https://anniversarygroup.com Anniversary Fri, 02 May 2025 21:31:18 +0000 https://anniversarygroup.com en https://anniversarygroup.com/Marquee Sun, 19 Apr 2020 17:43:11 +0000 Anniversary https://anniversarygroup.com/Marquee https://anniversarygroup.com/ArtistListView Sun, 19 Apr 2020 18:13:28 +0000 Anniversary https://anniversarygroup.com/ArtistListView Artists A A Beacon School Absolute Purity Charli Adams Afternoon Bike RideAKAI SOLO Rudy De Anda The Apples in stereo Maria Chiara Argirò A$AP Twelvyy B BackspaceBAERD Beach Vacation Binary Star Black Bananas Benoît Pioulard Black Dice James William Blades Bleary Eyed BlockheadBlushBrad Stank Breymer Bronze NazarethBuffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle Bubble Tea and Cigarettes Buffalo Daughter C Cab Ellis Califone Caloncho Alex CameronCarsick Cars &nbsp;Casey MQ Cavalier Eddie ChaconSarah Mary Chadwick Taba ChakeFrances Chang Chestnut BakeryThe Chills Chinese American Bear Chinese FootballCHUDAHYE CHAGIS ChunyinComa Cinema Jon Connor &nbsp;The Convenience&nbsp; Liz CooperEric CopelandChuck Strangers Samantha Crain D Haylie Davis Dead GownsDeath and Vanilla Deerhoof Dent May Deradoorian Disiniblud DJ Green Lantern DMBQ Dogwood Tales Stella Donnelly Eleni Drake DREAM_MEGA&nbsp; Brian DunneNikhil D’SouzaDylan Earl E Ed Schrader’s Music Beat Eliza Edens El Da Sensei (of Artifacts) ESTEREOMANCE Evidence EXEK F FashawnFatboi Sharif Melissa FerrickFiehFire EX. Fire Swimmer Flaccid Mojo G Ghais Guevara Giant Sand girlpuppy Glyders Gold Dime Grails Gracie and Rachel GrafhGrrrl Gang Grumpy H &nbsp;&nbsp;Habibi &nbsp;Hater Hedgehog HieroglyphicsHirie Vlad&nbsp;Holiday The Homesick Homeboy Sandman&nbsp; Howe Gelb Nailah Hunter Jaeho HwangHoly Wave I Immaterial Possession Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals Inspectah Deck Islet J Paul Jacobs Jackie-o Motherfucker&nbsp; Jennifer Gentle Johnny Dynamitejuno driver K Kedr Livanskiy Knifeplay Koncept LLael Neale Lali Puna Launder Laurence-AnneMélissa LaveauxLayzi Kristine Leschper Lenka Les Louanges Lesser Evil LEYA LiarsLia Pappas Kemps lighthearted Lydia Luce Lucid ExpressLÜCYlucky breakLuna&nbsp;Luna M M. Caye Castagnetto Maria BC Jon McKiel MEMORIALS Milledenials Mini Trees Mint Field Mola OddityMong TongMoon Diagrams Motorama mui zyu Cornelia Murr N Marissa Nadler Rachika Nayar Night Palace Night Sins ni-hao!!!! Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band O o’summer vacationOld Man Canyon Olivia O. One Be Lo Oog Bogo Orchid MantisOtay:onii &nbsp; P Paradise Blossom Molly Parden Party Dozen Phoebe Rings Pictish Trail Piroshka Precocious Neophyte &nbsp;Psychic GraveyardPunchlove Q Quelle Chris R Rainbow Chan Rats On RaftsGraham ReynoldsRitviz Esther Rose Re-TROSRoyal Trux Sofie RoyerRebel Yell S S.C.A.B. Bria Salmena Say Lou Lou Jonathan SchenkeSchoolgirl Byebye Shao Dow Scientist Sculpture Club Serengeti Sharon Silva Shanghai Qiutian Shoeb Ahmad ShrapKnel Silvie Abhilasha Sinha &nbsp; Luke Sital-Singh 60 juno Sleepy Doug Shaw&nbsp; Smoke DZA SobsSophia Bel Spoon Benders Marnie Stern Stolen Jars Subsonic Eye Suichu Spica SURL Sylviesunshy T Tanlines Tanukichan TC Superstar TENGGER TermanologyThe Bevis Frond The Crimson Curse The Dream Syndicate The fin. the neverminds Theravada Tobacco City Tomato Flower Trace Mountains Penelope Trappes Triptides Benny Trokan Twen208 VValley Maker VHOOR WJoanna WangWarmduscher Juan Wauters Wax Jaw WAAX Todd Day Wait Whitney K Rowena Wise World News Xxiexie XINXINXiu Xiu XTX Xzibit YKen Yates YONLAPA YUNGMORPHEUS Z&nbsp; Julia Zivic https://anniversarygroup.com/208 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:56:59 +0000 Anniversary https://anniversarygroup.com/208 208 Agent: Michael LoJudiceTerritory: North America / Asia &nbsp;︎&nbsp;︎&nbsp;︎&nbsp; <img