Brace yourself for impact, Abigail Barlow is a force to be reckoned with! Barlow just released her anticipated EP titled "Abigail." Gaining a wide audience from the social media platform TikTok, Barlow's following has watched her tease new songs as well as collaborate with other artists (Meghan Trainor). With a blend of pop and dance, I can guarantee that every song on this EP is radio worthy. One of her most recognizable songs is Heartbreak Hotel which is on the EP, but was released July 2020. With over 1 million streams of the song on Spotify, it will be no surprise when Barlow's success skyrockets following the release of her EP.
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 Who: Surfaces Where: Texas What: R&B, surf pop When: 2017 Sounds Like: Rex Orange County with a splash of Dirty Heads Consisting of members Colin Padalecki and Forrest Frank, Surfaces have released two albums, with the third one set to release February 28. While Surfaces are receiving more attention from "Sunday Best" being a hot commodity on the app TikTok, their other material deserves more recognition. It's been so cool seeing this group quickly become popular in the past few months and noticing the power of persuasion in the media. I had the opportunity to visit one of my local radio stations and be part of one of the station's sound studios. During this event, Surfaces played a few songs, had a Q&A with the station, and took photos with all the fans. Turns out, these two connected on Sound cloud a few years ago while in college and they never had the intention of forming a group. But one thing led to another and now they have just finished a successful first tour. They hinted that there will be a huge tour in the upcoming fall and some dates for festivals have already been announced. Another question they answered was what type of food/feeling best describes their music. Their answer of course was a smoothie. Light, colorful, and happy. So if you want a smoothie but in music form, go check them out and maybe attend a show when they're in your city this fall!  Who: Destiny Rogers Where: Northern CA What: Pop/R&B When: 2018 Sounds Like: Alessia Cara with a hint of Billie Eilish Destiny Rogers is a diamond in the rough of music nowadays with the combination of catchy beats and meaningful lyrics. With her debut EP being released March 22, Rogers has already made quite a name for herself. Knowing she wanted to pursue music growing up, she tried to make herself known in Los Angeles. She was finally signed to Beach Wave sound in 2018 and released her first single "Tomboy," February 2019. The lyrics of this song goes into depth of how she's not sticking to stereotypes of a female artist in the music industry, but rather being her own, skater girl self. She's not afraid to be herself and won't change her image for labels, which is amazing that a 19 year old has already figured that out.  Who: Paolo Nutini Where: Scotland What: Singer/Songwriter When: 2006 For my whole life, I've always tried to beat my dad at finding artists and bands. And every single time he likes one of mine I have a mini victory that I received the golden approval. And I know for sure that if my Paolo Nutini albums randomly disappeared, they'd be tucked away in my dad's man cave, purposefully in the wrong section so I would never be able to find them again. One thing I noticed straight away after discovering Nutini is that he's not afraid to spice it up and create an eccentric blend of soul and zest. Each and every one of his albums has something little different than the previous one, but to the point where fans are still comfortable with change. Some artists change their music and it's completely different and fans never really get used to it, but Nutini uses a lively mix of jazz, singer/songwriter, and island music to draw in more fans.  Who: Jacqui Treco Where: Netherlands What: Singer/Songwriter, Acoustic When: 2015 Sounds Like: Colbie Callait To begin with this post, I just want to prepare everyone that this music is like nothing like I've ever written about, in the best possible way. Jacqui Treco is an amazingly talented young woman that was based in the Bahamas and now lives in the Netherlands. One word I can use to describe her music is tranquilizing. With the hypnotic guitar strums and gentle voice she carries, Jacqui's music opens up a world of peace and hope within the notes and lyrics of each track of hers. Having singer/songwriters like these are difficult to find in the music industry and finding musicians like these that sing and play effortlessly and beautifully while capturing blends of emotions all in one is found once in a blue moon. So thank you Jacqui for being my once in a blue moon because your music has touched my heart and helped me through many difficult times. Everyone give her some love and check her out! https://www.facebook.com/jacquitrecomusic/ My list was already long and then I woke up this morning with so many amazing new releases so of course I added a whole boat load. Looks like March is ending with a big bang of music!
