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Sia Announces New Album ‘Music – Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture’ Out February 12, 2021

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Sia Announces New Album ‘Music – Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture’ Out February 12, 2021

Today nine-time Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum artist Sia announces her eighth studio album Music – Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture out February 12th via Monkey Puzzle/Atlantic. The album announcement is heralded by new single “Hey Boy” written by Sia, Jesse Shatkin and KAMILLE – and produced by Jesse Shatkin.

The fourteen track album was written both specifically for her forthcoming film Music and inspired by the project including hit single “Together”, as well as timely call to action “Courage to Change” which were released earlier this year.  In addition to writing all of the songs for the musical drama, Sia co-wrote the screenplay and directed the movie, her feature film directorial debut. Fans can also expect an accompanying original cast soundtrack due this winter.

Today we get the first look at the highly anticipated film Music which will receive a special limited theatrical release by IMAX in February 2021.

The film stars Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Kate Hudson (Almost Famous, Deepwater Horizon), Tony and Grammy Award winner and Emmy nominated Leslie Odom, Jr. (One Night in Miami…, Hamilton) together with breakout star Maddie Ziegler (upcoming West Side Story) and is a wholly original exploration of the healing power of love and the importance of community.  Sia’s music is integral to the story of the film as the characters examine the fragile bonds that hold us together and, through fantastical musical sequences, imagine a world where those bonds can be strengthened in times of great challenge.

KT Tunstall Announces Drastic Fantastic’s Ultimate Edition, Out January 15

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KT Tunstall Announces Drastic Fantastic’s Ultimate Edition, Out January 15

Announced today, Drastic Fantastic (Ultimate Edition) – the second album from BRIT and Ivor Novello Award-winning artist KT Tunstall – is to be reissued in three new formats that will include a rich array of bonus material such as acoustic versions, live tracks, remixes and b-sides.

To be released on January 15th, it will be available as a coloured double LP set including a bonus 10′′ vinyl which will consist of four brand new, unreleased remixes of the album’s singles; “Hold On”, “If Only”, “Little Favours”, and one created by Tunstall herself – the album’s second single “‘Saving My Face” under her remix moniker ‘Tunnelz’. There will also be a triple CD set – including a disc of instrumentals – with the same tracklist available through all digital and streaming platforms.

KT Tunstall came to huge prominence in 2004 with the release of her debut album Eye to the Telescope. Following a barnstorming performance on ‘Later…With Jools Holland’, she was catapulted into the limelight, garnering a whole host of award wins and nominations. The album achieved huge worldwide success, going Multi-Platinum in the UK and Platinum in the US, earning KT a Grammy nod for the single “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree.”

Drastic Fantastic was the highly anticipated 2x Platinum (worldwide) follow up album, released in 2007. It was received with great acclaim by the critics (Observer 5/5, Uncut 4/5, Rolling Stone 4/5) and the album saw chart success all over the world breaking into the US Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 and reaching number three in the UK Official Charts.

Drastic Fantastic (Ultimate Edition) – Tracklisting [2 LP Format]:

LP1 – SIDE A

  1. Little Favours
  2. If Only
  3. White Bird
  4. Funnyman
  5. Hold On
  6. Hopeless
  7. I Don’t Want You Now

LP1 – SIDE B

  1. Saving My Face
  2. Beauty of Uncertainty
  3. Someday Soon
  4. Paper Aeroplane
  5. Journey
  6. Mothgirl

LP2 – SIDE C

  1. Bad Day
  2. La Vie En Rose
  3. I Want You Back (Live From Outsider Festival 2007)
  4. Walk Like An Egyptian (Live From Liverpool Academy 2007)
  5. Turn Into You (Acoustic)
  6. White Bird (Acoustic)
  7. Hopeless (Acoustic)

LP2 – SIDE D

  1. If Only (Acoustic)
  2. Hold On (Acoustic)
  3. Someday Soon (Acoustic)
  4. Saving My Face (Acoustic)
  5. Ain’t Nobody (Acoustic)
  6. Hold On / Walk Like an Egyptian (Live In Curitiba 2019)

BONUS 10″ – SIDE A

  1. Hold On (The Freelance Hellraiser Holed Up Remix)
  2. Saving My Face (Tunnelz Remix)

BONUS 10″ – SIDE B

  1. If Only (Subsonar Remix)
  2. Little Favours (My Riot Big Flavours Remix)

 

