Okay, so, truthfully? When I first got this track from London Van Rooy (of Small Leaks Sink Ships) about this new music endeavor and hit play, I was taken aback. And, like, not in a good way. But I gave it a moment and let the song play…
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Support the Businesses that Support the Arts!!
After years of treating YabYum as a “labor of love,” you may have noticed that we opened the site up to advertisers this year. But, as with all things here, we seek to maintain an ethical standard in all that we do. Rather than opening our sponsorship to third-party sales, we opted to partner with local and independent business owners that we believe in supporting…
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5 Awesome Americana Singles
by Carly Schorman – Of The Valley “Italy” Brian DellaValle, the songwriter behind Of The Valley, divides his time between Copenhagen and Toronto, but hopefully he’ll put...
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Coco Columbia Music Video Premiere: Under Clouds [premiere + interview]
Coco Columbia might be the grunge rock unicorn glitter princess we’ve all been waiting for. Or, at least, the grunge rock unicorn gutter princess we, at...
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5 Stellar Singer-Songwriters
5 Stellar Singer-Songwriters feat. Avi Jacob, Veronica Bianqui, John Errol, Matt Dorrien, + Bryde
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5 Radio-Ready Pop Singles
Stela Cole “You F O” This sassy summer pop single has a hook so catchy, it might eventually be the jumping off point for a new...
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5 Rad Singles: The Indie Edition
Callum Pitt “Least He’s Happy” This promising new artist from Newcastle Upon Tyne uses a breathtaking falsetto and vivifying instrumental energy to bring life to his latest...
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Artist Spotlight: The Upper Strata
The Upper Strata set to release new album with versatile, profound new sound by Matt Marn Contributing Writer Performing duo (and recent Arizona residents) The Upper Strata...
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7 Singles for a Mellow Morning
Daniel Trakell “Paradise” Hey Melbourne, I think someone needs to hug Daniel Trakell. Or maybe several someones. “Paradise” is the most beautifully depressing, elusively suicidal thing I’ve heard...
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7 Lively (and Eclectic) Indie Singles
Foresteater “Big Deceiver” So, Foresteater is one of those band’s that snuck up on me. I heard about them, but I hadn’t heard them until it came around...
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3 Rad New Releases
by Carly Schorman Senior Editor Miss Moody You Owe Me What happens when you take the somber yet stellar songwriting of Justin Moody and throw in an...
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7 Eclectic Indie Singles
The Blurst “Dogdog” The Blurst is the undertaking of Sydney-based multi-instrumentalist Liam O’Shea. His latest single, “Dogdog”, comes to us from The Blurst’s November, 3-track release...
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