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« À l’heure où tout le monde dort, il est l’heure de trouver les cités d’or. » L’ambition est donnée : l’histoire d’un groupe de jeunes qui au fil d’un voyage rassemble un équipage d’artistes pour offrir une vague de fraîcheur musicale. Séances studio jusqu’à pas d’heure, rires aux éclats, désillusions, passion, c’est avant tout une aventure humaine dans laquelle le but a été de faire briller les artistes par l’éclat de leur talent en les rassemblant autour du même projet.

La Pépite est un média qui met en lumière les artistes de la musique hip-hop francophone à travers des contenus originaux. Entre des formats vidéos et écrits, des immersions en studio, mais également des événements, La Pépite part à la découverte des nouveaux artistes en développement pour donner la parole aux talents qui n’ont pas la visibilité qu’ils méritent.

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Tessa Kaye shares her new single « Girl, I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend »

Tessa Kaye

New single « Girl, I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend »

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The feel-good downtempo breezy alternative pop single chronicles Tessa Kaye’s newly coming out process as queer and « the sheer excitement that comes with feeling free, open, being true to myself and falling in love, » she confides.

Tessa Kaye is a Philadelphia born, Los Angeles based pop artist. Armed with vibrant individuality and a fresh approach, the effervescent artist delivers infectious pop soundscapes, with raw and relatable themes. Having grown up in Utah, Kaye struggled with the difficulties that being a black girl in a mostly white community faced. Raised in the Mormon church, she made the decision to leave once she reached early adulthood, moving to the West Coast to pursue her passion. Now, with a plethora of life experiences under her belt, Kaye wants to tell her story.

Following the successful release of her debut single “Fools Gold,” which was added to numerous Spotify editorial playlists, including New Music Friday U.S., Kaye unveils the intoxicating “You Know Who You Are and I Hate You.” An honest song narrating her lifelong struggles with severe anxiety, the songwriter gets vulnerable. She explains, “although it could be about a romantic relationship as well, I’m personally talking to my anxiety about the ways it has debilitated my life at times.” The song is a reminder that it’s perfectly ok to have days when you’re down, we’re all human and we’re allowed to be soft, feel delicate or just not ok! Kaye confides, “I’ve had a lot of people try to tell me that my anxiety and how much I feel is a weakness. It’s taken a lot of self work for me to realize that there’s a strength in allowing yourself to simply be as weak as you feel in a moment. Black women in particular are always looked at as ‘strong black women’ and while yes, that is true, there are many sides to us.”

Her release « Smile More » « speaks to the double standard of how men and women have been allowed to express themselves in society. It’s a weird, ridiculous expectation people place on women, to look pleasant 100% of the time. » confides Kaye. Featuring colorful warm beats and Kaye’s signature soulful vocals, « Smile » radiates with confidence.

Her single « Sunshine & Rainbows » is about the frustrations that can come with toxic positivity. Tessa confides, « so many times I’ve found myself in situations where I was trying to mask my authenticity to not come off as “negative.” I’ve swallowed my own hurt in order to keep a happy, positive disposition for others, but that shit’s dead now! Life isn’t always sunshine & rainbows…and I’d say that’s kinda the whole point. Balance baby. Contrast. Bad times just make the good ones feel that much better. » « Sunshine & Rainbows » featuring sparkling vibrant synths, tropical dipped beats and an attention grabbing chorus.

Her new summer anthem « Girl, I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend » is a breezy, feel-good alternative pop single that details her courage and the process of coming out as a queer woman. She confides the track is about, « the sheer excitement that comes with feeling free, open, being true to myself and falling in love. »

Having garnered close to 200,000 streams on Spotify alone, Tessa Kaye is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with.

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François Staal présente son nouveau clip « Minuit »

François Staal

Album L’humaine Beauté déjà disponible

En concert à Paris au Connétable le 24 juin 2022

François Staal nous offre un nouvel extrait de son dernier album L’humaine beauté, sorti en fin d’année. Il sera en concert à Paris au Connétable le 24 juin. A cette occasion, il nous dévoile le clip de Minuit, titre phare et envoûtant de l’album.

