Today's Video Share: "23" by Daisy Spratt
The video is self-made compilation of visuals for the song "23". Daisy wrote and recorded the song in 2021 with Rob Amoruso and Alice Blake (Liz Webber). The song highlights the let downs, and disappointments in the pursuit of a music career. Daisy has been writing music since she was in high school. She released her first single in 2016, which got into the top 10 iTunes country charts. She has since pivoted from country to indie pop. Daisy began her career writing love songs. However, as life has shown its challenges, her songs have taken a new depth, as she shares experiences outside of love.
Twitter Handle: daisyspratt
Today's Video Share: "Coat of Arms" by Dana Rexx
‘Coat of Arms’ is about the smell of revolution in the air right now and how we’re heading for a new beginning, a change of leadership that is young and bold, ready to fight the old customs that no longer have a place in today’s world.
The video was directed and edited by Dana herself and contains metaphorical symbols like an eagle and a red flag representing freedom and hope.
Twitter Handle: danarexx_
Today's Video Share: "Hate" by Sphie
Sphie is a singer, songwriter, music producer, and visionary. Her songs blend soul, indie, and pop, with operatic undertones. At heart, her songs look for hope and reflect her experience of the world. Her new release, “Home,” showcases Sphie as writer, arranger, performer, and producer. The songs are an anthem to her healing from a near-death experience and the aftermath of a sexual assault.
Many of her projects express a desire for social justice and equality. She sees individual self-empowerment and inner wisdom as the vehicle for this change. The songs reflect her belief that determination can help transform hardship into beauty and abundance.
Sphie, when not singing, writing, and performing, travels worldwide teaching yoga, meditation, and dance,
helping people create a deeper connection with their inner soul. She also does public advocacy and speaking against sexual violence.
Today's Video Share: "What Faith Is" by Hillary Reynolds
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Hillary Reynolds, who is best known for co-writing one of Little Big Town’s latest hits from their 2020 #1 Billboard-charting album Nightfall, has released the inspirational video for her latest single "What Faith Is." Inspired by the heroism, selflessness and sheer sense of community that emerged in the face of the Pandemic, Reynolds says the song was one that she personally needed at that point in her life. The emotional video accompanying the song celebrates the heroes of the Pandemic and features actual footage, most of which was shot on cell phones by friends and family in her hometown of Appleton, WI, of mask makers, frontline workers, assisted living caregivers, and neighbors helping neighbors,
Reynolds says the “What Faith Is” video is her “small contribution to add hope to the world.”
Twitter Handle: ReynoldsHillary
Today's Video Share: "Drop Another Pin" by Grace Pettis
Grace Pettis, whose debut single for MPress Records "Landon" was received with tremendous critical acclaim, has delivered another outstanding song. Dishing out hearty portions of hooks,"Drop Another Pin" is a fetching, alt-country-folk ode to living in the moment. Inspired by Pettis' own nomadic upbringing across the South, the song has gained new meaning in 2020. Grace explains: "I'm happiest when I'm able to center myself within my own little dot on the map, but I've learned that change is the only constant. Now is the time to get comfortable with change and stay centered in the present."
Featuring co-production and keyboard contributions from fellow Austin native Alejandro Rose-Garcia (Shakey Graves), the uptempo track was mixed by Grammy® winner Andy Zulla (Kelly Clarkson). But the accompanying video to "Drop Another Pin" required a heap of DIY from Grace as she made it at home during lockdown. Conceived and directed by Grace, husband Cris Lopez (New Wildebeest) filmed it in 4K on a cellphone. Grace then edited, color-corrected and added overlays of stock footage. The result is both fresh and retro, with the imagery of an old time projector bringing out a classic VCR- looking time stamp. For more information, visit gracepettis.com.
Today's Video Share: "Emotions" by Naina Jinga
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it...” {Nicholas Sparks}. Naina Jinga is a Canadian-Romanian composer and a classically trained pianist who specializes in light classical piano music with a romantic and sensitive touch. She has written extensively in instrumental, vocal, choral, chamber music and orchestral genres with performances in Canada, Europe, U.S. and Australia. She is also the recipient of many international awards and scholarships. "Emotions" (2017) composed and performed by Naina Jinga is a romantic piano ballade, included in her most recent CD, "Piano Dreams" (2019). Enjoy this touching candlelight music!
Today's Video Share: "What Will It Take" by ActivateMe
ActivateMe Song Production Team is focused on creating hit songs for rising and established artists as well as creating material for sync-licensing placements.
Today's Video Share: "Robot Romance" by The Sign
Romance in a digital life. Robot Romance explores the future when we will live our lives as avatars in a digital world. The Sign find themselves as the only humans performing the song on TV in this digital world except for Jo, who is the lead singer. She is also an avatar but of herself. The Sign write and perform songs in many different genres and are sure the will be a song or two for you to listen to.
