In case you’re something like me, you like love — particularly the type that lingers in your chest lengthy after it’s gone. The type that units your ideas spinning with what-ifs and slow-motion reminiscences. The type that looks like a film — all butterflies, glances, and a thousand unsent messages.
My title is Raphaela. I’m a Canadian-Lebanese singer-songwriter who’s all the time been a bit of obsessive about tales that tug on the coronary heart. I grew up in Beirut, in a house full of music — my mother, an opera singer; my dad, all the time taking part in the classics. I wrote my first songs as a teen, chasing melodies that felt like letters I didn’t know easy methods to ship.
Now, I write music that looks like falling — generally in love with another person, generally with your self. Romantic, cinematic, a bit of bittersweet. It’s for those who really feel every part deeply and don’t apologize for it.
My upcoming debut EP is a group of songs concerning the individuals, moments, and emotions that stick with us — those that present up in our goals or within the pages of letters we by no means ship. The title monitor, Muse, simply launched on July 4, and it’s the primary glimpse into that world: a narrative about longing, inspiration, and the way in which sure connections by no means fairly go away you.
Beloved Canadian people singer-songwriter Connie Kaldor returns along with her brand-new album Extensive Open Areas accessible now on all streaming platforms. Arriving alongside the discharge is the report’s second official single/video, “This Automotive” – a nostalgic ode to the automobiles that carry us by means of our lives, loves, and careers.
A 3-time JUNO Award winner and a trailblazing voice in Canadian roots music, Kaldor has all the time written with honesty, humour, and deep connection to put. With Extensive Open Areas, she turns her focus homeward, crafting a group of songs rooted within the huge prairies of Western Canada.
“I wished to do a recording concerning the prairies – tales, characters, panorama, pedal metal, nation roots. Mainly, songs that may imply house to me not directly,” stated Kaldor. “It’s a unprecedented panorama in that western a part of Canada, and it’s typically ignored. Among the songs are sentimental, some are humorous, some are private, and a few I might carry out at a prairie wedding ceremony.”
Written and launched throughout a time of heightened Canadian delight and political reflection, Extensive Open Areas blends grit, humour, and coronary heart with Kaldor’s signature heat. From the spirited opener “Outlaw (Revisited)”, which reclaims prairie fable by means of a lady’s lens, to tender reflections like “Crane Valley Street” and “For These Who Say”, the album embraces each the enjoyment and challenges of prairie life. Songs like “Hitched Collectively” and “Raining on the Farm” delve into the struggles of small farmers, local weather change, and rural displacement, whereas celebrating resilience, love, and group – themes that resonate deeply with Kaldor, who spends practically half the yr on her household farm in Southern Saskatchewan.
Throughout two levels at The Echo, this community-spirited fest brings collectively a few of indie and emo’s most enjoyable voices.
This yr’s lineup contains power-pop punks Prince Daddy & the Hyena, who started working with No Earbuds for his or her 2019 masterpiece, Cosmic Thrill Seekers. They adopted it up with a self-titled LP in 2022 that proved their vary goes far past what anybody anticipated––like Inexperienced Day and Weezer meet an upstate NY winter. No Earbuds Fest will likely be their solely headline efficiency in Los Angeles this yr.
From there, the highlight shines onto the boundary-crushing ska visionary, JER, whose newest album, Loss of life Of The Coronary heart, dropped simply final month. It’s a genre-blasting curler coaster trip by means of alt-rock and punk, with Jer Hunter’s (they/them) ska mastery firmly within the driver’s seat.
South-East London new-wave artist Grasp Peace is taking his sound worldwide this October, asserting his headline tour, ‘No Extra Underground’, with confirmed dates in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, and choose cities throughout the UK. Normal sale begins on Friday, September eighth at 9AM native time.
Pre-sale entry is on the market to those that signal as much as Grasp Peace’s mailing listing at 5PM tomorrow. Entry right here: https://masterpeace.ffm.to/signup.OPR
The tour announcement follows the official launch of his newest single, ‘There’s No Extra Underground’, which dropped final Friday. Initially accessible solely as a free obtain on his web site, the discharge displays Grasp Peace’s dedication to creating music accessible to all, no matter monetary means.
