Category: New Music

When Townes Met Adams

New Music

Tenille Townes is a Canadian Country music singer who is the reigning Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year. She has teamed up with one of the best-selling music artists of all time, fellow Canadian Bryan Adams after a chance encounter on her way out of a studio where she had been recording, not realising that the studio belonged to Bryan.

“We talked for just a few minutes, and I was so happy to meet him because his path as a fellow Canadian has been incredibly inspiring to me, with a collection of songs that have impacted the world in such a huge way. Later that night, I thought about ‘The Thing That Wrecks You,’ a song I’d written a while before with Kate York and Daniel Tashian, and how the spirit of that song made me think about his voice. I decided to go out on a limb and sent him the song along with a letter asking if he might be up for singing on it with me. Fast forward to now, where not only have I gotten to sing with a hero of mine, but I have also found a mentor and friend through this whole adventure. This song is evidence to me that putting a wild thought out in the atmosphere and believing in it is a powerful thing.”

The Thing That Wrecks You, by Tenille Townes and Bryan Adams, is new this week on RadiJohan

The Return of Roxanne

New Music

Not many bands can say they are releasing their third album thirty-five years after their debut. Originally formed in the late 80’s, “Roxanne” garnered commercial success with their 1988 self-titled debut album which was well received with two songs charting on rock radio in the US; Cherry Bay and Sweet Maria, as well as a cover of the “Wild Cherry” song Play That Funky Music.

“Roxanne” has returned with Stereo typical. Released last month it is their first album in five years and features ten new songs. Only a Call Away, a ballad on the album featuring the vocals of dUg Pinnick from the band “King’s X,” is new this week on RadiJohan. It is a song about friendship and the importance of spending time with the ones who matter most while you can.

Geronimo!!! Sheppard are Back!

New Music

One of Australia’s most successful musical exports, with millions of record sales and over a billion streams worldwide, are back! “Sheppard,” formed in 2009, have released Good Time, the first single from the band’s upcoming fourth studio album. The song has an undeniable singalong chorus that will soon be lodged in the heads of millions of people around the world.

In the midst of all that’s been happening in the world, the band wanted to write a pop song that lifts spirits and encourages enjoying good times with those who matter most. They may well have succeeded. Sheppard’s Good Time is new this week on RadiJohan.

Delain Returns From The Shadow

New Music

“Delain” are a Dutch Symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former “Within Temptation” keyboardist “Martijn Westerholt.” The band’s name comes from the Kingdom of Delain in Stephen King’s novel The Eyes of the Dragon. A major shake-up in 2021 saw all band members, except it’s founder, Westerholt, quit the band. A few months later, Westerholt announced that there would be a new lineup involving former and new members.

Delain’s new line up recently released the band’s 7th studio album, Dark Waters. Their latest single, Queen of Shadow, is new this week on RadiJohan.

Adam’s Got Getting Older Covered

New Music

Adam Lambert’s latest album, High Drama, is a collection of covers. RadiJohan recently featured Adam’s version of Duran Duran’s 1993 classic, Ordinary World.

“The idea came up to do an album of covers, and I haven’t done that before,” Adam said. “Some are obscure, some are new, some are really well-known.”

Getting Older, the latest single to be released of High Drama, is a glam rendition of a song by Billie Eilish which lyrically explores the complexities of getting older, harnessed by Adam Lambert’s outstanding vocal talent. In the video for the song he uses makeup and prosthetics to transform into an older version of himself, complete with wrinkles and gray hair.

Getting Older by Adam Lambert is new this week on RadiJohan.

Lyrre Brings New Polish Metal

New Music

Formed by ex-Eluveitie Hurdy-gurdy player, Michalina Malisz, and her husband Piotr Martuś, “LYRRE” is a new four piece metal band from Poland. The band attempt to merge the organic sound of the hurdy-gurdy, dark guitar riffs and just the right amount of electronic inspirations.

Their single, Call in the Wind is new this week on RadiJohan and is a treat for fans of the Hurdy-gurdy and atmospheric metal.

What Kind of Hype Is This?

New Music

“Bloodhype” is a Berlin-based quartet who have just released their very first album, Modern Eyes. Their single, On & On, is an energetic 80’s soaked new-wave tune full of nostalgic riffs, melancholy-drenched synths and even a sax-solo courtesy of Sofia Salvo, a saxophonist from Buenos Aires.

On & On by Bloodhype is new this week on RadiJohan

New Melodic Rock From Sweden

New Music

“Creye” are a rock band formed in 2015 by guitarist “Andreas Gullstrand.” They deliver a brand of melodic rock that takes you right back to the mid-eighties. After their self-titled debut album in 2018 a few line up changes followed and included new lead singer “August Rauer.” Their second album, Creye II, was released in 2021 and now the Swedish rockers have returned with Creye III (Weightless), an album with which their evolution as a premiere band in the Swedish melodic rock scene appears to continue unabated.

Creye’s single, Spreading Fire, is new this week on RadiJohan.

Inhaler return with Tribute to Greats

New Music

“Inhaler” are an Irish rock band formed in 2012. Their debut album, It Won’t Always Be Like This, released in 2021, topped the Album Chart in Ireland and the UK and made the Top 20 in the Netherlands and Germany. Their second album, Cuts and Bruises, has just been released.

According to the band, their new single is a tribute to great American songwriters Bob Dylan, “The Band” and Bruce Springsteen, stating that listening to these artists while travelling on big open highways resonated with them and helped shape the song into making them sound more like a live band than before.

If You’re Gonna Break My Heart by “Inhaler” is new this week on RadiJohan.

An Introduction to ZZ Ward

New Music

ZZ Ward (Zsuzsanna Ward) is an American singer, musician and songwriter born in Pennsylvania and raised in Oregon, USA, in a small town called Roseburg. She grew up listening to her Dad sing the blues and started performing with him in his blues bands when she was 12 years old. She released her debut album, Til the Casket Drops, in 2012. A second album, The Storm, followed in 2017.

Her success so far has largely been confined to the USA with a number of singles featuring on the Billboard “Adult Alternative Airplay” chart. It’s about time that changed.

ZZ Ward’s self-penned Break Her Heart is new this week on RadiJohan.