NEW SINGLE BY WELL$
Following several singles and videos earlier this year, 19-year-old Charlotte, NC-based rapper Well$ released his mixtape, MTYSD: Revenge of the African Booty Scratcher via The FADER. Pitchfork reviewed the album, calling it “a startling peephole into something deeply personal within Well$.” While the project features some upbeat songs such as “Savoire-Faire,” it also delves into issues such as gun violence (as in the haunting “Lil’ Tommy”), and the difficulties of growing up as an African immigrant in the U.S. With the mixtapes first single, “Black Swan,” Well$ addresses adversities faced by many women forced into stripping. Today, we’re sharing its response track, “Major Paine (Daddy’s Little Girl),” produced by Austin Celaya and THE BL∆CK HE∆RTS CLUB, as the mixtapes latest single.
“Major Paine (Daddy’s Little Girl): https://soundcloud.com/wells-music/major-paine-daddys-little-girl-prod-austin-celaya-the-blck-herts-club
FRONT PORCH STEP RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “AWARE”
Front Porch Step, the indie acoustic solo project of singer/songwriter Jake Mcelfresh, has released a new music video for his song “Aware,” which is also the title of his debut full length album, in stores now. The music video, which was directed by Eric Teti and features model/actress Hattie Watson, can be watched here. Fans can see Front Porch Step on the remainder of the Vans Warped Tour playing the Acoustic Basement Stage.
http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/front_porch_step_aware_video_premiere
SPANISH GOLD’S “DAY DRINKIN” MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES
Spanish Gold’s new music video for “Day Drinkin” recently premiered at Paste Magazine and can now be viewed/embedded here. The song is from the trio’s acclaimed new album, South of Nowhere, which is out now on BMG/Del Mar Records (iTunes, Amazon CD, Amazon LP). In celebration of the release, the band, which features drummer Patrick Hallahan (My Morning Jacket), guitarist Adrian Quesada (formerly of Grupo Fantasma) and guitarist and lead vocalist Dante Schwebel (City and Colour, formerly of Hacienda), are currently on tour, including upcoming performances at The Forecastle Festival and at Austin City Limits Music Festival.
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2014/07/video-premiere-spanish-gold—day-drinkin.html
BRONZE RADIO SONG IN BILL MURRAY MOVIE
Bronze Radio Return’s “Further On” (from their album Up, On, & Over) is featured in the brand new trailer for St. Vincent, which features an all star cause including Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy – the movie is out in October, but you can check out the trailer featuring “Further On” below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duZJnlpnmCQ
GENERATIONALS NEW SINGLE “GOLD SILVER DIAMOND”
New Orleans-based indie-rock duo Generationals are excited to announce their brand new full-length album titled Alix. Helmed by notable producer Richard Swift (The Shins, Tennis, Foxygen) and being released on Tuesday, September 16 via Polyvinyl Record Co., Alix reveals itself as perhaps Generationals’ most confident record yet, full of history and as multiphase as members Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer’s long-standing friendship. “Gold Silver Diamond,” Alix’s buoyant first single described by Joyner as “a feel-good party track that is about emptiness, despair, and the meaningless futility of life” is now premiering over at Esquire.com.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/generationals-gold-silver-diamond
SEAWAY SIGNS TO PURE NOISE RECORDS
Ontario, Canada pop punk band, Seaway is excited to announce they have signed to Pure Noise Records. The signing news comes shortly after the announcement of their upcoming summer tour with Stick Up Kid, Candy Hearts and Driver Friendly, which kicks off today in Chicago. More information and a full list of tour dates can be seen below.
The band had the following to say about signing to Pure Noise Records:
“We are beyond stoked to announce that we have joined the Pure Noise Records family. Jake and the staff at Pure Noise are without a doubt some of the coolest, realest people in the business right now. Can’t wait to get started on our future together and continue to grow as a band.”
NEW VIDEO BY ASHERU
The Chop N Shoot Films directed video was filmed live at DC’s Funk Parade. “Funky DC” includes cameos from Ballou High School’s world renown Majestic Marching Knights. Many may recognize Asheru as the voice behind the theme song for Adult Swim’s The Boondocks.or as 1/2 of the legendary DC rap duo Unspoken Heard.
“Funky DC” can be found on Asheru’s South Africa inspired solo album Sleepless in Soweto.
Watch “Funky DC” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWizse8eOUo
NEW VIDEO BY A-LAZ
Toledo, OH’s own A-Laz links up with Strange Music lyrical titan and Yelawolf protege Rittz and Slaughterhouses’ own Crooked I to release a visual for the first single from his recently released debut album Eastie Boy. Eastie Boy boasts an impeccable line-up including Slaughterhouse’s own Royce the 5’9, Crooked I, Rittz, Bizarre of D-12 and more.
