This story is a little jarring – “Sony Music (UK) is quietly working to adapt to a market now devoid of a purchase journey.”
Streaming, like it or not, is here to stay … at least for a while. How then do bands and their labels make money? Where’s the motivation anymore for an artist to create a cohesive album? Is the album dead, period?
Hard to say, but Pauseandplay.com is committed to being here through thick and thin … like now, offering up the latest additions to our ongoing list of new and upcoming releases from ReverbNation-affiliated artists.
Fighting the fight …
April 1, 2016
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Katie Ainge (Salt Lake City-based singer-songwriter) | “Thrive” (Hear here) | (Tate Music Group, April 5) |
| Alex Boyé (British-born American singer and actor) | “African Gospel Inspirations” (guests: Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Jenny Oaks Baker, Dan and Chad Truman, Carmen Rasmusen Herbert, Soulsaints, LDC; MP3; Hear here; See here) | (Boyé Central Music) |
| Dead Day Revolution (L.A. alt-rock band) | “On Our Own” (producer: Larry Goetz; Hear here; See here) | (Dead Day Revolution Music, April 5) |
| Julia McDonald (Orlando pop singer-songwriter) | “Something to Talk About,” “Games,” “No Good For Me” (producer: Kevin De Clue; Hear here) | (Julia McDonald) |
| Ralphy (L.A. pop singer) | “PeaceLover” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Ralphy, April 5) |
| Willy ARQ (St. Paul, Minn., hip-hop artist) | “Black Sheep” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (SWITCHH Entertainment, March 31) |
April 8, 2016
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Anydos (Canadian R&B singer) | “Stand Up” (Hear here) | (Anydos) |
April 15, 2016
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Kara Clark (Nashville alt-country singer) | “The Key” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Kara Clark Music) |
| Nate Currin (Atlanta-based Americana artist) | “The Madman and the Poet” (Hear here) | (Archaic Cannon) |
April 22, 2016
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Coming Up For Air (Dayton rock trio) | “Between the Party Lines” (Hear here) | (Coming Up For Air, April 26) |
| The Infinite Three (London art-rock trio) | “Lucky Beast” (recorded with engineer Jon Clayton; Hear here) | (Actual Size Music) |
| Daniel Jordan (Tulsa pop/folk singer-songwriter) | “Introduction” (Hear here) | (Daniel Jordan, April 23) |
April 29, 2016
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Black Slate (U.K. roots-rock reggae band) | “Peaceful Demonstration” (Hear here) | (TCD, April 28) |
May 6, 2016
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Kiirstin Marilyn (former lead singer of Verity In Stereo) | “Ghosts” (six-song EP; producer: Benny Reiner; first single: “Headlines”; Hear here) | (Spectra Music Group) |
| The Phoenix Rose (Brighton, England, reggae-pop band fronted by composer-singer Jarvis Smith) | “The Phoenix Rose” (producer: Native Wayne Jobson; Hear here) | (GypsyPop) |
Recent Releases
March 25, 2016
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Aldo (Chicago hip-hop artist) | “I Rep It” (Hear here) | (Aldo, March 26) |
| The Jacob Cade Project | “The Prince of Rock N Roll (Deluxe Edition)” (2015 album, with four bonus tracks; Hear here) | (Chito 3 Productions, LLC) |
| Chaser Eight (New Haven, Conn., rock quintet) | “Lightning” (Hear here) | (Chaser Eight) |
| Cosmonaut Radio (Brooklyn funk quartet) | “Work Harder, Comrade!” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Cosmonaut Radio, March 26) |
| Eddy Faulkner (Arlington, Va., pop singer) | “All For You” (Hear here) | (Eddy Faulkner) |
| FRANKIE Doc (Italian dance artist) | “The Best Dance” (Hear here) | (Essentia, March 22) |
| Jonivan Jones (alt-western folk-blues artist based in Panama City, Fla.) | “Ghostwriter” (Hear here) | (Animalsound Music, March 22) |
| Mitch King (Ventura, Calif., rockabilly artist) | “Live in 55” (Hear here) | (Mitch King, March 28) |
| Midnight Mob (NYC powerhouse rockers) | “Honest Brutal Glorious” (six-song EP; first single: “Ghosts”; Hear here) | (Midnight Mob) |
