Brooklyn Vegan Premieres Paul Luc’s New Album, ‘Bad Seed’
For his new LP, Pittsburgh-based singer-songwriter Paul Luc wanted to create an experience, to simulate the great recording sessions of the past. He worked with a renowned group of musicians he had never met, and they recorded the album straight to tape. Bad Seed can be heard in full today via Brooklyn Vegan, mentioning Paul has “a great knack for melody, his voice has just the right balance between cleanliness and grit, and there’s some real nice guitar work on this thing.” The album will be available on iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify on Friday, February 9.
‘Rebelliön’ – new single from Hella Rebelliön
‘Rebelliön’ is a no-compromise-scandic-punk-rock song form one of Norway’s greatest musical export since black metal. ‘Rebelliön’ is a homage to the 2000s Norwegain underground scene. High energy, organic and dirty Northwest-core!
Spring 2017 a hard-hitting rock outfit rose from the remnants of a train crash in Ålesunds dimly lit back alleys. Hella Rebelliön plays punk with references to several of the 21st century’s greatest Norwegian giants.
The tracks are steeped in a drive and agressiveness that draws parallells to bands like Silver and Zugly. The vocalist Markus sounds like a pissed off Hank Von Helvete at his best/worst.
Quicksilver Daydream Share New EP On New Noise
New Noise has streamed Quicksilver Daydream’s new EP ‘A Thousand Shadows, A Single Flame’ ahead of its 2/9 release. When talking about the EP frontman/composer Adam Lytle says, “A Thousand Shadows, A Single Flame has been a long time in the making. Joey Deady, Brett Banks, Cole Emoff and I wrote these songs, what seems like ages ago – performing them in various mutations around the country with our old band, Wild Leaves. Sometimes the best thing to do with a song you don’t fully understand is set it aside for a while. In this case, distance offered a clearer perspective and a way to capture them in the manner we envisioned.”
Premiere: Quicksilver Daydream – ‘A Thousand Shadows, A Single Flame’
RJMrLA and DJ Mustard Recruit Ty Dolla $ign for the Suggestive “Is It Mine” Video
Obliterating state-of-the-art west coast production with an addictive sing-song flow, RJMrLA is one of the most exciting up-and-comers in California. RJ asks the important romantic questions on the DJ Mustard-produced “Is It Mine,” his latest video. With sunny synths, bumping bass, and a sweetly-sung chorus from Ty Dolla $ign, “Is It Mine” is an emotionally honest plea for frankness and clarity in a relationship. Premiered by Highsnobiety, the video finds RJ and his woman struggling to overcome physical and emotional barriers, as lingerie literally rains from the sky. “Is It Mine” is the latest video from The Ghetto, a joint album by RJ and DJ Mustard, released in December, following the Complex-premiered lead single “Don’t Make Me Look Stupid,” which features an appearance from YG.
BESVÄRJELSEN: Swedish Psychedelic Stoner Doom Collective
BESVÄRJELSEN – Swedish for “conjuring” – was forged in 2014. Though clearly rooted in the realms of doom, within their engulfing sound lies traces of progressive metal, punk, folk, and classic rock ‘n’ roll all carefully weaved together resulting in a sound that is at once crushingly heavy and alluringly sophisticated. The band released their debut EP Villfarelser in 2015 which was followed by 2016’s Exil EP. Both releases, though self-financed and released with little outside promotion, were well-received by Swedish media and even found airplay on Swedish National Radio.
PASTE shares SLEEPYHEAD’s single “The Communist Love Song” from their upcoming double-LP reissue!
There’s rock and roll mythology, and then there’s 90’s indie rock mythology…Unfortunately, stories about then NYC’s Sleepyhead are really neither. Michael Galinsky, Rachael McNally, and Chris O’Rourke, NYU students more into music than books, form a band, practice, release singles and an album on a non-descript independent label, tour, and then again practice, release another album, tour and play Lollapalooza’s second stage, and so on…Yeah, it is neither very glamorous nor salacious. It’s simply three individuals playing, recording, and releasing music, as that’s what lady destiny called them to do.
