Bringin' it Backwards

We had the pleasure of interviewing Rozzi over Zoom video! As we grow up, being vulnerable becomes harder. But for Rozzi, openness is a sign of strength. That's how the LA-based neo-soul luminary has designed her "dangerously personal" new Hymn for Tomorrow EP -- the first installment of a new full-length album coming later this year -- due out July 2 on BMG. Mostly recorded in London and New York with a handful of stellar producers, including: George Moore (YEBBA, Clean Bandit), Andrew Hollander (Carly Rae Jespen, Coyle Girelli), Pretty Sister (Betty Who, Jordin Sparks), Michael Dragovic, Eric Leva and Jurek (Matoma, NCT Dream, Blackbear), and with Rozzi sharing production duties on "i dk," Rozzi's smoky, full-bodied vocals spectacularly amplify each song, as they move seamlessly from upbeat pop, funk and R&B to low-key acoustic ballads. With recent single and title track "Hymn For Tomorrow," she learns to find the strength in letting go of past disappointments in order to make room for something new. Today, Rozzi has unleashed the bold, R&B-styled "I Can't Go To The Party" single alongside a striking new video directed by Jack Begert. At the time that she wrote it, the song described a "brutal" experience running into an old flame at a social gathering and reflects on personal growth through experiences. The single now holds a dual-meaning. It also encompasses the spring awakening that we are all feeling as we come out of lockdown, while still not ready to party safely quite yet. The much-anticipated Hymn for Tomorrow EP arrives three years after the San Francisco-born singer's 2018 debut, Bad Together, which followed a series of high-profile collaborations with Kendrick Lamar and Pusha T, plus a sold-out arena tour supporting Maroon 5. If Rozzi, who has made a career out of connecting to audiences via intensely personal songs, wants us to take anything away from Hymn for Tomorrow, it's that showing emotion can be empowering. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #Rozzi #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork Listen & Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/support Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bringin-it-backwards--4972373/support. https://bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the pleasure of interviewing Anna Shoemaker over Zoom video! Anna Shoemaker is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter. Originally hailing from Philadelphia, the 26-year-old first made her mark as a Soundcloud sensation with her viral mashup of Kendrick Lamar's "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" and Chance the Rapper's "Cocoa Butter Kisses," which she recorded on her bedroom floor. The song, which now has over 892K streams, caught the attention of fashion mogul SteveMadden, who signed her to his record label, 5Towns Records. Her debut EP, 'EastSide,' was produced by GRAMMY-nominated producer JT Daly and released in 2018. In 2020 Shoemaker released her sophomore effort, 'Everything Is Embarrassing.'Shoemaker is now preparing to release her debut album packed with glistening, millennial anthems. The album will be released later this year via +1 Records. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #AnnaShoemaker #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork Listen & Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/support Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bringin-it-backwards--4972373/support. https://bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the pleasure of interviewing Cinders over Zoom video! Salt Lake City indie-pop-rock trio (and three best friends) Cinders recently released their rowdy new single "Growing Up". Doused in melodic hooks and nostalgia for younger years, the track highlights the trials and tribulations of getting older, the societal and self-imposed pressures of adulthood, and the struggle of not losing yourself in the process. "Growing Up" is available on all DSPs. Growing up can be hard at times. The nostalgia of being a kid has been on our minds a lot lately. No bills, no jobs, no responsibilities. While writing the lyrics, we wanted to make the song feel different as well. It's probably the most technically difficult song we've ever written because of all the changes throughout, but it makes it so much fun to play.- Cinders Produced by the band and mixed by GRAMMY Award-winning engineer Phil Joly (Daft Punk, Lana Del Rey, The Strokes), "Growing Up" is the first taste of new music since releasing their 2018 sophomore album Looking Forward to Looking Back. With two albums under their belts –including their 2016 self-titled debut –and another in the works, Cinders has toured the country extensively, captivating audiences and building a dedicated grassroots fanbase. The band's infectious excitement and upbeat energy also caught the attention of NPR's Bob Boilen, who glowingly reviewed the band at the DIY Musician Conference in 2018. Stay tuned to www.cindersmusic.com for all up-to-date information on new music, performances and more. