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After wrapping up his End Of Summer Tour last week, rising Australian singer-songwriter Jack Botts has revealed new headline dates kicking off in April. The tour will support his new single ‘I’ve Got You‘, which has already landed the praise of triple j Unearthed rotation and triple j’s Home & Hosed.
It comes after a whirlwind response to his 2019 Northern Rivers EP, which has already picked up over three quarters of a million streams and launched Jack onto stages supporting the likes of Tash Sultana, John Floreani and Ash Grunwald. Meanwhile, Botts was also recently announced support slot for none other than Pierce Brothers on their extensive regional run.
The I’ve Got You Australian East Coast Tour will be supported by Felipe Baldomir and Ben Camden, with tickets on sale now.
“Lyrically, it’s written from his perspective, with the desperation and hope, that he’ll get back in contact with these people again,” he explains. “It’s about being in that state of mind where nothing else matters, you know what you want/need, staying positive, and not stopping until you get it. This is for anyone missing someone/something.”
Brandishing a no-frills, down-to-earth approach to life and a charming knack for storytelling, Botts has swiftly and organically build a fanbase with little infrastructure behind him. Deep-thinking, heart-string-pulling and utterly endearing, Jack Botts is a breath of fresh air poised to command widespread attention before too long.
Find a full list of Jack Botts’ I’ve Got You Tour dates below, with tickets available HERE.
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House master Saint Lanvain is back with his first single in 2020, titled Oh Bang! Bang! Bang! Packed with contagious rhythms and spicy beats, the track is the perfect floor filler for party lovers. Having already landed huge festival spots at Solidays, Les Plages électroniques and Virgin Radio Electroshock. Listen to Oh Bang! Bang! Bang! Here.
Saint Lanvain says “Oh Bang! Bang! Bang! Is all about life change”, however we’re thankful that he hasn’t changed his style of dancible deep-house. Having hit two million streams for ‘Jesus Loves Me’, it’s clear that Saint Lanvain has a huge and loyal following.
Make sure to add this to your playlists, it’s not to be missed!
The Temper Trap’s Jonny Aherne has announced a new solo project called Shacks & Palaces and released his debut single ‘Once Upon A Hilltop’ alongside an official video. Billboard premiered this first taste of Shacks & Palaces, saying “The visual for ‘Once Upon a Hilltop’ stars The Temper Trap bassist’s own kids, Stella and Jesse, dressed in whimsical bird costumes as they explore Brooklyn with their dad. “One!/ Once upon a hilltop/ Two!/ It’s one for you, it’s one for me/ Three!/ Three times we both got lost/ Lookin’ at the sun/ Lookin’ at what’s to come,” Aherne croons on the track’s folk-inspired chorus.”
The Australian-born, Brooklyn-based artist creates upbeat, folk-informed indie pop, sparkling with likenesses to eclectic icons from The Flaming Lips to Modest Mouse. His music ranges from infectious to truly exaltant, a blissful blend of bouncing melodies, boomerang hooks and colorful production. Aherne’s voice — a jubilant, stony sort of roar — is recognizable from his contributions to the mid-aughts sensation, but here, rings absolutely reckless with spirit.
Aherne says, “The song started with a challenge to write about something beautiful. Love, adventure, and imagination became the parameters of its creation. At times I felt like a kid as I wrote this song, letting go of adulthood complexities and embracing the wild childlike hope lands that still dwell in me.”
The video appropriately stars Aherne’s own young children, who dance their way through everyday experiences — going out for pizza, exploring the neighborhoods of Brooklyn, playing in the park. This spirit of innocent bliss and childlike wonder recurs throughout Aherne’s offerings, lifting Shacks & Palaces from the increasingly dark, apocalyptic themes occupying much of pop, and letting it shine as something relatable, inspiring, and sincere.
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Longstanding California punk band Lagwagon have today released their ninth studio album Railer on Fat Wreck Chords.
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LAGWAGON AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2020
Friday 13th March – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Saturday 14th March – Triffid, Brisbane
Sunday 15th March – 170 Russell, Melbourne
Wednesday 18th March – UniBar, Adelaide
Thursday 19th March – Capitol, Perth
Saturday 21st March – Galatos, Auckland
Sunday 22nd March – San Fran, Wellington
Tickets on sale now.
For more info visit HERE.