Minuit est une tentative de saisir, d’évoquer, le lien et le vécu difficile des créateurs et de leur dépendance à l’alcool : Jim Harrison, Serge Gainsbourg, Amy Winehouse, Verlaine, Baudelaire, Janis Joplin… La liste est longue. Auteur, compositeur, rockeur, et poète, François Staal affirme de disque en disque son statut de musicien culte dans le paysage de la chanson française.

Minuit effleure aussi en toute logique la symbiose de l’abandon dans l’alcool, et de la mélancolie violente, la lucidité insupportable, ces maladies cruelles, implacables, et magnifiques, trop souvent vécues par les artistes sensibles et passionnés.

Cette chanson de François Staal s’inscrit dans l’aventure de L’humaine beauté, album inspiré par la beauté des arts et des artistes.

L’humaine beauté, 7eme album de François Staal, est sorti le 10 décembre avec une dizaine de textes inédits, la reprise de deux monuments de la chanson La nuit je mens (Bashung) et Avec le temps (Ferré)… une chanson de Pierre-Yves Lebert et un poème de Baudelaire.

Point d’orgue d’une évolution débutée il y a dix ans, L’humaine beauté couronne une recherche sur les sons et le texte en français, mêlant guitares et batterie rock aux cordes symphoniques, dans une certaine filiation avec Nick Cave ou les Pink Floyd. Deux superbes duos rythment cet album, l’un avec CharlElie Couture, et l’autre avec Nina Morato.

L’humaine beauté est un aboutissement, au sens littéral comme au sens musical… ou faudrait-il dire au sens propre comme au sens figuré ? Au fil de textes poétiques traversés par tous les élans de l’existence, de la révolte légitime du militant (Ready) aux réminiscences grandioses de l’enfance (Bréhat), de la solitude de l’artiste abîmé dans ses tourments (Minuit) à l’élégance des images suspendues comme des étoiles (Ce qu’il y a de beau), cet album de chanson rock explore la beauté dans ce qu’elle a d’éphémère (c’est maintenant), de contradictoire (Ne pas t’attendre), de fraternel (Tous frères) et d’exaltant (Céline). Jusqu’à la reprise de ces deux chefs d’œuvre profondément humains que sont Avec le temps de Léo Ferré, et La nuit je mens, d’Alain Bashung.

Pour François Staal, la quête du beau, c’est suivre les pas de Charles Baudelaire, son mentor, son auteur de chevet (et ce n’est pas un hasard si l’album s’achève avec L’invitation au voyage). C’est écrire des textes, où la vérité, la réalité, sont observées, reconstruites, déformées, transposées pour échanger, partager, toucher l’âme et l’esprit. A la manière d’un polaroïd dont les couleurs déforment la réalité avec tendresse.

François Staal sera en concert au Connétable à Paris le 24 juin. A réserver

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Kat Hamilton shares her new single « FUCK YOU YOU FUCKING FUCK »

Kat Hamilton

New single « FUCK YOU YOU FUCKING FUCK »

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On the track Hamilton confides, the song « is a « shout your heart out » anthem for every side chick who’s been blamed for an affair. Oh, and she writes better songs than you do. » The single is off of her forthcoming EP

I Wish This Was A Love Story

which examines a toxic relationship from every angle.

