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Acclaimed songwriter, Dana Cooper has returned with the second single from his upcoming album, I Can Face The Truth, which will be unleashed on the world on February 18th of this year. “Bluebird”, a song written with Tom Kimmel, was released Friday January 14th on all streaming platforms. Cooper’s smooth vocal delivery lays atop a joyful and rocking bed of sound provided by the top notch band that Dana and co-producer Dave Coleman assembled for the album sessions. Cooper wanted the combination “to convey a wry sense of hope for us humans.” Kimmel offers these words about the track, “I think sometimes a song can say in a few words what would take a volume to write. It seems like this one bubbled up from a deep well and wide perspective on a world that can be pretty tough on a tender heart and a bright spirit.” As always Cooper is right at home in conveying these feelings to the listener in an amazingly uplifting way. So put your dancing shoes on and get ready to groove your way through the cold of the winter and the clouds that seem to insist on hovering over the world.

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The song is a celebration of life and all that is pure and true!

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‘Head Up In the Clouds’ marks a milestone in Stuart Wilson’s journey as an artist, because he now has full control of the creative process in the studio and is able to get the sounds on record, exactly as he is hearing them in his mind.

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Stuart Wilson is also the Executive Producer and Writer of his material.

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This one is classic reggae, featuring a roaring horn section, riveting guitar arpeggios and a stepping drum line.

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"With the right compliment of musicians and full control of the creative process, I feel that I am now able to make the music sound the way I have always envisioned," noted Stuart.

Dennis J. Leise doesn’t mince words. When you’re listening to his tightly-written throwback country-folk songs, you’ll know exactly where he stands — he makes sure of that. His language is straightforward, his couplets are clever and memorable, and his observational eye is unsparing. That’s especially true when he turns his wit on himself. “I Only Do It ‘Cause I Have To,” his latest single, is an exercise in pithy poetry; it’s also an honest confession of exhaustion and a protest against the dullness of routine. It’s that sort of incisive writing that has made the Northwest Indiana farmer-musician a favorite of the Chicago Reader and other Midwestern arbiters of artistic and literary excellence.

But what, you may wonder, is it that the weary Leise is doing because he has to, not because he wants to? While he couldn’t be any franker about his emotional state, he’s not telling us its precipitating cause. The title of his album, however, provides a clue. The World That You Grew Up In Is No More is a collection of hard-time ballads and country stompers, Cash-style barnyard rave-ups and wry, plainspoken Guthrie-like protests. The sound is classic, but the sentiment is urgent and forward-looking. Dennis J. Leise is no nostalgiac. He’s got a voice that could be coming from dusty old 78s, but he uses it to deliver broadsides against smug moralists, in-the-way politicians, unapologetic consumerists, and even a drunken Santa Claus. He’s got a farmer’s impatience with authority figures, in other words, and he’s no fan of mindless conservatism or tradition for its own sake.

So when he tells us that he’s only doing something because he has to, it has a particular force. It comes from an artist who has mastered the old ways of doing things but deemed them insufficient and who isn’t afraid to face a changing world. In the clip for the song, we’re shown Leise at his grind, on his very real farm, pitching hay to the animals and attending to grueling chores. Don’t worry — he’s not disenchanted with his rural existence. He’s just as committed to sustainable agriculture as he’s always been. Instead, it’s a metaphor for the sort of automatic labor that keeps a thinker stuck in his ways and that Leise, a broadminded person, is determined to transcend.

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In a true blend of forces, DVBBS and Galantis team up for their new single “When The Lights Go Down,” enlisting famed Australian singer/songwriter and musician Cody Simpson. Opening with organic instrumentals, the track incorporates both artists’ signature sounds with Cody’s soulful vocals and groovy, upbeat melodies for a fusion of pop and dance, which hits right in the feels. The collaboration between DVBBS and Simpson has actually been a long time coming as they already had a song together years ago and even performed it live at Ultra Music Festival, which unfortunately never came out. The story comes full circle to finish it together with Galantis, who turn into gold everything they touch. “When The Lights Go Down” follows DVBBS’s 3rd studio album “SLEEP” as well as “Body Mind Sound” single with Benny Benassi, while Galantis ride the wave of “Sweet Talker” with Years & Years and “Alien” with Lucas & Steve and ILIRA. Cody Simpson is currently gearing up for his first album release in 7 years and its lead single “Nice to Meet You.”

