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Katy Perry -

Teases upcoming "Roar" single.

New single:
Lady Gaga's disco "Applause".


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Nineteen-year-old British songwriter/singer Izzy Bizu laments her attraction to

''Fool's Gold'' on the engrossing new single. Her EP Coolbeanz is set for release on Sept. 1


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Estelle Readies Album for Her Newly Launched Independent Label
August 12, 2013

Estelle has announced on Twitter that she's not only working on a new album, but she has partnered with BMG to launch her own independent label called New London Records.

"This is a new and exciting move for me," Estelle said in a press release. "BMG has been an awesome partner throughout my career, and with New London we plan to continue bridging the gap between soul, pop, London and New York -- uniting them through music."

The new deal will allow the British singer, who was previously signed to John Legend’s HomeSchool/Atlantic Records label, creative control over all of her current and future music endeavors, including her upcoming fourth album.

Fans will hear new material from Estelle in the form of the upcoming two final installments of her three-volume EP, Love & Happiness, both due on the new label, the first coming later this month, the second in October. In addition, the full-length follow-up to last year's All of Me will be released by the label in February 2014.

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This will serve as the next single off Marsha’s upcoming album Friends & Lovers.

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Pretty Lights has a unique sound. He mixes electronic dance music with old-time-sounding trumpets. This gives a cool retro feel while staying current with the EDM trend. All the loops were made by him, which is something you don’t see in this genre very much.

This is the track "Color Of My Soul" off the new Pretty Lights album A Color Map of the Sun.


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Just announced: a night of legendary and unforgettable music with Valerie Simpson.

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Breaking News:

Dawn Richard - ''Judith'' single


Dawn Richard is putting her armor back on as she prepares for her sophomore album Blackheart. The singer has announced her new single “Judith,” which was selected by her fans in an online contest.

Dawn has teamed with producer Cronos for the track, which was inspired by the Gustav Klimt painting “Judith.”

“It’s the story of a painting that is priceless and quite iconic being forgotten after being hung in a home too long,” said Dawn. “People tend to forget the worth of things after they’ve had them for a long time. ’Judith’ simply reminds her spectators of her worth.”

Dawn continues her warrior theme evolution with the artwork. The black-and-white photo against the custom gold mask by Adolfo Sanchez shows how a once soft and naive warrior has start to come into her own.

“Judith” is set to hit digital retailers on August 19.


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Eliza Doolittle has officially announced her new album 'In Your Hands' for release in October.

The 'Skinny Genes' star will release her second studio record on 14th October fresh from a successful string of singles over 2013 so far.

Eliza Doolittle's new album features 13 tracks including single 'Big When I Was Little', and follows her huge team up with Disclosure on 'You & Me'.

The UK singer-songwriter is also set to join Rizzle Kicks at iTunes Festival 2013 next month (5th September) at the Camden Roundhouse in London.

Check out the official track listing for Eliza Doolittle's new album 'In Your Hands' below:

1. 'Waste Of Time'
2. 'Back Packing'
3. 'Hush'
4. 'Let It Rain'
5. 'No Man Can'
6. 'Walking On Water'
7. 'In Your Hands'
8. 'Checkmate'
9. 'Team Player'
10. 'Make Up Sex'
11. 'Don't Call It Love'
12. 'Big When I Was Little'
13. 'Euston Rd'

From the album View From the Q,
"Higher" is the soothing new single from indie R & B singer Sanura. Her star is undoubtedly on the rise.

"Higher" audio


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JoeBala said:

I really like this. I knew of her, but this is the first time I've heard one of her songs.

