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THE LATE ONES LATELY EP DUE OUT ON DEC 4
TWO SINGLES AVAILABLE NOWConscious reggae/hip-hop hybrid band The Late Ones just released their second single, βTroubled Streets,β from their upcoming release Lately EP. They released the first single βBabylon Exists,β and an accompanying music video at the end of October 2020.Band member Tau Avei explains, ββBabylon Existsβ is a straight shot at the evil and brutality that we feel from the government and police. This song is an anthem stating that evil is real - and until we all can unite and figure out how to truly put an end to it, itβs gonna live on forever.β He adds, β2020 has been a [...]
INDUBIOUS RELEASES NEW SINGLE
βNEVA BOWβ FEATURING ZION I IS OUT ON EASY STAR RECORDS Indubious, the Reggae Rootstronica Revolutionaries, are set to release their new single βNeva Bowβ on November 13, the bandβs first release on Easy Star Records. βNeva Bowβ features underground Bay-Area Hip Hop icon Zion I and is the first single from Indubiousβ upcoming studio album The Bridge. To stream the single, go to http://moremusic.at/NevaBow. Glide Magazine premiered the songβs official music video on November 12. The video was filmed in Bend, Summer Lake, and Phoenix, all areas around the bandβs home state of Oregon, and directed by Tim Cash.Β Evton and [...]
THE EXPANDERS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE, GREAT TOOTS HIBBERT WITH TWO FOR TOOTS
DOUBLE A-SIDE DIGITAL SINGLE OUT NOW! The Expanders β the Los Angeles-based roots reggae powerhouse band β began this project earlier this past summer, before Toots Hibbert became sick with coronavirus (which eventually took his life in September). They had been asked to record cover versions of two of their favorite Toots & The Maytals classics for an impending month-long celebration of Hibbertβs life and career that was happening on Rootfire.net in September. Sadly, Hibbertβs illness and death came quickly, just as the band was finishing these songs. Now they are releasing these as a single, with plans to distribute any proceeds [...]
NEW SINGLE BY PRESSURE BUSSPIPE, “NEVER LEFT,” FROM THE STAR CHILE EP
LUSTRE KINGS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE STAR CHILE EP FEATURING LUTAN FYAH, PRESSURE BUSSPIPE, AND ALANDON OUT ON OCTOBER 30Pressure Busspipe is one of the most versatile artists in the Caribbean, effortlessly showcasing his stylings on dancehall, pop, R&B and hip-hop tracks. With Moon Bain finishing a crop of Afrobeats tracks, βStar Chileβ stood out as one Pressure would devour. The high energy he ignites on stages all around the islands, was put directly into this record. He wrote the song the same day he got the track, the day after the riddim was created, and the results are felt throughout βNever Left.β Pressure [...]
“STAY” BY THE STEPPAS IS OUT NOW
FINDING COMMON GROUND: THE STEPPAS MOVE PAST TRAGEDY BY COLLABORATING WITH JAMAICAβS PHILLIP McFARLANE AND OTHER TOP MUSICIANS Hawaiian Reggae band The Steppas released their new single βStayβ on October 9th via Easy Star Records. The song marks a return to recording for the band, who dealt with a number of close tragedies in 2019 and 2020, which almost stopped the band from continuing entirely. In 2019, the bandβs friend and longtime manager, Kaliko Keaweβehu, died suddenly and unexpectedly. The Steppasβ leader, Star Alaniz, took months off from writing music, recording, or playing shows. This was followed by more unexpected deaths in [...]
LUSTRE KINGS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE STAR CHILE EP
FIRST SINGLE βNO SELFIE,β FEATURING LUTAN FYAH, DROPS OCTOBER 2ND WITH LAUNCH OF PRE-ORDER On the Star Chile EP, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Reggae meet in an ethereal place on this future knocking release from Lustre Kings Productions. The five track set, produced by Moon Bain (Zion I Kings, Major Lazer, Blakkamoore), showcases Lutan Fyah, Pressure Busspipe, and the fast rising Alandon on an infectious guitar-driven riddim that sounds as good on dancefloors as it does on headphones. The full EP is set for release on October 30, 2020, on Easy Star Records, with the first single, βNo Selfieβ featuring Lutan Fyah, out [...]