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Under My Skin - Gabrielle (17/08/18)

August 23, 2018  /  Gary Smith

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  • Artist: Gabrielle
  • Release Date: 17th August, 2018
  • Genre: Pop, R&B and Soul
  • Record Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
  • Tracks: 12
  • Website: http://www.gabrielle.co.uk/

The excellent brand new album from London singer-songwriter Gabrielle is her first in 11 years. It marks 25 years since the release of her debut single, 'Dreams'. The #1 single stormed the charts all over Europe and Australia, going gold in the UK and cementing Gabrielle as one of the most exciting new names in pop music. Two and a half decades later, Under My Skin, is sure to remind the world of Gabrielle's signature, heart-warming, soul-stirring voice.

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categories / Pop Music, R&B, Soul Music, Singer-Songwriter
tags / Gabrielle, Under My Skin, LCM New Releases 2018, August 2018

Unbridled & Ablaze - Zialand (08/06/18)

May 14, 2018  /  Gary Smith

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  • Artist: Zialand
  • Release Date 8th June. 21018
  • Genre: Soul-Pop, Singer-Songwriter
  • Record Label: Glittermouth
  • Tracks: 9
  • Website: http://www.zialand.net/

Following her recent singles ‘Landslide’ and ‘Shelter’, the latter of which was played on BBC Scotland, BBC Ulster, Soho Radio, Resonance and Juice FM (Brighton), the Norwegian artist ZIALAND (aka Zia Meyer) will release her new album, ‘Unbridled & Ablaze’ on 8th June. 

A new single entitled ‘Running Cold’ is also scheduled for the early summer. ZIa describes 'Running Cold' as “a song about a friend of mine and the deeply painful relationship she experienced with her alcoholic dad. Her pain was a complicated tapestry woven over time, blended together by watching him distance himself from the people closest to him and her profound love for him and the need for a dad. But her needs were never met because he always chose the bottle. She was the one who found him, barely conscious as he was slipping into a coma. Blood on the floor, on the walls and in the bed. She was the one who cleaned it all up, stayed by his hospital bed and was there as he fought the inevitable. His death wasn’t pretty. "I wanted to honour her and pour some love onto all that pain by writing her this song, bringing a kind of witnessing and a reckoning to it.”

Other highlights on the album include ‘Fever’ (“about living in exile, the vulnerability and precariousness of life in that existence, not knowing what comes next”), the aching ballad ‘Don't Look Down’ (“about a good man losing his partner to illness and his way of loving her is by showing up and being there in all the ways he can”), the powerful ’Shelter’ ("a love letter to my daughter”) and the intense torch song ‘Cleaved’ (“longing for your soulmate, the one you know is out there but not the ‘where’ or ‘how’ or ‘when’ you will meet”).    

Zia thinks of the album as being about “‘in-between' moments, when something is ending and something new beginning. That moment where you finally give way to the transmutation. For anything to move and transcend, something else needs to die or be let go of. To me, these moments are imbued with both the deepest of grief as well as a most delicate beatitude and rapture. I think I’ve always been on the hunt for these moments because they are so elusive."

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categories / Soul Music, Pop Music, Singer-Songwriter
tags / Zialand, Unbridled & Ablaze, LCM New Releases 2018, June 2018

Haze - The King's Parade (12/05/17)

August 29, 2017  /  Gary Smith

  • Artist: The King's Parade
  • Genre: Soul, Blue, Pop
  • Release Date: 12th May, 2017
  • Record Label: The King's Parade
  • Tracks: 4
  • Website: www.thekingsparade.com

Since their formation in 2012, this four-piece’s assured touch of classic Detroit blues with melodic, crossover pop has evoked the crafted sounds of Jamie Woon, Leon Bridges and Alabama Shakes. 

After releasing their debut EP ‘Vagabond' in 2015 as well as a string of singles including ‘Bunched Up Letters’, ‘Silhouette’ and ‘Gathering the Pieces of a Broken Heart', The King’s Parade have seen themselves picking up wide critical acclaim. They also independently sold out London’s OSLO on the last leg of their debut sold-out European tour – echoing a growing number of hype acts growing fan bases and selling out large venues completely under the radar. 

Their classic sound was honed by musicians that were previously playing together more than 40 hours a week on a Hawaiian cruise ship. Think the Beatles’ unknown early gigs in Hamburg’s strip clubs and you’re just about there. The King’s Parade continue to refine a new soul blueprint that’s seeing a loyal and expectant fan base grow by the day, cementing their status as one of the most naturally talented and hustling young acts this year.

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categories / Soul Music, Blues Music, Pop Music
tags / The King's Parade, Haze, LCM New Releases 2017, May 2017

Meg Mac - Low Blows (14/07/17)

July 15, 2017  /  Gary Smith

  • Artist: Meg Mac
  • Genre: Indie Pop, Singer-songwriter
  • Release Date: 14th July, 2017.
  • Record Label: 300 Entertainment
  • Tracks: 11
  • Website: https://www.megmac.com.au/

Meg Mac is back, burning bright with her keenly anticipated debut album 'Low Blows;' a powerful set of dynamic, deep soul, exhortations that have an all-enveloping atmosphere and presence; 'Low Blows' is distinctly and uniquely Meg Mac. In 2014, Meg Mac was named Triple J's Unearthed artist of the year; the station spearheaded her trajectory worldwide, playing multiple tracks from her highly acclaimed debut EP. "Roll up your sleeves" was played on radio across America and featured in the US TV series 'Girls' and 'Grace and Frankie.' In 2016 she was in Triple J's Top 5 'Unearthed' discoveries of the last decade. Meg has played festivals and sold out shows in Australia, America & UK but the most momentous was with D'Angelo. "The most inspiring was the 'Black Messiah" tour with D'Angelo, I learned what it was to tour America, it was all real and that's the magic." Meg explains. "We played theaters, from LA, across the South and up to New York where I also played with Gary Clark Jr." Gary Clark commented "I heard this voice. I was blown away by how powerful her voice was and how cool she was. It blew my mind. She's amazing" " Meg Mac recorded her debut album 'Low Blows' in America with 'Niles City Sound' who produced and played on the Leon Bridges album.

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categories / Pop Music, Soul Music, Singer-Songwriter
tags / Meg Mac, Low Blows, LCM New Releases 2017, July 2017

Rag n Bone Man - Human (10/02/17)

July 11, 2017  /  Gary Smith

  • Artist: Rag n Bone Man
  • Genre: Hip Hop, Soul, Blues and Funk
  • Release Date: 10th February, 2017
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Tracks: 12
  • Website: http://www.ragnbonemanmusic.com/

Human is the platinum selling debut album from Rory Graham, aka Rag’n’Bone Man and features the title track ‘Human’ and ‘Skin’.

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categories / Hip-Hop, Soul Music, Funk Music, Blues Music
tags / Rag n Bone Man, Human, LCM New Releases 2017, February 2017

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