CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND LAUNCHES FILM SECTION
Consequence of Sound is thrilled to announce the launch of their new film reviews section. Over the past seven years, the popular music site has established itself as a leading source for the latest news, reviews, and features on renowned and under the radar recording artists. Now it brings its dedicated and ever growing readership commentary and critique on another popular art form, the moving picture.
http://consequenceofsound.net/tag/film/
PENTATONIX RELEASES NEW TRACK & MUSIC VIDEO FOR “LA LA LATCH”
Vocal sensations and winners of season 3 of NBC’s The Sing-Off, Pentatonix are taking instrument-free music far beyond anyone’s wildest expectations. Named after the world’s most widely recognized five-note music scale, this quintet has transformed one of pop music’s purest and most soulful expressions into an exciting future, filled with limitless sonic possibility.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsVeQnBmp70
ROYAL BLOOD DEBUTS AT NUMBER 1 ON UK ALBUM CHART
Royal Blood’s much-anticipated self-titled debut album was released globally last week and has debuted at Number 1 on the UK Album Chart, selling over 65,000 copies in the UK alone. The Brighton duo’s debut had the highest sales for a rock debut in the UK since Noel Gallagher’s ‘High Flying Birds’ release in 2011 and also debuted at Number 1 in Ireland, Number 3 in Australia, and Number 6 in New Zealand, with more to follow.
NEW SINGLE BY KAZ JAMES
After blowing us away with a slew of recent powerhouse collaborations to kick off 2014 that include his Beatport Top 10 smash with David Guetta, ‘Blast Off’, ‘Underground Police’ with the legendary Junior Sanchez and his current remix release of the UK’s #1 single ‘Gecko (Overdrive) by Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill…. Australian DJ and Producer Kaz James heralds his biggest year to date as a solo artist with his latest work, ‘Show Me All Your Love’ out August 29 on ONELOVE for the World.This perfect feel good summer anthem is booming with massive sun drenched synth stabs, an infectious melody and vocal hook tied together by a groove that is simply impossible not to move to.
http://www.beatport.com/release/show-me-all-your-love/1358877
DINNER AND A SUIT FIRST SINGLE “CAN’T GET ENOUGH”
Dinner And A Suit announce the release of their new EP, Stay. Sample a taste of the band’s EP with their first single “Can’t Get Enough” which premiered exclusively through All Things Go.
As much as there is an ongoing evolution for Dinner And A Suit, there are things that will always remain unchanged.
https://soundcloud.com/dinnerandasuit/dinner-and-a-suit-cant-get-enough
HUDSON MOHAWKE REMIXES PAOLO NUTINI’S “IRON SKY”
The song that has been called a “rock soul epic” by the Telegraph and a “rousing soul-symphony” by The Guardian takes on a new sound with a remix from acclaimed producer and fellow Scotsman, HUDSON MOHAWKE, adding his hip-hop groove and electronic beats to his remix of “Iron Sky.”
https://soundcloud.com/paolo-nutini/iron-sky-hudmo-remix
DOUGIE F AND DJ FIRE COLLABO
New Jersey natives Dougie F and DJ Fire have dropped their first ever collaboration “Back Up On It (Jasmine)”, out now on Mad Decent. The track is a hip hop and Jersey Club hybrid, blending Dougie F’s melodic rhyming with DJ Fire’s bouncing club production complete with Jersey bed squeak samples. “Back Up On It” has received Hot 97 play and has become a club favorite in New Jersey and NYC scenes, it’s their bridge between hip hop and dance music.
https://soundcloud.com/maddecent/dougie-f-dj-fire-back-up-on-it-jasmine-1
FREE SHOW BY KONGOS
On the eve of the Taos Fall Arts Festival,Taos Solar Music Festival and the Town of Taos have partnered together to bring internationally known musical artists, Kongos, to Taos Plaza on Thursday, Sept. 25 for a free performance beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Kongos are best known for their platinum selling hit, “Come with Me Now” which has gained international notoriety on everything from HBO movie previews, to sports promotions and as the lead song on the Expendables 3 soundtrack. The band is made up of four brothers, whose last name is “Kongos,” who are originally from South Africa but reside in Phoenix, Ariz. Along with a live performance on the NBC “Today Show,” Kongos recently performed a sold out show with the Kings of Leon at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colo.
