Past Releases

VenessaMichaels "Flight EP (RTP)"

You like the trap? The hip-hops? The soul r&b grooves? In 3 and half songs, San Diego native and super producer VenessaMichaels has covered all of those bases. Raised on Timberlake, Destiny’s Child, and No Doubt, VenessaMichaels brings the 90’s to the present (sorry fax machines, you’re still in the rearview mirror) with full on slamming production that will sound awesome coming out of the back of your Acura or your $5000 beat headphones (they really gotta bring those prices down).  With special guest verses from Effy the Outlaw and $K Venessa are the jams you wanna be pumping and bumping this summer. Check out “Ridin The Waves” and feel the good vibrations-speaking of… if Venessa could only line up Marky Mark and Mike Love as guests on her album.

Laura Jean "Devotion (Chapter Music)"

Oh Australia – when will I ever take the 232 hour flight to taste a real John Dory or hang out with Mel Gibson? Until then, Laura Jean’s Devotion is better then any trip to Outback Steak House.  Imagine the XX with the stepchild of Lana Del Rey and Florence (without the machine) and you can start to imagine the downtempo beauty of Laura Jean.  If you need a female empowerment jam (sans over the top bravado), check out the winning “Girls On The TV”.

M. Ward "What A Wonderful Industry (Merge)"

OH, WHAT? Is this what the kids call a surprise drop? An unexpected rain shower (oofa) or the new record from M. Ward. Look, you know you love Mr. Ward and What A Wonderful Industry continues in the fine tradition of Transfiguration Of Vincent and Post War. Sure he is sounding a little obsessed with sharks (sorry Jets), but either way, I’m cranking up “Motorcycle Ride” or perhaps the best “we are really broken up” jam “Kind Of Human.” Wanna hear an instrumental that mixes Joe Meek and surf? Give “Return To Neptune’s Nest” a spin. I wish every day had a surprise like a new M.Ward album (maybe then I wouldn’t be so scared of Twitter), but for today I’m happy to dig into What A Wonderful Industry.

Las Rosas "Shadow By Your Side (Greenway Records/RTP)"

“Hey man…” you might say to yourself because you are a cool person who calls yourself “man” in like a ‘60s-esque hippie voice “I could really vibe on, like, some throwback chill rock tunes, you dig?” because you are REALLY committed to this character you’ve created. Well, tell your hippie character to mellow because we have the LP for them. Shadow By Your Side, the new album from Las Rosas is exactly what they (you) want. Think an edgier version of classic era Kinks mixed with uh… whatever we are calling this decade? Check out the head bopper “Christa.”