautiful Havoc, his latest project. Taking his songwriting to a new level, Beautiful Havoc interrogates the 22-year-old rapper’s pain, digging into the betrayal and hardships that shape his prickly and misanthropic persona. With production from the likes of Powers Pleasant, Eem Triplin, Woodpecker, and more, Beautiful Havoc offers a bright and diverse sonic palette, allowing $NOT to showcase his elite melodic instincts and provide a contrast to his dark, self-hating lyrics. Beautiful Havoc hosts several well-received singles, including collabs with iann dior and Denzel Curry, and is home to “Mean” (35 million Spotify streams), the Flo Milli-featuring slapper that inspired a viral trend on TikTok (over 700k combined video creations).

Listen to “Whipski” ft. Lil Skies: https://snot.ffm.to/whipski

Listen to Beautiful Havoc: https://snot.ffm.to/beautifulhavoc

Beautiful Havoc is available everywhere via 300 Ent.

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RENOWNED COMPOSER DANNY ELFMAN ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘BIG MESS’ VIA ANTI- / EPITAPH HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS COMING OUT JUNE 11

by the partae April 13, 2021
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After releasing a series of singles over the past few months, Danny Elfman is announcing his first solo album in thirty-seven years today, titled Big Mess.

Multimedia artist Sarah Sitkin created the video for Elfman’s new single release “True”:
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A slow burning track, “True” faces down hopelessness and despair head on. Elfman’s vocals are gritty and growling here, and his raw unfiltered delivery only adds to the emotionally charged atmosphere. “The video is an exploration of fractured identity, muffled through the lens of memory,” Sitkin revealed. “Danny is a central figure within the video, yet only in his reproduced likeness via prosthetics, masks and 3d printed body parts. I wanted to make a video that was gritty, unpolished and uncomfortable.”

Clocking in at 18 tracks, the sprawling, ambitious double album finds the Grammy and Emmy Award-winning composer breaking bold new ground as both a writer and a performer, drawing on a dystopian palette of distorted electric guitars, industrial synthesisers and orchestra in an effort to exorcise the demons brought about by four years of creeping fascism and civil rot. He is joined on the album by drummer Josh Freese (Devo, Wheezer, The Vandals), bassist Stu Brooks (Dub Trio, Lady Gaga, Lauryn Hill), and guitarists Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N’ Roses) and Nili Brosh (Tony MacAlpine, Paul Gilbert).

Big Mess was almost entirely created spontaneously during quarantine in 2020. It began as an experiment Elfman had been considering which combined aggressive rock band and orchestral strings in a way that had not been heavily explored. “Once I began writing,” he explained, “It was like opening a Pandora’s box and I found I couldn’t stop. None of it was planned. I had no idea how many songs I would write but from the start it quickly became a 2-sided project with heavily contrasting and even conflicting tones.”

The songs on Big Mess combine both harmonically complex arrangements and simple high energy driving music with biting, acerbic wit as they reckon with the chaos and confusion of the modern world. “2020 was an intense year, to say the very least,” Elfman says. And while the anger, frustration, and isolation of it all is palpable in his delivery, Big Mess is about more than simply blowing off steam. In making the space to truly sit with his emotions and write without limitations, Elfman achieved a kind of artistic liberation on the record that had been eluding him for decades, rediscovering his voice and reinventing himself all at once in the process.

Elfman isn’t shy about using that voice to share his mind, either. Big Mess is an often explicitly political record— “Choose Your Side”, “Serious Ground” and “Sorry” all anchor themselves in the political intensity of our times. Even a reworked Oingo Boingo song, “Insects”, transforms itself into a meditation on the greed and sickness of the American ruling class—but Big Mess is also a deeply personal work, with songs like the droning “In Time”, the haunting “We Belong”,  and feverish “Everybody Loves You” revealing more of Danny Elfman than we’ve heard at any stage of his remarkably eclectic career.

“I knew from the start that this wasn’t going to be a neat, easy-to-categorise record,” says Elfman. “It was always destined to be this crazy cacophony, because that’s who I am. The Big Mess is me.”

The album artwork was also created by Sarah Sitkin from a series of 3-D body scans and designed and art directed by Berit Gwendolyn Gilma.

Elfman is also releasing a stunning, limited edition Big Mess box set this fall. This collector’s edition contains the full album along with unreleased remixes and alternate versions of songs. Additionally, the package will include collectable artwork, a unique USB with video content and bonus material, and an exclusive artbook featuring Sarah Sitkin’s original creations and never before seen photos and ephemera.  More details and information to come.

