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Phoebe Bridgers – Scott Street an exclusive live performance for Vevo DSCVR, the channel for the best in new music.

It’s a real skill to wax forlorn without submitting to the depths of despair. In the last two years Phoebe Bridgers has shown us just how articulate she can be regarding the troubled side of life while still touting the small joys that mark most day to day experiences. Again and again, the singer-songwriter revels in the marvels of the emotional deets that shape who we are. After critics erupted over the eloquence of the 23-year-old’s ‘Stranger In The Alps’ (get the ‘Lebowski’ reference?), the Silver Lake-based Bridgers went through a wave of Joni-Jackson comparisons. Elements of the masters dot her songs, but some of her more recent heroes are Sun Kil Moon’s Mark Kozelek and Elliot Smith – tender wordsmiths whose best work is both vulnerable and poised. If you know Bridgers’ “Smoke Signals” and “Motion Sickness,” you might’ve heard her “Scott Street” before, too. But not like this. Our DSCVR performance turns the tune, inspired by a sunset stroll through her Echo Park hood, into an epic lament. Swirling fiddle lines and cloudy guitar flourishes prove the singer knows exactly what she needs to bolster her designs as she closes with farewell line of “don’t be a stranger.” Masterful.

Ebenezer – 53 Sundays an exclusive live performance for Vevo DSCVR, the channel for the best in new music. Ready to hear a little gospel? Good, because Ebenezer is ready to preach.

The UK singer showed up to our performance space with a chorus of four vocalists and took everyone to church on one of his newest songs, “53 Sundays.” It puts the passion in the foreground, and it makes you want to watch the young performer a whole lot more. A handful of artists know that Ebenezer has plenty of skills. He’s worked with Craig David, Ty Dolla $ign and Jeremih, and split tracks with Rejjie Snow and Col3trane. Last year he caught a nice buzz with “Cliché,” which he deemed “a testament to who I am.” So is last year’s “Ask Around,” which finds the young MC hitting the gas on his swag. Ultimately, it’s that kind of authority and daring you hear in his voice – there’s no mistaking the spirit when Ebenezer has the mic in hand. Roll through our exclusive take on “53 Sundays” and wait for the goosebumps to arrive. Ebenezer gives it everything he’s got.

Some singers bring it from the heart, some from the gut. When Dermot Kennedy lays into a lyric, his voice unites both regions, and the result is utterly expressive. The Irish singer-songwriter, who learned his craft in the shadow of heroes such as Glen Hansard and David Grey (two other artists who know about wearing their heart on their sleeve) is becoming more and more expert at calibrating drama.

As his 2013 EP ‘Dancing Under Red Skies’ indicated, his songs strive for the epic, and they often attain their goal. 2016’s “”After Rain”” resonated with lots of listeners – check those Spotify numbers – and his inspired production (tempered with hip-hop elements) on the ‘Doves & Ravens’ EP is giving his folk-pop essence a bit more muscle…and earning him lots of new fans as well. Passion is key to the young singer’s approach. You’ll see it immediately in our DSCVR performance of “”Glory.”” Share with anyone who is looking for the real deal.