Best New Music of January 2019
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Start your new year right with a resolution you can truly stick to: expanding your music library. Producer Greg makes this easy for us by featuring over 10 artists in this Best of January episode. Chances are, you haven't heard of these artists. If you have, we applaud you, and we want to hear what songs you know by them through our email devalleyarts@gmail.com It's only a matter of time, with the help of social media posts of course, and you'll be hearing these very artists on the radio and seeing them on the charts. Dive in, soak up it up, and become the person your friends turn to for new music.
Intro Song: Tora - Entity
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FEATURED BANDS IN THIS EPISODE:
SORTED BY APPEARANCE ON SHOW IN EXCEPTION TO ARTIST OF THE MONTH
LEALANI:
FEATURED SONGS: FLOATING , LONG STROLL (10:57-12:18 , 12:18-13:48)
We've finally done it. Years of work and progress. We've finally made contact with the extraterrestrial, Lealani. She's not only an artist, she's an alien. "As I’m currently 19, I’m still learning from the new experiences I encounter, but my experiences during Fantastic Planet are the roots of me finding out that I’m an 'alien' from Fantastic Planet; or in other words, the beginning of me as an artist, a storyteller." she claims. CONTINUE READING
For more from Lealani: Take me to Lealani Facebook.
FEATURED SONGS: FLOATING , LONG STROLL (10:57-12:18 , 12:18-13:48)
We've finally done it. Years of work and progress. We've finally made contact with the extraterrestrial, Lealani. She's not only an artist, she's an alien. "As I’m currently 19, I’m still learning from the new experiences I encounter, but my experiences during Fantastic Planet are the roots of me finding out that I’m an 'alien' from Fantastic Planet; or in other words, the beginning of me as an artist, a storyteller." she claims. CONTINUE READING
For more from Lealani: Take me to Lealani Facebook.
NIGHT BEATS
FEATURED SONG: EYES ON ME (1:56-2:50)
Night Beats is an American psychedelic/garage rock band, formed in 2009 in Seattle, Washington. The band incorporates elements of early R&B, Texas psychedelic rock, English blues rock, folk and soul. A volatile mixture. You can clearly see this in their merch. Lead singer and guitarist, Danny "Lee Blackwell" Rajan Billingsley was raised Catholic and Hindu and moved to Seattle to study comparative religion at the University of Washington. CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, pre-orders, merch and much more: Take me to Night Beats website.
FEATURED SONG: EYES ON ME (1:56-2:50)
Night Beats is an American psychedelic/garage rock band, formed in 2009 in Seattle, Washington. The band incorporates elements of early R&B, Texas psychedelic rock, English blues rock, folk and soul. A volatile mixture. You can clearly see this in their merch. Lead singer and guitarist, Danny "Lee Blackwell" Rajan Billingsley was raised Catholic and Hindu and moved to Seattle to study comparative religion at the University of Washington. CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, pre-orders, merch and much more: Take me to Night Beats website.
99 NEIGHBORS
FEATURED SONG: WORK (3:39-5:04)
99 NEIGHBORS is a collective of independent artists with a common goal of natural expression, free artistry, and forward momentum. Released their debut album Television on January 1, 2019. Made up of producers, singers, songwriters, rappers, audio engineers, creative directors, composers, fashion designers, guitarists, painters, photographers, you name it, this group has it covered. CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, merchandise, more music, live performances, and visuals: Take me to 99 NEIGHBORS website.
FEATURED SONG: WORK (3:39-5:04)
99 NEIGHBORS is a collective of independent artists with a common goal of natural expression, free artistry, and forward momentum. Released their debut album Television on January 1, 2019. Made up of producers, singers, songwriters, rappers, audio engineers, creative directors, composers, fashion designers, guitarists, painters, photographers, you name it, this group has it covered. CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, merchandise, more music, live performances, and visuals: Take me to 99 NEIGHBORS website.
BIG WILD
FEATURED SONG: CITY OF SOUND (5:07-6:19)
Jackson Stell, rather known by his stage name Big Wild, is an electronic DJ, composer, producer, and audio engineer. From Lancaster, Massachusetts, Stell started making hip-hop influenced beats at the age of 14. After his girlfriend took him out to Big Sur, California, he started making electronic music as Big Wild. Stell said in an interview with 303 Magazine, "I never really had witnessed a landscape like that before, being from Mass. CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, merchandise, more music, visuals, and more: Take me to Big Wild website.
FEATURED SONG: CITY OF SOUND (5:07-6:19)
Jackson Stell, rather known by his stage name Big Wild, is an electronic DJ, composer, producer, and audio engineer. From Lancaster, Massachusetts, Stell started making hip-hop influenced beats at the age of 14. After his girlfriend took him out to Big Sur, California, he started making electronic music as Big Wild. Stell said in an interview with 303 Magazine, "I never really had witnessed a landscape like that before, being from Mass. CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, merchandise, more music, visuals, and more: Take me to Big Wild website.
