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INARA GEORGE
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The Bird and The Bee’s vocalist Inara George will be releasing a new three-song bundle called The Youth of Angst on June 5, 2020, via Release Me Records.
The bundle was produced by Wendy Wang. The two met when The Bird and the Bee released their second album, which George recounts, “I remember being impressed with her right away. That was about 12 years ago, and since then she’s become an in-demand producer and songwriter, as well as a dear friend and collaborator. I’m equally proud of her and in awe of her…. There was no rush on my side, and Wendy’s been super busy with her own career, so it took a few years to finish by getting together for a few hours every so often. Maybe I had it in mind to make a full album? Or maybe a traditional EP?”
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The Bird and The Bee’s vocalist Inara George will be releasing a new three-song bundle called The Youth of Angst on June 5, 2020, via Release Me Records.
The bundle was produced by Wendy Wang. The two met when The Bird and the Bee released their second album, which George recounts, “I remember being impressed with her right away. That was about 12 years ago, and since then she’s become an in-demand producer and songwriter, as well as a dear friend and collaborator. I’m equally proud of her and in awe of her…. There was no rush on my side, and Wendy’s been super busy with her own career, so it took a few years to finish by getting together for a few hours every so often. Maybe I had it in mind to make a full album? Or maybe a traditional EP?”
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The Bird and the Bee at Cedar (02 Nov 2015)
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We’ve seen The Bird and The Bee live a few times, despite the fact that the Greg Kurstin famously does not / refuses to tour… making it difficult for promotion and bringing music to different regions. Basically seeing the Bird and the Bee live, you’re mostly seeing Inara George and her friends (which she often surrounds herself with other like-minded women singers and performers).
Anyway, check out Inara George’s three-song bundle “The Youth of Angst” on June 5th via Release Me Records.
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VANESSA CARLTON
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Earlier this month, Vanessa Carlton, in promoting her sixth album Love Is An Art (Dine Alone Records), Carlton appeared on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee to perform her new single “The Only Way To Love”. You can watch the video on YouTube.
Vanessa Carlton describes Love Is An Art as an “art project is being released during unprecedented times. There could not be a better time to send this out to the world. Music connects us and frees us all at once. It will be art that gives us the strength to survive these times. I spent two years working on this music with visionary artists and I hope that people feel healed by our muses. Despite this invisible war we are fighting, we must find the quiet moments to simply listen and connect and feel human.”
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Earlier this month, Vanessa Carlton, in promoting her sixth album Love Is An Art (Dine Alone Records), Carlton appeared on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee to perform her new single “The Only Way To Love”. You can watch the video on YouTube.
Vanessa Carlton describes Love Is An Art as an “art project is being released during unprecedented times. There could not be a better time to send this out to the world. Music connects us and frees us all at once. It will be art that gives us the strength to survive these times. I spent two years working on this music with visionary artists and I hope that people feel healed by our muses. Despite this invisible war we are fighting, we must find the quiet moments to simply listen and connect and feel human.”
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Orpheum (25 Nov 2015)
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Incidentally, in the summer of 2019, Vanessa Carlton made her Broadway debut as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. As you may remember, we had a wonderful time watching this musical in November 2015 (our King was played by Abby Mueller).
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FOREST BEES
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San Francisco solo artist Sheetal Singh is Forest Bees.
You may remember Singh’s former shoegazing band The Stratford 4 when they signed to major label Elektra Records. Reflecting on the band’s reunion in 2015, Sinh noted, “I was bored. It wasn’t what I wanted to do. In fact, it never really was. I never felt like I was able to express myself in the Stratford 4, which was a white, male-fronted, guitar-heavy shoegaze band. I did love the music and my bandmates … [But] I knew I needed to do it on my own terms.”
Enter Forest Bees, a project inspired by Mazzy Star to Ladytron to the “Manchester scene” (The Smiths, New Order, Stone Roses).
Forest Bees’ self-titled album is coming out on June 12th, 2020. You can preview some tracks at Bandcamp.
forestbees.bandcamp.com
San Francisco solo artist Sheetal Singh is Forest Bees.
