Dredging up music from the bottom of the underground to the heights of the Louisiana music world, New Releases in New Orleans keeps a record of new music coming out of the city and in Louisiana. If you are an artist releasing new music, submit to [email protected] AND to [email protected].
LPs/EPs
Dash Rip Rock: Cowpunk (Whiskey Tan)
Fast, chugging country-punk with goofy, over-the-top lyrics that’s right at home way out in the sticks or in a place like Check Point Charlies.
Eighty6 Chris: 37 Days (Dope Since 89 Recordings)
Eighty6 Chris debuts with meaningful, lyrical hip-hop capturing the feeling of starting over from rock bottom and the struggle of redemption with laid-back, soulful beats.
Geminii Dragon: Equinox (Nepotism Recordings)
A little Parliament Funkadelic, a little Freddie King, a little Nina Simone, vocalist Geminii Dragon delivers an album honoring the classics without losing the cutting-edge grit of old.
LLC: LLC (Strange Daisy Records)
LLC moves the needle on the possibilities of instrumental indie rock that doesn’t boil the ocean with overly long songs but trims the fat, leveraging robust songwriting on the industry’s bleeding edge. Despite being a real game changer, it really should’ve been an email.
Delfeayo Marsalis: Uptown on Mardi Gras Day (Troubadour Jazz)
Carnival tunes for Carnival time. A mix of classic New Orleans jazz, R&B, Mardi Gras Indian music and funk.
People Museum: Live from the Marigny Opera House (Independent)
The artful, experimental indie, synth-pop band People Museum dropped a colorful, spacious live album capturing the brightest of Claire Givens’ voice and Jeremy Phipps’ horn.
Kathryn Hobgood Ray: Long Way To Go (Confetti Park)
Clean, feel-good country, folk and Americana about adventure, new horizons, relationships and more.
Jacob Stanley: And Friends (Independent)
A seven-track record where every song is written by a different set of artists creating of mix indie rock, lo-fi neo-soul, funk, jazz and pop.
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FNGI: Otherside
Jangly indie-pop guitars and a smooth, cool beat set the backdrop of a chill jam session.
Shanna Forrestall & Jaron Griffen: Sweet Beignet
A cute New Orleans jazz love ballad with lyrics that could fill a New Orleans-themed bingo card.
Hard Head Hassan: New Math
LGBTQ rapper and Quarter rat Hard Head Hassan dropped a minimalist hip-hop track with uncensored lyrics straight from the dome about giving… well you’ll know.
Jenn Howard: Microphone
A funky ballad featuring Ivan Neville with an earworm chorus over soulful organ and brass.
Krasno Moore Project: Lost Cause
A funky jazz track with addictive guitars, soulful organ and dripping bass.
NOVA ONE: Create Myself
Upbeat, fuzzy guitars with gentle vocals and introspective lyrics about young love and figuring yourself out.
Rathbone: The NATO Song
More Socialist propaganda under the faithful disguise of well-made bedroom pop this time taking potshots at NATO.
Rob49: 4GODII
The huge overnight success story and rapper, Rob49 reflects on the hardship that got him to the spoils he has now.
Reid Willis: Conveyor
Cerebral EDM with a driving beat, ambient synths and rich production exploring the processes of corrosion, erosion and metamorphosis.
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