Lakeshore Releases New Single “Pure//Imagination”
Connecticut-based active rock band Lakeshore, formed by Emmure founders/brothers Ben and Joe Lionetti, recently announced details for their debut EP, 41 (out 8/4/17 via Outerloop Records). Before they head out on tour this week, today the band has partnered with Huffington Post to premiere a new single off the EP, “Pure//Imagination,” a song that dives deep into the mind and how powerful it truly is. “Pure // Imagination” encourages listeners to believe that inside your own head you can do anything, and if you pay attention and focus on what really matters, you can change the world. Stream the new track here.
YehMe2 drops ‘Steal This Mixtape 2’
Chicago native / former Flosstradamus member YehMe2 (AKA Josh Young) has dropped the second installment of his Steal This Mixtape series. The mixtape was made throughout the month of May, where he challenged himself to make 1 beat per day. STMT 2 is a collection of original songs and remixes of old and new classics. The tracks were inspired by hits from some of Josh’s musical heroes including Kendrick Lamar, Chance The Rapper, Giorgio Moroder, Gucci Mane & Drake, Selena, Aretha Franklin, Clipse and many more.
DJ KHALED’S GRATEFUL BOWS AT #1 ON THE BILLBOARD TOP 200
Taking the crown yet again, GRAMMY® nominated, multi-platinum artist, producer, entrepreneur, author, and music guru DJ Khaled bows at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 with his tenth full-length offering, GRATEFUL [We The Best Music Group/Epic Records].
INHEAVEN Premiere “World On Fire” on Culture Collide
INHEAVEN’s incendiary set at Glastonbury this weekend prompted DIY to conclude “Today feels like this band are stepping up to even bigger things… it feels like a milestone moment.”
The next step for INHEAVEN comes with the brand new track ‘World On Fire’ which was produced by Tom Dalgety (Royal Blood, The Amazons) and recorded at Rockfield Studios. It further previews the September 1st release of their self-titled debut album after the feral rush of the recent single ‘Vultures’.
HDLSS shares new single “Wonderloss”
The album was recorded/produced by HDLSS and mastered by Yale Yng-Wong (Grizzly Bear, Chairlift) and Jonathan Schenke (Parquet Courts). Today the duo shares the fourth single from the album, “Wonderloss” via Brooklyn Vegan, along with a conversation with Heems, their friend and former manager. Be sure to check out the previous singles; “BILL$” via Stereogum, “Colonizer,” via Noisey which tackles the subject of culturual appropriation, and “False Flag,” an ode to whistle blowers, via The FADER.
Adult Books return with their Twin Peaks inspired music video “Firewalking”
Today, on What Youth Adult Books are premiering the music video for the track “Firewalking” off their debut album, Running from the Blows. Inspired by David Lynch’s series Twin Peaks, Adult Books perform “Firewalking” in a Black Lodge replication of the Red Room.
Garrett David ‘Ebb Vibe’
Garrett David returns to Distant Hawaii with ‘Ebb Vibe’ a five track EP of beach bronzed cinematic house, delivered in his trademark unhurried style.
We kick off with the EP’s soaring, blissful and chirping title track, quickly setting the scene in an almost Lynchian manner. A smoke filled hotel lobby bustling with ghosts of the past and soundtracked by a wistful, swaying piano.
Zedd Releases Single “Get Low” With Liam Payne
Multi-platinum, GRAMMY award-winning artist/DJ/producer Zedd has released “Get Low,” his new single with Liam Payne on Interscope. “Get Low” marks a more urban sound for Zedd that he also described as one of his catchiest songs and recently told BuzzFeed, “just had to live in the summer.”
The Ramona Flowers Release Heartwarming Video For “If You Remember”
Fresh off their appearance at the famous Glastonbury Festival, The Ramona Flowers have released a heartwarming new video for their single, “If You Remember.”
The video surges the listener into a state of nostalgia. Optimistic in sound, the video inspires positivity through heartwarming visuals and buoyant noise. It’s a feel good video in not so feel good times. “The song itself depicts triumph over adversity, telling a story of someone down on their luck,” explains the band.