POINT OF VIEW “ARIZONA SUN”
Creator-Destructor Records is incredibly excited to announce the addition of San Jose, CA’s POINT OF VIEW to their roster! The Bay Area 3-Piece have been around since 2002 and have spent the last twelve years honing an intensely well-crafted blend of melodic punk and ska into a sound that is uniquely their own – Their most recent release, 2013’s ‘Burner’ EP (originally released on Hella Mad Records), showcases POINT OF VIEW’s impressive ability to combine unconventional and lasting song-structures with extremely memorable vocal melodies, heartfelt lyrics, and tight-knit musicianship that leaves the listener dying for more.
https://soundcloud.com/creatordestructor/point-of-view-arizona-sun
NBC’S THE VOICE ALUMNI KAT PERKINS RELEASES NEW SINGLE “FEARLESS”
NBC’s The Voice Season 6 top 5 contestant Kat Perkins has just released her new single “Fearless”. The single was produced by John Fields (Pink, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez) and independently hit #5 upon release on the iTunes charts.
SWITCHFOOT HEADS TO “THE EDGE OF THE EARTH” ON NEW EP
Atlantic Records group Switchfoot has announced the release of a new EP, “THE EDGE OF THE EARTH: UNRELEASED SONGS FROM THE FILM ‘FADING WEST.’” The 7-track EP – which features previously unavailable material not included on the GRAMMY® Award-winning band’s chart-topping “FADING WEST” arrives on the iTunes Store and all leading digital retailers on September 9.
SPAIN NEW SINGLE “YOU AND I”
Dine Alone Records is proud to announce the addition of the band SPAIN to their North American roster. The critically acclaimed Los Angeles based band will release Sargent Place, their highly anticipated fifth studio album, and first in the U.S. in over 10 years, on November 4.
Dine Alone Owner/President Joel Carriere recalls his first taste of Spain, “Seven years ago Mark Lanegan’s Soulsavers project introduced me by way of a cover of a Spain song called ‘Spiritual.’ From that first listen I dove headfirst into the the music of Spain. Here I am seven years later announcing one of my favourite bands to our Dine Alone Roster. I couldn’t be more excited and grateful to be working with such an amazing band and an amazing songwriter.”
https://soundcloud.com/spaintheband/you-and-i/s-fsBmg
SAM LLANAS’ NEW SINGLE “DEJA VU” VIA POPMATTERS
Sam Llanas (pronounced yanas), formerly of the BoDeans, will release his new album The Whole Night Thru November 18th. Determined and confident, gloves are off on this guitar-driven collection, produced by longtime collaborator Gary Tanin featuring nine new Llanas originals.
http://www.popmatters.com/post/185340-sam-llanas-deja-vu-audio-premiere/
NEW WELL$ ON THE FADER
With an intro sampled from Kanye West’s infamous Taylor Swift rant, Well$ returns with his aptly titled new single, “An Awfully Rude Reintroduction.” Released by 10.DEEP and premiered at The FADER, the song is the first release of the Charlotte, NC rapper’s “Week of Well$,” which entails a new audio single or video being dropped every day for the first week of September. Following yesterday’s free concert at Chapel Hill, “An Awfully Rude Reintroduction” showcases the rapper at his most fervent, spitting 32 bars full of lyricism, braggadocio, and introspection.