Twitter Handle: Pallvolta
Today's Video Share: "Shut Up and Let Me Breathe" by Tracey Bunn
A blend of rootsy rock, country swing, and 60′s-flavoured guitar pop, singer songwriter Tracey Bunn delivers a gutsy swag of songs that express mixed feelings of desire, regret, and wanderlust, leavened with a healthy dollop of good humour. She has spent over 20 years honing her craft, touring relentlessly in venues and festivals across Australia, Ireland, Europe and the UK, both solo and with her original band the Toe Sucking Cowgirls. Her exuberant live shows have garnered praise around the world and her songwriting has drawn a host of awards. Her debut solo album 'By The Wayside', produced by Anne McCue and recorded in Nashville with some of its’ finest musicians, is a luscious blend of country, folk and pop rock, sometimes reminiscent of kd lang and Patsy Cline. “Her honest heartfelt songs convict her of the heinous crime of being a fine writer, observer and teller of tales. She is a woman who demands we listen and then delivers.” MAVERICK MAGAZINE UK
Twitter Handle: TraceyBunn
Today's Video Share: "Masterpiece" by Keely Burn
The official music video for Keely Burn's first single from the upcoming album Not My Masterpiece (out June 25th). This energetic piano rocker tells the story of a push-and-pull, all-take-and-no-give relationship, visualized in the lyrics as a game of tug of war. The video takes a more abstract approach, as Burn destroys the conventions of her modern existence by smashing glass against the wall and throwing paint around the room, and in doing so, ends up creating a new work of art out of her destruction.
Twitter Handle: keelybmusic
Today's Video Share: "Hold Me" by Alexandra Ruocco
Alexandra Ruocco is an English singer songwriter with Italian origins and a soulful contemporary pop sound. From a young age, Alexandra loved writing stories, always wore her heart on her sleeve and had a huge passion for music inspired from her musical family. Alexandra therefore was naturally drawn to writing songs and recently joined an artist development programme in London called Future Music.
"Hold Me" is about feeling stress from every day living that we can sometimes get, but in those moments you feel the love & arms around you from your loved one, like a partner, family or friend, it can wipe that stress completely from your mind & you feel happy & peaceful. Those moments of stress relief may be short or long term for some but it's a special feeling.
Today's Video Share: "Runaways" by Marlae
Marlae’s imaginative production favours escapism, taking refuge in digital sound. Gentle but insistent rhythms are pierced with the entrancing invitation of Ohle’s unique contralto voice – the only analog element in her production. “This song – it’s more ‘me’ than what I’ve done before,” Marlae explains. The result is a steady current of gorgeous electronic orchestration and synth, with an intimate and personal guide for the journey. One is made to think of Damien Rice, caught in a melancholic post-club reverie.
The stunning video for the track was created by Australian filmmaker Paul Dodd. Dodd heard Marlae’s work and reached out on Instagram in 2020. Forced to get creative with the restrictions of the post-Covid landscape, Marlae and Dodd opted to use a claustrophobic opening, with shots of protest and evoking a feeling of chaos and frustration. This opens out as the video progresses – the video goes from a tight square aspect to full lush widescreen, as the viewer escapes to the countryside and is given space to breath.
Twitter Handle: MarlaeMusic
Today's Video Share: "Universe of Total Strangers" by Adventures With Alice feat. Catherine Porter
Universe Of Total Strangers is the latest single from Adventures With Alice. Featuring the vocal talents of the extraordinary Catherine Porter and the production skills of legendary songwriter Jim Vallance, this mid tempo song with a modern country feel from the pen of band member Debbie Rollason is the follow-up to the successful Sometimes/More Times. Hailing from NSW, Australia, Adventures With Alice continue to deliver smooth, accessible songs with infectious melodies
Twitter Handle: adventuresalice
Today's Video Share: "American Dream" by Anna Larson
“Beauty is what I’m chasing” Anna Larson is an emerging singer-songwriter, fusing diverse musical roots with piano-driven originality.
Larson's January 2021 release "Cocoon": 7 original songs plus an accompanying short film- and was made completely in isolation during 2020. Larson has appeared on NPR Music’s “All Songs Considered”, as well as placing in the 2019 Woody Guthrie Songwriting Competition. She made her solo album debut in February 2019 with “Shifting Sand”- a distinctive collection of songs rife with soul and Americana.
"American Dream", is the lead track from accidental album "Cocoon". This sonic universe is a time capsule from this version of now, paired with a half-hour visual album, filled with found recordings, re-shaped sounds & footage from the public domain, signs and signals from the outside world. Every sound and video element was created in isolation by a single mic, piano & acoustic guitar, augmented with public domain footage by Larson, with drums and additional production beamed in from two musical partners (Mikey Best and Britton Beisenherz of Ramblecreek Recording).