width="2000" height="1995" width_o="2000" height_o="1995" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/889e167f38d18c3f43ef7566b21df71bb067843412eaf4d9346bf68d2fb81cac/IMG_0870.jpeg" data-mid="231575947" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/889e167f38d18c3f43ef7566b21df71bb067843412eaf4d9346bf68d2fb81cac/IMG_0870.jpeg" /> ABOUT “208 IS SCARY. More accurately: 208 makes terrifying, ungodly, blood-splattered music that sounds far too devilish to be coming out of mortal beings.” - Fred Thomas Kyle Edmonds (Guitar / Vox) &amp; Shelby Say (Drums) reside in Detroit, formed in 2018 they achieve a masochistic infernal vision that only Detroiters can attain. The duo conjure the essence of the angst that inhabits all of us. Obscured in devilish scowls and dark sunglasses, 208 summons an old spirit in Detroit's garage scene that their predecessors have spoken with in the past. VIDEO https://anniversarygroup.com/Absolute-Purity Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:24:13 +0000 Anniversary https://anniversarygroup.com/Absolute-Purity Absolute PurityAgent: Michael LoJudice /&nbsp;Zach Silva Territory: North America Label: Ruby Eyes Records ︎&nbsp;︎ <img width="1500" height="1100" width_o="1500" height_o="1100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e78e5d8744863933b339021b4c317de9401c632cfe9abadc18b6dd3995d59726/TT1_5651-f.jpg" data-mid="140297693" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e78e5d8744863933b339021b4c317de9401c632cfe9abadc18b6dd3995d59726/TT1_5651-f.jpg" /> ABOUT Bound in contrast and contradictions, Shanghai-based Absolute Purity pairs fierce desperation against melancholy and innocence. The band was formed in December 2016 by singer Wenjun (ex-Guai Li), guitarist Tang Ting, drummer Dawei and bassist Dami. VIDEO https://anniversarygroup.com/Afternoon-Bike-Ride Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:15:02 +0000 Anniversary https://anniversarygroup.com/Afternoon-Bike-Ride Afternoon Bike RideAgent: Tom Konitzer Territory: North America Label: Friend of Friends ︎&nbsp;︎ <img width="5238" height="5238" width_o="5238" height_o="5238" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83e9482e8ddd55d2c108e6a194a5400a6d0d0a9ddbbd3e211015bad7837b9cd5/ABR--Raiden-Louie.jpg" data-mid="237963076" border="0" data-scale="79" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83e9482e8ddd55d2c108e6a194a5400a6d0d0a9ddbbd3e211015bad7837b9cd5/ABR--Raiden-Louie.jpg" /> ABOUT Afternoon Bike Ride is an eclectic indie trio based in Montreal and composed of Lia Kurihara, Éloi Le Blanc-Ringuette and David Tanton. It’s an audio diary of what they know will be their most cherished memories. They’ve released a series of cohesive projects where field recordings blend with ambient, folk, and pop, including their 2021 EP Skipping Stones, their self-titled debut LP of the same year, and their acclaimed 2023 LP Glossover. The three musicians work more and more tightly as a trio with each offering, splitting roles on guitar, vocals, percussion, and even mixing English and French. Their collaboration has led them into multiple US and Canadian tours including performances at Montreal’s Jazz Fest, Guelph’s Jazz Fest, Pop! Montreal, M for Montreal, and opening for one of the biggest names in folk, Novo Amor, at MTelus in Montreal and History in Toronto. Their third record, titled Running With Scissors, is a poignant, genre-blurring exploration of life’s most tender and tumultuous moments. Across the twelve tracks, raw, emotional acoustic elements are fused with subtle electronic layers and indie rock grunge, creating a textured blend that feels as vast and intimate as the album’s themes. It’s an immersive record that shifts perspectives, from the micro to the macro, zooming out to explore the universe and zooming in on the personal experiences that define their lives. VIDEO https://anniversarygroup.com/Habibi Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:16:48 +0000 Anniversary https://anniversarygroup.com/Habibi