New Music Friday 3/8/24

Welcome back to our weekly NMF roundup. Here’s what we think you should be listening to this week!

Rosey - Violet Paddock

Violet Paddock is a 17-year-old artist out of Loveland, Ohio writing heart-felt, emotional, and sometimes melancholy music. Intertwining sweet acoustic softness with intentional lyricism, this young artist's motive is to help young people feel less alone and stay afloat in the chaotic ocean that is growing up.

Another Year - brother bird

IYL: Andy Hull, Gobotron, Caroline Glaser

brother bird embraces an intimate, ethereal style of indie rock with her debut LP, ‘gardens’. her music lives in tight, intimate spaces, based on real experience and the small indignities that come with being human, as filtered through the eyes and pen of caroline.

Day One - mill !

IYL: Pilgrum, Luke Chacon, downssides

i am so funny!!!! and goofy!!!!! and don’t forget quirky!!!! 

Back to Hell - Glimmers

IYL: Maggie Schneider, lostbody, Penny Bored

Forming tight-knit bonds. Having a positive impact. Injecting the world with endlessly good vibes. These are the cornerstones that make up the glimmers universe. Since their inception at the start of the decade, the three-piece have strived to create a space where you can be proud of yourself in every aspect. Finding inspiration in Mayday Parade and The Band CAMINO as much as Demi Lovato and Lady Gaga, their palette is one brimming with screaming color and unwavering emotion. This has resulted in three EPs that bridge the gaps between defiant pop, cutesy pop-rock and thrilling pop-punk with vigor and vibrancy. Focusing on what it means to discover who you truly are and that means to those around you, every song is a diary entry full of lessons learned and life lived. Such honesty has caught the attention of plenty throughout their journey so far. The band have played shows with Young Culture, Free Throw and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, performed at So What?! Music Festival and toured the East and West coasts entirely off their own backs. They have even recently teamed up with We Are The In Crowd's Tay Jardine for a version of their defiant track "Jaded," a moment that serves as a full circle validation for Maggie especially. Delivering such milestone moments so early in their adventure opens the door for endless possibilities as glimmers look to 2024 and beyond. Until then, they will continue loving every step they take as the three best friends they are.

Shiver - Krooked Kings

IYL: The moss, Pretty Jane, Night Cap

5 dudes, 1 band, 0 talent

COOL! - Leanna Firestone

IYL: Everybody's Worried About Owen, Melina KB, Madds Buckley

Finger! - Scene Queen

IYL: Delilah Bon, Chrissy Chlapecka, Banshee

Hi I’m Scene Queen! I’m plastic, fantastic, and musically dramatic. This is a catalog of my mental illness.

Visions - Norah Jones

IYL: Diana Krall, Katie Melua, Joss Stone

Norah Jones first emerged on the world stage with the 2002 release of Come Away With Me, her self-described “moody little record” that introduced a singular new voice and grew into a global phenomenon, sweeping the 2003 GRAMMY Awards including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. Since then, Jones has become a nine-time GRAMMY-winner, sold more than 52 million albums, and her songs have been streamed ten billion times worldwide. She has released a series of critically acclaimed and commercially successful solo albums—Feels Like Home (2004), Not Too Late (2007), The Fall (2009), Little Broken Hearts (2012), Day Breaks (2016), Pick Me Up Off The Floor (2020), the live album ‘Til We Meet Again (2021), her holiday album I Dream Of Christmas (2021), and Visions (2024)—as well as albums with her collective bands The Little Willies, El Madmo, and Puss N Boots featuring Sasha Dobson and Catherine Popper. The 2010 compilation …Featuring Norah Jones showcased her incredible versatility by collecting her collaborations with artists as diverse as Willie Nelson, Foo Fighters, Outkast, and Herbie Hancock. In 2022, Jones launched her podcast Norah Jones Is Playing Along which features candid conversations and impromptu musical collaborations with some of her favorite musicians.

Where Do We Go? - Dance Enough to Drunk

IYL: Pocket Dog, 4 Day Delay, Party's Over

- indie rock straight out of salisbury, md. stick around for a while -

Goddess - laufey

IYL: beabadoobee, grentperez, Faye Webster

“As a musician, my goal is to bring jazz and classical music to my generation,” declares GRAMMY-winning composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey. In 2022, the Icelandic-Chinese artist’s trailblazing approach paid off, with a performance on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! in support of her debut album Everything I Know About Love, sold out tours of North America, Asia, and Australia, and she was the most streamed jazz artist on Spotify. The Los Angeles-based Laufey (pronounced lāy-vāy) continued her story by writing and recording Bewitched, her second album. Inspired by jazz greats and classical masters while possessing a point of view that could only be conveyed by a 21st-century twentysomething, Bewitched represents an expansion of Laufey’s sonic palette. Tracks like the breezy bossa nova cut “From the Start” and the smoldering string-assisted ballad “Promise” have classic songcraft and intricate arrangements that make them feel instantly timeless, while Laufey’s conversational lyrics give her music a relatability to the next generation of jazz and classical aficionados. The album has gone on to break the record as the biggest debut for a jazz album on Spotify in history and earned a 2024 GRAMMY win for "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album."


Laufey’s self-assured musicianship and deeply felt lyrics take the idea of “classic” music, whether it’s slotted as classical or jazz—or even chart-topping pop—and humanize it, creating a deep-seated connection.

Tears Will Make You Grow - Tommie Carter

IYL: BANKS, Kacey Musgraves, Sabrina Claudio

Tommie Carter, was born and raised in Southern California. From a young age, she found herself drawn to rhythm and melody. Tommie began singing covers at age 14 that eventually led her to music production. Her unique music style blends R&B and alt-pop influences. Tommie's upbringing was steeped in alternative music, with her father's influences drawing from bands like The Sundays and The Smiths. Her music resonates with a depth and authenticity that is truly captivating. She furthered her musical education by studying music production in Los Angeles, adding another layer of skill and creativity to her artistry. Tommie's artistic evolution is marked by a relentless drive to explore new musical horizons, all while displaying her talent and dedication. Her upcoming release, "Tears Will Make You Grow," is highly anticipated, as Tommie wrote and produced the song.

Unfamiliar - Savanna Leigh

IYL: ken xox, Kylie Muse, Devon Gabriella

putting my feelings into songs so I can find ppl who feel the same 🫶🏽

Desert Song - Windser

IYL: Collett, Michigander, Macklemore

songwriter / producer from Santa Cruz, California <3

Suckerpunch - Dreamer Boy

IYL: Huron John, LAUNDRY DAY, Victor Internet

Dreamer Boy, born Zachary Arthur Taylor, is a genre-bending artist fusing Americana, R&B and indie-rock to paint a warm picture all his own. Hailing from Waco, Texas and then later spending time living in Nashville, Tennessee (where the Dreamer Boy project began.) Taylor brings a southern twang and country songwriting sensibilities to the pop world together with his band The Lone Stars, a 6 piece band that formed in Los Angeles.

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