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Joe McLeod announces new album, shares first single “What A Pity”

On July 6th, up-and-coming singer-songwriter, Joe McLeod, will release the dynamic new single “What A Pity” from his upcoming album “The Dancer & The Bear” (out via We Are Busy Bodies October 13) – listen to the new music HERE. A gifted songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Joe McLeod brings his stories to life in vivid detail, using his evocative voice to explore […]

Oiro Pena announces new album, Puna

Puna, recorded in bedrooms, studios and other salubrious locations around Helsinki during 2022, is a mix of lo-fi spiritual jazz, experimental, and avant-garde music forms. It includes four vocal tracks recorded with Merikukka Kiviharju, which feature both original lyrics and those sourced from traditional Finnish folk songs. With a background in electronic music, Vauhkonen explains […]

Kristen Roos releases video for Music Mouse I

Composer Kristen Roos came across Laurie Speigel’s Music Mouse program for Macintosh on eBay in 2019. After purchasing the floppy disc, Roos experimented with the program, emailing its creator along the way. This track, take from Roos’s album Universal Synthesizer Interface Vol II, is “defined by using Music Mouse as a MIDI sequencer on a Macintosh Plus,” he explains over […]

Michael Scott Dawson releases Find Yourself Lost

On his third solo LP, Find Yourself Lost, Dawson veers toward the fringes of country and western. Although ‘cosmic’ has become catchall descriptor in both country and ambient music, Dawson reaches for something more earthly. Something more grounded. Ribboning miles of pedal steel nestle into hushed tones and gossamer textures. Reflecting on the process he states, “It took some time to […]

Rich Aucoin releases Synthetic Season 2

Halifax pop artist and composer Rich Aucoin shares his long awaited newest album Synthetic – A Synth Odyssey: Season 2, the latest instalment in his four-part album series, announced last year. On Synthetic: Season 2, Aucoin continues his journey through the history of synthesizers. The second entry in his quadruple LP series once again features an armada of the world’s most rare, […]

Latin Jazz private press album sees reissue through We Are Busy Bodies

We Are Busy Bodies is thrilled to announce the reissue of Elegua’s rare private press album. The album has been long out-of-print and highly sought after by collectors and fans of Latin music. The release follows the label’s recent exploration of latin jazz with reissues of Venezuelan pianist Virgilio Armas’ 1970 album De Repente, and 1973 album, Espejismo. […]

Vanity Mirror Announce Debut LP “PUFF” With Advance Single “Tuesday’s News”

Vanity Mirror Announce Debut LP “PUFF” With Advance Single “Tuesday’s News”

Stream Vanity Mirror’s New Single Tuesday’s News Vanity Mirror, dreamy lo-fi bedroom pop via Toronto and Los Angeles, have just announced their highly anticipated debut LP PUFF (due out Spring 2023 on We Are Busy Bodies) with an advance single and video for the song Tuesday’s News. Tuesday’s News features colorful piano riffs and artful […]

Wide Mouth Mason announces Late Night Walking + Album Reissue Campaign

Wide Mouth Mason, the iconic Canadian blues-rock band, are thrilled to announce their highly anticipated new single “You Pushed Me”, from their upcoming album entitled Late Night Walking (set for release in the fall via We Are Busy Bodies). With an impressive discography spanning over two decades, the band has captured the hearts of fans […]

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