SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 9, 2015

GIORGIO MORODER RELEASES NEW SINGLE

“Tom’s Diner” featuring Britney Spears appears on Moroder’s first studio album in over 30 years, DÉJÀ VU which debuted on the Billboard Dance Chart at #1 upon its release in June of this year on RCA Records to overwhelming critical acclaim.

SWEET SPIRIT ALBUM STREAM

On October 16, the Austin-based nine-piece powerhouse Sweet Spirit will release their debut album Cokomo on Nine Mile Records. Today, Cokomo is available via an exclusive stream at Noisey, along with an interview with singer and primary songwriter Sabrina Ellis discussing the group’s early influences, touring with Spoon, and the importance of Jimmy Buffet.

Listen: Sweet Spirit – Cokomo

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/sweet-spirits-nine-person-rock-party

THE TWILIGHT SAD NEW LP

Today, Scottish trio The Twilight Sad are proud to announce they’ll be joining The Cure on their 2016 U.S. tour. This comes after Robert Smith covered the band’s own “There’s a Girl In The Corner” earlier this year. The first three dates at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, Chicago’s UIC Pavilion, and New York City’s Madison Square Garden have been announced with more dates to be announced in 2016. See below for details.

This announcement comes as the band prepares to release their Òran Mór Session LP next week on Oct 16 via FatCat Records. Òran Mór Session is a collection of stripped-back, reimagined versions of tracks from the band’s last album, Nobody Wants To Be Here and Nobody Wants To Leave, as well as its b-sides and a cover of Arthur Russell’s ‘I Couldn’t Say It To Your Face’. Pre-sale for the CD, LP or digital version is available now on the band’s website:

http://store.thetwilightsad.com/

COUNTING DAYS NEW SINGLE

London metalcore quintet COUNTING DAYS will release their debut album Liberated Sounds on October 16, 2015 via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group (Volbeat, Shaman’s Harvest, Black Label Society, Gojira, Joe Bonamassa). Today, the band has unleashed a brand new track from the album, entitled “Burned by Faith”. Listen to the track now via Loudwire’s exclusive worldwide premiere:

http://loudwire.com/counting-days-burned-by-faith-exclusive-song-premiere/

BABES’ “HOW DO YOU MAKE LOVE STOP”

Babes’ “How Do You Make Love Stop” music video premieres on Flood Magazine. The site says, “the LA-based quintet makes you feel accepted within their strangely comforting synth ballad about love and loss.” The song is off the bedroom-rock five-piece’s forthcoming full-length debut Untitled (Five Tears), out October 30 on Barsuk Records. In celebration of the release, the family band is embarking on a full North American tour, opening for Rubblebucket, Summer Camp and the Stone Foxes on top of multiple headlining shows.

http://floodmagazine.com/24399/premiere-babes-get-emotional-in-video-for-how-do-you-make-love-stop/

THE VRYLL SOCIETY NEW SINGLE

Deltasonic’s newest signing The Vryll Society have revealed the second track from their debut EP ‘Pangea’ ahead of the record’s official release on 26th October. ‘Coshh’ sees the band build on the success of lead single ‘Air’ with its hazy psychedelic twist and their mesmerising groove-laden sound sure to win them many fans and become a live favourite on their current UK tour.

The visionary founder of Deltasonic (The Coral, The Zutons, The Dead 60s) the late Alan Wills, discovered and worked closely with The Vryll Society. He noticed potential in the “space rock sorcerers” straight away and guided them through their initial development to the wonderful ethereal mix which they have achieved with these songs.

https://soundcloud.com/the-vryll-society/coshh

“SEE YOU AGAIN” BY WIZ KHALIFA (FEAT. CHARLIE PUTH) SCORES THIRD RIAA PLATINUM CERTIFICATION

Atlantic Records is proud to announce the third RIAA platinum certification of the worldwide #1 hit single, “See You Again,” by Wiz Khalifa (Feat. Charlie Puth), marking sales now in excess of 3.5 million. The track – featured on “FURIOUS 7: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK,” Atlantic’s official musical companion to Universal’s blockbuster action-thriller – is of course a global smash, with its deeply touching companion video having just reached 1 billion individual views at Wiz Khalifa’s official YouTube channel – The fastest video on YouTube in 2015 to reach 1 billion views.

