Vancouver Musician Syd Carter West Releases Powerful New Single CHEATERS

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Syd Carter West has had an unusual route to become the Americana/Southern-rock artist she is today. From award-winning opera singer to original singer-songwriter of her own dirt and dust, West has finally found her path. 

This Canadian singer-songwriter grew up in British Columbia and, after hearing the gritty, soulful sound of Amanda Marshall when she was five years old, she knew she wanted to be a singer. By 12 she was training in opera and studying music theory at the Royal Conservatory of Music, competed nationally, and was awarded the much-lauded Gold Medal (formerly Silver). At 20, West moved beyond performing opera and began to write original lyrics and compositions. 

“‘Cheaters’, the debut single from Syd Carter West’s forthcoming self-titled EP, is powerful beyond measure. The track was written about West's personal experience of being cheated on in a past relationship and how she was able to gain the confidence to end the relationship for good. 

“Instead of admitting that he cheated, he said he was raped,” says West. “Later on, he recanted and admitted that he said ‘rape’ to cover up his cheating. He manipulated an incredibly traumatizing experience in an effort to cover his ass. This song is how angry, sad and fucked up I was from that experience. This is my closure. This is my middle finger. Somehow, someway, he’s going to hear this song. And he will know it’s about him.” 

'Cheaters' is proof positive that the bright-eyed, roots ‘n’ soul singer-songwriter is the real deal. With a set of pipes that “feels” - she can belt it out and pull it back in - West’s powerful vocals are reminiscent of Elle King, with a dash of Melissa Etheridge’s growl and the soul of Adele. Her earlier influences range from country chanteuse Deana Carter to the electric blues rock of Led Zeppelin. 

Syd Carter West’s new single ‘Cheaters’ is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services. For more information, please visit: sydcarterwest.com

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Singer-Songwriter Lauren Mann Releases New Single DEAR FOREVER

2nd Single From New Album
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Singer-songwriter Lauren Mann is excited to announce to release of 'Dear Forever', the 2nd single from her new album Memory & Desire which will be out on October 16th.

A hopeful song about the tough times in a relationship, ‘Dear Forever’, explores the idea of trying to find your way back to the spark that ignited everything at the beginning. 

“'Dear Forever' was written with my producer Josh Rob Gwilliam on an old piano in the studio garage where I recorded my last album," says Lauren Mann. "It’s a song for those moments in a relationship when you start asking questions and wondering if the future really is forever. We wrote it a few years before my own marriage ended, so in a way it was a bit of a foreshadowing, but it also holds hope that love will be found in one way or another after all is said and done.”

Following the release of her 2016 album Dearestly, Memory & Desire reveals a maturity in the evolution of Lauren’s songwriting and musicality. Influenced by the tapestry of music on the Gulf Islands in British Columbia where she has put down ​her ​roots for the last five years, Lauren​ has stayed true to her alt-pop sensibilities while exploring jazzy vocal riffs and bluesy guitar lines. Her oft typecast ukulele has been replaced with a tenor guitar, shifting her sound to something reminiscent of Beth Orton or Carole King. 

Lauren Mann's new single ‘Dear Forever’ is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more information, please visit: laurenmannmusic.com

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Vancouver Musician Quinn Pickering Releases New Single GRAPEFRUIT

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If the pandemic has brought on feelings of nostalgia and the need for a sweet pop song with a bit of sting, Vancouver musician Quinn Pickering's new track 'Grapefruit' is just what you're looking for! Out today, 'Grapefruit' is the 1st single from Quinn's new EP Supernova set for release on November 13th via producer Howard Redekopp's new record label How Weird Sounds.   

Full of nostalgic, melancholic longing, ‘Grapefruit’ explores the feeling of trying to shake special memories that over time have turned bittersweet. 

“The song is about how memories and emotions can be triggered in the most unexpected of ways,” says Quinn Pickering. “The song had lived in my head for a few years until the faint scent of Grapefruit Rose stepped in and gave me the necessary inspiration to finish the song and close the book on that chapter of my life.”

Quinn Pickering is a young singer-songwriter leading a new generation of artists who are redefining the indie music landscape. At 20, he has spent over half his life playing guitar, writing songs, and releasing albums. Raised in New Westminster, BC, to a musical family of Métis descent, his interest and passion for music and songwriting led to the formation of his first band, World Is History, when he was just nine years old.

