Singer and songwriter Nate Amor relocated to LA in 2022 with a fresh mind and fresh music followed. These new perspectives are the driver for a new album he worked on with legendary mixers Joe Zook and Drew Middleton. He delved into a unique sound, paying homage to Kings of Leon, Ray Lamontagne, and Chris Stapleton. But before the full album release, Nate Amor has some singles for you to snack on.

The first track on the menu was the soaring “Ain’t Hitting Me Yet”. Next up is the sweeping, “Lose This Way”.

A song dealing with the trauma of loss, the emotional devastation Nate details is a backdrop for a music video that paints the picture of the moments leading up to a beautiful wedding. Tensions run high when he sings lines like “Bring on the firing squad and/ fire away” while the video shows him as a supposedly happy groom getting his photo taken. But as the song and video progress, we see not everything is as it seems. This leads to a climax that brings an air of optimism. Powered by Nate’s signature vocals and guitar, the climax of the song is anthemic and cathartic.

As Nate elaborates:

“I was living in my friend’s basement. It was spring yet cold in Minnesota and this moment came over me to write a song that could encompass my recent divorce and the loss of my mother 18 months prior. It is a journey to say goodbye to my ex, wish her well, and to say that I’m accepting the loss of her. The truth was that I’d been so selfish. We ALL experience loss. Deaths of many kinds, it’s a part of life. This song helped me get out and release my grief, let go, and continue on.”

A Minneapolis native, Nate Amor grew up with a healthy appreciation for Elvis and The Beach Boys – all things Rock ‘n Roll Americana. His first time performing was at his high school talent show with a cover of Elvis’ “In the Ghetto”. He was hooked. The power of lyrics and positive transformative force of music has continuously fed Nate’s songwriting obsessions.

Nate is a member and vocalist of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, was featured on NBC’s The Voice, and as a solo artist has shared the stage with Train, Mat Kearney, and Marc Cohn.

In 2022 Nate relocated to LA to start a new musical adventure. With a collection of songs perfected over the past few years, he is now more ready than ever to bring his brand of Americana Rock to a global audience.

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“so far it just sucked” is Spotify’s focus single for their EQUAL GSA campaign during Reeperbahn Festival – including a Timesquare billboard and a extensive support such as OOH campaign, showcase and talk about equality during Reeperbahn Festival.

Being featured across all socials, she’s their artist to watch and we know why:

LEEPA always says: “We all feel the same things for different reasons”, and her new single is all about feeling angry. There are plenty of reasons to be … Equality, peace, a secure and fair income for all – so many things that are important to us all appear to be so out of reach. All this makes LEEPA furious and on top of it all, she’s also struggling with a love story that doesn’t want to properly unfold into one. With “so far it just sucked”, she now inspires listeners not to be ashamed to let out all their built-up anger. For the accompanying music video, LEEPA got together with four of her friends and powerful forces to be reckoned with – Shima, Nika Irani, Faye Montana, and Marie Bothmer – for each of them to release their own personal frustrations.

“so far it just sucked’ is about a crush I’ve had for a very long time, with whom it never worked out, even though we always felt that both of us wanted it,” LEEPA explains about her new track. “I always imagined how everything could be so simple and nice, but up until this point it just sucked – that’s where the title stems from … How come it always sucked, when we love each other so much?! It really makes no sense at all! Several circumstances and people have also been involved in preventing this from happening, and that just pisses me off!”

The accompanying music clip speaks volumes: It shows LEEPA and her friends beating up old TVs and cars with baseball bats. Sound-wise, “so far it just sucked” kicks off with isolated drums, quickly followed by LEEPA’s soulful voice. The chorus sees distorted guitars added to the mix. The track’s earworm potential evokes memories of legendary radio hits by Wheatus or All American Rejects and of turning the volume way up loud when MTV would play your favorite song.

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TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM ‘ALL RIVERS’ (OUT 18TH NOVEMBER)

“Ready For Juju feat. Jenny Penkin” (out Thursday 8th September) is the Tru Thoughts debut from renowned songwriter and vocalist, Karolina (pronounced Carol-een-a). The track is taken from ‘All Rivers’ (out 18th November); a thoughtful blend of Jazz, Afrobeat and Soul and the songstress’s first solo English-speaking release. The LP is a journey through the space between daydream, fantasy and reality and the emotions that dictate us. It follows Karolina’s solo albums and her releases as part of trio, Habanot Nechama. More recently, she has worked with musician, composer, producer, and animator Kutiman and composer, arranger, and producer Adrian Younge on his collaborative projects with A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad.

