Dredging up music from the bottom of the underground to the heights of the Louisiana music world, New Releases in New Orleans keeps a record of new music coming out of the city and in Louisiana. If you are an artist releasing new music, submit to [email protected] AND to [email protected].

LPs/EPs

Smoking Time Jazz Club: Six Blueses, Five Joys And A Stomp (Independent)
Following the recent release of their side project Secret Six, Chicken You Can Roost Behind the Moon, Smoking Time Jazz Club preserve historic jazz and blues with equal parts pazazz and reverence.

DREMM: Heavy Eyes (Independent)
This EP reimagines the “doom-gaze” fusion of doom metal and shoegaze with fuzzy, lo-fi recordings capturing a range of emotions from the bitter to the beautiful.

Mia Borders: Live in New Orleans (Independent)
A live set from the spirited and soulful Mia Borders recorded at last year’s Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival.

Clint Maedgen: Roussel Maajon (Independent)
Clint Maedgen, a saxophonist in the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, delivers punchy, high-energy piano ballads akin to classic acts Huey “Piano” Smith and Professor Longhair.

 

Singles – New Releases in New Orleans (2/13/23)

Boron: Never Agent Murder
Boron hit the lab and chemically engineered a couple heavy, slow, dirty doom metal tracks with unique properties like high-pitched vocals and a melting point of 2075°C.

PJ Morton: Good Morning
Smooth, uplifting and funky, “Good Morning” features vocalist Susan Carol in a love song duet with PJ Morton.

The Revivalists: Kid
 From their upcoming album Pour it out into the Night to be released June 2, 2023.

James Seville: XOXO
A brief but bright emo rap track from Gentilly-raised artist James Seville perfect for your “degenerate Valentine.”

 

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