| Rivers & Rhodes (Goldsboro, Md.-based pop-rock duo) | “Rivers & Rhodes” (Hear here) | (Rivers & Rhodes, March 24) |
| Sarah C (Australian pop singer) | “Fearless” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Lipstick Mafia) |
| Sway Jah Vu (Tallahassee reggae-rock group) | “In the Company of Wolves” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Sway Jah Vu, March 29) |
| Carly Van Skaik (L.A.-based singer-songwriter) | “Blue Diamond Eyes” (Hear here) | (Carly Van Skaik, March 24) |
March 18, 2016
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Iará Delice (Georgia-based R&B singer) | “Right Now Man” (Hear here) | (Iará Delice Music, March 16) |
| FunkySundayParty (Erie, Pa., blues-rocker) | “Hey Charla Rae” (Hear here) | (Iamtvmusic) |
| Rapper Hostile (Charlotte hip-hop artist) | “Till I Get Signed” (guests: Lord Mezo, Aliensa, Genitic; Hear here) | (Zown Out Ent., March 20) |
March 11, 2016
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Alicia G (pop/hip-hop artist from Buffalo, N.Y.) | “The Real Me” (four-song EP; Hear here), “No Photographs” | (Alicia G / LRT) |
| The Apollo Affair (Madison, Wis., alt-rock duo) | “Charade” (Hear here) | (Dartboard, March 8) |
| Ari B | “Break the Ice” (Hear here) | (Ari B, March 15) |
| BhadWaiz (Columbus, Ohio-based hip-hop artist) | “Numb to the Feelin” (Hear here) | (Vivid Music Group, March 15) |
| Built By Titan (Nashville pop act) | “Infinite (Unsung Heroes)” (feat. Joel Smallbone; Hear here) | (Built On Robots, March 10) |
| Gittstreetz (Tampa rapper/producer) | “Leap Year” (Hear here) | (Born to Die, March 16) |
| Meccaudio | “Space High,” “Change,” “Rock With You” (Hear here) | (Meccaudio, March 14) |
| Nick McGuiness (Hoboken, N.J., pop-folk artist) | “Young and Beautiful” (Hear here) | (Nick McGuiness, March 10) |
| Noble Wolves (Canadian alt-rock quartet) | “Where the City Meets the Sky” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Noble Wolves) |
| Reverse Order (pop-rock trio from Hackettstown, N.J.) | “Nothing to Hide” (three-song EP; first single: “Erase You”; Hear here) | (Reverse Order, March 15) |
| ShapeShiftingAliens (Stockholm pop duo) | “Just a Boy” (two-song EP; Hear here) | (The Sublunar Society, March 10) |
| Suede Savv (Texas hip-hop artist) | “Murk Klassic” (three-song EP), “Beef II” (Hear here) | (Pricipality Entertainment, March 13) |
| XLC (Atlanta electronic artist) | “Keys Are Still Hidden” (four-song EP; Hear here) | (XLC, March 15) |
March 4, 2016
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| AHLIYON (NYC-based EDM-pop artist) | “SP/.\CESTATION” (Hear here) | (AHLIYONATION™ / REDPL/ . \NET, March 7) |
| Jocelyn & Chris Arndt (sibling rock duo from Cambridge, Mass.) | “Edges” (Hear here) | (Bridge Road Entertainment, March 7) |
| Attacca (Blue Springs, Mo., rock group) | “Samples of Humans” (Hear here) | (Attacca, March 1) |
| Bigmouthben (Atlanta rapper) | “Act Like It” (Hear here) | (Profitable Publishing Company, March 1) |
| Damon & Matthews (rock duo from Brandy Station, Va.) | “We Go Kartin'” (Hear here) | (Isle Royale) |
| Devin Dygert (North Hollywood, Calif., pop singer-songwriter) | “Ambien” (Hear here) | (Devin Dygert) |
| Hero the Band (pop-rock group based in Decatur, Ga.) | “Bleach” (Hear here) | (Nova Love, March 1) |
| C.J. Johnson (Lewisville, Texas, singer-rapper) | “Love Is in the Air,” “Promise” (guest: Nathan Ballard; Hear here) | (C.J. Johnson Music, March 3) |
| Pieter Kruger (Australian singer-songwriter) | “A Secret” (Hear here) | (Pieter Kruger, March 1) |
| linadrena (French musician based in Sydney) | “According to You” (Hear here) | (linadrena, March 7) |
| RC Manor | “Off to Paradise” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (RC Manor, March 1) |
| Dan Marro (indie singer from Williamstown, N.J.) | “S.N.A.F.U!” (producer: Marrow; mastered by Rodney Mills; Hear here) | (Dan Marro, March 1) |
| The Mellow Relics (groove-rock quintet from Winter Park, Fla.) | “On the Fly” (Hear here) | (Relic, March 7) |
