New Music from Post Malone/Swae Lee, The Meringues, Tom Boy, POESY, and Jessie Reyes

With so much great music coming in this week, I’ve got a Saturday edition of the New Music Spotlight for you. Featuring music from the hip-hop, punk, rock, indie and R&B genres, it includes five entries and we think it’s a great way to kick off your weekend.

Our artists hail from Toronto and Kingston, Ontario and Syracuse, NY and Inglewood, CA.

Let’s do this!

Artist: Post Malone/Swae Lee
Hometown: Syracuse, NY / Inglewood, CA
Genre: Hip Hop
Related Artists:
Song: Sunflower
Notes: The first single from the upcoming Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Soundtrack, Sunflower is a sweet, catchy and it’s just a matter of time before it climbs the chart. The video gives us a peek at the upcoming movie, and I love what I see. The Official Soundtrack Album for Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse will be released on December 14, 2018, with the film opening in theatres the same day.

“Post and Swae have delivered a song that’s both heroic and emotional, which is exactly what a Spider-Man story needs. It’s anthemic, but also heartfelt — the perfect soundtrack for Miles to discover the Spider-Man inside himself,” said Spring Aspers, Head of Music, Creative Affairs Worldwide for Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group.

Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify
Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify

Artist: The Meringues
Hometown: Kingston, ON
Genre: Indie / Punk
Related Artists: horrorpop, The Creepshow, The Vines, The Strokes
Song: Tell Me Twice
Notes: On October 12th, Kingston duo The Meringues released their first album. Made up of Ted Evans and Amanda Pants, the self-titled, initial offering is ten tracks of raw, fun, energetic, unapologetic punk, and I love it. Their interaction is intriguing, but are they a “real” couple? They’re not saying. Keep an eye open for upcoming dates.

Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify

Artist: Tom Boy
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Genre: Pop / Rock
Related Artists: CAIRO, The Killers
Song: How To Become a Drug Dealer
Notes: The video for How To Become a Drug Dealer is dark and moody and beautiful to watch, with a great lyrical flow. Delivering messages of addiction, consequences and works to describe both the relationship between addict and dealer but if you listen carefully, it could just as easily be describing the deterioration of relationships.

This video hit my inbox early Friday morning and struck a chord with me. There’s some brutal honesty coming through, and it’s lucky for us that it’s coming out in musical form. After some internal discord, Nate Daniels and Dante Berardi Jr. exited CAIRO and but were compelled to continue. They’re joined by Rashad Mohammed and Andrew Wiseman.

“Except we weren’t ready to quit. Joining forces with producer Crispin Day (July Talk, Shad), we wrote songs that mirrored our trainwreck past – drugs, mental illness, booze, affairs, and all.”

Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify

Artist: POESY
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Genre: Rock / Alternative
Related Artists:
Song: Strange Little Girl
Notes: POESY brings her instantly recognizable voice to her latest single, Strange Little Girl. The production is big, and it feels like a natural progression for the rising star. It’s filled with bold lyrics and honest messaging, and I’m embracing it.

“I wanted to write something that reclaimed all of those parts of ourselves that we might be embarrassed about or ashamed of – all the things that make us strange – and show that it’s okay to fail, it’s okay to be yourself, and more than that, it’s okay to love yourself in a really unapologetic way,” commented POESY. “It’s about being a three dimensional person, which is somewhat of an overlooked luxury for women. The chorus asks: ‘do you like me now that the light’s on?’ but by that point in the song, you don’t give a fuck if they like you, because you don’t need anyone’s approval except for your own.”

Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify

Artist: Jessie Reyez
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Genre: R&B / Soul
Related Artists: bülow
Song: Saint Nobody
Notes: Winner of the Juno music award for 2018’s Breakthrough Artist, Jessie Reyez is all over our radar. With the release of her seven-song EP Being Human in Public (October 19th), the singer is poised to take it up a notch. This video is an excellent example of how sometimes simple is the best way to go. It’s a little dark, it’s a bit pessimistic, but it’s also hopeful and Jessie’s living life on her terms.

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