RIGHT ARM RESOURCE UPDATE JESSE BARNETT [email protected] (508) 238-5654 www.rightarmresource.com www.facebook.com/rightarmresource 3/3/2021 Ten Kills The Pack “Body” The first single from his new EP Life, Death, and Afterwards, out this Friday Added early at WJCU, KRVM and KSLU Hailing from Toronto, his real name is Sean Sroka The name ‘Ten Kills The Pack’ comes from a card game that he plays with friends “By weaving together universal themes, Sroka has established Ten Kills the Pack as a leading voice in modern folk music.” - Exclaim Cas Haley “All The Right People” The title track single from his new , out now New: WCBE, WCLX, KSMF, WFIT, MSPR Early at WYCE “A breezy, instantly memorable singalong that allows you to surround yourself with positivity and good people.” - American “Cas’ songs are folk songs - ones that will still be sung 100 years from now - THAT is his gift.” - Jon Batiste Winner of Lincoln Motors’ “Chart Your Course” - featured in national ads On tour this month Edie Brickell & New Bohemians “Sleeve” and “Stubborn Love” Two new singles for radio to choose from, take your pick From their new album Hunter And The Dog Star, out now New: KYSL, WNCW, WCBE, WVMP, KNBA, KXCI, KVNF, WDIY Early: KCSN, WEHM, KSMF, WMWV, KSUT, WYCE, WUKY, WUTC, XM Loft… This is the band’s 5th studio album, and their first since 2018’s Rocket “A remarkably uplifting effort...” - American Songwriter (Rating: 4/5) William The Conqueror “Wake Up” From their new album Maverick Thinker, out this Friday New: WCLY, WCLX, WYCE, KUWR, KAXE, MSPR ON: KJAC, WDST, KROK, WVMP, KRML, KSMF, WCBE, WBJB, WNCW, WFHB... “Whip-smart that harks back to Stateside influences - we’re hearing aspects of Speedy Ortiz and Pavement - alongside that scratchy, UK indie sound, the West Country group are moving in their own lane.” - Clash Music Kaleo “Break My Baby” The new single from Surface Sounds, out 4/23 Mediabase 32*, BDS Monitored Debut 36*, Indicator 14*! New: KBCO, WXRV, WNCS, KRSH, KTSN… ON: WRLT, KRVB, KCMP, Music Choice, WQKL, WCLZ, WXPK, WPYA, WTMD, WCNR, WERS, WWCT, WZEW, KVYN, WCLX, KVOQ, KJAC, KVNA, KPND, WAPS... “The pounding beat and JJ’s breathless wail are practically hair-raising in their unquenchable desire...” - Atwood Magazine Tune-Yards “hold yourself.” The first single from sketchy., out 3/26 Mediabase 42*, BDS Monitored 29*, JBE 31*! New: WCNR, WFIT ON: WXRV, WRNR, WRLT, WXPN, WFUV, KCMP, KCSN, WFPK, WYEP, KTBG, KXT, Music Choice, WPYA, WYMS, WTMD, KVOQ, KJAC, KVNA, WZEW... Played on Colbert “Centered around Garbus’ powerhouse vocals, the gauzy, bass-heavy beat ballad delivers a potent message of self-empowerment” - Pitchfork LP “How Low Can You Go” Her new single, going for adds now BDS Monitored #1 New & Active, JBE Albums 36*! New: KVNA, KUWR ON: KBCO, WRLT, WRNR, Music Choice, WXPK, WPYA, KTBG, KXT, WYMS, WCNR, KVOQ, KUTX, WAPS, WTMD, WDST... Over 6MM streams since its November release Fall 2021 tour scheduled Nearly 5MM monthly listeners on Spotify Official video and livestream full-band performance online now “All My Favorite Songs” From OK Human, out now Mediabase 7*, BDS Monitored 6*, Indicator 1* (again), Mediabase Alt 9*, JBE Albums 11*! ON: SiriusXM, WXRT, KBCO, KINK, KGSR, WRNR, WXRV, WRLT, WMMM, KRVB, WXPK, Music Choice, KCMP, WFUV, KCSN, WQKL, WKLQ, WPYA, WFPK, WYEP, WNCS, KVOQ, KTBG, WAPS, WCNR... Recorded last summer with a 38 piece orchestra Stadium tour planned Great album reviews Passenger “Sword From The Stone” From Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted, out now Played on Kimmel! Mediabase 27*, BDS Monitored 28*, Indicator #19! Mediabase Hot AC 26*! New: KAXE ON: WRLT, KINK, WMMM, WXRV, KRVB, WPYA, Music Choice, WXPK, WCLZ, KCSN, WAPS, KPND, WCNR, KJAC... Streaming over 500K/week “…a hauntingly beautiful collection of Americana gold, and likely Passenger’s finest and most focused record yet.” - Glide Taylor Swift feat. The National “coney island” From evermore, her second surprise album Mediabase 18*, BDS Monitored 18*, Indicator #21, JBE Albums #26 ON: SiriusXM