RELEASE RADAR | Premiere from Some Professional Help
The Underhill Family Orchestra, Zena Carlotta, & Quiet Hounds too
It's finally warming up outside but the music has always been hot, hot, hot!
RELEASE RADAR is here to give you the breakdown of your top singles, albums, and videos to check out as you head into your weekend. Get ready to jam out with some of our favorite up-and-coming artists, plus celebrate new stuff from those you already know and love.
SINGLES...
⭐️ PREMIERE ⭐️ | Some Professional Help | "Lise Meitner"
PC: Baby Robot Media
Here's some slow indie pop for your liking this weekend that is anything but simple. This collective includes a rotating cast of sixteen musicians to help group leader and singer-songwriter Scott Alexander put together his complex tracks. Their latest single from the upcoming EP continues with the theme of exploring Alexander's personal struggles through the lens of the story of an Austrian-Swedish physicist who lends her name for the song title. Get ready to feel chills down your spine.
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The Mountain Goats, Magnetic Fields, They Might Be Giants
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⭐️ PREMIERE ⭐️ | The Underhill Family Orchestra | "Chickasaw Fields"
PC: Lucky Bird Media
These folk/pop musicians are giving yet another taste of what their debut LP is about to sound like. Vocalist Steven Laney gave us a little more insight into the track.
"When it comes to this track, we were pretty heavily inspired by the call and response tradition; Johnny and June, Slow Club, Redbone, Bowie, Sam Cooke, they all have either set or raised the bar or at least influenced that style in my head in some way. I know that Joelle would say Fleetwood Mac is a big deal for her in that way. We also wanted to put some existentialism in the music, which I think you get the biggest dose of towards the end of the song, but the list of people and groups that influence us in that way is immeasurable (This Will Destroy You, Explosions, Philip Glass, Zappa, Dignan, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nels Cline…the list literally goes forever)."
You Might Also Like: Susto, War Chief, The Echo Wall
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⭐️ PREMIERE ⭐️ | Zena Carlota | "MUZINGE"
PC: Manimal PR
This composer and multi-instrumentalist is working to put dreams, ancestry, and memory all together in her latest work from the upcoming album, The Confidence Of Birds. Below she speaks about the inspiration for this single:
"Muzinge is a folkloric song from Uganda originally recorded by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Samite Mulondo. After receiving his blessing to reimagine this song, I explored the beauty that can come from bringing our own voice to what has been. Drawing on folkloric music from the African Diaspora reminds me constantly that traditions are never lost...they are born and reborn in the hearts and minds of each new generation."
You Might Also Like: Jeff Manson, Chelsea Coleman, Karen Cruise
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Daiza | "Realize"
This electronic music producer and artist has been working on music since she was a child, and since attending the Berklee School of Music has honed in on making her producing skills unique. With this new single, Daiza explores the topic of wanting nothing more than the one you love to notice you. Her EP featuring similar content is due out May 3.
You Might Also Like: Mitch Bradford, China White, QRTR
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VIDEOS...
⭐️ PREMIERE ⭐️ | Quiet Hounds | "Emperor"
If you're featured on the playlist for the Starbucks chain then you know you've definitely made it. These indie-rockers are totally in that realm of up-and-coming, and even have their video being featured at the Atlanta Film Festival. Featured are some incredible ballet dancers doing some amazing choreography. Get ready to get up and dance while feeling super-empowered from the message behind the video
You Might Also Like: Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, Cold War Kids