GOATWHORE Crushes Billboard Charts
GOATWHORE’s latest album, Vengeful Ascension, released on June 23rd via Metal Blade Records, toppled Billboard charts upon its first week of release earning the #4 spot on Billboard’s Heatseeker Albums chart, #6 on the Hard Rock Album Sales chart, #11 on the Independent Albums chart, #16 on the Hard Rock Albums chart, #18 on the Rock Album Sales chart, #49 on the Top 200 Current Albums chart, and #59 on the Top 200 Albums chart making it the band’s highest charting album to date! In Canada, the record was met with equal accolades debuting at #19 on the Hard Music chart and #145 on the Top Albums chart.
Nikhil D’Souza shares acoustic video for ‘Beautiful Mind’
Recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles with producers Jamie Hartman (Rag ?n? Bone Man) and Jeff Cohen (Macy Gray, Josh Groban), ?Beautiful Mind? builds in emotive power from its stripped-back introduction and into a stirring crescendo of soaring vocals and sweeping strings. As with ?Still In Love?, Nikhil D?Souza exhibits a masterly ability to express a maelstrom of emotions ? passion, yearning, love, love and sorrow ? and the ability to craft songs, which express universal themes from personal experiences.
Liza Grossman and Contemporary Youth Orchestra join forces with Styx frontman Tommy Shaw
Classical music and classic rock collide as AXS TV presents STYX frontman Tommy Shaw in the premiere of the 2016 concert special SING FOR THE DAY! TOMMY SHAW AND CONTEMPORARY YOUTH ORCHESTRA—airing Sunday, July 9, at 10pE.
“Ten years after STYX and CYO performed for the first time together, I’ve joined forces with them again, this time for a solo acoustic symphony show!,” said Shaw about the special.
Says CYO founding music director and conductor Liza Grossman of this pairing: “Tommy’s killer voice needed to be showcased in an acoustic setting with an orchestra; he has a vast and diverse library and the timing was perfect since it was the 10-year anniversary of the Styx and Contemporary Youth Orchestra show. He sang with his entire being and the orchestra responded with the same eager passion. I can’t wait for everyone to experience this show!”
Gary Numan Is Set to Release His New Album
Coming almost four years after his album Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) earned the best reviews of his career and his highest chart-placing in 20 years, the iconic and highly influential Gary Numan will release his 22nd album Savage (Songs From A Broken World) on September 15. The announcement comes shortly after the British electro pioneer was awarded the Inspiration Award for songwriting and composition at the Ivor Novellos.
Savage (Songs From A Broken World) is an album with a narrative set in an apocalyptic, post-global warming Earth in the not-too-distant future. There is no technology left and most of the planet has turned to a desolate desert wasteland. Food is scarce, water even more so, and human kindness and decency are just a dim and distant memory. Western and Eastern cultures have merged, more because of the need to simply survive than any feelings of greater tolerance or understanding. It’s a harsh, savage environment, as are the survivors who still roam across it.
BABY IN VAIN SHARE NEW VIDEO FOR “TO HEAVEN AND BACK”
Denmark’s Baby In Vain have just unveiled the video for latest single “To Heaven And Back” off their debut full length album More Nothing coming out August 25th. Says NME,”Baby in Vain are giving guitar music a snarling shot of adrenaline…they steep their songs in ghoulish chants and wave after wave of fuzz.”
Inspired by the visuals of Californian bands in the early days of MTV, the video was shot in one complete take, using a ENG DVCAM camera (the same kind used to shoot the news in the ’90s). The video sees the guitarists Lola Hammerich and Andrea Thuesen Johansen skating whilst hitching a ride from drummer Benedicte Pierleoni’s moped. Says the band, “The two coolest things to do in the world are skateboarding and driving a motorcycle. What do you do when you don’t have a motorcycle? You steal a moped.”
In a world’s first, Oticon, Inc. has joined forces with chart-topping rock band Styx for a live concert broadcast exclusively for fans wearing the company’s Oticon Opn™ Internet-connected hearing aids. Scheduled as part of the band’s nationwide summer tour, this will be the first time a live performance will be delivered directly to hearing aid wearers, enabling them to stream the heart-pumping sounds of an in-person concert directly to their hearing aids. The partnership will highlight Styx’s continued commitment to high-quality sound as well as Oticon Opn’s life-enhancing open sound experience.
