Springing into Fresh New Music!
If there's one thing that goes well with the excitement of spring, it's a dynamic, exciting new playlist to pair with it! We've got a load of excellent indie musicians with new releases out now that will help you create just that. You'll find everything from evocative pop to delicate folk and everything in between in this month's newsletter. Happy listening!
-The Ark of Music Team
(P.S., You can check out our past issues, HERE.)
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Paris-based producer Vivien Cheymol is known for making beats for artists worldwide. Currently, he has two albums out under the name Orange Dolla Fox. For his latest release, Cheymol is looking to feature his love of UK Garage. Together with artists [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: EDM, ELECTRONIC,
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Here The Ark, we are long-time fans of Atlanta-born pop artist Katie Belle. We loved her single Back to California so much that we ranked it #3 on our Top 10 Singles of 2021. To our great excitement, we've got our hands on another exquisite single of [Click here to open...]
CATEGORY: ACOUSTIC, EASY LISTENING, POP, SINGER / SONGWRITER
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We last heard from Washington, DC area rock band Round About back in 2018 with their release of Coming Into Focus. On that project we found their sound to be "Oft gentle, smooth and acoustic; at times funky, electric and bluesy", and in the over [Click here to open...]
GENRE: POP, ROCK
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We last heard the brilliant songwriting born out of the group Karen Morand & The Bosco Boys this past April with their release of single Never Enough, which we found to be full of "high-level songwriting executed with clear musicianship that [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ACOUSTIC, AMERICANA, FOLK, SINGER / SONGWRITER
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We were spellbound by Megan Bee's previous album Waiting, ranking it #1 on our Top 10 Albums of 2020 and calling it, "wonderfully uncomplicated, genuinely soulful, and as storied as its creator – a true masterpiece that showcases stellar Bee’s [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ACOUSTIC, AMERICANA, FOLK, SINGER / SONGWRITER
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Newly emerging onto the modern rock scene is five-piece Pretty Blackmore. Comprised of Minx (lead vocals), Ray Session (guitar), Arielle Moiré-Selvage (co-vocals), Marquise Ivra (drums), and Ian Shea (bass), the group has recently announced the [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ROCK
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Japanese solo artist Shogun is releasing music in the hip-hop space. He has several tracks currently available, but today we're taking a closer look at a single titled Japanese Samurai. Shogun takes a minimalistic approach to the production on [Click here to open...]
GENRE: HIP-HOP / RAP
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It's been some time since we've heard from Australian artist Robbie Maroon, but we most definitely haven't forgotten his prior release Dream Factory Volume Two - even three years later it still stands that the album is "Soothing. Comforting. [Click here to open...]
GENRE: FUNK, POP, R&B / SOUL,
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Originally from Queens, New York, artist Redray Frazier grew up singing in his father's Baptist church choir after moving to New Jersey. In the years since he's made some significant inroads in the industry, opening for Lenny Kravitz and Ben Harper, [Click here to open...]
GENRE: FUNK, MULTI-GENRE, POP, R&B / SOUL,
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After working as a hired gun for several other projects, artist Jeff Stork began forging his own musical path under the name Roots of Eternity in 2015. Jeff is a true jack-of-all-trades, playing every instrument he includes on his projects while [Click here to open...]
GENRE: HARD ROCK, METAL, PROGRESSIVE ROCK, ROCK
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About a year ago we were introduced to the catalog of Borer Treetops by way of their debut album Loud Silence, which we found to be full of "well-written songs and high-level production". This one-man project, orchestrated solely by Roberto P., is [Click here to open...]
GENRE: ALTERNATIVE, ELECTRO-POP,
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We last heard from Rochester, NY based artist Clear Sun (You may also know him as Jeffrey Hull, Hania Yiska, Mad Hugs, Clear Sun, JiBaH, or Nostalgic Afterlife) almost a year ago, with his release of his electronic album Hidden Room Dream, something [Click here to open...]
GENRE: INSTRUMENTAL, TRIP-HOP
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NY-based EDM producer Chris Padin is well on his way to making an impact in his chosen genre, with his tracks on Spotify racking up thousands of streams. His recent single Losing My Mind is no exception - featuring vocals from Georgia Rose from the [Click here to open...]
GENRE: EDM, ELECTRONIC,
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Based in Havre de Grace MD, artist Chuck Moyer has been involved in music performance since his teenage years. More recently Moyer has directed more energy into his artistic pursuits and developed the project G Clef Fusion, a jazz-prog-rock fusion [Click here to open...]
GENRE: INSTRUMENTAL, JAZZ, PROGRESSIVE ROCK, ROCK
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By now, we're sure you're familiar with our resident flute duo Steve Markoff & Patricia Lazzara. Together with pianist Allison Brewster Franzetti, later this year they're expected to release a fifteen-track album titled By Request, which is [Click here to open...]
GENRE: EASY LISTENING, INSTRUMENTAL, POP,
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Based in The Netherlands, DJ, artist, and producer Orlando Anson (AKA Combine-Music) has a long-lived music career that began in the '80s. Originally known as Mr. Magic, Anson first worked as a rapper and party host with a company called Panna Event. [Click here to open...]
GENRE: HIP-HOP / RAP
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When we last heard from Bongo Boy Records' resident prolific songwriter Clark Ford, we were treated to the twangy, heartfelt country hit In Your Eyes. Now Ford is back with another release on the label, moving decidedly in a pop/rock direction this [Click here to open...]
GENRE: POP, ROCK
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