Carneyval “Love & Emotion”
This past Friday, LA based producer Carneyval released his newest track “Love & Emotion” on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud, and all other major platforms. Here Carneyval follows up on his powerful 2016 releases “Tell Me Something Good” featuring Jackson Breit and “It Ain’t Love”. Released on Lowtemp Records, “It Ain’t Love” reached over 700,000 Spotify streams and went number # 1 on both US and Global Viral Spotify Playlists.
Six Impossible Things release ‘Smiles’ music video
The acoustic emo duo Six Impossible Things is back with a new video shooted at Tanzan Music Studio during a band’s live session. Smiles appears on “We are all mad here” album which is out now via Tanzan Music.
HAMMYDOWN (AKA ABBIE MORIN) ANNOUNCES DEBUT EP
Hammydown has made your salad, and scooped the foam onto your cappuccino. She’s scrubbed your splattered walls and vacuumed the dust from beneath your bed on her hands and knees. She’s delivered your pizza. A boss will say time and time again that it doesn’t cost anything extra to give service with a smile. With her quirky, lyric driven garage pop, Hammydown (aka Abbie Morin) digs at the true price that she and so many people like her have to pay. Gritty guitar, and wry humor capture the plight of the millennial slacker – those who button up and drag their way through the work week, try to pursue creative passions, but still just feel like losers. Based in Northampton, Mass, Hammydown will release the debut EP Pizzaface on July 21, 2017.
Jonny Lang Announces First New Album In Four Years
Jonny Lang is pleased to announce a brand new studio album, Signs, which will be released in North America on September 8th via Concord Records. The album (his sixth major label release) is his first in four years. A pre-order for physical goes live today, with digital to follow on June 9. The European release for Signs will be on August 25 via Provogue Records / Mascot Label Group.
Starting off the record with a juke joint stomp, “Make It Move” is Lang’s story about going to the mountain rather than waiting for it to come to you. “There have been times in my life where I thought something would take care of itself, when I should have put some effort forth to help it happen,” says Lang. “Being proactive has been a weak spot for me, and the song is about doing your part to get things moving.”
STRAIGHT NO CHASER OPEN ANOTHER “SIX PACK”
Atlantic Records recording group Straight No Chaser has announced details of their new EP. “SIX PACK: VOLUME 3” arrives on Friday, July 21st.
“SIX PACK: VOLUME 3” is available for pre-order at all DSPs as well as via the official Straight No Chaser store. All pre-orders will be accompanied by an instant grat download of the EP’s stellar rendition of Jon Bellion’s “All Time Low.”
Camikaze’s new track today
Australian producer Camikaze has teamed up with vocalist Mack Moses for his latest single The Wasted One. This emotive synth pop meets future bass combination makes for an absolutely epic track.
Camikaze follows a long line of breakthrough artists emerging from Triple J’s seemingly bottomless talent pool. He was then pipped for greatness by Ninja Tune in late 2015 for his bootleg of fellow Aussie, Flume’s Some Minds. After gaining traction on his home turf we saw his single Shadows hit the mainstream. He had huge success premiering on Youtube channel MrSuiceSheep, racking up 100,000 views in 24 hours and over 1,000,000 to date.
Silent Rival’s ‘The Kindness of Strangers’ Out Now
LA’s Silent Rival have released their debut album ‘The Kindness Of Strangers’ today.
Examining the past, and using it as a starting point for new beginnings, is a common theme throughout ‘The Kindness of Strangers’. However, the Los Angeles based band—front woman Sara Coda, guitarist Joz Ramirez, bass player Yutaka Sao, and drummer Brock Bowers—thrives on rising from the ashes. “I’ve got to die a little, to live at all!,” Coda exclaims on the first single, “Die A Little”.
GO ASK ALICE sign to LEGEND Recordings
Arizona based Go Ask Alice have signed to Legend Recordings. For two-year-old Go Ask Alice, the days of imitating artists the likes of A Day To Remember and retaining a local band mentality are in the past. As they relaunch, with LEGEND Recordings, a take-no-shit call-out full length This Album Is About You, they’re stepping boldly into New-Nü-Metal territory .
“Pre-existing fans are definitely going to be a little thrown off,” explains vocalist Tyler Samuel. “When we released ‘Revolt’ originally, it definitely caught a couple people off-guard. All the original fans still liked it because it’s definitely still Go Ask Alice, but I think overall people are going to like this album a lot more.”
Matt Siffert (eclectic singer-songwriter) to release new EP in July
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Matt Siffert is set to release his new, self-produced EP, Gallatin, on July 21, 2017. Named after the street that runs through much of East Nashville, the EP features music that is challenging but accessible, with traces of alternative rock, folk, hip-hop, jazz, and experimental music, all filtered through Siffert’s unique, approachable songwriting lens. Gallatin was recorded at Nashville’s Brown Owl studio with local musicians, and John Helfrich, a Nashville-based engineer, was responsible for recording, mixing, and mastering the album.
