#lately ep

[laurynchristin]

thoughts p.4 (maybe ¿)

today was one of my close friends’ bday and some friends and i went to surprise her. i really missed her and i was so glad to be able to spend sone time with her. it was just a really good time, great energy and so many laughs

[soundcloudgems]

Still Woozy - Maybe She

[gottahavesoul]

Celeste - Father’s Son (Lately - EP, 2019)

“Maybe I'm lonely, maybe you're lost Maybe I'm an echo, or maybe you're a ghost Could there be two of us? Could there be two of us?”

amazing song & video...

[filipinhoe-pancit]

isn’t it strange?

how people can change:

 from strangers to friends, friends into lovers, and strangers again.

[930club]

GET FAMILIAR: Week of April 29, 2019

COMING SOON: The Dream Syndicate

Release Title: These Times (LP)

Release Date: Friday, May 3, 2019

What To Expect: Pioneers of the Paisley Underground and practitioners of neo-psychedelia, LA rockers The Dream Syndicate are back in a big way after taking a decades-long hiatus from 1989-2012. The one constant throughout the many reincarnations of the band has been the captivating voice of frontman Steve Wynn, who has been backed by an ever-changing cast of characters since the departure of founding member Kendra Smith in 1984. The group’s current lineup features lead guitarist Jason Victor, bassist Mark Walton, and Dennis Duck on drums, and they’re gearing up to release their second project since a triumphant comeback in 2012, a full-length album titled These Days.

The record’s latest single, “The Way In,” starts with a bang. A slickly-strummed guitar riff kicks things off before Wynn’s instantly recognizable twang cuts through his bandmates’ driving instruments and angelic harmonies, singing:

“Working hard, against the underwriter Got a dog in the fight, But I’m a lover not a fighter And we can’t begin, until we find a way in”

It’s a biting track with distorted rhythms and a vintage Steve Wynn break down that will give any original Dream Syndicate fan the chills. The group seems to have been influenced by a variety of genres and sounds on the track, and the other two lead singles, “Black Light” and “Put Some Miles On,” display a similarly more modern touch as well. The Dream Syndicate looks to deliver another classic album with These Times. Snag a copy this Friday and catch The Dream Syndicate a week from then on Friday, May 10 when they take the stage at U Street Music Hall — get tickets here.

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LOCAL LEGENDS: The Experience

Release Title: “The Get Down” feat. Soduh (Music Video)

Release Date: Thursday, May 2, 2019

What To Expect: Hailing from our nation’s capital and paying homage to his roots in go-go and gospel, rapper-singer-songwriter The Experience is putting his own soulful spin on the sounds that built the DMV’s music scene. Born into a household full of musicians, a young EXP often found himself singing in his grandmother’s church choir on Sundays or tagging along to his father’s late-night gigs with legendary go-go bands Heaven Sent and Arye Rayde. His early introduction to music eventually inspired him to pick up the drums at the age of two and the rest, as they say, is history.

The Experience’s irresistibly bouncy sound seamlessly blends together elements of hip-hop, funk, and R&B. Last Thursday, he released “The Get Down,” the hip-shaking lead single from his forthcoming debut EP. The track is sure to make you want to let loose and features a smooth verse from Baltimore’s own Soduh, who dropped a project himself last Saturday titled Top Croc. The Experience unexpectedly shared a trailer for the music video today, and the clip shows a lively scene of partygoers getting down to the smooth flows of the two DMV spitters. The lostartistry-directed video seems like it’ll be the perfect complement to the undeniably funky single. Keep your eyes peeled for the visuals this Thursday.

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WILD CARD: Still Woozy 

Release Title: Lately EP (EP)

Release Date: Friday, May 3, 2019

What To Expect: Sven Gamsky, better known by his stage name Still Woozy, is one quirky dude. From his outrageous, and sometimes disturbing, album artwork to his wacky onstage dance moves, he oozes originality. The Oakland, CA native is constantly pushing the limits of his art, and he does so through careful consideration and terrific execution.

His biggest hit to date, the ridiculously groovy “Goodie Bag,” blew up almost overnight (thanks in part to its wildly popular music video), and currently holds over 31 million streams on Spotify alone. At the beginning of April, he released “Lava”, his first artistic output in nearly eight months, while simultaneously unveiling a striking new blue hairdo to match. He’s back to his old tricks on the track with his drawn-out, sing-songy vocals and his trademark boogielicious basslines. Here’s to hoping the rest of the Lately EP follows suit when it drops on Friday. If it does, we may be remembering 2019 as the summer of Still Woozy.

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- Matt Singer

[soundcloudgems]

Still Woozy - Foolsong

[insect-beestuff]

I'm screaming over all the wonderful music released today!!

[t-r-u-music]

#newmusicmonday - Lately EP

Celeste, a captivating singer with a sonically rich voice, has blessed the world with her new EP Lately this past weekend. LA bred but UK raised, Celeste is coming across the pond to the states to bring back some refreshing soulfulness to the genre of R&B. It’s debatable which genre her music falls into, but its safe to say its a mix of both R&B and soul than to try to box her into one versus the other.

The EP explores themes of love, being enslaved to it (“Both Sides of The Moon,”) versus growing tired and falling out of it (“Lately.”) Another kind of love, or lack thereof is expressed, that being parental love, on the track “Father’s Son,” a chilling, tempestuous ode to absent fathers. After learning that Celete’s father died when she was only 16, and that his death seemed to be one of the huge factors she began to pursue music, it makes sense that she could write something so authentic that could make even those with the most present fathers feel a way. The track is personally my favorite, not only because the emotional depths it reaches, but the production is simple yet astounding. The song consists of a light keyboard melody, a sultry baseline, tight drums, and my favorite part, an organ spun through a Leslie Speaker, which gives the song a very original, yet eerie touch. There’s also the track “Summer (feat. Jeshi),” which seems to describe a love ending with the summer time, as one of the counterparts in the relationship reluctantly returns to another lover. However, as music is an art form that is open to many interpretations, take that with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, it’s still a good track with a heavy yet smooth baseline, Celeste’s hypnotic vocals, and a brooding spoken verse from fellow UK rapper Jeshi. The EP finishes out with a track titled “Ugly Thoughts,” that instantly draws you in with a jazzy saxophone solo, shortly followed by a soulful grand piano, a perfectly timed timpani drum, and finishes off with heavy horns and crashing, yet non-overbearing cymbals. This track seems to channel the great Sade, which shows us that Celeste is undoubtedly an artist that isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

Overall, this is quite a touching EP. I’d have to give it 4 out of 5 stars, simply because I hear so much untapped potential in her sound, I know she will someday be amongst the greats. Although it’s a short project consisting of only 5 tracks, these 5 tracks will reel you in, leaving you restless for what Celeste has coming next.