SKOPE NEWS FOR JUNE 27, 2016

WHITE SEA SHARES NEW SINGLE “ELLIPSES”

White Sea’s Morgan Kibby released her debut full-length In Cold Blood in 2014. The critically acclaimed album earned her tours supporting Phantogram and The Naked and Famous, and spots on music festivals like SXSW, Sasquatch, and Lollapalooza. Kibby previously contributed to M83’s release Saturdays=Youth, and co-wrote the songs including the hit “Kim & Jessie”. She returned to the studio with M83 to contribute to their GRAMMY nominated sixth album, “Hurry Up We’re Dreaming.” More recently, Kibby collaborated with Big Data as a writer and featured vocalist on “Business of Emotion,” and Panic! At The Disco as a writer on “Hallelujah.” Kibby also composed the original score to Eva Husson’s upcoming French film Bang Gang that debuted at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival. Also a venerable remix artist, Kibby has remixed tracks for a range of artists including: Lord Huron, The Naked and Famous, Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, Imagine Dragons, School of Seven Bells, Lorde, Active Child, Manchester Orchestra, Kevin Devine, New Politics and more.

http://www.spin.com/2016/06/white-sea-ellipses-stream-premiere/

ROB THOMAS AND VNTANA CREATE THE FIRST HOLOGRAM KARAOKE EXPERIENCE TO PERSONALLY ENGAGE WITH FANS DURING THOMAS’ SUMMER 2016 TOUR

Social augmented reality company, VNTANA, today announced the creation of the first interactive hologram karaoke fan experience to go on tour with multiple-GRAMMY® Award-winning singer and songwriter Rob Thomas. As a part of the tour’s VIP Package, fans can select one of three songs to perform as a hologram duet with Thomas’ hologram, including the new single, Pieces from Thomas’ 3rd solo album THE GREAT UNKNOWN as well as other favorites One Shot and This is How A Heart Breaks.

Fan engagement is a key component in music culture and essential for artists to help create personal experiences for their fans, however, accessibility to artists has recently raised concerns and challenged artists to come up with new ways to engage with fans. Rob was keen to continue to offer his fans a one-on-one experience, and worked with VNTANA to create a virtual meet and greet that still offered close engagement.

http://www.vntana.com/

WALTER PREMIERE DAZZLING B-SIDE “LIKE THE FLY” AT GOLD FLAKE PAINT

Have you met WALTER? Maybe you snagged their Burger debut cassette last year, or maybe (like us) you saw them opening for the mighty FUZZ last fall. Well if you haven’t been introduced yet, we think you’re gonna love these LA psych-rock freaks.

Staying true to the interwoven nature of the Los Angeles music scene, WALTER is a group sewn together from different projects (Meatbodies, SadGirl, Ducktails) bent on staking its own claim on the music that their city is so well known for. Comprised of Patrick Nolan, Misha Lindes, and Ross Chait, the trio utilizes the stripped down format of guitar/bass/drums to blend Southern California heaviness with quieter, more subtle moments. Pretending like the guitar solo never went out of style in the first place, WALTER serves up its own unique flavor of unabashed, self-deprecating smart rock.

http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/walter-like-the-fly-track-premiere/

FAMOS “YOU”

THIS SONG IS ABOUT LOYALTY and Loyalty is everythang and everythang is loyalty. Without Loyalty trust can’t be earned. So when you get a mate who is loyal, you need to show them your appreciation by goin to the wire with them and be willing to do anything for them and go to the end with them. that’s what this song is about.

https://soundcloud.com/famos-669441773/you

STALKING GIA RELEASES STAND OUT TRACK “SECOND NATURE”

Today, Warner Chappell electro-pop artist, Stalking Gia, reveals, “Second Nature”, her latest single since 2015’s “Born Free”, an anethmic pop song with over 59K listens on Spotify. “Born Free” followed Stalking Gia’s viral debut track, “War Paint”, which to date, has over 280K listens on Spotify.

FALL OUT BOY FT. MISSY ELLIOTT RELEASES “GHOSTBUSTERS (I’M NOT AFRAID”)

Soundtrack For Sony Pictures’ Upcoming Feature Film Ghostbusters In Theaters July 15th:

TROYE SIVAN’S NEW SINGLE

Today, Capitol Records released Troye Sivan’s new single, “WILD” featuring Alessia Cara. Elvis Duran premiered the track this morning on his radio show, which is heard on New York City’s Z100 and iHeartRadio.com. “WILD” is available now at all digital partners. Details regarding the premiere of the video that Troye and Alessia recently shot for the song will be announced soon.

