California’s wellness retreat options are as diverse as the state itself. From Buddhist monasteries to posh (and pricey) personalized wellness retreats, the state has got it all. The following five are some of the top wellness retreats in California. While they range in accommodations and workshop offerings, all of them share the core values and intentions of helping their guests change for the better. The value of visiting a retreat versus just booking some time at a hotel is high when a goal of transformation is on the table. No matter how luxurious a wellness retreat is, it will still be de ..read more

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Willie Jones has released a music video for his latest single “Back Porch” out via 4 SOUND / EMPIRE. The song, which is a merge of modernist country with hip-hop infused production, had already garnered over two million streams at the time the video was made. Willie Jones co-wrote the song with Nick Autry (Keith Urban, Carrie Underworld, Garth Brooks) and producer Michael Lotten (Mitchell Tenpenny, Dustin Lynch). The song came out of a difficult personal time, but the song’s message is enticing grab a cold drink, hang out with someone you love ..read more

Multi-instrumentalist musician Cian Ducrot has released his latest single “Fucked Up All the Time.” The artist takes a nomadic approach to pop music, having been raised in Cork, based in Camden, and sometimes recording in Los Angeles. “Fucked Up All the Time” follows singles “Clothes” and “21 Seconds.” The track was released on Cian’s own label and distributed by Believe. “I wrote that song after a dispute with my family when they were teasing me for dropping out of college as it was a big risk! Everything in life seemed like it was abandoning me and this song flowed out with all those feelin ..read more

Danish talent Nicklas Sahl has released a new single called “In the Window Frame.” The single is the third song to preview off his upcoming full length album, due out this summer. The love song was constructed around the idea of “I just need to know that you’re alive,” which explores being lost in the loneliness of heartbreak and longing to go back to a moment that has long passed. All within a summary, feelgood vibe. Sahl shared: “‘In The Window Frame’ is about the feeling of being stuck in the past. When the loneliness hits you and you get dragged into the illusion of missing the girl, ev ..read more

LA-based alt-pop artist, songwriter, and producer Austin Ward has released a remix EP for his latest single “Find the Feeling,” featuring remixes by ThankYouDish, OBVE, & more. The EP can be streamed now on Spotify, Apple Music, and all DSPs worldwide. “Find the Feeling” is the second single of 2020, tackling the bittersweet and oh so human sentiment of longing for the past.  Ward says: “In both the song's production and its visual counterpart, I sought to capture elements of catharsis and togetherness. No one is alone in experiencing these melancholic, nostalgic sensations ..read more

R&B artist Reggie Becton has released a music video for his acclaimed single “Rainin’ in L.A.” The inspiration for the video’s visuals, were largely, Los Angeles. The artist also made a point to pay homage to R&B stars who came before him, both as an honoring and to show that the traditional style of R&B is still very much alive—albeit in this case, injected with his own new wave, contemporary sound. Becton spoke about coming up with the concept for the music video: "When coming up with the treatment for the video, we knew without a doubt that Los Angeles had to be the backdrop. I ..read more

Grammy Award-nominated multi-platinum artist Lukas Graham has released a new track called “Love Songs,” which is out now via Warner Records.  The artist says: “It's a love song turned on its head. Everyone hears love songs differently and there are people out there who think certain songs are written directly to them, and we found that idea hilarious. So we wrote a song about that.” The song is accompanied by a music video that goes down a MySpace profile memory lane. The Danish artist Lukas Graham made his global debut with his 2016 self titled album. One ..read more

By Kate Ferguson Photos by Bliss Katherine Indie duo Carrousel has released a 10-track album called Magnificent Desolation—and it’s pretty incredible. It’s sweeping sonic echos plus interwoven soft and primal vocals—highly cinematic. The Los Angeles-based duo is made up of Joel Piedt (songwriter, vocals, production) and Sharon Piedt (songwriter, vocals.) “Digital Subterfuge” is probably my personal favorite song off the album. It sort of feels like a performance that might take place at a jazz club on Mars. Or, going back to the cinematic element, an otherworldly, yet painfully human mom ..read more

Aquilo (made up of Ben Fletcher and Tom Higham) has released the live music video for single “Just Asking.” The song is off their EP Sober, which will be released in July. The duo has recently rescheduled their upcoming European tour for September. “Just Asking” hit 250 million streams before the two recorded its live video, which was filmed in The Pool Recording Studios, London. Aquilo’s release of their single “Sober” last month was their first release in two years. Their first EP was released in 2014, which was followed by Silhouettes in 2017 and ii in 2018. The duo cite music like&nb ..read more