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Gorilla Apocalypse will Blow Your Mind

Gorilla Apocalypse

Blue Collar Records is pleased to announce the June 17th release of Blow Your Mind, the debut EP from urban alt rock anomaly, Gorilla Apocalypse. On Blow Your Mind, singer-songwriter IZ.M.B joins forces with beat producer Grizz La Flare and lyricist Gary “GB” Bernard to create a vibey cocktail of sound that’s both perfect for the dance floor as well as enjoying by the pool. This tall glass of chilled grooves makes the most of La Flare’s catchy beats by pairing them with sophisticated lyrics beautifully arranged and delivered by IZ.M.B. The result is an EP equal parts passion, irony and fun. From its opening track and lead single, “Tornado”, to its happy ending, “Love Lives On”, Blow Your Mind delivers seven exciting songs about love, relationships, and independence, or as Sergio Leone might have called it – Love: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The album was recorded at Milkboy The Studio in Philadelphia, PA over the first three months of 2022. Additional production and arrangements were provided by Justin Miller, who recently won a grammy for his engineering on Jazmine Sullivan’s first extended play album, Heaux Tales, and Miles Keller, who also contributes vocally on the seventh and final track, “Love Lives On”.

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The Grace Fox Big Band Debuts With Eleven O’ Seven

On Eleven O’ Seven, Fox premieres her powerful all-female ensemble, the Grace Fox Big Band. This multigenerational, multiethnic group ushers in the next era of musical ingenuity featuring some of the brightest young artists of our time. The album was recorded at Milkboy the Studio in Philadelphia over the course of four days in August 2021.  On Eleven O’ Seven, Fox presents decidedly modern arrangements of innovative, insightful and hopeful compositions for a brighter future – and that future is female.

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Building A Community For Artists By Artists

Blue Collar Records community musicians

We’re a dedicated team of creatives that treat every project as if they were our own, with care and attention. Our human first approach puts you, the artist, in the driver’s seat. From the moment you lay down your first track to the final product, we’ll stay true to your vision every step of the way.

Major labels have an antiquated way of working the industry, treating artists like formulas and putting every song into neat, little genre boxes. At Blue Collar Records, we’re looking forward – with a new type of industry in mind. We want to work with artists who embrace change, are excited to innovate, want to experiment with blending or bending a genre, or just simply love their craft.

Together, we hope to build a community that represents music today. We believe in our artists and their diverse voices and sounds. As you make partnerships with the Blue Collar Records team, we aim to foster a creative community with lasting connections that go beyond the studio.

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Not Guilty by IZ.M.B Makes A Statement

Not Guilty IZ.M.B American Justic System Law Court

This is a song about social injustices in the United States. It discusses topics of discrimination within the law and how minorities are often treated unfairly. It also shines a light upon racial profiling and how there needs to be a change in how the law is enforced.

The Judge swings his gavel
The less fortunate drop to their knees and grovel
It's a matter of survival
When you're not guilty but lack the ability
To mount a proper defense
Oh, God what a mess
When the jury's indifference ain't giving you confidence
And if I had to guess I'd prefer to say
After your day- in court you're going down
Were always going down
As soon as you heard the sirens coming round from behind you
When the black and white rolled up behind you with flashing lights
And now it's a losing fight that started with profiling
And continues when his honor dials up a 5-10
And it ends with them pile driving you
Along with the truth, though, it seems silly
When you're not guilty
When you're not guilty
When you're not guilty

How do I face you
When all I see
Behind your eyes
Is the belief that I'm telling lies
And now
I'm behind the bars
Because I couldn't afford
A superstar
Who raises the bar
Just a public defender
Oh, God I surrender, even thou
Even thou
Even thou I'm not guilty
I'm not guilty

And now we're behind bars and we've got the scars
That multiply when society lacks responsibility
And oh God, I hate to make fuse, but it's a
Bitter pill for everyone of us,
When we've got 5-10 to kill, even though, everybody
But the jury knows and I guess that's how it goes
Even when
You're not guilty
Even when
You're not guilty

And now, you feel like a vote without a voice
When a traffic stop leads to a knee on your throat
And oh, how you want to shout out
Complain that you are choking out,
And you really kind of doubt
Even if they could hear you
That they'd believe you
The words that you are spitting out

I'm not guilty

I'm not guilty