Miami's music scene delivered another full slate of new releases this Friday, Aug. 22. The batch runs from bedroom pop, hip-hop and New Wave to new country, hyperpop, live brass-rock and acoustic soul.
Singer-songwriter Dylan G, born and raised in Miami, offers "Ought to Be" from his Chasing the Dragon EP. He describes his music as "sad, but you can dance to it," and the songs blur dream pop, indie folk and lo-fi. Havana-born, Miami-based El Igor teams with fellow local artist Edu Sala on "Eternidad," from the EP Llegaré, Spanish for "I will get there." El Igor says the project carries "the colors of a manifestation trip," and the track pairs layered instrumentation with agile hip-hop lyricism.
Electric Piquete's "Muevete Con Ganas," featuring MannySwagg, now has a video directed by Chris Tijerino. The song first appeared on last year's full-length Azabache and was written as a love letter to Miami that celebrates the city's diversity and multiculturalism. It has reportedly been submitted for Latin Grammy consideration.
Jean Christian Nuñez debuts as a solo artist with "Be Rude," a driving, guitar-led New Wave-flavored anthem. Nuñez has played in personal projects and rock bands, contributed to work by international artists, and teaches electric guitar to young musicians. Also new is "Life Does That a Lot" from Joylove Experience, the project of Miami-born singer-songwriter Jordi Francisco Gonzalez. The hushed, reverb-washed track recalls early Mark Kozelek and quieter Yo La Tengo, and Gonzalez cites the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Radiohead as inspirations.
LoveLogic, a collaboration between vocalist Alexa Lash and longtime friend Pedro Rubio, releases "What Do You Want?", an acoustic rock song about coming to terms with a partner's betrayal. Lash, who also fronts Alexa & the Old Fashioneds, was named Best Songwriter of 2024 by Miami New Times.
Cuban-American rapper Marti, formerly of the Miami group Problem Kids, has released an official video for "Baby Boomer," a track from his full-length Luck is for Losers. The song draws on old-school hip-hop, Caribbean rhythms, Latin soul and bilingual rhymes, and its refrain runs: "All my homies with me and we won't stop." His BreakBread restaurant freestyle series has also gone viral. Meanwhile, Skrrp!, a Miami multidisciplinary artist and songwriter who has also worked as a producer for $uicideboy$, puts out "killmyself," a hyperpop track that is dark in its lyrics. The artist calls it a scenecore song made to express deep sadness and says it was recorded on a phone despite a background in studio recording.
Stereo Joule, whose catalog spans electro jazz, mid-1990s alt rock, alt-country, big band-infused rock and industrial-tinged hard rock, adds the twangy "Georgia Mist." The band plays My Mama's Books, Records, & Café on Aug. 30 and holds a second-Thursday residency at Bar Nancy in Miami.
Brass-rock band Tremora, following its Rooms Left Behind EP, marks its two-year anniversary with Alive at The Dead Flamingo, a five-track live album recorded at Dead Flamingo in Little Havana. It features "When My Train Pulls In" and captures the group's mix of rock, soul and blues. The band performs at Lincoln's Beard Brewing Co. on Aug. 29.
