RIGHT ARM RESOURCE UPDATE JESSE BARNETT [email protected] (508) 238-5654 www.rightarmresource.com www.facebook.com/rightarmresource 10/30/2019 G. Love “Go Crazy” (feat. Keb’ Mo’) The first single from The Juice, produced by Keb’ Mo’, in stores January 17 Almost 30 early adds including WXPN, WFPK, KPND, WCLX, WDST, KJAC, WYEP, KBAC, KMTN, KRML, KROK, KTAO, KVYN, KYSL, WCLY, WFIV, WMWV, WUIN, KNBA... “A party jam for our troubled times” - G. Love on the track The album also features Robert Randolph, Marcus King and more That Dog. “If You Just Didn’t Do It” / “Just The Way” Two options for radio from their new album Old LP, out now This is their first album in 22 years, following a string of releases on Geffen in the 90s The video for “Just The Way” features Jack Black and Maya Rudolph in a spoof of Three’s Company Early at WFIV Upcoming shows in NYC and LA ‘If You Just Didn’t Do It’ picked as a Rolling Stone “Songs You Need To Know” Jesse Malin “Chemical Heart” The new single from Sunset Kids, produced by Lucinda Williams New: KJAC, WFIV, KRVM Early: WTMD, WDST, WBJB, WCLX “Four stars... a celebration of survival that finds the New York City hardcore troubadour reflecting on life’s precious and fleeting moments.” - Rolling Stone On tour now with more dates with Joseph Arthur coming in November Vampire Weekend “Sunflower” (feat. Steve Lacy) The third single from Father Of The Bride, one of the best reviewed albums of the year New: WRLT, WYEP, WFIV, WBZS, WUKY, WYCE ON: KCMP, Music Choice, WFUV, WERS, KVNA, KTBG, KLRR, WBJB, WRSI, WJCU, WXCT, KVOQ, WVOD, KSUT, KRML... Their world tour returns to the US in May 2020 Watch the video, directed by Jonah Hill & featuring cameos from Jerry Seinfeld and Fab 5 Freddy “Van Horn” The first single from their EP, The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Pt. 1, out now Mediabase Alternative Debut 49*!New: WRNR, WPYA, WQKL, Music Choice, WBJB, KVYN, KCLC, KYSL, KTAO, WUIN, KRML... ON: WXRV, WNCS, WXPK, KJAC, WZEW, KPND, WDST, WCLX, WXCT, KVNA... 2020 World Tour US dates: 1/24 Orange County, 1/25 San Diego, 1/26 Phoenix, 1/28 Dallas, 1/31 Austin, 2/1 Houston, 2/3 Tampa, 2/4 Orlando... Mary Bridget Davies “The Right Of Way” From her upcoming album Stay With Me: The Reimagined Songs of Jerry Ragovoy, due in January New: WYCE ON: WCLX, WFIV Mary Bridget is a Tony Award nominee for her role as Janis Joplin in A Night With Janis Joplin, and is on tour with it now The late Jerry Ragovoy wrote “Piece Of My Heart” and many others for Janis Joplin and “Time Is On My Side” for the Stones Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe “Something Sweet” The new single from Gnomes & Badgers, out now New: KBAC, KYSL, WMWV, WYCE ON: KCSN, WNRN, WCLX, WFIV, WEXT, KMTN, WCLY, WOCM, KUWR, KSLU, KRVM, WHRV On tour next month with Thievery Corporation Karl spent the summer touring as the sax player for the Stones Coming up: 11/6 Miami FL, 11/7 Tampa FL, 11/8 Atlanta GA, 11/9 Orlando FL, 11/10 Gulf Shores AL... Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos “Hit The Bell With Your Elbow” The first single from his self-titled third solo album, in stores November 15 New: KAXE, KVNF ON: KJAC, WDST, KRSH, WEXT, WCBE, WFIV, WBJB, WCLX, KMTN, KYSL, WMVY, KNBA, KRML... Chad is also the frontman for Dispatch On tour: 12/4 Holyoke MA, 12/6 NYC, 12/7 Philadelphia, 12/8 DC, 12/10 Ann Arbor, 12/11 Kalamazoo, 12/13 Chicago, 12/14 St. Louis, 12/15 Nashville, 12/21 Boston... Beth Hart “Bad Woman Blues” The first single from War In My Mind, out now BDS Indicator 32*, FMQB Tracks 38*, Public 29*! New: KTBG, WEVL ON: WRLT, KVNA, KPND, WTMD, KRSH, WAPS, WDST, WCBE, WEXT, KYSL, WSGE, KROK, KTAO, WOCM, WFIV, WMWV, WCLX, KNBA, KMTN... “Think Janis Joplin meets Etta James” - Mojo Magazine Great sales! Produced by Rob Cavallo (Dave Matthews Band, Green Day) Criminal Hygiene “Greetings From A Postcard” From their ep Again, out now New: WCBE ON: WRLT, WPYA, Music Choice, WAPS, KJAC, WCLX, WZEW, KYSL, KMTN, WFIV, KVYN, WYCE... “With its bright guitars and undulation bass, ‘Greetings From A Postcard’ which the band calls “an an observational song about desperate boredom,” recalls artists like Soul Asylum and Goo Goo Dolls right before they became hit-making machines. (That’s a good thing, by the way)” - Buzzbands LA Chelsea Cutler & Jeremy Zucker “You Were Good To Me” From their ep brent, out now New: WCBE ON: Music Choice, WZEW, WCOO, KRSH, WCLX, WFIV, WAPS, KYMK, WYCE This is a streaming monster, with over 70 million across the board and over 50 million on Spotify alone - gaining around 400K per day “The song is affectingly wrought with the ambivalent agony of leaving someone when it’s not the easy thing to do.”- Paper Magazine Ringo Starr “What’s My Name” The title track single from his 20th studio album, out now ON: WFPK, KOZT, WFIV, WYCE, WHRV, KSLU, WBSD, WAWM Written by Colin Hay, who is a three time member of Ringo’s All Starr Band This past summer’s tour marked 30 years of the All Starr Band “‘What’s My Name’ boasts a rambunctious rock and roll energy and finds Starr reminiscing about his career with a cheeky confidence.” - Rolling Stone Grace Potter “Love Is Love” From Daylight, out now Mediabase 13*, BDS Monitored 11*, Indicator 4*, FMQB Public 7*, Americana #1! New: KAXE, MPR ON: KGSR, WXRV, KRVB, CIDR, WMMM, WNCS, WRLT, WXPN, WFUV, KCSN, WFPK, KTBG, WRNR, WXPK, WTMD, KXT, WRSI, WYEP, WAPS, WPYA, KVNA, WCLZ, WERS, WQKL, Music Choice... Kimmel 11/6 Extensive headlining tour kicks off in January Big Thief “Not” The first single from Two Hands, out now FMQB Public 32*! New: KAXE ON: KCMP, WFUV, WFPK, WAPS, WYEP, WYMS, KEXP, Music Choice, KVOQ, WFIV, WCBE, WYCE, WRSI, WCLX, KCLC, WKZE, XM Loft... “A towering statement from a group constantly leapfrogging over themselves.” - Pitchfork “The song is a fan favorite at Big Thief’s live shows, but the studio recording is stunning.” - UPROXX On tour this fall Trigger Hippy “Don’t Wanna Bring You Down” The first single from Full Circle & Then Some, out now FMQB Tracks #50! Already on: WRLT, KVNA, KPND, WCLX, WCLY, KPIG, WYCE, KRSH, KMTN, KBAC, KYSL, WKZE, WVOD, KROK, WMWV, KNBA, WBJB, WMVY... Features founders drummer Steve Gorman, bassist/ vocalist Nick Govrik and new members vocalist/instrumentalist Ed Jurdi and vocalist/saxophonist Amber Woodhouse On tour in November Catfish and The Bottlemen “2all” The new single from The Balance, following up the AAA and Alt hit “Longshot” Mediabase #49, BDS Indicator #25, Mediabase Alt 19*! ON: WXRV, Music Choice, WRLT, KINK, WPYA, WXPK, WNCS, KVNA, KPND, WAPS, KYMK, KVYN, WBJB, KCLC, KLRR, KRML, KSPN, WVOD, KRSH, WFIV, KYSL, KMMS, WCNR... Over 1 billion artist streams to date! Wrapped up their US tour dates SOAK “Knock Me Off My Feet” The new single from Grim Town Mediabase #39, BDS Monitored #33, Indicator #26, FMQB Public #23! ON: WXRV, KCMP, KRVB, Music