JoeBala said:

https://soundcloud.com/irenediazmusic EP Coming July/August

Born in the heart of Los Angeles, CA, Irene Diaz has emerged as an independent artist in her own rite. A singer/songwriter who plays both guitar and piano, her initial exposure to music came at a young age, at only 15 years old she developed her own writing/playing style that sets her apart now at 25. Her influences come from other singer songwriters such as Billy Holiday, Fiona Apple, and Feist, but cites love as her greatest influence behind her songwriting, with the intention of allowing everyone to relate to that experience and connect with her songs. Over the past two years Irene Diaz has been honing her craft by playing at various music and art venues around the Los Angeles area, including the Echo, Tropico Del Nopal, the USC Book Festival, and was a featured artist on NPR’s Alternative Latino Radio.

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Now on itunes/amazon: https://itunes.apple.com/...d681995520

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Nuanced, soulful singer/songwriter Tori Kelly has garnered over 45 million YouTube views, Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun tweeted she...the truth" earlier this year, and both Cody Simpson and "Glee"'s Amber Riley have covered her tune "Fill A Heart." But the 20-year-old performer's already impressive ascent seems poised only to accelerate as she preps new music for release this fall and next year. For a special installment of Billboard's Tastemakers video series, the California native performed two originals -- "All In My Head" and "Eyelashes" -- from her 2012 EP "Handmade Songs By Tori Kelly," and shared her thoughts on style and her new songs.

Video: Tori Kelly performs "Eyelashes" acoustic.

TORI KELLY TASTEMAKERS PHOTOS See the Full Tori Kelly Photo Gallery

"Being on YouTube and posting covers for so long, there was a point where I was like, 'I think it's time to have my own music really show people who I am as an artist," Kelly says of the "scary but really cool" process of moving from covers to releasing originals on "Handmade Songs," which landed in the top 10 of Billboard's Heatseekers chart. "It was really awesome to see all the fans I had gotten from YouTube really support that."

But Kelly is eager to release the new music she's been working on. She shares that this fall is when fans will hopefully get to hear some of the new music she's been in the studio creating lately with "a bigger body of work" likely to follow next year.

More Tastemakers Performances: 78Violet's Aly & AJ | Kate Nash

Meanwhile, Tori has also been spending plenty of time on the road this bringing her songs to audiences live. She will be touring the U.K. in September. Kelly's effortless look flows directly from her focus on her music. "My everyday style merges into what I wear on stage because I'm just trying to be myself," she says, admitting she's a bit obsessed with jean vests lately. In the course of her career, she "was into the music and I think the fashion came from the music. I just let the music speak for itself," she says.

Suit and Tie cover

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New Music: Dawn Richard - "Judith" + "Valkyrie"

The Blackheart era continues. Following the buzz record “Meteors,” Dawn Richard debuts two new singles off her upcoming sophomore album. The Danity Kane singer allowed her fans to pick their favorite in an online contest, but instead of choosing one song, she put both on iTunes.

Dawn teams with producer Cronos on “Judith,” which was inspired by the Gustav Klimt painting “Judith.” “It’s the story of a painting that is priceless and quite iconic beingforgotten after being hung in a home too long,” she said.

The Deonte-assisted “Valkyrie” was written by Dawn and produced by Noisecastle III. “I wanted a record that was packed with confidence, a sort of cocky reminder that you will remember my mark,” said Dawn.

Both songs are available on iTunes.

New Music: Estelle + Jeremih

Estelle connects with Jeremih on “Be in Love,” and the results are electric. The R&B crooners show off their chemistry on the island-flavored duet, which will appear on Vol. 2: Waiting to Exhale, the second in Estelle’s 3-volume EP series Love & Happiness.

Earlier this month, the British singer announced that she had left Atlantic Records and launched her independent label, NewLondon Records, in partnership with BMG.

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Listen to the full EP: http://prettymuchamazing....ve-club-ep

Full CD out in Sept. 30th. Reminds me a bit of Fiona Apple with her smokey voice. Picking this up for sure.

Lorde 101: Who Is This 16-Year-Old New Zealand Singer Everyone’s Talking About?

Out Now! Full album preview: http://aaradhna.bandcamp....ble-reverb

Thanks, Joe. I'm going to give her a listen.