Famend for his electrifying reside exhibits, Grasp Peace continues to construct on his popularity as probably the most compelling performers within the UK’s different scene. These new dates mark an thrilling enlargement of his reside presence, reaching followers throughout America, Canada and introducing his daring sound to new audiences.
Richmond, VA alt-rock band The Barons announce their explosive debut album Le Château due out November 7. Alongside the brand new music, the band shares optimistic tune “Manner Out” out now. The forthcoming guitar-driven challenge, one that’s each uncooked and refined, proudly introduces the five-piece band as they teeter out on the sting of one thing higher–pulsing with urgency and stressed ambition. The group will hit the highway this fall throughout North Carolina and Virginia, together with a single launch present tonight at The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville–see a full listing of dates beneath.
With Le Château, a humorous nod to the band’s damaged highschool French, the group playfully and gracefully processes the difficulties of human connection in an more and more digital world, the inevitability of growing old and makes peace with change. Over ten tight tracks, the group harnesses their chaos into significant messages that strike a steadiness between light-hearted and critical tone as they effortlessly discover their very own groove. Produced by Jacob Sommerio (English Oak Recording) over a couple of weeks in Richmond, Virginia, the group captured the band’s raucous reside vitality by means of analog recording.
“Manner Out,” out at this time, opens as a bubbly, melodic tune that glistens with streaks of optimism and sticky guitar riffs. The monitor, which runs over 5 minutes, finds a darker groove over half means in with a roaring guitar solo. By way of analog guitar modulations and a inventive driving rhythm, ‘Manner Out’ is a primitive pop journey that stares on the dying breed of empathy within the age of intelligence. As Robert Frost as soon as stated, “One of the simplest ways out is all the time by means of.” Describing the monitor, Peyton Alley (The Barons frontman/author) says:
“I started writing Manner Out on my acoustic overlooking the Blue Ridge mountains on my fiancé’s residence porch in Charlottesville final spring. I had simply seen a buddy put up some movies from The Sphere in Las Vegas and considered how spectacular that construct was. Although the all-sensory innovation was thrilling to see, I regarded up on the sky and considered our sphere (the Earth). Every thing that each one residing issues must survive is offered right here, but it’s by no means been sufficient to fulfill our senses as a species. Now greater than ever, as an alternative of searching for nature and each other with our deep questions, we now search them from a simulation we justify as a result of we now have ‘created’ it. This hyper-efficient cat is out of the bag; there isn’t any turning again. I imagine human relationships and virtues are actually on the perimeter of extinction, and I feel that’s what finally impressed Manner Out. We’re in a brand new period that’s speculated to be the brand new regular. I feel the actual means out is embracing our bodily relationships authentically and loving one another each likelihood we now have in a world that’s turn into harder to take action.”
Satellite tv for pc Touring expands its roster with the addition of A.D.A.M. Music Mission (AMP), one in every of music’s fastest-rising rock bands. The choice/exhausting rock outfit, which has gained vital momentum within the US music scene, has signed with the company for worldwide illustration.
After an exhilarating Midwest and East Coast tour the place they shared the highlight with Oklahoma rock duo Aranda (fellow signees of Satellite tv for pc Touring) and former Hinder frontman Austin Winkler’s new solo challenge the Founder, AMP is solidifying their popularity for daring, unforgettable reside performances. Including to their momentum, their smash single “Punch Out” that includes Aranda has garnered nationwide airplay with over 30 stations including the monitor to their each day rotation. The only is at present on the rise at #34, after debuting at #38 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, additional cementing their rise.
Satellite tv for pc Touring is a number one impartial music company with over 30 years of mixed expertise within the business. Identified for its numerous and spectacular roster, particularly inside the rock style – together with artists similar to Blacktop Mojo, Raven, Truckfighters, Inexperienced Jelly and AMP collaborators Aranda – the company is thrilled to introduce AMP’s dynamic sound to new audiences. As a part of this partnership, Satellite tv for pc Touring will increase AMP’s attain by including further North American tour dates this Fall and Winter, with plans for an abroad enlargement set for 2026.
“A.D.A.M. Music Mission has a enjoyable sound that the rock group would vastly take pleasure in,” Seth Lipocky from Satellite tv for pc Touring stated in an announcement. “If you’re a fan of early 2000’s and 80’s exhausting rock, it’s a must to give them a hear!” Seth will characterize the band on the company.
