SKOPE NEWS FOR FEBRUARY 5, 2015

TORY LANEZ VIDEO “PRICELESS”

Tory Lanez has just released his video for “Priceless” from his breakout mixtape, “Lost Cause”, and prepares to embark on the second leg of his national tour. The video depicts Tory in his hometown of Toronto where he is a clothing boutique owner dealing with hagglers and cuts to scenes of him in dim lit rooms surrounded by beautiful women.

FILTER IN STUDIO TO RECORD 7TH STUDIO ALBUM

Filter announces plans to reenter studio and record their 7th studio album. Richard Patrick will be reunited with producer/mixer Ben Gross (Short Bus, Title of Record, The Amalgamut), and is collaborating on songs with former Filter co-writer Brian Leisgang as well as newcomer guitarist Oumi Kapilia.

Of the new album, Patrick says: “I’m headed in a new direction. More stripped down industrial sound. Keeping things moving but a way more “fuck it” approach. Just like short bus although it won’t sound like short bus bt it will sound like filter.”

http://www.officialfilter.com/

ETERNAL DEATH PREMIERE NEW SINGLE “VIOLENCE”

Swedish duo, Eternal Death, have premiered the fifth single off their upcoming self-titled, debut album, “Violence”, today via The Wild Magazine, “[Eternal Death] recalls the ebullience of CHVRCHES and the nostalgic pull of M83, Angergård’s production the perfect compliment for Elin Berlin’s immediately welcoming voice.” While The Line Of Best Fit, in the UK, called it, “Pop at its most bafflingly & bewitching.”

http://thewildmagazine.com/blog/eternal-death-violence-premiere/

NEW SKRILLEX VIDEO “DOOMPY POOMP”

As a special Groundhog Day treat, Skrillex has teamed up with The Creators Project for the collaborative video of his unclassifiable song “Doompy Poomp” off his Recess album. The video was made by imaginative French directors Fleur & Manu and follows a man’s attempt at getting a home loan, but quickly escalates into a hilarious and repetitive alter dimension.

http://doompypoomp.skrillex.com/#/

VIDEO FOR GIORGIO MORODER’S NEW SINGLE “RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW”

The video for “Right Here, Right Now” was directed by Daniel Börjesson and filmed in Los Angeles.

“Right Here, Right Now” will be featured on Giorgio Moroder’s upcoming album (title still to be announced) – his first solo album in over 30 years, scheduled for a Spring release -which will also feature a superstar line up of other collaborators including Britney Spears, Sia, Charli XCX, Mikky Ekko, Foxes, Matthew Koma and many more.

HIMALIA VIDEO “KINGDOM”

Himalia is a UK based multi instrumentalist musician and producer who explores smooth, melodic sounds whilst retaining a deep, dark, expansive and resonant feel to his compositions. ‘Distances’ is the debut album release from Himalia who has previously released on Medschool, Boomting and Planet Acetate.

‘Kingdom’ is the first single from the Album ‘Distances’ released on Pegdoll Records. A downtempo experimental rhythm track leads ‘Kingdom’ to perfectly mesh with the fascinating vocals of Sakima.

MOTORAMA TO RELEASE ‘POVERTY’ ON MARCH 10, 2015

Russia’s Motorama will release their third album, Poverty on March 10 via eccentric French label Talitres. “Uncannily, for a band from a southern port near the Ukraine border, Motorama resemble a bunch of New Yorkers emulating the sound of 80s Manchester,” says the BBC. “It would be preposterous if the result didn’t sound so sublime.”

Prior to their second full-length, Calendar (2012), Motorama was a wonderfully kept secret. From the port city of Rostov-on-Don, Southern Russia, the band was producing a Manchester-inspired cold wave of icy and hypnotic post-punk. Icy but not frozen, hypnotic but awake. Before long, their compositions improved in clarity, lyricism and assurance: the prominent rock of their first recordings now opening its doors to romantic and melodic pop.

http://www.wearemotorama.com/

COUNTING CROWS HEAD TO CANADA

Counting Crows are following up their critically-acclaimed seventh album, Somewhere Under Wonderland, with a 2015 worldwide tour, including 15 dates across Canada. This is the band’s first tour across Canada in over 15 years, and will begin in Vancouver on April 28, continuing on through Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, and others, wrapping in St. Johns, NL on May 23.