Opn, Oticon’s family of Internet-connected hearing aids, can communicate directly with a full range of connected devices, so wearers can listen to TV; connect with doorbells, smoke detectors, and other smart devices; and even get the weather—all through their hearing aids. And now, hearing aid wearers can add “listen to the live broadcast of a rock concert” to the list.
The award-winning Opn also performs well at in-person events. The small, discreet hearing aid delivers a more natural, clear, and open sound that allows users to more easily participate in conversations in crowded, noisy environments such as restaurants, public venues or even live rock concerts. Now available as a rechargeable solution, Opn miniRITE hearing aids can be charged overnight to provide wearers with all-day power to last through any big event.
Dakota – ‘Silver Tongue’
Dutch four-piece Dakota release their new single ‘Silver Tongue’, an ode to coping with that person in your life who tries to knock your dreams and goals at every opportunity. The track embraces the sentiment of always keeping your head held high and your eyes on the prize, never giving in to the naysayers. Dakota managed to take the first steps in their own dreams and goals with previous EP “Leda” and debut single “Icon”, which saw critical acclaim came from the likes of Noisey and Nylon.
Summer Heart shares deliriously poppy second single “Hotel Beds”
It’s not so often that a band’s name truly reflects their sound, but when it comes to Swedish solo pop act Summer Heart (David Alexander), you can expect just that; hazy, sun- bleached tracks that are the perfect anthem to remembering hot July nights filled with skinny dipping and sleeping in.
TAU CROSS Shares “Bread And Circuses”
Today, multinational punk/heavy metal collective TAU CROSS has shared their latest single, “Bread And Circuses” via Cvlt Nation. The tune comes by way of the band’s impending Pillar Of Fire full-length set for release via Relapse Records later this month.
CUT COPY’S NEW SINGLE, “AIRBORNE”
Cut Copy returns with “Airborne” – the band’s first official single in four years. Equal parts guitar jangle, celestial synths and bottom-heavy bassline, the infectious track shifts gears multiple times, balancing images of chaos (“jagged teeth made of glass, rising up”) with the resolute chorus: “That don’t stop me.” The song offers an early glimpse of the new material the GRAMMY-nominated Australian band has been recording in studios around the world.
LOST HORIZONS, the new musical project of Simon Raymonde and Richie Thomas
Currently celebrating 20 years piloting his revered record label Bella Union, Simon Raymonde has scaled another personal peak, a new collaboration with drummer Richie Thomas. They’re called Lost Horizons, and their stunning debut album, Ojalá, released 3rd November on Bella Union, is a rare sighting of two gifted musicians who, for different reasons, have been largely absent from music-making for the last 20 years. Yet the record is proof of a telepathic relationship through music, established when the pair first became collaborators and friends in the eighties.
7 Minutes in Heaven Release “Symmetry” Music Video
Chicago based Alternative Rock group, 7 Minutes in Heaven (7MIH) are best known for their 2015 smash, Side Effects which hit Billboard’s #1 Alternative New Artists chat, #9 Heatseekers chart, and #60 Independent Artist chart and featured singles “I’m Okay” and “Fireworks.” In the beginning of 2017, exactly five-years to date from the launch of the project, 7MIH signed their first record deal with Rude Records. Today they are proud to announce their follow-up EP, Symmetry which is due out September 15th, recorded/produced by Seth Henderson at ABG Studios, and mastered by John Naclerio. The EP focuses on finding the positive balance in our lives despite being surrounded by confusion.
Darling Magazine Premieres Brynn Elliott’s New Video For ‘Might Not Like Me’
Emerging singer songwriter, Brynn Elliott, premiered the music video for her single “Might Not Like Me” today with Darling Magazine. Produced by Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift), this track is the first in a series of singles Elliott plans to release this year with a debut EP to follow.
