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Jay Kurdy Drops New Track “You Gave Me Music”

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3 weeks ago

April 16, 2025

Emily

Building on the buzz from his last release “Wishes, Dreams & Reality”, Manchester’s own MC Jay Kurdy is back—and he’s turned the energy up a notch. His new track “You Gave Me Music”, featuring the smooth and soulful vocals of Rachel Chambers, is out now and has all the makings of a summer anthem. With a vibrant mix of Hip Hop, Dance, and Reggae, it’s catchy, upbeat, and impossible not to move to.

Right from the start of this new track, Jay Kurdy pulls me in with a funky, feel-good guitar riff that sets the vibe. It’s one of those tracks that hits that sweet spot—fresh but familiar, high-energy yet easy to vibe with.

While Rachel’s vocals provide warmth and emotion that truly elevate the song, Jay’s flow is as sharp as ever and glides through the beat with confidence and charisma. Their synergy on the track produces something that is both uplifting and quite groovy and one to get lost in this summer time.

You can check out “You Gave Me Music” by MC Jay Kurdy here. Also, you can keep up to date with Jay Kurdy on his official Instagram account by clicking here.

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Happy Mondays Co-Founder Gaz Whelan releases new Yogi-G and the Family Tree track ‘Shine On (Brother)’

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4 minutes ago

May 9, 2025

Don Reed

As near to a new Happy Mondays record ever likely to happen, prepare for ‘Show Me The Truth’ by Yogi-G and The Family Tree.

First up, new single ‘Shine On (Brother)’ ft. Queen Vee & Chris Barton

Yogi-G and The Family Tree have unveiled their powerful new single Shine On (Brother), featuring Queen Vee and Chris Barton which has dropped ahead of the band’s eagerly awaited album Show Me The Truth out May 23^rd. Led by Gaz Whelan—co-founder, Ivor Novello winning songwriter and drummer of the legendary Happy Mondays—this project blends his iconic Madchester groove with fresh, infectious energy, delivering music that’s both raw and transcendent, and also features the irrepressible vocals of Rowetta making the sounds of 1990 come alive again in glorious fashion.

Gaz’s influences mainly stem from John Lydon, Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan. A more cerebral character than bandmates Shaun, Bez and co. but still a major proponent of that larger-than-life Mancunian braggadocious swagger that have paved the way for a whole subculture of British indie pop bands like The Stone Roses, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, The Charlatans, Primal Scream, Badly Drawn Boy et al.

With a working title of ‘A Record Collection in One Album’, the newly titled and as yet unreleased album Show Me The Truth is a genre-free zone, a collision of moods and styles that dovetails Whelan’s ragged, dark lyrical musings with soulful vocals and African rhythms.

It’s the aural equivalent of lying in a warm bath in the middle of a snowstorm—where spaghetti western strings stretch from heaven, rubbing up against filthy electric guitars and punk gospel rhythm and rhyme. A hidden optimism weaves through its DNA, offering soul salvation for the cynical, a safe haven from an ever-insane world.

As Gaz explains, “Yogi-G and The Family Tree are not hippies, we give a fuller human experience that is more devolved from the punk experience, where you never quite know if you’re going to get a hug or a headbutt. Life is filled with peace and love but equally excitement and pain.”

Started in Toronto and finished in Warrington, the album was born out of frustration and creative restlessness, as Gaz further explains, “I got fed up waiting around to try to agree to write a new Mondays album. When it became apparent, we couldn’t agree, I decided to do my own. I think it’s bloody great and the support has been outstanding and for all the good ones we’ve lost along the way like Gil Scott Heron, Tony Wilson and more recently my bandmate Paul Ryder, this is for them and for all those who just love to get off on good music.”

Yogi-G and The Family Tree’s new single ‘Shine On (Brother)’ is out now ahead of the band’s debut album ‘Show Me The Truth’ on May 23^rd.

The band will play Wax & Beans in Bury on 17^th May.