BRING ME THE HORIZON REVEAL NEW VIDEO FOR ‘AVALANCHE’

Bring Me The Horizon reveal their latest video for album track ‘Avalanche’ today ahead of their highly anticipated performance at Glastonbury Festival on Friday. Watch the video here:

http://vevo.ly/dFUysC

FREE MUSIC PROMO BOOK

After four annual editions of Get More Fans: The DIY Guide To The New Music Business, being added a to a dozen University programs, and tons of praise from the music world, the one complaint I would always get is that it took too long to read. So I decided to make a free version that contains all the information a musician needs to get their music off the ground. The 30 Minute Guide To Getting More Fans is the most concise way to learn how to promote you music and it’s free over at Noise Creators. Best of all it’s free with no strings attached.

http://noisecreators.com/2016/06/22/free-ebook-the-30-minute-guide-to-getting-more-fans/

KHALID “LETS GO”

Khalid (pronounced Kha-leed) represents a new wave of modern soul in pop music. The 18yr-old unsigned artist out of El Paso, Texas caught the attention of the internet, and celebrities Kylie Jenner and Rita Ora with the release of “Location” in May, which has garnered an impressive 1.1M Soundcloud plays in the past month and named one of the 10 best songs of the week by USA Today. Pigeons and Planes noted “Location” is “down to earth and youthful in the way that music by a teenager should be, and that chorus is gold.”

JEFF BECK DEBUTS LYRIC VIDEO TO NEW SINGLE “LIVE IN THE DARK”

Jeff Beck has premiered a lyric video for “Live In The Dark,” the first single from his upcoming album LOUD HAILER.

https://youtu.be/F6dsffOrOoI

VÖLUR ALBUM STREAM

Toronto-based experimental doom trio VÖLUR will release its debut album, Disir, on June 24 via Prophecy Productions. Formed in 2013 by Lucas Gadke (Blood Ceremony) and Laura C. Bates (Fresh Snow), VÖLUR aims to “re-awaken the ancient trance”, producing music that combines ambient folk and doom metal, while drawing on folk melodies and heathen spirituality. In advance of the album’s release, Noisey is streaming the album in full, saying, “there’s a lot of doom and folk going on, but what they leave out is how jaw-droppingly good they are at interweaving the two musical disciplines into a cohesive, beautiful whole that also manages to seamlessly incorporate prog, drone, and neoclassical elements”.

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/volur-disir-premiere

PARTYNEXTDOOR PREMIERES “COME AND SEE ME” VIDEO ON SNAPCHAT

OVO Sound’s PARTYNEXTDOOR premieres the video for his current single, “Come and See Me,” featuring Drake, on Snapchat today. The video features cameos by Kylie Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Big Sean, and Jhené Aiko. The video premiered at 7 am PT this morning on Snapchat where it will be live for 24 hours. It has just premiered on YouTube.

INDIE ROCK DUO BANGUPS RELEASE ARCADE GAME INSPIRED LYRIC VIDEO FOR “IMPOSTER”

Indie rock duo Bangups have released an arcade game inspired lyric video for their single “Imposter.” The clip features 8-bit animation taking the viewer on a ride through space with the pulsating single providing the soundtrack.

http://www.deadpress.co.uk/62842/exclusive-lyric-video-bangups-imposter

RIP: RALPH STANLEY

Ralph Stanley, a patriarch of Appalachian music who with his brother Carter helped expand and popularize the genre that became known as bluegrass, died Thursday from difficulties with skin cancer. He was 89.

Stanley was born and raised in southwest Virginia, a land of coal mines and deep forests where he and his brother formed the Stanley Brothers and their Clinch Mountain Boys in 1946. Their father would sing them old traditional songs like “Man of Constant Sorrow,” while their mother, a banjo player, taught them the old-time clawhammer style, in which the player’s fingers strike downward at the strings in a rhythmic style.