A-Laz’s Eastie Boy LP is now available for purchase!
Link to A-Laz f/ Crooked I & Rittz “Don’t Know” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD6F_6aXFtw
RAC RELEASES THE VIDEO FOR “CHEAP SUNGLASSES”
Following yesterday’s premiere on Shazam, acclaimed remixer/artist RAC (aka André Allen Anjos) releases the video for his new single “Cheap Sunglasses” FT. Matthew Koma today on VEVO. Check it out HERE. The video reteams RAC with director/producer Michael Dwyer who also shot and produced RAC’s video for his first single “Let Go”. Shot in Southern California, “Cheap Sunglasses” is the first RAC video to feature his full touring band and featured vocalist Matthew Koma who along with RAC co-wrote the song which hit the #1 top spot on Hype Machine earlier this summer.
http://www.vevo.com/watch/USUV71400266
NEW SINGLE BY NOELZ VEDERE
Holding as a genuine testimony to real life issues with a bit of flashy flavor, Chicago rapper Noelz Vedere has released his debut album, Bittersweet Victory, to critical acclaim. VICE music blog Noisey, has stated that “Vedere scans less a contemporary of Chief Keef and more of a hard-spitting, new-school hardhead in the mold of Twista,” and HotNewHipHop has went on the record declaring “…Vedere bears his soul and provides the listener with sultry tracks while simultaneously spitting the cold hard truth. Bittersweet Victory is a soulful and cohesive album from a Chicago emcee with a story to tell.” This praise has only been affirmed by the recent release of the booming, Hans Zimmer-esque single “Promise Land,” which leads us to his most recent release “Garden of Eden,” featuring Chicago MC’s Jahzel and A-Cross as well as singer/songwriter Chris Alonozo.
Listen to “Garden of Eden” (ft. Jahzel, A-Cross and Chris Alonzo): https://soundcloud.com/noelzvedere/garden-of-eden
NEW VIDEO BY THE STANFIELDS
Halifax-based, Celtic-infused rockers The Stanfields have released a new video for “Hard Miles,” a track from their acoustic album For King and Country. Directed by the East Coast Music Award-winning Dillon Garland, the video features The Stanfields in a tightly choreographed performance filmed in one continuous shot on location in the outskirts of Halifax.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY00Zi1EdVs
NEW VIDEO BY THE FAINT
The Faint’s new video for “Scapegoat” from Doom Abuse, the band’s first new studio album in six years. Stereogum premiered the video, which was directed by Harrison Martin, and said, “[it] carries the same vibes as the music, beginning as a claustrophobic basement rave scene that will at random moments accelerate to dizzying fast-motion as quickly as it will just freeze in place. It makes for a video that’s as chaotic as an amusement park ride.”
http://www.stereogum.com/1691272/the-faint-scapegoat-video-stereogum-premiere/video/
NEW VIDEO BY MAC WISEMAN
Maybe someone will do another one like this – like Mac Wiseman’s Songs From My Mother’s Hand – one day. To do so, they’ll need to have a mother who writes the words to songs she hears on the radio into composition books that serve as the family songbook. In those books, they’ll need to find passion and inspiration that fuel a monumental, Hall of Fame-caliber life in music. They’ll need to cherish those books throughout their life, then take them into a recording studio at age 89 and sing the songs their mother wrote down, in a voice of weathered, heartening beauty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LAkxtCJBy4
USHER RELEASES BRAND NEW SINGLE “SHE CAME TO GIVE IT TO YOU” FEAT. NICKI MINAJ
“She Came To Give It To You” was co-written by Usher, Pharrell & Nicki Minaj, Produced by Pharrell.
ROBIN THICKE NEW SINGLES “GET HER BACK” AND “FOREVER LOVE”
When you want to “Get Her Back” or profess your “Forever Love,” you can now do it not only by playing the Robin Thicke singles of the same name but by offering romantic bouquets of roses also named after those songs. Teaming with the singer-songwriter, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM is naming a bouquet after the platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated Thicke’s current single, the heartfelt “Get Her Back,” as well as one after his soon-to-be-released single “Forever Love.” Both tracks can be heard on Thicke’s new album on Star Trak/Interscope Records. Customers purchasing either bouquet will receive a digital download of the album after its release.
www.1800flowers.com/robinthicke
DYING SCENE RECORDS SIGNS HARDCORE PUNK ACT SOME NERVE, DEBUT FULL-LENGTH OUT IN AUGUST
DYING SCENE RECORDS has announced the signing of Texas hardcore-punk act SOME NERVE and will be releasing the band’s debut, self-titled full-length on August 12th.