Kat Hamilton is a west-coast, singer, songwriter and performer. Hamilton has had the career trajectory of a chameleon; lending her talents to pop-punk, emo, r&b, hip-hop, pop, and country. In 2017, Hamilton ended her five year run as the front woman of popular east-coast pop punker’s, Manic Pixi. She reemerged with her own vulnerable approach to Indie Rock, with a touch of Americana. Drawing inspiration from classics like Bruce Springsteen and Fleetwood Mac, as well as contemporaries like City and Colour. In 2018, The multiple SXSW performer debuted her own vulnerable approach to indie-rock. Her standout single « Bees » was featured on Fox’s family dramedy, Almost Family (2019). Her following release and debut album « Recovery Songs » was released in 2020 to critical acclaim. The album tackled themes of sobriety, mental illness and hitting rock bottom. Since then, Kat Hamilton has been featured in Earmilk, Rolling Stone India, Atwood Magazine, Medium, Popdust and many other notable publications.

Most recently, you can hear Hamilton singing as one half of the LA based indie-rock duo, Guyville. You may also know Kat as the singing voice of Rashida Jones in a national Expedia Commercial. She is also the co-host and artist curator at The Writers Round Los Angeles- an inclusive songwriters showcase presented at The North End Hollywood every Wednesday. Outside of her musical accomplishments, Hamilton is a dedicated poet and freelance writer. Her debut poetry chapbook “The Thing’s We’ve Lost” is set to release at the end of 2022.

Tour Dates

*With Ali Coyle

#with

No Grudges + As Guyville

*06/09- Seattle, WA – Conor Byrne

*06/11- Boise, ID- Boise Hive

06/24- Sandusky, OH- Strum Around

06/26- Millvale, PA- Whisper Nest

#06

/28- New York, NY -Heaven Can Wait

#06

/29- Plainview, NY- Be Pure Wellness

#07

/01- Boston, MA -The Cantab Lounge

+07/03- Boston, MA- The Middle East Upstairs

+07/06- New York, NY- Bowery Electric

+07/07- Philadelphia, PA- World Cafe Live

+07/08- Williamsport, PA- TBA

*06/13- Salt Lake City, UT- The Beehive

*06/16- Denver, CO -The Roxy

06/18- Kansas City, MO – The KC House

06/19- Kansas City, MO-West Bottom Studios

07/09- Philadelphia, PA- Tralfamadore

06/20- Chicago, IL- Burlington Bar

06/21- Indianapolis, IN- House Show

06/23- Cincinnati, OH – The Comet

+07/13- Richmond, VA- Hardywood

+07/14- Atlanta, GA- Red Light Cafe

07/18- Nashville, TN- Vinyl Tap

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Stacey Pierre shares her new single « Motion »

Stacey Pierre

New single « Motion »

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London’s Alternative-soul singer-songwriter

STACEY PIERRE

takes us on a roller coaster of emotions with brand new single titled ‘Motion’. Oozing soothingly atmospheric soundscapes which intertwines with the young songstress’ alluringly soulful vocals, ‘Motions’ forms part of Stacey’s second solo EP, ‘Origin Unknown’ slated for release in July.

Written, arranged, recorded and mixed by Stacey, the four-track EP is set to take us through some of the ups and downs within her journey of faith

.

‘Motion’ represents the value we place on other’s perceptions of us and how that value interacts with our self-worth.

Since the release of her debut self-written/produced EP ‘Eden’ back in 2018, which was met with raving reviews, Stacey is carving a name for herself in London’s music scene as a full-time musician, regularly performing at opulent venues, The Londoner Hotel, The Dorchester Hotel (through Molto Music Group) and The Ned. Stacey also graced her intensely compelling stage presence at various events across the capital including St. Felix Place, Gigi’s Bar, Café 1001 and East London’s 93 Feet East.

As she continues to flourish as a musician, Stacey has ventured out to experiment with various genres through collaborations with British-Congolese musician Jordan Mackampa on his EP ‘Come Around’, recorded his Live Abbey Road session. Stacey was also one of two backing vocalists to appearin Jordan’s music video, for single ‘Under’.

Stacey also has a burgeoning partnership with multi genre producer Obsidian Cane, producing UKG club fillers ‘Body Talk’ and ‘Secret Place’ which was also met with critical acclaim and were supported by UKG connoisseur DJ EZ on BBC1xtra. The pair is set to release more dancefloor staples later in the year.