Drastic Fantastic (Ultimate Edition) – Tracklisting [3CD Format]:

CD1

  1. Little Favours
  2. If Only
  3. White Bird
  4. Funnyman
  5. Hold On
  6. Hopeless
  7. I Don’t Want You Now
  8. Saving My Face
  9. Beauty of Uncertainty
  10. Someday Soon
  11. Paper Aeroplane
  12. Journey
  13. Mothgirl
  14. Bad Day
  15. La Vie En Rose

CD2

  1. I Want You Back (Live From Outsider Festival 2007)
  2. Walk Like An Egyptian (Live From Liverpool Academy 2007)
  3. Turn Into You (Acoustic)
  4. White Bird (Acoustic)
  5. Hopeless (Acoustic)
  6. If Only (Acoustic)
  7. Hold On (Acoustic)
  8. Someday Soon (Acoustic)
  9. Saving My Face (Acoustic)
  10. Ain’t Nobody (Acoustic)
  11. Hold On / Walk Like an Egyptian (Live In Curitiba 2019)
  12. Little Favours (My Riot Big Flavours Remix)
  13. If Only (Subsonar Remix)
  14. Hold On (The Freelance Hellraiser Holed Up Remix)
  15. Saving My Face (Tunnelz Remix)

CD3

  1. Little Favours
  2. If Only
  3. Funnyman
  4. Hold On
  5. I Don’t Want You Now
  6. Saving My Face
  7. Beauty of Uncertainty
  8. Someday Soon

 

Drastic Fantastic (Ultimate Edition) – Tracklisting [Streaming/Digital Downloads]:

  1. Little Favours
  2. If Only
  3. White Bird
  4. Funnyman
  5. Hold On
  6. Hopeless
  7. I Don’t Want You Now
  8. Saving My Face
  9. Beauty of Uncertainty
  10. Someday Soon
  11. Paper Aeroplane
  12. Journey
  13. Mothgirl
  14. Bad Day
  15. La Vie En Rose
  16. I Want You Back – Live From Outsider Festival 2007
  17. Walk Like An Egyptian – Live From Liverpool Academy 2007
  18. Turn Into You – Acoustic
  19. White Bird – Acoustic
  20. Hopeless – Acoustic
  21. If Only – Acoustic
  22. Hold On – Acoustic
  23. Someday Soon – Acoustic
  24. Saving My Face – Acoustic
  25. Ain’t Nobody – Acoustic
  26. Hold On / Walk Like an Egyptian – Live In Curitiba 2019
  27. Little Favours – MyRiot (Big Flavours) Remix
  28. If Only – Subsonar Remix
  29. Hold On – The Freelance Hellraiser (Holed Up) Remix
  30. Saving My Face – Tunnelz Remix
  31. Little Favours- Instrumental
  32. If Only – Instrumental
  33. Funnyman – Instrumental
  34. Hold On – Instrumental
  35. I Don’t Want You Now – Instrumental
  36. Saving My Face – Instrumental
  37. Beauty of Uncertainty – Instrumental
  38. Someday Soon – Instrumental

Eddie Vedder Unveils New Tracks “Matter Of Time” & “Say Hi” Following Venture Into Cures

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Eddie Vedder Unveils New Tracks “Matter Of Time” & “Say Hi” Following Venture Into Cures

Following the global broadcast of Venture Into Cures, last night Eddie Vedder released a pair of singles—“Matter of Time” and “Say Hi.”

Additionally, he shared an animated music video for the powerful, passionate, and poetic “Matter of Time” and live video for “Say Hi,” an oft-sought after live favorite now officially available for the first time. Plus, a special pre-order just went live for the limited-edition “Matter of Time”/ “Say Hi” 7-inch vinyl, releasing soon.

Fans may reserve the vinyl HERE and limited-edition event poster HERE (designed by renowned contemporary illustrator and artist Munk One, with all proceeds benefiting EBRP).

Eddie personally premiered both songs as part of Venture Into Cures. As co-founders of EB Research Partnership (EBRP), Jill and Eddie Vedder proudly presented the digital event livestreamed free to viewers around the world on the official YouTube channels and Facebook pages of both Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam as well as on the EBRP site and social media platforms and NUGS.net. Fans everywhere tuned in to support.

