{"id":3064,"date":"2024-03-01T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T06:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=3064"},"modified":"2024-02-28T13:06:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T13:06:27","slug":"new-music-alert-march-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/new-music-alert-march-2024","title":{"rendered":"New Music Alert: March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New month, new energy. It\u2019s time to crawl out of our little hobbit holes and start taking on a fresh rhythm. In some parts of the world, one might even call that phenomenon\u2026springtime.<\/p>\n<p>This month, we\u2019re loving these tracks and albums, many of which happen to be about love itself\u2014unrequited love, spider love, dangerous love, etc. We suspect at least one of them will strike a chord with you.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s your March New Music Alert.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/7qjXrK9g78aj1CXHAVmD66?si=e3a937758a6b4dc7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[LISTEN ON SPOTIFY]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL4_SsHNp9R6ej3Lok4BN1T0HP3xc1NluL&feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[LISTEN ON YOUTUBE]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dafna | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINDOW SHOPPING<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We featured <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6FR2ARlfDqNU7BMBaWjGZP?si=VM-u3rJ3SnizC7q3e1pN7A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dafna<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/5-artists-2024-radar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 Artists to Have On Your Radar in 2024<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> round-up and we had no idea she\u2019d have some brand new music so early in the new year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new EP is a genre-bending collection of pop-fueled electronica, centered on the Boulder-based singer-songwriter\u2019s malaise with the digital world and online dating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the video for her eponymous track, \u201cWINDOW SHOPPING\u201d to get a vibe for the new direction. (PS, it features Dafna in drag).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dafna - WINDOW SHOPPING (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cvvGAJX6l24?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teddy Swims | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1) [Live]<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It feels like Atlanta\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/33qOK5uJ8AR2xuQQAhHump?si=KMS2nolHTYW0O3rfwmHOlA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teddy Swims<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been everywhere recently. He <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/kelly-clarkson-teddy-swims-lose-control-duet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">performed with Kelly Clarkson on her show in December<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and took the stage <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e3HP0eUQjfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at Sofar London<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> just last month.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And a few weeks ago, Teddy released <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5X9OlMzgSCuoSay4SiJRFm?si=cak3nnNmQHS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a live version<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of his breakthrough <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s a tender, stripped down retelling, but it just makes his lyrics and powerful delivery more magnetic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just check out this party:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teddy Swims - What More Can I Say (Live)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cn1FPw5--8c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kevin Holliday \u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LADYBUG\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His first full-length in five years, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/30VidDqHTbEp8U7CBe1mX0?si=d04ee95ad15044da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kevin Holliday<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s latest album is a masterful blend of R&B, funk, disco, jazz, and psychedelia. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/3iCuwgTQ1KFzoV3HPvShiC?si=eaM0KIQ3QHGlIJDJs_vtlg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LADYBUG<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">packs a punch, and it’s punctuated by turns of phrase and uplifting guitar riffs that sound like they were inspired by Nile Rodgers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s the official video for Holliday\u2019s \u201cSEE YOU\u201d, where he\u2019s described as a \u201cgenre-defying sensibility-spanning artist whose sound knows no bounds\u201d, or like \u201cif you have a half-rotten banana and Prince was inside it.\u201d Either way, we\u2019re loving what we\u2019re hearing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Holliday- "SEE YOU" (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B-MDLkgeQlQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MICHELLE | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GLOW<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York City\u2019s hippest pop music collective is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4yYvor6Rq4fG82J1L47DYp?si=xnKe8Rx4TwC69JkF-zPBQQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MICHELLE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and they\u2019ve been making waves over the last few years. Their most recent two full-lengths, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HEATWAVE <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AFTER DINNER WE TALK ABOUT DREAMS<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, cemented their status as a band to watch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the release of their <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GLOW<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> EP, the group (made up of queer and POC members) infuse elements of light-hearted rock, R&B, and dance to create a uniquely infectious sound.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh, and they were also featured on our 2019 list of Best Sofar Performances. Can you tell we\u2019re fans?