“Story and melody are at the heart of what I do,” says Siffert. “I love sharing my experiences and responses to living in the modern world, and doing so in a way that both is relatable and musically stimulating.”
Amber Arcades Debut New Track “Wouldn’t Even Know”
Preceding the release of her forthcoming Cannonball EP (Out 6/2 on Heavenly Recordings), Dutch musician Amber Arcades is pleased to share another brand new track “Wouldn’t Even Know” which features esteemed English singer-songwriter Bill Ryder-Jones.
Palm track “Shadow Expert”
Philadelphia four-piece Palm have a new EP on the way and here’s the title track “Shadow Expert”. The new EP, their first release via Carpark Records, is due out June 16th. They’ll embark on a national tour soon thereafter with release shows at Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right on 6/23 and Philadelphia’s PhilaMOCA on 6/24, and will also be hitting, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and many more markets this summer.
Steve Aoki Remixes Mangchi’s “The Best”
Mangchi, the experimental punk outfit led by notorious artist David Choe, gets the remix treatment from friend and collaborator Steve Aoki. Aoki transforms “The Best” into a late night club record full of high-energy synths and deep basslines on this heavy 4/4 workout. The boastful vocals don’t lie when they say, “it’s the motherf*cking best.” The artwork for the release is an original piece by David Choe and features his signature Munko whales.
The Major Minor Premiering ‘Different Light’ EP
Imminence Records’ Detroit pop-punk outfit The Major Minor sees their label debut released today. The six track EP, entitled Different Light, features six tracks of emo dripping pop-punk that harkens back to the middle 2000s.
“This EP came about after close to a year of late night writing sessions that consisted of driving to write and record in Ohio at Glass Arrow Audio and Under Hill Studios. I personally try to write about things I’ve been through first or second hand so it’s personal. Some of those topics include working towards goals, through bumps in the road, relationships ending, and being in love.” – Dan Amaro (Vocalist)
SAKIMA releases debut ‘Facsimile’ EP
London-based singer, songwriter and producer SAKIMA has shared his debut Facsimile EP, out today via Moving Castle. His unfiltered, mature brand of pop-R&B approaches the familiar topics of love but from an LGBTQ+ perspective, refusing to shy away from explicit sex and homosexuality. SAKIMA aims to help change the LGBTQ+ narrative and hopes his music will help people feel a little less alienated by the heteronormative culture of pop.
THOMAS AZIER’S SOPHOMORE ALBUM ROUGE OUT NOW
Dutch born and Berlin based musician, Thomas Azier has just released his sophomore album, Rouge on Casablanca / Republic Records. Channeling crooners like Scott Walker and Roy Orbison while offering his own uncompromising and emotionally unfiltered take on pop song craft, Thomas explains, “For me it’s about communication. I’m not afraid to express myself in extreme ways, because for me being an artist is sometimes about putting a magnifying glass on certain aspects of your personality.” Since the release of his debut album Hylas in 2014, the 29-year-old Dutchman has gone on to collaborate on an album with Stromae, supported numerous Woodkid shows, and landed an international TV campaign for Yves Saint Laurent Beauté.
Pulgas Shares New Stop-Motion Video
Philadelphia-based Pulgas will release its debut S/T LP on May 25th via Boiled Records. Self-described as “undeniable garbage wizardry,” Pulgas mixes guitar licks galore with meaty hooks that wouldn’t sound out of place in 1974 Philadelphia soul. The duo of Simon Martinez and Zane Epstein conjure an experimental lo-fi sound that defies classification while clinging to pop, psych and surf elements.
Tuki Carter carves an unusual path through the music industry, combining his twin passions for rapping and tattoo artistry into a unique, compelling lifestyle. Providing a glimpse behind the scenes, Tuki tattoos a beautiful woman amidst a haze of smoke in the new video for “Make a Way.” Filmed in stylish black and white, “Make A Way” depicts a typical evening in the life of the Taylor Gang artist, packed with rapping, smoking blunts, and inking artful tattoos. Premiered by HipHopDX, “Make A Way” is a departure from Tuki’s normal diet of club bangers and stoner’s anthems, revealing Tuki’s key philosophy towards balancing his two careers and his most important role as a father. “Make A Way” is the latest video from Tuki’s debut album Flowers & Planes, which he released at the end of April.
Preview the Mountain Goats’ new album
This week, you can test drive the Mountain Goats’ new album Goths before it hits stores worldwide on Friday! NPR First Listen premieres the group’s 16th full-length today, saying, “Darnielle once again takes a conceptual detour. As its title suggests, it’s about growing up goth—about establishing a place for yourself among other outcasts—but it also finds the band shedding guitars and adding a fourth permanent member in multi-instrumentalist Matt Douglas… For John Darnielle, goth isn’t a sound or a style so much as a state of mind: a source of comfort and connection for the young and lost, sure, but it needn’t leave your side as you age, either.”