The event showcased uplifting stories about individuals and families living with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) alongside appearances and performances from celebrity friends to educate viewers about EB and raise critical funds for research toward a cure for EB and other rare diseases.

Produced by Door Knocker Media and Seed Entertainment, an all-star cast of guests graced the show, namely Judd Apatow, Bradley Cooper, Laura Dern, Billie Eilish, Chris Hemsworth, Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman, Gaten Matarazzo, Luis “King Kong” Ortiz, Adam Sandler, and Renée Zellweger. Meanwhile, Jon Batiste, Alessia Cara, Andra Day, Glen Hansard, Adam Levine, Keb’ Mo’, and Lukas, Micah and Willie Nelson delivered unforgettable and uplifting performances of their own.

EB is a life-threatening genetic disorder that affects approximately 500,000 people worldwide. Called “Butterfly Children” because their skin is as fragile as the wings of a butterfly, children with EB face severe pain, open external and internal wounds, and a grueling daily bandaging process. There is currently no treatment or cure for EB, however EBRP’s innovative Venture Philanthropy model is helping to fast-track not only a cure for EB, but therapies that could affect thousands of other rare diseases.

As the largest global organization supporting EB research, EBRP has funded 80 projects through their innovative model, directly impacting the clinical landscape. Through EBRP’s work, clinical trials for EB have increased by 15 times, including four Phase III clinical trials, the final phase before the FDA considers approval for a new therapy.

With 2.5+ Million Plays & 800+ Playlist Adds, Hamilton’s TonyTone Is Definitely “Not Alone”

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With 2.5+ Million Plays & 800+ Playlist Adds, Hamilton’s TonyTone Is Definitely “Not Alone”

With 2.5+ Million plays across platforms, Canadian modern pop / hip hop artist and producer TonyTone is definitely “Not Alone” when it comes to his newest single — available now.

“I imagined ‘Not Alone’ as a feel good, easy listening, summer-style track,” he explains. “I wanted to create a song that had a relaxed mood and memorable vibe that everyone would feel good while listening to.”

With inclusion on upwards of 800+ of Spotify’s most coveted tastemaker playlists, the latest from TonyTone — aka Anthony Marzanek — continues to fall seamlessly inline for his brand of lounge beats and an ambient moods that nod to both hip hop and indie influences, while staying pop-centric at its core.

His knack for the craft is easily apparent in breakout singles “Shaded” (2018), “Losing Control” (2019) and “Two Roses” (2019); early 2020 saw the release of “Fade Away,” “Mental,” and “Poppin.”

“Most of my music was not meant to fall into any sort of genre,” he says of his beat-bending offerings. “I just play around with sounds and write until I come up with something I like.”

“I taught myself how to use recording software,” he recalls of his sleeves-rolled-up start. “Doing the production and mixing process makes me feel like I’m really in control during the creative process and final sound.”

Listen to Patti Smith’s First Performance, St. Mark’s Church in 1971

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Listen to Patti Smith’s First Performance, St. Mark’s Church in 1971

From February 10, 1971, here’s Patti Smith’s first performance as a poet with guitarist Lenny Kaye.

Chart Topping Canadian Crooner and Former Nylon MICAH BARNES Details “The End of a Love Affair” in New Single & Video

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Chart Topping Canadian Crooner and Former Nylon MICAH BARNES Details “The End of a Love Affair” in New Single & Video

“It felt like time to give folks the torchy ‘bar stool’ ballad,” Toronto-based jazz virtuoso Micah Barnes says of his sad yet sensual new single, “The End of a Love Affair” — available now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dA1GkxmWN8&feature=youtu.be

It’s the latest to land from Barnes’ most recent and #1 iTunes Jazz Album charting and 500,000+ streamed album, Vegas Breeze, and follows the hard swinging version of “That’s Life,” his playful and wink-worthy take on “When In Rome,” and the celebratory sizzle that accompanied the release’s title track, “Vegas Breeze.”

“So yes, it was time,” he continues.

“Every Vegas entertainer seems to have that moment where they sit on a stool, in the middle of the spotlight, and sing about the heartbreak of a love affair gone wrong. It’s the flip side of the Vegas high life, when the glitter and neon have faded & our high rolling hero admits to being a loser in love..

“In some ways, ‘The End of a Love Affair’ is the perfect saloon song,” Barnes adds, offering its astute lyricism and gorgeous melody as indisputable evidence. “The listener never drowns in the emotion, but stays buoyed up in its mood of sophistication and intelligence.