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Raheem DeVaughn - ''Ridiculous''


Raheem DeVaughn spares no expense to please his lady in the video for “Ridiculous,” the NeYo-penned single from DeVaughn’s upcoming album A Place Called Loveland.


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Jazz Monthly: Keiko Matsui Interview
August 22, 2013

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|It is fitting that the name “Keiko” means “happy, celebratory child” in Japanese.

Veteran composer, keyboardist and globally renowned performer Keiko Matsui has spent the last 30 years creating music that celebrates and elevates the human spirit, with a playful melodic sense of innocence and a youthful energy that has inspired several generations of instrumental music fans throughout the world. Drawing inspiration from acoustic new age, jazz fusion, pop, R&B and world music, the Japanese born Matsui, currently celebrating a triumphant 25 years of recording in the U.S., continues to create music that is, borrowing from the immortal phase by Duke Ellington, blissfully “beyond category.”

Testament to her truly global appeal is her performance this past April as an invited guest at the second International Jazz Day in Istanbul, sponsored by UNESCO, alongside legends like Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Ramsey Lewis, Jean-Luc Ponty and Wayne Shorter. An honored humanitarian with an extended history of recording and performing to raise money and awareness for numerous organizations, Matsui has been involved in such causes as The Daniel Pearl Foundation, The United Nations World Food Programme, Be The Match Marrow Registry and The National Donor Program and Marrow Foundation. She has also lent her efforts to the continued revitalization and healing of Japan in the wake of the recent Tsunami and Fukushima disasters.

Reflecting her socially conscious, universal approach to her life and music, her latest Shanachie album, the provocatively titled Soul Quest, was recorded and conceptualized in New York, Japan, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Eastern Europe. It features first time collaborations with composer/producers Chuck Loeb and Narada Michael Walden (in addition to tracks produced by longtime collaborator Derek Nakamoto) and featured spots by Marcus Miller, Kirk Whalum and Andy Snitzer.

JazzMonthly: I think the first time I interviewed you was 1989, when your second album, Under Northern Lights came out. Now you are celebrating over 25 years of recording in the U.S. What has been the most unique and enjoyable part of this long journey?

KM: I can say that my experience giving concerts has been the most exciting and inspiring part, and I feel fortunate that I have been able to perform music that connect people beyond their cultural differences. I always have more friends waiting for me in different parts of the world and we go through these concert experiences together. I have also appreciated the opportunity to use music to bring attention to political problems, nature problems, and even great tragedies like the tsunami and earthquake. One of my missions in this life is to help people with these troubling things, and I have dedicated many shows to different causes. Having a career for this length of time allows me to spend time with longtime fans who are now bringing their kids or grandkids to the shows. I feel blessed and honored by their support and truly understand the way music connects us all beyond our differences.

JM: How do you think you have grown as a composer and musician over the years? Are you inspired by the same things now as you were back then?

KM: I probably am saying the same thing as I did back in ’89, that when I’m composing I take a lot of time to receive these melodies – almost like a ceremony that happens between me and the Universe. With each album, I feel my connection to the piano becoming deeper, and really feel like a new gate is opening now that will take me to a different stage in my career. Once the songs come together, then I look at the big picture and see the message I am supposed to deliver through the music. The songs reflect my life and my connections to all human beings. Over time those have become deeper and allowed me to be more musically adventurous.

JM: Not many artists are as successful in sustaining a career for this long. To what do you attribute your longevity? What role do you feel your fans play in your success?

KM: I just love making music and putting emotion into my work, as I have done from A Drop of Water, my first album, to Soul Quest. The concerts have never stopped, and I enjoy connecting with people now more than ever. I get so much joy and appreciation from my fans, who help me smile and encourage me to go on. Now I look back at a quarter century or more, and wow, it’s crazy. I am enjoying myself more than ever and feeling like music is not just work to me, but a true mission. Every recording and live performance is part of that.