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MAPLE GLIDER ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM 'TO ENJOY IS THE ONLY THING' OUT JUNE 25 VIA PIEATER / PARTISAN RECORDS + SHARES NEW SINGLE 'SWIMMING'
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MAPLE GLIDER ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM ‘TO ENJOY IS THE ONLY THING’ OUT JUNE 25 VIA PIEATER / PARTISAN RECORDS + SHARES NEW SINGLE ‘SWIMMING’

by the partae April 13, 2021
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PRAISE FOR MAPLE GLIDER

“Hell of a song and hell of a tone”
Tommy Faith, triple j Unearthed

“Glider’s airy vocals float beautifully throughout the song,
with Iansek’s signature slow-burning and evocative production making for a stunning listen”

NME

“A piece that tries to unravel the intricacies of a religious upbringing and a relationship,
both of which kept her from being her true self”

Bob Boilen (NPR)

“As Tradition quivers with its intimacy,
drawing from the same deeply personal chord of Julia Jacklin and Angie McMahon,
albeit with nuances and touches that make it distinct to herself”

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Today, after the universally enthusiastic reception of her first two singles, Maple Glider announces her debut LP To Enjoy is the Only Thing out June 25 via Pieater / Partisan Records, pre-order HERE. To accompany the album announcement, the third single ‘Swimming‘ is now out now, listen + watch HERE.

Zietsch says “this was meant to be a love song, but by the time I finished it, it kind of premeditated a break-up.” It’s set on the south coast of both France and the UK – strangely romantic locations to juxtapose falling out of love. Zietsch teamed up with creative collaborator Bridgette Winten for the music video, with whom she made captivating clips for ‘As Tradition‘ and ‘Good Thing‘. The video for ‘Swimming‘ was inspired by black and white horror films, for their ability to combine satire with emotionally evocative themes. Intimacy, estrangement, confusion, and loneliness are highlighted throughout the clip. Maple Glider’s romantic partner-in-crime – an inanimate skeleton.

To Enjoy is the Only Thing is an album full of brittle intimacies and effortlessly balanced instrumentation (not a note wasted). In the singer-songwriter tradition, the solo project of Tori Zietsch (‘peach’ with a z) is centered around the lyrics, exploring deeply personal themes and often serving as a self-catharsis. Over plucked acoustic guitar or deftly weighted piano chords, Maple Glider shares vignettes of her life; growing up in a restrictive religious household, falling in and out of love, interstate, and international relocations, the new perspectives travel can bring along with the alienation of being away from the familiar.

Maple Glider shares, “This is what the album looks like to me: walking past tinsel covered trees in mid-September, swimming along the calanques in the south of France, car-bonnet frost, darkness at 4pm, lightness until 10pm, a muted feeling, the perpetual grey fog that swallows the Silver Coast, the colour red, this ugly green dress, red wine, red blood, red lips, red is the colour of the cardinal’s robe, Switzerland, my mother’s diaries, a coroner’s report, the sun on my face, the end of love, “To enjoy is the only thing. BTCH$.” 

Based in Brighton abroad in the UK was where Zietsch experienced heavy loneliness. But it was during this time that she entered a pool of self-reflection. She returned to Melbourne late 2019 with a SoundCloud literally full of demos. She enlisted Tom Iansek (Big Scary / #1 Dads / The Paper Kites / Hockey Dad / full credits HERE) to record, mix and produce the first batch of songs she was ready to get down. During the shared time spent at Pieater‘s studio BellBird with Iansek, the wider team got to fully appreciate the wonderful artistry and beauty of Maple Glider and welcomed her to the family.

Since its release mid-September, debut single ‘As Tradition‘ has had over 1 million streams (thanks largely to love from Apple Music’s editorial team), has been added to Double J, triple j Unearthed, FBi Radio, 2SER and Edge Radio, and was spun first by Bob Boilen on NPR’s All Songs Considered. In the months that followed, Maple Glider’s domestic label Pieater has joined forces with beloved indie imprint Partisan Records (Laura Marling, Cigarettes After Sex, Fontaines D.C.) for releasing her music to the rest of the world.

The first song they released together was ‘Good Thing‘. Garnering over 100K streams per week since its release, it was KUTX’s song of the day; shared by Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, who said it “floored me”; Mystic Sons named Maple Glider as artist of the week; was featured by Uproxx, American Songwriter, Dork, Consequence of Sound, Brooklyn Vegan and many more; and it was added to triple j Unearthed who put an artist spotlight on Maple Glider.

