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Liner Notes (December 24th, 2022)

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Jason Tate

Hello,

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas eve. I’ll be spending the weekend with family, so this week’s newsletter is very brief. I really just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful holiday and thank you all for subscribing and reading each week.

Next week I will be working fixing the Stripe issue I detailed here, and finalizing our end of the year feature for publication on January 2nd. I had hoped to work on a few other features I’ve had on my list for a while, but this Stripe issue really needs to take priority. I got a good start on it yesterday and hopefully there won’t be too many setbacks and I can get this rolled out within the next week.

Some things I saw around the internet this week that are worth your time:

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Out Of Service Reissue ‘Burden’ On Vinyl

Out of Service
Adam Grundy

Starting today, Burden, Out of Service’s second full-length album, is being reissued on a limited vinyl pressing remaster via Enjoy the Ride Records. This remastered version will only be available on this physical release of the album. Emmy-winning composer/producer Dave Marino’s remaster breathes new perspective into each track. A remastered version of “Shelter,” a bonus single, is also included for the first time in this pressing. Burden is a concept album that draws on themes of anxiety, depression, mental health treatment, and living your daily life in the midst of these things. It is a synthesis of the band’s raw emotional energy and indie sensibilities. The first single, “Stories”, features Madeline Finn (Envoi) who blends her soaring vocals to amplify the emotive energy of the song. The album was produced and mixed by Nathan Hussey (All Get Out). The artwork was painted by Mike Capuano, the band’s lead singer. If you would like to purchase the vinyl, please visit the Enjoy The Ride Records store here.

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Victory Kid – “No Brakes” (Video Premiere)

Victory Kid
Adam Grundy

Today I’m thrilled to bring everyone the new single and lyric video from Victory Kid called “No Brakes.” This high-energy new single capitalizes on the momentum gained from their previous LP Discernation, and was recorded with Mike Pepe (Taking Back Sunday). Lead vocalist Harrison Nida shared this about the blazing new track, “The song is about ditching doubt, toxic thoughts, and anything else that may hold you back. Recognizing those as they come up and releasing them to become the best version of yourself.” By putting their best foot forward, Victory Kid are keeping excitement in their band high as we turn the page on 2022.

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TikTok Is Launching Careers for Tomorrow’s Music Executives

Jason Tate

Kristin Robinson, writing at Billboard:

To William Gruger, global music programs for TikTok, these kinds of music curators are already this generation’s “new media personalities,” pointing out the similarities in cultural taste making between these creators on TikTok and VJs at the height of MTV’s reign.

Within a year of posting as Mostley Music, Motley found himself suddenly able to break into the industry which felt impenetrable to him just months earlier. Atlantic and Interscope/ Darkroom offered him A&R consultant gigs and Spotify tapped him as co-host of their Spotify Live show Lorem Life. And just a few months ago, Motley co-founded a label of his own. Called Music Soup, the record label provides expertise in digital marketing and was the first to use TikTok Sound On as a distributor. Motley says if it hadn’t been for building out Mostley Music during quarantine, he’d probably be working his way up slowly in the ranks from the assistant level of a record label – not founding his own at age 24.

Us silly bloggers are so behind the times it’s not even funny.

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