“After all, what happens when we are suddenly alone at the end of a love affair?” he muses. “We may drink too much, talk too loudly, drive too fast, but hopefully we’re still in the game, hoping to love again. So the rhyming scheme of this song alone makes the singer sound ‘world-weary and wise’ rather than broken and desolate, which…

“How grown-up and true to life experience.”

It’s this very foundation and creative opportunity that attracted Barnes to the song in the first place. “What attracts a singer to a song? Is it the melody? The lyrics? The overall mood? Or is it perhaps the emotional response to another artist’s performance? With ‘The End of a Love Affair,’ it is for all of those reasons I was interested in working on my own version for Vegas Breeze.

“Like all tracks on the album, the arrangement for this song started with the band in our weekly creative sessions long before we hit the studio. The band and I chose to arrange the song as a sensual and slow Bossa Nova, and give it strings that swirled around the lonely trumpet; an intimate vocal heightens the feeling of dissolution and despair.

“Once pianist and arranger Michael Shand worked his magic re-harmonizing the verses, I felt we’d deepened the languorous mood and really put our own stamp on the song.

“Certainly, this little-known standard written by Edward Redding lands firmly in our #BeyondTheRatPack concept of avoiding the ‘regular Vegas playlist,’” he continues. “Many fine versions exist — including by Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, and Frank Sinatra — but it’s actually Johnny Hartman’s 1956 Bolero version that made me excited to try it myself.

“After laying the bed track with the trio — including Russ Boswell on bass and Al Cross on drums — and getting that classic Bossa Nova feel on guitar with Rob Piltch, the next move was to bring in master trumpet man William Sperandei; his soulful playing makes this essentially a duet between two heartbroken guys, all surrounded by Don Breithaupt’s deliciously silky smooth string arrangement.

“The results perfectly express the kind of mid-century torchy ‘cool’ I was hoping to create on Vegas Breeze.”

The video was one of Micah Barnes’ most intricate and complicated to shoot in his career thus far, he says. “We gathered a top-level team — including our leading lady, Burlesque superstar Laura Desiree, plus Choreographer Dayna Tekatch (resident director of Come From Away), award-winning lighting designer Kimberly Purtell, and my long-time collaborator, director Carlos Coronado.

“We shot in six locations over seven shooting days, both before and after the ‘lockdown’ — including the legendary alternative theatre, The Theatre Centre, where I started my professional career.”

Which, speaking of…

Born in Vienna and raised in Canada, Micah Barnes cut his teeth in the cabarets and jazz clubs of the city while still a teenager, before touring the world as a member of the A Cappella vocal group The Nylons. A JUNO Award-nominee, the years since have seen Barnes developing as an International SOLO artist with top-charting hits including the Billboard #1 “Welcome To My Head,” & #1 Jazz Albums New York Stories & Vegas Breeze. Micah is also an internationally respected Vocal, Performance & Career Strategy Coach.

Most recently, Barnes completed a 14-date digital cross-country tour, a creative and inventive pivot in response to COVID-19 restrictions, and looks forward to the upcoming European release of Vegas Breeze in 2021, thanks to its Canadian success.

“I’m one very grateful jazz singer,” Barnes shares of the experience. “COVID-19 has effected so many people in so many ways, and I appreciate the opportunity to ‘travel’ into the ears and hearts of so many with this unique concert series we offered.”

Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer & 11-Time JUNO Winner MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN Speaks to Racism in New Double-Single

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Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer & 11-Time JUNO Winner MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN Speaks to Racism in New Double-Single

Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer and 11-time JUNO Award-winning artist Murray McLauchlan challenged himself to look within before tabling conversations on systemic racism, privilege, and economic disparity in this, his new double-single, “The One Percent / I Live On A White Cloud” — available now.

“In the aftermath of the public killing of George Floyd in the U.S., a massive wave of revulsion against systemic racism swept the world,” the Toronto-based McLauchlan prefaces of “I Live On A White Cloud.” “It prompted many of us, myself included, to look honestly into our hearts and not flinch from what we might find.

“I remember thinking, ‘well, I’m not to blame!’” he continues. “But then I thought about my friends who had been stopped for ‘driving while black’… And I thought about the experiences of the First Nations people….