| Metorana (NYC indie-rock trio) | “Sick Sad World” (Hear here) | (Fenix, March 1) |
| Rhea Raj (eclectic pop singer from Skillman, N.J.) | “Neon (Hello Beddo Remix)” (Hear here) | (Clubstream Orange) |
| Ferdinand Rennie (Glasgow-based singer-actor) | “The Rose” (Hear here) | (Fabscots Music, March 2) |
| The Sick Calicos (Lancaster, Calif., hip-hop group) | “Fighting the Good Fight!” (Hear here) | (Run-A-Muk, March 7) |
| Some Velvet Morning (U.K. alt-rock trio) | “Musical Chairs” (four-song EP; Hear here) | (Some Velvet Morning) |
| VanDeRocker (Santa Monica alt-rock band) | “Jupiter’s Kiss” (MP3; Hear here) | (VanDeRocker, March 1) |
| RJ Word (L.A. pop/R&B singer-songwriter) | “Here Today,” “Rain Boxing” (Hear here) | (RJ Word, INC) |
Feb. 26, 2016
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Sean Michael Belding | “I’d Be There” (Hear here) | (Sean Michael Belding, Feb. 29) |
| Jenny Chandler (Dayton, Ohio, country singer) | “Lost and Found” (Hear here) | (Jenny Chandler, Feb. 29) |
| CrowFly (Orlando alt-rock trio) | “Losing Our Fear” (Hear here) | (CrowFly, Feb. 23) |
| Dario BianKi (Spanish DJ-producer) | “Smash That Seat My Dear” (Hear here) | (WasteMusicBusters s.r.l., Feb. 29) |
| Doctor G & FunkFusion (from Camarillo, Calif.) | “Be Cool” (Hear here) | (Great-House) |
| Jah Rooti (Jamaican rootical singer) | “Hush” (Hear here) | (Seventh Trumpet Production, Feb. 27) |
| J-Giles Son (Christian hip-hop artist from Pompano Beach, Fla.) | “Kill to Protect” (guests: Mouthpi3ce, Benjah, Kayla Starks, FLO, Wise, Swift, Kaitlin Connor; Hear here) | (J-Giles Son, Feb. 24) |
| Joka Beatz (instrumental act from Louisville, Ky.) | “The Plug Instrumentals” (Hear here) | (Hard Hustla Muzik, Feb. 29) |
| Rahshawn Merrick (pop-electronic-alternative artist from Irmo, S.C.) | “Electroamore” (MP3; Hear here) | (Kingdom Muzik, Feb. 26) |
| Ovie (Paris-based hip-hop artist) | “Slow Down” (Hear here) | (Oviesse, Feb. 27) |
| Perfect Fate (Manchester, Conn., alt-rock band) | “Opia” (Hear here) | (Excess, Feb. 29) |
| Mario Petrix (Italian EDM artist) | “Colors” (Hear here) | (Record Union, Feb. 25) |
| Project j.r. (Gardner, Mass.-based rocker) | “Tonight” (Hear here) | (Project j.r., Feb. 28) |
| The Reed Brothers (San Antonio rock band) | “The Reed Brothers” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (Reed Artist Group, Feb. 25) |
| Keith Semple (season 9 contestant on “The Voice”) | “Anytime Anywhere” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Keith Semple) |
| Velleta (Winnipeg singer-songwriter of Jamaican descent) | “Remedy” (Hear here) | (Velleta, Feb. 29) |
| Vision Within (South Hadley, Mass., rock quintet) | “Ride,” “Street Preacher” (Hear here) | (Vision Within, Feb. 29) |
Feb. 19, 2016
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Pete Cannella (traditional pop singer from Barrington, N.J.) | “Off the Bridge” (Hear here) | (Pete Cannella, Feb. 21) |
| Rick Crouse (Albuquerque-based rocker) | “Try Again” (Hear here) | (Rick Crouse) |
| DaBeautifulKey (Houston soul singer) | “True Colors” (Hear here) | (DaBeautifulKey, Feb. 22) |
| Greg Gomes (L.A.-based rock singer) | “Born to Win” (Hear here) | (Greg Gomes, Feb. 22) |
| Johnny Kilroy (Zion, Ill., hip-hop artist) | “The Life of Kilroy” (guests: Bryan W, Dinasty Shadrealm, Dwane Wilson, Kevin Cassanova, Tay G, Mic Audio, Nysse, etc.; Hear here) | (The Society ent, Feb. 22) |
| DJ Rapper J Lee | “On Twenty 4’s” (Hear here) | (MrJs Findingthingsyouneed, Feb. 21) |
| Nikki Lerner (R&B singer from Columbia, Md.) | “The Things We Never Say” (Hear here) | (Nikki Lerner Music) |
| Steve Medea (Torrance, Calif.-based R&B singer) | “Friend Zone” (first single: “Boo Thang”; Hear here) | (Steve Mediavilla, Feb. 18) |
| Das-Kollektiv.net (German electronica act) | “Android” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Das-Kollektiv.net, Feb. 22) |
| Red Star Deluxe (Australian indie-electro band) | “New Dawn Dreamer” (Hear here) | (Red Star Deluxe, Feb. 18) |
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— Pauseandplay.com (@Pauseandplay) March 30, 2016