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Step Rockets

I’ve been talking about the Step Rockets since the release of ‘Kisser‘ back in 2013. The song was praised by blogs, reached #1 on Hype Machine, and clocked nearly 2 million SoundCloud streams.

After all this time, ‘Kisser‘ will have a push at radio. Step Rockets could finally break out with the help from a new audience that never heard of the internet hit.

The band will drop a new EP ‘Future Nature’ via Harbour/Caroline Records and will perform at the famous First Avenue in Minneapolis on April 16th.

Check out the new brilliant track ‘West Coast‘ which comes off the new EP.
management@steprockets.com

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Em Rossi

Em Rossi, the 17 year old songstress has done it again with her latest song and video ‘Earthquake‘. The video has clocked a million+ YouTube views in 2 weeks.

Em’s haunting vocals places her in the realm of Adele, a good place to be. Having begun recording in the studio at age 14, the latest track comes off her album that is nearly finished.

The life of Em consists of juggling high school, writing, recording, and performing. At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off.
evan@experiencerecords.com

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Night Lights

Kings favorite Night Lights are back with a new track. The Los Angeles indie-progressive rock act is a melting pot with members from Mexico, Japan, California, & Norway. Influenced by the likes of Mute Math and The 1975, the new single “Childish” will shake you up.

The band on the rise has performed Culture Collide, Sofar Sounds, Radio 92.9, and garnering praise from Buzznet and Sounds of Boston.

Catch them at The Slidebar in Fullerton, California on April 15th.
markwellmanagement@gmail.com

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Ben Hobbs

I stumbled upon Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Use To Know’ in the infancy stage, before it blew up. Five years later, I’ve come across London artist Ben Hobb’s “Wishful Thinking” and it could follow the same path to success.

Hobbs who dubs himself a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer released his debut album “Sweet Enough”, which has clocked 450k+ Spotify streams receiving praise from BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio and music blogs.

Hobbs will perform his first London show at Servant Jazz Quarters on May 11th.

He has the talent, and with some luck and timing, we could hear a lot about Hobbs very soon, his Bradley Cooper looks doesn’t hurt either.
jeremy@laissezfaireclub.com, cduncan@theorchard.com

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Shallows

Emerging artist Shallows who come from sunny California have revealed they have it takes with their latest track. The indie-pop duo unleashed their debut radio-ready single ‘Summer Sucks‘, which laments the crushing weight of the California heat wave. Released with much fanfare and reminisce of Katy Perry & M83, the duo met at a house party, and after a series of Facebook messages, decided to have a writing session & join forces. Stuck in a heatwave? Shallows can relate….
nw@whteblnk.com , shallowsla@gmail.com

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