Straight out of the Land of 10,000 Lakes comes Yam Haus, a Minneapolis-based pop-rock band, with the premiere of the music video for "Groovin' (That Feel Good Song)."

"Groovin'" is from the band's recently released debut album, Stargazer, featuring a dozen tasty tracks of hard-hitting pop blended with old-school rock and roll, and hip-hop. The band's sound showcases potent sonic embellishments and spick-and-span guitar work.

Yam Haus is made up of Lars Pruitt (vocals, guitar), Seth Blum (guitar), Jake Felstow (drums), and Zach Beinlich (bass). Songwriting chores are handled by front man Pruitt and producer Mark Heimermann, and mirror episodes from Pruitt's life, and how he found significance in the midst of emotional anguish.

"Groovin'" opens with a delicious funk-lite pop melody riding on a rhythmic pulse of crisp drums and a muscular bassline. Tight and right guitars exude pristine colors and coruscating waves of energy. Pruitt's voice, high and flavored with scrumptious hues, is reminiscent of Coldplay's Chris Martin, only with cleaner textures and sparkling timbres. It's one of those contagiously magnetic voices suffused with alluring, tantalizing tones.

The music begins to swell on the bridge, and then glows with bright vitality on the chorus, as cashmere vocal harmonies fill the tune with gleaming depth and dimension.

The video, directed by Tobey Krafft, reflects buoyant get-up-and-go, as the band puts together a public dance party in just a few hours. As the video opens, the band members discuss their plan, and then the fun begins. The band walks around a corner caparisoned in '70s disco outfits and the party takes off.

The lyrics, effervescent and bubbling, cultivate verve, eschewing any type of dreary flatness.

"We gotta bring it back / So many hours watching Netflix, side chicks / Staring at your telephone / Nobody's dancing anymore / No, I don't mean bumpin' and grinding / I'm talkin'."

With "Groovin' (That Feel Good Song)," Yam Haus defines feeling good, and encourages forgetting what others think about you and simply expressing your happiness. This song is lit!

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Randy Radic is a Left Coast author and writer. Author of numerous true crime books written under the pen-name of John Lee Brook. Former music contributor at Huff Post.



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06.18.18 | This playlist is a mixture of old and new which is also a theme in our own music. We love writing songs that have a familiar timeless feel and melodies but with today's modern twist, instrumentation and production wise. All six of us grew up listening to different music and we have different tastes which allows us as a band to be open to all kinds of ideas and make any type of song our style.

Listen to Scruffy Pearls' song and watch their official live session of "Forrest Gump."

New York is a melting pot and the band Scruffy Pearls proves that music can be just as diverse…even within a band. The six members all have different backgrounds musically, get they've taken their unique sounds, blended them beautifully, and resulted in soul-pop sweetness that's fresh, familiar, fun, and fabulous.

Scruffy Pearls features Carly Brooke on vocals, RJ Gatsby on keys, ukulele, harmonica, and acoustic guitar, Parker McAllister on bass, Renee Hikari on Drums, Billy Pearson on electric guitar, and Adam Abresch on trumpet.

Old-meets-new for a timeless quality that teens can groove to, millennials can move to, and even their parents can approvingly sing along with. Influenced by the likes of Randy Newman, Fleetwood Mac, John Legend, and then some, Scruffy Pearls is making their way around the Big Apple, opening for bands including Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real, Lawrence, and Parsonsfield.

As they are onto their 2 nd EP, Scruffy Pearls has already caught the attention of movers and shakers in the industry. NBC's Today Show's Jenna Wolfe describes their special sound as, "A beautiful engaging mix of Amy Winehouse and Mumford and Sons that gets me all excited." And Radio Woodstock's DJ MK Burnell raves, "They fill the room with their energy and talent. A killer band!"

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Six = success for this multi-genre group. They share their engaging and eclectic style in this powerful playlist, mixing classic with current, keeping it cool with every song selection.

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