Choice, WRLT, WFUV, KCSN, WFPK, WPYA, KUTX, WNCS, KXT, WYEP, KTBG, WDST, WAPS, KPND, KJAC, WEHM, WTMD... “A “love letter” to small-town culture and the idea that we ourselves can be our best allies and our worst enemies.” - Consequence of Sound White Reaper “Might Be Right” From their Elektra debut You Deserve Love, out now Mediabase 9*, BDS Monitored 8*, Indicator 6*, Mediabase Alternative #14! ON: Sirius Spectrum, WXRT, KBCO, KGSR, WTTS, WXRV, WMMM, WRLT, KINK, KRVB, WRNR, CIDR, WCLZ, KCMP, KCSN, KXT, WXPK, WFUV, WFPK, Music Choice... “A jubilant storm of tight pop rock that’s indebted to the previous generation, but not derivative.” - Consequence of Sound The Commonheart “Do Right” The first single from Pressure, out now CBS Saturday Morning this weekend! ON: WRLT, WYEP, WAPS, KMMS, KMTN, WEXT, WUIN, WCLX, WYCE, KSMF, WFIV, KUWR, WMVY, KBAC, WUKY, WCBE, KSLU, WFIT, KXCI, KVNF, WFHB, WDVX... Fantastic at Boulder and AmericanaFest “Commanding vocals amid a Stax-style review” - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Catch them on their headlining tour, going on now Pete Yorn “Calm Down” From Caretakers, out now Mediabase 7*, BDS Monitored #10, Indicator 12*, FMQB Public 39*! New: KTSN, KMTN ON: Sirius, WXRT, KGSR, KBCO, WTTS, KRVB, WXRV, WRLT, WRNR, WMMM, WQKL, KINK, WFUV, KCMP, WXPN, KCSN, KXT, WPYA, Music Choice, WNCS, WFPK, WAPS, WXPK, KUTX, KVNA, KVOQ, WCOO, WTMD, KTHX, WCLZ... Full band tour in November/December Ellen and Kimmel already, more TV coming Wilderado “Surefire” The first single from their forthcoming album ON: WRLT, WXPK, Music Choice, WPYA, KCSN, WAPS, KVNA, WWCT, WZEW, KYMK, KMMS, WJCU, WCLX, KCLC, WVOD, KVYN, KYSL, WYCE, KSPN, KUMT, WFIV... On tour now supporting Mt. Joy More touring coming up Great streaming data - up over 10% each week and big jumps after every radio session American gives four stars to Saint Motel’s new music “Riff-based pop rockers Saint Motel are back in the proverbial sandbox with their latest re- lease, The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Pt. 1. Since their breakout EP, My Type, arrived in 2014, they’ve remained true to form — 2016’s saintmotelevision was largely made up of megawatt, reverbed, TV show-ready anthems, resembling its predecessor’s chart-topping title track, but with Pt. 1 (of three, collectively one album, to be unveiled over the next few months) the band spends Autumn in unvisited creative territory. Like many artists beyond the salad days of their careers, the members of Saint Motel seem to have discovered new musical virtues. Good atmosphere is over danceability in the hierarchy of the tracks in Pt. 1. When a band introduces drum machines and sub basses to their sound, they’re especially vulnerable to a sort of crossover gold rush, in which the new pop elements overpower the music. However, the group cleverly avoids any conflict in the EP by using these components to enrich the songs, rather than weaponize them for Billboard chart competition. “Old Soul” is an example of this — when its verse ends with a built-up stop, rather than crash-landing into a danceable pick- me-up, it enters a soft interlude, continuing down its groovy road, driven by a smooth, programmed drum beat, with no au- dible pressure to explode into something larger. “Sisters” is filled with gated percussive sounds, but never commits fully to pop electronica. Its chorus contains sampled female BGVs and computerized drums but still finds a way to sound organic