“Let’s just say the world ended a week from now, what would you do?” That is the first line off of Honne’s new single titled “What Would You Do” featuring Pink $weats. It’s the duo’s first single this year and the timing couldn’t be better with summer getting off to a promising start. Good times are fleeting and Honne focuses on this with lyrics
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A Modern Take: John Tocco and Tom Schinkel Channel Singer/Songwriter Icons On New EP “Live 21”
Despite all of the hardships and uncertainty throughout the last year and a half due to the COVID crisis, creativity was running rampant among the artistic community. Long Island-based musicians Tom Schinkel, of Lake Grove, and John Tocco, of Quogue, both released original material during the pandemic that received widespread acclaim within the local music community. Once live music began to slowly reemerge here
Noah’s Songs Of The Month: June Picks
Each week, I go through Genius’ album lists and listen to anything I find interesting. Then, at least twice a month, I’ll go through their singles list, updated daily, and make a playlist of a bunch of new releases. I also find music through Spotify, on Twitter and on music blogs June was a month of big returns. Ed Sheeran resurfaced with, of all
Mayday Parade Bring the Nostalgia with New Song “Kids of Summer”
Summer can officially begin now that Mayday Parade has given us the perfect hit for the season with “Kids of Summer.” Sonically this track is the right next step following the releases of their 2018 album Sunnyland and their 2020 EP Out of Here. Throughout their discography, the band has gone through different phases, being a quintessential neon-punk band during the span of 2008-2013,
Real Friends Release First New Singles Since 2018
Real Friends have undergone quite a change since the release of their album Composure in 2018. Following the departure of the band’s lead vocalist and frontman Dan Lambton in February of 2020, the band have stayed relatively silent for the past year. Sharing the occasional post supporting social justice movements, and with each individual band member continually updating their own feeds, the band’s social
Young Culture Release New Summertime Single, “Hum”
Just over two years ago, I had the chance to watch Young Culture perform live for the first time as they opened for State Champs at a December 2019 holiday show. Having only been familiar with a handful of their songs (and frankly knowing no words to any of them), I immediately found myself captivated by both their high energy stage presence and musical
CATIE TURNER GEARS UP TO RELEASE NEW EP WITH LEAD SINGLE “THERAPY”
Season 16 American Idol alum, Catie Turner, has released her lead single “Therapy” in preparation for her new EP Heartbroken and Milking It due 16th July. The song is a fun-filled singalong summer tune that will have her fans humming and dancing. The singer-songwriter addresses a relationship where your partner needs to address their struggles, as she sings: “I can’t be your therapy /
Shallow Pools Release Debut EP, “Headspace”
The long awaited debut EP from Boston quartet Shallow Pools is here. Headspace houses all the singles the band has released this past year. Alongside releasing Headspace the band also dropped a video for their single “Gardens” which focuses heavily on themes of growth and finding ways to kick cynicism. “Gardens” encompasses the mixed feelings of getting older and coming to terms that chance
Noah’s Songs Of The Month: May Picks
Each week, I go through Genius’ album lists and listen to anything I find interesting. Then, at least twice a month, I’ll go through their singles list, updated daily, and make playlists of a bunch of new releases. I also find music through Spotify, on Twitter and on music blogs, and May was absolutely brimming with great music and the excitement of both concerts
New Music Weekend: June Essentials Vol. I
The year is officially half over now as we come to a close on the first week of June. And as crazy as that seems after what feels like ten years of COVID-19 precautionary shutdowns,we are now inching one month closer to the return to live music- and a slow return to a much needed sense of normalcy. And what better way for an
