Pulse Music Magazine

03/12/2025

Ashley McBryde announces new charitable initiative

‘Light On Fund’ named in reference to McBryde’s lead single from her fourth studio album, ‘The Devil I Know’

On this Giving Tuesday, and her mother Martha’s birthday, GRAMMY®, CMA and ACM award-winning singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde announces Ashley

14/11/2024

Morgan Wallen, 15-time Billboard Music Award winner and current CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee, recently concluded his 'One Night At A Time Tour', which spanned 87 shows, 10 countries, 51 stadium plays, and festivals and arenas over two years. On the heels of his third studio album attaining 7x Platinum certification by the RIAA, Wallen delivers the first taste of his upcoming project, releasing “Love Somebody.”

“’Love Somebody’ is a little bit of a new approach lyrically and sonically,” shares Wallen. “I wanted to try something different with what I wanted to talk about, how I wanted it to sound, and be inspired by Latin-leaning influences. I’m really excited about this song and pumped that it’s out.”

Morgan Wallen, 15-time Billboard Music Award winner and current CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee, recently concluded his One Night At A Time Tour,

07/11/2024

Multi-platinum-selling recording artist iann dior found success with the first song he ever wrote. After uploading to SoundCloud, the song gained 10,000 plays in its first week and caught the ear of Internet Money founder Taz Taylor who invited the budding songwriter to work with him in LA. Shortly afterward in April 2019, iann inked a deal with Elliot Grainge’s label 10K Projects and released his debut project, Industry Plant.

With the recent release of his single “Melrose,“ fans are being ushered into an exciting new chapter of iann’s music. Effortlessly fusing melodic rap with an irresistible hook, the captivating track showcases his distinctive ability to blend genres and push creative boundaries with bold and innovative sounds.

“I’ve been through a lot these past few months, and for me, this song reflects the therapeutic journey of getting knocked down countless times but always rising back up and laughing it off in the end. I can feel my sound evolving; lyrically, I’m focusing more on hope than ever before. I hope my fans continue to grow with me and connect with the new music I’m creating – it’s all about lifting people up.”

This release marks a pivotal moment for dior as he embraces personal and creative transformation, showcasing an evolved, daring sound. “Melrose” sets the tone for this dynamic new era, where his music is more personal, authentic, and uplifting than ever before.

Multi-platinum-selling recording artist iann dior found success with the first song he ever wrote. After uploading to SoundCloud, the song gained 10,000 plays

31/10/2024

One of the most popular U.K. alternative groups of the 2000s, known for sweeping pop songs and sentimental, cinematic ballads, Snow Patrol have returned with a follow-up to 2018’s 'Wildness.'

'The Forest Is The Path' was written by Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, and Johnny McDaid and features twelve tracks. Fraser T Smith, Will Reynolds, Roy Kerr, and Troy Van Leeuwen (QOTSA) also contributed to the writing of some of the songs on the album. The album and single artwork feature paintings by Gary Lightbody.

An album of contrasts, it is at times epically joyous, life-affirming, and giant. Lightbody calls it “the biggest sounding record we have ever made.” The first four tracks contain some of the mightiest choruses they have released in their now thirty-year career, while also holding space for moments that are pin-drop quiet and earth-shatteringly devastating.

One of the most popular U.K. alternative groups of the 2000s, known for sweeping pop songs and sentimental, cinematic ballads, Snow Patrol have returned with

23/10/2024

Born and raised in Tyler, Texas, 24-year-old artist and producer Chance Peña, began making music from an early age; cultivating a unique style of traditional storytelling, infused with modern musical influences.

Peña’s highly-anticipated debut full-length album comes after having released a multitude of self-produced songs, including two EPs pandering at the idea of life’s inevitabilities, and singles, namely “In My Room” and “I Am Not Who I Was,” both of which have contributed to his rise in popularity over the last year and a half.

The album, described by Peña as “a labour of love, made with the people I love,” is a heartfelt exploration of his musical journey capturing the warmth and depth of his evolving artistry.

'Ever-Shifting, Continual Blossoming' is an earnest, poetic journey through folk-pop sensibilities that stands as a testament to Peña’s growth as one of the most compelling voices in the folk-pop genre today.

Born and raised in Tyler, Texas, 24-year-old artist and producer Chance Peña, began making music from an early age; cultivating a unique style of traditional

19/09/2024

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, singer-songwriter Avery Lynch took piano lessons from the age of 7, and wrote her own vocal compositions just a year later. As she’s continued to come into her own as an artist, her soft, romantic vocals and raw piano stylings have remained the cornerstone of her sound. She starts each of her songs alone with her piano before bringing the demos to her close-knit team who help her bring the music to life.

Earlier this month, the 25-year-old released her highly anticipated new EP, 'As Written, Vol. 2': a collection of nine tracks featuring reimagined versions of fan-favourite songs, recorded in their purest form, alongside a selection of brand-new material. 'As Written, Vol. 2' is the captivating sequel to Avery’s widely successful 2021 EP, 'As Written, Vol. 1.'