NAYTRONIX ALBUM STREAM

Naytronix’s latest musical offering sees him turning from the disjointedly funky party dance anthems of his debut Dirty Glow (2012, Plug Research) to a surrealist stream of consciousness poignancy. While his music keeps its characteristic reflection of ’70s Onyeabor and Bootsy Collins, there is a new facet of the sincerity and vulnerability of Arthur Russell amidst the psychedelia, as if wishing to land the Naytronix Mothership down to stay with us for a bit.

http://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/album-preview/naytronix-mister-divine

RUI DA SILVA NEW SINGLE

Portuguese pioneer Rui Da Silva has been responsible for some of the industry’s most recognisable & timeless tracks. With a UK #1 and countless other hit releases, ‘It’s Your Love’ sees the House maestro back & teaming up with the ubiquitous Duane Harden (collaborator on Armand van Helden’s fabled ‘You Don’t Know Me’) and rising British talent Joe Killington in one of 2015’s defining releases.

As the Summer season winds down, ‘It’s Your Love’ brings together a beautiful arrangement of a stripped-back House groove, gorgeous melodies and Joe’s delicate yet powerfully delivered vocals, resulting in waves of feel-good vibes and a poignant and evocative release.

DAVID GUETTA REMIX COMPETITION

To celebrate the release of David Guetta & Showtek’s incredible new single ‘Sun Goes Down’, you are invited to try your hand at remixing the track as part of an exclusive competition in association with music sharing platform, Splice.

Open to fans producers and genres worldwide, you can submit your remix via Splice to be in with a chance of winning three amazing prizes; a potential for release on What A Music, support from David Guetta socials including Facebook & Twitter (over 60 million followers) and a DJ/producer gear package.

You have until October 24th, 2015 to submit your remix entries – good luck!

http://www.davidguetta.com/

ELLE KING’S HIT SINGLE “EX’S & OH’S” CERTIFIED GOLD BY THE RIAA

RCA Records is thrilled to announce today that pop, blues, and rock’n’roll singer Elle King’s hit single “Ex’s & Oh’s” is certified Gold according to the RIAA. Elle is confirmed to perform on the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” outdoor stage on October 26th.

http://www.elleking.com/

DIE RICH “I DO WORK”

“While most are subjected and controlled by the hustle and bustle of normal life, die rich entertainment is working towards establishing a modern age of hip hop music and business.

In today’s world we understand the importance of experiencing music as opposed to owning a physical product. Authenticity and diversity are now under attack. Our music transcends culture, ideology and race. Our social media presence reflects our mantra of originality and aggressiveness.”

https://soundcloud.com/clockworkmusic-2/die-rich-i-do-work

SARA MCGOWAN “WHEN I COME HOME”

Pop/Rock/Folk Singer-Songwriter Sarah McGowan separates herself from the pack with a ten-song collection that evokes the self-assuredness, intelligence and melodic craft of Natalie Merchant’s breakthrough solo CD, ‘Tigerlily’.

SCREAMING AT DEMONS “ROCKSTAR”

For the first time in history, a groundbreaking homeless project and a powerful rock band have teamed up to change lives around the world.

Homeless Rock Stars is the brainchild of international rock photographer Nigel Skeet. After 25 successful years of being a photographer in Los Angeles, Nigel moved to Redding, California to raise his young twin daughters. When he opened his photography studio in downtown Redding, he was warned of the “homeless problem” in the area. This statement struck him as “bullying the underdog” and he decided to do something about it. Over the course of three days, Nigel Skeet photographed and interviewed 50 homeless people in his studio, just like he would a rock star.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0g7QiwkAe4

ZHU PREMIERES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “AUTOMATIC”

Today, ZHU premiered the first official video for his single “Automatic” featuring AlunaGeorge, taken from his critically acclaimed Genesis Series.

