All New Indie (2)

Cover Girl

Time

24 Hr Sports

Victory Lap

Higher

One Way Traffic

One Way Traffic (feat. Yazmin Lacey)

Disarray

Carry Me Away

Portal

Double Infinity

Words

The Scythe

Loser

What's On Your Mind

“Glow Season” reflects a delicate phase: when the days are long, emotions are light, and everything seems both possible and impossible.						
						
With a sound that blends modern R&B, emotional house, and hints of melodic hip hop, the album flows between dance and calm.						
						
Each track shines like a happy memory in slow motion.						
						
A sonic portrait of youth in motion.						
						
In “Glow Season,” progressive production and introspective beats blend with gentle lyrics about love, friendship, and growing up.						
						
The result is a warm, dreamy, and free-spirited album, ideal for those who find a gentle and sincere refuge in music.						

Ghost Signal

a hip hop/r&b style music track influenced by theo parrish.

SODACAKES

+++A woman reflects on a failed relationship from her high-rise window at dusk, 
questioning what it truly means to be "grown-up."+++
+++Lyric EN+++
>1
The dirtier you are, does that make you grown? 
They’re just lazy, That’s grown-up play
The dirtier you are, does that make you grown? 
They’re just lazy, That’s grown-up play
They’re just lazy, nothing more
aah ah ah aaah aaa aaahh
aaa aah aaah

Pretending tired when you’re not tired
Pretending hurt when you’ve felt no pain
Using grown-up words without grown-up brains

Breaking rules without knowing why
Acting proud, then rage at lower ranks
Claiming wisdom, yet missing the forest view

Thinking being dirty is what makes you grown
Thinking being clean is proof of being a child

The dirtier you are, does that make you grown? 
They’re just lazy, That’s grown-up play
The dirtier you are, does that make you grown? 
They’re just lazy, That’s grown-up play
They’re just lazy, nothing more
aah ah ah aaah aaa aaahh
aaa aah aaah

>2
Frowning when you’ve got no real gripe
Pretending to be refined, yet can’t control
Acting righteous, but rules you can’t follow

Rules are just shameful, courage is thin
Calling right “cheesy” shows no understanding
Of childish dreams and grown-up acts

Knowing dirt does not make you dirty
Just drifting through life, flowing with time

(*)The dirtier you are, does that make you grown? 
They’re just lazy, That’s grown-up play
The dirtier you are, does that make you grown? 
They’re just lazy, That’s grown-up play
They’re just lazy, nothing more
aah ah ah aaah aaa aaahh
aaa aah aaah

>3(Drop)
(*)

+++This is a woman's monologue about falling for the wrong man.
But the story could belong to anyone—any gender, any walk of life.+++


++「大人らしさって、結局何だったのかしら——。」 __さっき別れた軽い男について思いを巡らせる女性……
+++日本語歌詞+++

>1
汚ければ汚いほど大人なのかい？
よく見てごらん、あれが大人ごっこ
汚ければ汚いほど大人なのかい？
よく見てごらん、あれが大人ごっこ
ただ流されてきただけじゃないか
aah ah ah aaah aaa aaahh
aaa aah aaah

疲れてもいないのに疲れたふり
つらくもないのに影があるふり
大人の言葉だけ使って、中身はまだ子ども

理由もわからずルールを破る
偉そうに振る舞って、目下の者に八つ当たり
知恵者のように振る舞うけど、木を見て森を見ない

汚れていることが大人だと思い込む
綺麗でいることは子どもの証だと思い込む

汚ければ汚いほど大人なのかい？
よく見てごらん、あれが大人ごっこ
汚ければ汚いほど大人なのかい？
よく見てごらん、あれが大人ごっこ
ただ流されてきただけじゃないか
aah ah ah aaah aaa aaahh
aaa aah aaah

