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Let Yourself Free
''Let Yourself Free'' is the fifth studio album by American band Fitz and the Tantrums. It was released on November 11, 2022, by Elektra Records. A deluxe edition of the album with six extra songs was released on June 23, 2023. Background Lead vocalist Michael Fitzpatrick explained he and the band wanted to be "more judicious" with the writing process by writing only "two or three ongsa week and really think about it and sit with them." Fifty songs were written in consideration for the record, which were eventually narrowed down to the twelve songs that appear on the final album. The band intended for the album to nod back to their early influences, with songs like "Silver Platter" and "Steppin' on Me" recalling their debut album '' Pickin' Up the Pieces'' (2010). Singles The album was supported by two singles. The lead single, "Sway", was released on August 4, 2023 with a music video released the same day. The second single, "Moneymaker", was released on September 27, 2022, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fitz And The Tantrums
Fitz and the Tantrums are an American indie pop and neo soul band from Los Angeles, California, that formed in 2008. The band consists of Michael Fitzpatrick (lead vocals), Noelle Scaggs (co-lead vocals and percussion), James King (saxophone, flute, keyboard, percussion and guitar), Joseph Karnes (bass guitar), Jeremy Ruzumna (keyboards) and John Wicks (drums and percussion). Their debut studio album, '' Pickin' Up the Pieces'', was released in August 2010 on indie label Dangerbird Records and received critical acclaim. It reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart. The band signed to their current label Elektra Records in early 2013 and went on to release their second LP, ''More Than Just a Dream,'' the same year. Their self-titled third album was released in 2016, which contains their most notable song "HandClap". Their fourth studio album, ''All the Feels'', was released in 2019. History Early history Fitz and the Tantrums was founded by Michael Fitzpat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wicks (drummer)
John Wicks is a drummer, songwriter, film composer and adjunct college professor based in Missoula, Montana. Wicks is a founder of the band Fitz and the Tantrums and has co-written many of their songs. ''More Than Just a Dream'', the group's 2013 album, included the hit songs "The Walker" and "Out of My League", which each climbed to No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. ''Fitz and the Tantrums'', the band's self-titled studio album, features the hit song "HandClap". Wicks has also written for and appeared on Bruno Mars' album ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'' and CeeLo Green's '' The Lady Killer'' and ''Heart Blanche'' albums. In addition, he has recorded and/or played live with such artists as B.o.B, George Clinton (funk musician), David Byrne, Meshell Ndegeocello, Chocolate Genius, Money Mark, Teddybears (band), RZA, among others. As of Fall semester 2022, Wicks is an adjunct professor at the University of Montana. He also composed the soundtrack to the TV show Under the Bann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Albums
For lists of 2022 albums, see: * List of 2022 albums (January–June) * List of 2022 albums (July–December) {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NVDES
NVDES is an experimental indie pop, indietronica, and electropop project based in Los Angeles, California. Founded by Josh Ocean in 2015, NVDES has released several singles and a visual album, ''Vibe City Utah'' (2018). Song Usage NVDES was dubbed "Apple's unofficial house band," after the band was featured in various Apple commercials over the years. The song "''D.Y.T. (Do Your Thing)''", featuring Remmi, was featured in an iPhone X commercial in January 2018. In 2019, the song "''Brazooka''" was featured in the iPhone 11 commercial, and in April 2020, the song "''Purusha''" was featured in the iPhone SE commercial. The song "''Ou La La La (All Eyes On Us)''" was also featured in a 2020 MIRROR by Lululemon commercial. Discography Albums * ''Vibe City Utah'' (2018) * ''Nvdity Worldwide'' (2020) EPs * ''Life with Lobsters'' (2016) * ''La NVDITÉ, Vol. 1'' (2016) * ''Vol. 2'' (2017) Singles * "Before the Weekend Comes" (2015) * "Unforgettable" (2015) * "Fela" (2015) * "Don' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Koma
Matthew Bair (born June 2, 1987), known professionally as Matthew Koma, is an American singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer. Songs written by Koma include "Spectrum" and Grammy Award-winner "Clarity", both performed by Zedd. Koma has collaborated with Hardwell, Zedd, Miriam Bryant, Sebastian Ingrosso, Alesso, Afrojack, Tiësto, Vicetone and Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic. Early life Koma was born in Brooklyn and raised in Seaford, New York, on Long Island. His father, Gerald D. Bair, was a singer/songwriter and Koma first performed on stage with his father when he was four years old. Koma wrote his first song when he was nine years old and credits Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen for his inspiration at a young age. Koma attended Seaford High School. His older half brother, Kris Mazzarisi, is also a musician. Musical career In June 2011, Jimmy Iovine signed Koma to Interscope Records after watching an acoustic performance of the record "She". In May 2012, Koma released hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyler Stonestreet
Skyler Stonestreet is an American musician and singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. She is a writer on hit tracks such as Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber's "Stuck With U", The Chainsmokers' "Kanye", Dua Lipa's “IDGAF”, Tate McRae & Jeremy Zucker's "That Way," Hailee Steinfeld's "Wrong Direction" Marshmello's "Chasing Colors", Lennon Stella's "Older Than I Am", Dove Cameron's "Boyfriend" and many more. As a writer and a featured vocalist Skyler can be heard on tracks from acts such as Seven Lions' "Freesol" and Cheat Codes and Nicky Romero's "Sober". Career Skyler Stonestreet was in a competition for ''Rolling Stone'' to become the first ever unsigned artist to be on the cover. After making it to the final eight, she wrote a song called "Polaroid" which became part of the campaign for the new Z340 Polaroid Camera and debuted on Polaroid.com. ''Rolling Stone'' has described her music as, "Flirty pop, full of bells, finger snaps and breathy vocals." Her mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayley Gene Penner