HabibiAgent:&nbsp;Tom Konitzer Territory: North America Label: Kill Rock Star ︎︎ <img width="2000" height="1334" width_o="2000" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/558d1071ba3b7ca593ff267389de29c3bdac655a9c9f2e905b6d329d5fbeaf96/03Shot_Habibi_DreamMachine_037.jpg" data-mid="204994622" border="0" data-scale="74" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/558d1071ba3b7ca593ff267389de29c3bdac655a9c9f2e905b6d329d5fbeaf96/03Shot_Habibi_DreamMachine_037.jpg" /> ABOUT Co-founded by Detroit natives Rahill Jamalifard and Lenny Lynch, Habibi got its start in Brooklyn in 2011, earning early raves everywhere from Pitchfork and&nbsp;NME to&nbsp;All Things Considered and&nbsp;The New Yorker, who praised the band for infusing “the Colgate-white glisten of sixties-girl-group pop with an&nbsp;uncensored edge.”&nbsp;Dreamachine, Habibi’s mesmerizing new record releasing on Kill Rock Stars, marks a major sonic evolution for the band, rising beyond the critically acclaimed five-piece’s garage rock roots to arrive at a singular swirl of analog and digital elements that underpin their search for spiritual and physical transcendence. Produced by Tyler Love and longtime collaborator Jay Heiselmann and featuring MGMT multi-instrumentalist James Richardson, the collection draws on a mix of post-punk, experimental pop, and vintage disco, calling to mind Tom Verlaine, Diana Ross, Kate Bush, and Kim Deal, all filtered through the band’s shared love of Middle Eastern psych music. The songs here are their own distinct worlds, each an immersive quest in pursuit of something greater, and the band’s performances are relentless and hypnotic to match, driven by lush synthesizers, sinewy guitars, and a muscular rhythm section. The result is a record as fearless as it is enthralling, an alternatingly fierce and joyous work that ascends to new heights as it reckons with desire and escape, love and surrender, rebellion and reality. VIDEO https://anniversarygroup.com/AKAI-SOLO Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:45:31 +0000 Anniversary https://anniversarygroup.com/AKAI-SOLO AKAI SOLOAgent: Michael Loudice / Gage LuceTerritory: North AmericaLabel: Backwoodz Studioz ︎&nbsp;︎ <img width="1675" height="2376" width_o="1675" height_o="2376" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f908e465e0f9bdc7f2b7ff3580046829ff118ae31ce57d0d2dcaf9846158e172/akai.jpeg" data-mid="229391243" border="0" data-scale="83" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f908e465e0f9bdc7f2b7ff3580046829ff118ae31ce57d0d2dcaf9846158e172/akai.jpeg" /> ABOUT Working amidst a renaissance in underground rap, AKAI SOLO is both part of that wave and a man apart. Leader of the east coast collective, Tase Grip, the NYC native has collaborated extensively with many of the scene’s stalwarts (including Earl Sweatshirt, Pink Siifu, Armand Hammer, &amp; Navy Blue), but, true to his name, has always navigated his own course. VIDEO https://anniversarygroup.com/A-AP-Twelvyy Fri, 02 May 2025 21:31:18 +0000 Anniversary https://anniversarygroup.com/A-AP-Twelvyy A$AP Twelvyy Agent: Gage LuceTerritory: WorldLabel: Two Twelve Technologies ︎&nbsp;︎&nbsp; <img width="2560" height="1707" width_o="2560" height_o="1707" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7fc91301c6edb26cfb11229c8422ee6e1a7c4f21f6b8e4fba7b3584fe73f9290/2560px-ASAP_Twelvy.jpg" data-mid="231895869" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7fc91301c6edb26cfb11229c8422ee6e1a7c4f21f6b8e4fba7b3584fe73f9290/2560px-ASAP_Twelvy.jpg" /> ABOUT A$AP Twelvyy is a rapper and member of the Harlem-based A$AP Mob collective, known for his introspective lyricism and gritty, streetwise perspective. Emerging alongside fellow Mob members like A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg, Twelvyy gained early recognition through standout verses on group projects and mixtapes. He made his solo debut