Nine “fresh n’ Green”, ultra tasty tunes to feed your music appetite. We are pretty confident, you don’t wanna miss those ones right?
Velvet Tides – ‘Lost In Motion’
About Velvet Tides
Formed in 2018, Birmingham based band Velvet Tides is the brainchild of Luke Marvin (Guitar & lead vocals), Josh Hale (Bass), Caleb Keenan (Lead Guitar) and Brandon Moss (Drums). The band’s second single ‘Lost In Motion’ – set to be officially released on June 18th – explores the feeling of losing control and is influenced by the likes of The War On Drugs, Slowdive, TOY & DIIV.
Following on from their acclaimed debut release ‘Into Light’ and having previously supported bands such as Yowl and Lumer the band are now quickly forming a strong live reputation. After featuring on numerous blogs, magazines and radio stations worldwide, 2019 is set to be the year Velvet Tides establish themselves as one of the most exciting new bands in the UK.
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Raised On TV – ‘Soul on Fire’
About Raised On TV
Los Angeles alternative rock trio, Raised on TV is comprised of two brothers and their high school friend. Keaton Rogers (guitar, vocals), Kacey Greenwood (drums) and Ryan Weiss (bass) combine their energetic, driving, and melodic sound, pulling influences from many 60s and 90s rock bands and fuse it all together to make something that is uniquely their own.
Following the release of their debut full length album Season 1, which detailed growing up and the journey into adulthood, the band are soon to be releasing their highly anticipated sophomore album Season 2. The second installment of their work, which was completed at Dave Grohl’s esteemed 606 Studios and Ethan Kaufmann’s Elephant in the Room in Hollywood, focuses on a different stage of life. The band reveal, “It’s beyond adolescence and teen angst. There’s still some angst, but maybe that angst is more adult? Dealing with financial struggles, relationship struggles, losing friends, etc.”
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Paco Versailles – ‘Unwind’
About Paco Versailles
Paco Versailles have joined the Village to bring their uplifting vibes to the world. This sublime duo have crafted their version of French-disco-meets-flamenco to create the beguiling sounds of Dancemenco. Paco Versailles, created by guitarist/composer Vahagni and songwriter/producer Ryan Merchant, blends flamenco guitar, disco-leaning electronic production, and captivating vocals to raise your spirits and get you grooving.
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Junaco – ‘In Between’
About Junaco
Junaco is the foundation of Shahana Jaffer and Joey LaRosa. Born in the unincorporated mountain town on the outskirts coastal Northern California, the duo found an escape from musical conventions. Fleeing the rituals of rushing through songs, away from the nonsense of worrying, a budding partnership was found based equally on half-parts progression and melody. Mellow bursts of epiphany and pleas of gentle seduction give way to driving grooves in Junaco’s music, leaving the immediate fan with a delicate, instantly familiar and completely unassailable batch of songs.
Jaffer, a natural talent whose limbs were too long to dance, met a counterpart in LaRosa, a guitarist and percussionist’s dream who from a young age had been told that “musician” wasn’t an achievable career. Though conventionally unlikely on the global scale that a Pakistani songstress would find her way into the creative adventures of a drummer from Indianapolis, they found in their partnership a desire to make music for music’s sake; to write honest songs that meant something true enough for themselves, that someone else might be able to take it and make it true for them, as well.
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Safer – ‘All My Life’
About Safer
The new music sees Safer returning to the sound he’s perhaps best known for – his energetic, driving basslines and distinctive vocal were a bedrock of The Rapture’s first two albums – while incorporating a powerful, soulful vocal delivery and a well honed pop sensibility that reflects his growth over the past decade.
Alongside his own new band, Safer has been busy singing and playing bass for daytime disco pioneers Poolside. Having spent the last year on the road the LA-based outfit of old friend Jeffrey Paradise – Safer rediscovered his love of performing, something he hadn’t done intensively since his days in The Rapture.
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Run River North – ‘Wake Up’
About Run River North
Run River North collaborated with Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio), Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi (Grouplove), Chris Chu (POP ETC) and Nick Anderson (The Wrecks) to begin something new; to follow their biggest visions and highest hopes. During the session with Anderson in particular, they realized that not only could they follow their hearts to whatever musical corner of the map they desired, but something golden was waiting for them there as a reward. This time, it came in the form of “Wake Up,” a playful, free-spirited vibe that explores another new avenue for Run River North’s lyrical themes: joy.
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Firstworld – ‘Just a Feeling’
About Firstworld
Firstworld is the musical endeavor of Miami producer and artist Kris Alvarez. Firstworld was birthed in 2016 as a way to write darker music than Alvarez’s former project Sigh Kicks. The first single released by Alvarez under the new moniker, “Firstworld” garnished the attention of heavy hitters BIRP.FM and Spotify’s Fresh Finds playlist, as well as landing on Hype Machine’s top 20. Firstworld’s debut EP “I’m Right Here” also made waves charting on NACC’s Top 200, as well as being praised by FMBQ as a top 30 album. With new singles set to release through 2019, Alvarez is exploring various themes on anxiety in the form of love songs.
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Childmind – ‘Moon Day’
About Childmind
Childmind is the alter ego and wildly creative outlet of psyche-rock multi-instrumentalist Hannes Glans.
With equal amounts of playfulness and groove, he mixes influences from King Gizzard and Unknown Mortal Orchestra with guitar harmonies, odd time signatures and improvisation in a way that would surely make Frank Zappa nod approvingly.
Hannes sings and plays all the instruments on the debut album that is due out on September 25 via Black Hair Records.
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Sour Patch Boys – ‘Monochrome’
About Sour Patch Boys
Sour Patch Boys is a Retrowave duo formed by Aaron Aguayo and Quay Schaus. Meeting at Berklee College of Music, they spent time tinkering with electronic music production and modular synthesis, taking their name from the cables that litter their workstations. Attracted to elements from Film Noir scores, video game sounds, and analog synth buzz, SPB’s music blends Retrowave with dark, rich atmospheres, lending itself to neon-flavored narratives.
Christos Doukakis