ED SHEERAN UNVEILS “x – WEMBLEY EDITION” Atlantic recording artist Ed Sheeran has announced the release of “x – WEMBLEY EDITION,” a deluxe two-disc CD/DVD set of his RIAA platinum certified “x” paired with previously unreleased bonus tracks and the new full-length concert feature, Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts. “x – WEMBLEY EDITION” arrives in…
Month: October 2015
CARLY RAE JEPSEN’S INTERACTIVE MUSIC VIDEO
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Interlude, a media and technology company that is pioneering a new kind of video that responds to a person’s emotions and interests, has launched a reimagining of multi-platinum artist, Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Run Away with Me” video that can be now enjoyed as a fully interactive experience. The new interactive music video includes exclusive content…
THE STICKLERS ‘DOWN BY THE WATERSIDE’ SINGLE
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“We create music that is passionate, honest and lyrical, fusing hard headed rock’n’roll, soaring soul and nimble-fingered folk fiddle.” At a time when poetic guitar pop is in short supply, waylaid by the increasingly tech-dependent and often soulless production values of new shoegaze and psychedelia, The Sticklers cut a defiantly beatific figure in their hometown…
SOULEYE FREE SINGLE & VIDEO “THE VICTIM”
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Conscious hip hop artist SOULEYE is proud to announce the release of his latest offering Shapeshifting on October 27. Shapeshifting effortlessly joins old-school hip-hop with trip-hop…it’s a psychedelic, otherworldly exploration. According to Souleye, “I’ve always wanted to create a record that has an underground hip hop feel, but yet still has a little sparkle of…
Vienna Teng – ‘The Fourth Messenger’
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“The Fourth Messenger” is the soundtrack of a new musical with book and lyrics by Tanya Shaffer and music and additional lyrics by Vienna Teng. Loosely inspired by the Buddha legend, it features Vienna Teng in the role of Mama Sid, a world-renowned spiritual teacher with a hidden past. Possessing a strong sense of pacing,…
Bruce Lev – “Jessica” (Feat. Juice Lucafo)
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The Soundcloud write-up for this song is actually pretty interesting when you break it all down. The first thing you might notice is the outright confidence in this laid-back adult-contemporary track’s statement “FYC – “Jessica” will appear in the best “Arrangement, Instruments & Vocals” category.” Look out Grammy’s – cause the statement makes no claim…
PREMIERE: CHANDANI “FORGIVE YOU” VIDEO
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With her previous video for “Addiction,” we introduced you to Chandani, a vivacious, tenacious and exceptionally talented 18 year old who showed a poise and personal composition far behind her years. For all of us who were moved by her maturity and ability to tackle such a serious topic, be prepared for another reality check.…
EVALYN DEBUTS “THE HILLS” X “NIGHTCALL”
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Los Angeles plays a pivotal role for the music industry’s brightest stars in the making. Aria and Nicolas II have carved out a distinct name for Louis Vivet. Evalyn is one of pop music’s most sought after young acts, boasting her abilities as both a singer and songwriter. Available today is Evalyn’s inimitable reimagination of…
JAMIE JONES “ONE TIME GAME” VIDEO
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“One Time Game,” the exclusive collaboration between Jamie Jones, DJ/composer Kate Simko & London Electronic Orchestra featuring the vocals of Jem Cooke has been set to a stunning visual sequence. In the music video released today, performer Hillary Tang is choreographed by Ania Catherine in a five and a half minute one shot of sublime…
HUNNY NEW SINGLE “LA BELLE FEMME”
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LA indie/post-punk rockers HUNNY debut EP PAIN/ACHE/LOVING out now on B3SCI Records. The Southern California six piece made a name for themselves this year releasing their first single “Cry for Me” which was met with universal acclaim gaining more than 800,000 plays since it’s premiere and charting the Top “Most Popular Tracks” on Hype Machine.…
SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 22, 2015
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SUFJAN STEVENS SHARES REMIX OF “BLUE BUCKET OF GOLD” Sufjan Stevens shares a new remix of “Blue Bucket Of Gold” from this year’s Carrie & Lowell today. Featuring members of Stevens’ touring band, the remix was recorded while on the road by Tucker Martine in Portland, Oregon and at Stevens’ studio in Brooklyn and is…
J Burn – ‘Burnt Blue’ EP
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San Francisco’s J Burn has one of those off-kilter combinations of Americana/Folk/Indie/Country/Rock that’s bound to throw you a little even despite their smooth-sound. As the Burnt Blue EP began, it was almost set for an all-ages type-feel…something about “Freight Train” made me feel as if I was about to pull into Shining Time Station to…
Bad Mary – ‘Killing Dinosaurs’
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Bad Mary are a four-piece punk rock band hailing from Long Island, New York. Starting out as a covers band, they changed their name from Madame X in 2012 and Bad Mary was born. Their music is particularly inspired by the NYC punk movement of the late 1970’s and I would describe their music as…
ROMAIN VIRGO VIDEO “FADE AWAY”