Until then, Stacey presents her single, ‘Motion’ which showcases her undeniable skill to instantly draw in the prospective listener into her world.

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DELINQUANTE nous touche en plein coeur avec le clip « Libre » pour la sortie de son EP

DELINQUANTE

Nouveau clip « Libre »

Celui-ci met parfaitement en images ce

joli singletraitant du handicap

, « d’un corps en scaphandre pendant que la tête, elle, n’a pas de limites et continue de rêver sans relâche. Malgré les doutes, la douleur… Les pensées sont infinies… ».

Ce clip plein d’émotion, qui fait suite à celui de

« Allez Souris »

, est dévoilé afin d’accompagner la

sortie de l’EP

éponyme

de DELINQUANTE

DELINQUANTE

, ou l’histoire de 2 femmes du Sud

Claire et Céline.

Une rencontre au conservatoire de Marseille. Au départ, 2 accordéons et la volonté de faire « autre chose » de cet instrument stéréotypé.

Rapidement, s’installe l’envie de semer la bonne humeur en chantant avec légèreté le quotidien et en parlant d’amour avec tendresse et dérision.

DELINQUANTE

c’est le sourire, le regard malicieux, le propos impertinent, un savoir-faire éprouvé pour jouer de l’accordéon, des voix en parfaite harmonie.

Le public les découvre avec leur premier album dont le succès les amène à enchaîner les festivals, c’est la découverte des premières salles prestigieuses (Européen, Cigale, Bataclan…) et même des tournées à l’étranger (Roumanie, Japon, Etats-Unis, Canada…). Après un break forcé compte-tenu de la crise sanitaire, le groupe a enfin repris le chemin de la route avec notamment depuis le printemps des premières parties de JB Guegan. A chaque fois

DELINQUANTE

fait mouche : accueil dithyrambique.

Sur scène

DELINQUANTE

c’est un spectacle truffé d’enthousiasme, de sensibilité et d’énergie. Un univers dans lequel la gouaille malicieuse de l’une répond à la fougue dévastatrice de l’autre. Tout en finesse

DELINQUANTE

aborde des plaisirs bien compliqués de la vie conjugale, la féminité en bandoulière revendiquée et la fantaisie partagée. Un univers baigné de dérision, qui est en fait un hymne à la tolérance.

DELINQUANTE

est la première signature de Rouge Océan, le label de Madeu Gonzalez, celle à qui l’on doit la découverte de talents tels que Claudio Capéo, Hoshi, Boulevard Des Airs ou encore plus récemment Petit.

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Peter Peter présente la sortie de SESSION LIVE H2T

Peter Peter

Sortie de SESSION LIVE H2T

Un Ep de reprises de son répertoire

Disponible depuis le 01/06/2022 chez Audiogram

Pour son retour en terre natale après un exil à Paris,

Peter Peter

offre aujourd’hui à son public

SESSION LIVE H2T

, un EP comprenant six chansons de son répertoire auxquelles il offre une seconde vie en version acoustique. Le résultat, d’une intimité saisissante, donne ainsi l’impression que

l’artiste canadien Peter Peter

se trouve dans notre salon pour nous murmurer tout doucement ses mélodies.«

J’ai basé le choix des chansons sur plusieurs critères. Le premier étant celui du plaisir que j’ai à les jouer. Pour moi c’était une priorité

», explique

Peter Peter

qui a enregistré

SESSION LIVE H2T

au studio Hotel 2 Tango de l’avenue Van Horne à Montréal.

Après avoir dévoilé la vidéo de Commun Maintenant il y a quelques semaines,

Peter Peter

nous offre une session vidéo de 21 minutes et 53 secondes avec l’intégralité des six titres de

SESSION LIVE H2T

, filmés en plan séquence par Dominic Vanchesteing.