You may remember Singh’s former shoegazing band The Stratford 4 when they signed to major label Elektra Records. Reflecting on the band’s reunion in 2015, Sinh noted, “I was bored. It wasn’t what I wanted to do. In fact, it never really was. I never felt like I was able to express myself in the Stratford 4, which was a white, male-fronted, guitar-heavy shoegaze band. I did love the music and my bandmates … [But] I knew I needed to do it on my own terms.”
Enter Forest Bees, a project inspired by Mazzy Star to Ladytron to the “Manchester scene” (The Smiths, New Order, Stone Roses).
Forest Bees’ self-titled album is coming out on June 12th, 2020. You can preview some tracks at Bandcamp.
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BEE BEE SEA
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Italian garage-psych trio Bee Bee Sea will be releasing Day Ripper on October 9, 2020, via Wild Honey Records. They’ve recently revealed their single “Daily Jobs” through an animated video directed by Francesca Papi.
The band described the song as, “The prospect of having a shitty job for the rest of our lives can be suffocating. This song, and the album as a whole, are basically the summary of our lives in the last couple of years, split between working in a factory during the day and playing our music at night. Night is a dream and a day… Day Ripper!”
Bee Bee Sea formed in 2013 and have since released two albums: the self-titled debut in 2015 and Sonic Boomerang in 2017.
beebeesea.bandcamp.com
Italian garage-psych trio Bee Bee Sea will be releasing Day Ripper on October 9, 2020, via Wild Honey Records. They’ve recently revealed their single “Daily Jobs” through an animated video directed by Francesca Papi.
The band described the song as, “The prospect of having a shitty job for the rest of our lives can be suffocating. This song, and the album as a whole, are basically the summary of our lives in the last couple of years, split between working in a factory during the day and playing our music at night. Night is a dream and a day… Day Ripper!”
Bee Bee Sea formed in 2013 and have since released two albums: the self-titled debut in 2015 and Sonic Boomerang in 2017.
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PUBLIC
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Ohio-bred pop-rockers Public’ summer single “Honey in the Summer” is out now. The Cincinnati-based trio became a breakout sensation thanks to their global smash “Make You Mine” which was RIAA Certified Gold in the US. The song was used in over 2.5 million videos on TikTok, thanks to its catchy hooks.
With “Honey In The Summer” the band wants to put the listeners in a good, positive mood… especially with the COVID19 situation.
Public was last in Minneapolis in February 2020 via the American Authors and Magic Giant tour.
publictheband.com
Ohio-bred pop-rockers Public’ summer single “Honey in the Summer” is out now. The Cincinnati-based trio became a breakout sensation thanks to their global smash “Make You Mine” which was RIAA Certified Gold in the US. The song was used in over 2.5 million videos on TikTok, thanks to its catchy hooks.
With “Honey In The Summer” the band wants to put the listeners in a good, positive mood… especially with the COVID19 situation.
Public was last in Minneapolis in February 2020 via the American Authors and Magic Giant tour.
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SHAW & GROSSFELDT
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London-based label Drone (founded by Death In Vegas’ Richard Fearless) will be releasing Shaw & Grossfeldt’s Klavier album this June 6, 2020. The record was inspired by the Yamaha Disklavier.
The duo was created when Simian Mobile Disco’s Jas Shaw was playing a gig in Cologne and met Bas Grossfeldt (aka Søren Siebel). With Simian Mobile Disco on temporary hiatus, Shaw & Grossfeldt is the latest project. Expect a club tour/DJ set show when the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
soundcloud.com/basgrossfeldt
London-based label Drone (founded by Death In Vegas’ Richard Fearless) will be releasing Shaw & Grossfeldt’s Klavier album this June 6, 2020. The record was inspired by the Yamaha Disklavier.
The duo was created when Simian Mobile Disco’s Jas Shaw was playing a gig in Cologne and met Bas Grossfeldt (aka Søren Siebel). With Simian Mobile Disco on temporary hiatus, Shaw & Grossfeldt is the latest project. Expect a club tour/DJ set show when the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
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