Spectrum, WXRV, WRLT, WRNR, WFUV, WMMM, KCSN, KXT, KVOQ, KRVB, WPYA, WNCS, KTHX, WQKL, WKLQ, WCNR, KPND, WTMD, WYEP, WFPK, Music Choice, WWCT... “evermore is even better than folklore, thanks to greater sonic cohesion and stronger songwriting.” - AV Club The Black Crowes “Charming Mess” From the deluxe Shake Your Money Maker, out now Mediabase 26*, BDS Monitored 25*, Indicator #24! ON: WXRT, KBCO, SiriusXM, KGSR, WXRV, WRLT, WXPK, WFUV, WXPN, WCLZ, WYEP, KCSN, WFPK, Music Choice, WCNR, WTMD, WNCS, KTHX, WZEW, WPYA... Originally set to be the band’s first single, but was left off of the album “We had plenty of hit songs on that record; I guess we didn’t need it.” - Chris Bahamas “Trick To Happy” From Sad Hunk Mediabase 39*, BDS Monitored Debut 39*, Indicator 16*! ON: WXRV, WRLT, WRNR, WPYA, Music Choice, WFPK, KCSN, KXT, WCLZ, WNCS, KTBG, KVOQ, WCNR, WYEP, KJAC, WTMD, WCLY, WNRN, KRSH, KVYN... Recently played on Kimmel with The Teskey Brothers “Surround yourself with good people. If someone’s in your life, and they’re just giving you bullshit, cut them out— don’t waste your time on that.” - Afie to American Songwriter Future Islands “Plastic Beach” From As Long As You Are, out now Mediabase 33*, BDS Monitored 23*, Indicator 28*! New: WZLO, KSLU ON: WXRV, WXPK, KCMP, WFUV, KCSN, Music Choice, WRLT, KRVB, WTMD, KTBG, WYEP, KVOQ, WPYA, WYMS, WFPK... “Herring steals the spotlight again on “Plastic Beach,” perhaps the most Future Is- lands-y song on this album. While he’s often fighting valiantly to win the love of someone else, here, rather, he’s struggling through a long battle to self-love.” - Paste “Faith Healer” From Little Oblivions, out now Mediabase 17*, BDS Monitored 15*, Indicator 18*, JBE Albums 4*! New: WWCT, WQKL, KLRR, KEXP, WARQ, WJCU… ON: KBCO, WXRV, WRLT, KRVB, Music Choice, KCMP, WFUV, WXPN, KCSN, WYEP, KTHX, WPYA, WFPK, WYMS, KVOQ, KTBG, WCLZ... Great Virtual Summit Fest set! “Not only the most richly produced, pop-aware release of Baker’s career, but also her most unsparingly honest in its messiness.” - Ron Gallo “HIDE (MYSELF BEHIND YOU)” From PEACEMEAL, out Friday ON: WRLT, WFUV, WXPN, WYMS, KCSN, KJAC, WCNR, KBAC, WEHM, WNRN, WCLX, WLKR, WJCU, KROK... “HIDE is about being with someone because how they make you feel or the idea of them rather than who they really are. Sometimes we say “I love you, I want to be with you” but maybe we really mean “I don’t like me, I don’t want to be with myself and you can help distract me from me.” - Ron Exclaim! has the goods on the new Ten Kills The Pack EP Contemporary folk artist Ten Kills the Pack — a.k.a. Toronto's Sean Sroka — is back with new material. His latest EP Life, Death & Afterwards is out today via Nettwerk, and you can listen to it in full here at Exclaim! On Life, Death, & Afterwards, Sroka searches for purpose, clarity and growth as he delves into the heaviest sides of his subjects, tackling the beginning and end of a relationship, new friend- ships, familial relationships, mental health struggles and learning from the past. By weaving to- gether universal themes, Sroka has established Ten Kills the Pack as a leading voice in modern folk music. During recording sessions for the EP, Sroka and producer Dave Cerminara focused on organic tones, combin- ing violin, trumpet, and baritone sax, which Sroka favours for his live shows to complement his guitar and occa- sional piano. The resulting effort is a lush, textured group of songs with much to offer.” - Exclaim!, 2/26/21 The raves keep pouring in for Julien Baker’s Little Oblivions “With Little Oblivions, the singer-songwriter has made her most cohesive record yet. The resusci- tation of a heavier sound works in Baker’s favor, while she still adds hints of the fragile gentleness that has captivated fans since her Sprained Ankle days.” - The AV Club

“Magnificent. ... Although she played all the instruments on “Little Oblivions” herself, she built out most of its arrangements so they could be performed with a full band onstage. This choice brings a new, sweep- ing dynamism to Baker’s music, and keeps “Little Oblivions” from feeling sonically repetitive.” - NY Times

