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MORTIMER RELEASES FIRST SINGLE FROM HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM
Mortimer returns with his latest single, “Whole Heap,” the first taste of music from his highly-anticipated debut full-length dropping on Overstand Entertainment/Easy Star Records. “Whole Heap” blends a reggae bassline and traditional Rastafarian Nyabinghi percussion with an R&B sensibility that keeps evolving Mortimer’s sound. After some high-profile collaborations on Protoje albums (“Protection” from Ancient Future and “Truth & Rights” from the GRAMMY-nominated A Matter of Time), Mortimer’s Fight The Fight EP (2019) continued the buzz that had been heating up around this [...]
BRAND NEW EYES VINYL FROM THE GREEN IS AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW
BRAND NEW EYES VINYL FROM THE GREEN IS AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW The Green's sixth studio album BRAND NEW EYES vinyl is available for preorder now! Exclusive new merch bundles are available with a blood red vinyl and a custom printed inner sleeve. Each preorder also comes with a free album download. The Green said on the release of Brand New Eyes "After 6 albums and 12+ years together as a band, much has changed but nothing as impactful as our growing ‘Ohana [...]
THE BLACK SEEDS’ HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED ALBUM IS AVAILABLE NOW
The Black Seeds, New Zealand’s celebrated, double platinum-selling, eight-piece, have today released their seventh studio album LOVE & FIRE via Proville Records/Kartel Music Group in Europe and the seminal New York City-based reggae label Easy Star Records in North America. This carefully crafted 10-track album is a “big slice of The Black Seeds’ love and musical heat.” Featuring previously released singles, “It’s So Real,” “Bring The Sun,” “Let The Sunshine Through,” “Raised With Love” and, most recently, “Game Over.” In addition to [...]
THE AUTOS TEAM UP WITH NICK SEFAKIS ON “WILL OF JAH”
The Autos, the studio production collective led by Ian Gastl, the former leader of Tatanka, returns with a new single. The collaboration this time is with Nick Sefakis, of Iya Terra, on a song with strong devotional lyrics to the Almighty. The Autos last rolled out a single with Royal Blu this past fall ("Dancehall Session"), which quickly became their biggest release to date. Nick Sefakis has been with Iya Terra since 2014, serving roles as guitarist and vocalist, as they've risen [...]
INDUBIOUS RELEASE NEW REMIX ALBUM THE BRIDGE REMIXED
OUT NOW In 2021, Indubious released THE BRIDGE, an album of spiritual and organic reggae tinged with electronica and dancehall elements. The record included collaborations with the late Zumbi of Zion I, Mike Love, Jah9, and dancehall legends Capleton, Anthony B., and Sizzla, among others. It proved to be a strong follow up to their 2019 Billboard Reggae Chart-topping album Beleaf. Now the band has put together remixes and dubs of the songs on THE BRIDGE for the expansive THE BRIDGE REMIXED. The songs delve [...]