JM: You continue to tour all over the world. How many dates a year do you play? Where have you toured in the past year?

KM: I haven’t been counting lately, but now it’s maybe 70 shows. It always fluctuates. While I am very fortunate to perform so often and feel good about my ability to sustain a career playing music on the road, the contemporary jazz market is more difficult nowadays because there are less terrestrial radio stations. Fortunately, internet radio is catching up, which gives me and others in the genre opportunities to meet more people. Everyone is having a harder time than we used to have.

Last year at a festival I played at, some of the other artists congratulated me because of everyone on the bill, only I and Joe Sample did our own shows that were not part of packaged tours with other artists. Earlier this year, I traveled to five countries in Eastern Europe, including Russia, Ukraine and the country of Georgia for the first time.

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JM: You have been collaborating with some great artist and producers these past few years. The one you did with Bob James, Altair & Vega, was a departure, a four hand piano project. What is your history with Bob and how did that album come about?

KM: Well over ten years ago, before I made my 11th albumWhisper from the Mirror, I received a Fed Ex package from Bob with a new song he had written and some art work he had done for an album cover. We hadn’t worked together before, but he included charts for a four hand piano composition he was hoping I would perform with him. It was a nice surprise, and we recorded the piece, “Altair and Vega,” in Tokyo. He did duets with others on the album Dancing on the Water, including Joe Sample, who is one of my musical heroes. Chuck Loeb, who I just worked with on Soul Quest, was included too.

We had time so we recorded another duet on the album. Then we recorded a four hand piece called “Ever After” for one of my projects. Some years later, we did a seven city Japanese tour and a few shows in the U.S. using only one piano and a microphone. We realized we had a large repertoire developing, and decided it would be a great idea to do a full album of this kind of material. Because of our busy schedules, it took a few years to come together.

JM: Let’s talk about your new album Soul Quest. What does the title refer to and what is the concept of the album as a whole?

KM: Basically, I try first to collect the melodies, but as I did this time, the quest was in my head, like a dream. Only I didn’t follow a specific concept, I just let the songs determine the way the dream would go. Creating this album was really like going on a soul quest, as I tried to figure out how to express the things I was thinking and experiencing throughout the last year. This music energizes me and I am overwhelmed with emotion when I listen to it. I hope people will allow themselves to go inside the music and become part of the journey.

JM: You are collaborating for the first time with Chuck Loeb and Narada Michael Walden? Chuck produced five tracks and co-wrote a few of them with you, and Narada produced two others. Why did you decide to work with them and what were the experiences like? What do they help you accomplish that is unique?

KM: Both were really fun and exciting to work with. I knew Chuck was a great artist and Bob, who works with Chuck now in Fourplay, made a great recommendation.

Chuck was on Shanachie as an artist and produced their artists for many years so they gave me the same idea. The idea was to work with Chuck on five songs, and the funny part was, going into this, we didn’t know each other personally. We were both busy with tours for a while but at the end of December we finally got together and started exchanging ideas.
I got to spend time with his family and they are all beautiful, including his dog Annie and cat Kit Kat! I never had that kind of peaceful environment so conducive to jazz during a recording. Musically, Chuck gave me a lot of great ideas and the studio was like heaven compared to the higher intensity vibe I am used to.

JM: And Narada? I love the songs you guys did together, “Moving Mountain,” “Antarctica – A Call To Action” and the Sting tribute, “Stingo.”

KM: I first met Narada in 2006 at a Grammy party. I was so flattered that he knew my work and told me he loved my beautiful piano playing! We exchanged a lot of emails and then when he performed a show in Tokyo, my old school friend who knew him sort of reminded him about me and then she told me he was interested in working with me, that I should contact him.

We emailed again and when he asked if there was any possibility to work together, I said yes. It was a great adventure working with him, and our connection was so great that our plan to do one song evolved into three! He just told me to bring a beautiful piano melody with me, and that was “Moving Mountain.”