Larson is a also a longtime music educator, former theatre nerd, recovering classical pianist, and mother of three.
Twitter Handle: AnnaLar16520713
Today's Video Share: "No Surrender" by Amarrah
No Surrender is about being a warrior and not surrendering to fear or deception. It’s about moving through all obstacles and having the strength to feel uncomfortable emotions to stay grounded in your body. It’s about listening to your heart to overcoming all odds!
Amarrah is a modern day Artemis. Her videos are filmed in beautiful British Columbia, Canada with waterfalls, ocean, forests, animals and full of fantasy vibes.
Twitter Handle: Amarrah333
Today's Video Share: "Back to Light" by memoryfield with Robyn Cage)
This is a collaborative effort between the group memoryfield and vocalist Robyn Cage, and the ninth song they have recorded together. This is the first single released from the full-length album Lost to the Sea. It's a moody, somewhat darker song and much more on the ambient side of things compared to the rock songs they usually record and release. Robyn's general style is similar to Florence and the Machine/St. Vincent whereas memoryfield tends to be more (70's) David Bowie/Led Zeppelin.
Twitter Handle: memoryfield_us
Today's Video Share: "I Wanna Be Alone With You (Backyard Sessions)" by Cloe Wilder
Indie-pop artist Cloe Wilder recently released her debut EP "Teenage Lullabies" accompanied by a music video for the focus track, "I Wanna Be Alone With You," featuring Tripp Bowers. Crafted with producer Sam Nicolosi, the seven-track EP transcends into a delicate daydream where friends, crushes, and more all meld together to create a soundtrack to today’s youth.
To follow the release of her EP, we are planning to release a video series of Backyard Sessions, the first of which is “I Wanna Be Alone With You” (Backyard Sessions) and was released on Tuesday, March 9th. The "I Wanna Be Alone With You" Backyard Session features a stripped-down arrangement for the dreamy single and puts Cloe's artistry in the spotlight.
Twitter Handle: CloeWilder
Today's Video Share: "Cave (Don_Cerati Remix)" by Rachael Sage
Sage's "Cave (Remix)" - her debut collaboration with NYC-based DJ/producer Don_Cerati - fuses elements of House, Brazilian, Afrobeat, Trip-Hop, Tropical, Middle Eastern, and everything in between, to take one on a globetrotting soundscape journey; the track was mastered by Grammy® winner Alan Silverman. Sage, who is most known for her lyrical, folk-pop material, invokes her signature stream-of-consciousness delivery and melancholic vocals for this seductive EDM/World Music track.
The luscious, deep colors used in the lyric video (art-directed by Sage and directed by J.P. Moldero/Surge) reflect the sensuous lyrics of the song, which describe the juxtaposition of romantic passion against eventual feelings of isolation when lovers begin putting up walls and telling white lies. Whereas the original "Cave'' was essentially a tango, in "Cave (Remix)" the minor, Eastern European and Middle Eastern flavors of serpentine string and accordion riffs merge modern grooves with Old World ambiance, transporting us somewhere exotic and mysterious. For more information, please visit rachaelsage.com
Twitter Handle: rachaelsage
Today's Video Share: "I Confess" by Dora Lachaise
From an attic overlooking Arnos Vale Cemetery in Bristol (UK), Dora Lachaise produces dark, otherworldly music. After her Danny Elfman-esque debut single Bone Collector, which was picked up by BBC Bristol and Amazing Radio USA, Lachaise dives into electronica for her second single ‘I Confess.’
The song was inspired by a statue of the saint Mary Magdalene, generally portrayed as a ‘fallen woman’ with a wild past. That story isn’t true, but it was used as a warning for girls and women to listen to their fathers and husbands. In ‘I Confess’, Lachaise sets the record straight by retelling the story from Mary’s perspective.
The video itself pays homage to another woman – the Surrealist photographer Dora Maar. While we remember the men from the Surrealist movement – Dalí, Magritte, Picasso – the women have largely been forgotten, unless they were their ‘muses.’ Unjustly so – Maar was an artist in her own right, and made thought-provoking photomontages, which inspired the music video for ‘I Confess.’
Twitter Handle: DoraLachaise
Today's Video Share: "Murder In Brazil" by Black-eyed SUZIE
Cutting their teeth as a full family band from the Canadian prairies, mom-daughter duo, black-eyed SUZIE, deliver a bitter-sweet taste of dark roots neo folk rock sound with inspirational songs of hardship and transformation that feed the soul. Murder In Brazil is black-eyed SUZIE'S second song and video from a collection of dark roots recordings that is based on a true turn of the century family story. It gives a voice to a women, and the many like her, whose full story tragically went with her to the grave. At a time when calls for help increase amidst Covid, black-eyed Suzie hopes to bring more awareness and conversation to the community about domestic violence and the need for more support and services around the world.
Twitter Handle: black_eyedsuzie