Friday, June 26, 2015

Sister-brother teen pop duo Charlie Belle to follow-up early-2015 release “Get To Know” with “I Don’t Want To Be Alone” this fall.

Hear the breezy UK-flavored track “Petting Zoo” from Austin-based Bonds siblings now via Noisey, New EP arrives on Sept. 18th

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Charlie Belle (L-R): Gyasi Bonds, Jendayi Bonds. Photo Credit: Barclay Ice & Coal.

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Hear “Petting Zoo” from the upcoming Charlie Belle EP “I Don’t Want To Be Alone” via Noisey or at the link below!



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Charlie Belle – In The Press

“More interested in wordplay than in showing off.” – NPR

“New Band of the Week” – The Guardian

“These are some of the raddest kids around.” – NYLON

“The most infectious kind of power-pop.” – Wired

“Super-melodic, toe-tapping guitar-pop.” – ROOKIE

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“Wanna feel good? Press play.” – Noisey on Charlie Belle

“It’s pretty R&B inspired, which excites me,” Jendayi Bonds of teen sister-brother duo Charlie Belle explains about the band’s new EP “I Don’t Want To Be Alone,” scheduled for release on Sept. 18th, 2015.  “I’ve really been feeling the groove and trying to figure out a way to put that into Charlie Belle without taking away from who we are.”

She has succeeded.

This time, complemented by the agile bass playing of studio vet David Andersen, the songs jump in a way that gets in your face, under your skin, and into your heart and mind.  The groove Jendayi is feeling hits home and is immediate.

“Nobody knows me like I do / But everyone is telling me what I’m supposed to do / And nobody knows what goes on in my head / But everyone is acting like all my thoughts can be read,” Jendayi sings on just-premiered the track “Petting Zoo,” the song most reminiscent of the band’s previous EP (early 2015’s “Get To Know”), bearing a distinct UK sound that doesn’t quit.

The Bonds siblings, who began playing together as a duo in 2011 (promptly landing in USA Today with a cover of “Strange Powers” by Magnetic Fields), made a splash earlier this year with their breezy debut, which recalled the English “alternapop” sound of the 90’s in a succinct and memorable handful of songs that reflected Jendayi’s mature-beyond-her-years songwriting.

Displaying a style that she began to hone starting with her first songwriting attempts at only 10-years-old (brother Gyasi started on drums at four!), the “Get To Know” EP earned Jendayi’s songs their first bit of national attention.  The new collection shows off a major step forward in the young lyricist’s songwriting and abilities with a hook.

“I Don’t Want To Be Alone,” the latest EP from Charlie Belle, arrives on Sept. 18th, 2015. Jendayi Bonds is available for interviews.  Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Charlie Belle
“I Don’t Want To Be Alone” EP
(Fanatic Records)
Sept. 18th, 2015
  

Track Listing:

01. I Don’t Want To Be Alone
02. Petting Zoo (STREAM)
03. Speak Your Mind
04. You Don’t Know Me
05. Find You

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Charlie Belle Links

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Austin-based trio I Am The Albatross writes about Austin on its upcoming debut album “Lonesome Son,” arriving August 7th.

“The band’s ragged rock is triumphant,’ says NPR-affiliate KUTX in its “Song of The Day” premiere of band’s “Port City.”

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I Am The Albatross (L-R): Giuseppe Ponti, Jesse Berkowitz, Marc Henry. Photo Credit: Kimberly Jean.

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Hear “Port City,” the first single from the debut album by I Am The Albatross, via KUTX, Austin or at the links below!





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“‘Port City’ is an ode to the part of I-10 which runs between Texas and Louisiana and passes through the many industrial port cities that lie between Houston and New Orleans,” says vocalist and guitarist Jesse Berkowitz of Austin-based trio I Am The Albatross.

The song, just-premiered by local NPR-affiliate KUTX, Austin (which said “the band’s ragged rock is triumphant”), is taken from I Am The Albatross’s debut album Lonesome Son, scheduled for release on August 7th via Rail Rider Records.  The new record is a natural, but substantial progression from the band’s early-2014 EP, which Ovrld called “Haunting and alien, full of menace and fire.”

“It’s a rock record for sure,” Berkowitz says matter-of-factly of the new group of tunes that mightily show off the influence of Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Kyuss, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, and Clutch.  Berkowitz’s heavy, blistering guitar work is complemented on the album by the no-nonsense contributions of Giuseppe Ponti on bass and vocals, and Marc Henry on drums.

Berkowitz continues to discuss “Port City,” saying, “The song is about that time spent alone, driving. On long drives it’s easy to get lost in thought and caught in a flood of memories.  Lonesome Son is a record about things ending. It’s about searching, aging, and all the irreparable change that comes with the passage of time. It’s very much inspired by life in Austin.”

