Video Preview: Hip-Hop and Cartoons – Gena Perala

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After scooping the song of the month title with singles, ‘Superstar Supernova’ and ‘Hoopla’ back in 2015,  one of NEW LEASE MUSIC old favourites GENA PERALA comes back bolder than ever with a preview of her latest colourful visual to her single, ‘Hip-Hop and Cartoons’.

The song pays homage to the power and brilliance of hip-hop music and to cartoons such as The Simpsons. She refers to it as her Church song because she says: “We can learn more from hip-hop and cartoons if we understand and believe in them, than we can from religion”.

GENA PERALA is launching this video in conjunction with a Crowdfunding campaign to support the recording of her new album, which will possess a down tempo electronic pop synth sound. The Vancouver-based singer/songwriter has previously released two solo albums ‘This Ain’t Pretty’ (2008) and ‘Exactly Nowhere’ (2014).

She has also performed for the United Nations, on the PNE Main Stage, at the Stanley Theater, up the East Coast, down the West Coast and all over Vancouver. In addition to her musical credentials, Gena has published three books of poetry, “I’m a Worst Case Scenario Type of Girl” (2003), “Clean Getaway” (2005) and “Better Sorry than Safe” (2011).

The full-version of ‘Hip-Hop and Cartoons’ video will be released on 14th February…so in the meantime, check out the teaser.

 

New Track: 100 (Remix) – Ricardo Williams (ft. ShezAr)

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After an amazing year with his last R&B smash hit ‘Deeper’ – which was track of the week on BBC’s 1Xtra and also hailed, ‘A soulful R&B banger’ by EarMilk – Birmingham’s powerhouse, RICARDO WILLIAMS has teamed up with fellow powerhouse ShezAr (sister of Singer/producer Labrinth) to deliver a truly sultry R&B classic.

The pair play out these age-old conversations and scenarios on the three-and-a-half-minute smoothie, weaved in with luscious harmonies, sultry vocals and passion.

If you miss that old-style R&B, you better check this one out!

New Track: Chaos Rail – 1000DaysWasted

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Drum and Bass producer 1000DAYSWASTED is not messing around and drops an almighty bomb entitled ‘Chaos Rail’, coming from his brand new EP of the same name. I promise you: it’s an absolute stinker – go for it; check out!

If you’re rocking to this club filler, it’s well worth having a bash at his previous effort, ‘Razor’, ranked #7 on NEW LEASE MUSIC’s Top Ten Songs of 2016.

New Track: Escape – Brandyn Burnette

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One-to-watch BRANDYN BURNETTE released his latest track ‘Escape’, last Monday taken from his upcoming EP ‘Feature Films.’

The three-and-a-half minute production possess his unique blend of soulfully dark vocals, deep beats and bright pysch rock guitar, a combination that has made the Missouri raised/LA-based singer/songwriter a sensation in the underground pop world.

In 2014, he opened for John Mayer, Jon Bellion and James Bay and a later year, he’s penned songs for MKTO and Jake Miller. His 2nd EP ‘State I’m In’ clocked up 2.8 million streams on Spotify since being released in July of 2016. He also appeared on a collaboration with independent EDM artist Elephante on ‘Plans’ which has been played on Sirius BPM and has become the biggest song off the ‘I Am The Elephante’ EP.

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Aside from his own musical project, Burnette recently teamed up with indie singer-songwriter Molly Moore, under the name Cosmos & Creature and quickly gained attention by featuring on Lost King’s ‘Marathon’ as well as Vicetone’s ‘Bright Side’. The duo also caught the attention of Iggy Azalea after covering her song, ‘Team’. They’ve generated over ten million streams on Spotify. Their first single ‘Young’ debuted at number three on the Spotify Global Charts & currently has two million streams since release in the end of 2016. Burnette and Moore are currently working on their highly anticipated debut EP.