Jubel - "Illusion"

Ever since that cold, dark Swedish winter day when Jubel came together, their purpose has been to bring warmth to people by taking them on a feel-good journey - a journey built of organic sounds mixed up with electro elements. Jubel is a collision of artistic talents with various backgrounds and locations and is fronted by Sebastian and Victor, previously known from the house duo Galavant.

“‘Illusion’ sounds like a bittersweet film, with its elements of both hope and melancholy. It is about not being able to let go of something that you deep down know is over and belongs to the past”, Jubel says about their new single.

NEIMY is the artist and songwriter who is featured on the track, and she brings a soft electronic indie-pop sound with a touch of soul to the mix. Her voice is clear, crispy and cuts like a knife through the cold autumn air. ‘Illusion’ is definitely a warming tune with its dreamy vibe.

Jasmine Nichol - "Pretty Little Jay"

Born and raised in California’s “Bay Area” artist Jasmine Nichol is the evolution of a 1970’s Urban Hippie Revolutionist. Her music embodies a sense of spirituality, peace, love, and at times the need to speak against the injustices of the world.

Pretty Little Jay is the next installment to Jasmine Nichol's forthcoming project. 

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jasminenichol/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJasmineNichol

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/JasmineNichol

Twitter - https://twitter.com/jasmine_nichol

JYWRRN - "CLOSER"

MONA - "Gold Baby"

Gold Baby pictures the process of breaking up, the questions you ask and the emotional phases you go through. It's about the point in a relationship when realizing that you've reached a dead end and there's no way back to what once was. This is the single on my soon self-released EP "Au".

The song was released on all platforms 20/10 and premiered on Variance Magazine as well as in the New Music Friday list on Spotify.

Afternoon Diesel - "Made Of Love"

Support: fanlink.to/madeoflove

Spotify: bit.ly/molove-spotify

Apple Music: bit.ly/molove-apple

Beatport: bit.ly/molove-beatport

Follow us on Spotify for Playlists curated by our staff:

bit.ly/spotify-stu

Follow Afternoon Diesel:

facebook.com/afternoondiesel

twitter.com/AfternoonDiesel

instagram.com/afternoondiesel

soundcloud.com/afternoondiesel

Stay In Touch:

straightupworld.com

twitter.com/straightupworld

facebook.com/stuworld

instagram.com/straightupworld

youtube.com/straightupworld

soundcloud.com/straightupworld

Chasing Giants - "Till the Night Ends" (Feat. C Major & Maxine Champion)

Chasing Giants are a three piece R&B/Rock band that write and perform with a variety of different singers. Made up of members Ben Corby (Guitar), Maurice Webb (Bass) and Jake Arvonen (Drums), the three want to bring featuring artists, which is already conventional for DJ’s and producers, into a band environment. Chasing Giants have featured a unique roster of local Sydney singers including the likes of Carlos C Major, Ethan Conway, Maxine Champion, and Amastro. Chasing Giants crush the stereotypical aural palette into oblivion, teasing audiences with fresh heart-on-your-sleeve tracks such as Bad News and Shutdown. 

Like the perfect hybrid of biscuit and ice cream that is Maxibon, Chasing Giants are the ideal, scrumptious R&B-rock treat, drawing inspiration from Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars to Foreigner and David Bowie.

Jamar Carr - "Big Up Yuhself" ft. Jus Q

King RickyyC - "Burner" EP

New EP from King RickyyC hailing out of Lynwood, California. Tune in below & comment what you think.

Alexander Bernard - "Jacuzzi"

Yacht Punk - "Radar"

www.yachtpunk.com 

Laying on the floor of his unfinished basement studio in Beachwood Canyon, Graham Bockmiller realized it was time to go out on his own. The LA-based band Great White Buffalo had run its course, leaving him unsure what would come next. Graham spent the next year holed up inside his studio by himself; contemplating life, writing, collecting nude calendars of Eastern European women suggestively holding large trophy carp, and experimenting with the raw recording skills he had taught himself. Inspired by artists like Queens of the Stone Age, Foals, and HEALTH, he began exploring new sounds and textures outside of the traditional rock staples of guitar, drums, and bass – testing the limits of his DIY recording chops in search for a more interesting, vibier sound. These songs would later become the beginning of Yacht Punk.

