Ricia Rae – How Do We Get out of Here? (Video)

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“In the ocean of music we listen daily and selectively pick to blog about, there is a part of artists who know how to tell a story, with the right flow, the right selection of sounds. Ricia Rae here with her dream vocals and a minimal asset of groove/melodic lines that help the vocal performance to do her magic, provide us a wonderful atmospheric chill electronica. How Do We Get out of Here? We discover good music!”

-Nagamag.com

ABOUT THIS SONG

This is a pretty dark experimental electronic song written during one of the pandemic lockdowns. A good song to listen to when you’re feeling trapped by anything – a job, a zoom meeting, a relationship, a prison cell, the world.

ABOUT THIS ARTIST

An experimental electronic project out of Montreal Canada fronted by singer-songwriter Ricia Rae. Combining sometimes strange and haunting lyrics with layers of mixed beats, and analogue and digital synths to create an electronic soundscape experience.

Tom Mackell – Strange Times (Video)

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“Yes we all know we have step into -Strange Times- Tom Mackell is here to sing about that, with a chorus which will goosebumps you for sure. A beautiful bright song with reflective lyrics, the tracks you love also to take long road drives.”

-Nagamag.com

Tom Mackell shared with us few words about this song “I wrote Strange Times while considering all of the sudden changes in my every day life during quarantine. It’s an honest and sincere expression of how I was feeling and dealing with this new reality. I was looking forward to my first music festival appearance over the summer as well as a full coast-to-coast U.S. tour in the fall. It was hard to stop touring, but as every other musician unfortunately had to experience, I was forced to cancel everything and head home. One of the first things I did at the start of quarantine was sit down and write ‘Strange Times’; it was my way of processing the uncertainty ahead.

The track was written, recorded and produced in Nashville during quarantine. It features some of the best musicians in music city including Sol Philcox-Littlefield (Tim McGraw, Sam Hunt, Luke Combs, Jake Owen), Grady Saxman (Luke Combs, Muscadine Bloodline, Uncle Kracker), Will Moore (Lucie Silvas), Billy Justineau (Brothers Osborne), Tim Galloway (Chris Janson, Jake Owen). Strange Times by Tom Mackell is a new Nashville track from a new Nashville artist that was featured on Glide Magazine, Americanafest and more.”

http://tommackell.com/

Frank Knight & Chuck LaWayne – Plush Illy Down (Featuring Shabaam Sahdeeq) (Video)

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“Beats, a melodic line and hip hop vocals above, true, many can do this in a same many can cook with same ingredients. But what the difference? Of course the taste, and how each can handle this simple elements in a way to give a magic flavor. Here is what Frank Knight & Chuck LaWayne with Shabaam Sahdeeq does. The know how to cook beats.”

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Frank Knight & Chuck LaWayne drop the latest smooth banger in single and music video format from their upcoming joint album “Slim & Mickens”. This new record known as “Plush Illy Down” featuring the legendary O.G. Shabaam Sahdeeq. Taking the time to drop gems on this piece of art. It’s perfect the mesh of similar and different eras coming together in the name of the “Real Hip-Hop”. This record is the perfect representation and example of “this is what New York sounds like”. The video compliments the records so perfectly featuring the legendary New York crew the “Lo-Life’s” in classic Ralph Lauren Polo freshness. A true testament of excellence and authenticity radiates all through this video.

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Haven’t We All Been – Mandy McMillan {Official Music Video} (Video)

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“With a carefully craft in the mix/production level and fine sound assets of drums and guitar lines, Mandy McMillan levels up this blend with her heartwarming and profoundly impactful lyrics into an elegant song.”

-Nagamag.com

Canadian country-pop artist Mandy McMillan has released her emotional new single, “Haven’t We All Been” – which is now available on all digital platforms.

Co-written by McMillan and Chris Roberts, “Haven’t We All Been” was produced in Nashville by Simon Gugala. It was influenced primarily by the styles and sounds of Sheryl Crow, Tom Petty, and John Mayer to create a song that intersects between alt-country and classic rock but is fueled by cathartic energy.

“The inspiration for this song came from my own path to self-love during a very trying time in my life. Creating ‘Haven’t We All Been’ was a healing exercise that helped to keep me grounded. It taught me to not be ashamed of any situation I have been in. Instead, I can transform the pain into a means of learning, growing, and – ultimately – living,” says McMillan.

“Reflective hopefulness” is how McMillan describes the lasting impact of the song that she wants her listeners to feel from it.

