Gaithersburg, MD, October 16, 2025 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– Rock band Black Halo has released the second single from their forthcoming debut record, Utopia. While there’s been no shortage of rock bands releasing songs celebrating substance abuse in pursuit of good times, Black Halo takes a different track with this song.
The lead single, “Darkness Falls,” focuses on the problem of trying to get someone we love to stop indulging because it’s destroying them, and part of us along with them. Utopia is a concept album that tells the story of two young people struggling through their respective miseries. The man has his own problems, but his inability to help the woman he loves overcome her addiction worsens his turmoil.
“We know it can be hard to reach people,” says guitarist and songwriter Randy Ellefson, who lost a co-worker to suicide in 2023. “Maybe a song won’t do it, but it does happen, and it has for me when lyrics resonated with me. I’d rather take the approach of encouraging people to find another way to deal with the darkness inside them, because drugs and alcohol are likely to only make it darker.”
“Darkness Falls” is now available on all major streaming platforms and YouTube. Visit https://linktr.ee/blackhalometal for access to these and Black Halo’s social media, merch, and website hub.
For more information, send to blackhalo@randyellefson.com.
Los Angeles, CA, November 10, 2025 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– LA-based R&B/Soul and Hip Hop artist Jules the Lion returns with “Love After Love,” a soulful hip-hop ballad that captures the spark of finding love again after heartbreak. Produced, mixed, and mastered by award-winning musician Tom Goss, the track blends nostalgic soul textures with timeless lyricism — the kind of sound that makes you remember how love is supposed to feel.
“When I met the girl who healed my heart, I had to write her this song,” says Jules. “Love After Love is for anyone who’s ever thought they’d never find that feeling again — until they did.”
As the title track of Jules the Lion’s forthcoming EP, Love After Love charts the artist’s journey from heartbreak to wholeness. Across clever bars and velvety vocals, Jules blends sensuality, spirituality, and soul with the honesty of modern hip hop.
Known as “the pansexual sonic lovechild of Marvin Gaye and Ms. Lauryn Hill,” Jules the Lion brings a fresh, inclusive voice to the R&B landscape, celebrating love in all its forms and frequencies.
“Love After Love” is available now on all major streaming platforms.
For press inquiries, interviews, or advance listening opportunities, contact iamjulesthelion@gmail.com
Follow Jules the Lion: Instagram: @unpolishedjules
Santa Rosa, CA, November 10, 2025 –(CarryOnHarry.com)– Keyboardist Mark Robertson joins the other two co-founders of the band “Christmas” Jeff Pilson and Charles Tapp on this new song “Turn It Around” along with guitarist Alec Fuhrman who Mark played and recorded with in the band “Cairo.”
Since the three albums with “Cairo” on Magna Carta Records, Mark became a jet pilot and owns and runs a corporate jet management business. Mark’s progressive rock keyboard influences Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman do show a bit on this recording.
This is the second year in a row Jeff Pilson while touring with the band “Foreigner” has taken time to record with “Christmas.”
Keyboardist Peter Pennhallow who played with drummer Charles Tapp in the band “Eye Timmy” rounds out this 5-piece ensemble. Pride and Joy Music Germany released a 3 CD Boxed Set in 2023 of “Eye Timmy.”
This new song “Turn It Around” is available on November 10 at Apple, Amazon, Spotify and other music outlets. There is a new video to go with the song as well on YouTube. This is the third recording Mark has done this century with The band “Christmas.” The other two are “Christmas All Year” from 2007 and 2015’s “Sussex Carol.” Welcome back Mark.