‘Swimming‘ is out now, buy/stream it here.

TO ENJOY IS THE ONLY THING
The debut album by Maple Glider
Out June 25th via Pieater (ANZ) and Partisan Records (ROW)
Pre-order is available now.

TRACKLIST
As Tradition
Swimming
View From This Side
Friend
Be Mean, It’s Kinder Than Crying
Good Thing
Baby Tiger
Performer
Mama It’s Christmas

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INTRODUCING EYEDRESS AND HIS GLOBAL HIT "JEALOUS"
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INTRODUCING EYEDRESS AND HIS GLOBAL HIT ‘JEALOUS’

by the partae April 13, 2021
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Eyedress is the alias of Filipino artist, now Los Angeles resident, Idris Vicuña.

Born in 1990 in the city of Makati, Philippines, Vicuña relocated to the US with his family at the age of 6. He was raised in Phoenix, Arizona before moving to San Clemente, California at the age of 13, where he started playing bass in punk bands.

In 2005, Vicuña moved back to Manila where he played in various bands, diving more into  the art of sampling and making loops. During this time Vicuña pursued his own solo project which would eventually become Eyedress.

Well received by music blogs, it led to him signing his first record deal with XL Recordings imprint Abeano. Later that year they released his EP “Supernatural” which saw praise from publications such as The Guardian and NME.

In 2017 Eyedress signed a deal with UK label Lex Records (Danger Mouse, Gnarls Barkley) which saw him re-locate back to Los Angeles.

In December of 2019 Eyedress released “Jealous”, the lead single from his 2020 album ‘Let’s Skip To The Wedding’. The track pairs heartbroken lyrics with a driving rhythm and infectious guitar, and highlights his unique ear for melody.

The music video was directed by BRVINFREEZE. The video features Eyedress busking in Venice Beach & skateboarding with Kane The Menace; a perfect fit for the upbeat single.

Watch the video for Jealous

Jealous’ is a global viral hit, with 100M+ on demand streams, 750k+ daily streams, over 1M TikTok videos with 750M+ views between them. It charted at #15 on Billboard’s Hot Rock and Alternative Songs chart, and led to Eyedress being named YouTube Music’s ‘Trending Artist on The Rise’ March 2021 and charting at #19 on Rolling Stone’s ‘Breakthrough 25’ chart featuring “the fastest rising stars of the month”, March 2021.

Highlights of the single
1.83M Spotify streams to date in Australia
152k Apple Streams to date in Australia
984k Youtube video views to date in Australia

Regarding the song, Eyedress stated: ““Jealous is a song I made about trying not to be possessive. It was also one of the first songs I recorded on my new Japanese Teisco guitar. I was really excited when I first made it because I haven’t had much time to just sit down and come up with a new riff, but that one came to me so easily. It was recorded in my bedroom in Silverlake and the video was filmed by BRVINFREEZE. We filmed on a nice sunny day in Venice beach; basically went out with my bandmate Zahara and skateboarder friend Kane The Menace and just filmed a bunch of clips of us skating around Venice beach along with shots of me and Zahara busking and performing the song live for passers-by.”

