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The Violet Mine Share New Album ‘White Night’
When up is down and black is white, how do you make sense of what makes no sense? Maintaining equanimity, innocence, and authenticity within a world of deep fakes, media manipulation, and 24-hour news is what inspired many of the ten songs on The Violet Mine’s new album White Night. Slated for release on February 16, 2024, White Night is a collaboration between singer-songwriter, Meredith Minogue and songwriter-guitarist, Jim Barry along with an all-star cast of local New York City musicians who have collaborated with the duo for years.
On their latest compilation, the band delivers their eclectic blend of alternative, melodic indie-folk and rock and roll. White Night is an atmospheric tapestry with splashes of new wave and dream pop that explores themes of vulnerability, exploitation, and faith.
The duo approaches the recording process like painting a picture. The recordings start as live band performances in the studio that are then layered with textures of other instruments to create the perfect environment for the lyrics to shine and tell the story of the song.
The opener, Perfect Host, begins with an organ swell and acoustic guitar sending an innocent songwriter into the uncertain world of the music business. The frantic, off-kilter rhythms of Some Say are reminiscent of a Punch & Judy puppet show going off the rails. Air Ride’s sleek stylized rock tells the story of a paranoid, panic-stricken traveler and a slick hijacker intersecting during the golden age of air travel. So, the Devil, an apocalyptic rainstorm drenched in a harmonium drone, closes the album.
Speaking of the focus track, The Violet Mine comments, “‘Do No Harm’ was written and recorded at home on the first day of the COVID lockdown in New York. The lyrics focus on the historical character of the plague doctor. These unqualified doctors traveled from town to town grifting desperate people who were dying from the disease. Their appearance, which included a primitive “respirator” fashioned from a beak stuffed with herbs to ward off bad air, signaled to townspeople that death was near.”
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LLOREN captures the raw, transformative energy of chasing dreams in the heart of LA with new single!
After years of making cinematic music for film & TV, British pop singer and former “The Voice” finalist LLOREN is limbering up to release her dream pop debut album “It’s Always Sunny in LA” very soon.
But first she is dropping a huge new single “Last Star In LA”. In a similar brand of dreampop as Sweden’s LÉON, “Last Star in LA” is a love letter to the city that has shaped Lloren’s music career, from writing her best songs, meeting her favourite collaborators, to landing syncs (30+) in trailers, TV shows and ads (latest for Kay Jewelers). “Last Star in LA” captures the raw, transformative energy of chasing dreams in the heart of LA.
“The song is just a love letter to the city! I wanted it to sound like a love song, but if you listen closely, you can hear it’s got a double meaning”, says LLOREN. Produced by Daniel Pashman (Little Monarch, Gold Brother, Ellee Duke), the track brings all the cinematic feels and tugs on the heartstrings from the outset with its instantly memorable hook and big nostalgic stadium pop atmospheres.
The track follows a string of recent singles which have seen LLOREN featured by prestigious music tastemakers The Line Of Best Fit, gain airplay from BBC Radio 2’s Angela Griffin and Radio X’s John Kennedy, interviewed by Diva Magazine and Celebmix and the video for her track “Like This” won a Telly Award in the US, as well as also being nominated for a prestigious Leo Award in Canada.
Grey’s Anatomy, The L Word, 1923, Wish, The Company You Keep, Made In Chelsea, Love Island UK and Love Island USA are just some of the many sync credits LLOREN has amassed to date, which have steadily proved her rich, versatile vocal and powerful contemporary inspired compositions to be a cut above the rest. And in “Last Star In LA” we see this combination in its full glory, as LLOREN weaves her magical honey-like vocals around an 80’s style production backdrop, that feels spacious and contemplative yet kicks the listener heavily in the heart with a big dose of yearning emotions.
LLOREN was recently invited to join American artist Fleurie on her first European tour. During the tour, she also caught the eyes of promoters who invited her back to open for household names Johannes Oerding and Michael Patrick Kelly and an audience of 10000 people. In the UK, LLOREN is no stranger to the annual PRIDE celebrations having played both Manchester and London where she headlined the women’s stage and has entertained crowds over 10000. She has also toured with Canadian artist Mauvey with whom she collaborated with on the track ‘Pillow’, performing it at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend as well as the Isle Of Wight Festival 2023.
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