LA based alternative pop duo The Donnies The Amys signed a licensing agreement with Sony (Europe) to release its new album. The pair recorded their self-titled debut over the summer of 2011 in the midst of a Frisbee golf obsession and released the album in January of 2012. The Donnies The Amys was well-received which led to a slew of dates opening for Sea Wolf and TV placements on shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Suits, Reign, 16 and Pregnant and many others. They have also been featured on KCRW, Revolt TV and college radio stations across the country. The band released their Stay the Same EP in 2014 and plan to release a second EP later in the year. Check out the track Stay The Same.
Contact: bcmclane@aol.com, naomi.robin@themgmtcompany.com
Los Angeles-based indie rockers Kin Cayo released the new track Wrong Guy which comes off their upcoming EP which is due out in April. They released the track Our Ship in January with strong fanfare. They have received praise from Stereo Embers Magazine calling them “one of the most exciting bands around melodically adventurous and musically cunning.” “Both in rhythm and in melody they evoke an idyllic island environment, where one can put on the tunes with nothing to worry about other than keeping the piña coladas coming along.” – Pop Matters. They have performed at venues such as Community and Greek Theater Plaza Stage and Little Joy in the neighborhood of Echo Park where they just wrapped up a two-month residency.
Contact: elyse@ei-pr.com
Nottingham pop songwriter Ronika has released a new track Step To My Beat. Ronika has released several LP’s on her own record label, RecordShop and supported Little Boots’ gig at London’s XOYO. Her last album ‘Selectadisc’ won praises from The Observer and Mixmag. She was recently invited to Stockholm to take part in a songwriting camp where she met Björn and Benni. The Guardian says “This passion for pop songwriting and early-90s production is showcased on new song Step to My Beat. Over typically glittery synths and a funk-tinged bassline, it’s the sort of low-slung album track that could have nestled in among the hits on Madonna’s True Blue album.” Ronika is an artist to watch.
Contact: rob.chute@partisanpr.com, info@recordshoplabel.com
Singer-songwriter and keyboardist Jacque Ryal, better known as Ryal, is releasing her debut EP this spring. She just released her new single Lonely Love which was was inspired by the Arctic Monkeys’ 2013 album, AM and features harmony vocals by White Prism’s Johanna Cranitch, who has worked with The Cranberries and The Cardigans’ Nina Persson. Ryal spent a decade laying the groundwork for her emergence as a solo artist as the charismatic front person and – in the words of Time Out NY – “angelic-voice keyboardist’ for the mixed gender indie pop outfit Strip Darling, a popular NYC mainstay which performed at numerous hotspots (Mercury Lounge, Trash Bar, CBGB’s and the prestigious Highline Ballroom) and released the album Mend in 2012.
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Maudlin Strangers who have become a Kings favorite will hit the road. The tour begins June 18th in Santa Ana CA, which takes the band all the way up to Seattle and back, wrapping up in their hometown of Los Angeles on July 1 @ The Echo. “Hays and his songs can join the world of electro-pop artists who quickly go from mixtape CDs to sold-out rooms.” –BuzzBandsLA. While Indie Shuffle says “It’s dark indie rock in its purest form, layering eerie synths with faint raindrops in the background”. Check out the latest track Penny. Maudlin Strangers is a band to watch.
Contact: jamie@vagrant.com, info@maudlinstrangers.com
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