I’m based in Redfern, Sydney. I moved here to immerse myself in the music scene which I have done, but tbh I spend most of my time on my laptop or in my bedroom. I get out by DJing on the weekends when I’m not performing and try to drop into Oxford Arts Factory once a week to see something live.
The first song I wrote was a radio jingle when I was ten. After that, I was in the country music club performing at country music festivals whilst playing the drums in the school concert band. I returned to making music whilst selling handbags out of the back of my car. I was listening to a Bertie Blackman CD over and over and then started writing songs on Garage Band, literally recording percussion and drums using kitchen utensils and singing into a fan for vocal effects (until I found out how to use the software properly). I posted an ad on Gumtree and met Ben and we started Bec and Ben. After that, I taught myself guitar and started writing material which I put out as RACKETT.
Recently I’ve returned from my first headline tour of Japan. I put out 2 new songs; Machinations and Oxytoxic. Toured them in Melbourne and Sydney. I’ve been working with photographers and designers to create visual representations fo my new music, learning how to edit better and DJ ing. My day to day routine since coming out as a solo pop act is more on the admin side. I dedicate a lot of my day to researching venues, playlists, artists and communities to build on my music.
The word Oxytoxic is something I made up based on the love chemical produced by the body; Oxytocin. My obsession with love is toxic = Oxytoxic. The sound design and production is by Dave Hammer, my producer and co-writer. We wanted to create something to dance to and the lyrics are both fierce and vulnerable at the same time. We made something that sonically reflects the intensity of my toxic obsession.
Dave and I worked closely together on a collection of tracks to make a cohesive and informative sound to my new music. We had references but we also wanted to create something original that hadn’t been heard before. I listened to a lot of pop like Charli XCX, Kim Petras, Dorian Electra to get my head around how far artists are pushing the pop music template. We shared lyric ideas and personal experiences to form a collaborative relationship. I’m really happy with what we’ve created.
I produced and co-wrote with Dave Hammer (Lime Cordiale) and we recorded at a studio in Petersham after we’d settled on demos.
The approach to everything I do visually is, for the most part, DIY. As a millennial artist without much budget, I’ve had to learn graphic design, editing, photoshop etc. Prior to the video, I made a little green screen music video for a Christmas song I put out for fun and thought ‘how much harder can this be to make a proper video using the same technique’. Well, it was a lot harder. Lucky I have tech friends that helped me clean it up. I produced it, directed and edited it myself, simply the budget does not exist right now for what I wanted to create. Having said this I curated a cast that didn’t need more than for them to turn up really. I’m a real Tim and Eric fan so I found a middle ground between ultra lo-fi comedy cuts and simplicity that didn’t over shadow the talent.
On my journey towards pop, I’ve lost a lot of the die-hard rock fans. I’ve had to look in places to find people that are listening to pop and embody pop culture. On my first tour of Australia with the new sound I wanted to play in new places, that’s when I landed a show at Pride Of Our Footscray (an LGBTQIA community bar in Melbourne). I met Joslyn Bosoms, the host. I fell in love with her charm, fabulousness and creativity, she was liberated and the people in the venue were open-minded. Her commitment to entertaining people resonated with me. After that, I started inviting queens to perform with me on stage, I want my shows to be inclusive and a celebration of unique individuality. That leads me to the cast; Copper Feel, Bae L’amour, Krayola, Cerulean, Joslyn Bosoms, Alf Alpha, Dazza and Keif. I found them on instagram, pithed them my idea and they executed it in less than 2 takes each.
Alice Longyu, Dante Knows, 070 Shake, Denzel Curry, Clypso, The Presets, Mood Killer, Dorian Electra, L Devine, Pablo Vittar, Charli XCX, Cub Sport, Tkay Maidza, Ash Nikko. It’s all here if you want it > https://open.spotify.com/
I like to DJ. It’s the best job really. Getting paid to listen to music and connect with people through the nostalgia of 90s pop music and slip in a few things they might not have heard. I also like to binge watch RuPaul’s Drag Race.
I released the new music video for Oxytoxic this week. Throughout the rest of the year, I’ll be releasing more music, finding my home fanbase and writing and collaborating as much as I can. I’d like to tour again outside Australia, but for now I’m exploring my local community.
Favourite place to eat it ‘Butter’ in Surry Hills, Sydney. They sell fried food and sneakers and I like to go there when I’m hungover, so like, every Sunday.
