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Etta Bond – #FML & Feels Like Visual
I am so compelled to share this one because I just love it whenever Etta Bond drops random goodies for us through her soundcloud. Each one always seems to match my exact frequency at the time, and she was right on cue adding this one. This calming and beautiful song, Feel My Love, was produced by Chris Loco. It comes weeks after her #COOLNEWURBANTALENT project, which also features his production on the instantly infectious Feels Like. She literally gets better and better, which is admirable because I have been awed by Etta’s lyrical skills and vocals for a while now. This melody is like some sweet echo of the classical…
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thestand4rd LP
thestanda4rd decided to drop a self-titled album on us, for free. In a recent post, I gushed over the mystical visual for this super group’s lead-single, without knowing their plans to release a complete project. They then announced a tour, which I am excited to witness next week at The Roxy in Los Angeles, only days after Flying Lotus and days before FKA Twigs! While festivals cover the rest of the seasons, the Fall time is the most active for unique live shows, I’ve noticed. thestanda4rd is what happens when four unexampled up-coming artists decide to collaborate with some assistance from Dock Mckinney. Dock Mckinney is responsible for two of…
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Xavier Isme – Monotone
Deciding to dive into writing the frolic has introduced me to many inspirational voices. I always reflect on this because it both humbles and energizes me each time I receive a wonderful new submission. It’s another strong reminder that you recieve what you put out. This particularly gifted sixteen year old rapper who I decided to give a listen recently surprised me. Xavier Isme’s newly released song Monotone touches on the topic of identity. He expresses his own struggle while channeling the conflict encountered when deciding who you are and trying to fit into public personas. Topics like this are close to my heart and are especially important to address…
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Lion Babe – INTRO
I am basking in this recent helping of Lion Babe. The duo just released a new teaser video called Intro to promote their EP. It sounds like it could be the opening track if not just a tease. We’ll be finding out more soon enough. The visual features the stunning front lady, Jillian Hervey, twirling and crawling about while enchanting us with her voice yet again. The production is something story-like in this one. We are show more of Lucas Goodman’s style. They are still a bit mystery and it is nice to see a bit of the vision their creating revealed. Hopefully all of the songs to be released…
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LOE – helloe.
So, there is this artist by the name of Loe. I have been playing her dreamy song Freebasing since I first heard it some weeks ago. Last night, I found myself curious about the singer. Her words were intriguing and made me think a lot about what she could be describing. I then check her profile page again and discovered that she just released a project. What a gift that decision became! It is never not amazing how sweet little things like this can happen because these lyrics spoke to me loudly, while the voice delivering them is so smooth. I think you should listen to this on really loud…
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Willow Smith – Female Energy (Freestyle)
First, I would like to share that my week is starting off beautifully! Cheers to making it through the retrograde with my head on straight. I am happy to have completed something which I have thought to do for years, but held myself back out of fear and anxiety associated with it. After months of trial and error, I have reached my goal and I am proud of myself. I want whoever comes across this to remember that you will only go as far as you allow yourself to go. Nothing is absolute, and you can touch anything you focus on. It is easy to give up on the things…
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Kim Paige Shot by Me
Here are my favorite shots from a recent photoshoot I did with my good friend, Kim Paige. It was her first shoot in a couple of years and I’m honored to be the first to get her in front of a lens since then. Kim is also a make-up artist and dancer with a gift for styling. Check her out! modelmayhem.com/thebottlemodel
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ValDagrain – Easy Feat. Son Lux
The new visual from Val DaGrain takes my love of this song from his 2 Cents EP to the next level. I am ever grateful for music with messages as important as this. I respect and appreciate those who are able to articulate themselves to touch us with ideas that might be commonly experienced, but are not commonly addressed out in the open. It is a bit rare to see a music video that closely follows and enhances the song it features, which is one of the many reasons why I like Easy so much. Take a moment to watch this beautiful piece below to understand just what I mean…
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Lion Babe Feat. Childish Gambino – Jump Hi
Lion Babe is finally back to ease the wonder of their growing group of listeners. Since they released Treat Me Like Fire (featured in a previous post here) over a year ago, we haven’t heard any other music from them, leaving most of us questioning when we will hear a project. Earlier today, the group debuted their motivational new single Jump Hi featuring Childish Gambino via BBC’s Radio 1. This one is another one to have me shaking my hips before and dureing my adventures into the night! I tuned in to catch the interview where Jillian Hervey and Astro Raw both explained what they’ve been working on as far…
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Snoh Aalegra – Bad Things Feat. Common
If you have been paying attention, you will notice that there is great music being released all over this week! It is almost overwhelming, almost. I am happy to share this new premiere song that instantly resonates, with its opening lines “I do bad things to good versions of me. I find good things in bad versions of me.” Bad Things is a new single by a singer from Sweden with an enchantingly soulful voice, Snoh Aalegra. You might recognize her from a song she did previously with No I.D. and Trakmatic called Burning Bridges. While the beat to this one left me bobbing my head from the start, it…