Graham tinkered on demos until a chance meeting with Michael Pozzi (guitar) at Davey Wayne’s on Hollywood Boulevard. Michael was all-in on the project after visiting the studio and hearing where the music was going, and they were soon joined by Graham’s roommate Tricky (drums, no discernible first or last name) and Justin Ricard (bass). They took the demos to producer and indie-rock guru Matt Wignall’s (Cold War Kids, Mando Diao, J. Roddy Walston and the Business) eclectic Tackyland studio in Long Beach. In his converted garage studio (where “Hang Me Out to Dry” was recorded), Wignall took the music to further and weirder places with his unique production black magic. Afterwards, the band brought the tracks back to LA, where they were finished with mixer/engineer Will Brierre (The Killers “Hot Fuss”).

So here it is. Yacht Punk sounds like Stephen King’s movie Maximum Overdrive took a handful of downers. It has something to do with free-basing weed wax off nice silverware you heated up on an electric stove. It’s drinking daiquiris out of a hollowed-out pineapple at a vampire bar, flying on acid. It’s doing hippie-flips in the desert while eating steak dinner with a roommates’ retired relatives, having a black dumpster cat named Mazzy Star, and destroying another pair of white Converse. No, they don't ride on yachts and they don't play punk.

Isl∆nd - "Show U"

“Isl∆nd is a music project I started in my dorm room at Boston College. I’d like to create music that puts you in a different world with each release.”

— Isl∆nd

#LAOnLockExclusive: Jake&Papa - "Where I Belong"

Jake&Papa are a soulful duo comprised of two talented brothers (formerly Brutha) based out of Los Angeles. Currently on tour across the United States, Jake&Papa are gearing up to perform alongside Xavier Omar and Jesse Baez for the Red Bull Sound Select “30 Days in Chicago" event on November 28th. If you’re new to their music go check out the recently released melodic Tattoos&Blues EP on Soundcloud and peep the visuals for “Where I Belong” on Youtube. Word on the street or if you’re reading between the lines of Jake&Papa’s twitter feed is that they’re gearing up to release Part II of Tattoos&Blues as a follow up to Part I.

Their sound can be classed as a hybrid of classic 90s & contemporary R&B. Everyone wants to know where the “real R&B” went and the answer is nowhere but Jake&Papa are here to restore that desire. What’s even more exciting than their sound is their stage presence and ability to control the crowd even in a cold market. Speaking of performing, Jake&Papa hit the road alongside Tory Lanez in 2015 for the west coast leg of his SWAVENATION Tour.

Lyves - "Cover Me"

Lyves has revealed her brand new song, ‘Cover Me’. The release comes soon after recent new single ‘Holding Back’, which was released last month.

Earlier this year, following the release of her debut EP ‘Like Water’, Lyves joined Coldplay on 15 dates of their ‘A Head Full of Dreams’ tour - playing to packed stadiums across Europe. The time on the road has allowed her to hone in on her musical style and begin to explore new sounds.

‘Cover Me’, which is produced by Lyves along with Will Night, is an evolution of her unique, spacious R&B sound. Where ‘Holding Back’ led with haunting pianos and luscious strings; ‘Cover Me’ is a further exploration into her electronic core. Slowly building synth chords and stabs are enhanced with percussive elements echoing trip-hop, yet remaining beautifully subtle.

Lyves said: “I wrote ‘Cover Me’ around 3 years ago, but it ended up as a lost, unfinished demo until I came across it again by accident this year while writing in Devon. Hearing it after so long re-ignited how I first felt writing it and led me to finish the song. I feel the song speaks about the tug and pull in relationships - that internal conflict that can arise between wanting stability and security vs independence”.

Lyves is the alias of Francesca Bergami. Her emotive lyrical themes and alternative route into performing have set her apart from most other artists and earned critical acclaim for her early releases.

Shying away from a career in music, fearing it was unattainable, Francesca went to Goldsmith’s to study psychology before embarking on a career as a support worker for young people in care and later a mental health advocate where she worked at a psychiatric hospitals. It was at this point – nine years ago – that Francesca realised there was something missing in her life. Her secret needed to become a full-blown creative endeavour. Francesca got her hands on a keyboard and embarked on the task of learning to play, she advertised for a band on Gumtree and started to perform live to an audience for the first time since she was thirteen. Citing influences as diverse as Enya, Tupac, Moby and Philip Glass, Francesca is deeply inspired by music that speaks to the quiet of one’s heart.

The world started to take notice when she publicised her first release ‘Visions’, which paved the way for her debut EP ‘Like Water’ released in January 2017. These early releases consistently earning her top positions in Hype Machine along with critical acclaim.

