Long-time observers of the Dallas hip-hop scene will immediately recognize David Morgan’s name: The skilled MC was one-half of the widely acclaimed Mohicans with Devin Calvin in the early 2010s. There’s a SoundCloud account under their name, with uploads hinting at what Week contains - covers of “La Vie en Rose” and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” - but this effort proves Sears’ original songwriting stands alone. By the time its five songs concluded, I was desperate to know more - their dusky voice and delicate compositions (“Honey” and “What a Shame” are stand-outs) are quite a hypnotic combination. My KXT colleague Nilufer Arsala nailed it last year when she wrote “Brianne Sargent and Nigel Newton are each musical powerhouses.” The pair have crafted an ambitious new album, Ghost Kitchen, which unfurls like a funky, psychedelic fever dream, spilling from the gripping spoken word “Darkness in the Lot” to the sprawling, eight minute-plus “Spare Planet,” which evokes both George Clinton and Prince while copying neither.ĭallas singer-songwriter Caroline Sears was an unknown quantity to me when I pressed play on their debut EP, Day of the Week.
(You can also check out our prior “Bandcamp Friday” recommendations here and here.) To help you prep, we’ve rounded up recent releases from five North Texas acts you might want to hear - and support. 24, per Bandcamp, the effort has generated more than $70 million from nearly 800,000 fans. It’s a day when the company forgoes its revenue share to pass on to bands what it estimates is an average of 93 percent of money listeners spend on music and merch.Īs of Jan. Photo: Jessica Waffles.įor more than two years, as the COVID-19 pandemic has made earning a living as a musician even more challenging than it is under normal circumstances, the streaming platform Bandcamp has hosted “Bandcamp Friday,” on the first Friday of each month. From left: Brianne Sargent and Nigel Newton are the Skinny Cooks.
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