The first phase of tickets are already sold out for this iconic festival. The ninth edition is another open-air extravaganza with special lighting, world class sounds systems and all sorts of extra food, drink and entertainment to make this the ultimate techno-fest. The big news is that all of the stages will be open from noon to midnight meaning that the usual Sunday pleasures turns into a full weekend extravaganza this year.
Created as a totally unique concept in France, open to all generations, Family Piknik has managed to be the most friendly open-air event around electronic music, gathering festival ravers from more than 30 countries. People can bring their own pique-nique to enjoy the green park of Grammont and chill in between two dance steps in front of the most talented international artists. Ecology will be one of the main focus points of 2020, with a no-plastic policy to be applied for the first time, though innovative actions yet to be announced.
Say the festival owner Tom Pooks, “2020 will be a serious transition for us as it will be the first time we are open on two full days, so it’s never been more exciting for us. Last year, we had the honour of welcoming many living legends, many from the first leading generation pioneering electronic music, from Sasha to Carl Cox through Sven Väth, Hernan Cattaneo, John Digweed, Josh Wink… So for this year, we’ve decided to open our stages mostly to the new generation, like Charlotte de Witte, Artbat, Fisher going through a bunch of other new talents combined with more established names (Adam Beyer, Dixon, Erol Alkan, Riva Starr..) and exclusive performances like this never seen B2B between Mind Against & Recondite. As always, our line-up tends to represent the one and only big electronic family, from micro-house to peak time techno through all these house sub-genres. Our challenge is to be a friendly gathering for all kind of electronic communities, sharing the same love and passion for music under the trees, during a whole week-end of pure madness in the sunny south of France.”
On Saturday, Stage 1 is a fully 100% live show showcase, while Stage 2 is all about tech and jacking house and the third and final secret stage is where to hear ethno, deep and micro house. Sunday, day two, sees Stage 1 offer up the best techno in the world, Stage 2 goes deeper with more melodic and progressive house, and the secret stage deals in ethno, deep and hybrid house.
Sunday is all about the likes of Charlotte De Witte, Adam Beyer, Mind Against B2B Recondite, Dixon, Artbat, Adana Twins, Mathame, Denis Horvart, Erol Alkan, Tom Pooks B2B Joy Kitikonti, Sébastien Léger, Monkey Safari, Mandana, Abstraal, Frankyeffe, Timmo and Blanc.
![Panda Events & Allover in collaboration with the City of Cannes, and the Palais des Festivals present Les Plages Electroniques 2020 Les Plages Electroniques 15th Anniversary August 7 - 9th, 2020 Cannes, France http://plages-electroniques.com/ Facebook @LesPlages Twitter @PlagesElectro Instagram @PlagesElectro Now firmly on the list of major festivals not to be missed, The Festival Les Plages Electroniques will be celebrating its 15th anniversary from August 7th to 9th 2020, and has an array of surprises and novelties to be announced very soon. The first wave of acts includes The Chainsmokers (exclusive - their only French festival appearance in 2020), Paul Kalkbrenner, Kaytranada, Stephan Bodzin, Boombass/Cassius, Guy Gerber, Folamour, Mathame, Artbat, Boys Noize, Meduza, Sam Paganini and more. The many festival-goers from all over the world who attend the three day event will be delighted to dance non-stop on the most beautiful beach of La Croisette, on the roof of the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, and sink their feet in the water at the Red Bull Enigma party on Sunday, as well as get down at the after party in the Rotonde Riviera until early morning. The Festival Village opens from 2:00 p.m. and always pays special attention to the comfort of the public with a beauty corner, many fun stands, chill out in the gardens of Square Reynaldo Hahn, catering offer for all tastes (burgers, vegan, pancakes, Italian ice cream, sweet, salty) in collaboration with local food trucks, and much more. The first open water party in 2017 on the Palais des Festivals beach was a resounding success. It is an event within the event with a stage set up on the water and hundreds of giant buoys distributed for the delight of festival-goers. 