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With interwoven narratives about love lost, ghostly encounters and mourning, singer-songwriter TT's third single "Heal Your Mind", from his forthcoming debut album, Man on the Corner, exemplifies TT’s dedication to turning life’s challenges into something beautiful and empowering.
Directed by Marcus Mezzano, the visuals in Roger Jaeger’s “Wander” music video are shockingly sharp, yet strikingly mellow—evoking the sense that Jaeger sees the beauty of the world around him no matter where he is. Mezzano returns for “Granpa’s Ghost”, and once again Jaeger’s visuals are cinematic treats for the eyes.
Karson City Rebels’ music video for "Let's Party" captures the explosive energy and irresistible joy of their live performances. Shot during one of their recent sold out shows at the legendary Troubadour in Los Angeles, the video showcases the band in their element…
Burgeoning New Brunswick-based singer-songwriter Kylie Fox has unveiled her second studio full-length, "Sequoia", that was made with the support of ArtsNB, Music New Brunswick and Canada Council for the Arts.
NxtNow is excited to share the brand new single from Tele & The Ghost of Our Lord entitled, “Spite the Moon”. Tele and The Ghost of Our Lord is the pseudonym of songwriter, multi-instrumentalist producer, engineer and visual artist Matt Kamm.
The “Honeydew” video follows Lauren Hulbert as she relaxes in a field on a perfect day, only to be interrupted by some playful forest nymphs. She is then later seen reading to a young toddler dressed up as a bee in a garden…
On the darker sounding “Signs of Life,” Mo Kenney addresses an unbearable and obscure fissure; with recalling a loss of innocence in idyllic rural Nova Scotia, mixing sun-kissed organ with cryptic, unsettling choruses.
Bruce Sudano comes up with a masterclass of a music video showing his charming rustic and “wild side.” The music video has visuals of the countryside and a classic car with the VFX designs of an almost golden old-school movie feel.
Rock/Folk singer-songwriter Ron Brunk recently unveiled the music videos for his songs, “Be Somebody” and “Nothing”. Watch both great clips now.
Australian folk-drenched indie pop sister duo Charm of Finches just dropped their brand new single "Clean Cut", as well as its visual, which is our NN Music Video of the Week.
The crisply shot clip for "Raven" is similarly strange, engrossing, and dramatic. Director Courtney Collins (NLK Studio) raises the curtain on a small but surreal performance space — one hung with drapes, crowned with cardboard clouds, and decorated with toy cactuses.
As a multifaceted artist defying genres, Cate Carter is a magnetic creative force. The musician is also an advocate for important causes including intersectional feminism, voting equity and accessibility, accessible sex education, and LGBGQIA rights and protections. "Women Always Know" is off of her upcoming debut EP Slightly Out Of Reach.
Award winning artist Trent Beaver has just dropped his latest single "Hard Working Man", which is inspired by his grandfather that instilled into him an attitude of hard prideful work. The accompanying visual is our latest NN Music Video of the Week.
If the song sounds bracing, it's nothing compared to the video for "5 O'Clock Shadow." The two "Americana dream-pop" singers pull no punches whatsoever in the stinging clip that accompanies this musical reality check. One at a time, real people approach the camera with simple but powerful confessions scrawled on black chalkboards in searing white letters.
“OHSOPROUD” their latest work is a detailed and sonically divergent production with sampled old home videos and the general static and pop they give off. Inspired by a year long dance with psychedelic drugs that left Matt further away from what he hoped they would give him.
Pasadena, CA based artist Chase Hagerman’s self-produced single “Like a Movie” features backing vocals by his good pal Collin Riley. The song appears on his brand new 21-track album entitled “The Avant Guardian”.
In his latest release, “Heavenly Feeling”, Israel based indie singer-songwriter Vernal Joy presents a warm melodic simplicity, with an energetic and liberating text that takes the listener on a nostalgic adventure, focusing on his longing for sense of nature and the beauty of letting your self-questionings run deep down into the rabbit hole, into the wild, freely.
The Lethargics hail from Knoxville bearing guitars and a genre-averse approach to Americana Rock. Check out their brand new song “Uncertain Times”.
Jesse Roper’s “Make It All Work Out" is the first of multiple energetic, fresh, soulful and r&b inspired tracks produced by famed JUNO-nominated producer Gus van Go. The forthcoming LP harkens the voices of JJ Cale, Leon Bridges, Alabama Shakes, while maintaining Roper's strong and unique expression in the genre.
Jonah Kagen has just released his new single & music video, “graveyard shift,” via Arista Records. Alongside the release of “graveyard shift,” Jonah is also announcing his debut EP, out December 2nd.
In the “Winnipeg” music video (which Orit Shimoni directed herself), she’s on her own, though: lost in her thoughts in an old house where the atmosphere itself seems to possess an oppressive weight.