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Street Beat Brass Releases New Single “Out West” from Their Album Down The Block

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3 months ago

May 19, 2026

NYC-based brass sensation Street Beat Brass unveils their new single “Out West,” the first taste of their album Down The Block, which was released on May 1, 2026 via Big Sky Press.

Inspired by a cross-country family road trip through the American Southwest, “Out West” captures the raw beauty and vastness of desert landscapes. Bandleader and composer Jeff Fairbanks drew from his 2023 journey through the Rocky Mountains and the red rock canyons of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico to shape the track’s vivid sonic identity.

“I wanted to depict the rough, rugged desert, open sky, and red rock,” says Fairbanks. “You can hear that in the textures—the sand shaker throughout, and even a tambourine in the intro mimicking a rattlesnake.”

The track not only paints a cinematic soundscape but also spotlights a special guest: Fairbanks’ son, Teo Fairbanks, whose dynamic drumming brings both energy and emotional depth to the recording.

“Out West” blends the band’s signature New Orleans brass foundation with Latin grooves and expansive arrangements, offering a fresh, immersive listening experience that reflects both movement and storytelling.

Street Beat Brass is widely recognized for its genre-defying approach, fusing jazz, gospel, soul, funk, Caribbean, Latin, and global influences into a uniquely American sound. Known for their fully mobile, acoustic setup, the band can perform seamlessly in motion—whether leading a parade or commanding a stage—creating what many describe as a “roving musical party.”

Formed in 2012, the group has built an impressive résumé, including opening for the New York Philharmonic, performing at major events like the Kentucky Derby, and appearing on national and international television broadcasts across ABC, NBC, Fox, and beyond. Their members—seasoned, conservatory-trained musicians—have collectively toured and performed with icons such as Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, and Frankie Valli.

“Out West” offers a compelling preview of Down The Block, an all-original album that expands the band’s sound while staying rooted in the infectious energy and musical diversity that define Street Beat Brass.

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Host Bodies’ track ‘On A Roll’ Gets a Psychedelic Reinvention from Soul Glitch

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1 day ago

August 21, 2026

Joni Jones

Ten years after Host Bodies first released the album Daily Apparatus, “On A Roll” has found a completely new groove.

For the Daily Apparatus: 10 Year Remixes project, multi-instrumentalist and producer Nicholas Hasty, under his Soul Glitch moniker, takes the original electronic-rock track and pulls it into deeper, more psychedelic territory.

The remix keeps the energy of Host Bodies intact while opening up the track with new beats, electronic textures and expressive saxophone solos. Electric guitar, bass and layered production give it a rich, genre-blurring sound that sits somewhere between indie electronic, jazztronica, soultronica and alternative dance.

There’s something particularly satisfying about hearing a decade-old track treated not as a relic, but as raw material. Soul Glitch reshapes “On A Roll” , finding new spaces within the original and bringing his own musical language into the mix.

The result is energetic, sensual, psychedelic and unapologetically expansive.

Ten years on, “On A Roll” proves that sometimes the best way to celebrate where a song came from is to find somewhere completely new for it to go.