Heavily influenced by Grand Ole Opry star Bill Monroe, the brothers fused Monroe’s rapid rhythms with the mountain folk songs from groups such as the Carter Family, who hailed from this same rocky corner of Virginia.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bluegrass-pioneer-ralph-stanley-dies-at-89/

BET’S CHASING DESTINY & KELLY ROWLAND UNVEIL GROUP’S OFFICIAL NAME – JUNE’S DIARY

After auditioning thousands of girls across the United States, BET’s Chasing Destiny, created by GRAMMY® Award-winning multiplatinum icon Kelly Rowland, reveals the name of the chosen group – JUNE’S DIARY—Ashly Williams (Compton, CA), Brienna Devlogt (Trenton, NJ), Gabrielle Carreiro (Glendale, CA), Shyann Roberts (St. Petersburg, FL), and Kristal Lyndriette (Charlotte, NC). The girls personally announced the name during a Facebook Live Chat with fans today at 5pm et.

Now, the quintet releases their stunning new single “L.A.N.C.E.” at all digital retailers Friday, June 24 via Epic Records.

https://www.facebook.com/officialjunesdiary

TAYLOR & THE MASON LIVE VIDEO

Music’s finest duo since Oxide and Neutrino packed it in, Taylor & the Mason are two lovely ladies from Manchester who have a strong interest in good harmonies, playing guitars, and drinking gin.
Taylor & the Mason (Becky Taylor and Sally Mason) have created an energetic and distinctive acoustic live act.

Don’t Wake Me Up is a first glimpse of what to expect on their upcoming album. A live video (see link below), they are proud to introduce their full band, made up of their favourite musicians Lorna Blundell (drums) Stephen Sarsen (Bass) Tanah Stevens (Viola) Bob Goodman (Violin) Liz Pauline (B/V) and Dawn Fong (B/V)

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

DILLON FRANCIS PREMIERES NEW SINGLE “CANDY” FEAT. SNAPPY JIT

Artist/Producer/DJ Dillon Francis has premiered his brand new single “Candy” feat. Snappy Jit exclusively via Beats 1 on Apple Music. The massive festival-style banger, which was produced with GTA, is available now HERE. The track’s cover art features none other than Dillon’s piñata “Gerald” who frequently appears in his Snapchat videos.

WOLVERINE “PLEDGE”

“Pledge” is the new single to be brought forth from WOLVERINE’s impending fifth album, Machina Viva, the band’s first record for Sensory Records now two weeks from release. The new track comes through an exclusive premiere at Prog Magazine, where the band offers their thoughts on the song.

http://teamrock.com/news/2016-06-24/wolverine-release-pledge-stream

KEVIN GATES NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “JAM”

Gates has a brand new track on the highly-anticipated soundtrack “SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM” out August 5th.

POLINA NEW VIDEO

LA based, Russian born singer/songwriter Polina. Classically trained has released the official video for ‘Little Babylon’. Polina is increasingly in demand as an artist, and ‘Little Babylon’ is a testament to this.

As a Grammy award winner, her recent collaboration with Felix Jaehn on ‘Book Of Love’ has whipped up more than 1.5 million plays, held number 1 on the AirPlay charts for four weeks and has received gold status in Germany. Her vocal talents have also been featured on tracks from the likes of Eminem, Steve Aoki and Kaskade. Polina’s versatility has also meant live appearances at the Tomorrowland, Ultra Music Festival and Electric Zoo among many club shows in the US and Europe.

https://youtu.be/SeKy5XG8RwA

AYO JAY SIGNS TO RCA RECORDS/ONE NATION RECORDS + NEW SINGLE

RCA Records/One Nation Records announces the signing of emerging singer Ayo Jay, who is officially releasing his first single “Your Number” today through the label. The track features catchy steel drum riffs and a driving beat that are well-paired behind Ayo Jay’s vocals.

COLONY HOUSE PREMIERES NEW VIDEO “YOU KNOW IT”

Nashville-based rock band Colony House today premieres the video for their brand new single “You Know It” on Consequence of Sound – Click Here to watch it now. The video was co-directed by Caleb Chapman and Ry Cox

Of “You Know It,” Consequence of Sound proclaims “The record combines the hardened skin earned from a life on the road with the indie pop charisma that got them there.”