2020 will repeat more of the same on Sunday from 2.30 p.m. The afterparties are always a great success. The Rotunda of the Palais des Festivals, which is used to hosting congresses throughout the year, will once again be transformed into an ephemeral club, an indoor dance floor with a capacity of 5,000 people with an original concept and scripting concocted by a collective of local artists, so festival-goers can extend the party until 5 a.m. Live the backstage VIP experience: Festival-goers can access the premium spaces with a view of the main action and get skip-the-line entrance, a personalized welcome with a hostess, a dedicated bar with paid food service, in short making it a special way to experience the festival differently. Les Plages Électroniques will offer more than 60 artists from around the world across the three days with a line up oscillating between Electro Dance Music (EDM), House, Pop Electro, Techno and urban cultures. All catering to the 40000 strong crowd. THE HEADLINERS The Chainsmokers (France Festival Exclusive) The Chainsmokers are a pop act consisting of two DJs named Drew Taggart (born December 31, 1989) and Alex Pall (born May 16, 1985). They first hit the charts with the novelty song "#Selfie." Two years later, in 2016, they soared to the top of the charts with "Closer," one of the biggest pop hit singles of all time. Paul Kalkbrenner Berlin’s Paul Kalkbrenner is a unique international talent. In fact, with seven studio albums and more than 2.4 million Facebook fans, he is one of techno’s biggest superstars! Paul Kalkbrenner’s demanding compositions are full of energy; they exist to take listeners away from the everyday, from the weekly grind, into rapture—into art, ecstasy, absurdity friendship, hope and love. Kaytranada Born in Haiti and raised in the city of Montreal, Canadian artist Kaytranada has experienced an explosive rise in the past couple of years with his irresistible production and live sets, but the hard work and success did not happen overnight. Before touring the globe and amassing millions of hits online with his series of beloved tracks and mixes, the young man came up as a true disciple, absorbing hip hop and RnB culture since his childhood and finding ways to make the music his own. Stephan Bodzin Stephan Bodzin has been a hugely influential figure within the global techno scene for years. The reason the German has endured where many had fallen by the wayside is because of his devotion to authenticity. “Without it, everything would appear to be nothing more than a hollow shell,” says the son of an experimental musician who is now a revered talent in his own right. Phase 01 Line-Up THE CHAINSMOKERS (IN EXCLUSIVELY) - PAUL KALKBRENNER - GUY GERBER - KAYTRANADA - KUNGS - SAM PAGANINI - STEPHAN BODZIN - VALD - AAZAR - ARTBAT - BON ENTENDEUR (DJ Set) - BOOMBASS/CASSIUS - BOYS NOIZE - FOLAMOUR - KAS:ST (live) - LA MAMIE’S (DJ Set) - MATHAME - MEDUZA - MYD (DJ Set) - FLIM - SOLSTICE - SUNLEE & more to come Les Plages Electroniques 15th Edition 40,000 festival-goers 60 artists 40,000m2 dancefloor 4 stages: Beach Stage Terrace Stage Croisette Stage La Rotonde [AFTERPARTY VENUE] 120m bars The biggest beach party in the Côte d’Azur SCHEDULE Friday 2.00am > 12.30 midnight Afterparty @ La Rotonde 12.30 midnight > 05.00am Saturday 2.00am > 12.30 midnight Afterparty @ La Rotonde 12.30 midnight > 05.00am Sunday 2.00am > 12.30 midnight Afterparty @ La Rotonde 12.30 midnight > 05.00am BACKSTAGE VIP 1500 person Website : http://www.plages-electroniques.com/fr/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/lesplages/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/plageselectro/?hl=fr Twitter : https://twitter.com/plageselectro?lang=fr Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/user/LesPlagesElectr](https://thepartae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/The-Biggest-Beach-Party-in-France-Les-Plages-Electroniques-Reveals-First-Names-for-15th-Anniversary-1170x624.png "The Biggest Beach Party in France, Les Plages Electroniques, Reveals First Names for 15th Anniversary")
THE CHAINSMOKERS (IN EXCLUSIVELY) – PAUL KALKBRENNER – GUY GERBER – KAYTRANADA – KUNGS – SAM PAGANINI – STEPHAN BODZIN – VALD – AAZAR – ARTBAT – BON ENTENDEUR (DJ Set) – BOOMBASS/CASSIUS – BOYS NOIZE – FOLAMOUR – KAS:ST (live) – LA MAMIE’S (DJ Set) – MATHAME – MEDUZA – MYD (DJ Set) – FLIM – SOLSTICE – SUNLEE
Wollongong, we have a special treat for you! THE OFFSPRING are delighted to bring their show to the WIN Entertainment Centre on Thursday, April 16. Pre-sale tickets are on sale 9am AEDT time on Friday, March 13 and general tickets are on sale 9am AEDT time , Monday, March 16.
