Brooklyn-based band Escaper are set to release their debut album, Skeleton Key, on May 12, 2017 via Ropeadope Records. The definition of the word “Escaper” is “one who escapes confinement,” an iconic testament for the group’s players who thrive in an open-ended musical environment, described by Live For Live Music as “…danceable spacey jams.”

Progressive reggae-rock pioneers Passafire will be releasing Longshot, their sixth full-length album - and third release on indie reggae powerhouse Easy Star Records - on May 12. The record will be available for pre-order starting March 31st, which will include two advance songs, “Longshot” and “Blow.” Those songs will also be on Spotify and other streaming services. The band begins a co-headline tour with Ballyhoo! March 31st and has also been added to the bill on four 311 shows during their Summer Unity Tour.

One of Canada’s finest artists, Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed an illustrious career shaped by politics, spirituality, and musical diversity. His remarkable journey has seen him embrace folk, jazz, rock, and worldbeat styles while travelling to such far-flung places as Guatemala, Mali, Mozambique, and Nepal, and writing memorable songs about his ever-expanding world of wonders. “My job,” he explains, “is to try and trap the spirit of things in the scratches of pen on paper and the pulling of notes out of metal.”

Today, acclaimed Chapel Hill quartet Mipso release “Hurt So Good” from their upcoming new album, Coming Down The Mountain, out April 7, 2017. Available now on all digital service providers, Mipso also unveil the accompanying playful video for “Hurt So Good” – check it out here.