McMillan says, “I want people know that it is okay to be real and be open about their vulnerability. Every experience becomes a story, and these unique stories and struggles that make us who we are. The greatest gift that we can offer is to share our stories and find a connection – not through our common adversities, but from the helping others to find light through the darkness. With this song, I want to share understanding and compassion for others on a hopeful path to better days.”

The Edmonton-born McMillan’s own journey sent her from the small town of Stony Plain, Alberta to Nashville after she won a Country Music Television Canada Contest in 2008. High points like opening for Trisha Yearwood and Blake Shelton, releasing her 2014 self-titled EP, and making the Top 10 of ole’s “Play for Publisher” have been mixed with lower points of personal struggles and self-reflection. McMillan has ultimately made peace with herself through self-love, spirituality, trust in the universe, and let it shine through with a diverse offering of new music for others to form their own connections with.

“Haven’t We All Been” follows McMillan’s summer release, “Dream Catcher”, and is the newest single to be released from her upcoming album – also called “Dream Catcher” – due in 2021.

She will support “Haven’t We All Been” with a music video in November and a special alliance with Be Free Yoga – a Spruce Grove, Alberta foundation that emphasizes yoga and meditation as a means of healing for those faced with mental health challenges.

“Haven’t We All Been” is available now on all streaming platforms.

https://www.mandymcmillan.com/

HAVEN’T WE ALL BEEN (LYRICS)

Haven’t we all been
Drinking in the same bars
And haven’t we all been
Hiding the same old scars

We’re singing the same songs
About love gone wrong
Getting by getting high
Letting go of yesterday

Haven’t we all been here at least a time or two
Wiping away these tears we’re drinking away our blues
Falling in love and breaking up
Over and over again
Haven’t we all been

I’ve got a friend who
Is getting married next week
And i got another one getting alimony

I’ve had a heartbreak
Pulled close then pushed away
I’ve learned to fly i’ve learned ro cry
Aren’t we all doing the same dang thing

Haven’t we all been here at least a time or two
Wiping away these tears we’re drinking away our blues
Falling in love and breaking up
Over and over again
Haven’t we all been

A little lost along the way
A little up a little down
A little scared to leave the same small towns
A little whiskey kills the pain

But in the end we’re all ok
Tomorrows another day but for now

Haven’t we all been here at least a time or two
Wiping away these tears we’re drinking away our blues
Falling in love and breaking up
Over and over again
Haven’t we all been
Haven’t we all been

Evripidis and His Tragedies (featuring Rachel Kenedy)-Your Dreams (Official Video) (Video)

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“With a minimal asset of positive melodic lines and soft beats, mixed gently along with beautiful vocal stories which engage your daydreaming needs. Your need to make your life more happy and beautiful. An entrancing song which make you smile. ”

-Nagamag.com

Your Dreams is an ode to one’s particular longings coming from a place of starry-eyed purity. In Evripidis’ words: “This is a song about yearning, sleepless nights and most of all, hope, about trying to overcome your fears and hesitations, struggling to leave a suffocating situation be it a family, a relationship, a job, a city, and move on, although you might not even know what exactly you are aiming for.”

Conceived as a piano ballad, it was later transformed by Evripidis, his boyfriend Marc Ribera and producer Sergio Perez, into an indie dance pop anthem, full of analogue synth sounds, complete with an ecstatic instrumental coda. It features Rachel Kenedy (from indie pop darlings Flowers and experimental pop group Fuse Box City) as a guest vocalist

https://evripidisandhistragedies.bandcamp.com

Evripidis and His Tragedies is the handsome and goofy alter-ego of Evripidis Sabatis (born and raised in Athens, based in Barcelona). Through his devastating, confesional and darkly humorous pop songs he tries to dissect and ultimately own the vicissitudes of life, invoking a pop sensibility featuring quirky lyrics as he takes us for a bumpy, dancy ride across the fine line between tragedy and joie de vivre. He draws influences from the vast spectre of pop music of the last 60 years, adding his classical piano training.

He has released four full-length LPs to the day, three of them sung mostly in English and the last one sung entirely in Greek while he is about to release a fifth one, featuring a shift towards a synthetic sound

KAY JAM feat. NALU | Hollow (Video)

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“KAY JAM with NALU in their new song Hollow, invite us into an emotional diving, deep and entrancing harmonic journey through a fathomless choreography visual. ”

-Nagamag.com

-French-

« Un morceau qui parle du vide ressenti lorsque la distance s’immisce entre deux personnes. Un lien invisible difficile à délaisser ».

