In anticipation for the release of their highly anticipated upcoming album, Nu Revolution, French duo Les Nubians have released a video to the track “Veuillez Veiller Sur Vous Reves” (that’s French for “Don’t Let Your Dreams Fall Asleep) featuring French MC John Banzaï. Nu Revolution is slated to be released in April and features, among […]
Debilos – Turn My Clock
Josh Fontan and Joan Pedrosa, otherwise known as the Spanish beatmaking outfit Debilos, have released their first record called “Turn My Clock”, which includes the original mix featuring Norwegian singer Anqui as well as three remixes. It’s a beautiful, soulful record with elements of jazz, bossa nova and crazy drum loops. A tight track, and […]
KING (@wearekingmusic) – The Story
The past 48 hours have been an adventure for Los Angeles based trio KING. Questlove happened upon their music serendipitously on Twitter, and as to be expected, when tweeted by an artist and celebrity of this caliber followers followed suit and followed KING. Now with over 1,000 followers, the talented group have won over people […]
Stephanie Morillo & Belle Boussole – Midnight Aria
Electro-soul duo Belle Boussole have teamed up with, erm, me, Stephanie “Radio” Morillo, to create a song about love and lust underneath streetlights. The tune, “Midnight Aria” was co-written by Bryan McGurn and I, and features Belle Boussole’s decadent soul-infused funk pop music as well as my penchant for dramatic lyrics and jazzy vocals. It […]
Exclusive Tracks from Gretchen Parlato’s (@gretchenparlato) Upcoming Album
Jazz chanteuse Gretchen Parlato is poised to release her new album, The Lost and Found, on April 5th. In anticipation, three new tracks from her album are being streamed exclusively on SoundCloud. Leave whatever ideas or thoughts you have about what jazz music is behind and take a listen; Parlato’s sultry vocals and the soulful […]
Introducing Najwa Mahiaddin (@najwamahiaddin)
Malaysian R&B/soul singer Najwa Mahiaddin is widely known as an artist with exceptional musicianship. Just recently she performed at the “Dimanakan Ku Cari Ganti: Satu Indiepretasi” event, commemorating the contributions of iconic Malaysian artist P. Ramlee to the national culture. A student at the International College of Music, Najwa’s been delighting Malaysian audiences for years […]
Interview with Vanessa Fernandez
Vanessa Fernandez is known in her native Singapore as a DJ for radio station 987fm as well as being a singer with a powerful, versatile voice. She’s been making her name in the local scene, giving her the opportunity to work with different producers and musicians and honing in on her sound. Here’s what Vanessa […]
Interview with Belle Boussole
If one had to chart some points in the history of electric-soul duo Belle Boussole, these might stick out: a love of music-making (Bryan), happening upon a music career on accident (Nicole), a marriage (Bryan and Nicole) and a move to New York. Belle Boussole’s Bryan McGurn and Nicole McGurn came to music through different […]
Silhouette Brown
NY/London group Silhouette Brown is bringing some new age soul music to boomboomchik. The masterminds behind this seductive sound are Dego, Kaidi Tatham, and Bembe Segue and adds newcomer Philadelphia vocalist, Lady Alma. Silhouette Brown fuses jazz, soul, and hip hop into head-nodding groove that is hard to escape. Their production work is spot on […]
Introducing: Joe Burge
Oakland producer Joe Burge is here to seduce you with his smooth, silky R&B/soul tracks. He started playing piano when he was eight years old and along the way picked up guitar and bass. A few years later his parents buy him a 4 track and a drum machine– the rest is history. With this […]
Shayna Zaid & The Catch
NYC band, Shayna Zaid & The Catch, blend elements of folk, jazz, indie-pop and just plain awesomeness into their music. They have shared the stage with Norah Jones’ ‘Puss & Boots’, Emily King, the Kin and G-Love to name a few and even were in a nationally aired cotton commercial. With Violin, mandolins, guitars, and […]
New To The Game: Gamble & Burke
Soul music, electronic music and pop go quite well together and I’m glad that Boston duo Gamble & Burke are bringing just that. Gamble (Kaz Gamble) was once a member of the stylish pop-dance duo Cooler Kids and rock-rap group Bad Ronald. He DJ’d 80s music & electro while living in Hollywood, CA, and rinsed […]
Vokab Kompany
Vokab Kompany is a 7 piece live indie electro hip-hop (violin included) from San Diego. Having emerged from the underground electro-hop secne, they are bringing a fresh new sound that fuses soul, funk and west coast hip-hop with hot electro beats– all performed live. This music has swagger. And after listening to “That Day” you’ll […]
Bodega Girls
I’m pretty sure that Boston Dance Rock band Bodega Girls sit behind their desk and think for a long time about how to make people so bloodthirsty and sex starved as they could take pleasure in the world of bra-busting, pants-dropping debauchery they have to offer every time they hit the stage –A band of […]
New Music from Hybris – Pure Love x 2
Hybris, an up and coming record label from Sweeden, were kind enough to send us some new music from a few of their artists. First up we have a track from Montt Mardié (David Pagmar) called “Dancing Shoes”. They describe it as a springtime killer, and I couldn’t agree more. The track has a happy, […]