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/colony-house-share-video-for-new-single-you-know-it-watch/

KELLY CLARKSON SIGNS WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH ATLANTIC RECORDS

Multi-Grammy winning singer/songwriter Kelly Clarkson has signed a long-term, worldwide deal with Atlantic Records it was announced today. Clarkson, who has sold over 25 million albums and 36 million singles worldwide since the launch of her recording career in 2002, is slated to release her first album for Atlantic in 2017. The album will draw from the inspiration of soul and R&B as the foundation of her endearing lyrics and powerhouse vocals.

Every day this week, Clarkson has been teasing her announcement by performing a classic song from the Atlantic catalog on Facebook Live, including Otis Redding’s “These Arms of Mine,” Foreigner’s “I Want To Know What Love Is,” Aretha Franklin’s “Giving Him Something He Can Feel,” and Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy”.

http://atlanticrecords.com

ZHU TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM

GRAMMY-nominated producer ZHU has announced his eagerly-awaited debut album, GENERATIONWHY, will be released July 29th on Columbia Records. GENERATIONWHY is available for preorder now on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play, as well as a limited edition special color Vinyl LP HERE. Fans who preorder the 14-track album will receive instant downloads of title track “GENERATIONWHY,” “In The Morning” and also ZHU’s collaboration with Skrillex and THEY., “Working For It,” which has been streamed over 78 Million times globally on Spotify. See full track listing below.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/generationwhy/id1125546735?app=itunes

YOU CAN LISTEN TO ‘HOLY GROUND’ HERE

Formed in the suburbs of San Francisco’s East Bay in 2013, Happy Diving play loud, spiritual rock music with a strong pop sensibility on the subject of freedom, love and pain. Though the band has seen various member and location changes (now with members living in Seattle, Vancouver and Oakland), the five-piece has gained notoriety for their blistering, high-energy performances and prolific release output.

‘Electric Soul Unity’, Happy Diving’s fourth record in less than three years, showcases the band taking their dynamic rock to new heights. Their characteristic thick fuzz is coupled with tender melodies, a yin-yang of scorching in-your-face rippers and contagious hook-laden sing-alongs. The aggressive driving force of lead single “Holy Ground” meets its match with the slow-burning ballad, “Head Spell,” proving the band is just as comfortable in their quieter moments as they are being loud as hell.

https://soundcloud.com/topshelfrecords/happy-diving-holy-ground

NEW ATLANTIC SIGNING JEVON DOE DROPS DEBUT MIXTAPE “STORY OF MY LIFE”

The 10-track collection from the “bright young Houston prospect” includes features by Ty Dolla $ign and Buddy, plus the “triumphant track” featuring Bun B, “Comin’ Up,” which premiered yesterday via The Fader.

http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/23/jevon-doe-bun-b-comin-up

LISTEN TO STREETS OF LAREDO’S NEW TRACK ‘99.9%’ ON NOISEY

Today, Streets of Laredo have unveiled their new single, ‘99.9%,’ via Canvasback Music (US) / Dine Alone Records (WW). The single serves as a prelude to the band’s sophomore album, which will be produced by John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.), with plans to release in the fall.

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/premiere-streets-of-laredo-99-percent

HALFNOISE NEW VIDEO

HALFNOISE (Zac Farro) is excited to annouce the worldwide release of his “Know the Feeling” music video, which premiered in Australia yesteray via Tone Deaf, and follows the Stereogum premiere of the upbeat indie-pop track.

Against a revolving backdrop of pastel split-screens that are the perfect fit for the track’s bright tones, a tropical-shirt and sunglasses clad Farro jives and croons amongst palm trees and pals, while a simultaneous story-line involving a confused long-distance European lover plays out in a light-hearted absurdist style.

CASH CASH X NELLY

Cash Cash debuts ‘Blood, Sweat & 3 Years’ LP at #1 on iTunes Dance chart! + celebrates with music video for “Millionaire” featuring Nelly out today!

http://smarturl.it/FeelLikeAMillionaire

“RUDE”

Following the release of Erick Morillo’s collaboration with Junolarc “This Is How We Do It,” Subliminal Records returns with “Rude,” a new single from Harry Romero. Joined by Jessica Eve and RT, the dancefloor focused track is driven by a pulsating bassline, bumping synths and intermittent vocals, bringing a funk-edge to the tech house genre.

