20 year Carlos Vara comes out swinging like a seasoned artist with the release of his debut track Numb. He has a big sound and a huge voice inspired by early childhood influences like Mariah and Whitney. Eventually he was introduced to soul music at church. The half-Greek half-Salvadorian is off to great beginning with a spot on Spotify’s New Music Friday and US Viral 50. A music video will drop soon.
carlosvaramusic@gmail.com
Since we first featured Rayla she’s been kicking it into high gear. A flurry of blogs are beginning to take notice including celebmix, UpFrontNY, and Rock Your Lyrics. Her track was added to MTV “Radar” Playlist while clocking 200k Spotify streams.
Rayla dropped her first infectious single “Boys Like You“. Her debut track sums up the current pop mood climate delivering a memorable melody accompanied with her sultry voice. The 16 year old pop singer from NJ has opened for Daya, Olivia Holt, and Jana Kramer. Check out her latest interview with Fearless Radio.
kas@thepracticeww.com, ryan@clutch32.com
Kings favorite Zoey Lily drops a new track More. The 20 year old knows how to deliver melancholic songs. The accent vocals and the melodies, it’s all suitable for the sad soul. The latest track follows the 2017’s single “Nothing” that had solid support from BBC Introducing London, Hoxton Radio, The Line Of Best Fit and BuzzFeed. Zoey holds all titles including songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, co-producer and dancer while citing Lana del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, and Frank Ocean as influences.
hannah@charmfactory.co.uk
Upcoming Aussie singer-songwriter Ani-K releases Reckless. With a radio ready and scratchy texture vocals, she’s been building up her YouTube channel with a steady rollout of cover tunes. In 2016, she signed a deal with Dutch label Armada Music for a collaborative dance mix. In 2017 she released the popular ‘Close Anymore’ and now she kicked off 2018 with ‘Reckless‘. Check it out!
gkaru0703@gmail.com, akmusic2013@gmail.com
Kings favorite Sleeplust release the new track Sedona. The Los Angeles indie electro 4 piece continues to roll out singles with slick productions and catchy anthems. The latest track Sedona which was written by the band, and friends Angela Mukul and Joey Verskotzi is about a trip to Sedona and moments of reflection. The band is really building their base. Maybe you heard their tracks on MTV’s Teen Mom or MTV’s Real World and Road Rules. Moreover, the band has upcoming shows at Lucky Strike on March 29th and May 14th at The Satellite.
sleeplustmusic@gmail.com