Aaron Carter in Lawrence, MA – March 2nd
For the first time in 15 years, Aaron Carter is releasing a new album. Entitled LøVë, the album will be released worldwide on February 16th, 2018. “Don’t Say Goodbye,” the first single off LøVë amassing nearly 1M streams across all platforms since release, landed on the Spotify U.S. Viral chart and received prime placement on Spotify’s New Music Friday and Weekly Buzz playlists. “Don’t Say Goodbye” is available for streaming and purchase now, and the album is slated for release on Feb 16th.
Mija shares remix of Justin Bieber & BloodPop®’s “Friends”
Ahead of her debut EP and ‘Never B Alone’ tour, Mija has shared a free download for her remix of BloodPop® & Justin Bieber’s smash hit “Friends” featuring Julia Michaels. Stream + download the remix below.
And in case you missed it- hear Mija’s singing debut on her latest single “Notice Me” from the upcoming EP, How To Measure The Distance Between Lovers, out this Friday (2/9).
KODACROME SHARES “THINK OF THE CHILDREN” TRACK VIA POPMATTERS
Kodacrome is Elissa LeCoque & Ryan Casey. The pair crafts fragmented pop with a warm electronic pulse, featuring swells and lead lines which ring from synths and throats, alike. Elissa & Ryan share a deep love for melodic composition, as well as the gorgeous dynamics of analog electronics, and always aim to strike a balance of songwriting and synthesis.
Blackened Death Metal Band KAOTEON Releases Infernal New Track “Barren Lands”
Lebanese extreme death metal band KAOTEON recently announced the release of their upcoming new full-length album, Damnatio Memoriae, featuring bass wizard Linus Klausenitzer of Obscura and drum master Fredrik Widigs of Marduk as special guests. The menacing new album is due for release on February 23, 2018, and pre-orders are available now.
Rich Girls Share “Hit” on The 405
Today, garage/art rock trio Rich Girls share their new track, “Hit,” the first single off their forthcoming debut full-length release, Black City. The 405 premiered the track, praising “‘Hit’ is simply a beautiful song. And, according to Black, it was the result of freeing herself of her typical songwriting limitations.” The album was recorded by Travis Harrison at Serious Business, Brooklyn and Sean Beresford at Blighty Sound, San Francisco. It was mastered by John Greenham at Infrasonic. Black City is due out April 6th on Tricycle Records.
FLOWERTRUCK announce debut album Mostly Sunny, new single and vid ‘Enough for Now’ + album tour
Without dipping a toe in trepidation, but rather jumping headfirst into the deep end, Flowertruck splash around in the nostalgic, technicolour, sonic joy in single ‘Enough For Now’ alongside the announcement of their debut LP Mostly Sunny, out March 16 and an April headline tour.
Known for their upbeat melodies decorated with hooky guitar runs and vocalist Charles Rushforth’s quintessential Aussie twang, new single ‘Enough For Now’ is everything fans have come to love from Sydney’s Inner West sweethearts. The single is a a sun drenched, summer slow burner – swirling synth and melancholy lyrics are complimented perfectly by fuzzy, early 90’s inspired visuals. Showcasing an array of inconveniences only mild enough to induce an eye roll (burning the toast, a broken thong and rickety chairs) the four piece tackle the everyday annoyances with charm and ingenuity, like a team of super heroes in socks and sandals.
Miami Rapper ToBy Announces ‘ToBySeason Vol. 1’
ToBy says of the project: “Making ‘ToBySeason Vol. I was such a unique experience for me because it was the first time I got to work with a producer as dedicated and tied to the project as Aleks. I had made music with my band and released stuff independently but that all felt more of a solo endeavor. This process saw me as head of all aspects of the creative process and really taught me what it meant to make a good compilation. It was the perfect time to do it too, having moved to LA indefinitely meant that I could really explore what and who ‘ToBy’ is. I think I did that with the versatility I achieved on this. The singing was stuff I’d always wanted to take further and the more commercial elements were fun tracks I always wanted to make. So all in all, if I were to wrap up the project into one word I’d call it ‘eager’. My hunger to get better at what I do every day is what gets me out of bed in the morning and ‘ToBySeason Vol. I’ is a concrete example of that.”
