“The hardest challenge is off the bat getting venues to let you rent them out, because I’m independent and I’m not a huge artist, even with the same budget I get turned away because of their lack of confidence in me getting a huge turnout, which I understand.”
USA
Both King Camil and Project Pat clearly have the skill and substance to rap for days, therefore not a moment of this release is wasted – no filler, nothing there purely for kicks, all conceptually relevant content that remains purposeful.
“Fantastic – what a beautiful year. Even during difficult moments, because we are alive, creating music and pushing forward into the future with great anticipation.”
“The things we say to ourselves can be so horrible & mean, things that we would never say to anyone else, so you want to become your own best friend.”
“I do not see myself as a budding star, just somebody who wants to share his songs with everybody.”
Building up from mildly theatrical beginnings, distant piano keys and lashings of reverb uniting a choir of descending vocal fragments – I’m Ready To Die soon finds its groove as a dramatic, evocative realm of rhythm and soul.
Classic pop-punk drums and bass set the groove, as a quickly likable, memorable and lighter guitar riff injects a recognizable thread of distinction – King Of Cups unite strength of songwriting with nostalgic pop-punk energy and passion, for Missing You.
The new single Time and Money brings together a somewhat nostalgic RnB verse melody, with dreamy production and equally ethereal vocals, to elevate that passionate conviction and heartfelt lyricism as ever, but to deliver an ultimately unique take on his reflective style.
Pristine and powerful jazz vocals light up timeless sentiments throughout this musically sublime live album from Sylvia Brooks and Christian Jacob.
designed so as to fill the room with a perfect fusion of lightness and contemplation, Essence captures precisely the implications of its title and lyrics with everything from the piano-led ambiance to the passionate and focused bars of the verses.
At the peak of an unrivaled year of solo musical success, the mighty LAZORE kicks things up a few notches, for the fast-paced and addictively melodic pop-punk-style Searching For Something.
Sid Hagan, Marvin Taylor and Brian Wooten light up the space as ever, collaborating remotely for the virtual yet beautifully organic project Right Click.