Cannons with New Constellations and Jane Leo

New Constellations - the ethereal brainchild of lifelong sidekicks Harlee Case and Josh Smith - encapsulates a sonic dreamscape of eager melodies, striking guitar hooks, and celestial vocals that softly tangles listeners into a web of cosmic glory. The Portland-based duo first explored collaborating when they were 14, recording a song together in Josh’s childhood bedroom, before spending the next 15 years exploring their individual approaches to music separately and eventually crafting the dynamic perspective that would become New Constellations. The two debuted with the single, “Hot Blooded,” an incomprehensibly magnetic voyage that offers warmth and compassion, and has now amassed over 15 million streams. After a monumental first year, Harlee and Josh are electric as ever, poising themselves for upcoming releases that can only be described as a continuation of their signature gilded alchemy.

Art-pop duo, Jane Leo, have cut through the noise and made some of their own with self-titled album release on EU label (MARS Label Group) and regional touring supporting Cannons, Misterwives, The Unlikely Candidates, and The Bright Light Social Hour. They were the March 2023 Artist of the Month for Texas NPR station KUTX. Recent press states “you’ll discover the duo’s compelling use of 80’s influences, new wave tropes and darkwave vibes” (Mesmerized). “Primed to unleash their slick, lo-fi cool upon the Austin scene and beyond” (Austin Monthly). “A mixture of The Kills ’gloomy, spectral guitars and the Arctic Monkeys ’gigantic modern indie sound. These are threads Jane Leo wear well” (Alt 77)

CANNONS alternate between flashes of gauzy introspection, glitter-drenched dance floor ecstasy, and gritty sensuality. The Los Angeles trio—Michelle Joy [vocals], Ryan Clapham [lead guitar], and Paul Davis [drums keys]—elevate alternative / electro-pop to a neon stratosphere with nocturnal production and a visual sensibility equally suited to Studio 54 or summer festival season. Thus far, the band has honed this signature style over the course of three albums, namely Night Drive [2017], Shadows [2019], and Fever Dream [2022]. Along the way, “Fire For You” reached RIAA gold status, generated nearly a quarter-of-a-billion streams, topped Alternative Radio, and landed massive syncs on the likes of NETFLIX’s Never Have I Ever, American Horror Story, and more. CANNONS earned critical acclaim from The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, FLAUNT, and Consequence of Sound while YouTube touted them among 2021’s “Artists on the Rise.” Emerging as a live force, they’ve headlined countless packed shows in addition to lighting up festivals such as Coachella, Lollapalooza, Life Is Beautiful, Outside Lands, and Electric Forest, to name a few. Evolving yet again, CANNONS kickstart another era with the sunny, sassy, and sexy funkified strut of their 2023 single “Loving You” and much more to come.