Both Digital Singles – "UPS" by MoeSOS DC and "Jimmy's Jam" by Tracy Shedd – from each of the artists featured on the Fifth Edition of Fort Lowell Records' This Water is Life series are now available on all music streaming platforms everywhere.
This Water is Life is a self-sustained and ongoing series of split EPs with two express purposes: to highlight new hip-hop / indie rock music from Southeastern North Carolina, as well as to provide a platform for Cape Fear River Watch and Coastal Plain Conservation Group to deliver up-to-date authoritative reports on the health of the Cape Fear River Basin for both human beings and wildlife.
Ever since our forebears crawled up out of the water and drew their first breath, our – which is to say human and animal (and for that matter, plant) – experience has never strayed too far from its life-sustaining force. This water IS life. It will continue to be. But what kind of life? Threats to that water are, in turn, threats to the very life it supports.
Inspired by photography focused on water in urban landscapes against a backdrop of the evolving GenX (PFAS) water pollution problem in the Wilmington, NC / Cape Fear region, This Water is Life is a local multimedia, multi-platform project. It takes what Fort Lowell Records does best – put out and promote killer indie music of varied stripes – and fuses it with photography and other visual arts alongside river and wildlife advocacy. The goal is a virtuous circle contained within an intended series of records. Packaged together, musical and visual artists from the Port City combined with a separate, serialized and locally-specific environmental message gives rise to the future promotion of other local music acts and further advocacy.
Volume V features MoeSOS DC and Tracy Shedd.
Hip-Hop: MoeSOS DC
MoeSOS DC, originally hailing from Washington DC, is a hip‑hop artist known for his laid‑back, introspective flow and emotionally driven storytelling. Often collaborating with his brother DAMM!TMITCH, he delivers moody, reflective tracks like “So Far Gone” that unpack personal relationships over sparse, atmospheric beats. His sound balances vulnerability and vibe, weaving lyrical candor into the hustle of East Coast hip‑hop.
Indie Rock: Tracy Shedd
Tracy Shedd is an indie rock musician who has released six studio albums with Teen-Beat, New Granada Records, Devil In The Woods, Science Project Records, and Fort Lowell Records, licensed music to Dawson’s Creek, One Tree Hill, The Fosters, and “The Rebound” (ft. Catherine Zeta-Jones), performed at CBGB, The Florida Theatre, plus festivals such as CMJ and SXSW, and has shared the stage with Cyndi Lauper, Cat Power, Iron & Wine, The Magnetic Fields, and David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets); not to mention Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth sat in on drums for her during a US tour.
Check out "UPS" by MoeSOS DC and "Jimmy's Jam" by Tracy Shedd now, and then be sure to reserve your copy of This Water is Life, Vol. V on vinyl record today.
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