Nation Lady is like my private theme music as an artist. Celebrating the pink-loving, rhinestone-wearing, girly-girl that I’m whereas proudly being a Nation artist from the UK. – Stella Lain
[9th September 2025] Stella Lain is again on the nation music scene, releasing her newest single ‘Nation Lady’. ‘Nation Lady’ is a splendidly uplifting monitor and its major objective is about celebration – a celebration of id and being true to who you might be. Stella Lain has discovered confidence by means of unapologetically being herself, and the liberty that comes with being comfy in your individual pores and skin is contagious.
With basic nation music sounds – a stupendous mix of electrical guitar, banjo and fiddle taking part in catchy riffs – ‘Nation Lady’ is insightful while additionally being a pop hit. The manufacturing is perfection, not over finished and never below finished, it solely provides to Lain’s vocals and efficiency.
‘Nation Lady’ is just not solely sensible sonically, Lain additionally showcases nice lyricism, singing about summary concepts about id and femininity in a stupendous, concise and clear means. ‘Nation Lady’ is an infectious tune that encourages breaking of boundaries and pondering outdoors the field. It’s such an upbeat monitor about lifting each other up, celebrating being distinctive and all of the quirks that may include that.
Stella Lain could also be a model new, upcoming artist on the music scene however she already has a strong aesthetic. It’s clear Lain is aware of what music she needs to make and the way in which she needs to showcase herself as an artist.
Concerning the music, Stella says: “The hook ‘Possibly from a distinct a part of the world / However I’m nonetheless a Nation Lady’ was the primary a part of the music I wrote. It was impressed by feeling like an outsider within the style, being from the UK, however realizing that I nonetheless belong. After somebody instructed me I used to be ‘too Barbie’ to love Nation music, I made a decision to completely lean in and embrace being a Nation Barbie! This music is about celebrating unapologetic femininity. It’s all about having enjoyable, being your self and being assured. To not permit others to inform you what you’ll be able to or can’t do, break outdoors the field and present the world what you’ve bought.”
The Dave Palmer Trio is a gathering of three world-class musicians with roots stretching from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. Pianist and composer Dave Palmer is joined by famend bassist Reggie Hamilton and acclaimed drummer Joey Waronker, uniting many years of collective expertise right into a singular imaginative and prescient of swing-oriented, composition-driven jazz. In June 2024, Palmer reached out to the gamers he most wished for the challenge, and inside a month they have been in Hollywood’s Boulevard Recording, monitoring on a classic Bechstein piano that set the tone for his or her debut. The classes have been produced by CMG companions Niko Bolas and David Resnik.
Their forthcoming album presents a sublime and deeply thought of assortment of unique jazz trio compositions, written particularly for this lineup. Impressed by the craftsmanship of Duke Ellington and Ahmad Jamal, Palmer emphasizes songs as a lot as efficiency, prioritizing swing, construction, and refinement over flash. The challenge is supposed as each an announcement of objective and a place to begin, “the start of an evolution of sound,” as Palmer describes it, laying the groundwork for what guarantees to be a permanent collaboration.
“Chances are you’ll not have heard of Jean Caffeine however you’d be quite a bit cooler when you had”-Dallas Observer.
Jean Caffeine made a zine and made the punk scene in San Francisco within the late 70’s. She drummed for all feminine bands in San Francisco and NYC, most notably Pulsallama who opened exhibits for the Conflict and toured England and New England. Pulsallama was sampled by hip hop artist, Danny Brown and a posthumous reside launch got here out on Trendy Harmonics in 2020.
Within the late 90’s Jean moved to Austin and rebranded as a entrance individual songwriter within the raucous, cow-punk outfit, Jean Caffeine’s All-Nite Truckstop. The Truckstop shared levels with Townes Van Zant, Southern Tradition on the Skids, Mojo Nixon, and the Brian Jonestown Bloodbath. When the truck stopped, Jean continued making solo data and began a profession as an artwork educator.
She has a cameo within the Richard Linklater movie, Slacker and some notes of her music, “Jesus is Coming Quickly to a Theatre Close to You may be heard when you hear fastidiously. Additionally a visible artist and educator, Jean labored as an animator on the movie, “Waking Life”.