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MICHELLE - NEVER AGAIN (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4PnFpvugwZ4?list=PLW9iseQsi2-uYAYlBWLMAZUDrQE9inc14\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ross Newhouse | \u201cThe Spider Song\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of our own, Sofar employee <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6XZ0s1t0FixK3vpvxccZ4Z?si=SUb0ENOuR7OsbOzKbTZhuA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ross Newhouse<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a talented songwriter with a penchant for comedic storytelling disguised as folk music. The New Yorker released \u201cThe Spider Song\u201d a couple of weeks ago, and we were immediately taken by its tenderness and humor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Produced by Noah Weinman, a.k.a Runnner (who we covered in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/february-artist-news-2024\">February\u2019s Sofar Artist News<\/a>), the track describes a couple finding a spider in their home \u2013 that\u2019s all we\u2019ll say. It\u2019s a beautiful song about love and partnership.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Spider Song\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MKSXNyv-W38?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sabrina Song | \u201cOkay, Okay\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may remember Brooklyn\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7JXdTCq0awJfHZMJJkG0AS?si=rzmqNGpOR3CJqzrD5p7lhA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sabrina Song<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from her month-long Sofar residency in London in 2022, or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=430TT2ssoyM&t=3s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">her appearance on NPR Tiny Desk\u2019s Top Shelf series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from 2021. The singer-songwriter released her new single \u201cOkay, Okay\u201d in early February, and we\u2019re totally hooked. It\u2019s a heartbreaker about wanting to tell an ex that everything\u2019s going to be okay, okay. Plus, the bassline on this track goes about as deep as basses go.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sabrina Song - Okay, Okay (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jAriZkrcx8Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Javypablo | <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOMOS JAVYPABLO<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6M3xYeqwhquYOjf96D2mYq?si=P41RwwzPTwiCpeYdPYXJBg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Javypablo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are two brothers from M\u00e1laga, Spain, and we\u2019ve been spinning their second album, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/57ry9jXPJLWl5tDNwdxlDq?si=8Xn5Z9vkS0qarAMgz8v4SA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOMOS JAVYPABLO<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> quite a lot these past few weeks. They\u2019ve played Sofars in their hometown and in Madrid, and have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.javypablo.com\/copia-de-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a few upcoming dates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Spain through March and May.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOMOS<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> seamlessly blends jazz, cumbia, folk, rap, and spoken word. It\u2019s a fantastic record, perfect for a chill Sunday morning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JavyPablo - Cuadriculado (Video Oficial)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n3fFeFfGf-I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EARTH TO EMILY | \u201cSHINY SILVER BULLET\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While technically released in late January, the latest track from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/29becY8WA0wuCwIpFMIyk2?si=jIcCNWxKSmyqj69b8InMOQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EARTH TO EMILY<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> slaps. It\u2019s called \u201cSHINY SILVER BULLET\u201d; it’s high-tempo pop, fearless and addicting. This is yet another hit in the ETE catalog, which sounds like a mix of Charli XCX, Frank Ocean, and Caroline Polachek.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SHINY SILVER BULLET\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WeIV89azLIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRONZE AVERY | \u201cDangerous\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/30XwDI0SEYBda3gBtutSZW?si=9e91dd2634464aae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRONZE AVERY<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is \u201cDangerous\u201d, a sleek dance-pop track that tries to convince a lover not to discuss the couple\u2019s status because doing so would be dangerous. It\u2019s the third in the producer\u2019s string of recent singles. Will he be releasing an album soon? Stay tuned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BRONZE AVERY - DANGEROUS (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2MURVt78-SQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yeemz | \u201cIn Fall In Full\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re loving \u201cIn Fall In Full\u201d, the new track from Santa Monica\u2019s cellist supreme, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/3esOPpGsiTP1Rc5lS1Jr6a?si=05oW3uVISnKacOD0h2JN9Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yeemz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s a strings-only ode of devotion to a lover. The singer-songwriter offers her love in every season and \u201cin full\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hear the song below, and join us as we cry along to the lyrics:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Fall In Full\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ji3CLFoxiK0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hear these songs and more at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a Sofar show near you<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New month, new energy. It\u2019s time to crawl out of our little hobbit holes and start taking on a fresh rhythm. In some parts of the world, one might even call that phenomenon\u2026springtime. This month, we\u2019re loving these tracks and albums, many of which happen to be about love itself\u2014unrequited love, spider love, dangerous love, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":3075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[42,458,512,511,508,509,510,73,499,513],"class_list":["post-3064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-music-alert","tag-bronze-avery","tag-dafna","tag-earth-to-emily","tag-javypablo","tag-kevin-holliday","tag-michelle","tag-ross-newhouse","tag-sabrina-song","tag-teddy-swims","tag-yeemz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}