SURE SURE
FEATURED SONG: WARM ANIMAL (8:10-9:44)
Sure Sure is an experimental pop band from Los Angeles, California. The boys self- produce all their music in their house-turned studio, a myriad of instruments positioned throughout the first floor, with cables snaking up the walls to the recording console upstairs. Their live shows have quickly solidified them as one of the most exciting up and coming bands in LA....
CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, merch, more music, visuals, and much more: Take me to Sure Sure website.
FEATURED SONG: WARM ANIMAL (8:10-9:44)
Sure Sure is an experimental pop band from Los Angeles, California. The boys self- produce all their music in their house-turned studio, a myriad of instruments positioned throughout the first floor, with cables snaking up the walls to the recording console upstairs. Their live shows have quickly solidified them as one of the most exciting up and coming bands in LA....
CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, merch, more music, visuals, and much more: Take me to Sure Sure website.
SHARON VAN ETTEN
FEATURED SONG: COMEBACK KID (14:34-15:36)
Born and raised in New Jersey until she studied recording at Middle Tennessee State University, Sharon van Etten is an American singer songwriter who loves harmonies. After a year of college she dropped out and ended up working at the Red Rose, a coffee and record shop and music venue for about five years. Ah, every hipster's dream occupation. But in 2004, she moved back to NJ, stayed for a year and moved to the Big Apple, aka New York City in 2005. CONTINUE READING
For her latest album, merch, tour dates, and much more: Take me to Sharon Van Etten's website.
FEATURED SONG: COMEBACK KID (14:34-15:36)
Born and raised in New Jersey until she studied recording at Middle Tennessee State University, Sharon van Etten is an American singer songwriter who loves harmonies. After a year of college she dropped out and ended up working at the Red Rose, a coffee and record shop and music venue for about five years. Ah, every hipster's dream occupation. But in 2004, she moved back to NJ, stayed for a year and moved to the Big Apple, aka New York City in 2005. CONTINUE READING
For her latest album, merch, tour dates, and much more: Take me to Sharon Van Etten's website.
HOT FLASH HEATWAVE
FEATURED SONG: SKY SO BLUE (16:12-16:42)
Hot Flash Heatwave exploded through a lovely website by the name of Reddit. Their versatile sound, at times reminiscent of psychedelia, dream pop, and post-punk, demonstrates a dynamic range of songwriting prowess centered around consistently infectious, sun-soaked melodies and guitar hooks. Like trust me, these guys are everything you want. CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, merch, visuals, more music, and much more: Take me to Hot Flash Heatwave website.
FEATURED SONG: SKY SO BLUE (16:12-16:42)
Hot Flash Heatwave exploded through a lovely website by the name of Reddit. Their versatile sound, at times reminiscent of psychedelia, dream pop, and post-punk, demonstrates a dynamic range of songwriting prowess centered around consistently infectious, sun-soaked melodies and guitar hooks. Like trust me, these guys are everything you want. CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, merch, visuals, more music, and much more: Take me to Hot Flash Heatwave website.
TWO PEOPLE
FEATURED SONG: I'M TIED, TO YOU (17:10-18:30)
Just to clear things up for everybody, Two People is actually, believe it or not, made up of two people. Phoebe Lou and Joey Clough remind me of The White Stripes with the dynamic they have going on. They have successfully formed a Do-It-Yourself band. They believe it's very important to be present for all the behind the scenes production that goes into making an album. And by present, they mean not just to be in the room, but to be the ones doing the work. CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, merch, more music, visuals, and much more: Take me to Two People website.
FEATURED SONG: I'M TIED, TO YOU (17:10-18:30)
Just to clear things up for everybody, Two People is actually, believe it or not, made up of two people. Phoebe Lou and Joey Clough remind me of The White Stripes with the dynamic they have going on. They have successfully formed a Do-It-Yourself band. They believe it's very important to be present for all the behind the scenes production that goes into making an album. And by present, they mean not just to be in the room, but to be the ones doing the work. CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, merch, more music, visuals, and much more: Take me to Two People website.
TOURIST
FEATURED SONG: EMILY (19:53-21:40)
Some may say traveling alone seems scary, well William Phillips better known as Tourist, can beg to differ. Although I'm sure he's not seen as a tourist anymore as he's now touring the world, Phillips is a solo DJ born and raised in London. Laying a little more low key than Sam Smith at the time, he actually won the Grammy for Song of the Year co-writing "Stay With Me". Along with "Stay With Me" he's written many other songs, ... CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, visuals, merch, more music, and much more: Take me to Tourist website.
FEATURED SONG: EMILY (19:53-21:40)
Some may say traveling alone seems scary, well William Phillips better known as Tourist, can beg to differ. Although I'm sure he's not seen as a tourist anymore as he's now touring the world, Phillips is a solo DJ born and raised in London. Laying a little more low key than Sam Smith at the time, he actually won the Grammy for Song of the Year co-writing "Stay With Me". Along with "Stay With Me" he's written many other songs, ... CONTINUE READING
For tour dates, visuals, merch, more music, and much more: Take me to Tourist website.
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