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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 MESSAGESย 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
JAMAICAโS FIRST GRIMEHALL ARTIST FOLLOWS UP EASY STAR RECORDS DEBUT ALBUM WITH A NEW SINGLE Fyah Roiall (pronounced โfire royalโ) 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 โchoppinโโ 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 knowsโฆ โreal badness a nuh supn fi show off.โ โChoppinโโ is patois for how Jamaicans refer to participation in the โlotto scamโ -- a practice where unsuspecting Americans [...]
THE BLACK SEEDS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE
โRAISED WITH LOVEโ IS OUT NOVEMBER 27 ON EASY STAR RECORDS The Black Seeds make a triumphant return to their sonic roots with their new single, โRaised With Love,โ 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
โUNIVERSAL LOVEโ FEAT. KARIM ISRAEL (OF ARISE ROOTS) & โRUB A DUB PARTYโ 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 โDrop Sound,โ 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.ย โUniversal Love,โ which came [...]
GENTLEMANโS DUB CLUB RELEASES FIRST SINGLE FROM THEIR UPCOMING NEW STUDIO ALBUM
โCASTLE IN THE SKYโ IS A NEW LUSH SOUNDSCAPE FROM THE U.K. REGGAE/DUB TITANS The new single from Gentlemanโs Dub Club, โCastle In The Sky,โ 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.ย Building from the vibes of their recent, soulful cover of Bill Withersโ "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 [...]
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, โTroubled Streets,โ from their upcoming release Lately EP. They released the first single โBabylon Exists,โ and an accompanying music video at the end of October 2020.Band member Tau Avei explains, โโBabylon Existsโ 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, itโs gonna live on forever.โ He adds, โ2020 has been a [...]