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ENTER TO WIN SAMORY I’S STRENGTH SWEEPSTAKES
Samory I has partnered with Victrola x Overstand Entertainment x Easy Star to give you a chance to win a record player and your choice of vinyl from our webstore! Enter below by 11:59PM ET on February 8th, 2024 for your chance to win!
L.A.B ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, L.A.B VI, DEBUT NEW SINGLE “OCEAN DEMON”
New ZealandβsΒ L.A.BΒ kicks off 2024 with the announcement of their 6th studio album,Β L.A.B VI, out February 23rd viaΒ Easy Star Records / Loop. 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 &Β 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 hadΒ been touring across the globe, performing sold [...]
MORTIMER’S NEW SINGLE “SLOWLY” OUT NOW
Ever since modern roots reggae artistΒ MortimerΒ released his debut EP in 2019 β with the standout romantic anthemΒ βLightningβΒ β fans have been waiting for his follow-up full-length debut. Now he returns with his newest single, the sensual and passionateΒ βSlowly.β βSlowly,β along with the rest of the upcoming album, was produced byΒ Winta JamesΒ (Samory I, Protoje, Damian Marley) and is being released viaΒ Overstand EntertainmentΒ andΒ Easy Star Records. The production has a βlo-fi/R&B-flavored dancehall vibe,β according to Winta. Mortimer explains, ββSlowlyβ is about a woman Iβm currently enjoying [...]
WELCOME L.A.B TO THE EASY STAR FAMILY
Please welcome the New Zealand powerhouse bandΒ L.A.BΒ to the Easy Star family!Β This new single,Β "Oh No (Pt. 2),"Β comes fresh off announcing a return to the US in 2024, including performances atΒ California RootsΒ &Β Holo Holo Festivals, plus Hawaiian shows alongsideΒ IrationΒ & more dates to be announced. The new single closes out a busy year which has seen them sell out shows in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, Australia & at home in New Zealand, with a new album set to be released in February 2024. With [...]
JESSE ROYAL SENDS A POWERFUL MESSAGE OF LOVE WITH “BLESSING” FEATURING YOHAN MARLEY
On December 27, 2022, the reggae world lost one of its great up-and-coming stars when JO MERSA MARLEY passed away unexpectedly. Jo Mersa had been a close friend of JESSE ROYALβs (and had collaborated on the popular song βGenerationβ from Jesseβs debut album), and his passing shocked the GRAMMY-nominated singer to his core. Jesse Royal has now responded to this tragedy with a powerful song called βBlessing,β emphasizing that βyour greatest possession is life.β Jesse says, βThis song is a reminder of [...]