What are you waiting for? Come out and play!
THE OFFSPRING, one of the world’s most exciting and enduring punk rock legends. Having performed over 1100 shows across the globe, selling more than 40 million albums worldwide the band are thrilled to return to Australia and New Zealand for their first headline tour in 16 years in April.
In true THE OFFSPRING style, this will be no ordinary show. Their incendiary live show will showcase wall to wall bangers of their anthemic, oft-humorous punk-pop singles throughout their impressive career including all of the band’s best-known hits such as Self Esteem, Come Out And Play (Keep ‘Em Separated), The Kids Aren’t Alright, Original Prankster, You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid and loads more!
Joining this titanic double bill of epic punk rock proportions is SUM 41 who will be performing a full one-hour set including hits such as Fat Lip, In too Deep, Still Waiting and tracks from their latest release, Order In Decline. Order In Decline is undoubtedly SUM 41’S heaviest and most aggressive album in their storied career, while also being its most dynamic and raw.
After over 15 million records sold worldwide, a Grammy Award nomination, 2 Juno Awards (7 nominations), a Kerrang! Award in 2002, as well as multiple Alternative Press Music Awards, SUM 41 are uncompromising and honest with no intention of slowing down.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see these two punk power houses in action so start warming up those vocal chords, iron that crusty punk shirt and get yourself down to one of these shows.
General Public on sale: Monday 16 March, 9am AEDT Time
Tickets available from tickets.destroyalllines.com
Destroy All Lines & Triple M Presents
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND TOUR
WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS
SUM 41
Destroy All Lines and Yours & Owls Present
THURSDAY 16 APRIL – WIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, WOLLONGONG
SUNDAY 19 APRIL – HBF STADIUM, PERTH SOLD OUT!
TUESDAY 21 APRIL – ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ADELAIDE *venue upgraded, all tickets remain valid.
THURSDAY 23 APRIL – MARGARET COURT ARENA, MELBOURNE SOLD OUT!
FRIDAY 24 APRIL – HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY SOLD OUT!
SATURDAY 25 APRIL – RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE SOLD OUT!
TUESDAY 28 APRIL – SPARK ARENA, AUCKLAND
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NYC-via-Seoul electronic producer, DJ, and vocalist Yaeji has announced the release of a new mixtape titled WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던, due out April 2 on XL Recordings / Remote Control Records. To introduce the new project, her first full-length mixtape and release on XL Recordings, Yaeji has shared a new animated music video for the lead single ‘Waking Up Down’.
Inspired by classic anime opening sequences and based entirely on Yaeji’s own original character designs and illustrations, the music video for ‘Waking Up Down’ was created by Yaeji with direction and further illustration by her close friend Annie Zhao and production by Studio Yotta. Entirely self-produced, the song walks the line between DIY pop and underground club music, with English and Korean lyrics about the simple euphoria of young adulthood. Throughout the song, Yaeji celebrates the little things in life, small victories like staying on top of to-do lists, making home-cooked meals, and having empathy for others, while admitting these don’t come easy. In the end Yaeji, with the help of some friends in the form of “masters” of her daily tasks, achieves her final form as she reaches her goals.
WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 is titled intentionally; for Yaeji, the title captures the spirit of the project as a whole which she explains, “is so much about friendship, family, gratitude and support – support that I’ve felt, that I’ve given, and that we all share.” Produced entirely by Yaeji over the course of two years, she started writing the music for WHAT WE DREW with no specific narrative in mind, each track becoming a snippet of her life, a look into her diary. This total sense of freedom in her newly-built design and recording studio in Brooklyn allowed her to draw on a wide range of sounds, including the Korean indie rock and electronica that she listened to as a teenager in Seoul, and late ’90s and early 2000s hip hop and R&B she grew up listening to. The guests featured on the project represent her community in New York City and beyond, including Brooklyn-via-Oakland rapper Nappy Nina, London performance artist Victoria Sin, London producer Shy One, and Tokyo DJ and producer YonYon; tracks like “FREE INTERLUDE,” featuring Lil Fayo, trenchcoat, and Sweet Pea, capture the open and collaborative spirit of afternoons at Yaeji headquarters. Although the mixtape is much indebted to Yaeji’s newfound laser-focused creative vision and self-taught production work, it’s largely informed by her network of close-knit collaborators and friends.