“And I thought, ‘if I watch all this go down, and shake my head but say nothing, I’m just as guilty as anybody else.’ I recognized my life has been easier — even in its difficulty from time to time — because of what I am.”

When it came to the second single, “The One Percent,” it was McLauchlan’s pointed perspective of the rapidly widening chasm between those with outsized resources and the rest of the world’s population.

“A while ago, when ‘Occupy Wall Street’ demonstrations happened, many people scorned the demonstrators for being unable to articulate what they were there for,” McLauchlan recalls. “I remember thinking, however, ’this isn’t going away.’

“As the accumulation of great wealth has increased for the very few, the vast majority of people have seen the opposite.”

Murray McLauchlan has 19 albums and countless songs, honours, and awards to his credit — including 11 JUNO Awards and the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award. A singer/songwriter, painter, author, actor, and radio host — plus an Honorary Doctor of Laws and appointee to The Order of Canada — he’s long-lauded as one of Canada’s most regarded artists throughout his 48-year career.

“I’m just a songwriter,” he lays plainly. “That’s the only voice I have, other than my vote.

“But I do know this: If we can’t find a way to make the world a more equitable place for everyone, our future is in question.”

Justin Time Records Releases Annual Holiday Compilation, ‘Justin Time For Christmas Six’

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Justin Time Records Releases Annual Holiday Compilation, ‘Justin Time For Christmas Six’

Internationally renowned jazz label Justin Time Records signal the start of the season with the return of their annual Holiday compilation, Justin Time For Christmas Six — available now.

Offering a cool slice of styles that blend seamlessly for the season, Justin Time For Christmas Six heralds 11 new and previously unreleased tracks from a multi-talented roster — plus a rosy revival of Katherine Penfold’s evergreen favourite, “Keep Christmas With You.”

Wrapped inside you’ll find Emma Frank’s haunting take on the folk hymn, “I Wonder As I Wander,” while the Susie Airoli Swing Band and Jordan Officer team to offer a nod to Bessie Smith in “At The Christmas Ball.”

Barbra Lica postures Santa as a cat in her sparkling jazzy sojourn, “Santa Claws,” and Ranee Lee delivers a picture-perfect imagine-no-other soundtrack for decking the halls with “Deck The Halls.”

There are instrumentals, too; Oliver Jones stuns with an inspirational rendition of “Bless This House” while Matt Herskowitz wears it all on his sleeve in his heartfelt version of “White Christmas.”

The sixth volume of holiday tunes from the longstanding label also includes features from Ariel Pocock, Carol Welsman, and Angela Galuppo.

“Women lead the way in this collection of singers and pianists from the always-excellent Canadian jazz label,” Top 100 Canadian Blog’s Bob Mersereau says of the release. “It’s mostly made up of the old, reliable numbers done in a mellow, fireside mood, giving that most excellent late-night vibe (for) wrapping the last presents or enjoying an egg nog with just the right amount of holiday cheer in it.”

Folk & Roots Duo TOMATO/TOMATO Are All About the Groove in Their New Single, “Better at Leaving”

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Folk & Roots Duo TOMATO/TOMATO Are All About the Groove in Their New Single, “Better at Leaving”

Canadian folk and roots duo Tomato/Tomato are all about the groove when it comes to their newest track, “Better at Leaving” — available now.

The track is the next to land from their forthcoming album, It’ll Come Around, set for release this November 20th, and features funky drums, bass, and stereo guitars. Motown-inspired strings for good measure keep the song delivering good vibes beginning to end.

“When we began writing for the album, we weren’t quite sure what direction we would be heading,” John McLaggan shares. “We were, though, feeling strong pulls back to our roots.”

For John, that was how he grew up listening to mix tapes his father made for him, complete with generous helpings of The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, and loads of other early rock n’ roll in between. For Lisa McLaggan, who grew up in Chicago, it was a draw to early influences of Motown and the Blues.

“The direction for It’ll Come Around was solidified when a long-lost family heirloom returned to our lives,” Lisa adds. “In 1974, John’s Uncle David died tragically at the age of 19 in a gas station explosion. John never had the opportunity to meet his Uncle, but he knew they shared a love for the guitar.”

“I’d always wondered what happened to his guitar,” John says. “After we moved into our new home, the 40-year mystery was solved, however: as it turns out, our neighbour had the guitar and generously agreed to a trade!”

Inspired by this connection to his family’s past, John soon finished writing the album on the newly acquired ’64 Fender Stratocaster in their home base of Saint John, New Brunswick.

