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New Music: Mansions on the Moon – “Full Moon”

Jared Braden — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:54:57 +0000

Los Angeles, CA based quartet Mansions On The Moon has released their stunning new EP, Full Moon. While the entire release is a fantastic sonic journey that everyone should experience, it’s the title track that really reached out and grabbed me.

Saturated in shimmering synths, “Full Moon” is the kind of song musical dreams are made of. Harmonious sounds bend, shimmer, swirl and echo off one another giving the song a delightful hazy feeling. The Mansions on the Moon and Sunny Norway produced song features a slow hypnotic beat and a fantastic vocal performance from lead-singer Ted Wendler that sounds almost like a whispering confessional. Over the course of four glorious minutes, the track quietly builds and transforms into a cresting wave of sonic euphoria. I can’t think of a single reason why anyone wouldn’t want this gem in their music library. It’s just so, so good. You can download the Full Moon EP over on Bandcamp.

★★★★★

New Music: Tina Arena – “You Set Fire To My Life”

Jared Braden — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:36:38 +0000

Australian vocalist Tina Arena, best known in America for her 1995 top 40 single “Chains”, is back with a new single titled “You Set Fire To My Life”. The track, which she co-wrote herself, will be released in Australia on Friday, September 27th. “You Set Fire To My Life” is the first single from Tina’s forthcoming album, Reset, out October 18th. You can listen to the 7th Heaven remix of the single below. A remix package including the remix below will be released on October 4th.

Stream Mazzy Star’s new album, Seasons of Your Day

Jared Braden — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:47:21 +0000

You can now stream the new Mazzy Star album, Seasons of Your Day, in its entirety. The album, their first new studio release in 17 years, isn’t a drastic departure from their classic dream-pop sound, but why mess with perfection? Hope Sandoval, the band’s lead singer, still has a way of making every song feel extremely personal and intimate. Seasons of Your Day is out September 24, 2013, but you can stream it in full below.