with the album 12 in 2017, which was praised for its autobiographical depth and nostalgic nods to New York hip-hop. Blending sharp storytelling with a rugged East Coast sound, Twelvyy has carved out his own lane within the collective, balancing loyalty to his roots with an evolving solo career. VIDEO https://anniversarygroup.com/Maria-Chiara-Argiro Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:13:38 +0000 Anniversary https://anniversarygroup.com/Maria-Chiara-Argiro Maria Chiara Argirò Agent: Michael LoJudiceTerritory: North America / AsiaLabel: Innovative Leisure &nbsp;︎&nbsp;︎ <img width="6240" height="4160" width_o="6240" height_o="4160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ee14e88aab55d1f7dd0697abd7dc7e8f7b4b2ea78cfc848cb6f2c6b1fc6a6b1/maria-chiara-argiro.jpg" data-mid="228773362" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ee14e88aab55d1f7dd0697abd7dc7e8f7b4b2ea78cfc848cb6f2c6b1fc6a6b1/maria-chiara-argiro.jpg" /> ABOUT “This is completely different from everything I've done before,” says Maria Chiara Argirò of her latest album, CLOSER. “I really connect with this record a lot – I've never felt so satisfied about anything.” CLOSER is an album rooted deep in a feeling that overcame Argirò. “I was really locked in with this feeling and I was like: I need to make this record now,” she says. It’s not an obvious or easily describable feeling that was bubbling away inside Argirò though. “A dreamlike feeling in motion,” she explains. “A feeling that we cannot describe, a dream I’m sort of walking through.” However, despite being rooted in something indescribable or definable, Argirò set about making this record with a laser focus on what she wanted to do. “I had a clarity for this record that I didn't have for others,” she says. “I just knew what I wanted – from the production to where I wanted a trumpet solo. We didn’t experiment a lot with this record because I just knew what to do. This might be a once in a lifetime thing to happen.” A once in a lifetime occurrence or moment of perfectly crystalised creative vision, perhaps, but you could also argue that CLOSER is the natural evolutionary by-product of a highly skilled, nuanced and ambitious artist who is able to trust their intuition to create something singular. Argirò has been a central figure in the UK jazz, classical and electronic worlds since she moved to London from Rome over a decade ago. A skilled pianist since childhood, she’s collaborated with everyone from These New Puritans to Jono McCleery to Jamie Leeming alongside output with Moonfish. Her previous solo album, the stunning electronic jazz-fusion record Forest City, received widespread critical acclaim and was covered by the likes of The Guardian, Pitchfork, Vogue, and Rolling Stone. Her music has featured in the Netflix series, Elite, and she can count the likes of Four&nbsp; Tet and Gilles Peterson as fans, with the latter describing her music as “absolutely crazy good”. The result of this journey, both sonic and personal, can be keenly felt on CLOSER. “While working on the music there was this strong feeling of getting, with every single note, closer and closer to the person I want to be,” she says. “I was like, this is my thing, this is my baby, I need to connect more with myself and the music and have this sort of conscious journey. To be free, curious and closer connected to the people I love. There is so much noise in this world, I think being direct, gentle, light, open and connected is the key.”