“It turned out to be the missing piece of the puzzle,” John says. “Everything else just fell into place.”

Recording It’ll Come Around involved a return to Nashville to work with producer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist Jon Estes. The McLaggan’s spent six days recording the majority of the instrumental parts with some of the city’s finest before returning home to round out the vocals. The final result is a high-energy roots-rock album with a vintage vibe.

Tomato/Tomato have toured nationally as well as to Australia and the UK. They’ve received multiple nominations from the East Coast Music Awards, Music/Musique New Brunswick, and the Canadian Folk Music Awards, as well as awards for Group Recording of the Year, SOCAN Song of the Year, and the well-deserved Hardest Working Artist Award.

Their fifth release, It’ll Come Around arrives at the end of a year where the title’s message of optimism feels both relevant and needed, and follows 2019’s Canary in a Coal Mine, 2017’s Pinecones and Cinnamon, and both of 2016’s So It Goes and I Go Where You Go.

“Better at Leaving” is available now. It’ll Come Around is available November 20th, 2020.

Chicago Rockers bluefront Brace for Emotional “Aftershocks” in Sophomore Release’s Title Track

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Chicago Rockers bluefront Brace for Emotional “Aftershocks” in Sophomore Release’s Title Track

Chicago indie rocker Alan Zreczny and his band bluefront confront the often harrowing reverberations of emotional “Aftershocks” in this, their new single — available now.

The title track from bluefront’s 2019 sophomore album release, the song “was written after I watched a news report about an earthquake and its aftershocks,” Zreczny lays plainly. “It started a process of thinking about the correlation to emotional aftershocks, like the flash of a memory where the whole thing would sort-of hit again.

“The song is my small way to address my own aftershocks and being ‘ready’ to handle them when they come,” he continues. “I realized that the aftershocks could actually feel worse than the shock or the event itself. In essence, I had already made it past the initial blow but now, on top of reliving that, I’m upset with myself because I’m thinking about it again, and it’s affecting me in the same way.

“It felt like it was time to stop, so the first part of the song is about letting go and leaning into something unseen that may not necessarily make sense as a way to make it through. When the big change in the music happens, it’s sort of the challenge: you know the aftershocks are coming, so what are you going to do about it?”

Song three of the album’s seven narrative poems set to spirited melodies, “Aftershocks” marks its own moment on the album’s Richter scale of shimmering melodies and intricate instrumentation deftly demonstrated alongside Zreczny alongside bandmates Jason Steele, Nick Kabat, and Mark Burns.

“I love how the music became more textured as we kept playing it,” Zreczny offers. “And I absolutely love the brushes added during recording; they sort of glue all those textures together.”

The same goes for the song adhering the rest of the album together; it is, after all, the titular track. “The rest of the songs were chosen because they just seemed to fit in and pick up on the theme of emotional aftershocks and what causes them.”

A lawyer-turned-singer/songwriter, Zreczny first picked up a guitar at the age of ten, having grown up in a house always filled with music and music lessons. His love for music and writing remained under the surface while he went to college, law school and grad school, and continued as he worked as both corporate in-house counsel and later at a law firm…

The thoughts about creating music were ever present: “I always thought of being a musician and writing songs as the most fulfilling modes of self-expression. And then, a terrible break-up happened.”

Inspired, Zreczny started writing and hasn’t looked back since. Unless, of course, it’s for valuable songwriting supply, which is the case for Aftershock’s premiere single released earlier this season, “It’s Not Over Yet.” “Looking back, things are a lot more clear,” he reveals, marvelling a bit. “Let’s just say I was in one of those cliche relationships where it’s quite tumultuous and there are more breakups and ‘on-and-offs’ than you can count, or even care to admit…

“Anyway,” he continues, “that’s what’s going on here.”

Aftershocks was recorded at Electrical Audio by Scott Steinman, mixed at GardenView Sound Studio by Scott Steinman for Studiomedia Recording, and mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Services; it follows Zreczny’s debut, The Arbor Sessions.

Zreczny and bluefront have performed at Uncommon Ground, The Elbo Room, The Gallery Cabaret, The Red Line Tap, Old Town Art Fair, Subterranean, The House Cafe, and The Cubby Bear, among others, and appeared on WGN Radio and the Chicago Acoustic Underground podcast.

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