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DJ GOMI: Kazuhiko Gomi MIKE:  Mike Ivy SARAH: Born Sarah Kate Sporleder and Sarah Mattea comes from my great great aunt Deensha Matthee who was a famous Opera singer in Czechoslovakia during the days of Vaudeville. I slightly changed the spelling and Mattea means “Gift of God” or “God’s Gift” in Hebrew.      How did you all three come together for this special collaboration?  Mike & Gomi had great success on previous collaborations together in recent years, and we all came together in 2019 to do “Touch” which was released on Toolroom Trax under Sarah's moniker Luv Junkie.  Mike & Gomi wanted Sarah to sing this new cool track they produced and of course, She was all in as a Sarah Mattea release instead of Luv Junkie for this one. What's been happening recently and how has your Covid experience been? SARAH: That’s a loaded question it’s been quite a year!  So much has happened for all of us.   It has certainly made it hard to get in the studio with everyone. Right now, it is all about building back our communities and making sure our loved ones stay safe. MIKE & GOMI:  It has been tough at times, working on music and taking things day by day. Many gigs have died down or basically disappeared with quarantine, but we do the best with what we have and stay creative at home or in the studio safely. As a collab the three of you have written the single 'What U Do' how did you all decide on the direction to take the songwriting? Mike & Gomi had this incredible track and we all got together for a writing session back in July 2020.  Sarah had these two song ideas on her voice notes that fit perfectly so we mashed those together and added some adlibs along with all the magic! What influenced the sound and songwriting? Sarah was in Ibiza when she wrote those two song ideas, giving Mike and Gomi the idea of taking that ibiza sound influence to the track and the melodies flowed perfectly.  How did you all go about writing What U Do? We were in Gomi’s studio just throwing around ideas to the track him and Mike created, and it was truly a group effort. Each of us have our creative forte’s and it really makes for a perfect production when we all come together. Where and when did you record/produce/master and who did you work with? Gomi’s studio and all the above were done by the three of us. How did the recording/production process take place? Mike & Gomi wanted a vocal on this track idea and I was excited to work with them again. What programs/equipment/instruments did you use? MIKE/GOMI: Logic Pro, UAD Apollo, Avalon compressor, Neumann microphone, some Roland gear, Korg M1, Fabfilter plugins, UAD plugins, and many other plugins, some drum samples from splice. What did you find most challenging and rewarding during the writing and recording/production process?   COVID made it a little challenging, but we put this together and recorded it in one night. Mike & Gomi spent some time on the production of course, but we always have a great time in the studio, laughing, sharing ideas and bouncing around our ideas. Will you all be working together in the future on more music?  Yes, Mike & Gomi already have a track that they are waiting on Sarah to get in the studio to put my vocals on for the next LUV JUNKIE project! Who are you listening to at the moment? GOMI: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven MIKE: I have an eclectic taste and variety of genres so just about everything depending on the mood. SARAH: I have a huge spectrum of styles that I like to listen to, so I toggle my Pandora between the top pop radio hits, old school R&B and house music stations. What do you like to do away from music? SARAH: Real estate career by day and love to coach young women in gymnastics and fitness.   I also give my time to local charities such as Sing for Hope and New York Cares. GOMI: Go to the gym and exercise. MIKE : Hanging with my family, watching movies, going out and spending time together.  What's planned for What U Do and the remainder of 2021? Purple Tea has some great plans for the release….. So play it loud and hopefully get some summer performances/gigs!  We certainly hope the fans love it, grab a copy and stream it on all platforms worldwide!  Favourite food and place to hangout? GOMI:Ramen shop- ICHIRAN in Brooklyn. MIKE:I’m a foodie so there’s too many to mention but I love Astoria and Williamsburg in NYC, where you have a great variety of cuisines. SARAH: SUSHI!  SugarFish in Union Square is one of my favorites but hanging out anywhere that’s outside right now perfect ha!  Long Island City boardwalk and Central Park are probably my favorite places now that it is warming up but cannot wait until the pool parties start back up or indoor venues so I can support all my DJ friends and dance my bum off! https://www.facebook.com/djgomi https://www.instagram.com/djgomi/ https://www.facebook.com/djmikeivy https://www.instagram.com/djmikeivy/ https://www.facebook.com/sarahmattea https://www.instagram.com/iamsarahmattea/
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DJ GOMI, MIKE IVY & SARAH MATTEA – RELEASE ‘WHAT U DO’

by the partae April 13, 2021
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Canada – Being Canadian, hockey plays a very important part in our lives obviously (Go Habs Go!). Nothing is prettier to watch than a star-studded first line, that has been at it together for a while. That skill, that chemistry, the timing. It’s a thing of beauty.

For those of you, probably most, that don’t know anything about our beautiful sport, you can think of it as Football (Soccer for us and our pals down south) on ice. Add 10 km/h and 80-100 lbs per player compared to Football. Give them carbon fiber sticks (twigs) that fire vulcanized rubber at speeds approaching 200 km/h, steel blades (wheels), a smaller field (rink), oh and body contact is not only allowed but actually encouraged. You got a problem with “buddy on the other team eh? Well ya drop the gloves and settle it in a good ol’ fashion donnybrook. Now that you have some bearings, lets talk shop.

In hockey you traditionally have 4 lines of 3 players, playing offence. Each line takes turns, or shifts, because hockey is played in short sprints at full speed. You have your fourth line which is usually compromised of goons and plugs. Guys and Gals that aren’t the most skilled, but are very hard working, won’t score much or even at all, but they take pride in not getting scored on and are good at that. They are the sandpaper on the team. The skill goes up until you reach the first line, your top line.

The House Music First Line

This is the get shit done line. Need a goal in overtime, line 1 get out there. We have assembled our version of a house music first line.