(Kay Jam)

En collaborant sur ce titre composé quelques mois plus tôt, Kay Jam (Julien Cambarau) mêle son univers habituellement plus rock à la sensibilité et à la voix réconfortante de Nalu (Noa Zalts). Cette rencontre artistique donne naissance à une ballade folk touchante, remplie de douceur et d’une tension habilement distillée. Le duo nous emmène délicatement et nous raconte une histoire. Celle d’une rupture entre deux individus qui tentent de suivre leur propre chemin en l’absence de l’autre.

-English-

« A song about the emptiness felt when two people are apart. An invisible connection remains and it makes it hard for them to move on ».

(Kay Jam)

By composing this track, Kay Jam (Julien Cambarau) melts his usually more rock universe with the sensitivity and the comforting voice of Nalu (Noa Zalts). This artistic collaboration gives birth to a touching folk ballad, full of softness and skilfully distilled tension. The duo delicately takes us along to tell us a story about a separation between two people who are trying to follow their own path, while missing each other.

http://kay-jam.com/

Ziearre – Cherry on Top (Video)

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“We will not lie to you, the playful vocal intro of Ziearre was the one which stick us here initially, then the song moved into solid mixed beats and driving upbeat vocals, everything under a pleasant visualy videoclip. A soulful heartwarming track which tickles ears and eyes. Exactly like a cherry on top.”

-Nagamag.com

“Cherry on Top” is a creative unique hip hop tune. Ziearre is a Brooklyn born rapper who makes music to express a message to the world. The sounds are engaging, featuring an exciting mix of beat boxing, vocal samples, percussives, and synths. The melody is creative mix of contemporary rap, conscious rap, with some 90’s vibes coming through in the pre-chorus.

https://www.instagram.com/ziearre/

A New York boy, who grew up in Brooklyn was destine to become the young warrior of words and inspiration to youth. Ziearre expressed a love for music at the early age of 3. This sparked the beginning of Ziearre’s journey. As he matured and his gifts were revealed, he proved that he was not your typical entertainer, but a creator and a messenger. He explains, “I started to hear melodies and music in my head, and began to write songs. The musical ideas just came to me, and I couldn’t turn it off.”

https://www.ziearre.com/

City Lights (Video)

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“City Lights from Drist are the kind of tracks which quickly boil your blood in veins from the first seconds with their groove and harmonies, stepping into wonderful vocals and erupting to an amazing perfectly mixed groove to dance of. New single by United Music Hits, enjoy!”

-Nagamag.com

Polish dance sensation Drist is back with a brand-new single called ‘City Lights’. Setting the tone with uplifting synths that ignite a 90s nostalgia, Drist introduces an addictive vocal that tells an emotional story whilst remaining a key feature throughout. A rising energy slowly develops in the background before quickly dropping out to a short yet catchy violin-like melody to launch the drop into its full force.

‘City Lights’ is intricately detailed in its production with many layers presenting themselves with each listen. It’s also bursting with rhythm and all-round good vibes. Piano stabs make an appearance during the second verse adding yet another dimension to the release, shining a bright light on Drist’s signature style of blending progressive sounds with classical instruments. ‘City Lights’ has an unbeatable drive that keeps its fresh and interesting and having already generated thousands of streams already, this is set to be Drist’s biggest hit yet.

https://www.instagram.com/djdrist/

Drist has taken the scene by storm this year with releases such as ‘Not Enough’, ‘Go With Me’ and now ‘City Lights’. Having achieved top 100 Beatport positions and renowned Spotify playlisting on R3HAB’s ‘Night Playlist’. Drist has been catapulted into the spotlight for his unique productions that satisfy the ears and soul. You can expect to hear many more feel-good tracks like ‘City Lights’ from Drist as he looks to be one of the most promising talents to come out of Poland at the moment.

Drist has taken the scene by storm this year with releases such as ‘Not Enough’, ‘Go With Me’ and now ‘City Lights’. Having achieved top 100 Beatport positions and renowned Spotify playlisting on R3HAB’s ‘Night Playlist’. Drist has been catapulted into the spotlight for his unique productions that satisfy the ears and soul. You can expect to hear many more feel-good tracks like ‘City Lights’ from Drist as he looks to be one of the most promising talents to come out of Poland at the moment.

https://www.facebook.com/djdrist

Kowan – Best Of The Worst (Video)

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“Kowan with -Best Of Worst- takes the right groove and melodic elements of trending styles of instrumental hip hop and lofi chill hop and vocals above with the the good old school style, which warms up our heart instantly, at least us which we have been in these days of music history. Yet with contemplative lyrics invite us to get the best of the worst, a valued message for these weird days. ”

-Nagamag.com

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