Brynn Elliott’s ‘Might Not Like Me’ Is an Instant Confidence Boost
Post/Doom Metal Group LOVIATAR Release “Ascendant (Stygian Wyrm Part III)”
Canadian post-rock/doom four-piece LOVIATAR (pronounced low-vye-ah-tar) have revealed another lyric video taken from their self-titled debut full-length, out worldwide on July 28, 2017 via Prosthetic Records. The track, “Ascendant”, is the final segment of their three-part “Stygian Wyrm” opus.
Muse Reveal Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Lyric Video
Muse have revealed a first in music video creation. Using the latest in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, a new lyric video will be created every day for a month featuring high profile personalities voicing the lyrics to their current single, “Dig Down.”
‘Waking Up’ – Illyin Pipes
“I was struggling with a few things while trying to maintain an illusion of positivity and balance. The dichotomy of stability and disorder is present in ‘Waking Up’ as well as the remainder of the EP’s songs, even if that wasn’t intentional when we wrote them.” – Jill (vocalist of Illyin Pipes)
Moon King signs to Arbutus
Today, Moon King (Daniel Benjamin) returns with an animated visual for lead-single “In & Out” taken from his forthcoming tape Hamtramck ’16 – out August 4 on Arbutus Records. Video animation is by Jordan Minkoff. On “In & Out” Benjamin says, “I made this in Detroit last September, very quick & dirty, mostly inspired by the music I was hearing DJs play around town … it’s a good tape to leave in your car I think.”
RUN THE JEWELS SHARE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “DON’T GET CAPTURED”
Run the Jewels is proud to premier the new video for the song “Don’t Get Captured”, the latest offering from their breakthrough new album, Run the Jewels 3. Created by award-winning director Chris Hopewell (whose previous work includes Radiohead’s “Burn The Witch” music video) & Jacknife Films, the video features El-P & Killer Mike embodied as claymation models as they take a ride through a modern-day house of horrors.
Falcons drops new song on Fool’s Gold
One of LA’s most promising producers, Falcons drops his new track “Want Your Body” via Fool’s Gold today. He also shares an animated companion video (directed by Amber Park) inspired by his mother introducing him to 90’s dance music as child. A futuristic spin on classic rave vibes, “Want Your Body” has been hotly anticipated by DJs and fans since Falcons began teasing it in his sets, and now it’s ready to soundtrack your summer. Having shared the stage with Travis Scott, Metro Boomin, Kaytranada and many others while notching over 26 million cumulative streams to date, Falcons is soon to be a household name. Check it below and share.
PRESSYES shares video for lo-fi, psychedelic new single “Touch the Sky”
‘Touch The Sky’ is the debut single by singer, producer and songwriter PRESSYES released via Ink Music. The stellar new track has been produced by René Mühlberger aka Pressyes and follows his well-received collaboration with Austrian trio Gudrun von Laxenburg on track “Just Can’t Get Enough feat. PRESSYES” (Skint Records).
Chris Melrose, the Minneapolis transplant and RoGizz’s newest find, has become very active in the Chicago hip hop scene as of late. From street performing and freestyle battling to developing his own signature style, he has solidified himself amongst the Chicago elite as an undeniable talent for many years to come. For the 1st single off his new project “Summertime Anthems”, Chris Melrose recruited SoulTrap’s own Tree to ride with him on a melodic and catchy track that makes you reminisce about the way “things used to be”. This cut is titled “Way Back”.
Kim Boekbinder’s “Head Bitch In Charge”
Kim Boekbinder is a noise witch, casting neon spells over shadowed rooms with her hypnotic synth incantations and pulsating basslines. Following up the success of 2013’s electro alt-pop space epic The Sky is Calling, Kim will release NOISEWITCH on September 8, 2017. Mixed by Joel Hamilton (Highly Suspect, Pretty Lights, The Black Keys) at Studio G in Brooklyn, the new album is danceable witch-pop, each song is a spell cast on the audience.
Lushloss shares spellbinding new single “Shame”
Lushloss is the alias of Seattle’s Olive Jun, a 25 year-old Korean-American trans woman that creates intimate, thrilling, expansive electronic-pop that defies easy categorization. Today, she shares another intimate single “Shame”, which follows “Gutter” – both taken from her debut LP, Asking/Bearing. Asking/Bearing is out digitally and on cassette July 28 via Hush Hush Records.