With a voice that can be both emotive and empowering at once, Francesca sings of loss, adaption, and survival. “That’s my aim, to be as honest and real as possible, my hope is that it speaks to people,” says Francesca. “I don’t want it to be about me. I want the music to speak for itself and possibly give something. That’s what fuels my passion”

“Lyves demands attention” - Pigeons & Planes

“The sheer emotional weight of the London artist's work is breathtaking” - CLASH

“Lyves’ vocal just blows us away” - PressPLAY

“Both personal and conscious” - MTV

Both ‘Holding Back’ and ‘Cover Me’ are being released with PRSF funding, as Lyves was recently awarded the ‘Women Make Music’ grant.

Snoh Aalegra - "Sometimes" feat. Logic

Snoh Aalegra’s “Sometimes” feat. Logic

Premieres as Zane Lowe’s World Record on Beats 1.

Stream: SoundCloud / Spotify

Interview: http://apple.co/SnohAalegraSometimes

Snoh Aalegra releases the single “Sometimes” featuring Logic from her forthcoming debut album FEELS, out this Friday, October 20th. The track was featured on Apple Music’s Beats 1 as Zane Lowe’s World Record.

Aalegra says of the track, “’Sometimes’ is about how life points you in different directions though we are all ultimately the master of our own individual destinies. We all have the power to steer the wheel to where we want to take ourselves, but you inevitably have things happen to you that you have no control over. You have to deal with these things whether you like it or not, and you have to readjust, rethink and refocus.”

As or Logic’s involvement, she states, “Logic was the perfect person for this song. I’ve known him since before he put out his first album. We used to record in the same studio years ago with No ID. I think it goes without saying that Logic has a strong and powerful message in his artistic deliveries and has a very beautiful mind. I’m so thrilled to have him be a part of FEELS.”

Snoh heads out on her first North American tour this fall opening for Daniel Caesar plus a special performance at Red Bull Sound Select Presents 30 Days in Chicago. A full list of dates is below.

North American Tour:

Oct 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *

Oct 19 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage *

Oct 21 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore *

Oct 22- Atlanta, GA - Hell at The Masquerade *

Oct 24 - Houston, TX - The Ballroom at Warehouse Live *

Oct 25 - Dallas, TX - RBC *

Oct 26 - Austin, TX - Come And Take It Live *

Oct 30 - San Diego, CA - The Stage Room at UCSD *

Oct 31 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre *

Nov 01 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre *

Nov 02 - Las Vegas, NV - Vinyl *

Nov 04 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst *

Nov 05 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory *

Nov 07 - Oakland, CA - The New Parish *

Nov 08 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's Night Club *

Nov 10 - Seattle, WA- The Crocodile *

Nov 11 - Victoria, BC - Sugar Nightclub *

Nov 12 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre *

Nov 13 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre *

Nov 14 - Chicago, IL - SubTerranean (Red Bull Sound Select Presents 30 Days in Chicago)

Nov 15 - Calgary, AB - Commonwealth *

Nov 16 - Edmonton, Canada - The Starlite Room *

Nov 19 - Detroit, MI - El Club *

Nov 22 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *

Nov 25 - Montreal, QC - The Corona Theatre *

Nov 26 - Ottawa, ON - Algonquin Commons Theatre *

Dec 16 - Toronto, Canada - Danforth Music Hall *

Dec 17 - Toronto, Canada - Danforth Music Hall *

Dec 18 - Toronto, Canada - Danforth Music Hall *

Dec 19 - Toronto, Canada - Danforth Music Hall *

* w/ Daniel Caesar

Connect with Snoh Aalegra

Twitter / Facebook / SoundCloud / Spotify / Instagram / Tumblr

Mike Regal - "Hunnits"

Mike Regal releases first single off his new Perfectly Ultimate Ep that will be distributed Friday Oct 20th. The single is titled Hunnits as Mike takes a different approach with his laid back lowkey flow. Mike Regal is one of Milwaukee’s well-loved yet still unknown hip-hop artists.  With a sound like Currency, Freddie Gibbs, and Schoolboy Q; Mike Regal has a large domestic fanbase and growing international listenership.

Wit Blu - "Stayed"

out now everywhere (Spotify, Soundcloud, iTunes, Amazon)

Jessica Frech - "Dopamine"

Twitter: @jessicafrech

Instagram: @jessicafrech

Facebook: business.facebook.com/jessicafrechmusic

Olsen - "Lost in You" feat. Boswell

With a recent release on Toolroom, Olsen's new single is a collaboration with Boswell (Defected) on vocals and Third Floor

wxrlds - "promise" [Instrumental]

Promise is the debut single release from Los Angeles based music artist and producer, wxrlds.

Social:

spotify

instagram

twitter

facebook

youtube

Jon Vinyl - "Nostalgia"

Released October 7th