&nbsp; While it is definitely not a concept album, the record does mirror the path of inner self-exploration that Argirò has been on. Albeit moving in unpredictable ways, as it traverses the spectrum of electronic music spanning ambient to dance music, while also retaining light touches of jazz with a leaning towards experimental pop via Argirò’s more central and up-front vocals. The opening ‘Light’ – a song about “establishing a lighter and balanced relationship with your inner self and consequently with others” – is a beautiful piece of immersive yet infectious synth-pop, with the slow-burn unfurling “Closer” following, merging sparse drums with deft melodies, glimmering production and a vocal performance that feels both tender yet quietly rousing. ‘Time’ is a stirring track that gradually builds from a soft, soul-jazz inflected piece before it rockets into techno thumper territory – yet all the while retaining that light, dreamy, immersive quality that Argirò is so skilled at. &nbsp;&nbsp; Finding clarity and sharpened definition in between blurred lines and dreamlike worlds, is the core duality and dichotomy that underpins CLOSER. Not only is this reflected in the philosophy that drove Argirò’s creative approach but it results in a genre-fluid record that gracefully blends engulfing atmospheres, glistening synths and pummelling beats; creating a space where melody and deconstructed rhythms harmoniously coexist. Much like that feeling that overcame and gripped Argirò, forcing her to make the most direct and clear work of her life, the end result may not be easy to pigeonhole into genre but it is loaded with personality. &nbsp;“I'm just trying to follow my instincts,” Argirò says. “When I compose, I'm so focused, there is nothing that can distract me. I’m not worried if this music is going to be liked. I’m focused on the music – and what’s next.” The end result of this record is not just in creating something that is breaking new sonic ground for Argirò, but also making something she feels deeply anchored to on a personal level. “It's been so important for me to connect with myself making this record,” she says. “That's why this album is hard to define because there is no connection with the outside world, it’s all about the inner self.” And one of the many beautiful consequences of Argirò making a record that set out to undo previous ways of working and thought processes, is that it’s opened up the future for endless possibilities. “I am progressing continuously,” she says. “Which means that I have no boundaries for what's coming next.”&nbsp; VIDEO https://anniversarygroup.com/A-Beacon-School Mon, 27 Apr 2020 20:47:18 +0000 Anniversary https://anniversarygroup.com/A-Beacon-School A Beacon School Agent: Tom Konitzer&nbsp; Territory: North America Label: Grind Select ︎&nbsp;︎ <img width="1754" height="1845" width_o="1754" height_o="1845" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/38ac2d858ee3eee74885564ca97844081fc493326c3501a0434f472e44d7dbf2/ABS_press1.jpg" data-mid="194048215" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/38ac2d858ee3eee74885564ca97844081fc493326c3501a0434f472e44d7dbf2/ABS_press1.jpg" /> ABOUT The official follow-up to his beloved debut Cola, Smith takes his sound even further with 10 tracks that are an untainted exploration of the unconscious artistic self and the oscillation of time. Smith began making music as A Beacon School in 2009. A home-recorded demo single was released in 2011, and a self-titled EP by a full-band lineup appeared near the end of 2012. Smith notably played with bands such as Modern Rivals and Bluffing, and currently works with Parquet Courts' Max Savage as part of Maxband.&nbsp; In 2018, A Beacon School's Cola was released by Grind Select. Alternating between uptempo, jangly pop nuggets, lush shoegaze and intricately-arranged electronic soundscapes, it quickly found an audience and became a staple on KCRW’s flagship program, Morning Becomes Eclectic. &nbsp; After receiving positive press and slowly gaining a worldwide following, an expanded vinyl edition of Cola was released in 2019 in conjunction with Fat Possum’s House Arrest imprint, amassing over 50 million streams, tours with El Ten Eleven and Ruby Haunt and syncs on critically acclaimed shows such as Hacks and Shrinking." VIDEO