Welcome to our final Monday Mashup of the month. As we leave behind the winter and enter into spring, we are being bombarded with review requests by both publicists and indie artists alike, so we ask for your patience as we process these requests. We currently have a backlog of 126 requests, and we will get through them by the end of May, the current deadline for the LA Music Critic Awards for the first half of 2019. Here is some indie music news as well as our selections for new singles and music videos for the week.
UNSIGNED ONLY VIDEO COMPETITION
Unsigned Only Music Competition is taking entries for its “Video Only” special promotion, running March 20-29. This is your opportunity to enter a music video into Unsigned Only for the first time this year! Original music and cover songs are eligible. Two winners will be selected, and all entries will be entered into the overall 2019 competition. Enter your music video today at https://bit.ly/2U3u9SZ
NEW SINGLES
Our first single this week is from former Poco front-man and winner of last year’s LA Music Critic Award’s Icon Award Rusty Young. The song is already garnering critical acclaim and we think you should just heed his advice and “Listen to Your Heart.”
Next up is an artist we have featured on quite a few occasions, as they consistently deliver great music. Here is the latest single, “Gonna Leave It,” from Teddy and the Love Gang. We think you’ll dig their groove.
We introduced you to our third artist, Karina, when we published our list of Ten Great Singles released in February 2019. They’re back with a soulful ballad called “No Puedo.” Let your Latin roots explode.
Our fourth single comes from Julia Zahra, and we really love the sound of her vibe, her voice and her music. We think this is the perfect song to kick off the new week, so enjoy “Do You.”
https://soundcloud.com/juliazahramusic/do-you
Our final single this week is from SJae and features Sam Sparro. We love the retro R&B feel of this track and think you will too. Check out “The Avenue” and get down to this sick beat.
NEW MUSIC VIDEOS
Our first music video this week comes from one of the premiere Americana voices of 2019, Rebelle Roadshow artist Alice Wallace. We simply love this stunning video of the title track of her latest release, “The Blue.” Soar on the voice of beauty.
Next up is another amazing country voice, this time from newcomer Paige Peel. Here is the lyric video for her song, “The Crown,” and we officially crown her the next queen.
Our third video is from one of our all-time favorite female artists, Kris Angelis, who has won multiple LA Music Critic Awards. We love the beauty of the cinematography on her new video for “Reappear.” Get lost in this one.
Corinne Cook provides a light-hearted look at break-ups with the humorous video for her song, “One Box of Tissues.” We think she offers sound advice.
Our final video is a retro-laden song that will give you the chills, and comes to us from Canadian band Maybelleen. Check out their tribute to “Emily.”