DJ Gomi: House Music Veteran

Down the middle, we have DJ Gomi. Center is arguably the most important position in hockey, that or goaltending, but that’s for another writeup. Centers need to play smarter and harder, they need to be able to see the puck better than anyone, they dictate the offense, but also have to be able to collapse back on defense quicker than their two other wingers. DJ Gomi, is a veteran of the house music sport. An absolute legend in the music industry period. Having played his college house music at powerhouse Berklee, and having influences by none other than Quincy Jones. The discography alone is enough to make you understand this guy is business. Having produced, programmed, written, remixed for the likes of Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Rupaul, oh and our very own national treasure Celine Dion (big hockey fan). What about house music? Oh no biggie there just worked with the likes of Satoshi Tomiie, Junior Vasquez, Kenny Dope, and label regular and fellow first liner Mike Ivy.

Mike Ivy: Power Forward, Power House

This brings us to left-wing, Mike Ivy. Mike needs no introduction to those of you who have been following the label or the house scene. Following his monstrous release with us “Get On”. He’s been a man on a mission. What hasn’t this man accomplished in our industry? With releases on Toolroom Trax, Flashmob, and Nervous just to cite a few, this natural power forward gets in front of the net to open up scoring opportunities for his fellow line-mates. Mike is what we like to refer to as a natural goal scorer. That’s a lot of muscle so far, every first line needs some finesse, some speed, and passing.

Sarah Mattea: Soul Speedster

Enter right wing, Sarah Mattea. This wingers speed up and down the boards give this line the balance that final, devastating blow that leads opposing lines in the dust. With appearances on top of Billboard, this vocalists sultry voice gives to tracks a sexy edge, her hooks get burnt into your brain. Her voice is a weapon and she knows it.

What U do – NYC Trio

Now we know more about this dynamic trio, this all NYC hookup, gives us this instant classic. With beefy drums that swing to the absolutely gorgeous vocals, that bounce around the hypnotic house music chord progression. You can almost feel and hear each artists contribution to this belter, a feat that can sometimes be lost in transition.

Coming to a rink Near you…

This first line is coming to score some goals in clubs, living rooms, cars near you. I would suggest you grab a copy now, to review the film, if not they might just leave you in the dust as they have many times in the past.

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Lulleaux & Aukoustics & Anna Graceman bring Anthemic pop made for the big stage ‘Stars In My Eyes’ Be Yourself Music
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Lulleaux & Aukoustics & Anna Graceman bring Anthemic pop made for the big stage ‘Stars In My Eyes’ Be Yourself Music

by the partae April 12, 2021
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Out Now on Be Yourself


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Anthemic pop made for the big stage, Rotterdam’s Lulleaux provides the X factor with US vibes supplier Aukoustics and American singer-songwriter Anna Graceman, whose Southern-styled twang comes through a dazzling array of synths destined for the limelight. The mood divided between late night beach party, being beamed up to a higher level and a grand finale of EDM and tropical house, ‘Stars in My Eyes’ bids to become a prize playlist pick.          

 “Six years ago, having taught myself to produce music in the summer, I made my first real attempt at uploading a track”, Lulleaux recalls. “It was a bootleg of a track by Anna, which gained lots of support by Kygo and Robin Schulz – the ball definitely started rolling from that point on. Six years later and now I’ve a new record with Anna – ‘Stars In My Eyes’ is the icing on the cake”. 

The pilot of the multi-million streamed ‘Contact’ and something of a collaborative specialist, Lulleaux has consistently caused a chain reaction with releases on Be Yourself, Spinnin’ and Hexagon. His impact extending to collaborations with artists in the likes of Sam Feldt, and remixes of Tiësto and Benni Benassi.  

 

Another knowing all about huge streaming numbers, Boston’s Aukoustics can also call himself a connoisseur of collaborations, notably adding his expertise to the Galantis & Dolly Parton track “Faith (feat. Mr. Probz)”, as well as putting his own spin on Frank Sinatra’s standard “Fly Me to the Moon”. Rappers NLE Choppa, Bhad Bhabie and Kash Doll have also come in for the American’s A-game production touch.

 

Influenced by Adele, Amy Winehouse and Heart’s Ann Wilson, Nashville-based singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and label owner Anna Graceman is no stranger to the spotlight, seen by millions on national television through appearances on The Ellen Show, America’s Got Talent and Songland (appearing alongside Bebe Rexha), and holding down Las Vegas residencies in rubbing shoulders with The Lumineers, Kacey Musgraves and Beck. The chemistry behind ‘Stars in My Eyes’ has already been proven – Lulleaux’s mid-00s remix of Graceman’s ‘Words’ has amassed over two and a half million streams to date. 

 

Stars In My Eyes is Out Now.

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