– Noted for throaty, yearning vocals that accompany his swimmy indie soul-pop, Yellow Days is the performance alias of British musician George van den Broek. After some early releases during his teenage years, he began to gain traction with 2017’s full-length Is Everything Okay in Your World? Switching locales to Los Angeles, his follow-up, A Day in a Yellow Beat, appeared in 2020. Two years later, the pandemic-inspired EP trilogy Slow Dance & Romance, Apple Pie, and Inner Peace was steeped in psychedelic soul. – Born in Manchester, England, and raised in Haselmere, van den Broek’s musical endeavors began when he got a guitar for Christmas at the age of 11. With influences that include Ray Charles, Mac DeMarco, and Thundercat, he started releasing stand-alone singles as a teen in late 2015. His debut EP, Harmless Melodies, arrived in November 2016. Yellow Days continued to release periodic singles in 2017, some of which appeared on his debut LP, Is Everything Okay in Your World?, that October. It featured a guest spot by hip-hop artist Rejjie Snow. Early the next year, “Gap in the Clouds,” from his first EP, reached a broader audience when it accompanied the trailer for the second season of Donald Glover’s show Atlanta. Yellow Days followed up in April 2018 with the single “The Way Things Change” and a week’s worth of club shows in the U.S. that quickly sold out, before continuing the tour in Europe. The musician’s sophomore effort arrived in 2020: titled A Day in a Yellow Beat, the project was written and recorded primarily in L.A., with van den Broek sourcing new inspiration from local collaborators. – Yellow Days’ next undertaking was a set of three self-produced EPs released throughout 2022 and consisting of a combined 17 songs. Slow Dance & Romance began the series in April, with Apple Pie following in July, and Inner Peace closing out the project in September. Conceived and recorded during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic, they were said to represent a catalog of his “mindset in lockdown.” ~ Marcy Donelson – [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9v_XPqgfH8[/embedyt] – Ric Wilson, the Chicago-born rapper, performer, and activist, has been a relentless force of creativity and empowerment since his breakout with Soul Bounce (2016), Negrow Disco (2017), and BANBA (2018). Celebrated for blending Chicago soul, funk, and hip-hop, Wilson’s music is as joyous as it is transformative. His 2020 EP They Call Me Disco, a collaboration with Terrace Martin, further cemented his reputation, and his single “Fight Like Ida B & Marsha P.” became an anthem for resilience and justice. Wilson’s live performances are legendary. From festivals like SXSW, Boston Calling, Rolling Loud, Governors Ball, and Pitchfork to sharing stages with icons like Cory Henry, Big Freedia, Chromeo, Black Pumas, Yellow Days and The Roots, he’s proven his ability to electrify any crowd. His 2019 Pitchfork set was named the 2nd best live show of the year by the Chicago Tribune. Most recently, he was hailed as a highlight of SXSW 2023 by Rolling Stone. In 2022, Wilson’s momentum continued with a Rolling Stone x Bacardi cover story and accolades like TIME naming his song “COCO BADASS” among the Top 10 Songs of the Summer. His latest project, CLUSTERFUNK, sees him teaming up with Chromeo and A-Trak to deliver a genre-defying EP that fuses funk, soul, and hip-hop with intergenerational dialogue. Featuring collaborations with King Louie, Felicia Douglass, and Kiéla Adira, the project has garnered praise from Billboard, Uproxx, and The FADER. Known as the “Free Disco Revolutionary,” Wilson’s music is a call to movement—both on the dancefloor and in the streets. His work channels timeless funk and soul traditions while pushing them into new, boundary-breaking territories. With vibrant, two-step-ready anthems, Ric Wilson invites listeners to fight the power and find their groove.