A regular on Subliminal Records, Harry Romero is highly respected by his peers and house music lovers alike, known for his famed residencies at Ministry of Sound in London and Pacha in Ibiza. With previous releases on Suara, Circus, OVUM, Tronic and Maya Records under his belt, Harry Romero also runs his own successful label Bambossa Records. His second release on Subliminal this year, Romero had previously teamed up with Doorly on an edit of Erick Morillo’s classic “Dancin’.”

https://soundcloud.com/subliminal-records/harry-romero-feat-jessica-eve-rt-rude

THE MOTET RELEASE VIDEO FOR “FOOL NO MORE”

Denver, CO – In anticipation of their new studio album, Totem, The Motet reveal today the official video of previously unreleased track “Fool No More.” The video brings alive the artwork from Totem for a funky, psychedelic journey through the album’s second single.

BOOHER RELEASES ‘AUTOGRAPHIN’ BIBLES’ EP

BOOHER is the new project from Michael Booher, former singer and main songwriter for Austin’s beloved Zykos. With the new band, the Texas-based troubadour is unleashing whiskey-propelled rock n’ roll music, building on his established skill in crafting diverse songs, focusing on vivid lyrics and contagious melodies. The project has been described as “a drive out west with a group of friends and a beer… or 12” (ATX On Record).

https://booher.bandcamp.com/album/autographin-bibles-ep

OURS + YOURS NEW SINGLE

Allston Massachusetts’ indie pop/rock trio Ours + Yours has recently released the premiere of it’s single “Secret Admirer” off their new album Dear Old Fears. The group has partnered up with renowned music publication Impose Magazine to bring the brand new track to the ears of fans.

http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/ours-yours-secret-admirer

INTERNAL SUFFERING STREAM

In celebration of its release, No Clean Singing is currently hosting a stream of the record in all its malicious divinity noting, “There aren’t many bands anywhere who can operate at the absolutely blistering pace of this one, and even fewer who use their skills so expertly to create death metal that’s both chaotically ferocious and yet machine-precise. And while the pure head-scrambling adrenaline rush you get from listening to this brutally decimating cyclone of power is reason enough to take the plunge on the new album, INTERNAL SUFFERING also manage to generate an atmosphere of inhuman horror that blankets their sonic conflagration like a poisonous fog.”

AN NCS ALBUM PREMIERE: INTERNAL SUFFERING — “CYCLONIC VOID OF POWER”

JENNY BRUCE PREMIERES LATEST TRACK ON PASTE

Here is a nice addition to your summer playlist! New York City-based Jenny Bruce is proud to present her latest focus track, “Firefly in a Jar,” the title track from her latest EP, out now on iTunes. Bruce wrote the track for her late mother who passed away only months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The track recently premiered on PasteMagazine.com, who raves how Bruce “weaves [stories] into the fabric of her songs that unfolds for her listeners so effortlessly like a soft linen handkerchief in the warm summer breeze…I was blown away.”

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/05/jenny-bruce-firefly-in-a-jar-3mp3.html

“OH NO” BY JACE

Produced by Zaytoven, Sonny Digital and TrapMoneyBenny, Jace’s “Oh No” is out now.

DREEZY TEAMS UP WITH T-PAIN FOR HER NEW VIDEO “CLOSE TO YOU”

Chicago rapper-singer Dreezy will release her eagerly awaited debut full-length album — entitled No Hard Feelings — on July 15th via Interscope Records. The album will be available only in the U.S. and exclusively via Apple Music for one week before becoming widely available. No Hard Feelings is available for pre-order today at iTunes.com/Dreezy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDh-5u9SRpk

“SHE SO HOT”

Calling it “teenage angst meets nostalgia,” d’Ecco delivers the single as an homage to 70s glam rock. The song possess themes of desire and isolation matched with an array of instruments including: 12 string acoustic guitars, electric guitars, moog synths, and a bold horn section. Bringing a modern spin to glam rock, the single is an essence of early Bowie and T. Rex.

“She So Hot” is the first single off of Art d’Ecco’s debut album Day Fevers releasing in Fall 2016. Please let me know if you are interested in featuring the single. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

MIKEY DOLLAZ NEW VIDEO

Mikey Dollaz fuses Chicago drill and Bristol’s own twist on grime into one invigorating ride on “Hot 16,” which premiered via Dirty Glove Bastard. Over fiery production from Bristol producers Daffy and KYO, the video has Mikey Dollaz proving his strength with braggadocio rhymes about street cred and success. Earlier this week, Mikey Dollaz released his Good Music Gone Bad mixtape, flexing an aggressive and percussive, yet nimble flow that allows him to attack a huge variety of production styles from drill to grime to electronic. On Good Music Gone Bad, Chicago producer Saint the Good Boy and Mikey Dollaz make hard-hitting, menacing street music for the block and the club.