“My ‘As Written’ projects are where I get to re-record some of my favourite songs from past works exactly as they were written,” Avery shares. “This project also allows me to present my music in the raw, intimate format that first resonated with listeners. The first ‘As Written’ is a fan favourite, and I feel like this second volume shows so much growth from the first, so I’m so excited for everyone to hear it. It’s been the hardest secret to keep over the last year, and I’m so proud of it!”

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, singer-songwriter Avery Lynch took piano lessons from the age of 7, and wrote her own vocal compositions just a year later.

17/09/2024

Raised on the island of Maui, Hawaii, Lily Meola blurs the line between genre and geography on ‘Heartbreak Rodeo.’ It’s a record rooted in sharp songwriting and Meola’s organic American music, laced with country twang, Americana atmosphere, and hook-driven pop.

Recorded in Nashville with collaborators Luke Niccoli, Lukas Nelson, Ben West, and Davis Naish, the EP finds Meloa turning her personal experience with heartache and hurt into something universal:

“Each song I write is like a therapy session for me,” she says. “Making music is the way I respond to whatever is happening to me, and my goal is to help people feel a little less alone, whether they’re going through a breakup or grieving the loss of someone.”

Raised on the island of Maui, Hawaii, Lily Meola blurs the line between genre and geography on Heartbreak Rodeo. It's a record rooted in sharp songwriting and

16/09/2024

Kicking off a new era of fully independent releases on their self-owned label Right On Records, beloved Canadian rockers, the Sheepdogs, unveil their new five-track EP, 'Paradise Alone.'

A masterpiece in miniature, 'Paradise Alone' showcases some of the best music of The Sheepdogs’ career, notably the first official recording featuring guitarist Ricky Paquette, who’s performed with the band since 2022. Produced by frontman Ewan Currie, 'Paradise Alone' was recorded over five days at Southern Grooves in Memphis with Grammy-award-winning engineer, Matt Ross-Spang.

The seeds for 'Paradise Alone' were planted early in 2023. Following some difficult times in his personal life, Ewan found himself alone in the Florida Keys. Absorbing the dulcet ‘80s and ‘90s country of Alan Jackson and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – not to mention the lavish, drinking-from-a-coconut spirit of Margaritaville – he sat at the end of a bar drinking mezcal, watching other people have a wonderful time.

Kicking off a new era of fully independent releases on their self-owned label Right On Records, beloved Canadian rockers, The Sheepdogs, unveil their new

10/09/2024

Musical shapeshifter Vlad Holiday has made a career of romanticizing the past, the human condition, and looking at love and relationships through dark-tinted lenses. With downtempo crooner tracks, all tinged with melancholy, Holiday has built a sonic world that tries to find comfort in accepting the darker moments in life.

Now in Nashville, there’s optimism to Holiday’s current chapter as he builds out his next body of work while collaborating with other artists in Music City. The Romania-born singer-songwriter is joined by Kacey Musgraves on “I Don’t Wanna Party Anymore.” Mischievous and sultry, the track has all the jazzy, lo-fi hallmarks of a Bond song. Running Musgraves’ voice through tape delay, Holiday’s signature knack for gear experimentation gives the duet a style neither artist has been heard in before.

Holiday shares that the release is, “About the feeling the day after a long bender, sick of going through the serotonin dip over and over again, realizing you should probably change your ways and be better to yourself — BUT getting pulled back in and having the process start all over again.”

However bright the current moment may be, flecks of Holiday’s past always steep his music in a darkness that shows that he is a human in the middle of his journey.

Musical shapeshifter Vlad Holiday has made a career of romanticizing the past, the human condition, and looking at love and relationships through dark-tinted

20/06/2024

A soul shaken and stirred by the complexities of long-lost love and a yearning for adventure; a beautiful dichotomy that’s led Ottawa’s Leif Vollebekk on a search for promise to the ends of the universe.

With an obsession for illustrating stories and images with words, the Montreal-based songsmith has continued to nurture his creative abilities with the release of yet another cohesive collection of songs. 'Revelation' sees Vollebekk combine narrative lyrics and many one-take lead vocal performances with cinematic arrangements, gorgeous sonics, well-placed space, and lush orchestration.

Vollebekk’s 'Revelation' songwriting process was inspired by an exploration that began with Carl Jung’s ''I Ching and continued into the science of alchemy and the mystery of the divine. The final result is at once organic, earthy and celestial, with themes of nature — water, astral constellations, mortality – woven into a meditation on living in an ever-changing present laced with existential doubt, the search for a higher power.

"Moondog,” the first single, offers firm proof of this juxtaposition with its “meditation on love,” fateful meetings, family, and magic, with a lyrical nod to “tessellation” (a pattern of geographic shapes covering a surface). “Was that the wind howling through the trees / Or was that you / Calling to me?” The video accompanying the song was directed by longtime collaborator Kaveh Nabatian and was filmed in Norway.

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