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Red Hot Burning Love (RHBL), the debut EP from Las Vegas based singer and songwriter Jack Higgins, is a collection of six lyrically-driven love songs out now. Highlighting the many faces and phases of love – from meeting to infatuation to devotion – these upbeat, feel-good songs draw listeners in with relatable lyrics and extremely […]
Written from a place of deep anxiety and fear, Nilka’s “Mercy” is both undeniably danceable and incredibly powerful. The track finds the alt-pop singer breaking down her walls and allowing her weaknesses to show as she leans on the fortitude of faith. She explains that the track was written after losing her bartending job in […]
It’s been over a decade since Las Vegas born and bred The Higher toured city-to-city and released their third studio album It’s Only Natural via Epitaph Records. What felt like an indefinite hiatus has ended, and The Higher has officially returned. Within the past month, the pop-rock four piece made waves with the release of […]
Corduroy. releases “Backup Guy” on September 30th. The vibrant and pensive single is the second of four tracks from their third EP, Half-Time Oranges, which is releasing on December 9th. Reflecting on the pitfalls of a troubled relationship, Backup Guy encapsulates the difficulty of letting go of someone once an integral part of your life. […]
Racyne Parker’s heartfelt folk single, “Here in the Middle”, is a vulnerable storytelling of feeling broken down and torn about a tough decision. Reflecting that sometimes, the “best decision” is simply making a choice and then making the most out of it. “Here in the Middle” was written in a moment when indecision had led […]
With sass, spunk and candid reflection, Samantha Gibb’s “Sorry, Not Sorry” provides listeners with the very real pretense of sifting through the past while attempting to learn from it. Finding stability after a tumultuous past, the alt-indie artist sings unapologetically about the mistakes of her past and how they’ve helped her grow. “‘Sorry, Not Sorry” […]
Steeped in emotion and pulsating with life, Matthew Birch’s Not Where I Thought I’d Be is a candid recollection of love found and lost. Divulging every wind in the road of his emotional sojourn, the singer-songwriter who sings under the moniker Our Violet Room, draws in listeners with cinematic soundscapes and evocative lyrics. Birch explains […]
Independent singer-songwriter Lindsey Sampson dazzles listeners with her synth-kissed folk-pop track “Night Driving” out September 30th. Following the release of her recent 2021 project, ‘Garden,’ Sampson’s latest offering invigorates the grandiose folk soundscapes she’s embraced with subtle-yet-hypnotic electronic pop elements. Sampson has had this track in her back-pocket for years, finding new meanings for it […]
Singer-songwriter GIGI ROWE has accomplished a lot in her career – securing song placements on TV and in video games, signing a major label record deal, authoring an illustrated children’s book, and creating a scripted kids audiobook podcast – but the release of her debut album is something she’s been preparing for quite some time. […]
Following a wave of self-reflection, Gudboy is releasing “I Can’t Love U”. The single is a striking representation of letting go in order to progress into your best self. Leaving versions of yourself and others is not always an easy process, and Gudboy can certainly attest to this challenge throughout the creative process of “I […]