DGB Video Premiere: Mikey Dollaz “Hot 16”

A$AP FERG RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “WORLD IS MINE” FT. BIG SEAN

Today, A$AP Ferg releases his new music video for “World Is Mine” ft. Big Sean on BET.com. The video premiered last night on the After Party Live, BET Awards Post -Show.

TORY LANEZ PREMIERES “LUV” VIDEO

Tory Lanez premieres his new video for “LUV,” the newest single from his forthcoming debut album I Told You, set for release later this year on Benny Blanco’s Mad Love imprint on Interscope Records. Watch it here. The track, produced by Blanco and Cashmere Cat, is climbing radio and Shazam charts nationwide.

http://www.vevo.com/watch/USUV71601772

SUNBURST: “LULLABY” MUSIC VIDEO RELEASED

The progressive metal band SUNBURST just released a music video for the track “Lullaby” online. The highly anticipated SUNBURST debut album “Fragments of Creation” was released on February 26th in Europe and North America through Inner Wound Recordings.

https://youtu.be/Kn4C1x2QSxw

THEY CALLED HIM ZONE RELEASES NEW VIDEO SINGLE ‘SUNSET BEACH’

Incorporating elements of Dark-Wave, New-Wave and Goth Rock comes the new video and final single from Bradford (UK) based They called Him Zone’s acclaimed ‘Miami’ EP. Eerie and sinister from start to finish, ‘Sunset Beach’ is a trippy psychedelic journey that is both twisted and claustrophobic.

Keeping a secure independent stance on visual aspects of his project, the Sunset Beach video is produced/edited by TCHZ creator Mik Davis’ with the dance performance accredited to UK poet/writer – Joolz Denby.

“JUDGES” VIDEO

Progressive Metal band Empyrean has released the John Spinney directed lyric video for their djent influenced sophomore single “Judges”. Premiered on Heavy Blog Is Heavy, “Judges” was mixed by Jason Daggett and mastered by Kris Krummet.

Judges is written about a moment in time where I had a job that was extremely rough day after day. It’s about the consequences of being “different” regardless of where you are. I realized not all consequences are direct, there is subtleties in this too. There is opportunities lost, being overlooked, and overruled, among other things that looking different cause. This doesn’t stop in school, there is genuine discrimination no matter where you go or where you live. This song was about learning to deal with the weight of judgment for who I am. – Jakoby Pierce – Lyrics/Vocals

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Watch A New Video From Empyrean!

BELLS AND ROBES NEW SINGLE

Jazz dreams blossom in Bells and Robes’s single “Dreamin,’” which spectacularly combines the band’s penchant for euphoric dreamscape sound with Miranda Realino’s smoky vocals. The beat pulses throughout the track, as ambient waves of the electronic keyboard spiral from the core. The result is a complex marriage between chill and jam — which, together, lead simply to enjoyment. It’s easy to get lost in “Dreamin,’” it prompts stopping and listening, as each of its carefully placed elements create enrapturement, until Realino’s final croon of “It’s so cold.” It’s one of those songs where, when it stops, a moment of puzzlement arises, of being thrust back into reality. “It’s so cold,” you agree. The only choice from there is to press repeat.

HIGH HIGHS NEW VIDEO

Brooklyn based Jack Milas and Oli Chang have continued to create stunning music after the release their acclaimed album Cascades earlier this year. High Highs have released a new EP under Chang’s producing pseudonym, Animal Feelings, entitled the Piano Reworks EP. It is piano interpretations of many favorites from Cascades; including “Ocean to City”, “How Could You Know” and “London After The Rain”.

A+A DROP NEW SINGLE “NAKED”

R&B pop duo, A+A, announce their new single, “Naked.” Written and produced entirely by the twosome, the track is from their debut EP, LivingRooms. All Things Go says the track is “a bright pop-laced R&B tune that showcases why these two make such a good pair.” Praised for their “intriguing and interchanging melody” and “subtle yet powerful vocals” (PopsFanzine), A+A are dropping the LivingRooms EP on July 1st.