Jessica Lea Mayfield – Live on Letterman & NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday
Jessica Lea Mayfield was the #1 debut last week on the CMJ charts! Now she’s poised to climb the charts and set to perform on Late Night with David Letterman this Friday, February 25th – check local listings for times. Until then, enjoy this interview she did on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday.
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Steve Reich – Double Sextet / 2×5 (Nonesuch) AfroCubism – AfroCubism (Nonesuch) Lord Huron – Mighty (self-released) The Autumn Defense – Once Around (Yep Roc) Rhys Chatham – A Crimson Grail (Nonesuch) Neil Young – Le Noise (Reprise) Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch)
New Music from Neon Hitch – “Get Over U”
UK artist Neon Hitch left home at sixteen to live in India for a few years before settling in London for her music career. She then signed with The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner aka The Streets, and went on tour with both him andNeneh Cherry. Recently, she garnered some major buzz when […]
The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh – Going For Adds 2/21 & 2/22
Just a reminder that The Low Anthem’s sophmore album, Smart Flesh, will begoing for adds 2/21 & 2/22. They visited Late Night with David Letterman earlier in the year and gathered around a mic to play the haunting opening track, “Ghost Woman Blues.” If you haven’t checked it out watch it here. NPR’s First Listen is currently streaming the album here.
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Jessica Lea Mayfield – Tell Me (Nonesuch) Lord Huron – Mighty (self-released) AfroCubism – AfroCubism (Nonesuch) The Autumn Defense – Once Around (Yep Roc) Steve Reich – Double Sextet / 2×5 (Nonesuch) Rhys Chatham – A Crimson Grail (Nonesuch) Neil Young – Le Noise (Reprise) Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch)
New Music from The Low Anthem
Having toured for two years since their last album Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, The Low Anthem are back with Smart Flesh. The band has had plenty of time to write songs, experiment with arrangements, and day-dream the scope of this recording project. What they had in mind was a massive undertaking. Ten days were spent hauling […]
Jessica Lea Mayfield – #1 Debut!
Thanks to those of you that are already spinning Jessica Lea Mayfield’s stunning Nonesuch debut, Tell Me. The album was the #1 debut this week on the CMJ Top 200 and CMJ Radio Select Albums charts, and the single “Our Hearts Are Wrong” was the top debut on the Radio Select Tracks chart. The record has […]
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AfroCubism – AfroCubism (Nonesuch) Lord Huron – Mighty (self-released) The Autumn Defense – Once Around (Yep Roc) Steve Reich – Double Sextet / 2×5 (Nonesuch) Rhys Chatham – A Crimson Grail (Nonesuch) Neil Young – Le Noise (Reprise) Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch) Coming Soon: Neon Hitch
Going For Adds: Jessica Lea Mayfield & Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminescent Orchestrii
Just a reminder that this week we are going for adds on two excellent new releases from Nonesuch Records: Jessica Lea Mayfield – Tell Me (Nonesuch) Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminescent Orchestrii – s/t (Nonesuch) We’d love it if you could get this new music out over the airwaves and report the records as one of your Top Adds.
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The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh [sampler] (Nonesuch) AfroCubism – AfroCubism (Nonesuch) Lord Huron – Mighty (self-released) The Autumn Defense – Once Around (Yep Roc) Steve Reich – Double Sextet / 2×5 (Nonesuch) Rhys Chatham – A Crimson Grail (Nonesuch) Neil Young – Le Noise (Reprise) Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch) Coming Soon: Neon Hitch
New Music From Jessica Lea Mayfield
This uncommonly mature 21-year-old singer-songwriter’s Nonesuch debut balances the warm-hearted with the cold-blooded. Tell Me is a stunningly forthright 11-song set that addresses late-night longing, serial heartbreak, and intoxicatingly dangerous liaisons conducted in dimly lit barrooms or roadside motels. By the end, the only heart intact is Mayfield’s own. It’s as if she’d stripped the […]
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Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminescent Orchestrii – s/t (Nonesuch) – ADDING 2/7 & 2/8 The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh [sampler] (Nonesuch) AfroCubism – AfroCubism (Nonesuch) Lord Huron – Mighty (self-released) The Autumn Defense – Once Around (Yep Roc) Steve Reich – Double Sextet / 2×5 (Nonesuch) Rhys Chatham – A Crimson Grail (Nonesuch) Neil Young – Le Noise (Reprise) Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch) Coming Soon: Neon Hitch
All about Jessica Lea Mayfield
Kent, Ohio native Mayfield, at least as she portrays herself on record, could have walked out of a darkly dramatic Black Keys murder ballad like “Ten Cent Pistol.” In fact, many of the duo’s fans first learned of Mayfield through a soulful duet with Auerbach, “Things Ain’t Like They Used To Be,” that memorably closed […]
New Music From Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminescent Orchestrii
The Carolina Chocolate Drops are back with a new four-song EP, their first release since 2010’s critically acclaimed Genuine Negro Jig, which was nominated for a Best Traditional Folk Album Grammy. This new EP is a collaboration with the New York City–based Romanian gypsy punk band Luminescent Orchestrii, along with human beatboxer Adam Matta; it […]
Lord Huron – “The Stranger” Video Premier
Pitchfork just premiered the new Lord Huron video for the song “The Stranger”.Go here to check it out. Thanks to those of you that have been supporting their newly released Mighty EP. This was a digital servicing only. Let us know if you need us to resend the download information to you. The band is currently on […]
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The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh [sampler] (Nonesuch) Jessica Lea Mayfield – “Our Hearts Are Wrong” (Nonesuch) AfroCubism – AfroCubism (Nonesuch) The Autumn Defense – Once Around (Yep Roc) Steve Reich – Double Sextet / 2×5 (Nonesuch) Neil Young – Le Noise (Reprise) Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch) COMING SOON: Jessica Lea Mayfield – Tell Me (Nonesuch)
More About Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminescent Orchestrii
The project began when both the Luminescent Orchestrii and the Carolina Chocolate Drops, longtime admirers of each others’ music, were performing at the Folk Alliance festival in Memphis, TN. Every day in Memphis, the Lumiis would set up in the hall and do a short set for the passersby. One day the Lumiis’ Sxip Shirey noticed that the […]
Jessica Lea Mayfield – “Our Hearts Are Wrong” – Going For Adds
Last week we digitally serviced “Our Hearts Are Wrong” from Jessica Lea Mayfield’s forthcoming album Tell Me. Dan Auerbach of the acclaimed Black Keys takes production and performance credits on the album. This heart-heavy country folk artist was named one of five best new artists by SPIN for January. “Our Hearts Are Wrong” goes for adds 1/17 & 1/18. If you did not receive your […]
The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh [sampler] – Going For Adds
The Low Anthem has been causing quite a stir at radio and television. Recently, the band performed on the Late Show with David Letterman as well asSoundcheck on New York public radio station WNYC. Indie music blogVisibal Voice says of the group: “The Low Anthem were already my favorite band, and they’re only getting better. Based solely on this […]
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The Autumn Defense – Once Around (Yep Roc) AfroCubism – AfroCubism (Nonesuch) Lord Huron – Mighty (self-released) Steve Reich – Double Sextet / 2×5 (Nonesuch) Infantree – Would Work (Vapor) Neil Young – Le Noise (Reprise) Black Keys – Brothers (Nonesuch)
