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[MP3 + Music Video] Ralph – Girl Next Door Feat. TOBi
Perfect for Summertime! Nice track by Toronto singer, Ralph and Kitchen favorite, TOBi. Peep the PR game:
Toronto based artist RALPH is an alluring pop enigma. Drawing from her disco and synth-laden roots, as well as her personal musical heroines Sade, Stevie Nicks and Donna Summer, her rose colored alt pop brims with a perennial sense of adolescent love. On the strength of her debut self-titled EP — and standouts “Cold To The Touch” and “Tease” — the budding star (née Raffa Weyman) has tracked over 10 million Spotify streams to date.
After delighting with the release of her steamy, summertime heater “Girl Next Door,” a duet with fellow Toronto upstart TOBi, she returns today with a pastel & sunshine-soaked video.
The clip finds RALPH and TOBi in a surreal summertime seaside oasis, with the singer cooing from atop a jungle gym, buried in the sand up to her head, and on a second floor balcony alongside a bevy of her squad pals. The clip was helmed by Ally, a director/producer, who has worked on videos for the likes of Janelle Monae, The Vamps, Ariana Grande, as well as a writer on the hit series, Schitt’s Creek. Ally is now developing an original comedy series with its creator, Dan Levy and Imagine Entertainment.
The track was inspired by RALPH’s own musical ascent, and mirrors the struggle rising artists often face in remaining grounded. When she reached out to the emcee to collaborate, he coincidentally had a song idea of his own that fit the context perfectly. “It was beautiful,” she recalls. “Exactly what I imagined the song to be.” RALPH’s own family and friends inspired the rest. “I keep having them joke around and say ‘I hope you don’t forget me when you become famous’ or ‘one day you’ll be too famous to hang out with me’ which is ironic because it’s friends and family who keep you grounded,” she adds. “If you ever develop an ego and start acting like an asshole, they’re the ones who remind you of who you really are. That was the idea behind the lyrics, talking about potential change but acknowledging that you’ll always be the same person no matter what.”
Also enjoy the remix by another Kitchen fave, GOVI after the jump…
[Premiere] OSIYM – Lookin Like Feat. Filli Babii
We’re happy to be able to premiere the latest single from underrated (for now!) Toronto hip-hop duo, OSIYM as we were major fans of their last single, “Flex” today.
“Lookin Like” also introduces us to the new (to us) female rapper, Filli Babii. We look forward to hearing more from her too in the future. Wanna know about OSIYM? Peep game:
About OSIYM:
This duo from the west end of Toronto has be known to bring the party anywhere they go. Their infectious personalities, witty one liners and energetic charisma are not only showcased in person but also in their music. This has helped them bring their infectious personalities to different stages such as Manifesto, NXNE, YouBloom LA, SOB’s, A3C & more. OSIYM which stands for Out of Sight, In Your Mind are about making the music that you will remember long after they are gone with their unique but relatable topics and their uncanny songwriting abilities.
“Lookin Like” featuring Filli Babii will be out on all DSP’s this coming Friday (July 13).
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[MP3] Two Recent Tracks from Baka Not Nice – Junior High / No Beam
Recent joints from Tornoto rapper, Baka Not Nice. As hot as his heater from last Summer, “Live Up To My Name”?
[MP3 + Lyric Music Video] LIINKS – 500 Roses
Cool indie flavored EDM/pop track from Canada’s left coast (Victoria BC). We digs….
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Official press announcement: Long-running, acclaimed Toronto music site, DIFFERENT KITCHEN officially announces the release of its new compilation album project, QUINCEAÑERA: MARVELOUS ISH to celebrate its 15th anniversary today (SEPTEMBER 7) . QUINCEAÑERA, a 15-track multi-genre collection of all new and unreleased music (some on an exclusive basis), will be released as a promo-only album […]
Here it is: the third pre-release single from the Quinceañera: Marvelous Ish 15th anniversary compilation album (yes, that’s the art above, figured we could let it out now that the album is finally coming out TODAY!) Nate Husser, one third of the acclaimed Montreal hip-hop group, The Posterz, is one of our absolute faves here […]
Well here it is, you may have seen varations of this in the lead-up campaign to the release this Friday but here, for the very first time, is the official front cover of Quinceañera: Marvelous Ish, the compilation album to celebrate the 15th anniversary of this here Different Kitchen blog. I won’t reiterate the concept […]
Well here it is: one of the first two opening salvos from the next big project from the Kitchen: Quinceañera: Marvelous Ish, a 15 track compilation album of brand new or previouly unreleased music to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the blog set for release this Friday (September 7, mark your calendars). We won’t get […]
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We posted the single back in May but here goes an EXCLUSIVE World Premiere of the video for “Desert Rose”, the single previous to the current online viral hit (currently #7 on the HypeMachine chart), “magic on my pillow” from Brooklyn-by-way-of-Philly artist and new Kitchen fave, Yellow Shoots. Both tracks come from the forthcoming album, […]
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