HOTEL SEX MAKES THEIR DEBUT WITH RISQUE NEW SINGLE/VIDEO “EXPLODE” AT NAKIDMAGAZINE.COM
The newly formed electronic-pop act HOTEL SEX is causing a scene with the debut of their brand-new, unfiltered single, “Explode.” Today, the duo has partnered with NakidMagazine.com to premiere a provocative new video for the single, which boasts satanic rituals, milk facials, rabbits playing keytars and penis puppets!
‘EXPLODE’ — HOTEL SEX — MUSIC VIDEO PREMIRE {NEW MUSIC FRIDAYS / ARTIST TO WATCH}
Black Satellite stream debut album Endless via Billboard
“The album is a visceral reflection of our growth and maturation over the last few years,” lead vocalist Larissa Vale told Billboard, “Endless signifies our ability to finally leave the past behind after a period of feeling like we would be trapped in it forever.” Mastered by Ted Jensen (Muse, Marilyn Manson, Arcade Fire), Endless paints an almost cinematic landscape, with each track revealing a new facet of the duo’s style and complexity. Billboard described, “Syrupy vocal hooks abound, drizzled over whole mountain ranges of studio-shined guitar tapestries.” Pairing influences ranging from Alice in Chains to Yo-Yo Ma with personal, emotional experiences and stories, Black Satellite have crafted a unified body of work that showcases their undeniable range. Vale remarked that with Endless, “We not only confronted our fears head-on, but were completely immersed in them.”
Suzanne Santo Releases Bold New Single “Blood On Your Knees”
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Suzanne Santo will release her solo debut album Ruby Red on August 11th. Best known as one-half of Americana duo HONEYHONEY, Santo steps out on her own for the first time and, more than 10 years into an acclaimed career, turns a new corner. Today, she released her bold second single “Blood On Your Knees” which debuted on American Songwriter who described it as “a raucous ditty that decries needless self-pity.”
Hear Suzanne Santo of HoneyHoney’s Scorching New Single “Blood On My Knees”
BARB WIRE DOLLS Share Powerful Message of Self-Love in New Track “If I Fall”
The freshest new name in punk-influenced rock, BARB WIRE DOLLS, will release their electrifying new album, Rub My Mind, tomorrow, July 7, 2017 via Motörhead Music.
The band is touring all summer long on the Vans Warped Tour in support of the album! Along the way, BARB WIRE DOLLS have met many fans, new and old, face-to-face – hearing their personal stories and bonding over a mutual love of rock music. But one young fan’s story, in particular, really stuck with the band – a 15-year-old girl who expressed that she was considering taking her own life, but after discovering BARB WIRE DOLLS and listening to their messages of self-love and self-empowerment, was inspired to find new ways to use her inner strength to live a more joyous life and help others who are experiencing similar struggles. This story greatly touched lead singer Isis Queen, who also battled with suicidal thoughts at a young age.
Coincidentally, the band’s new track, “If I Fall”, focuses on topics of suicide and just wanting to give up on life in itself. Today, BARB WIRE DOLLS have teamed up with Alternative Press to not only premiere this track, but to also share a statement from Isis Queen about her own personal struggles with self-loathing, and how giving up is never the answer. Listen to “If I Fall” and read Isis’ statement here:
MARIE MILLER Premieres Video for Glitter Gold on AXS
olky, indie pop singer songwriter, MARIE MILLER has just premiered the music video for her track “Glitter Gold” on AXS. The video guides you through the songs wholehearted lyrics while coupling the tune with scenery and weather to set the mood. “Glitter Gold is a sad song about broken people and broken relationships,” Miller said exclusively to AXS . “I wrote it on my porch on a cold evening in January.”
Ghostpoet Shares New Track And Video For “Freakshow”
Following the announcement of his fourth album Dark Days + Canapés, due to launch on August 18th on Play It Again Sam, and the unveiling of the debut track “Immigrant Boogie”, Ghostpoet (née Obaro Ejimiwe) is pleased to share new single “Freakshow” and its accompanying video.