http://www.thefader.com/2014/08/29/well-hits-labor-day-off-with-an-awfully-rude-reintroduction
DRALMS RELEASE DEBUT 7″ SINGLE “CRUSHED PLEATS”
Dralms is the latest project by Christopher Smith, featuring long time collaborators Shaunn Thomas Watt (Siskiyou), Will Kendrick (Failing) and Peter Carruthers (Siskiyou). With Dralms, Smith departs from his minimal and subdued musical constructions of his solo albums to a much more complex, heavier sound. Still led by the cloud-soft vocals of Smith the group veer-off into cyclical dub rhythms on “Divisions Of Labour”, while the spacey “Crushed Pleats” mixes OK Computer-era Radiohead, rising post-rock arrangements and glitched-out electronic tones.
https://soundcloud.com/dralms/crushed-pleats
DELTA SPIRIT’S VIDEO FOR “FROM NOW ON” PREMIERES AT ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
The video for lead single “From Now On” off Delta Spirit’s highly anticipated Into the Wide is now streaming at Entertainment Weekly(http://bit.ly/1opx6SH). Of the video, which was filmed on a ranch in Southeast Colorado, director Andrew Bruntel of Wes Anderson’s The Director’s Bureau explains “it’s comprised of three simple, understated vignettes dealing with various relationship dynamics…if I could parse it down to one simple theme it would be vulnerability. Vulnerability in friendships, in our relationships with family and with the pets/animals that we allow into our lives.”
http://www.stereogum.com/1694903/delta-spirit-live-on-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/
TBS & TIME WARNER CANCEL CEE LO GREEN
Today, less than three hours after a campaign was launched to call on Time Warner and TBS to cancel CeeLo Green’s reality show The Good Life, in the wake of his controversial tweets claiming that an unconscious drugged woman cannot be raped if she doesn’t remember, UltraViolet has received word that the show has been cancelled. More than 30,000 UltraViolet members signed onto the short campaign in less than three hours.
“This is a huge victory for women and survivors of rape and sexual assault,” said Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of UltraViolet. “No matter how famous you are, rape is never ok. CeeLo Green publicized views that rape isn’t rape if a woman doesn’t remember–a false and dangerous claim. We urge CeeLo Green, Time Warner, and TBS to take this moment to donate to an organization helping survivors of rape, and are looking into whether any next steps are appropriate.”
http://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/CeeLo_Green/
MACY GRAY UNVEILS BRAND NEW TRACK “HANDS”
With a colorful career that includes multiple Grammy, Billboard, MTV and BRIT Awards, and record sales of over 25 million worldwide, the integrity and innovation of Macy Gray’s artistry has allowed her to forge her own path to success and win fans and critics from all around the world. Her music transcends genres, from experimental soul and alternative rock, to retro-disco and hip-hop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwaoNNs1pxw
MERIDIAN UNLEASH ‘THE AWFUL TRUTH’ MUSIC VIDEO
MERIDIAN’s debut album, ‘The Awful Truth’, is released today and to celebrate, the band have released the video for the single “Everything That Kept Me Moving”.
To coincide with the album and video releases, MERIDIAN are excited to announce tour dates with The Illumination. The tour which starts on September 8, is marked by a very special Poughkeepsie, NY hometown album release show on September 13. A MERIDIAN / Young Graves co-headlining jaunt in October follows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHuBfRC5rcg
PLUG IN STEREO ALBUM STREAM
Plug In Stereo’s new 10 track, self-titled album is out today and streaming on Teen Vogue.The album marks the final release before Plug In Stereo mastermind Trevor Dahl retires the name and moves on to a new solo project.
Dahl explains:
This album explores just about everything in my life that has happened since I started Plug In Stereo. I wrote “Better Off Alone” when leaving high school, I wrote “Give It Up” when my girlfriend and I broke up, I wrote “Hey There Little Bird” when I felt like giving up, etc, So the album is really going to let people know more about my personal life. I’ve been working on this collection of songs for a long long time. Some songs were written this year, some of them are 4 years old. I just wanted this album to be full of the best/most meaningful songs I’ve written since I started this project 6 years ago.
