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ROYAL BLU X KABAKA PYRAMID X THE AUTOS – “LIGHT MY WAY” – NEW SINGLE & VIDEO OUT NOW
Royal BluΒ teams up withΒ GRAMMYΒ winnerΒ Kabaka PyramidΒ andΒ The AutosΒ production collective to deliver this inspiring roots reggae anthem. This follows two previous singles Blu worked with The Autos ("Dancehall Session" and "Artillery") while also representing the first new single from Blu's upcoming full-length debut album, due later this year. The whole project is being overseen byΒ G.wav, which is a new quartet of producers and artists (Runkus, Royal Blu, Kalex, and RiddimBoss) out of Jamaica. Blu says of the track: "For as long as Iβve known myself, Iβve practiced always saying a prayer whenever Iβm going out. I grew up in a place called Spanish Town, where [...]
THE GHOST OF LADDERS FROM THE LOVING PAUPERS & VICTOR RICE RELEASES TODAY
OUT TODAY ON EASY STAR RECORDS On the liner notes of the original release ofΒ LADDERSΒ in 2023, the legendary UK tastemaker and DJ Don Letts wrote, "I don't know how this Washington, DC-based dub reggae outfit was brought up, but for the most part, like me, they seem to have been raised with sixties pop hitting them in one ear and seventies reggae hitting them in the other." That very apt description comes further into focus with the complete dub version ofΒ LADDERS, calledΒ THE GHOST OF LADDERS. Named to echo the pivotal Burning Spear dub album Garvey's Ghost, the new record has every track [...]
MORTIMER’S NEW SINGLE “NOT A DAY GOES BY” OUT NOW
MORTIMER DELIVERS POWERFULLY HONEST NEW SINGLE βNOT A DAY GOES BYβLATEST SONG FROM UPCOMING FULL-LENGTH RELEASE DIGS INTO VERY PERSONAL CONTENTMortimerβs new single, out Friday, May 3rd, via Overstand Entertainment and Easy Star Records, delves into Mortimerβs own struggles with heartbreak and depression, in a brave and healing lyric delivered as only Mortimer could. The song, βNot A Day Goes By,β has an accompanying visualizer directed by Pete Beng.βSo many times, over generations, we shy away from issues that affect the heart and mind,β Mortimer says. βWe create shells in which we dwell. Never truly speaking about the way we feel, because we [...]
L.A.B VI (DELUXE) IS OUT NOW
OUT MAY 3 via LOOP | [INTEGRAL] MUSIC | EASY STAR RECORDS L.A.B present a Deluxe edition of their new album, L.A.B VI. The release brings four brand new versions of tracks from the album - recorded live with horns & string sections expanding the sound. Hugely anticipated by their fan base, the new recordings add to the 11 tracks on L.A.B VI, an album which is already their strongest to date.Β L.A.B VI (Deluxe) arrives after the original debuted at Number One on the Official NZ Album Charts, L.A.Bβs fourth consecutive Number One album. 2024 has already seen L.A.B perform a [...]
L.A.B’S NEW ALBUM, L.A.B VI, IS OUT NOW
New Zealandβs L.A.BΒ return with their 6th studio album,Β L.A.B VI, out now viaΒ Easy Star Records / Loop.Β After recording & releasing their first five albums in a five-year span,Β L.A.B VIΒ arrives after an almost two year-long period of writing, recording, tweaking & finessing what is their strongest album to date. Recorded with frequent collaboratorΒ Lee PrebbleΒ atΒ Wellington's Surgery Studios, the album was written over the course of the last two years while the band has been touring across the globe, performing sold out shows in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, the UK & Europe. Incorporating all aspects of the bandβs unique sound, the album combines reggae/roots [...]
CHRIS MALACHI MEETS THE AUTOS – “COOL & EASY” OUT NOW
Just in time for Valentineβs Day,Β The AutosΒ have paired withΒ Chris MalachiΒ to deliver the lovers rock tune βCool & Easy.β Recorded atΒ Kona Town StudiosΒ in California, the song paints a picture of love and affection over a classic sounding roots riddim. Malachi has moved seamlessly from growing up in Jamaicaβs gospel scene to being an up-and-coming reggae artist who has collaborated with producersΒ BoomDrawΒ andΒ J.L.L.Β on recent singles. The Autos have been creating new classic reggae from their home base in Colorado for the past few years, working with artists as varied asΒ Royal Blu,Β Elliot Martin,Β Arise Roots,Β Massif, andΒ Nick Sefakis.