via singer A.J. Jackson’s crooning and live piano (think Vampire Weekend’s “Ya Hey”). Even louder and prouder songs like the closer, “Save Me,” don’t quite reach the level-11 energy of past Saint Motel fan favorites, in which Jackson must scream the choruses to be heard (by fun design, of course, as that makes them perfect for live show sing-alongs). An excursion outside of an act’s oeuvre isn’t always welcome, but with steady hands, the boys land their ship while keeping their sound intact. Here’s to hoping Pt. 2 and Pt. 3 continue to pleasantly surprise. Rating: 4/5” - American Songwriter, 10/27/19 The UK’s Independent: Big Thief’s Two Hands “One Of The Best Of The Year” At a time when artists release new music just to appease impatient fans, it’s easy to worry about the potential lack of quality control. But for Big Thief, releasing two albums in the space of five months isn’t evidence of a rush job, but of their prolific creativity. This has been their biggest and best year yet. Where May’s UFOF was described as Big Thief’s “celestial twin”, Two Hands is the “earth twin”, recorded in the arid landscape just a short distance from the Mexico border fence, and far from the lush woodland setting of their previous studio. UFOF was certainly otherworldly in its sound; frontwoman Adrianne Lenker sang in a ghostly, fragile voice as though she was barely clinging to her corporeal form, and her lyrics recalled the fatalism of Christina Rossetti. Here, she lays down roots and sings over hearty drum beats and sizzling guitar licks. There’s violence, too, on “Shoulders”, where Lenker sings: “The blood of the man who killed my mother with his hands is in me.” It’s there in “Toy”, where she sings about fatal shootings in an eerily childlike voice. “Shoulders” is a standout even on an album such as this; bold and purposeful, the instru- mentation’s striding momentum contrasts beautifully with Lenker’s keening vocals. This is followed with the grungey “Not”, which feels like the album’s soul. It’s replete with moody bass hooks; brief squalls of guitar stutter-and-stop, before a merciless, two-minute solo erupts and unfurls with a peculiar, moving grace. It helps that the band are so tight you’d think they’d developed the ability to read one another’s minds. Perhaps they have. There’s an element of spontaneity and a live sound (on all but two songs, the vocals were laid down in one take) like few other releases this year. At times, the lyrics tumble from Lenker’s lips like a stream of consciousness (“Forgotten Eyes”, “Two Hands); elsewhere, such as on opener “Rock and Sing”, she deliberates over them in a lullaby croon, cultivating a wonderful soft-loud-soft dynamic. Yet there is something about the moments where the instrumentation quietens – the creak of a piano stool or the lingering emptiness after that closing “Not” solo, that contributes to just how alive this album feels. Two Hands closes on “Cut My Hair”, a Radiohead-esque sprawl about gender and pain that brings the album full circle, like a planet’s orbit, from “Rock and Sing”. There’s a searing duality in Lenker’s fear of being without one body in the first song and an apparent fear of her own in the last. Two Hands is Big Thief’s best to date, and undoubtedly one of the best of the year. Rating: 5/5” - Independent (UK), 10/10/19 Coming up... 11/11: Devon Gilfillian “Unchained”, Dan Luke & The Raid “Fool” RIGHT ARM RESOURCE WEEKLY UPDATE - 10/30/2019