EARMILK EARMILK
  • NEW MUSIC
    • DANCE
    • ELECTRONIC
    • EXPERIMENTAL
    • HIP-HOP
    • INDIE
    • POP
    • ROCK
  • INDUSTRY NEWS
    • DOCUMENTARIES
    • EVENTS
    • FASHION
    • LIFESTYLE
    • MUSIC GEAR
    • MUSIC INDUSTRY
    • TECHNOLOGY
  • OPINION
  • ALBUM REVIEWS
  • GEAR REVIEWS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • FEATURES
    • FESTIVALS
    • EXCLUSIVES
    • LISTS
    • CONTESTS
    • Photo Journals
  • SERIES
    • Artist to Watch
    • Under The Crust
    • Flashback Friday
    • Suicide Sundaes
    • Daily 2%
    • The Club
    • Weekend Selector
    • Mashup Mondays
    • Artist Remixed
    • Wobble Wednesday
    • Night Rumours
    • Indie Sabbath
    • Straight No Chase
    • Straight From the Teet
  • Jobs
  • About EARMILK
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Submit Music
EARMILK EARMILK
EARMILK EARMILK
  • NEW MUSIC
    • DANCE
    • ELECTRONIC
    • EXPERIMENTAL
    • HIP-HOP
    • INDIE
    • POP
    • ROCK
  • INDUSTRY NEWS
    • DOCUMENTARIES
    • EVENTS
    • FASHION
    • LIFESTYLE
    • MUSIC GEAR
    • MUSIC INDUSTRY
    • TECHNOLOGY
  • OPINION
  • ALBUM REVIEWS
  • GEAR REVIEWS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • FEATURES
    • FESTIVALS
    • EXCLUSIVES
    • LISTS
    • CONTESTS
    • Photo Journals
  • SERIES
    • Artist to Watch
    • Under The Crust
    • Flashback Friday
    • Suicide Sundaes
    • Daily 2%
    • The Club
    • Weekend Selector
    • Mashup Mondays
    • Artist Remixed
    • Wobble Wednesday
    • Night Rumours
    • Indie Sabbath
    • Straight No Chase
    • Straight From the Teet
  • Alt-Pop
  • Alternative Rock
  • Electro Pop
  • Funk
  • Indie Pop
  • Pop

The Ramona Flowers have us "Up All Night" dancing with their latest single featuring Nile Rodgers

  • October 22, 2021
  • David Sikorski
Total
23
Shares
23
0
A favorite here at EARMILK, the Bristol-based quartet The Ramona Flowers are back with a killer new indie-pop single in collaboration with none other than Chic legend Nile Rodgers titled, “Up All Night,” out now via Distiller Records. This latest single features a densely packed electro-pop production full of dynamic synth melodies, unabating vocals, stadium-size horn elements, and of course Nile Rodgers' signature funky guitar strums. 
 

“Essentially, it’s a song about my love of good party and the fact I seem to somehow always be the last one to want to leave. Have there been occasions where I should have gone home for an early night? Absolutely! But that’s just not in my make up and life’s too short to worry about tomorrow too much…” comments the band's vocalist, Steve Bird.
 
Bright colorful synth elements found throughout The Ramona Flowers' previous work come through in this latest release. But we are also seeing a whole new level of multi-dimensional pop elements that signals a maturity in their overall production techniques and songwriting that truly makes this latest single so exciting. TRF are masters at creating these all-encompassing synth and percussion builds that lead up to these evocative downtempo climaxes. While "Up All Night" carries all of these previously mentioned trademark sounds, it's Bird's powerful vocal performance that also demonstrates this band is palying on a whole new level. Subdued croons switch effortlessly to passionate falsetto wales as Bird manages to make sure every lyric is inescapably memorable.  
 
Steve continues: “Dave and Sam started putting different guitar tracks down, one was labelled ‘Nile’ as it was reminiscent of that classic Nile Rodgers guitar sound. We managed to get the song over to Nile to see if he wanted to play it for himself. He got back to us, saying he loved the track and would love to do it! So unbelievably, that guitar track actually became the real Nile Rodgers guitar track”.
 
On the collaboration, Nile Rodgers said: “It’s possible that I’ve made more music during the pandemic than at any other time in my life and almost all of it remotely. In the early dark days of this crisis this song made me feel good and put a smile on my face so when the band asked me to play and produce on it, it was a delight to say yes.” 
 