Slowed however unstoppable, Jean performs reside in Austin with (Jean Caffeine and) Male Order Brides (Zack Humphrey, Jon Notarthomas and Shannon Rierson) who all present up on the album together with occasional Bride and Invincible Czar, Josh Robins. This spring Jean toured in a mini van with the Dallas punk band, Thyroids who’re half her age. Thyroids did double obligation, backing Jean after which performed their very own set which culminated in reside units on the Large Daddy of free kind radio, WFMU.
Jean releases “Era Jean” on the Austin-based Flak Data on Sept 5 with the brand new wave art-rock single “You’re Nice ” as the main focus monitor. Not breaking with custom, Presumably slowed however unstoppable, Jean toured this spring with a Dallas primarily based punk band referred to as Thyroids as much as New Jersey the place they every carried out units on WFMU.
Digital music visionaries and business icons Seth Troxler and Invoice Patrick have introduced the official launch of Flirting With Friendship, a brand new video-first, hour-long podcast. Episode 1, that includes Seth and Invoice, is now accessible on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Offered and produced by StrataSonic, the podcast displays the label’s imaginative and prescient of changing into a collaborative inventive hub for concepts and innovation.”
Filmed in a lounge in Ibiza—Seth’s dad and mom’ lounge, to be exact—Flirting With Friendship invitations audiences into an intimate late-night setting the place tales unfold, connections spark, and the sudden takes heart stage. Every week, Troxler and Patrick welcome eclectic visitors for free-flowing conversations that blur the road between profound and absurd, scored with music and punctuated by spontaneous viewers interactions. The result’s half existential afterparty, half cultural salon—an experiment in vulnerability, humor, and human connection.
Friendships are humorous, our life relies on connections. In some ways these connections decide who we’re. Sooner or later assembly new buddies or opening as much as present buddies turns into extra uncommon the older you get. Flirting with Friendship is about breaking down that barrier. Invoice and I’ve been buddies for practically 20 years. We love one another but additionally drive one another loopy. Actual buddies are folks that regardless of their flaws you’re nonetheless and invested. I hope our relationship is one thing different individuals take pleasure in as a lot as we do. We’re flawed and we love one another, however likelihood is you might be too.. and perhaps simply perhaps you’ll come to like us as effectively.. — Seth Troxler
https://www.youtube.com/@flirtingwithfriendship
Constructing their very own weird universe out of Portland, Oregon, The Macks at this time announce their new album Bonanza will likely be launched on September 25 through DevilDuck Data / Monotone, Inc. The information of the album rolls out within the type of two new singles and movies: “Dually of Man” and “The Trendy Grape.” Described by the band as “a group of miscellaneous rock that would solely have been crafted by this devoted and bull-headedly honest troupe of determined artists,” The Macks are coming unglued however are totally of their pocket.
“Dually of Man” is hard-driving but psychedelic whereas vocalist Sam Fulwiler rattles off the doldrums of the center class like a laundry listing. Antsy children are instructed to maintain the amount down to take care of the suburban peace. However as everyone knows, monotony breeds delinquents and musicians because the band cries, “Previous drunks and pretend punks take again the West Coast.”
The Macks share, “We grew up within the Portland suburbs in a deeply protected, family-oriented city that liked to ostracize and criticize. We’ve additionally seen many of the nation by means of the lens of our van home windows. Whereas the white picket fence is straightforward to make enjoyable of, the fuck-you-I-got-mine angle that runs a lot of America is hurdling us in direction of fascism and environmental collapse and there’s no higher image for that than a shiny new Dually that’s by no means hauled something.”
And out of these doldrums comes the urgency to be somebody nice in “The Trendy Grape.” The music cycles by means of impatience and apathy, hitting each stage in between. When looking for the fruit of fame, The Macks can’t assist however marvel if they’re the grapes or the raisins.
The band continues, “Being in The Macks is like being bare on stage at a Bingo. It’s close to shameful to provide a lot of ourselves to the group for some to care so little. ‘The Trendy Grape’ touches on that feeling of us urgent alongside, inch-by-inch, within the pursuit of constructing one thing that must be heard.”
- E mail: neill@outloudculture.com