Warbly Jets Release New Single “The Lowdown,”
LA’s Warbly Jets have been building buzz locally and nationally since the release of their debut single last November. In addition to being named an Artist to Watch by KCRW and earning praise from both LA Weekly and LA Record, they’ve also racked up spins on Beats1 and KROQ, caught the attention of Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green (who used “Alive” as the official song of its SS17 line), and landed slots opening for acts like The Dandy Warhols, The Mystery Lights, and Night Beats.
Looms Premieres New Single “Winter Here” via Atwood Magazine
Formed in the winter of 2012, Looms consists of Sharif Mekawy (vocals, keys, guitar), Harry Morris Jr. (guitar), A. Hammond Murray (bass) and Louis Cozza (drums). The group’s music is written around vocals and melodic instrumental arrangements with an evolving catalogue that runs the gamut of song construction. Rock, pop, jazz, electronic, folk, and more are dissected and deconstructed down to their basic components, and then reimagined. Looms will release their Sophomore LP, How It Has To Be in August 2017 and will tour the northeast starting with a kickoff/release show at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn, NY on August 2.
Joey Sweeney & The Neon Grease share debut single “Baptized In Vibe”
Sweeney’s new songs draw inspiration from sources as disparate as 1970s Philly nightlife folklore and Denis Johnson’s The Incognito Lounge. In their new songs, chiming 80s 12-string guitars, classic rock sax solos and rainy bedroom Velvet Underground listening sessions all blend together. In these songs are little stories of triumph over dirty circumstance and grace under pressure, with the friendship of an urban family “street band” woven throughout. They’re little tales of hard-won glory. In “Baptized in Vibe,” Sweeney sings, “Everybody except me knew I would survive.”
San Francisco pop-rockers Sunset Lines share new single “Glass”
The song premiered on Atwood Magazine where the band shared, “We recorded this song twice. It was the first song we recorded for the EP and in the process of mixing and recording our other songs, we decided to tear it apart and redid the entire melody section for it. This song was also the first time that we started diving into using heavier synth sounds which is where we began to form the style of our music moving forward as a band.”
THE GASLAMP KILLER RELEASES SHORT FILM
Renowned Los Angeles DJ and producer The Gaslamp Killer has released his new short film Sins: The Instrumentalepathy Album Film premiering exclusively on Vevo today. Directed by photographer and filmmaker Marielle Tepper, this visually stunning portrait of the 7 deadly sins is scored completely by GLK’s critically lauded, psychedelic album Instrumentalepathy previously released on his own imprint Cuss Records last year.
Warbly Jets Share “The Lowdown”
LA’s Warbly Jets have been building buzz locally and nationally since the release of their debut single last November. In addition to being named an Artist to Watch by KCRW and earning praise from both LA Weekly and LA Record, they’ve also racked up spins on Beats1 and KROQ, caught the attention of Liam Gallagher’s Pretty Green (who used “Alive” as the official song of its SS17 line), and landed slots opening for acts like The Dandy Warhols, The Mystery Lights, and Night Beats.
Sam Tinnesz Releases New Single
Ahead of its release tomorrow, Nashville musician Sam Tinnesz has unveiled the second single from his upcoming debut LP, Babel. This single, “Play With Fire,” features a sinister collaboration with Yacht Money. “I worked on this one with a wild group here in Nashville called Yacht Money. They had the idea of doing a song about being pyromaniacs, and it turned out to have this sexy vibe to it that I didn’t expect, but ended up loving,” reflects Tinnesz.
Edmonton’s Faith Healer announces the follow up to their break out album
When Edmonton’s Jessica Jalbert first began performing solo under the name Faith Healer, the alias was her way of avoiding being pigeonholed as a singer-songwriter. Now, however, times have changed: Faith Healer has blossomed into a band, with singer-guitarist Jalbert joined by drummer/multi-instrumentalist Renny Wilson. Their first LP as a duo is called Try ;-) and it will be out on September 8 through Mint Records.
Robotaki & Manila Killa Drop New Single “I Want You”
On the verge of launching their co-headlining tour, two of the music industry’s most sought-afterproducers in Manila Killa and Robotaki are teaming up to release their highly anticipated new single, “I Want You,” out now on all DSP’s via Moving Castle.