http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/music/2014-09/plug-in-stereo-trevor-dahl-album-stream
R&B STAR KIKI ROWE PREMIERES FIRST SINGLE “BE ALRIGHT”
Kiki Rowe is thrilled to announce her partnership with NYC fashion designer Emily Saunders during New York Fashion Week on September 5 at the Hudson Hotel Hub. Performing songs from her self-titled debut mini album due for release on October 28, the music will complement the colorful, rock n roll vibe of the Saunder Spring/Summer 2015 collection. Rowe stated, “I’m excited to be part of New York Fashion Week and Emily’s show specifically. I know we are both going to put on a great show.”
http://www.popjustice.com/songs/kiki-rowe-be-alright/
TIARA THOMAS “ONE NIGHT” NOW AVAILABLE
“One Night” has already climbed to #10 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists Chart!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fr3RN8L2vc
SID GRIFFIN (COAL PORTERS, LONG RYDERS) READIES SOLO ALBUM
The Trick Is To Breathe is first solo album by Sid Griffin (the Coal Porters, the Long Ryders) in a decade. Recorded in Nashville, Tenn. at the home studio of Thomm Lutz in February 2014 over four days, the album will be released in the U.S. on September 16, 2014 on Prima Records through Burnside Distribution.
When Sid Griffin started recording 30 years ago the term Americana was unheard of. Now he is considered one of the genre’s founding fathers. With the now legendary Long Ryders he crossed punk’s spirit with country music chops and pioneered cowpunk and alt-country. Currently a Coal Porter playing acoustic music, Griffin now uses bluegrass instrumentation to play original folk/Celtic songs. “It is the familiar heard anew,” he says.
JUSTIN MORELLI NEW SINGLE
Justin Morelli has just released his latest single, “Ain’t Easy”, a follow up to his hit single, “Nobody Like Me”. Justin’s first single has been heating up at radio across the country, with major support coming from Chicago, NY, Miami, & Philadelphia. “Ain’t Easy” was produced by Twice As Nice and will be featured on his upcoming EP due later this year.
https://soundcloud.com/justinmorelli/aint-easy
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND’S “PRESSURE” MUSIC VIDEO
Since debuting as My Brightest Diamond in 2006, Worden has released three full-length albums, including her most recent, 2011’s All Things Will Unwind. Of the album, The New York Times praises, “…she has a keen sense of the dramatic, and a sure understanding of dynamics,” while allmusic asserts, “All Things Will Unwind finds this musical auteur at the top of her game, maturing, pushing her already broad boundaries, and brimming with imagination.”
http://www.rookiemag.com/2014/09/my-brightest-diamond-lover-killer/
CAM SMITH VIDEO “MAD CRACK”
Cam Smith has announced that his long-awaited album Cannon is set for release on Tuesday, September 30th. Noisey has premiered a music video for new single, “Mad Crack.” Directed by Dave Hung, the clip pays tribute to ’80s horror film, Street Trash.
“With this video we wanted to step back and create something cinematic,” says Smith. “Music videos today have lost the story telling elements that “Thriller” so memorable. We wanted to bring that excitement back to life with our own devilish twist.”
http://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/blog/cam-smith-mad-crack-video
TEN NEW ALBUM IN NOVEMBER
British hard rock giants TEN are returning with what is already being acclaimed as the best album in their history. ‘ALBION’ is the title of the album, the term being the earliest documented name for the collective British Isles from the time of Queen Boadicia.
‘ALBION’ is fine collection of songs steeped in all the trademark essences associated with the band and is instantly recognisable as TEN. This is classic TEN in every sense of the phrase.
THE CANYON RAYS TO PERFORM LIVE ON FOX’S GOOD DAY NEW YORK
On the heels of this week’s release of West Coast Babes, California’s pop enthusiasts, The Canyon Rays, will perform their critically acclaimed single “Teenage Bliss” live on FOX’s Good Day New York tomorrow, September 4, 2014 at 9:30AM EST. Check your local listings for channel information or stream it live here.
http://www.myfoxny.com/category/233393/watch-good-day-live