 Earlier this year, Quinn signed with How Weird Sounds to release Supernova, a five song EP executive produced by Howard Redekopp and produced, mixed and engineered by Stefan Nowarre. Set for release on November 13th, Supernova showcases Quinn's youthful energy and love of classic songwriting, and puts his voice at the centre of it all. Quinn has shown a remarkable gift for connecting with audiences through his songs, and at just twenty years old, there's no telling how much more he's capable of.

‘Grapefruit’ is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more information, please visit: quinnpickering.org

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East Coast Musician Carolina East Releases New Single HUNGER

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East Coast musician Carolina East is excited to announce the release of her new track, 'Hunger’, the 3rd single from her new album Soaked in Whisky which will be out in May 2021.

’Hunger’ is a driving, pop-tinged country track that is all about the insatiable desire that happens in a romance with extended periods of separation. 

“‘Hunger’ is about the trials and tribulations of a long distance relationship,” says Carolina East. “It’s about putting in the work to make the relationship work.”

A creation of the maritime elements, Carolina East is a vibrant, bold, songstress from Newfoundland and Labrador, who proudly wears an eclectic tapestry of musical influences, from soul to country, to pop. This year, Carolina East won the MusicNL Country Artist of the Year award, received a nomination for ECMA Indigenous Artist of the Year, and she recently joined the Sirius XM Top of the Country competition as one of eight competing semi-finalists.

Earlier this summer, Carolina East released her second studio single, 'Soaked in Whisky', which charted on Canadian Country radio. The success and momentum of that track is followed by her new release 'Hunger'.

Carolina East's new single 'Hunger' is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more information, please visit: carolinaeastmusic.com

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BC Singer-Songwriter Lauren Mann Announces New Album Out On October 16th

First Single 'Missing You' Out Today

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Four years after the release of her last album, BC singer-songwriter Lauren Mann is back with a new studio album, Memory & Desire, out on October 16th. The first single 'Missing You' is out today on all digital platforms, following the exclusive premiere of the video on Aesthetic Magazine. Watch the video here. 

Memory & Desire is Lauren Mann’s fourth album, and decisively her most honest and vulnerable, chronicling the years following her last release, Dearestly, with the ending of a marriage, the rediscovery of self, and the exploration of love, community, and meaning. All of this comes through on the first single ‘Missing You’, a song of longing that Lauren wrote in the midst of a Canadian tour. 

"'Missing You' was written while I was on tour across Canada among the changing landscapes and shift from winter to spring," says Lauren. "It captures the excitement and uncertainty of new love, and the bittersweet feeling of longing for someone while being out on the road.”

While Dearestly brought bombastic crescendos and grand production, Memory & Desire reveals a maturity in the evolution of Lauren’s songwriting and musicality. Influenced by the tapestry of music on the Gulf Islands where she has put down ​her ​roots for the last five years, Lauren​ has stayed true to her alt-pop sensibilities while exploring jazzy vocal riffs and bluesy guitar lines. Her oft typecast ukulele has been replaced with a tenor guitar, shifting her sound to something reminiscent of Beth Orton or Carole King. 

Recorded ​at​ Lauren’s home in the Gulf Islands, Memory & Desire is an intimate marker of the passage of time, holding space between ​who she was and who she will be​. Aided by producer and long-time collaborator Josh Rob Gwilliam, Memory & Desire holds the listener in tension, exploring themes of forgiveness, communication, anxiety, and uncertainty in both the ending and the beginning of relationships, with whispers of hope​, ​light​,​ ​and a deep graceful innocence ​woven through each song. 

Lauren Mann's new single ‘Missing You’ is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, and other digital retailers and streaming services worldwide. For more information, please visit: laurenmannmusic.com

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LAUREN MANN - MEMORY & DESIRE
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 16th, 2020
(Independent)
01.  There Is A Sound
02.  Forgiveness
03.  Dear Forever
04.  Missing You
05.  Waves
06.  Say It Out Loud
07.  Don't Make A Mountain
08.  Galaxies
09.  Space and Time
10.  Circus In The Sky

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