Since the release of Yaeji’s 2017 EP’s (Yaeji and EP2), which broke her out as one of the most exciting new voices in dance music, she’s produced remixes for Charlie XCX and Robyn, sold out two headlining worldwide tours, and was included on the BBC’s Sound of 2018 list. In the midst of her swift rise, she has remained devoted to New York’s underground dance music scene; in 2019, Yaeji curated and organized Elancia, a massive Brooklyn warehouse rave where she gave her favourite local parties headlining slots. An artist who many pegged as the one to watch, Yaeji now aims beyond expectations, with an eye toward the worlds of music production, visual art, game design and more.
Pre-save Yaeji – WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 via https://yaeji.ffm.to/
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Before the hangovers from their massive national tour with Dune Rats, Ruby Fields and Dear Seattle have even subsided, TOTTY today announce their own national headline tour alongside news their hotly awaited sophomore EP ‘Garden’ will be released on the 8th of May through Ratbag Records/BMG.
The Garden tour will take in Sydney, Wollongong, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide this May and June and the band can’t wait to hit the road, saying “We’re so excited to have our very own headline tour to show yas the new songs and rock as hard as we can. We’ve been working on these songs for a long time and we cant wait for you to hear them and sing them with us.” Joining them on all shows will be punk-rock duo Debbies who are celebrating the release of their latest single ‘Waking Up In LA’.
Last year the Wollongong shed-rock three piece lifted the lid on the first single from the EP in ‘Lucky’ which resonated with radio. It was swiftly added to rotation at triple j and sat in their Top 50 Most Played for a month, ultimately reaching #13. They then completed their own headline tour full of sold out dates, and fronted the camera for an Aus Music Month shoot with General Pants. The second offering came at the end of last month with the release of ‘Fairies’, a loud and more grungier track showing of their raucous energy.
Never ones to shy away from the tour van, TOTTY have played alongside names like SKEGGS, Hockey Dad and Slowly Slowly as well as the festival stages of Falls Festival, Yours & Owls, Fairgrounds, Farmer and the Owl and Grow Your Own ensuring they know how to enthral a crowd – and they will this winter.
TOTTY
‘GARDEN’ EP
OUT MAY 8TH VIA RATBAG RECORDS/BMG
PRESAVE HERE
GARDEN TOUR
Saturday, May 16th
The Lansdowne, Sydney
Friday, May 22nd
La La Las, Wollongong
Friday, May 29th
Crowbar, Brisbane
Friday, June 5th
The Tote, Melbourne
Saturday, June 6th
Exeter Beer Garden, Adelaide
TICKETS AT www.tottyband.com
Today marks the release of HAWA’s debut EP the ONE via b4 / Remote Control. The EP centers on the women HAWA loves: those who she plays and those who play her. The 8-songs written by HAWA, which feature production from Tony Seltzer, Cadenza, Oscar Key Sung and others, include recent singles ‘IPHONE‘ – a melancholic Hip Hop call for romantic ceasefire – and ‘MY LOVE’ – a vulnerable track in which pleading for a lover to stay has never been so danceable. New single ‘FRICK‘ is a quick-paced ode to her baddie and its video directed by Keenan MacWilliam is a cinematic Runaway Bride meets Bonnie and Clyde set in the snowy backwoods.
The 19-year-old who graduated from high school this past spring began her musical career as a pre-teen touring the world as one of the youngest-ever composers for the New York Philharmonic after immigrating from Berlin, where she was born to West African parents, to NYC. HAWA’s insatiable creativity became stifled by the classical world’s stuffy limitations so she broke out. The pivot toward an authentic musical representation of herself has already paid off. Her recent singles have earned attention from Vogue, Pitchfork, FADER, Notion, i-D, Dazed, W Magazine and many more, and garnered collaborations with Telfar and Gap.
the ONE is released on b4, a future-facing label launched in 2018 that serves as a home for tomorrow’s most relevant artists. The music on b4 is a reflection of the genre-smashing landscape, where prior categories no longer apply. This is b4’s first-ever EP release.