BAHA MEN NEW ALBUM “RIDE WITH ME” OUT TODAY

Grammy Award winning Bahamian band Baha Men has released its new album Ride With Me today via Sony Music. The album is available physically as a Wal-Mart exclusive and is available digitally at all digital outlets.

With 2015 marking the 15 year anniversary of “Who Let The Dogs Out”, Ride With Me is the band’s first studio album in over a decade and is their first album under a three album deal with Sony Music.

http://www.bahamen.com/

“JETER”

Chevy Woods dropped his latest single “Jeter,” named after the very familiar future hall-of-famer shortstop. Despite hailing from Pittsburgh, the Taylor Gang rapper decided to name his track after a NY sports hero, although we can definitely see why. As said by HotNewHipHop, “Jeter is actually a pretty good analog to the rap dream — franchise player, making a ton of money, sleeping with models, making hits.” The Bobby Johnson-produced track hits hard immediately, with rattling drums and ominous, arpeggiated synths followed by Wood’s powerful delivery.

SYE ELAINE SPENCE SHARES DELICATE NEW VIDEO “1964”

dreambear’s new video, Sye Elaine Spence’s “1964”, is a candid, yet delicate, peek at the innocence, tenderness, and simplicity children naturally exude. The video, directed and animated by world renowned artist, Jeff Scher, exemplifies the unique craft of combining artistic techniques and materials from childhood to get the concept across. Each frame of the film is hand drawn with crayons or painted with watercolors and then photographed on an animation stand, using homemade rotoscoping to project home movies onto countless sheets of paper.

DANIEL MARTIN MOORE’S NEW ALBUM STREAM

“Elegant and timeless” – THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/10/02/hear-daniel-martin-moores-new-album-golden-age-exclusive/

KALIN AND MYLES RELEASE THEIR BRAND NEW SINGLE “BROKENHEARTED” TODAY

After teasing its debut last week and generating a frenzy online, KALIN AND MYLES release their new single “Brokenhearted” to all digital retailers today.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/brokenhearted-single/id1046007625

CHARLES ELLSWORTH NEW SINGLE

New York’s favorite Americana solo hero CHARLES ELLSWORTH is at it again premiering his latest single “A Packed Suitcase” via Under The Gun Review. The single is off of his upcoming EP, Wildcat Chuck Charles slated to drop on October 16th. Featuring an Americana sound with complimentary blends of blues and rock, this tune will take listeners on a deep and thought provoking journey as lyricist, Ellsworth paints a picture with every carefully chosen word in this track. Pairing his deep lyrics with strong, twangy guitar, “A Packed Suitcase” is a great example of Ellsworth’s blues-meets-rock style that’ll have you stomping your boots and singing along.

http://www.underthegunreview.net/2015/10/07/charles-ellsworth-a-packed-suitcase/

SAUL WILLIAMS “HORN OF THE CLOCK-BIKE” VIDEO OUT TODAY

Saul Williams continues to interrupt your regularly scheduled program with the release of his haunting new video for “Horn of The Clock-Bike”, the second single from his forthcoming studio album MartyrLoserKing. The album has been given a new release date of January 22nd, 2016 and will be released via FADER Label.