“We’ve shared stages all around the world with legends Galantis over the last decade and couldn’t be happier to now share this record together. We’ve also watched Cody Simpson grow into the amazing artist he is. He performed a record with us years ago at Ultra Music Festival that never came out. So, we had to finish the story right, and that’s ‘When The Lights Go Down.'” – DVBBS

“Happy to kick off 2022 with our friends DVBBS and Cody on ‘When The Lights Go Down'” – Galantis

“When the DVBBS boys reached out about collabing on this track, I was stoked. To lend vocals and guitars on this was a pleasure. I’ve been a fan of both Galantis and DVBBS for a while now. Glad to be able to come together on a smash like this, and I hope everyone digs it as much as we do.” – Cody Simpson

DVBBS:

Only a few producers have risen to the top in the electronic music scene as quickly as DVBBS, who captured the industry’s attention with hits like “Tsunami” and “Not Going Home” and never let it go. The Canadian brothers Alex and Christopher have been continuously cultivating their sound since their debut in 2012 and have racked up an impressive display of collaborations with renowned names from diverse musical backgrounds, such as blackbear, 24kGoldn, Jasmine Thompson, Belly, NERVO, Juicy J, and more. DVBBS continue to prove there’s nothing they can’t accomplish. Their hits such as “La La Land,” “Gold Skies,” and the breakthrough “Angel” are staples in every dance music fan’s library. Prior to the global pandemic, DVBBS performed a staggering 250 dates per year at some of the world’s hottest music festivals and top-tier clubs, including Tomorrowland, EDC Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival, Hakkasan Las Vegas or Ibiza’s Amnesia, and Ushuaia. Throughout their career, DVBBS has proved they are relentlessly dedicated to expanding their global footprint and bringing cutting-edge new music to their listeners.

Galantis:

Setting a new standard for songwriting in dance music, Galantis is a collaborative project led by Christian Karlsson (aka Bloodshy, one-third of Miike Snow). Galantis’ debut album “Pharmacy” reached #1 on the Billboard Dance album chart on the strength of RIAA gold-certified single “Peanut Butter Jelly” and platinum-certified smash “Runaway (U & I)” – the latter of which earned GRAMMY nominations for “Best Dance Recording” and Best Remixed Recording – while the 2017 sophomore album “The Aviary” (featuring the platinum-certified single “No Money”) saw a top 10 debut in 23 countries. The third Galantis album “Church” features the chart-topping single “Faith” with country music icon Dolly Parton featuring Dutch singer-songwriter Mr. Probz, which saw a #1 debut on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Chart before quickly reaching #1 on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart where it remained for 5 weeks. Galantis has received over 4 billion cumulative worldwide streams and over 1 billion video views to date. More recently, Galantis teamed up with Little Mix and David Guetta on the 2021 summer smash “Heartbreak Anthem,” which debuted at #1 on the Worldwide iTunes charts and secured the #1 spot at UK airplay and Shazam charts.

Cody Simpson:

The early 2010s were defined by a fast-growing social media presence and swiftly changing broadcasting landscape. Cody Simpson shot to fame during this time, uploading home videos of musical covers to YouTube. His heart-led performances would catch the attention of record executives in California as well as viewers all around the world. The undeniably gifted youngster would go from curating bedroom clips of his favorite artists to signing a record deal and touring the United States within a year. An eagerly anticipated first collection of music was released to the public with the working title “Coast to Coast” EP and peaked at an upright 12th on the US Billboard Chart. Released in 2015, “Free” marked Simpson’s first independent record production and his last full-length album to date. Shortly after its release, Simpson formed Cody Simpson and the Tide and went on to produce a further two EPs titled “Wave two” and “B-sides.” These pieces of work marked a changing sound and a noticeable maturation concerning his music’s demeanor and sonic appeal. Growing as a man of depth, he would also later garner an aptitude for the stage, earning him the leading male role in the hit Broadway musical Anastasia during the latter part of 2018 and early 2019. Cody’s return to musical spotlight in 2022 is full of high-profile collaborations, and sonic rejuvenation.

More info on DVBBS / Galantis / Cody Simpson / Ultra Records:

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dom champ is a rap/spoken word artist recording in Brighton, England.

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Sleep Again: This song is really about what happens to people when they become truly informed about the horror of the climate emergency and how it will impact all of us. We saw it so clearly during the climate assembly in the UK earlier this year, when a hundred or so individuals from all walks of life were educated on the issues, and how they transformed their views and their behav- iours accordingly. Once the genie is out of the bottle it can’t be put in and I liked the play on cli- mate anxiety too - can you sleep again once you understand the impacts on so many innocent people from the rising temperatures? The production treatment we were aiming for is a lullaby feel I love the idea of taking pretty melodies with beautiful musical treatment on the bleakest of topics. I think this song has the most indie / alternative feel to it while holding on to the Americana roots.

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Toronto singer/songwriter/producer Chris Grey is “Back Again” with his new fiery single. Following up his viral song, Seamless, Grey unleashes his intensity and mixes it with a rare capacity for personal insight as the lyrics and production take the listener through an anxiety attack in real time. When describing the song Grey stated “Lyrically, the song is a play by play of losing control as all of your tamed demons come back again and production-wise there is a pulsing heart beat that threads through the track.” There is something to be said about the ease in which Chris Grey moves across the world of music, easily flexing his talents in songwriting, producing, and singing. Grey takes this musical dexterity to new heights as Back Again opens with a distorted Yeezus inspired intro, with a heartbeat that builds, and layered vocals that switch seamlessly between smooth and stirring in the verses and an edgy breathlessness in the chorus. Back Again will leave your heart pounding.

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