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The Neverly Boys, (Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio's side project) soundcloud.com

MorMor is Seth Nyquist, the Toronto-based singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist and had this to say about his first release of the 2020: “Though I tried to continue writing [in March] it didn’t feel right. I was told I was being hard on myself, but I have always used music as a way of making sense of things. Suddenly there were just too many things to make sense of: A Global pandemic, the sudden lockdown, shortly followed by the protests. Voices were raised around the world because people have had enough. Mourning has become so painful that people are demanding changes. I felt I had to reflect that.”

Produced by The Weeknd!

Zimbabwean-born Australian musician Tkay Maidza is scheduled to be Live on KEXP at Home on Monday, November 2nd! You'll be able to stream that session on KEXP's YouTube and Facebook channels. Meantime, you can watch her official video for "You Sad": www.youtube.com

Cover of the Victoria Williams song that appeared on a benefit album for her after her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. She told NPR in 2017 that after it was released: "I was in Louisiana and I was down on this long road and lots of trees. I was just listening to it and just crying, crying out of joy."

Arlo Parks has announced her debut album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’ will be released on January 29th, 2021. Parks said: “My album is a series of vignettes and intimate portraits surrounding my adolescence and the people that shaped it. It is rooted in storytelling and nostalgia – I want it to feel both universal and hyper specific.” --- “This is a song about self-discovery, self-acceptance and adolescence,” Parks explained about "Green Eyes", which features Clairo on backing vocals and guitar. “It is supposed to uplift and comfort those going through hard times”.: www.youtube.com

London trio PVA is Ella Harris (vocals, guitars, synth), Josh Baxter (vocals, guitars, synth) and Louis Satchell (vocals, drums, sample). The first single from PVA's forthcoming debut EP "Toner", set for release on November 20, 'Talks' is about how we invent games in order to avoid expressing our true feelings or take the risk of being hurt," says Josh. "The song also takes inspiration from real relationships and the fictional relationship between John and Abigail Marston (the two main characters in the video game "Red Dead Redemption")." pvaareok.bandcamp.com

"Raised on reggae, soul, and hip-hop, Jorja Smith was encouraged to pursue music by her musician father. She started performing at the age of eight, shortly thereafter began writing original songs, and later earned a music scholarship. After she completed her studies, she made her recorded debut in 2016 with "Blue Lights," a hip-hop soul single inspired by racist police motives." Read a biography of this talented English singer: www.allmusic.com

This Australian group officially announced their new album will be out in December 2020. According to Stereogum, the album "was inspired by the relationship between astronomer Carl Sagan and producer Ann Druyan, whose photo is on the album’s cover." Read more here: bit.ly "Music Makes Me High" follows the classic style of The Avalanches by sampling from multiple genres and songs throughout musical history. This song contains the transformative melodies from both Salty Miller’s song of the same name and The Devoted Souls’ 80s track "Keep On (Holding On)." www.theavalanches.com

New collaboration between Steve Fisk (Pigeonhed) and Seattle MC, Skin!

Kevin Parker reveals, "Elephant is actually one of the oldest songs that I have, it's just been in the vaults this whole time. I'm not sure why we never recorded it before, but we were just playing it at a sound check one night and everyone in the band was like, 'We should just put this on the album', and so we did.'" He's also speaks of his surprise at how successful the track has become. "I always thought it was a bit shallow, a bit cringe. But now I appreciate Elephant, because the character I’m singing about, from the loners perspective... it’s how I always envisioned big, egotistical people who would march around. It’s kind of how a loner might see a jock - like an elephant." bit.ly

Happy belated 75th birthday to Neil Young and 45 year anniversary to this record.