New Music Discoveries - The Best New Releases.
championing the best new music.
At Chalkpit we are passionate about promoting artists pushing musical boundary’s - Check out all the new artists that are currently on our radar releasing awesome new music.
Including: Kid Travis, Nathaniel Paul, Union City Nights, Frankie Sunswept, HunnaV x A.Tibbz, The Ghosts of Liberty, Issey Cross, Tim Atlas, Woodlock, Josh Fudge, WILD, Samantha Leah x Djouher, Brother James , Valleyheart, Ryan Shaw.
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KID TRAVIS
Intergalactic Interlude(Galaxy-Prelude)
With solid melodic punk/trap undertones, Kid Travis sings a wide variety of styles of music. Kid Travis is not subject to one genre .Music is his passion. His new single is super smooth, combining a rich commercial tone with laid back lo-fi vibes…This track is fresh!
Frankie Sunswept
Frankie Sunswept was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He has lived mostly in NYC since 2005, where he cut his folksinger teeth in the East Village's Sidewalk Cafe, and in Brooklyn's Jalopy Theatre. The song is an r&b number in the vein of Irma Thomas and Otis Redding. Like many of Sunswept's songs it deals with honesty of emotions and strength found in vulnerability.
Issey Cross
Issey Cross, an artist on the rise. Making razor sharp left-pop, Issey creates a sound that lands in a pocket between BENEE and 070 Shake- vibrant and energetic with a biting underbelly. The first track she has revealed is 'WHO' , which serves as an introduction to Issey. 'WHO' feels like the start of something big.
Josh Fudge
"Hit My Line" is a laid back but head bobbing tune, featured on Josh Fudge's first studio album, "Fun Times". Detailing the vulnerability of falling out with someone and the anxiety that comes with it, Hit My Line takes you on a journey with tight guitar licks, groovy drums, and wistful vocal lines.
Brother James
Deeply inspired by monasticism, Brother James’ songs explore mysticism, deep self-searching, and the daily, necessary struggle we all face to remain present, fully alive, and grateful. His stories document and guide us along the messy human process of pursuing truth and attempting to love people well.
Nathaniel Paul
Nathaniel Paul is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter. His primary focus growing up was classical and acoustic guitar. He was born in Michigan City, IN and began his music career in NYC in 2015. “songbird” hopes to take you to a place of hope amidst a looming dark shadow cast over the world. The new single from Nathaniel Paul is an Stella performance adding to his ever growing catalogue of music.
HunnaV x A.Tibbz
HunnaV is an up and coming artist working with the likes of Dax, Eazy Mac, Just juice, and john Nonny. This track is a tight production - it has real commercial appeal and has been well developed. The melodic hooks are of real class and hits the spot, making this a real exciting listen.
Tim Atlas
Out now, Oakland-born, L.A.-based DIY writer/producer and multi-instrumentalist Tim Atlas and honeywhip, a dream-pop indie duo that started in Tokyo, share “Peace At Last,” an upbeat, jangly song that reflects on a “year of disruption” and the new hope amid the challenges.
WILD
The track is part of indie-folk-pop trio WILD's highly anticipated debut full-length record, Goin’ Back (out Friday). The track is a positive ray of sunshine, it is emotively driven and develops such a deep connection with the listener. We found ourselves immersed in the world of WILD for 4 minutes of bliss. A great track.
Valleyheart
T.I.K.
Now unveiling a new single “T.I.K” (an acronym for Thoughts I Keep) dives into the songwriters' own mind and contemplates understanding paradoxical behaviors. Studying the contradictory nature of the psyche, “T.I.K” is about how our opposing emotions and thoughts interact. Klein shares, “I wanted those tensions and weight paralleled in the instrumentation; hence this probably being the heaviest and hard-hitting track.” Clashing percussion and resonating guitars build to create a raucous and energetic atmosphere.
Union City Nights
This is the second single from the Leeds based Bedroom Pop artist Union City Nights. It has heavy boom-bap drums, woozy synths that swallow the track up and delicate guitar lines wrapping up the track into a Lo-fi package. This is the perfect Lockdown jam, pulling from influences of East Coast Hip-Hop, Indie Pop and R&B.
The Ghosts of Liberty
Dark and moody, Daddy's Daughter is an anthemic warning song to any groom out there who would even consider leaving his bride at the altar. A blistering female vocal features plenty of tongue-in-cheek reasons not to mess with a daddy's girl on her wedding day. Accompanying the vocal are acoustic guitars, mandolins, and a marching rhythm which give Daddy's Daughter a swampy insistent feel.
Woodlock
The alt-folk trio of Woodlock have shared new single "Feel It Coming." which is a synth-driven pop-rock track. An upbeat, uplifting, and anthemic song despite it tackling the idea of exploding anger. A real tight production and a real indie banger in the making
Samantha Leah x Djouher
expectations
'expectations' is a collaborative project between Algerian recording artist, Djouher, Los Angeles recording artist, Samantha Leah, and Argentinian music producer, Dam Dominici. This flowy, alternative r&b tune features Djouher's angelic, soft vocals, Samantha Leah's powerful, hard-hitting vocals, and a beautifully melodic instrumental with chill, yet dynamic guitar riffs, unique percussion, and a guest appearance from a most regal grand piano and saxophone.
Ryan Shaw
R&B - Hot A/C - Rock crossover high energy track. Features 3 multi-GRAMMY powerhouses - Shaw, Rob Thomas (Matchbox20) and guitar legend Derek Trucks. Releasing as part of Shaw’s ‘Imagining Marvin’ LP that premiered live in NYC in 2019 to a sold out crowd, with Shaw’s renditions of Marvin’s best-loved hits as well as original material like this. Of the song and LP’s stellar guests, Shaw notes, “‘I get by with a little help from my friends’...they are all connected to me in a special way.