New Entry: Big Black Delta Shares New Single "Canary"

Los Angeles native musician, producer and vocalist Jonathan Bates aka Big Black Delta has revealed the video for his brand new single "Canary".

The song is out now and is taken from his forthcoming album '4', set to arrive on July 10th. Pre-order it here.

Speaking about it, Bates explained: “In elementary school in Miami, all the kids would meet on the playground before school started. Groups of mostly girls, and a few brave boys, would do stomp/clap routines and compete with each other. Even then when I closed my eyes I saw crazy lights, colours and shapes to their routines.

“Now that I’m older and have the ability, I made a song that does that, times a million. With headphones, if I could show what I see, you’d get sunburned. In Sammy Hagar terms.”

Watch a lyric video below.

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Watch: Big Black Delta Reveals New Single/Video "Lord Only Knows"

Los Angeles native musician, producer and vocalist Jonathan Bates aka Big Black Delta has revealed the video for his brand new single "Lord Only Knows".

The song is out now and is taken from his forthcoming album '4', set to arrive on July 10th. Pre-order it here.

"Getting things off to a glorious start with heavyweight guitars and lush hooks, "Lord Only Knows" is a mission statement set to major-keyed avant-pop music. According to Bates, "It starts like Whitesnake and ends like Liberace," reflecting a renewed interest in heavy-metal (see also: some breakthrough sessions with Dhani Harrison.) “Through therapy and proper medication, I’d hit a new place as a conscious being. Being of service was this warm, bright light that I wanted to be near. This song is that to me. When I close my eyes I see the shape, colors and probability waveform of where I’m trying to go. If that makes sense.”

Watch/listen below.

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New Entry: Big Black Delta Reveals New Track "Kid Icarus"

Los Angeles native musician, producer and vocalist Jonathan Bates aka Big Black Delta has revealed his new song "Kid Icarus".

The track is taken from their upcoming sophomore album 'Tragame Tierra', due out in early Spring. pre-order now via Pledge Music.

Have a listen below.

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Big Black Delta Announces New Album 'Tragame Tierra', Airs "It’s OK"

Los Angeles native musician, producer and vocalist Jonathan Bates aka Big Black Delta has announced plans to release his new album titled 'Tragame Tierra' in January 2016.

The record is available to pre-order now via Pledge Music. The announcement on his Facebook page reads:

Hey buddy,

I am pleased to announce a new Big Black Delta record “Tragame Tierra.” Leading up to the release we’ll be giving you behind the scenes content, available exclusively to those who order at PledgeMusic. We’ll be sharing some new stuff you won’t see anywhere else and you can claim bonus items. To help celebrate, I want to give you a new song off the record, “It’s OK.”

"It's OK" was inspired by a series of difficult events that occurred during the last year. Losing my father, finding that all of my gear was stolen, and losing one of my best friends to cancer. Since going public with some of this news, I have been inundated with incredible kindness and thoughtful support from friends, musicians, fans and strangers alike. This song is a thank you. A gesture of gratitude to everyone who has been kind — and to the universe itself.

Have a listen to "It's OK" and watch a trailer for the album below.

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Watch: Big Black Delta Unveils Music Video For "Huggin & Kissin"

Los Angeles native musician, producer and vocalist Jonathan Bates aka Big Black Delta has unveiled the video for "Huggin & Kissin".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from taken from his self-titled debut album, released in April last year via Master Of Bates. Previously BBD has already shared the clip for "Love you This Summer."

The animated short film was created by Adam Osgood, and takes a look at what comes along with living on Mars. Check out below.

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Watch: Big Black Delta Unveils "Love You This Summer" Music Video

Los Angeles native musician, producer and vocalist Jonathan Bates (formerly a member of the band Mellowdrone, and touring member of M83) aka Big Black Delta has unveiled the video for "Money Rain Down", the second single taken from his self-titled album, released back in April via Master Of Bates.

The song is part of our current playlist, and will be released on October 7th with "I Love You This Summer" as the b-side to the single.

The video was directed by Warren Kommers and features a lot of dancing, and retro sci-fi special effects. Watch it below.

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