“Like all Baker’s work so far, Little Oblivions is an album that rewards close listening and multiple run-throughs — afternoons lost to foot-tapping despair and, hopefully, some catharsis as the wildly talented songwriter wel- comes us back to her saddest show on Earth.” - Spin

“She successfully translates her confessional tone and subject matter into melodically and atmospherically en- gaging songs, resulting in an album that represents a significant step for one of contemporary music’s most elo- quent artists.” - Slant KERA’s Art & Seek shines their Texas spotlight on Cas Haley “Cas Haley and his wife Cassy met while they were in high school. He grew up in Paris, TX; Cassie was from Red River County, just a county over. They’ve been together twenty-one years now and live on a small farm named Big Hope with their two children, Eben and Nolah. Together they raise pigs and chickens, grow their own vegetables, and make music. Haley has made quite a name for himself. He first shot to national fame when he competed during the second season of America’s Got Talent in 2007. Haley finished second after ventriloquist Terry Fator (who, coinciden- tally, has Dallas roots), and the show gave Haley what he calls one of his biggest life lessons. “The best thing about America’s Got Talent is it helped me understand the difference between fame and success,” Haley said. “Success is some- thing that’s internal and you feel on your own. It’s not something that’s de- fined by other people…and fame is.” Haley said the AGT experience helped him to realize that he wanted suc- cess and not fame. He preferred to write his own songs and to have creative license over his own ca- reer. He was so sure of his decision that the day after AGT ended, he flew back home to Texas, changed his phone number, and started working on new music. “All I knew to do was just go back home and sort of start where I left off,” Haley said. And, that’s what he did. The result was his 2008 self-titled release which ended the year as number 11 on Billboard’s year-end Reggae album chart. Things were going well for the Haleys. Then, in 2018, Cassy Haley was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. Their family’s cancer journey has been tough, but Haley says there have been some unexpected blessings. The family started focusing more on their health, and there was another surprise outcome: Cassy started exploring her own creativity and ventured into the world of songwriting. Soon, the husband and wife team also became partners in songwriting. “It’s been this whole life-changing shift that came from cancer… which is crazy,” Haley said. “So many blessings have been directly connected to this… what was called a tragedy at first, but what has really been a fountain of meaning and youth in our lives because we’re both healthier than we’ve ever been and we’re writing more songs than we’ve ever written.” The couple co-wrote Haley’s 2019 album Lessons & Blessings and “Every Road I’m On”, a song which served as a source of comfort for their family during Cassy’s treatment and won Haley top hon- ors in the 2020 Lincoln Corsair Chart Your Course competition. The couple continues to write together, and Cassy helped write Haley’s new album, All the Right People. Haley’s new single is the title track to the album. Listening to “All the Right People” you can almost picture yourself on the Haley farm in Paris, TX on a lazy Sunday afternoon while surrounded by all your fa- vorite friends. That visual is helped by the video for the song, which was shot by Collin Hauser and features the farm, the Haley family, and all their right people making music together. “All the Right People” is truly a joyful, feel-good listen that will leave you in a better mood than when you found it.” - KERA, Art & Seek, 2/25/21 Coming up... 3/15: Aaron Lee Tasjan “Don’t Overthink It”... 3/29: Bendigo Fletcher, Major Spark RIGHT ARM RESOURCE WEEKLY UPDATE - 3/3/2021