The Mrs – “Blink Of An Eye”
In a People Magazine Exclusive Premiere, The Mrs dropped the music video for their next viral sensation “Blink Of An Eye” on Saturday May 13, 2017.
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Wreck Loose Creates Quirky Piano-Driven Indie Rock on New Album
From the first, forceful moment of their debut full-length album, OK, Wreck Loose, Pittsburgh-bred indie band Wreck Loose announce themselves as heirs to the tradition of loud, thoughtful pop rock that dominated AM radio in the 1970s. Set to release on June 16, the band combines a bright piano and analog guitar with lyrics that are both quirky yet introspective, for a sound that remains modern yet consistently steeped in pop music tradition.
Rising singer-songwriter producer Reader is to release her debut single, ‘Icicle’, through The Last Skeptik’s Thanks For Trying label on May 12.
Somerset-born but now London-based and with a background in classical music, Reader offers up her own unique, future-facing take on RnB. Driving the sound away from it’s roots, she pushes it forward with an icy, mechanical tones and glossy, cinematic scope.
FRIGHTENED RABBIT ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR WITH BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
Canvasback Music/Atlantic recording group Frightened Rabbit have unveiled details for their fall U.S. tour with Broken Social Scene. The dates kicks off at Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA on September 22nd, with all tickets going on sale starting Wednesday, May 17th at 10am local time.
Chris Robinson Brotherhood Announce ‘Barefoot In The Head’
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood have announced the release of their next studio album, ‘Barefoot In The Head,’ due July 21 on Silver Arrow Records. The 10-track effort, self-produced by the band, marks a third collection of new material in only two years time. For the fourth year in a row, The CRB will play over 120 shows with summer tour dates already announced and fall tour dates to be released shortly. Tune into The Howard Stern Show tomorrow, Tuesday, May 16 when Robinson appears as a guest to discuss both his career and the new recording. Listen and share the opening track, “Behold The Seer,” available on all streaming services this Friday, May 19.
UK rockers VICTORIENT Released ‘Ghost City’ Audio Video
UK rockers VICTORIENT released a audio video for the song ‘Ghost City’, the track is taken from the new mini-album ‘Revolutions Part 1’, out on June 12th, 2017 via Raphaelite Records. VICTORIENT is a two piece band, with an old fashioned name and a strange mixture of musical influence. A slight dash of the dark romantic goth, a little rock, a nice helping of doom metal and a strike of electronic 80’s keyboard have made this band unique.
Noga Erez Premieres “Off The Radar Video” Via NPR Music
“Israeli singer-songwriter Noga Erez makes politically charged dance music – throbbing stuff whose aggressive, cathartic force is only magnified by messages about power and independence. Erez was recently tapped to open for Sylvan Esso on a European tour, which makes all the sense in the world: Both make grabby, stylistically inventive electro-pop that asserts itself in every note.” – NPR Music
SF dream pop band Hot Flash Heat Wave’s nostalgic jam “Lonely Times”
Today, Stereogum premiered the nostalgic jam “Lonely Times” and said of the track, “Hot Flash Heat Wave hail from San Francisco. They’re a pop-rock band who would have hit my Strokes/Weezer/Phantom Planet sweet spot back in 2002 (I mean that as a major compliment) and who are giving me pleasant memories of that era 15 years later.”
GRIDFAILURE: Aversionline Premieres “Condescender”
Long-running underground music zine Aversionline has premiered a new track from the upcoming Scathed album by New York solo outfit GRIDFAILURE, which will see release in early June through Darker Days Ahead.
Aversionline has issued the track “Condescender,” calling it, “a six-minute spread of sinister dark ambient swaths, murky melodies, and vengeful vocal textures…”
The Elovaters Announce West Coast Tour with Easy Star All-Stars
Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, original reggae band The Elovaters have been bringing their distinctive beach reggae sound to fans and music lovers up and down the East Coast for more than two years. Now, they’re excited to announce a west coast tour with Easy Star All-Stars.
The group’s following has continued to grow as they introduce songs from their new record The Cornerstone, released on the band’s own imprint Belly Full Records. The release (titled for the band’s previous name), debuted at #5 on the iTunes Reggae charts and #9 on the Billboard Reggae Charts, while the video for their single “Sunshine” has received more than 80k views on Facebook and continues to be a staple and crowd favorite in their live performances. The band will be making their first appearance at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival and will be touring the West Coast and Mid-West starting in late May and lasting four weeks through the end of June.