Peter Peter sort sur le label Audiogram Session Live H2T, un EP de six reprises en format acoustique des chansons de l’auteur-compositeur-interprète canadien. Peter Peter les a enregistré au studio Hotel 2 Tango.

«

C’était la première fois que je retournais là depuis l’enregistrement de mon premier disque (2011). C’est un studio avec une personnalité forte. Très facile de se mettre dans l’ambiance dans un endroit si unique

», se souvient-il.

Pour accompagner son nouvel EP Session Live H2T, Peter Peter dévoile des captations tournées en plan séquence, dont Dominic Vanchesteing signe la réalisation, et révélant, de fait, la vulnérabilité de chaque titre. «

J’ai choisi le plan séquence parce que je voulais éviter tous les pièges, voire clichés, des live multicaméras, lesquels aboutissent plus ou moins en une succession sans surprise des meilleurs plans. Un live sans tension n’est pas un live. Je ne voulais pas tricher sur ce point

», exprime l’auteur-compositeur-interprète.

Tracklisting Session Live H2T :

1.

Homa

2.

Little Shangri-La

3.

Rome

4.

Beauté baroque

5.

Commun maintenant

6.

Les mariés ont disparu

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Nick Black shares his new single « Filler »

Nick Black

New single « Filler »

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Entitled « Filler », the track « explores the two sides of the grass being greener on the other side. On one hand, we all believe that we’re meant for and deserve good and greater things. But that can also be a complete trap: you look ahead so far in the future that you miss the things around you. So filler is a reminder to keep a balance in your life. » confides Nick Black. The track also features hip hop artist Daz Rinko.

Nick Black is a fun, optimistic, and authentic artist from Memphis, TN. Influenced by the feel-good music of John Mayer and John Legend, and the musicality of legacy acts such as Al Green and Sting, Nick has created his music to sound modern and unique, yet familiar and nostalgic.

His stage presence as an entertainer is quite something to behold. Nick pulls the audience in and doesn’t let them go. He creates an experience that he wants everyone to be part of. Pulling people up from the crowd, singing to a fan in the front row…everyone’s included. He grew up between two worlds: his family’s deep ties to church, and his hometown of Memphis where Soul, RnB, Rock N’ Roll, and Blues legends made names for themselves, Black’s sound is an organically grown phenomenon, honed at open mic nights, in church, at hundreds of club gigs, and now on larger stages across the USA.

Since his first album in 2012, The Soul Diaries, his authenticity and passion has been the foundation of his identity, both as a person and as an artist. In March and April of 2020, with touring being shut down, Nick embarked on a record-setting 30 songs in 30 days called “Nick Black’s $ongs from $cratch” on his Twitch channel writing songs in real time from samples, riffs and lyric lines sent in by viewers.

He has since written over 100 songs in front of a quickly growing live streaming audience, 12 of which landed on his brand new TWITCH

#1

album, which has over 100,000 plays on Spotify. He released music videos for two songs off the album, “Priceless” and “Filler”.

Nick and his band are set to embark on a nationwide tour from May to September of 2022, which will start on the west coast of the United States and end up in the northeastern US.

Nick resides in Memphis, TN with his wife Lena and their 3 birds Mardy, Mushroom and Zucchini.

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Lucy & La Mer shares her new single « Don’t It Feel Good »

Lucy & La Mer

New single « Don’t It Feel Good »

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Called « Don’t It Feel Good », the shimmery and sun-drenched song is an infectious pop anthem released in celebration of PRIDE

.

La Mer confides, « After spending most of the last two years at home, I really started to feel my insecurities and self-doubts come back when I started to socialize again. But now, I finally feel ready to get back out there and explore and have FUN. »

« Pride month is about community and celebration. I’m releasing this song now because I want to inspire folks to let go and live in the moment, especially anyone who is still feeling the weight of the world around them. You deserve moments of absolute joy, » she says.

