Lisa Morales

Lisa Morales

Measured in calendar years, not to mention the wisdom and insight of a full-grown woman and artist seasoned by well-over 10,000 hours of experiences ranging from triumph to heartbreak and back again, the Lisa Morales heard on her fourth solo album, Sonora (out Sept. 13, 2024 on Luna Records) is decades removed from the precocious […]

Jack Barksdale

American Songwriter wrote “Jack Barksdale has insights and awareness far beyond people twice his age, and he’s able to put them into songs that touch listeners.” NPR.org said “Jack Barksdale is special.” and Premier Guitar said “Barksdale’s talent is rare. He shines with earnest, unjaded passion on a foundation of will and an ability to connect.” Jack Barksdale […]

Elemental Music’s “The Motown Collection”

Elemental Music’s The Motown Collection is a continuing series of long-playing vinyl reissues of crate digger favorites from the Detroit-bred soul music giant Motown Records catalog. All releases will replicate the ‘60s and ‘70s LPs’ bold sound and 12-by-12 full-color packaging. The Motown Sound Collection continues with titles scheduled for release through early 2025. Elemental […]

Alison Moyet

To celebrate 40 years as a solo artist, Alison Moyet releases Key, a collection of 16 reworked singles and deep cuts, alongside two brand new tracks It is, says Alison Moyet, quite remarkable to think that she’s been singing for “some serious years”. She formed her first band at 16 in Basildon, was in Yazoo […]

EMF

British dance-rock quintet EMF formed in Cinderford, England in October 1989. All five original members were veterans of the local music scene before founding EMF, whose name supposedly stood for “Epsom Mad Funkers” (although it was widely speculated that the initials instead represented “Ecstasy Mother Fuckers”). Within two months of formation, the group played its […]

Limina

Written by Randall Roberts   Award-Winning film composer Tyler Durham announces the release of his debut album as LIMINA, the luminous new Coming Home When the film composer Tyler Durham, who performs as LIMINA, stepped into the storied AIR Studios in London last year to record his album, Coming Home, he brought with him music […]

The Chameleons

The legacy of The Chameleons dates all the way back to 1981 when the band were discovered by the legendary BBC Radio host John Peel. Following their debut single In Shreds for Epic Records in 1982, the band released three seminal albums: the widely acclaimed Script of the Bridge (1983), cited by many sources to […]

Urban Heat

Urban Heat

Jonathan Horstmann – Vocals Kevin Naquin – Keyboards Paxel Foley – Bass “Thanks in part to ‘Have You Ever’ becoming a minor TikTok hit last year, Urban Heat has taken Austin’s clubs and America’s goth underground in such a blitz that it feels like it suddenly arose from the ether.” – Andy O’Conner, SPIN Austin […]

Tracy Bonham

Tracy Bonham is a classically trained violinist and pianist turned alternative singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 1996 with her twice GRAMMY™ nominated album, The Burdens of Being Upright (Island Records). This debut album cast Bonham into the global spotlight with MTV fame and major radio airplay with her #1 alternative chart-topping song Mother Mother, an anthem for disgruntled […]