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KIRSTY ROCK – LEAD SINGER FOR EASY STAR ALL-STARS – RELEASES NEW SINGLE FROM HER UPCOMING SOLO ALBUM DEBUT
Kirsty Rock, best known around the world as a member of the internationally renowned reggae super group, Easy Star All-Stars, brings the fire with her own distinctive, soulful, and earthy reggae sound on her upcoming solo album debut, Slow Burn. The newest single from the record, “The Feeling,” a positive burst of musical sunshine, releases today, while the full album is due to come out May 6 via Easy Star Records. Slow Burn has been just that, a small intimate fire that Rock has been stoking for over 10 years. “Though ‘The Feeling’ may appear to be the most lighthearted song on the album [...]
GROUNDATION DROP TITLE TRACK FROM UPCOMING STUDIO ALBUM
“ONE ROCK” FEATURING THE CONGOS OUT NOW ON BACO RECORDS/EASY STAR RECORDSAfter dropping two stellar singles, Groundation unleashes the title track “One Rock” and this new single lives up to its name. If "Original Riddim" and "Human Race" were infused with jazz sounds, this track ventures into fuzzed out electric guitar riffs balanced over laid back reggae rhythms. "One Rock" also includes the legendary vocal group THE CONGOS, well known for their work with Lee “Scratch” Perry and their impressive vocal range. An electrifying track that brings us one step closer to the long-awaited release of the new album!More than two decades into [...]
THE BLACK SEEDS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘LOVE & FIRE’
SHARE FUNKY NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO ‘IT’S SO REAL’Unstoppable New Zealand eight-piece The Black Seeds, tease the upcoming release of their upcoming seventh album ‘Love & Fire’ due on June 17, with another cracking single – the funk-filled ‘It’s So Real’, accompanied by an epic video of superhero proportions. The album will be released via Proville Records/Kartel Music Group in Europe and seminal New York City-based reggae label Easy Star Records in North America in Summer 2022.Following on the release of recent singles ‘Bring The Sun’ and last year’s perfect summertime banger ‘Let The Sunshine Through,’ and destined for dancefloors worldwide, ‘It’s So [...]
GENTLEMAN’S DUB CLUB RELEASE DOWN TO EARTH REMIX EP
DOWN TO EARTH REMIXES BY GENTLEMAN'S DUB CLUB OUT NOW ON EASY STAR RECORDS Gentleman's Dub Club continues to be one of the biggest live concert draws in the UK reggae scene and a leader in the genre for delivering great studio tracks packed with both traditional sounds and experimental boundary pushing. The group follows up their critically-praised 2021 album DOWN TO EARTH with a 6-song EP of remixes and dubs of favorites from that release. This includes remixes from the band itself, along with Canada's Dubmatix, their old Leeds running mates Iration Steppas, and drum & bass DJs Bish and Gray. [...]
JONQUAN’S LATEST SINGLE, “LEAN” FEAT. DANNY REBEL, OUT NOW
PRE-ORDER FOR VINYL VERSION OF FULL ALBUM – EASY STAR PRESENTS: JONQUAN & ASSOCIATES – LAUNCHES TODAY After releasing a slew of singles in 2021, JonQuan kicks off the year with “Lean,” featuring Danny Rebel of Canadian Reggae band Danny Rebel & The KGB. “Lean” is the latest release from the upcoming EASY STAR PRESENTS: JONQUAN & ASSOCIATES. Working closely with two-time Latin GRAMMY winner Victor Rice (Easy Star All-Stars, Bixiga 70, Ticklah), JonQuan has fashioned an album’s worth of brand-new tunes that evoke the power and soul of the golden age of reggae. These tracks have been released as singles (with [...]
GROUNDATION DROPS SECOND SINGLE FROM UPCOMING STUDIO ALBUM “ONE ROCK”
“HUMAN RACE” IS OUT NOW ON EASY STAR RECORDS/BACO MUSIC GROUNDATION made waves with the announcement that their new album ONE ROCK will be released May 13, via a partnership between France’s BACO Music and Easy Star Records. Last month, the groundbreaking band, led by vocalist/guitarist Harrison Stafford, unveiled their first single from the upcoming album, "Original Riddim," featuring guest vocals from the legendary roots harmony groups ISRAEL VIBRATION and THE ABYSSINIANS. This first single, which has already created a great deal of excitement in the band’s fanbase, deals with the universal history of music and its role in sparking the journey [...]