Frank Ocean has dropped a new track on his ‘blonded RADIO’ show! “Provider” was co-written by Heavy Duty’s Buddy Ross, a long time collaborator with Ocean, with drums by Vegyn. Watch the lyric video on the Blonded website.
Doe Paoro’s new track “Fading Into Black,” co-written by our own Dan Nigro, powerfully showcases Paoro’s expressive singing and imaginative songwriting. It also comes with a timely context that lends it some additional resonance.
Doe Paoro recorded the song on November 8th, the morning after the presidential election. She recalls, “When I got into the vocal booth, I could not sing the original lyrics to this song. I was so overpowered with anger and regret. So I wrote the new lyrics on the spot and we recorded it; it came effortlessly and the song felt fated to arrive on that day. For me it’s about personal regret over collective decisions, and the choices the collective makes that feel like they are made from a place of fear rather than hope.”
Kelela is back in full force with her “LMK” music video, reminiscent of the 90’s R&B video era. The track was co-written by Heavy Duty’s Jam City and Jeremiah Raisen. Check out a write up on it from The Fader.
Lawrence Rothman is at it again with his dreamy new single “Wolves Still Cry“, complete with a self-directed music video. Heavy Duty’s Justin Raisen is a writer on the track, which will appear on Rothman’s upcoming album, ‘The Book of Law’.
Our own Jim-E Stack has released his fresh new six song EP, ‘It’s Jim-ee’. Now available to stream on Spotify.
Check out the video for Leah Hayes’ new single, “On My Knees”, from her upcoming EP, Raw Deal.
Jim-E Stack talks craft with Diplo in Nylon. Check out the interview here!
Cherry Glazerr frontwoman Clementine Creevy talked to Rolling Stone about taking risks at a young age and making music for a living. Read the article here!
Check out the outrageous new music video to “Say Less (ft. G-Eazy)” by Dillon Francis, co-produced by Heavy Duty’s James Rushent. Read more about it on Billboard.
In their review of Jim-E Stack’s new song, “Forgiven”, Pitchfork states, “Stack has learned that less is more, and the expert simplicity of “Forgiven” is hypnotizing with every listen.” This song and more will be featured on Stack’s upcoming EP, ‘It’s Jim-EE’. Check out the video and read the review here.