"Up All Night" is the first new release we've seen from the band in over three years. But it's also a follow up release to a sold out show they've recently played at London's Oslo. Thankfully, this latest single is also the first release off an upcoming record not currently set for release yet but promising news for fans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
View this post on Instagram
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by The Ramona Flowers (@theramonaflowers)

“We’re still hungry,” Steve states. “This band is still why I get up every day, what I think about every day. I live and breathe it every day and I refuse to go through the motions.” The new music’s a celebration of sorts, he adds. “A celebration of still existing, still being alive, still making music and still having something to say.”
 
Connect with The Ramona Flowers: Twitter | Facebook  | Instagram
 
 
Total
23
Shares
Share 23
Tweet 0
Share 0
Share 0
Related Topics
  • Electro Pop
  • indie rock
  • Pop
  • The Ramona Flowers
David Sikorski

David Sikorski is a San Francisco-based writer and Senior Editor at EARMILK. He has also been wildly acknowledged for his engagement to a burrito.

Previous Article
  • Folk Rock
  • Indie

Ryan Montbleau releases soothing and introspective EP, "Water"

  • October 22, 2021
  • Victoria Polsely
View Article
Next Article
  • Acoustic
  • Pop

Rising indie-pop singer-songwriter Jonah Kagen releases new track "Catching A Dream" [Video]

  • October 22, 2021
  • David Sikorski
View Article
You May Also Like
View Article
  • Alt-Pop

Hazy Shea dives into desire on "Sneaky Link"

  • October 3, 2023
Strawberry Blonde
View Article
  • Indie
  • Pop

Strawberry Blonde shares a new EP 'Somebody Hold Me'

  • October 3, 2023
Maria Deirisarri
View Article
  • Indie
  • Pop

Maria Deirisarri releases her stunning self-discovery in "In The Beginning" [album premiere]

  • October 2, 2023
Seye Adelekan
View Article
  • Indie
  • Pop
  • Uncategorized

Seye Adelekan is back with his latest track, "Homerton Ocean View"

  • October 2, 2023
Tim Qualls
View Article
  • Indie
  • Pop

Tim Qualls made "History" with his latest single

  • October 2, 2023
View Article
  • Indie
  • Pop

Justin Levinson returns with his latest album "Collamer Circle"

  • October 2, 2023
View Article
  • Indie
  • Indie Pop
  • Indie Rock

Mick J. Clark delivers a powerful anthem of resilience with "We Will Never Surrender"

  • October 2, 2023
View Article
  • Indie
  • Pop

Mmanifesto released their latest EP, "Parabar"

  • October 2, 2023
Popular Music
  • Toronto's JUGGER shares new single “Ventriloquist”, releases album trailer
    • October 3, 2023
  • Hazy Shea dives into desire on "Sneaky Link"
    • October 3, 2023
  • Strawberry Blonde
    Strawberry Blonde shares a new EP 'Somebody Hold Me'
    • October 3, 2023
  • Maria Deirisarri
    Maria Deirisarri releases her stunning self-discovery in "In The Beginning" [album premiere]
    • October 2, 2023
  • Justin Levinson returns with his latest album "Collamer Circle"
    • October 2, 2023
Recent Scoops
  • Rising star Adom's latest single "Poor Kid" soars to #1 on the US R&B iTunes Charts, signs with AWAL/Sony/Orchard.
    • September 22, 2023
  • A-Zal’s debut single "Movie Script" breaks through iHeartMedia’s Mediabase Top 40 Activator Chart
    • September 19, 2023
  • Ralan Styles collaborates with iconic brands to elevate his music and style
    • September 13, 2023
  • Inside pop singer Dea’s behind-the-scenes struggles of being in the music realm
    • August 31, 2023
Community Voices
  • From Machismo To Mujeres: Women As The Face Of Reggaeton
    • July 14, 2022
  • Tyler the creator
    4 things I learned on the 'Call Me If You Get Lost' tour
    • March 31, 2022
  • 4 things every artist needs to think about in 2022
    • January 27, 2022
  • The TikTok Takeover of Hip-Hop
    • January 11, 2022

EARMILK EARMILK
  • Jobs
  • About EARMILK
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Submit Music
All Milk. No Duds.

Input your search keywords and press Enter.