Little Stranger, Alternative/Hip-Hop Band, New Single & Tour!
They’re on a US tour with MAYDAY. They’re touring in CA in almost all of Feb. In March, they hit the Northeast & Southeast.
Born and raised in Philly and crash-landed in Charleston, John and Kevin Shields are the minds behind the quirky indie hip-hop group Little Stranger. Performing as a duo, Little Stranger is a fresh hybrid of John’s singer-songwriter magnetism and Kevin’s hard hitting, in-your-face delivery. Stylistically reminiscent of Gorillaz and Twenty One Pilots, Little Stranger inhabits a relatively unexplored niche at this point in time. They’re all about originality, every song is a separate work unto itself with all the strangeness that their name implies.
Kendrick Lamar, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, and Top Dawg Entertainment Release Black Panther The Album Music
Today, platinum selling and twelve-time GRAMMY Award winning recording artist Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment’s CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith release Black Panther The Album Music From and Inspired By via Top Dawg Ent./Aftermath/Interscope Records. Lamar and Tiffith are collaborating for the first time to create a musical body of work for a motion picture. The album includes the hit single, “All The Stars” by Lamar and label mate SZA which has earned over 68 million streams worldwide. The single’s video, directed by Dave Meyers & the little homies, is a chromatic ode to the rich and vibrant wonderland of the film’s fictional African nation Wakanda.
CHECK OUT MEREBA’S DEBUT SINGLE “BLACK TRUCK”
There’s music and then there’s music for your soul. At first listen it’s not hard to detect which category Mereba lends her vocal abilities to. Born and raised across the east coast, the young singer/songwriter further developed her artistry after moving to Atlanta, and credits Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, and Joni Mitchell as influences. Today, she releases her debut single “Black Truck” on Interscope Records, which is now available at all digital retailers. You can take a listen HERE.
London Dancehall RnB artist Taliwhoah Reveals Her Vulnerable Side In Laid-Back “Sweetest Escape” Visuals
Born in a big artistic family to a British-Nigerian-Lebanese mom and Jamaican dad, Talitha Cross had a very roundabout introduction to music. Both her mom Toyin Adekale and auntie Maizie Williams were in the influential band Boney M, who according to many including The Independent helped define the late disco-pop 1970s era. Therefore Tali since she was little would spend hours watching and studying their VHS tapes and learning from the very best.
After kicking off 2017 with his stellar releases ‘You’ll Never Know (feat. MOZA)’, which raked in over 3 million plays on Spotify, and ‘Hold’ featuring Thief – Just A Gent returns for 2018 with a crowd pleaser straight out of the future titled ‘404’.
‘404’ is an emotive, signature Just A Gent banger bringing his unique sound into 2017. Just A Gent notes “I have been sitting on this track for a while now and it’s so exciting that I finally get to put it out. 404 is probably the heaviest track I have released and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it live.”
MR BIG: PAT TORPEY, FOUNDING MEMBER OF MR.BIG, DIES AT 64
Drummer and founding member of MR. BIG, Pat Torpey, passed away Wednesday, February 7 at the age of 64 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Family, band and management request privacy at this very difficult time. Services are pending.
MR. BIG (Torpey, Eric Martin, Billy Sheehan, and Paul Gilbert) released their ninth original studio album, DEFYING GRAVITY, July 21.
MR. BIG, formed in 1988, produced numerous hit songs that ranged across a wide array of rock genres – be it ballads, heavy metal, or blues rock. Their hits included “Alive and Kicking,” “Just Take My Heart” and the chart-topping ballad, “To Be With You” (Billboard Hot 100 #1 single in 15 countries for weeks in 1991, propelling the band the band to huge international success and multi-Platinum record sales).
