Matt Morris is an American singer-songwriter and the son of country music star Gary Morris. His songs have been recorded by artists including Justin Timberlake, Kelly Clarkson, and Christina Aguilera. In 2003, Morris recorded and released an independent album titled, UnSpoken. Morris is currently signed as a recording artist to Tennman Records. His debut album on Tennman, When Everything Breaks Open, was released on January 12th, 2010.
Song Standouts
- Money
- Live Forever
- Don’t You Dare
- Bloodline
Singer/Songwriter, Alexander Wolfe, is from South East London. His tempo is slow and the songs may be dark, but the music is too beautiful to be considered depressing. Alexander is known for his poetic lyrics. The words he sings are brilliant and stand apart from the thin work the industry is used to. His myspace profile and the live videos posted on youtube are saturated with comments containing the words “Amazing” and “Genius”, attached to pasted lyrics of his.
The album will be released digitally on October 12th, 2009 on Redemption Records, preceded by first single ‘Till Your Ship Comes in’ on October 5th. You can check out his album HERE.
Song Standouts
- Till Your Ship Comes In
- Stuck Under September
- Lazy Bones
Originally from North Gower, Ontorio, this musical force came out of nowhere with his unofficial remix/response to Kanye West’s Flashing Lights. The music producer and singer/songwriter originally gained his ground while attending university in Toronto. Collaborating with known Canadian R&B/Soul artists to the likes of Divine Brown and Glenn Lewis. This experience led the way to co-writing and producing 10 songs on Ray Robinson’s Juno-nominated album, What it Is.
His latest mixtape Unsung Hero, features collaborations with nearly every underground rapper around.
Unsung Hero leads with the relentlessly upbeat Will I Stay Remix, a song whose bouncing percussion and bright harmonies are at first blush pure pop. That’s until Wale jumps on the mic for a playful verse, followed closely by contributions from super-producer/singer Dallas Austin. It’s a 21st century update of 80’s punkers The Clash’s Should I Stay or Should I Go, only where The Clash snarled Munroe only smiles. If Stay were the only song on Unsung Hero it’d be easy to peg Munroe as disposable pop, but then you’d have to ignore tracks like Piano Lessons. Produced by Jay Dilla protégé Black Milk, Piano Lessons is a somberly paced track built on Munroe’s everyman voice and a chorus comprised of the decidedly un-swagger, “Don’t bet on me, I’m a long shot.” By the time Brooklyn’s finest rapper, Joell Ortiz jumps aboard for a typically dope verse we feel like we’re beginning to get a grip on Munroe’s music: Take a pop foundation, add some electronic production and a guest rapper, and bingo, you’ve got a Colin Munroe song.
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