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The Skints’ New Album Swimming Lessons Is Out Now!
The Skints' new album, Swimming Lessons, draws on influences as sprawling as Bad Brains, Michael Prophet, No Doubt, Alton Ellis, Wiley, and Weezer. The album gets into crushing heartbreak, the impending doom of Brexit, surviving as an independent musician and navigating the weird world of 2019. This is the second album the band has released with us and follows a cycle of extensive touring in America that helped establish the band on this side of the Atlantic as one of the most beloved underground groups in the scene, primed to break through to greater stardom. THE SKINTS TOUR [...]
Jesse Royal’s “LionOrder” ft. Protoje
The newest single from Jesse Royal, "LionOrder" taps Protoje, fresh off his GRAMMY Nomination for “Best Reggae Album," to deliver positive and constructive messages of watching the company we keep, identifying the strength of unity in our communities, and the power to transform oneself and thus the world around us. Co-produced by Sean Alaric (Koffee, Toian) and Jason Panton (Wrd Sound Power), the riddim is both uplifting and militant - setting the tone perfectly for Jesse Royal and Protoje to educate and entertain together. “LionOrder" is a spiritual, sonic, and visual reflection of the confidence exuded by my exuberant [...]
Protoje’s New Single ‘Not Another Word’ ft: Lila Iké & Agent Sasco
Protoje releases his first music since his GRAMMY-nominated 2018 album A Matter Of Time. His newest single 'Not Another Word' drops today (4.26) across all streaming platforms. The song features a collaboration with fellow Jamaican artistes, Agent Sasco (formerly Assassin) and Lila Iké, and is co-produced with Zion I Kings. The lyrics are another hard-hitting punch from Protoje, who speaks starkly about a number of societal issues and incidents, offering a chilling reckoning of current times. With an explosive chorus delivered by Lila Iké, together the trio issue a rallying cry for a new level of social consciousness. The haunting chant “We don’t… we don’t learn, so now we gotta go the hard [...]
The Skints’ New Song ‘Restless’ ft. Protoje
We're excited to share with you The Skints' latest single ‘Restless’, featuring Grammy-nominated reggae star, Protoje. ‘Restless’ follows previous single ‘Learning to Swim’, which received critical acclaim from the likes of The I (The Independent), Louder Than War, and Don Letts on BBC Radio 6 Music. Pre-order Swimming Lessons here. Blending Channel 1-era rub-a-dub with British 'Ghost Town' influenced edge, 'Restless' confronts the everyday lies and broken promises from our politicians and world leaders. “The laughable nightmare of what’s happening in the offices of the leaders of the 'free world' definitely keeps us awake at night," says guitarist and vocalist Josh Waters Rudge. [...]
The Green’s Black & White album is out now!
Black & White gave The Green the chance to revisit some of the most popular songs in their extensive catalog and see them with new eyes, recording new, soulful acoustic arrangements that echo the intimacy you'd find hanging with the band in the green room before the show. We hope you enjoy seeing this intimate side of the band and hearing the resulting music that comes from is. Click here to purchase Black & White. THE GREEN TOUR DATES
New Kingston Releases New Song, “Fyah Nuh Hot Like You”
New Kingston continues to be one of the most prolific and relatable bands in the U.S. reggae community and the announcement of their rock2roots project continues their upward trajectory. “Fyah Nuh Hot Like You” will be the first single from the rock2roots series, which will showcase the many styles and vibrations New Kingston brings both on the road and in the studio. Instead of focusing on a full-length album to follow up their last studio album, 2017’s A Kingston Story: Come From Far, New Kingston has put its energy into a series of singles to be released throughout 2019 for their rock2roots project. This will encompass the band’s [...]