With the release of “Joy Lab”, the first single from the upcoming ‘The Healing Ritual’ Dréa Atkins and colleagues Johnny Moss (bass) and Jasper Cunningham (drums) promise an even more raucous listening experience from Female President.
Losing someone can be the most painful experience in our life journey. Focused on the interplay of grieving and eternity, “Wait For Me” is an uplifting song from Britain’s Karamelien.
On the tail of Valentines Day, heading into the lovely warmth of spring, this buoyant love song “Tricky Love Stuff” from the New York Collective fronted by Dave Derby has lots of traces of the brilliant singer/songwriter tunes from the 70s and 80s.
Julian Shah-Tayler’s ‘Something Borrowed’ features a variety of electronic tunes, as he transforms gems by artists ranging from Prince to INXS, from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Nine Inch Nails and even Bob Dylan.
“A Storm Called Ida” is first single from Martin Bisi’s album Feral Myths, and it documents the horror that New Yorkers experienced when their region was ravished by Hurricane Ida.
The 10-track set “Neon Ballet” by .PHNX and Roberto Montoya started initially as a song called “Polybius,” about the urban legend of government-run video game experiments
With this new semi-regular feature on popularculturebeat.com, I’ll share some of the newest sounds to come my way. There’s much to enjoy here, from psychedelia to punk, to Americana, and art rock.