Dream pop purveyors The fin. provide total sonic immersion
‘Afterglow’ is the apex of the band’s growth as artists since relocating to London. It’s a rich and coruscating psychedelic soundscape replete with cannily textured production and emotive performances. Written by singer and multi-instrumentalist Yuto Uchino in the dead of night, the languorous and immersive songwriting utilises the production nous of Bradley Spence and the atmospherics of artists like Tame Impala, Dungen, Boards of Canada, and Air to make something that feels modern, vibrant and essential. It’s all an impressive sonic testament to the fact that The fin. are rapidly maturing into a league of their own. If shoegaze was the name given to floppy-haired sound savants staring at their effects units in the nineties, then The fin. have their gaze firmly levelled upward. They’re the stargazing Kobe expats blazing a trail through the intercontinental indie scene.
Caravan Palace returns with new North American tour dates
Parisian seven-piece electronic big band Caravan Palace hits the road this summer to tour North America in support of their critically acclaimed third full-length album, <|°_°|>, out now on Le Plan Recordings. The tour kicks off June 26 at the Toronto Jazz Festival and includes stops in New York, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Chicago.
Caravan Palace’s live show has elicited critical praise, with the Los Angeles Weekly raving that frontwoman “Zoé Colotis is a sassy chanteuse who oozes oodles of charisma as she kicks up her heels merrily and scats-sings with rapid-fire intricacy over her band Caravan Palace’s joyfully jazzy arrangements,” while the Austin American-Statesman says the band “filters the spirit of Django Reinhardt through an electrocool super collider to produce next-generation gypsy jazz with a European club vibe.” The Boston Globe hails the band as “jaunty, quirky, and frenetically danceable.
BASTILLE ANNOUNCES FALL EDITION OF “WILD, WILD WORLD TOUR”
Bastille just wrapped upthe U.S. leg of its extensive “Wild, Wild World Tour” over the weekend – and today the U.K. band announced plans to return to the States for a short jaunt in September. The run will kick off on September 9 at Stage AE in Pittsburgh and take the band to Norfolk, VA, Albany, NY, Providence, RI and Philadelphia, PA. Frenship will join on all dates, except Pittsburgh.
Noise Cans’ “Caan Dun” Gets Remixed
Fresh off the release of “Caan Dun,” Noise Cans blesses us with an incredible five-track remix package of the single. While Anevo and Velvo both throw down trap reworkings of the tune, Boehm delivers his signature breezy sound, layering cheerful horns on top of a danceable beat. To round out the package, Vasta goes the deep house route while Yung Felix reworks the song with an inspirited Afro-beat rhythm.
Cigarettes After Sex Share New Track “Each Time You Fall In Love” Via Billboard
Today, Cigarettes After Sex share their new single “Each Time You Fall In Love”. It’s the third single off their forthcoming self titled LP. When talking about the track lead singer Greg Gonzalez says it’s, “Mostly about how I was never able to find myself completely satisfied with any romance or love affair that I had been through. It was as if I was always on the lookout for something more & it had gotten me into plenty of trouble over time.”
Montreal’s Doldrums share new video for “Heater”
Today Montreal’s Doldrums shared the music video for “Heater,” a new single from the forthcoming album, Esc, out June 30th. Doldrums’ Airick Asher Woodhead told The FADER: ‘”Heater” is our TV debut, with me, Petra Glynt and CCB ripping it up on a set inspired by sketchy late night talk shows – Esc TV. We shot the video at the Torn Curtain in a night of guru-fueled mayhem. More soon, stay tuned xo _errhead.”
Friend Roulette Announces New EP
Brooklyn’s Friend Roulette has announced a new EP, The Matt Sheffer Songbook, Vol. 1, due out June 16th via Pretty Purgatory. A follow-up to 2015’s I See You. Your Eyes Are Red, the upcoming EP — like the band’s previous releases — features lush layers of instrumentation that includes violin, bass clarinet, synths, and the soulful vocal stylings of singer Julia Tepper. For a first taste of the EP, you can stream lead single “Joan” where it premiered with Stereogum or on Soundcloud.
willolux (Kristina Emmott) called “Modern Day Maestro”
Kristina Emmott, known under the stage name “willolux”, is a Canadian singer/songwriter whose musical style blends classic ’70s folk with infectious modern dream-pop. Her introspective, whimsical songs recall the work of songstresses such as Neko Case, Ingrid Michaelson, and Regina Spektor.
Her upcoming release, produced by Jon Anderson (Andy Shauf, Aidan Knight), is a full-length album entitled Thread & Tape. It is a collection of wistful songs, at once fragile and bold, which bravely lays bare questions of self-love, healing, and mental health. Thread & Tape is set to release April 28th, 2017.
American Opera Drop Lyric Video for “Monsters Among Men”
American Opera, the creation of NYC singer-songwriter John Bee, will release the debut full-length album “Small Victories” on June 30.
A lyric video for the first single “Monsters Among Men” is now streaming here.
