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THE JOURNEY TAKES DOUBLE TIGER ON A NEW TRIP FROM EAST COAST TO WEST AND BACK AGAIN
SOPHOMORE ALBUM IS OUT NOW ON EASY STAR RECORDS, FEATURING GUEST APPEARANCES BY SLIGHTLY STOOPID, THE MOVEMENT, RANKING JOE, ELLIOT MARTIN, KARIM ISRAEL, & MORE! After dropping his Easy Star Records debut album Sharp & Ready to critical acclaim, Double Tiger (Jay Spaker) is back with The Journey, which is his most diverse and personal collection to date. The album features an all-star lineup of artists including Slightly Stoopid, The Movement, Ranking Joe, Elliot Martin (John Brown’s Body), Suckarie (New Kingston), and Karim Israel (Arise Roots). The album is out now and available to stream and purchase at http://moremusic.at/TheJourney. It has been [...]
THE LATE ONES DROP LATELY EP VIA EASY STAR RECORDS
THE 4-SONG EP IS A POWERFUL MIX OF CONSCIOUS REGGAE & HIP HOP FILLED WITH PROTEST MUSIC, SOCIAL COMMENTARY, AND UPLIFTING MESSAGES Conscious reggae/hip-hop hybrid band The Late Ones just released their new EP, Lately, via Easy Star Records. Listen and download it at http://moremusic.at/LatelyEP. The new release showcases a band in full form, with an original style and striking messages to boot. The Late Ones consists of brothers Tui Avei and Tau Avei, along with their cousin Josh Brunson, originally from Laie, Hawaii, and now based in Gardena, California. Rooted in both their Samoan culture and their African-American Heritage, the familial [...]
FYAH ROIALL, LINCOLN 3DOT, & SOS DYNAMIKZ THROW SHADE ON JAMAICAN CHOPPA CULTURE
JAMAICA’S FIRST GRIMEHALL ARTIST FOLLOWS UP EASY STAR RECORDS DEBUT ALBUM WITH A NEW SINGLE Fyah Roiall (pronounced “fire royal”) teams up with Miami-based, Jamaica-born dancehall artist Lincoln 3dot and super producer/rapper SOS Dynamikz to drop some serious lyrical shade on bragging about “choppin’” in your music. This recent trend in Jamaican music begs the question, would one really admit to committing a crime and brag about it in their music? Everyone in Jamaica knows… “real badness a nuh supn fi show off.” “Choppin’” is patois for how Jamaicans refer to participation in the ‘lotto scam’ -- a practice where unsuspecting Americans [...]
THE BLACK SEEDS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE
“RAISED WITH LOVE” IS OUT NOVEMBER 27 ON EASY STAR RECORDS The Black Seeds make a triumphant return to their sonic roots with their new single, “Raised With Love,” out worldwide on November 27. Packed full of the sunshine reggae vibes that have made them a household name in their homeland of New Zealand, and a favorite for festival-goers around the world, the single is the first off their new album set for release later next year. It will be released in North America in partnership with tastemaker indie label Easy Star Records, who has handled the entire catalog of The Black [...]
DOUBLE TIGER DROPS 2 MORE SINGLES FROM THE JOURNEY
“UNIVERSAL LOVE” FEAT. KARIM ISRAEL (OF ARISE ROOTS) & “RUB A DUB PARTY” FEAT. SUCKARIE (OF NEW KINGSTON) SHOWCASE THE DIVERSITY OF HIS UPCOMING SOPHOMORE ALBUM Double Tiger (the recording nom de plume for U.S. reggae stalwart Jay Spaker) continues to bring the heat as he unleashes more singles leading up to the release of his sophomore album The Journey, due out December 11 on Easy Star Records. After debuting “Drop Sound,” featuring Slightly Stoopid, Double Tiger returns with two more singles, highlighting the many styles he embodies. Head over to http://moremusic.at/TheJourney to pre-order or pre-save the record. “Universal Love,” which came [...]
GENTLEMAN’S DUB CLUB RELEASES FIRST SINGLE FROM THEIR UPCOMING NEW STUDIO ALBUM
“CASTLE IN THE SKY” IS A NEW LUSH SOUNDSCAPE FROM THE U.K. REGGAE/DUB TITANS The new single from Gentleman’s Dub Club, “Castle In The Sky,” is an appropriate way to kick off a new album cycle, as it perfectly captures the overall sonic direction of the new work, while showing off how the band continues to grow musically with each new creation. Building from the vibes of their recent, soulful cover of Bill Withers’ "Use Me," as well as continuing the loose themes explored on 2019's Lost In Space album, "Castle in the Sky" rides an infectious rhythm accentuated with lush, multi-tracked [...]