For those unfamiliar with the band Some Nerve play old school hardcore punk with a modern finish. Breaking strings and bellowing their message with both direction and aggression this five piece takes brings a sense of dynamic musicality to their fury. The sound of Some Nerve’s debut release brings to mind the glory days of early era Epitaph Records band RKL and has even been described as an “faster, evil version” of A Wilhelm Scream/Propagandhi. But don’t be misunderstood, the relentless pissed off spirit of Some Nerve’s music is definitely all their own. This is music for punks with pervasive sore throats and bloodshot eyes, taking aim at the establishment with athletic aggression and an unquieted voice.
“Held Hostage”, the first song from the album, can be streamed right here:
http://dyingscenerecords.bandcamp.com/album/some-nerve
SLEEPER AGENT ON LETTERMAN
Here’s Sleeper Agent’s performance of “Waves” from last night’s Late Show With David Letterman. About Last Night was released March 25th on RCA Records/ Mom + Pop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC_Vevux-WY
NEW SINGLE BY THE HAWKS
San Antonio garage-pop outfit, The Hawks (of Holy Rosary), will be releasing their sophomore album, What Team Am I On?, on July 22 via Texas Is Funny Records, and today, they’ve shared another infectious power-pop jam from the upcoming release. The new single, “It’s Just Work”, is two and a half minutes of exuberant energy, sing-along hooks, joyous three-part harmonies, and catchy keyboard riffs.
https://soundcloud.com/texasisfunny/its-just-work-1/s-3L77B
ECLECTIC NEW BAND ‘STRUCK BY LIGHTNING’ IN DEBUT SINGLE
Eclectic South African folk-pop duo Connecting Stars is excited to announce the exclusive premiere of their US debut single, “Stuck.” This week, the single hit national radio airwaves and is already charting on AC and college stations around the country in anticipation of their forthcoming self-titled debut album, which is scheduled for release this August. “Stuck” is an unforgettable track, filled with swinging acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, electric hooks and a driving brush snare rhythm and is now streaming via Guitar World’s Acoustic Nation here: http://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation-exclusive-song-premiere-connecting-stars-stuck
COLBIE CAILLAT RELEASES BRAVE & INSPIRING NEW VIDEO FOR “TRY”
Caillat’s new single “Try,” previously an iTunes “Single of the Week,” has since become one of the biggest performing songs on iTunes. While working on her forthcoming album GYPSY HEART, Caillat was encouraged by co-writer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds to voice her frustrations surrounding the mounting pressure she felt as a woman, particularly in the entertainment industry. The song, written over a year ago, is a message of self-acceptance to herself and to others- you don’t have to “Try” to be someone other than who you are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXoZLPSw8U8
BAILEY NOBLE IN NEW MUSIC VIDEO
Bringing a fresh face to indie roots rocks, Mike McFadden (lead vocals, guitar, and banjo), Anthony Saladino (bass), Anthony Spinnato (drums), and Matt Indellicati (guitar) have made quite a splash in 2014.
With the May release of Sun Will Rise – Deluxe Edition, the quartet cemented themselves as a force to be reckoned with in their hometown of Brooklyn and beyond, after just a year of performing together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYlKIrhUCPg
NEW RELEASE BY KIM WATERS
With persistence, patience and passion, romance grows stronger, richer and sweeter each year and for 25 years, urban-jazz saxophonist Kim Waters has written, produced and performed chart-topping candlelight compositions that explore the excitement, exoticism and mystique of love. He will clank glasses on September 2 to celebrate the silver anniversary with the release of his aptly titled 20th solo album, “Silver Soul,” to be issued by Red River Entertainment.
“Silver Soul” is most definitely an urban adult contemporary album with a wealth of R&B vocals and sultry grooves although almost half of the dozen cuts produced by Waters are instrumental numbers certain to woo his contemporary jazz fan base like the highly rhythmic first single with the grandiose hook, “Dreaming Of You,” is already doing. The tune showcasing his daughter Kayla Waters on piano was the second most added track on playlists this week according to BDS Radio.
