Local Music Singles Roundup: April 2021 – SLUG Magazine - SLUG Magazine

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• Local Music Singles Roundup: April 2021 – SLUG Magazine - SLUG Magazine
• Meetpositives.com Part of Possible Acquisition Deal - Press Release - Digital Journal
• More single women own their homes in Miami than most U.S. cities, study finds - Miami Herald
• McDonogh softball rallies past John Carroll for 5-2 victory in IAAM opener - Baltimore Sun

Local Music Singles Roundup: April 2021 – SLUG Magazine - SLUG Magazine Posted: 31 Mar 2021 02:02 PM PDT Local Music Reviews With spring just on the horizon, look no further than your local-music community for some tunes to bring in the warmer weather and new growth. Start it off by bumping along with the infectious beats of Young Spit and DEEMRTN. Then, make sure to relax and enjoy some chill time with Pho3nix Child. Our April Local Music Single Roundup offers some great vibes to shake loose that winter slump. C.Valenta "So Far Gone" Self-Released Street: 02.14 C.Valenta = Earl Sweatshirt + Iojii Local rapper, poet and advocate C.Valenta grapples with intergenerational trauma in his new single, "So Far Gone." The track features a swaying, stirring beat, which serves as a cradle for Valenta's purposeful lyricism. He reflects about feeling trapped in a cycle of poverty and shame with the lyrics, "If this don't stop now / Tell me when will it?" The well-produced single ends on a note of deliverance as Valenta promises himself that he will be the one to break the cycle. He sings, "We never had role models / But we got visions." As insightful and moving as it is catchy and cool, "So Far Gone" is masterfully layered. –Kia McGinnis Wray DEEMRTN "Wish On Me"  Self-Released Street: 01.18 DEEMRTN = The Weeknd + PARTYNEXTDOOR I can taste the start of an early summer party in DEEMRTN's "Wish On Me." It's a fun tune that I imagine playing in the car before heading out for Salt Lake City's nightlife with friends. It's quite catchy with lyrics, "Don't touch my hair / my face / I'm feeling like Solange" that do become redundant as the track goes on. The track is all about feeling good and wishing good things for yourself, and I find that important in anyone's life. DEEMRTN's voice stays energetic and meshes well with the beat, and could be mistaken for a track off one of The Weeknd's albums if his voice was deeper. If you want to feel good about yourself now and for the year to come, turn on "Wish On Me." –Kimberly Portillo   The Pho3nix Child "Universe Song"  Self-Released Street: 08.09 Pho3nix Child = Quelle Chris & Chris Keyes + Open Mike Eagle The Pho3nix Child's "Universe Song" lives in the liminal space of effortless confidence. Atop a beat with a butter-smooth bassline and deep-pocket, neo-soul drum loops (produced by PK Beats), The Pho3nix Child cycles through a series of nonstop verses extoling the virtues of holism and mental clarity. References to meditation, selflessness and a Positive Mental Attitude float through the sidewinding bars, all leading to a series of conclusive affirmation in the track's final verse: "I'm everything and everything is me / Blessed is how I be, no darkness touching me." "Universe Song" proves that, for at least its sub-three-minute runtime, The Pho3nix Child lives truly as one with the stars and beyond. –Audrey Lockie   Young Spit "Uwanje"  Self-Released Street: 02.15 Young Spit = Gn Nephew + Post Malone "Uwanje" is the musical equivalent of stepping in warm sand. Founded on standard trap sounds, the music fuses in a synthetic, woody bass that adds a comforting depth. Young Spit also uses hyper–auto tuned vocals, which produces nostalgia for the hip-hop of the 2010s. Already a bright-sounding track, a shredding guitar makes the song shine even brighter. Originally from Burundi, Young Spit also blends in an unmistakable, East African flare through wooden percussion, Swahili lyrics and more. "Uwanje" is like listening to a perfect summer song for the first time. Young Spit has created a chill, warm and overall good-feeling track that may just be the thing we need to thaw out from this winter. –Marina McTee

Meetpositives.com Part of Possible Acquisition Deal - Press Release - Digital Journal Posted: 31 Mar 2021 04:10 PM PDT Meetpositives.com owner Jack Lombardi met with media investment banker to discusss possible acquisition. Positive Singles has nearly 1.5 million members of which many are leaving to join meetpositives.com. Meetpositives.com owner, Jack Lombardi said, "11+% of Americans have genital herpes and nearly half have HSV1." Lombardi went on to say, "those numbers are not going down, it is estimated we could gain 2 million members in the next year." According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1 in 6 people in the United States between the ages of 14 and 49 years have genital herpes. Lombardi did not release details about the acquisition, but did state it was seven figures. Jack Lombardi is also a Congressional candidate running in Illinois against Republican Adam Kinzinger. Contact media@meetpositives.com for a statement. ### For more information about Meetpositives.com, contact the company here: Meetpositives.com Jack Lombardi (855) 747-2031 support@meetpositives.com Meet positive singles today!

More single women own their homes in Miami than most U.S. cities, study finds - Miami Herald Posted: 31 Mar 2021 04:00 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content]More single women own their homes in Miami than most U.S. cities, study finds  Miami Herald

McDonogh softball rallies past John Carroll for 5-2 victory in IAAM opener - Baltimore Sun Posted: 30 Mar 2021 06:39 PM PDT "You can't make expect to win an A [Conference] game and make mental mistakes. You can't expect to score one run and just kind of cruise through, strikeout, strikeout, strikeout and not put the ball in play," Patriots coach Sherry Hudson said. "You have to compete, I felt like we didn't compete. It looked like we were satisfied striking out."

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