YOUNG RISING SONS REVEAL NEXT TRACK “FLESH AND BONE”

New Jersey rockers Young Rising Sons will release The Kids Will Be Fine EP on October 16th on Dirty Canvas/ Interscope Records. The five song set includes “Coming Home,” the fan favorite “F**ked Up,” “Flesh and Bone,” “Ghost of Me,” and “Somebody.” Today, the band reveals “Flesh And Bone” to the world.

https://soundcloud.com/youngrisingsons/flesh-and-bone

THE REVEREND SHAWN AMOS ALBUM STREAM

With this declaration, The Reverend Shawn Amos today debuts his new album The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You via an exclusive stream on Allmusic. A certified pure blues singer, harmonica player, songwriter and producer, Amos is on a mission to spread his secular gospel to all. As Allmusic writes, Amos “…sounds enthusiastic and invigorated on The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You… brimming with confidence, combining his bluesy vocal with sharp electric guitars and some well-placed horns and piano.” The album will see official release on October 16th.

Listen – The Reverend Shawn Amos Loves You

http://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/album-premiere-the-reverend-shawn-amos-loves-you/

WIZARDS OF WINTER CHRISTMAS TUNE

Can you feel the spirit of Christmas in the air? Just in time to spread the joy of the holidays, yuletide rock ensemble WIZARDS OF WINTER are announcing “An Evening with Wizards of Winter” – a 20-city U.S. tour beginning November 19th in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and ending on December 29th in Harrisburg, PA. Featuring original members of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, the WIZARD OF WINTER perform an entire set of original holiday music at each stop of their theatrical, family-oriented rock opera experience. See below for a full listing of tour dates.

http://www.app.com/story/entertainment/2015/10/09/exclusive-new-wizards-winter-christmas-song/73654438/

THE 7th ANNUAL CALIFORNIA ROOTS MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL

The 7th annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival will take place at the historic Monterey County Fair and Event Center from May 27-29, 2016. The top tier national festival is the premier gathering for the progressive U.S. Reggae and roots music movement, bringing the scene together over Memorial Day weekend in beautiful Monterey, CA.

The 2015 edition of California Roots showcased their most diverse line-up to date including hip hop legends The Roots and Cypress Hill alongside the blues of G.Love and John Butler Trio, while still rooted with reggae heavyweights SOJA, Steel Pulse, Collie Buddz, and more. 2015 also brought strong green initiatives by utilizing Klean Kanteens to eliminate single-use beverage containers, by partnering with TripZero, a service that works to correct the carbon footprint created by travel to the festival, and through partnering with The Offset Project [TOP]. National media attention included The Huffington Post, MSN, High Times, and Pollstar, while locally The Monterey County Weekly stated, “The world’s largest reggae-rock festival is growing so big that its arms are stretching out towards Coachella and Bonnaroo territory.”

http://californiarootsfestival.com/

NICK CATCHDUBS’ MORE SMOKE EP

Nick Catchdubs’ gleeful debut LP Smoke Machine gets taken for a spin on the More Smoke remix EP. Fresh flips from Buku, Slowbody and Udachi join DJ faves from Astronomar, Kraymer and ETC!ETC!, making for another club-ready Fool’s Gold medley to know and love. Warehouse bass, booty techno, breakbeat freakouts… inhale, jabronis!

http://foolsgoldrecs.lnk.to/MoreSmoke

SOMETHING WICKED 2015 TRAILER UNVEILED

Presented by the legendary electronic music event producers Disco Donnie Presents and NightCulture, Something Wicked will once again bring its spooky soirée, the largest Halloween dance music festival in Texas, to Houston’s Sam Houston Race Park. A diverse spread of acts will be performing over the course of two days, on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25.

To get fans in the mood for the raucous weekend, Something Wicked has unveiled a nightmarish trailer packed with ghoulish characters, and of course, scenes of the sea like crowds that form under the moonlight of Houston Race Park. Watch the trailer HERE.

LIDO & SANTELL “ASHLEY”

Norwegian DJ and production phenom Lido and R&B crooner Santell team up to announce the R&B inspired The Passion Project, to be released via Mad Decent and Pelican Fly on October 23rd. To go along with the news the pair has also released the standout first single, “Ashley”, from the project designed specifically to make hearts gush.

http://uk.complex.com/music/2015/10/lido-santell-new-song-premiere-ashley