KEVIN GATES NEW VIDEO “POSED TO BE IN LOVE”
Kevin Gates premiered the music video for his new single “Posed To Be In Love” on KarenCivil.com today. The Baton Rouge MC released the emotionally charged track earlier this year on his critically acclaimed mixtape BY ANY MEANS and today he unveils the accompanying video for the newly announced single.
http://karencivil.com/exclusive-kevin-gates-exposes-domestic-violence-posed-love/
BOYZ II MEN AND WENDY’S HOOK UP
Motown Philly’s back again….this time, for Wendy’s® pretzel bun. Best-selling R&B group Boyz II Men released today its #PretzelLoveSongs video celebrating fans’ joy of being reunited with the pretzel bun, which Wendy’s recently announced is back this summer on both its Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger and Pretzel Pub Chicken. Fans can view the video on Wendy’s Facebook page today – https://www.facebook.com/113385204488/posts/10152579127829489 and Wendy’s #PretzelLoveSongs YouTube playlist – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwq9_yYiQEzkg8Plt3a9ZTgoRG7nRGust on July 11.
“We know all about romance, heartache, love lost and found, but we have never had the chance to sing sweet harmonies about, of all things, a pretzel bun,” said Nathan Morris of Boyz II Men. “We sing about searching for your better half on our new album ‘Collide,’ and with our #PretzelLoveSongs video, we put a humorous twist on what some fans are saying is their better half – Wendy’s pretzel bun.”
VALENTINO KHAN “MAKE SOME NOISE”
Artistic versatility is a virtue in today’s crowded dance world, with sheer mastery across the spectrum of its genres rare even amongst its upper echelon talents. Los Angeles-based producer and latest addition to the OWSLA roster Valentino Khan leads with an incomparable and multifaceted vision throughout In Khan We Trust, his debut EP coming July 22nd. Having imbued his production mastery onto the works of artists including Diplo, B.o.B., T.I., Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Iggy Azalea, Tyga and Kid Sister, and created remixes for Skrillex, Paul McCartney, MIA, Benny Bennasi, and DJ Craze, Valentino has established himself as a go-to visionary.
NICOLE ATKINS NEW VIDEO FOR “WHO KILLED THE MOONLIGHT?”
Nicole Atkins is pleased to share with you the new video for her single “Who Killed The Moonlight?” off her latest record Slow Phaser. The video, which is up now on NPR’s First Watch is based on a dream Nicole had that inspired the lyrics to the song. Nicole worked with artist Ilinca Hopfner, who has worked with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Grinderman, to help make bring her dream and music to life.
http://www.npr.org/event/music/329883073/nicole-atkins-who-killed-the-moonlight
PALISADES “HIGH AND LOW” REMIX
Palisades have been hard at work on their follow up to last year’s debut full-length “Outcasts” – which will be available late 2014. In the meantime, you can enjoy 5 remixes of the fan favorite track “High and Low.” The EP features re-imagined versions of the song by DJ Scout of Issues, Dream Beach a.k.a. Andrew Oliver of I See Stars, Secoya a.k.a. Kyle Pavone of We Came as Romans, DIMIR a.k.a. Lee Mckinny of Born of Osiris, as well as Earl Halasan from Palisades appearing as MindlessMindless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1lIatPZdgM
NEW SINGLE FROM BRENTON
Introducing the next release from Brenton, “On The Scene” featuring the Miami emcee, Ghostwridah. Produced by Hypnotik of PCP Beatz, “On The Scene” delivers that fresh classic Hiphop instrumental coupled with new age energy and dope lyrics.
https://soundcloud.com/yobrenton/on-the-scene-feat-ghostwridah
GLOBAL PREMIERE OF YUNA’S NEW VIDEO “COME BACK”
Breakthrough singer Yuna partners today with RyanSeacrest.com for the global premiere of her new video “Come Back,” the new single from her critically acclaimed album NOCTURNAL. The new video was directed by Adam Patch and is inspired by illustrator Jason Ratcliff’s charming series “Walking Shadows.” The video captures the song’s core themes of being conflicted in a decision in a playful and colorful way. To watch “Come Back,” click HERE.
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/07/10/yuna-finds-her-colorful-side-in-come-back-video/
THE SNOWGOONS INSTUMENTAL ALBUM
Digital Instrumental Album by the Snowgoons. Including 3 brand new Instrumentals and 11 classic Snowgoons Beats such as “Raps Of The Titans” from the Goondox project or “TurnDaFucUp” from the Onyx Album.
For the Hatred 2 Instrumental Video the Snowgoons could win Gregor Herb europeans number one Ringer and MMA Fighter.
http://snowgoons.bandcamp.com/album/goonstrumentals-vol-1
KIESZA RUNS OUT ON LETTERMAN
Kiesza performed The Late Show With David Letterman last night and you should watch it. New York City closed 53rd Street and opened a fire hydrant, so at least give it a look: http://youtu.be/B3W8yBaBDos
The Letterman performance was inspired by Kiesza’s one-take video for “Hideaway.” She shows off her 90s throwback dance moves and her undying love for the timelessness of house music.