Pre-sale and VIP tickets for the band’s Canadian dates go on sale Wednesday, February 4, and tickets will be available to the general public starting Friday, February 6. Counting Crows will also be touring across Australia, Europe, and North America this year.

http://countingcrows.com

LEE ANN WOMACK ON CONAN

When Lee Ann Womack heads to Los Angeles for the 57th Grammy Awards, she needs to take a few extra clothes. Nominated for Best Country Album for The Way I’m Livin’, the East Texan songstress is also slated to appear on “Conan” Wednesday, February 11 where she will sing the title track.

“I first played for ‘Conan’ when I Hope You Dance was out, and he’s always been a man who take the music so very seriously,” Womack says. “There are a few shows where you can really tell that the music matters, so getting to play for him and his audience fires me up. Not to mention, that’s the perfect hour for this kind of song.”

http://www.leeannwomack.com/

THE MAVERICKS NEW ALBUM PREVIEW

The Mavericks, who’ve made magic in the studio and delivered their genre-defying sound to live audiences since the early ’90s, will release Mono (The Valory Music Co.) on February 17, 2015, and two days later will embark on their “one-world” themed Mono Mundo Tour 2015. The Grammy®-winning band first shared the exciting news from the Ryman Auditorium stage during their Grand Ole Opry® performance on November 13, where they gave a sneak peek at some of the fresh material. They will return to the Opry on February 13 to give Nashville fans an exclusive preview.

KODALINE LIVE VIDEO

Ahead of the release of their second album ‘Coming Up For Air’ on Monday, Kodaline have today released a live performance of new album track ‘The One’. Watch the video shot at Ocean Way here:

TOUGH LOVE PRESENT THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR ‘SO FREAKIN’ TIGHT’

London duo Tough Love have just released the official video for ‘So Freakin’ Tight’, their first original release to Get Twisted/Island Records after signing to the label at the end of 2014.

Since it’s premiere by BBC Radio 1’s dance music tastemaker Annie Mac, ’So Freakin Tight’ has generated an enormous amount of love across national radio with no sign of slowing down ahead of it’s release on the 16th March.

http://www.vevo.com/watch/tough-love/So-Freakin-Tight/GBUV71500009

JAY BROWN REVEALS NEW SINGLE ‘GREEN’

Northampton-born singer/songwriter Jay Brown returns today with her new single ‘Green’ – which comes off her forthcoming EP ‘My Name Is Her’ – set for release on Turn First Records on 23rd February.

Born into a huge musical family, growing up singing in gospel church and spending her teenage years fronting a rock band for which she wrote all the songs, Jay took her time to realise that her future lay in music. Football was her first passion – she played for her county, spent weekends watching Newcastle and her earliest ambition, she cringingly admits, was to be the first female player in the Premier League.

https://soundcloud.com/jaybrownofficial/green

BUTCH WALKER VIDEO “BED ON FIRE”

We can’t pretend we’re not excited to tell you that Butch Walker’s new album is out now! It’s pretty special. The production was helmed by Ryan Adams at his PAX AM Studios in LA and it features special guests Johnny Depp and Bob Mould. With gritty hints of folk, pop and rock, Afraid Of Ghosts weaves an emotional journey through life, love, death and everything in between.

MIGOS RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “CROSS THE COUNTRY”

Atlanta rap trio Migos released the new music video for their track “Cross The Country” from their ‘Rich N*gga Timeline’ mixtape. Produced by FADER and directed by Shomi Patwary (Beyonce, ASAP Rocky, Lupe Fiasco, Diplo), the video captures the group’s rendezvous throughout Paris and Amsterdam – a glittering Eiffel Tower, adoring fans clawing for the group at two sold out shows and a weed shop pit stop. These dates were a part of the group’s first European trek, which also included shows in Dubai and Brussels, proving that Migos have fully become an international phenomenon.

http://www.thefader.com/2015/02/02/migos-cross-the-country-video

PRINS OBI NEW VIDEO

Two months after the successful launch of his debut Lp, Notions, via Inner Ear Records Prins Obi (singer-songwriter of Greek psych rock outfit Baby Guru) is pleased to share the video of the debut album’s title track, “Notions”.

http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/prins_obi-notions_video

BMI ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE NEW VIDEO: ‘VENICE HIT HOUSE’

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the global leader in music rights management, is proud to announce an exclusive new video, Venice Hit House, with hit-making scribes for GRAMMY award-winning artists Maroon 5, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban and Pitbull, plus breakout artists Jason Derulo, Ariana Grande, Wallpaper. and many others.