>2
本当は不機嫌でもないのにしかめ面
洗練されたふりをしても、自制心がない
正しいふりをしても、ルールを守れない

ルールを守ることは恥ずかしい
正しいことを「青臭い」と呼ぶのは思い込み
子どもの夢語りと、大人の行動の区別ができない

汚れを知っていても、汚れているわけじゃない
彼等はただ時の流れに流されているだけ

(*)汚ければ汚いほど大人なのかい？
よく見てごらん、あれが大人ごっこ
汚ければ汚いほど大人なのかい？
よく見てごらん、あれが大人ごっこ
ただ流されてきただけじゃないか
aah ah ah aaah aaa aaahh
aaa aah aaah

>3(Drop)
(*)

+++これは、ある間違った男と出会ってしまった女性の独白です。
この話は、あらゆる性別、あらゆる地位に同じことが言えるでしょう。+++

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When Leon Michels name first appeared on a record, he was 16. That release was Thunder Chicken, and the group was his high school band, The Mighty Imperials. The record was essentially an homage to The Meters, at the time it was near pitch-perfect for the budding retro-soul scene. While that release was an early step for Michels, aspects of it have almost become trademarks of his work: a unique raw-yet-disciplined approach to his sound and songwriting, and a soulful genuineness that has a sense of humor one minute and a sense of solace the next.

Right from the jump his hustling work ethic was evident, always involved in a lot at once. While finishing Thunder Chicken, Michels began touring and recording with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings—which he did for the next 7 years. During that time he was also recording songs in a makeshift home studio and preparing for what would be his first full-length record, Sounding Out The City, and the first release under the name El Michels Affair. In 2004, when Sounding Out The City was recorded, Michels’ obsession with Euro Library, American soul, and early rocksteady crept its way into the songwriting and recording aesthetic, the outcome was something Michels appropriately dubbed “Cinematic Soul.” The album was to be the first release on Truth & Soul Records, a new label Michels co founded.

The lo-fi warm recording aesthetic and bottom heavy production alongside the immediate success of EMA’s debut release lead to playing a show with Raekwon of Wu-Tang fame. That show went over so well it lead to a tour with El Michels backing multiple members of the Wu-Tang Clan. It was these shows that ended up laying the groundwork for the release of El Michels Affair’s second full-length, Enter the 37th Chamber, which eventually introduced them to a worldwide audience. While the band’s fanbase went through the roof, the industry also quickly recognized that EMA was a force to be reckoned with. Almost in a domino effect, a huge range of hip-hop artists sampled Michels’ songs, from Ghostface Killah, Just Blaze, and Jay-Z to J Dilla, J.Cole, and Travis Scott.

While simultaneously running a label, playing / touring, and co-producing other artist’s music Michels helped found The Menahan Street Band, co-produced Aloe Blacc’s sophomore smash LP, Good Things, and received a writer credit on Adele’s Grammy-nominated album, 19. Shortly there after Michels found himself on tour with The Black Keys after being cold-called by Auerbach and asked to join them on the road. It turned out that Auerbach was a big fan of the sound and approach of the Lee Fields record “My World”, which Michels produced. When Auerbach was tapped to make Dr. John’s critically acclaimed album , “Locked Down” and Lana Del Rey’s LP, “Ultraviolence”, Michels was brought along to play and add his signature sound. That led to being included in and touring for Auerbach’s psych-rock project, The Arcs, which features Michels as a musician and co-producer. 

in 2016, Michels co-founded Big Crown Records with Danny Akalapse, the second record label Michels has helped build from the ground. Since then, he has produced a majority of the albums from the labels roster including Lee Fields, Lady Wray, Brainstory, Paul & The Tall Trees, Liam Bailey, and Thee Lakesiders.  Michels has also produced records for Beyonce & Jay-Z’s side project, The Carters, Hanni El Khatib, Chicano Batman, Marco Benevento, and Don Toliver.

In 2020, Michels will release the second album of original material under the El Michels Affair moniker.  The Album, entitled Adult Themes, which Michels calls “the soundtrack to an imaginary movie,” creates a lush, evocative, complex and eclectic collection of tunes that will keep your ears on edge as you nod your head.

Carry Me Away

El Michels Affair

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