We wrote more melodies, exchanged a lot of ideas about arrangement and structure and together we created some of my favorite songs on the album. When I first conceived “Antarctica” in a studio in Tokyo, I imagined Narada playing drums and Marcus Miller on bass. I visualized how it would sound in a live concert. I thought Kirk Whalum would be perfect for it. The song’s message is to the universe about our planet. “Stingo” came about the night after we recorded “Moving Mountain” when we were having dinner at Narada’s house.

We played the song for his friend who was there and he wanted to hear more. So Narada pulled out a demo he did for “Stingo” and I began improvising on top of it. I also recorded some scat vocals on there with him!

JM: What are you looking forward to as you embark on the next 25 years?

KM: I feel so happy that I have come this far and the bond I share with my fans is so valuable and pure. So much in this business is difficult and it is hard to trust people sometimes but I know I can always be out on stage performing for people who love my music.

I also want to continue using music as a platform to contribute to raise awareness and funds for causes that are important to me. In addition to things like the bone marrow and breast cancer projects, I was able to speak up about the way people use nuclear energy in the world after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. If I think an issue is important I will share my views with people. I hope that my music brings people hope and that I can help them enjoy their journeys and stir their imagination. And that my music contributes to bring a little more peace to the world.

Identity said:

Thanks, Joe. I'm going to give her a listen.

Welcome I'll listen this weekend. Let me know how if you like it.

Planned release date: October 1, 2013

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In the mid-1960s the often rigid and colourless British way of life was irrevocably transformed by the emergence of a cultural underground movement. Led by a loose collective of young radicals, they introduced new social, sexual and aesthetic perspectives. Operating out of the heart of London, their various activities, from 'The International Times' - a bi-weekly journal that no hipster could be seen without - to the psychedelic nightclub UFO, promoted alternative lifestyles and values, and sparked a social revolution. This film not only traces the history of this underground scene, but also explores its impact on the pre-eminent British group of the era, The Beatles.

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Although they were well established by the time the movement emerged, Paul McCartney in particular, was closely linked with several of its key players, and through his exposure to cutting edge concepts brought ideas directly from the avant-garde into the mainstream. Featuring many new interviews with key players from the time including; IT editor and long term friend of Paul McCartney, Barry Miles; founder of IT and UFO club organiser, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins; founder of UFO and Pink Floyd producer , Joe Boyd; Soft Machine drummer, Robert Wyatt; drummer from experimental improvisational collective AMM, Eddie Prevost; proprietor of Indica, the counter-cultural gallery, John Dunbar; Underground scenester, vocalist with The Deviants and IT journalist, Mick Farren; plus author of 'Days in the Life: Voices from the English Underground 1961 - 1971', Jonathon Greene; Beatles expert, Chris Ingham and Mojo jounalist Mark Paytress. Also includes rare archive footage, photographs from private collections and music from The Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Soft Machine, AMM and others.

Beatles ‘Live at the BBC, Vol. 2′ Coming in October

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Hard as it might be to believe, apparently there are still enough unreleased Beatles recordings to fill yet another compilation.

Multiple sources are reporting that Apple has set Oct. 3 as the release date for ‘Live at the BBC, Vol. 2,’ which arrives nearly 20 years after ‘Vol. 1.’ And like its predecessor, it compiles live performances that the Fab Four delivered within the walls of the U.K. radio giant’s studios.

The first volume, released in 1994, filled two CDs with 69 songs from appearances the band made between 1962-65. It’s unknown at this time how many tracks or discs ‘Vol. 2′ will boast, but it will focus on performances previously thought to be lost due to the BBC’s policy of erasing and reusing tapes after shows.