Make sure to give Toxic a listen by my friend Laura Veras. This is her debut single and it's so dang catchy! March Pink Lemonade by James Bay Hold my Girl by George Ezra City Boy by Calpurnia Found/Tonight by Ben Platt and Lin-Manuel Miranda Freaky Friday by Lil Dicky and Chris Brown Bridges Burn by NEEDTOBREATHE Burn the House Down by AJR Change by Charlie Puth ft. James Taylor Toxic by Laura Veras Say Amen (Saturday Night) by Panic! At the Disco Lost in Japan by Shawn Mendes I Wanna Know by NOTD ft. Bea Miller High Drunk Love You by Casey Abrams I Want it Like That by Dylan Gardner Trade My Trips by Knox Hamilton Say Love by James TW Bitches broken hearts by Billie Eilish Clearly by Grace Vanderwaal Palm Dreams by Hayley Kiyoko Sha La la by The Technicolors Here are my favorites of February. My absolute favorite one is Trust Fund Baby by Why Don't We. Even if it's not your type of music, take a listen to it. Ed Sheeran wrote the song and his play on of words are fantastic!
February Trust Fund Baby by Why Don't we Love Somebody by FRENSHIP 10,000 Hours by PRETTYMUCH Love Lies by Khalid ft. Normani Growing Pains by COIN Wild Love by James Bay Figure This Out by The Wrecks James Dean by The Wrecks Way With Words by The Wrecks White Eyes by The Wombats Starcrossed Lovers by The Fratellis Bringing the House Down by CLOVES 2018 has already been jam packed with new music and starting now, I'm going to be doing a monthly update of new releases in music. So here's my favorites for January and there will be individual posts for each month coming soon!
January For you by Liam Payne and Rita Ora If You Leave Me Now by Charlie Puth My My My! By Troye Sivan She Loves Control by Camila Cabello Curious by Hayley Kiyoko Supernova by Ansel Elgort God Save Our Young Blood by BORNS and Lana Del Rey Flowers by L. Martin Lazy Boy by Franz Ferdinand  Who: Pale Waves Where: Manchester, UK What: Dream pop When: 2016 Sounds Like: The 1975 I know I know, it's been too long. I'll tell you, I underestimated the workload of college, especially now that I go straight to work after classes and deal with a 10 hour day. But I'm back and feeling inspired to spice things up, so be prepared for some new things coming your way. When I realized how long there's been silence in my corner, the first band I thought to write about was Pale Waves. I found this band as my first semester of college was starting out and their music style automatically entranced me. After breaking into the music industry, the band had the opportunity to open for the 1975 and have released 5 singles since forming. Their debut album should be released mid-2018 and it's going to be well worth the wait. Photo credit- nme.com  For all you Summer Salt fans- We've got news of new music Read below for more info! Imagine this- On your left is a skate contest going on, on your right is a band playing on stage and puppies being passed around and surrounding you are various food trucks. Now I know you're thinking, all of that at one place?! How can that be? 4 words: Skate Or Die Festival. This past weekend, me and my closest friend Greyson Sierp were able to volunteer to help set up this rad music festival and not only did we get to see some of our favorite bands perform, but we also had the opportunity to interview Phil Baier and Eugene Chung of Summer Salt. Q: What is your favorite song to perform? Phil: Give My Heart a Little Break Eugene: There's a lot of songs we haven't released that I like performing but Give My Heart a Little break is a good one. Q: What would you say is your biggest accomplishment as a band so far? Phil: Having people come up to us after shows and selling merch. Eugene: Having fans in different states- the internet's crazy. Q: I know you mostly stay local in Texas, but soon you'll be performing at a festival in California. How is that? Phil: I'm excited because I love the lineup of that festival. Eugene: We love it because when we're on tour, that's all we want to do. Q: What's the best venue you've performed at? Phil: We played in Montreal once and that was international, this (Gas Monkey Live) is probably the biggest one we've performed at, and Mohawk in Austin is pretty cool. Eugene: Every venue we play is really accommodating and everyone's nice. Q: Would there ever be a Summer Salt and Euji collab in the future? Eugene: I may do a remix of a Summer Salt song We even got exclusive news about new music! Eugene: We're going to be releasing our full length album in the next year with 12 songs If you're looking for a new band with a surf feel to it, Summer Salt is definitely one to listen to. Watch out because before you know it, they'll be riding giant waves in the music industry. |
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