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The 25-year-old Jamaican singer-songwriter Romain Virgo returns with a brand new EP Lifted on Oct 30, 2015 on VP Records. This week, he releases the video for the EP’s latest single “Fade Away” featuring dancehall lyricist Assassin. The visual premiered in Jamaica on the island’s top entertainment TV show OnStage and online with LargeUp. WATCH…
Troy Lindsey – “It’s Not Your Fault” Single
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As I’ve often mentioned here at sleepingbag – it’s always interesting to see & hear what people find themselves compelled to write about. Life is such a short and ridiculous thing, that short of being the Rolling Stones or U2, the chances of even making five full-albums is a challenge that often outruns the clock…
PLASTIQUE “LIPS”
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‘Lips’ sees frontwoman Anelise Kunz maximising her vocal flair further than Plastique’s previous releases: Garbage-infused lows, soaring highs and attitude-brimming screeches flirt with visceral and heady layers. Anelise’s vocal take took place over a demo with which Plastique were experimenting during the ‘Quake’ recording. Trying new ideas for a heavier dance-punk oriented direction with ‘Quake’,…
ETHAM “COLD LOVE”
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The debut video by Etham. After exciting pockets of the internet with his tantalising debut single ‘Cold Love’, the song now receives the video treatment. Directed by Jack Munsch (The Lighthouse & The Whaler, Tinie Tempah) it depicts a modern day love story – which is also the concept for Ethams debut EP ‘Neo Romance’…
DUCKY NEW EP STREAM
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Since her early teenage years, DUCKY has been fully immersed in club culture. She worked the door and started off her DJ career in San Francisco with the help of a fake ID before dropping out of high school at 17 and heading to NYU where she continued working on music. Following a move to…
SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 21, 2015
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AIMES “FALLING” Just recently, Denver producer Aman Ellis, better known as AIMES, released a brand new track from his forthcoming EP, of the same name, Falling. The track evokes big tropical vibes and a tinge of kawaii through the use of FM synthesis. TIMMY’S ORGANISM “WEATHER WOMAN” Punk garage group Timmy’s Organism have signed to…
INDYTRONICS PROVES NOTHING CAN STOP THE MUSIC IN UKRAINE
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Hello music loving people of earth, it is amazing to have you all here today! Lots going on today on October 21 so lets get to it. In academic news today, starting this Fall, McNally Smith College of Music is rolling out a completely redesigned music theory curriculum that makes the time-honored subject more musically…
Andy Evans – “Miracle”
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Miracle is a testament to the human spirit. Andy Evans adheres to a glistening version of pop. Every sound feels immaculate. The fidelity is brilliant and the songs are chock of full delightful hooks. By balancing both an old full sound with a sense of complexity, Andy Evans is able to do a great deal…
CHINO XL TACKLES HERION ADDICTION ON NEW SONG “HUSH”
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“Hush” is a brand new single from Chino XL, produced by TIDAL Rising Artist / Producer Jonathan Hay and Ajami, from the forthcoming album The Urban Hitchcock LP. “Hush” is a lyrical masterpiece about heroin, as Chino paints a vivid and chilling picture of the deadly drug addiction. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Winehouse, Heath Ledger,…
CROSSING RUBICON “UNHINGED”
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Rising Connecticut hard rockers Crossing Rubicon is excited to release the first single off of their forthcoming follow up to their 2012 debut EP, entitled In Pains Of Sleep. While you may recognize their female bassist from a nationally recognized act, the band as a whole is known for their intense touring schedule and by…
ELVIS PERKINS UNVEILS NEW VIDEO FOR “I CAME FOR FIRE”
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Elvis Perkins has shared a new companion video for the I AUBADE showcase track, “I Came For Fire.” Directed by acclaimed French multimedia artist Christine Rebet, the clip features 16mm footage of Perkins at work in his MIR studio, interlaced with Rebet’s unique animations and sound wave demonstrations. “I Came For Fire” – which also…
L.A. ARTIST DUE TO HEAT UP THE RADIO WITH NEW ALBUM “PHOENIX”
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Sometimes re-locating can bring great dividends. This would be the case for Denver native Lyndzie Taylor who decided to chase her musical dream to Los Angeles. She first tasted the rhythm of music at the tender age of fourteen when she learned to play the guitar. She became one of the youngest artists in Denver…
SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 20, 2015
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BIG K.R.I.T. RETURNS Known for recalling the Dirty South sound of UGK and Scarface, Mississippi rapper/producer Big K.R.I.T. honed his craft in the early days by dropping indie releases before Def Jam took notice and made K.R.I.T. a household name. Just in time for the holiday gift giving season, Big K.R.I.T. returns with a slice…
Bradley Gillis – “Santa Claus Is Rockin” Single
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You wouldn’t have even believed the look on my face in realizing that in this ONE day, Christmas has been declared apparently…as I’m currently about to review my second Christmastime song of the day while it has yet to pass by Halloween or even start the final week of October. And no offense of course…