Between listeners who recorded the shows at home and syndicated stations that aired the broadcasts in other markets, Apple has apparently compiled enough rarities to round out a new album. The new volume may include some of the bonus tracks issued as B-sides on the ‘Baby It’s You’ single from ‘Vol. 1′ (‘I’ll Follow The Sun,’ ‘Devil In Her Heart’ and ‘Boys’)

‘Live at the BBC, Vol. 2′ will be released alongside a new book, titled ‘The Beatles: The BBC Archives: 1962-1970,’ written by Kevin Howlett, author of ‘The Beatles at the Beeb 1962-1965′ and ‘The Beatles at the BBC.’ It’s set to arrive in stores on Oct. 10.

CD/DVD Out now!
Last summer, over 12,000 music fans gathered at the "Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival" to witness a once in a lifetime concert experience as a select group of renowned salsa musicians came together for a historical one night event. This summer, that experience will be immortalized forever as "Salsa Giants" CD/DVD will be released under the production of musical director and producer Sergio George through Top Stop Music.
"I couldn't have made a better decision," said Sergio George. "To see these giants move so many souls together was a one and only experience, that fortunately, was recorded so it would never be forgotten, because concerts like that are rarely repeated."
The concert began with a brief piano introduction from George before a series of Salsa legends representing numerous cultures took the stage. Performances included Marc Anthony, Oscar D'León, Cheo Feliciano, Luis Enrique, Andy Montañez, Willy Chirino, José Alberto "El Canario", Tito Nieves, Nora from the "Orquesta de la Luz" and Charlie Zaa. Hits included "Fabricando Fantasías", "De Mí Enamórate", "Discúlpeme Señora", "Lo Que Está Pa' Ti", "Rebelión", "Yo No Sé Mañana", "Un Verano En Nueva York", "Llorarás" and "Tu Amor Me Hace Bien".
"It felt like a graduation celebration ... I said to myself, 'Wow, I'm here with the best,'" said Marc Anthony. And De León added: "I have to applaud and support this action taken by Sergio George."

Har Mar Superstar ~ Lady, You Shot Me

^^I'm sure he's been out longer, but sounds like Allen Stone. I like it.

Mary Lambert is a Seattle-based singer-songwriter and spoken word artist. She first began gaining attention while working with the hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis on their album The Heist, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200. Lambert is the featured singer and songwriter of their gay-rights single, "Same Love". Lambert wrote the chorus' hook in two hours. The "Same Love" chorus draws on Lambert's experiences as a lesbian growing up in a tumultuous, Christian upbringing. The repeating line, "Not crying on Sundays," for example, echoes the way she felt after leaving Sunday services in the Evangelical church. Lambert is a self-proclaimed femme lesbian.

She released her derivative of 'Same Love', 'She Keeps Me Warm' on July 30, 2013, which debuted at number 100 on the overall iTunes charts, and peaked at number 2 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart.

Lambert's songs, often emotionally charged, have been considered a mix of Adele, Tori Amos and James Blake.^[4][5] Her shows are described as "safe spaces where crying is acceptable and even encouraged."^[6] Her debut EP, Letters Don't Talk, was released on July 17, 2012, and peaked at number 18 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts. -via wiki

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JoeBala said:

The new album comes out October 29th.

Sampler: http://www.noisetrade.com...h/prologue

I'm picking this up when it's released.

In celebration of the release of her upcoming full-length album "Hiding Places" out September 10 (produced by Nashville pop maestro Brad Jones), award-winning songwriter Myla Smith is making two advanced cuts from her new record ("Can't Say No" and "Just Us") available to her fans on the NoiseTrade exclusive EP "Prologue". This exclusive EP also features two of Myla's favorite songs from previous releases: "Ocean", her current summer single, and "Slow Down", from her 2012 EP "Drugs" which climbed all the way up to #1 on Amazon’s Pop Singer/Songwriter Charts.

Pre-order "Hiding Places" beginning August 13 on MylaSmith.com

http://mylasmith.bandcamp...ing-places

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Banks - "Waiting Game"

Fall in love with the haunting, minimalist new track from Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Banks. Her debut EP, London, is due out on September 10th.



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