This enthusiasm for organic creation and collaboration shines through on “Ready For Juju feat. Jenny Penkin”. Having seen Jenny Penkin perform live, Karolina invited her to the studio, wanting to collaborate with another woman about shared experiences of endless touring and performing live. “Whether in your 20s or nearly 50, we found we wanted the same thing… After a show we want to come home, wear comfortable clothes, not speak to anyone, and lie down forever”. The track takes its name from the impatience felt by Karolina and Jenny when they had done their part for the track but were still waiting for producer Rejoicer – AKA Juju – to do his part to complete it. Creating what turned out to be a love song to home comforts and alone time, the pair celebrate female solidarity and familiarity, regardless of age; “we had so much fun! We have a nice connection”.

The album, alongside title track “All Rivers”, take its name from the universal concept appearing across many religions and cultures that “all rivers flow to the sea”, with an added poetic twist. Inspired by the writings of Avoth Yeshurun while working on the album, Karolina became fascinated with the concept that in actuality, “all the rivers go back to the rivers” and that this is the secret to missing people. “I was struck by the idea that water goes missing from the rivers before going back to the rivers. All of this album is that cycle of going back and forth into the waves of emotion.” Karolina explains, “the rhythms are the sounds of people wading through the water. They’re carrying all their emotions and it’s heavy”.

On the title track, Karolina expresses these almost paradoxical feelings with riddle-like lyrics and trumpet from multi-instrumentalist and composer Avishai Cohen; “I felt he was truly connected and understood the song exactly as it was written in my heart”. The pair unite again on album opener “Boots”, inviting us into the ‘All Rivers’ swirling landscape of twists and turns. Working with Rejoicer on production across ‘All Rivers’, further musical collaborative offerings come from Amir Bresler, Eyal Talmudi and Nitai Hershkovits.

As well as the releases under her own name, and projects with Funset and Habanot Nechama, Karolina has worked with a multitude of musicians. A prolific live performer, Karolina has opened for The Black Eyed Peas, Erykah Badu, and Lauryn Hill and performed alongside Ziggy Marley. Her critically acclaimed collaborations with Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad have received further exposure, appearing in the Netflix series ‘When They See Us’ and ‘Luke Cage’. Closer to home, she has collaborated with Soulico, Kutiman and DJ Sabbo. Utilising his skills as an animator, Karolina worked with Kutiman to create a music video for her single “Smile 2 Me”, which was placed on display at Hammer Museum in Los Angeles for the Flux Screening Series. Karolina’s international sound and heartfelt lyrics continue to have a wide reach and draw an eclectic audience, both for her recorded releases and live performances.

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The audio single for “Out Of Bounds (Remix)” by Pawz One was released on May 20th this year and today the Los Angeles word-smith dropped the visuals of the track. With appearance from West Coast legends Ras Kass and MC Eiht, the remix is produced by John Henry and the video is shot by Keez Burks.

The original version was released on Pawz One & DJ Dister’s 2020 album “Watch & Learn”. The remix track details how gentrification and media coverage has made a lot of out-of-towners too comfortable and that they can walk into the wrong block or situation and get dealt with. Adding to the vibe is the fact that all three emcees recorded live in the studio together.

Expansions is the first single from British visual artist, composer & producer, Damian Boylan’s forthcoming 2 x 12” LP vinyl, studio album, Rarefactions. Mastered by Matt Colton (Brian Eno, Four Tet, Thom Yorke, Flume, Bicep, Caribou), and conducted with live strings from Air Studios, London (Hans Zimmer, Ólafur Arnalds), this debut experimental electronic and contemporary, classically infused composition sets the scene for an album that treads a sumptuous balance between poignant instrumentation and experimental foley based percussion.

Each artwork for the 12 album tracks comes from Boylan’s accompanying series of paintings, as well as official videos to accompany each song, also produced and directed by Damian Boylan

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