A slow-burning jam about wanting to escape with your SO. The production for this track is largely based on live-recorded session musicians, more mellow compared to Kinoco’s usual electronic sound. Picture yourself riding down the coast or floating in an ocean of stars.

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On May 15th Berlin-based musician Elsdeer will release her first single ‘Ten Years Time’ as the beginning spark of her solo project as a singer-songwriter.

Elsdeer (aka Denise Dombrowski) joined the Berlin Folk Music Scene in September 2019 as a violinist where she started playing with multiple musicians from the circle. Inspired by the community and the original music she began to write her own songs in the early months of 2020.

Her first single “Ten Years Time” was written in summer 2021 and is dedicated to Elsdeer’s father who passed away ten years before. In the song, Elsdeer finds an accepting approach to the dramatic experience without trivializing the vivid and formative moments that she shared with her father.

“I didn’t want to write a sad song but capture the feeling of dealing with an experience for a very long time and coming to some form of closure – you still feel the small and bittersweet pain thinking about the experience, but you are able to take it on as a part of life,” said Elsdeer.

‘Ten Years Time’ is performed by Elsdeer on vocals, acoustic guitar and violin, Gidon Carmel on drums, Mark Loughrey on banjo and electric bass and Sebastian Hoch on electric guitar. The song was recorded, edited and mixed by Cameron Laing and Bob Spencer in Berlin’s The Famous Gold Watch Studios.

‘Ten Years Time’ is available from May 15th on all streaming platforms.

https://elsdeer.bandcamp.com/

The song “i don’t know” speaks to the sense of ignorance I had in my own life. I didn’t know who I was and why I was in this world. This is the first of the five tracks on the EP “Higher Self”. The concept of the EP is growing and becoming the best version of me as an artist.

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LAZY SONG – the lead single from the new album by Copenhagen-based Polish pianist and composer Artur Tuźnik features melodies of his Polish origins blended with the acoustics of Scandinavian jazz. LAZY SONG is the sound of jazz at its best, reminiscent of Charles Mingus and Nina Simone and enriched by the unique voices of six prominent figures on the Scandinavian jazz scene.

Together with his sextet, Tuźnik presents a powerful and spiritual piece of music featuring solos from Ned Ferm on saxophone and the band leader himself on piano.

https://violetbasso.bandcamp.com

https://danielblume.lnk.to/ontheside

WATCH LIVE PERFORMANCE OF ‘ON THE SIDE” FILMED IN WICKLOW IRELAND HERE: https://danielblume.lnk.to/ontheside/youtube

‘Dublin’s answer to Calvin Harris’ (Sunday Times Culture)

‘Wizardry on a laptop, skilled musicianship on guitar and piano, and he completes the triple threat with a compelling social media presence’ (Official Charts)

‘Dance music to get your feels into’ (MTV)

Friday 13th May 2022, London: Following the enormous response to Daniel Blume’s already impressive portfolio of ‘sad songs that bang’, new single ‘On The Side’ is the first track to be released from his forthcoming new EP.

Marking a new era for the multi-instrumentalist, writer, vocalist and producer; the release of his EP will fully allow his voice to be heard, as he pushes his art to new heights and steps out as an unstoppable artist in his own right. His story-driven debut is forged out of an experience of heartbreak and challenging times and begins with the emotive club-ready single ‘On The Side’ out today.

Daniel Blume’s reputation as one of the most exciting breakout artists in his native home of Ireland is well-established. From the release of his own singles ‘Nights Like This’, ‘Catch Feelings’ & ‘Heartbreaker’, to his collaborations with the industry’s biggest names, including global smash with Cheat Codes ‘Who’s Got Your Love’ (which has racked over 90 million global streams, topping the US Billboard Dance charts), ‘Rapture’ with Brazilian superstar producer Alok (41 million streams), and ‘Out of Time’ with Manchester’s TCTS; Blume’s energetic production style and natural knack for a soaring pop chorus has earned him comparisons to Calvin Harris and The Chainsmokers, as well as accolades from the likes of MTV (‘One To Watch’), RTÉ and The Sunday Times.

With songwriting credits for Ella Henderson and an acclaimed remix of Dermot Kennedy’s hit single ‘Giants’ showcasing his versatility, it’s only a matter of time before his own shimmering, emotional bangers become chart fixtures.

Daniel says, “‘On The Side’ was born at a time I’d been going through an experience where I was being played and strung along by somebody, and I wanted to try and channel that emotion into a really condensed and snappy vocal hook. It sat on my laptop for 2 years because I didn’t know what to do with it and then fast forward to now, it ended up being one of the key pillars that led me to discovering my sound as an artist, so it had to be the song that led this new era of my career!”

Given his talent for creating modernist dance, Blume’s background may come as a surprise. His classical training began as a child, where he earned a place at the world-renowned Yehudi Menuhin School, studying guitar and piano all funded via a scholarship set up by The Rolling Stones. At the age of 15, Daniel won the BBC’s Young Composer of the Year Award, and a glittering career in the world of classical music seemed to be his destiny. But by that point, Blume was already enamoured by the world of electronic music, with Martin Garrix’s ‘Animals’ being the track that rewrote his future.

DANIEL BLUME’S ‘ON THE SIDE’ IS AVAILABLE TO STREAM NOW:

https://danielblume.lnk.to/ontheside

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Nashville-based folk-pop singer-songwriter Lauren Balthrop announced this morning the August 12 release of her sophomore album, Things Will Be Different via Olivia Records – [album presave]. With the news, she shares the first single, “Piece of Shit” with an accompanying animated lyric video

“Piece of Shit” was written at the beginning of the pandemic when Balthrop felt detached and uninspired. “It’s a very vulnerable song about low self-esteem,” she shared. “It’s about feeling like you have to prove your worth to everyone and at the same time knowing that that’s bullshit and it’s all in your head. The snarky first line, ‘why do I feel like a piece of shit all the time,’ encompasses the duel between self-rejection and self-acceptance.

A folk-pop singer-songwriter in the lineage of Carly Simon, Joni Mitchell, and Carole King, Lauren Balthrop makes captivating, candid music propelled by her crystalline voice and has been acclaimed by Stereogum, Paste, Under The Radar, No Depression, and more. A continuation of the title of her debut solo album, THIS TIME AROUND, Things Will Be Different is a dynamic folk-pop collection of 11 songs that examines nostalgia in all its brutal and benignly beautiful forms. Featuring open tuning, haunting string arrangements, and delicate vocal melodies, the songs reflect the depths of love lost, revealing Balthrop’s growth as an artist along the way: “This is the first record that feels entirely, fully my own. It’s about anxiety and heartbreak, and the millions of little moments that make up both. It’s about being stuck in the present but fixated on the past… and moving through to the other side.”

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Every human has been touched by the events of the last 2 years, the duality of the universality experienced events and the specific personal aspects of these turbulent times is refracted in “Wash My Hands” by Sam Sasso; a call for us all to look inside and find the generosity and kindness required to move everyone forward.