Hayley Gene Penner (born November 5, 1985) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and author based in Los Angeles. She is best known for the songs she has written for artists including The Chicks, Sabrina Claudio, Lennon Stella, Charlotte Lawrence and The Chainsmokers. As of 2018, Penner has been releasing music under her full name and in September 2020, she released her debut album, People You Follow, with a memoir of the same name. Early life and education Penner was born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada, the eldest daughter of Canadian children's music performer Fred Penner and Odette Heyn, a choreographer and founder of a contemporary dance school. At age 17, Penner was hosting CBC children's programming and lending her voice to commercials for companies like Cheez Whiz, McDonald's, Kraft Dinner and Hamburger Helper. She was the Manitoba regional host for Kids' CBC from 2003 to 2005. Penner moved to Toronto, where she studied journalism at Ryerson University and formed the electro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Lewis
Ryan Scott Lewis (born March 25, 1988) is an American record producer, DJ, videographer, photographer, graphic designer, music video director, rapper, and songwriter. Along with producing his own album, ''Instrumentals'', Lewis produced the albums ''The VS. EP'' (2009), '' The Heist'' (2012), and ''This Unruly Mess I've Made'' (2016) as part of the duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. In 2006, Lewis befriended rapper Macklemore on Myspace and soon after became the behind-the-scenes partner of a successful duo, producing, recording, engineering and mixing all of the duo's music, as well as directing the music videos for "Same Love", "Thrift Shop", " And We Danced", " Otherside (Remix)", "Can't Hold Us", "Irish Celebration", "My Oh My", "Victory Lap", "Downtown", "Brad Pitt's Cousin" and "White Walls" and designing promotional graphics. Early life Ryan Lewis was born on March 25, 1988, to Julie and Scott Lewis. Lewis has two sisters, Teresa and Laura, four years and two years older than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolan Sipe
Nolan Sipe is an American songwriter and record producer. He is the son of the Cleveland Browns football player, Brian Sipe Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word meani .... Songwriting discography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sipe, Nolan Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American record producers American male songwriters 21st-century American composers 21st-century American male musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James King (musician)
James King is an American multi-instrumentalist who is a co-founder for soul band Fitz and the Tantrums. In 2008, he was approached by college friend Michael Fitzpatrick to play saxophone on a few songs that he had written which turned out to be the beginnings of Fitz and the Tantrums. King recommended Noelle Scaggs and other musicians. They performed for the first time a week later at Hollywood's Hotel Café. They released their debut EP '' Songs for a Breakup, Vol. 1'' in August 2009, and the tracks soon received airplay on public radio station KCRW in Los Angeles. Six months after their first performance they had slots at Lollapalooza and Telluride Blues & Brews. In late 2009 they toured with Hepcat, Flogging Molly, and opened eight concerts for Maroon 5. The band signed to Dangerbird Records in April 2010, Their first full-length album, '' Pickin' Up the Pieces'' was released on August 24, 2010. It received critical acclaim and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elektra Records
Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the 1950s and 1970s. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived as an imprint of Atlantic in 2009. In October 2018, Elektra was detached from the Atlantic Records umbrella and reorganized into Elektra Music Group, once again operating as an independently managed frontline label of Warner Music. In June 2022, Elektra Music Group was merged with 300 Entertainment to create the umbrella label 300 Elektra Entertainment (3EE), though both Elektra and 300 will continue to maintain their separate identities as labels. History 1950–1971: Founding and early history Elektra was formed in 1950, as the ''Elektra-Stratford Record Corporation'', with a singles label called Stratford R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noelle Scaggs
Noelle Scaggs (born October 8, 1979) is an American musician and singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, known as the co-lead singer of the pop group Fitz and the Tantrums. Scaggs has also had numerous collaborations with the Black Eyed Peas, Dilated Peoples, Quantic, Mayer Hawthorne, and Damian Marley. In 2008 she became a co-lead singer of the indie pop and neo-soul band Fitz and the Tantrums, and is featured on their 2010 album '' Pickin' Up the Pieces'', which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. She has toured extensively with the band and performed on shows such as ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Conan, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Ellen, GMA, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'', and ''The Late Late Show with James Corden.'' She has been critically acclaimed for her "powerhouse vocals" and charismatic on-stage presence. Early life Scaggs was born on October 8, 1979, in Denver, Colorado. Her father was a DJ and Scaggs was exposed to his vinyl collection at a young age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