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #Cinders #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork Listen & Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/support Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bringin-it-backwards--4972373/support. https://bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the pleasure of interviewing Gryffin over Zoom video! L.A.-based artist/producer Gryffin has just unveiled a new single entitled "Best Is Yet To Come" with buzzing California singer Kyle Reynolds. Released via Darkroom / Interscope Records, Gryffin once again crafts the ultimate summer anthem with an engaging electronic soundscape heightened by Kyle's soaring delivery and powerful hooks. The track and accompanying video showcase the promise of an endless summer as the world comes back to life. "Best Is Yet To Come" is available now via all digital retailers. Earlier this year, Gryffin teamed up with Two Feet for single "I Want Love" which thus far has generated over 9.5 million Spotify streams and garnered critical acclaim. EDM.com praised, "This idyllic track showcases a balanced blend of seemingly juxtaposing styles."Additionally, his 2019 anthem "Tie Me Down" with Elley Duhé has surged in popularity once more. Exploding on TikTok, it has recently inspired over nearly 3 million videos in the past month alone. To date, it has amassed nearly a quarter-of-a-billion streams and views. Gryffin also recently announced the first dates for his return to Las Vegas for a 2021 Wynn residency. "I Want Love" followed Safe With Me", featuring rising star Audrey Mika, and "Cry," a collaboration with Swedish singer/songwriter John Martin hailed by EDM.com as a "scintillating future pop record that tugs at the heartstrings." In addition, Gryffin's recent output includes "Hold You Tonight," a breathtaking collaboration with platinum-selling country artist Chris Lane. Premiering in April, the acoustic-guitar-laced track marked Gryffin's first new music since the release of Gravity — a widely acclaimed album including hits like "Remember" ft. ZOHARA (a track that shot to #1 on Dance radio), "OMG" (a #16 hit on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, featuring Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen), and "Body Back" ft. Maia Wright (#16 hit on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart). With its incredible lineup of collaborators and guest artists, Gravity also features "Hurt People" (a collaboration with singer/songwriter Aloe Blacc, co-written by Bastille frontman Dan Smith) and "Baggage" by Gryffin with Gorgon City ft. AlunaGeorge (praised by Dancing Astronaut as a "perfectly poignant and danceable requiem to the summer season"). Known for his kinetic fusion of dance-pop and future bass, Gryffin recently earned RIAA gold certification for "All You Need to Know" with SLANDER ft. Calle Lehmann — a 2019 release that's now surpassed 100 million streams. The chart-climbing single appears on Gryffin's debut album Gravity, which hit #1 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart soon after arriving in October 2019. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #Gryffin #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork Listen & Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/support Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bringin-it-backwards--4972373/support. https://bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the pleasure of interviewing Amythyst Kiah over Zoom video! Amythyst Kiah Earns Three 2021 Americana Music Award Nominations and Joins Jason Isbell and Valerie June as Most-Nominated Artist This Year Nominated for Emerging Act of the Year and Song of the Year for "Black Myself" + Duo/Group of the Year with Our Native Daughters Congratulations to Amythyst Kiah, who has earned three 2021 Americana Music Award nominations. She's nominated for Emerging Act of the Year and Song of the Year, for the solo rendition of her Grammy-nominated song "Black Myself." Amythyst is also nominated for Duo/Group of the Year as part of the all-women-of-color supergroup, Our Native Daughters. She joins Jason Isbell and Valerie June as the most-nominated artists this year. Amythyst's solo rendition of "Black Myself" was previously hailed by The New York Times, Rolling Stone, MTV, BET, Billboard, and NPR who called it a "breakthrough for an artist on the rise." She performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live earlier this month, watch HERE. "Black Myself" is the lead single from Amythyst's Tony Berg-produced album, Wary + Strange coming out June 18th via Rounder Records. The eleven-track collection masterfully showcases Amythyst as "one of roots music's most promising new voices" (Rolling Stone). We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #AmythystKiah #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork Listen & Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/support Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bringin-it-backwards--4972373/support. https://bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the pleasure of interviewing Cmagic5 over Zoom video! Rising teen talent, Cmagic5 is a young emerging high-octane and soulful Canadian vocal artist from Toronto, who started humming even before talking. At the age of 4, she began her musical journey performing in musical theater, dance performances, and vocal competitions. By the age of 10, she had already written, composed, and produced her own songs. At 16, she completed her classical vocal training from the world-renowned Royal Conservatory and is a vocal mentor to the Gen Z. She is also an advocate and ambassador for mental health awareness. Cmagic5's musical inspirations include Nina Simone, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga, and Toni Braxton. Her music is contemporary pop fused with other genres of music, creating a refreshing blend of conventional sounds and futuristic vibes. Her soul-shattering vocals coming from a petite frame, have the power to evoke a profound response. Her debut album, Ready to Run, draws on a mix of musical influences including rock, reggaeton, R&B, and classical, blending them into a modern pop sound. With catchy melodies and powerful lyrics, the album is a contemporary-pop whirlwind of self-worth and motivation, with a refreshing blend of old school vibes and futuristic sounds. Through an amalgamation of instrumentation, each track takes you to another world of magic, resulting in an engulfing experience. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #Cmagic5 #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork Listen & Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/support Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bringin-it-backwards--4972373/support. https://bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the pleasure of interviewing Naomi Cowan over Zoom video! Naomi Cowan, is no stranger to the world of music and entertainment as she is a child of reggae royalty. The youngest of seven siblings, she was born & raised in Kingston, Jamaica under the mentorship of her parents Tommy Cowan, OD (reggae music producer, songwriter & former road manager for Bob Marley) & Carlene Davis OD (international reggae vocalist). Touted as one of the Caribbean's top rising female artists, Cowan was recognized as the Breakthrough Reggae Artist of 2018 at the 2019 Jamaica Reggae Industry Awards. Her first release Naked was the first song Naomi wrote on guitar and now her signature hit Paradise Plum rocketed Naomi to reggae music fans across the world and propelled her to several international stages in music and media. Naomi has performed live in London, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Trinidad, Miami, Toronto, New York, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands & across the island of Jamaica. Her live sets include performances of her original reggae/rocksteady releases such as The Way, Gold, You're Gonna Lose feat Mark Pelli (member of the billboard chart topping Reggae-Pop group Magic!), One True Love and Peace Of Mind. She now enters a new phase in her music career with the first single off her joint venture project with Major Lazer "StarGirl" (May 2021, 7thC Records). The first track includes the Rihanna esque upbeat feel good track "Energy" which was produced by Izybeats (Koffee's "Toast). "Energy" has already caught the ears of New York Times top music critic Jon Pareles calling it "an ingenious, multi-leveled mesh of syncopations and silences", along with NY Daily News, LA Weekly, Essence, The Root, Brooklyn Vegan and more all praising the track. The former Miss Teen Jamaica's passion for youth empowerment can be seen through her work with youth in both Toronto & Jamaica. She is a speaker and mentor for the We Inspire Girls to be Strong Women tour, Manifesto Jamaica and the We Transform Jamaica program. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #naomicowan #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork Listen & Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/support Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bringin-it-backwards--4972373/support. https://bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the pleasure of interviewing Miliano over Zoom video! Uruguayan-artist Miliano recently dropped his first release of 2021, "Runaway". Miliano (born Maximiliano Cohan) is a guitar player, singer/songwriter born in Harlem, NY but spent his formative years in Uruguay. Now based in Miami, the young artist has solidified himself in the underground scene with a slow but steady output of releases, garnering New Music Friday features in 9 countries, including countries in North America, the EU and Africa. Drawing off of a plethora of influences, he cites Lauryn Hill, Simple Plan, and Future as modern-day inspirations while also showing off his Uruguayan roots in the form of Alfredo Zitarrosa and Carlos Santana. For the last year, Miliano has been mentored by Enrique Iglesias who has helped progress his sound. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #miliano #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork Listen & Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/support Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bringin-it-backwards--4972373/support. https://bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the pleasure of interviewing Communions over Zoom video! Revered for building euphoric, atmospheric worlds of sound, Communions have released their sophomore full length Pure Fabrication on Tambourhinoceros. The Danish rockers' new record effortlessly straddles the cerebral and the visceral, marrying abrasive punk sensibilities from the artistic underground of Copenhagen's Mayhem scene with anthemic indie- and pop-rock. Introducing the theme of self-understanding which is at the center of Communions' new collection, the new single goes one layer deeper, meditating on how one's identity is embedded and intertwined within history and culture at large. "In all endeavors / It's the architecture that survives / In history / People tend to recognize the statues / Not the slavery". Though there is a cultural undercurrent to the song, it's also just as much a personal statement on identity-crisis and confusion, inspired by Rehof's experience of moving from Denmark to the United States and back again. ""Bird Of Passage" tries to put words to the themes of change and variability; that one is never the same person from one day to another," explains lead singer Martin Rehof. A 15-track collection of Odyssian scope, Communions weave an intricate tapestry from "cultural debris". Pure Fabrication draws upon brothers Martin and Mads Rehof's personal experience as much as it does from a collage of myths. The Danish brothers spent over a decade of their childhood and early teens in Seattle, only to move back to Copenhagen in the midst of their formative years. While Pure Fabrication is partly a bid at finding their place and self-understanding through the lens of stories and myths—a keen listener can spot traces of Goethe's Faust, Shakespear's Lear, Homer's Sirens, and the Norse fate-holding Norns—at its core, it is something more: a meta-narrative on the human condition. Following the arc of a reverse coming of age story through the journey of a fictional protagonist, Pure Fabrication opens on the themes of liberation, independence, freedom, transformation—the ingredients of a coming of age story—and the character's pursuit of them. After six years, three EPs, one album, countless shows and festivals across the globe, Communions is now led by Rehof brothers: Martin (vocals and guitar) and Mads (Bass) with "Splendour" still featuring the contributions of ex-bandmates Jacob van Deurs Formann (guitar) and Frederik Lind Köppen (drums). Fate, freedom, culture, love and identity are on trial in Pure Fabrication, as Communions question themselves and their world on this masterful sophomore album. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #communions #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork Listen & Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/support Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bringin-it-backwards--4972373/support. https://bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the pleasure of interviewing Wilderado over Zoom video! Tulsa Indie-rock trio Wilderado has released their new single "Head Right" – available to stream on all DSPs via Bright Antenna Records. A confident and boisterous slice of rock n' roll, "Head Right" builds on what the band does best – combining soaring melodies with lush three-part harmonies – and is the first new song released from their forthcoming debut album, due out later this year. Produced by Angelo Petraglia (Kings of Leon, Patty Griffin) and Chad Copelin (Sufjan Stevens, LANY), "Head Right" is the first taste of new music from Wilderdo since releasing their 2020 single "Take Some Time," which saw incredible remixes from alt-J, RJD2, Emancipator, and Kyle McEvoy & Ezzy. Formed in the California mountains in 2015, Wilderado has since accrued more than 70 MILLION streams across platforms and 3 MILLION monthly listeners. With several EPS and singles to their name, the band has built a passionate fan base through years of consistent touring with the likes of Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, Pete Yorn, Judah & the Lion, Mt. Joy, and Rainbow Kitten Surprise and main stage festival performances at Lollapalooza, BottleRock, Austin City Limits and more.Wilderado's new single "Head Right" is out now! Stay tuned to http://wilderado.co as the band prepare for their debut album later this year. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #Wilderado #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork Listen & Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/support Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bringin-it-backwards--4972373/support. https://bringinitbackwards.com/