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Listen & Follow on Spotify Kojo “Easy” Damptey – “See The Light” ft. Onglish, Chris Bruder & Tom Altobelli [Listen]The darkness has held me downAnd I can’t stand it anymore Hamilton-based musician Kojo “Easy” Damptey has been rolling out brand new music which leads the way for his upcoming album, Radical Thoughts, due out this fall. The third … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Arkells – “Reckoning” [Listen]Just wait until the smoke clearsSee what the morning brings Arkells have had a busy start to the year. They just dropped a brand new single, and along with it, announced a new album. Blink Twice will be the follow up to Blink Once. More exciting news … Read more
The Emsee – “Pity Party” [Listen]See inside my brainI disguise the painMaking excuses like the climate’s changedAfter a lengthy hiatus, Hamilton rapper The Emsee returns with a brand new single. The Emsee, a.k.a. Mathew Barber, first got started in 2006 when he turned one of his poems into his first song. The artist took off … Read more
Golden Feather – “Come On Strong” [Listen]Don’t let your thoughts unwindAnd take you off a million miles from hereJust dig in to this momentBefore it passes byOne thing I love about the Hamilton music scene, the collaborations! Yet another supergroup has formed with Golden Feather: Steve Kiely, Brad Germain, Ronson Armstrong, Chris Wheeler, and Gareth Inkster. … Read more
Calcedon – “To The Light” [Listen]Name three thingsUse five sensesI Heart Hamilton was happy to premiere the brand new single from Calcedon, the musical project of electronic art pop artist (and violinist!) Brielle Melle. The Hamilton-based artist describes her new song, with its delicate vocals, driving bass, and rhythmic kicks as “a will to fight, … Read more
Nick Cordero – “Live Your Life” [Listen]You’ve got your plansI’ve got mineWho understands how stars alignThis Playlist is dedicated to Nick Cordero. Let’s all crank this song up and send him the most positive, healing energy! Having contracted coronavirus, Nick was placed in a medically induced coma, recently had a leg amputation, and continues to … Read more
PUP – “Kids” [Listen] And I’ve embraced the calamity It has been a minute since we’ve heard from PUP who have been grinding it out on tour for the last little while. They’re back with a brand new song and right as I gave it the first spin, it reminded me just how much I … Read more
Math Club – “Hunter II” [Listen] And how are you? I forgot to ask Was it something I said Made you shut me out and leave again? Last January we got the terrific single “Water To Wine” by Math Club along with the seasonally apropos lyric “January’s not so cold if I don’t ever leave … Read more
By Kristin Archer Shade – “Controller [Listen] There he goes once again Shade is new evolution of Pet Sun and they’re sounding sharper than ever. The local band is signed to Sleepless Records and are gearing up for big things. This first single from their forthcoming full length record has that familiar dark and doomy sound … Read more
By Kristin Archer Poppsy Cole – “Hell To Pay” [Listen] Brother can you feel those winds of change Fans of local band The Human Orchestra know the unmistakable voice of singer JB Reed – the band was a big part of our Hamilton music community and a total party onstage! JB and her husband/bandmate Luke moved to … Read more