On Friday, February 14th, Los Angeles band Marinero, led by creative force Jess Sylvester, will release their new album,La La La,on CD/LP/DSPs worldwide through Hardly Art Records. This 12-track album features the previously released single“Taquero”alongside standout tracks “Dream Suite,” “Sea Changes,” and today’s Latin Soul ballad “Cruz.”
Today, September 18th, Marinero has shared an official video for the new song, “Taquero,” which was directed by Jose Chava Sanchez. Raised in part on the sounds of salsa in his San Francisco home, Marinero’s Jess Sylvester had no trouble with the music of “Taquero”—with horns sailing above and cascading down propulsive percussion, piano crisscrossing between it all until the song smears into a psychedelic wash. The trouble, though, was the lyrics: How could he say something surprising and even a little irreverent with the form? The answer comes in the form of his come-on to the taco slinger with...
Chris Cohen's new album,Paint a Room- is now available on CD/LP/DSPS worldwide from Hardly Art. Sublime and sunlit, this collection of 10 songs considers dreamy new ways out of old predicaments, clearly stating the problem and dancing and singing their way somewhere new.
Chris Cohen will releasePaint a Room,his debut effort forHardly Art, on July 12th.Following thesubversively melodious opener and lead single, “Damage,” andilluminating track“Sunever”comesa new video for his song “Night or Day.” Directed by Neil ‘Cloaca’ Young, you can watch this sweet cityscape montagehere.
Hardly Art’s youbet is sharing a live version of “Vacancy,” a standout fromWay To Be, ahead of their summer 2024 tour dates. Touring in support of the record begins Sunday, June 23rd, with an album release show at TV Eye in Ridgewood, NY (with Crosslegged and Iceblink). Seethe full list of tour 2024 dates here, which includes shows with Truth Club and Sour Widows.