New Music from Garbage, St. Vincent, SoMo, Rayne, and Krissy Feniak
The New Music Spotlight is here with a new batch of fresh songs your weekend listening!
We've got alternative, pop, R&B, and country on the list with America and Canada represented.
There are stars you know, emerging artists you should know, and it all comes together in one neat list. Enjoy.
Ready? Let's go!
Artist: Garbage
Hometown: Madison, WI
Genre: Alternative
Related: Hole, Veruca Salt, Poe
Song: The Men Who Rule The World
Notes: With a new album, No Gods No Masters (June 11, 2021) on the way, Garbage has us all the way excited with the release of The Men Who Rule The World. The new track hits hard through the lyrics, plays with sounds in the back, and gives us the band we've loved forever, new and ready to rock. Dig in!
Artist: St. Vincent
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Genre: Alternative
Related: Soccer Mommy, Sleater-Kinney, Sharon Van Etten
Song: The Melting Of The Sun
Notes: St. Vincent's new album, Daddy's Home, lands on May 14, 2021 - and The Melting Of The Sun comes to us as one of two pre-release songs (so far) to get us ready. Annie Clark shows again that she's a fantastic songwriter, Jack Antonoff comes in to co-produce, and I'm ready for the 12 remaining tracks on the album. Now.
Artist: SoMo
Hometown: Denison, TX
Genre: R&B/Soul
Related: Trey Songz, Niykee Heaton, WIlliam Singe
Song: Dolly Parton
Notes: In the YouTube description for Dolly Parton, SoMo says, "My whole life I've looked up to strong women like my Mother and Dolly Parton. I see similarities in them that have led me to be who I am. The humble Queen energy not easily replicated by man. Strong, yet delicate like a summer flower". Look, the reality is that if you name a song Dolly Parton, I'm likely to listen. And this one, well it caught me and I haven't stopped hearing the "When I grow up I wanna be like Dolly Parton" hook in my head since.
Artist: Rayne
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Genre: Pop
Related: Brooklyn Doran, Flo Morrissey, Addison Mills
Song: Sour Candy
Notes: Emerging pop star Rayne hits us again with Sour Candy. The BC singer builds on everything she's built so far, offering a sweet (sour?) vocal performance with the pop production of the song and it all works as intended. If you feel like dancing, you're not the only one.
Artist: Krissy Feniak
Hometown: Drayton Valley, AB
Genre: Country
Related: Nice Horse, Dan Davidson
Song: Bad Day
Notes: Krissy Feniak puts a little rock in her country right off the start of Bad Day, and keeps it going throughout. There's some sass, some vindictive feelings, and it feels like the kind of country song that's going to make some listeners go, "Yup, can I dedicate this to someone, please?". Turn it up!