COUSIN STIZZ ANNOUNCES JULY 12TH RELEASE DATE
Following the release of the video for “Headlock” ft. Offset, Boston rapper Cousin Stizz is back to announce that his highly-anticipated new mixtape One Night Only will release on July 12th via RCA Records. To coincide with the announcement, Stizz is officially releasing his new song “Lambo,” which became a fan favorite on Cousin Stizz’s recent tour.
VENOM PRISON Premiere New Music Video for “Perpetrator Emasculation”
Coming off their Metal Hammer/Golden Gods “Best New Band” award, UK death metal outfit VENOM PRISON are premiering their new video, “Perpetrator Emasculation”, with Decibel Magazine.
ZZ Ward Premieres Video For “Cannonball” Via Refinery29
The Storm summons the ghosts of ZZ’s chief inspirations such as Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Johnson, and Big Mama Thornton, while echoing over soundscapes situated between gritty hip-hop bounce and moody guitar-and-harmonica riffs. The album features “Cannonball” and additional collaborations including “Domino” which reunites ZZ with Fitz of Fitz & The Tantrums and “Ride” which ZZ wrote specifically for the Disney*Pixar film Cars 3 and features Gary Clark Jr.
PRINCE’S PURPLE RAIN CATAPULTS TO #4 ON THE BILLBOARD TOP 200
Released by NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records in new Deluxe and Deluxe – Expanded Edition formats last week, Prince’s Academy Award® and GRAMMY Award®-winning RIAA diamond-certified masterpiece Purple Rain now returns to the Top 5 of the Billboard Top 200 and bows at #4. Combining all versions, the album moved 52,000-plus cumulative units.
Additionally, it also captured #1 on the Top Soundtrack Albums Chart, #1 on the Top Vinyl Albums Chart, and #1 on the Top Catalog Albums Chart. As soon as the Deluxe and Deluxe – Expanded Edition versions went live, the record became a mainstay in the Top 10 of iTunes Overall Top Albums Chart.
ANGUS & JULIA STONE To Release New Album ‘SNOW’ On September 15th
Following the release of new single “Snow,” Aussie sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone announce their fourth studio album of the same name, Snow, will arrive September 15th.
Snow continues a process the siblings began at the suggestion of producer Rick Rubin on their self-titled album of 2014. “That was the first time that we actually started writing together, in the same room, and I guess we took a leaf from that chapter into this record. This time round though, every song on the record we wrote together,” Angus says.
Marc Daniels Delivers Rock Infused Country In His New Flaming Hot Single, “Redheads”
“I’ve always been crazy about Redheaded woman and I wrote this song to give perspective on what goes on in the minds of those of us that have unique fetishes that our friends just don’t understand. This song is not just for those with a redhead infatuation, but I envision that everyone could relate to it on some level or find humor in it on another.” – Marc Daniels (Featured on Variety Beat)
Vortex Mag premieres Afterlife Revival
Yesterday psych folk / alt country troubadour Evan B. Harris, aka Afterlife Revival, premiered his newest single “Neon Saturday Night” via Vortex Magazine.
“My perfect ‘Neon Saturday Night’ fantasy sounds a little something like this,” Harris begins. “Dusty old saloon with a friendly bartender who knows how to pour a stiff shot of whiskey. A player piano in the corner pounding out some good honky-tonk music, the kind my granddad used to play.”
Laura Brehm New Single “Parallel”
“‘Parallel’ is about true friendship/love. When you’ve found someone that’s really meant for you, the relationship acts like a mirror. It shows you who are but doesn’t judge you. It’s about walking side by side through life and being there for each other, simultaneously raising each other up. It’s about looking forward together and moving forward. At the end of the day, happiness is only real when shared.” – Laura Brehm
Beiju shares second track “Don’t Know” off upcoming EP ‘Demain’
Raised in the outskirts of Paris, Caitlin Seager was heavily influenced by contemporary jazz and the avant-garde art world as a child before moving to New York City at 18. She began singing in the growing Brooklyn DIY scene at such venues as the storied 285 Kent alongside local stalwarts like DIIV with her group Night Manager, culminating in full-length releases on Fire Talk and Big Love. As the front singer in Night Manager she developed her acrobatic vocal style that has become her signature.
