Alternative
by Nuance Editorial Team
“Happy Nuance Friday! We hope you enjoyed the long weekend festivities and fireworks. Still, another week is in the books, and those Bluetooth speakers at the function aren’t going to DJ themselves. Thankfully, this week we’ve got some exciting new tunes from new faces and old friends, so start the BBQs again because the summer is starting to really begin…”
Read MoreBy Oliver Heffron
“In the most surprising musical left turn in recent memory, Lil Yachty delivers an incredible alternative album with Let’s Start Here, working with a talented roster of musicians to blend elements of psychedelic rock, pop, and Jazz in one cohesive project that confronts maturation as something surreal, existential, and uplifting…”
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“Indie rock band Surf Curse are riding their distinct indie-rock wave to a worldwide break. With a name inspired by a hippie uncle’s astral projection into hallucinatory hell and ultimate exorcism into devout catholicism, the band carves between the strange and familiar, filling tracks with head-banging, garage party riffs, and psychedelic introspection…”
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“Joe P sat down with Nuance via Phone to share the inspiration for short film “If We Run,” the production process for French Blonde, and his upbringing in New Jersey…”
Read Moreby Milo Dao
“On July 15, the pop singer Sabrina carpenter release her new album — “email I can't send” — containing 13 tracks as 13 untold narrations, marking one of Sabrina's most honest and personal albums.”
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“Julia Jacklin today shares another single from her upcoming new album PRE PLEASURE, set for release on August 26 on Polyvinyl Record Co — "Love, Try Not To Let Go." This new song also comes with a music video, filmed in Melbourne, co-directed with Nick Mckk, and featuring a collaboration with visual artist Juliet Bryant.”
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“Ben Abraham, the award-winning singer-songwriter, has just released a brand new music video for his song "If I Didn't Love You," starring Charlie Day Mary Elizabeth Ellis.”
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“Genre-crossing alternative artist grandma will be back with his latest single, “God Hired You To Be My Baby." The Atlanta captures the unique emotions of love through a guitar-driven production, raspy vocal, and piercing lyrics, creating a powerful, rebellious pop anthem…”
Read MoreBy Oliver Heffron
“Briston Maroney announces his very own music festival with an accompanying new single, “Paradise.” The Paradise Music Festival will run from 11/3-11/4 at the Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville and feature Indigo DeSouza, The Greeting Committee, Sunflower Bean, Annie DiRusso, Cece Coakley, and Canvasback labelmates MICHELLE–with himself Maroney headlining…”
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“Nashville-based songwriter/singer Dreamer Boy released his reflective new single “HUES,” describing the lingering, nostalgic emotions after a breakup.”
Read Moreby: Isabella Martino
“MICHELLE released a 2-track single entitled THE SIDE DISHES, which serves as the “side B” to their sophomore album AFTER DINNER WE TALK DREAMS…”
Read Moreby Oliver Heffron
“Oakland R&B Pioneer Elujay sits down with the The Nuance to discuss the origins of his unique sound, the importance of emotional connectivity in the age of algorithms, and his latest album Circmvnt–a multi-layered genre-fusing album, whose groovy melodies contrast its lyrical dread to form a sweet psychedelic melancholy…” by Oliver Heffron
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“Singer-songwriter Matt Maeson announced his Never Had to Leave North American tour earlier this week. The tour announcement comes just after the release of the alternative artist’s new single “Blood Runs Red”…
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“Expanding his sound into different pockets of R&B and trap with his own experimental touches, the project exemplifies $avvy’s potential to be a breakout star in alternative rap/r&b…” by Oliver Heffron
Read MoreBy Elizabeth Chandler
“Jazzie Young received her first guitar, her father's Taylor, at age 14. The hand-me-down survived a fire that demolished Young's family home. Ironically, the same guitar that escaped the fire managed to create a fire within her, sparking an interest in music and songwriting. Fast forward 10 years, she used the same guitar to write her debut album, “grown up and grown apart.””
Read MoreBy Oliver Heffron
“Jordan Ward delivers a stunning performance on his new EP Remain Calm, condensing a diverse musical world of heart raising melodies, somber ballads and braggadocious bars into a captivating five tracks…”
By Andrew Stahl
“Japanese Breakfast has always been a multi-cultural project; now it’s multi-lingual too. Frontwoman Michelle Zauner recently told Pitchfork that she “wanted to just explore a different part of me. I am capable of joy and I have experienced a lot of joy…”
Read MoreBy Oliver Heffron
“Following breakout debut album The Baby, rising New York Singer/Songwriter Samia continues to shine with a new visuals for “As You Are” off her upcoming EP SCOUT, a music video which portrays the intimacy, honesty and vulnerability which makes her music a compelling reflection of this blossoming generation’s shared need for human connection and deep fear of social isolation…”
By Oliver Heffron
“Atlanta newcomer Waxatl presents a multi-faceted musical repertoire on his self-produced Static, the frontman/rapper/producer oscillating between influences of southern rock, psychedelic funk, and contemporary trap to present a unique and trippy sound on his debut project…”
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