Lonesome Son by I Am The Albatross arrives August 7th, 2015 via Rail Rider Records. I Am The Albatross is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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I Am The Albatross
Lonesome Son
(Rail Rider Records)
August 7th, 2015


Track Listing:

01. Blood Song
02. Port City (STREAM | DOWNLOAD | MP3)
03. No Man’s Land
04. World of Money
05. Garden
06. The Vine
07. Strange Island
08. Hell America
09. The Weed

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I Am The Albatross Links

ASSETS : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : INSTAGRAM : BANDCAMP

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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion


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Friday, June 5, 2015

Classically trained guitarist Jeremy Bass to release Bossa nova-inspired “New York In Spring” featuring “love song to New York” title track.

Musical Director of NYC’s OBIE Award-winning Secret City performance gathering, Bass to play Rockwood record release show this Sunday.

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Jeremy Bass as photographed by Robyn Hasty.  Design by cultivate+.

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Jeremy Bass – In The Press

“Winter Bare is a stunner!” – Sing Out!

“Daring and simple all at the same time.” – Guitar World

“The thing to cosy up to while the rain taps.” – BBC (UK)

“Hope can be heard shining through.” – Exclaim!

“Beautifully composed.” – MAGNET


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Hear New York In Spring, from the second of 2015’s two seasonal albums by Jeremy Bass, via Groundsounds or at the links below!





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NYC!  See Jeremy Bass live @ Rockwood Music Hall this Sunday, June 7th for the New York In Spring record release

“‘New York in Spring’ is essentially a love song for New York,” says classically trained guitarist and songwriter Jeremy Bass of the title track from the second of two seasonally-based records he’ll release in the first half of 2015 (the first being Winter Bare, out now.)  “I think a lot of people, artists especially, have a love-hate relationship with this city.  It’s inspiring, with an energy that’s inimitable, but at the same time the relentless pace can suck you dry.”  Bass continues saying, “Then spring comes, people take off most of their clothes, everyone’s in the streets and cafes and bars after months of being cooped up, and you think, ‘How could I ever live anywhere else?’”

For the last decade, Brooklyn-based Bass has been the Musical Director of The Secret City, the OBIE Award (Off-Broadway Theater Awards)-winning performance gathering.  Bass started with the group when its membership numbered in the single digits, and has seen The Secret City’s membership grow to the thousands during his tenure.  Even with such a substantial and supportive artistic community as an integral part of his daily life, Bass wrote his new pair of albums in literal isolation.  Returning to single living in Brooklyn after a rough divorce in late 2013, Bass found himself secluded in an empty house, sifting through his memories.

“All I wanted to do was hole up in a cave and wait for the storm to pass,” he remembers of that brutal winter of 2013.

Ultimately, the period resulted in two distinct but complimentary records: Winter Bare is a Merle Haggard, Tom Waits, and Johnny Cash-influenced group of songs that feature the mandolin and banjo, “divorce gifts” that Bass bought for himself, and the upcoming New York In Spring (arriving June 9th), a collection of Bossa nova-inspired tunes featuring Bass’ live band, and influenced by the great Bossa nova composer Jobim and Brazilian guitar masters Luis Bonfa and Baden Powell.

Winter Bare by Jeremy Bass is out now.  New York In Spring is scheduled for release in June 9th.  Jeremy Bass is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Jeremy Bass – Live

06/07 New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall “New York In Spring” Record Release Show
06/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store 9PM

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Jeremy Bass
New York In Spring
(Self-Released)
June 9th, 2015
  

Track Listing:

01. Berimbau
02. Style
03. Firefly (STREAM | DOWNLOAD | MP3)
04. Julia
05. Work
06. Theme from El Decamaron Negro
07. Prayer (Banjo for Annie)
08. New York in Spring (STREAM | DOWNLOAD | MP3)


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Jeremy Bass
Winter Bare
(Self-Released)
Out Now
  

Track Listing:

01. Introduction (Shoreline)
02. Lift Me Up (STREAM | DOWNLOAD | MP3)
03. Winter Bare (STREAM | DOWNLOAD | MP3)
04. One More Cigarette
05. Coming Back Home
06. Red Tailed Hawk
07. Winterlude (Banjo for Annie)
08. Counting
9. (Lookin’ For) The Heart of Saturday Night (Vinyl-Only Bonus Track)

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Jeremy Bass Links

ASSETS (NYIS) : ASSETS (WB) : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : YOUTUBE : INSTAGRAM : SOUNDCLOUD : BANDCAMP

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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion


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