Quick Picks | August 2022

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5 star = essential, 4 star = excellent, 3 star = good, 2 = fans/collectors, 1 = for completionists only

Alicia Toner Featuring Joey Landreth: Tonight (Single)

Canadian artist Alicia Toner has had an explosive year since the release of her sophomore album "Joan". The 2018 SOCAN Songwriter of the Year brought home a 2022 Canadian Folk Music Award, became the most nominated artist at the Music PEI Awards this year for the project, and received multiple nominations at the East Coast Music Awards as well.

https://aliciatoner.ca/

Em Beihold: Egg In The Backseat (EP)

Cementing herself as one of 2022’s breakthrough artists to watch, gold-certified Los Angeles singer and songwriter Em Beihold (pronounced bye-hold) has released her debut EP Egg in the Backseat !

https://www.embeihold.com/

Jesper Lindell: Twilights (Album)

‘If There Comes a Time’ is the latest single from Jesper Lindell’s second album, ‘Twilights’, released in March 2022.

https://www.jesperlindell.com/

Josephine Oniyama: Human (EP)

‘Human’ is the title track of a new four song EP that has also been released today by the soulful singer-songwriter Josephine Oniyama, who was born and raised in Manchester but is now based in Liverpool. It follows the recent ‘Tears Will Never Be Mine’, which reintroduced her to fans after a period out of the solo spotlight

http://josephineoniyama.com/

Ben Abraham: Friendly Fire (Album)

Singer-songwriter Ben Abraham has unveiled the hilarious new video for his song, “If I Didn’t Love You”, starring Charlie Day and his wife, fellow actor Mary Elizabeth Ellis. The song is taken from his album "Friendly Fire" which was released on Atlantic Records earlier this year.

https://www.benabrahammusic.com/

Devon Cole: W.I.T.C.H. (Single)

After lighting up the world with over 40 million cumulative TikTok views on teaser posts and nearly 300,000 pre-saves, Calgary-born and now Toronto-based alt-pop singer-songwriter Devon Cole has officially released her new single “W.I.T.C.H.” — an acronym for “Woman in Total Control of Herself” — via Arista Records.

https://www.devoncole.com/

The John Andrews Band: Blinded By The Light (Album)

Moving forwards and now with over 20 original songs under their belt, The John Andrews Band are preparing for the release of their debut album. Featuring ‘On The Run’ and titled ‘Blinded By The Light’, the album will document John’s musical journey from 2016 - 2021 and is tentatively set for release in August 2022, following a further four singles and videos.

https://www.facebook.com/JohnnywasNI/

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