This groundbreaking video offers an inside glimpse at the songwriting process from some of today’s most successful and highly regarded songwriters. Venice Hit House also takes you on a journey highlighting friendships which developed into collaborations among Benny Blanco, Ammar Malik, Ricky Reed, Jason Evigan, Ross Golan, RoboPop, Danny Parker, and their meteoric rise as chart-topping writers. As their accomplishments demonstrate, collaboration and co-writes are part of a growing trend in songwriting.

http://www.bmi.com/special/hit_house

MASTODON TO REISSUE ALL OF THEIR REPRISE RECORDS TITLES ON COLORED VINYL

Globally acclaimed hard rock icons and vinyl aficionados, Mastodon, have announced they will reissue all of their Reprise Records titles on vinyl in the coming months. The first album in the series will be 2006’s Blood Mountain, which will be issued on a mix of solid yellow and transparent green vinyl on March 3rd. Upon its release, Guitar World called Blood Mountain “pulverizing” with an “utter restlessness that grips you tighter with each cut.” It also placed at No. 9 on Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Albums of 2007.

http://www.mastodonrocks.com/

LUST FOR YOUTH SHARES VIDEO FOR “ILLUME” REMIX BY SAND CIRCLES

Ahead of their upcoming North American tour, Lust For Youth shares the brand new video for “Illume” with us today. Though it is not the same “Illume” we know from the International LP. Sand Circles re-worked this track for the Remixes cassette that came along with the limited edition version of the International LP. Sand Circles took a very minimal approach to the remix, almost turning what some would call a “dance floor” track into a very ambient and emotional piece.

PREMIERE OF RIHANNA’S VIDEO FOR “FOURFIVESECONDS” WITH KANYE WEST AND PAUL MCCARTNEY

First single off new album:

http://vevo.ly/Xmcxvv

SAY LOU LOU NEW SINGLE “NOTHING BUT A HEARTBEAT”

Critically acclaimed sibling-duo SAY LOU LOU will be releasing their debut album “Lucid Dreaming” on April 6th (À Deux Records). The latest single from their forthcoming full-length is “Nothing But A Heartbeat” and officially drops in the U.S on February 6th. The track can be pre-ordered here and can be streamed here via The Fader.

http://www.thefader.com/2015/02/02/say-lou-lou-premiere-nothing-but-a-heartbeat

FIFTH HARMONY RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM

After months of excitement and anticipation, Fifth Harmony (Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Lauren Jauregui, Camila Cabello, and Dinah Jane) release their full-length debut album, Reflection [SYCO/Epic Records], in stores and through all online outlets today. As soon as the record went live, it soared to #1 on the iTunes Overall Top Albums Chart. Fans got a glimpse of Reflection last week as part of iTunes First Play, increasing excitement dramatically for this week’s release.

The fun doesn’t stop there though. Fifth Harmony celebrate Reflection with a slate of TV appearances, including this morning’s performance on NBC’s The Today Show and CBS’s The Talk on Thursday January 5, 2015. Don’t miss them!

http://www.fifthharmonyofficial.com/splash

GAVIN HARRISON UPCOMING SOLO ALBUM TRAILER

Gavin Harrison, drummer for British prog innovator, Porcupine Tree, has announced a brand new solo album of re-imagined songs from the acclaimed Porcupine Tree repertoire, Cheating the Polygraph, due out in North America on April 14 via Kscope (April 13 in the UK, April 17 in Germany, April 22 in Japan).

Cheating the Polygraph can be pre-ordered now through the Kscope web-store at: www.kscopemusic.com/store.

SHATTERED SUN SIGN TO VICTORY + “HOPE WITHIN HATRED”

Victory Records is proud to announce the signing of Texas metal ensemble SHATTERED SUN to their roster.

Hailing from Alice, TX, SHATTERED SUN quickly grabbed the attention of heavyweight management team Breaking Bands LLC, led by Adrenaline PR CEO Maria Ferrero, one of metal’s original architects, Jon Zazula, and Testament front-man Chuck Billy. Shortly after, Victory Records took note of the band’s punishing brand of melodic metal, and will be releasing the savage new album, Hope Within Hatred, on April 21, 2015.

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