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After a music hiatus to take care of his family and complete his education at Georgia Film Academy, Pype is back! "Blessed & Ready" is the intro song to a newly rejuvenated General Pype lifestyle.

On March 1, 2022 General Pype officially signed a management deal with Cash Boy - He also began working with Grammy-Award winning management, publishing and marketing agency Creative Titans (home to Walshy Fire, IzyBeats, Bounty Killer and more)

Fans can look out for multiple singles and an EP in 2022 as he continues to spread his sound along with his message of love - made in Nigeria, for global consumption.

https://www.instagram.com/officialgeneralpype/

Artist said about this release:

“Amends” is a vocally-driven post-rock/drone-folk song that explores self-mercy and accountability after an era of Anger, the second stage of grief. It is a nod to what I’ve learned through years of therapy about the power of naming. It is a fearless moral inventory, an understanding of the effect on self and other, an odyssey through four and five of The Twelve Steps. My recovery journey has been riddled with shame that still lives in my bones. The final line of the song, “regret is a wily muse, but I’ll name it out loud”, is an attempt to exorcize this shame from my body. By acknowledging the ruins of my Anger, I am attempting to destroy the destroyer.

I co-produced “Amends” with experimental e-cellist and multi-instrumentalist Michael Peter Olsen (Zoon, The Hidden Cameras, Arcade Fire), who I worked with on my two previous singles, “Bridges” and “Shelf”. When we recorded “Amends” I was experimenting with fingerpicking while holding the whammy bar on my Stratocaster while simultaneously running it through tape delay. I wanted to keep the song in a warbled state that challenged tempered tuning. We played with vintage synth layers: an ARP 2600 drone, MOOG bass, Arp Odyssey and Yamaha TX81Z ascending lines. The song hovers above the ground until the drums, played by Spencer Cole (Weaves), come in over halfway through. “Amends” was constructed in layers and steps, building from a gentle confession to a chaotic declaration.

The video for “Amends” was directed by Toronto filmmaker John M. Hall and me, with photography by Hall and Toronto photographer Joel Gale. It is a movement piece that conveys my body in fragments, drawing from the concept of the Split Self in Internal Family Systems. It builds into a cathartic somatic experience as I dance to fuse myself back together.

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Toronto-based singer-songwriter Julian Taylor has been part of the musical fabric and landscape in Canada for over two decades. Taylor enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2020, when his second solo acoustic album, The Ridge, earned millions of plays on Spotify, praise from press worldwide, and airplay from America to Australia to the UK.

How do you follow-up a career high point? If you’re Taylor – you double down on upping your game by striving to exceed the creative fruits that have already blooomed from the artistic spark that got you there in the first place.

A quiet protest song about hope, strength and resilience, “Seeds,” stands for Somehow, Everyone, Eventually, Dreams, Someday. The new single was inspired by a text that Taylor received from his cousin the morning after it was announced that 215 uncovered remains of buried Indigenous children had been discovered at a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. The message simply read: They tried to bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds.

http://auteurresearch.com/artists/julian-taylor/

Singer-songwriter ROSIE returns with her new single, “Something I Hate,” out on Arista Records. “Something I Hate” is a hauntingly beautiful ballad about trying to overcome lifelong insecurities. ROSIE elaborates on the powerful meaning behind the song: “Creating ‘Something I Hate’ was such a painful yet cathartic experience for me. I’ve always tried to write about what scares me, but speaking on such deep-rooted insecurities such as body dysmorphia and eating disorders was truly terrifying. I hope this song reaches every single person who needs to hear it and that it helps to heal others the way creating it has healed me.”

https://rosiemusicc.lnk.to/SomethingIHate https://www.instagram.com/rosiemusicc

After recently releasing the Ras Kass and Planet Asia assisted heater, “Chromed Out,” El Gant returns with, “Pageants,” which finds the NY lyricist reunited with his Jamo Gang brethren.

Produced by Marco Polo, the acclaimed beatsmith delicately blends an enthralling soul sample over hard drums as both emcees reflect on their early days of what drove them to become an emcee, and how to this day it’s the passion that fuels them and not the pageantry of the rap game.

“Pageants” is available now through all major DSPs and is taken from El Gant's forthcoming LP, O.S.L.O., due out September through Gant’s own Rule By Secrecy imprint.

https://lnk.to/pageants

Fresh of a US tour and a highlight reel set at EDC Vegas, one of dance music’s most exciting prospects, Joshwa debuts on Fisher’s Catch & Release label alongside UK House tastemaker and LoveJuice label boss Sammy Porter, with one of their most requested track ID’s “Eastern Dub”. With regular gigs together across the UK and Europe the pair have a certified smash on their hands here. Support from Fisher and many more.

https://youtu.be/_henwoa3uLw (Lyric Video)

Openly delving into mistakes of the past, reflecting on the inescapable impact of hindsight, Estella Dawn’s latest single ‘Cringe’ addresses the full-body shudder incited at the thought of an ex who was unthinkably wrong for you. Heartfelt yet scathing “Cringe” melds tropical flavors and clean pop vocals with smooth soul and unforgettable rhythms. Estella makes light work of fresh melodies while delivering a complete structure of shifting energy and presence. Featuring relatable songwriting presented in a new way, she touches on toxicity in dating with lashings of confidence and a transmissible aura of self-empowerment. Showcasing sublime vocals and breathy whispers of intimacy, her crooning evolves into soulful rasps that provide impact and volume.

https://www.instagram.com/estelladawnmusic

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In their slick new video for “Awesome Environment,” Moemaw Naedon & C.Scott embrace the sunny, laidback summer vibes that inspired their collaborative album, River Rats, and provide a guided tour of some of Pittsburgh’s river banks.

What may not look like much to the every-day viewer was a true source of inspiration, meditation, and comfort for the duo, as explained by Moemaw himself. He and C.Scott would meet up during the summer of 2020 for riverside hangs that served as an escape from the harsh realities of the world.

“We were previewing each other’s new music from a Bluetooth speaker, sipping our favorite canned beverages, passing the smoke, and discussing the real-life situations that shaped the lyrical content on River Rats,” Moemaw said. “That’s what makes it an ‘Awesome Environment.’”

It was a bastion of both hope and creativity for the two artists, who found solace on the shores of rivers at a time when the country was consistently on fire. And it serves as a welcome reminder that sometimes, even when it seems counterintuitive, your best bet for sanity is to head outside and enjoy your surroundings. We all have our own awesome environment; it may just take some trial and error for you to find it.

Check out the visuals and head over to your preferred DSP to stream through your preferred platform. The album is also available on cassette in limited quantities via Soul Slime Records’ Bandcamp profile.

https://soulslimerecords.bandcamp.com/album/river-rats-2

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