“After spending most of the last two years at home, I really started to feel my insecurities and self-doubts come back when I started to socialize again. But now, I finally feel ready to get back out there and explore and have FUN.

Pride month is about community and celebration. I’m releasing this song now because I want to inspire folks to let go and live in the moment, especially anyone who is still feeling the weight of the world around them. You deserve moments of absolute joy.”

Lucy & La Mer’s new single “Don’t It Feel Good” embodies the artist’s message of self-acceptance and positivity.

Lucy LaForge, the artist behind the name “Lucy & La Mer”, is known for her upbeat and optimistic songs, as well as for her mental health advocacy within the LGBTQ community. Coming out in an interview in 2018, Billboard stated that the singer is “proud of who and what she is.”

Lucy’s music has been featured by The LA Times, Rolling Stone India, Huffington Post, EARMILK, Billboard Pride, Pride and many more publications. Her music is a blend of pop empowerment with lyrical stylings mirroring her storytelling folk music upbringing.

Often seen performing with a ukulele, Lucy was chosen to feature the new Billie Eilish Ukulele by Fender in Summer 2020, and presented the Dhani Harrison ukulele in 2021. The singer has also collaborated with major brands like IKEA, HP, Guitar Center, and Kala Ukuleles. Her music can be heard on international commercials, with companies such as Disney and Dove using her upbeat tunes in advertisements.

In 2021, Lucy’s single “Ooh La La” inspired various TikTok influencers to get up and dance. With over 3 million TikTok views, Lucy’s Social Media has become a place of encouragement to many.

Her latest single « Don’t It Feel Good » is a shimmery, sun-drenched pop single all about pure joy after a time of turbulence. She confides, « After spending most of the last two years at home, I really started to feel my insecurities and self-doubts come back when I started to socialize again. But now, I finally feel ready to get back out there and explore and have FUN. »

Her authentic videos spread the message of inclusion and equality, and her catchy tunes continue to reach new listeners every day.

Upcoming Shows:

June 12, Pride Event, Los Angeles

June 24, LA Times Presents: Eat See Hear

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Pitou shares her new single « Big Tear »

Pitou

New single « Big Tear »

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Known for her mesmerizing, multicolored voice, unique compositions and enchanting tales, Pitou delivers a translation of this modern world into intriguing, richly layered musical tales.

The music of Amsterdam-born singer and songwriter Pitou is characterized by her mesmerizing, multicolored voice, and her unique compositions. Enchanting tales, moving from delicate and intimate to grand and orchestral. As a child she sang in a professional classical children’s choir. In search of independence she started writing her own music.

Her latest single “Big Tear” is the perfect example of her love to blend pop music with classical instrumentation. Showcasing unexpected harmonies and song-structures, vocal layering and poetic, storytelling lyrics, the song transcends into a beautiful kaleidoscope of hypnotic rhythms. The harp loop mirrors the feeling of an angry, but not bitter energy, similar to a child unable to solve a puzzle due to not having learned the tools. Pitou explains, « This went well with the lyrics, a formative childhood memory translated into a fable.”

With a fearlessness towards weirdness, there are no boundaries to the music of Pitou. She shares, “I tend to write songs that serve a personal purpose. A bit of hopefulness or light that I need, a reminder of something I should give more attention, a guideline for how I’d want to live my life, or just the processing of something that’s happened. The underlying theme is often ‘how to be human’. I suppose the upcoming album could also be seen as a sort of ‘How To Human’ guide, one that I needed at the time.”

Pitou has garnered acclaim from the likes of

The Independent, BBC 1, BBC 6 Music

and

Radio X

, and has performed all over Europe (UK, Turkey, France, Italy, Belgium and more), in venues such as Paradiso (NL) and L’Olympia (FR) and festivals such as The Great Escape (UK) and Best Kept Secret (NL).

The unique musical universe that Pitou has carved out for herself has become even more substantial – a translation of this modern world into intriguing, richly layered musical tales.

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