Bad Mary – ‘Killing Dinosaurs’ EP
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Credit to this band…when I started up the Killing Dinosaurs EP by Bad Mary my first thoughts of comparison drifted right to the stylistic New York punk-scene…and as it turns out, that’s exactly where this four-piece band is plugging-in on the regular and base their music from. So there’s that to start, which is in…
Dream Aria – ‘Fallen Angel’
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Dream Aria’s “Fallen Angel” radiates an intense power. The sounds is a hybrid of classical and metal, intermingling to create a unique blend. Intricate in scope greater volume allows the album’s flourishes to truly take shape. Lyrically the songs have a narrative sensibility and help to bind the songs together. At times Dream Aria weaves…
Chainflower – “The Broken & Lovely”
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Big riffs and distant-drums echo throughout the first tune on the two-song EP from L.A.’s rock-band Chainflower, “Lewd Blues.” With just as much in common with classic-rock as it has with modern-day relevance, “Lewd Blues” stands-out for its combination of blues & rock wrapped into an alternative-style that’s near the edge of grunge without breaking…
CHELSEA DASH “TAKE A PICTURE” VIDEO
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A recent alumni of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Chelsea Dash has been entertaining audiences with her stunning, four octave, power house voice from a very early age. Chelsea debuted her musical career in preschool for “Show and Tell,” when she belted out her own rendition of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” much…
ARROW BENJAMIN “LOOK AT ME”
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“Look At Me tells the story of how we can depend on love and faith. My music is created with and by love and I can’t wait to share it with the world”. – Arrow Benjamin It takes a lot to go toe-to-toe with Beyoncé. There aren’t many vocalists, whether fellow A-listers or ambitious shooting…
MATOMA X WALE
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While the longer nights of fall are officially upon us, the breezy sound of those warm, sunlit summer days remains with “Feeling Right (Everything Is Nice)”, the latest release from breakout Norwegian artist Matoma available October 16th on Big Beat Records. Featuring vocals from Jamaican dancehall singer Popcaan and a slick verse from Washington D.C.-born…
Project Grand Slam – “Fire”
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Jazz fusion, the marriage of jazz with popular song structures like those found in rock music, has fallen into mainstream disrepute. For one shining period in the 1970’s, acts like Weather Report, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Jeff Beck challenged the limits of rock and jazz while managing to integrate them into a hybrid of unique…
DILLON FRANCIS PREMIERES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “BUN UP THE DANCE” WITH SKRILLEX
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DJ/Producer/Artist Dillon Francis has unveiled the official video for “Bun Up The Dance” with Skrillex today on VEVO – check it out HERE. Dillon and Skrillex collaborated closely with director David M Helman on the concept for the clip. Combining hyper stylized choreography and an eccentric, surreal look, we follow a group of dancers who…
SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 19, 2015
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE RELEASES POWERFUL VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “VENOM” UK metal band Bullet For My Valentine today releases the video for their new single “Venom,” the title track from their critically acclaimed #1 album. Directed by Stuart Birchall and produced by Jamie Whymark for Kode Media, the video is the conceptual follow up…
The Chords UK – ‘I Can’t Let Go’
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“I Can’t Let Go” is a downright incredible piece of 70s British punk, nicely situated amongst the best of the Clash’s many hits. The Chords UK is aptly named for they are well-versed in tradition and expand upon it. Riffs are aplenty spread out. Everything fits in from the tight rhythms to the little touches.…
Trinadora – ‘Sounds’
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Trinadora’s “Sounds” is a rollicking good time. Lyrically the songs celebrate the beauty of the world from the grandeur of majestic awe-inspiring nature to the sweetness of love. Stylistically Trinadora takes on a homespun approach offering up the best that Americana has to offer. A fully acoustic approach works wonders giving the songs a sense…
SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 16, 2015
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WAVE RACER RELEASES DEBUT EP STREAM Sydney native Wave Racer has unveiled his anticipated Flash Drive EP via Future Classic featuring special guests Lido, Cosmo’s Midnight, and B▲by. The EP is now available to stream in full via SoundCloud. A neat package of 4 tracks, Flash Drive boasts the distinct sound Wave Racer has been…
WOVOKA GENTLE TITLE TRACK FROM NEW EP
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Experimental folk three-piece Wovoka Gentle have announced the upcoming release of their latest record, Wovoka Gentle EP [Blue]. Following on from the success of their impressive debut self-titled EP in the summer, Blue continues to exhibit Wovoka Gentle’s fusing of 60s-inspired psychedelic landscapes, sampling, analogue synthesis and sound manipulation with traditional songwriting discipline. At the…