The Changing Face of Beauty with CVS
In light of CVS’ recent announcement about creating new standards for beauty imagery, Endeavor hosted a panel this afternoon about the changing face of beauty in Spring Place’s 7th floor lounge.
Supermodel, author and body activist Ashley Graham, makeup artist Daniel Martin, Endeavor Global Marketing EVP Seth Matlins, CVS Health CMO Norman de Greve and journalist and activist Noor Tagouri joined Joy Reid, host of AM Joy on MSNBC, for an honest, enlightening conversation about the catalytic changes we’re seeing in the beauty industry.
The Changing Face of Beauty: Live Panel
THE CHANGING FACE OF BEAUTY: Supermodel, author and body activist Ashley Graham, makeup artist Daniel Martin, Endeavor Global Marketing EVP Seth Martins, CVS Health CMO Norman de Greve and activist Noor Tagouri join Joy Reid, host of AM Joy on MSNBC, for a live panel discussion on the catalytic changes we're seeing in the beauty industry today.
Posted by M2M on Thursday, February 8, 2018
ISMAY SHARES NEW EP VIA THE 405
The 405 has shared Ismay’s debut EP ‘Songs From A River’ before its 2/9 release. Prior to this, Pop Matters shared Ismay’s second single entitled “Oh Precious Light” and her first single “River Of Light” debuted on No Depression. When talking about the EP Ismay says, “My hopes for this record were to take the first steps towards embodying a modern cowboy psychedelia — a phrase I heard of when researching Lee Hazlewood. My love of his music inspired me to explore that phrase, which to me meant bringing together connections to the natural world that a ‘cowboy’ possesses, with a sense of innovation in songwriting and production. In living the life I lead, I can’t escape the natural world — all the better to invite it in as a palette from which to create music.”
Fuse Honors Legendary Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston!
On Sunday, February 11 at 7p.m. ET/PT, the anniversary of Whitney Houston’s passing, Fuse will air a #WeMissYouWhitney five- hour programming block in honor of the legendary Grammy Award-winning singer and actress. Throughout the evening, Fuse will celebrate her catalog of classic hits and reflect upon the unrivaled career of an amazing and remarkable icon. Also included that night, is a back-to-back airing of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, starring Houston as the Fairy Godmother, alongside another Grammy award-winning singer, Brandy, who plays the title role of Cinderella. The groundbreaking 1997 movie follows the classic tale of Cinderella as she fights to escape the cruelty of her wicked stepmother (Bernadette Peters) and her evil stepsisters, Calliope (Veanne Cox) and Minerva (Natalie Desselle), until her beguiling Fairy Godmother steps in to change her life, making “impossible things happen” for one unforgettable night.
MIDAS FALL: Scottish Atmospheric Duo To Release Evaporate Via Monotreme Records
Evaporate, the fourth album from Scottish duo MIDAS FALL (Elizabeth Heaton and Rowan Burn), is a visceral display of ferocious beauty.
The Weight Band Releases New Single “World Gone Mad”
Today, February 8, Woodstock-based artists The Weight Band released the music video for their latest single, “World Gone Mad.” The track is featured on the band’s first full-length studio album World Gone Mad. The album features original tracks, guest vocals and slide guitar from Jackie Greene on a cover of a Jerry Garcia-Robert Hunter song, as well as writing contributions from the late Levon Helm on previously unreleased songs.
GRAVESHADOW release first single/video and debut cover art
The Sacramento-based quintet GRAVESHADOW – who deftly mixes symphonic/gothic metal with elements of doom, thrash and epic progressive power metal – unveil the first taste of their new album via the lyric video for the song, “Widow and the Raven”:
NEW SINGLE OUT NOW: DEEREST – Waves Could Not Be Seen
DEEREST, Linnéa Talp’s solo project is set to release the forthcoming EP “Deep River Series” via Lazy Octopus Records during spring 2018. First single ‘Waves Could Not Be Seen’ is out on February 9th. With influences like Chelsea Wolfe, Stina Nordenstam and Anna von Hausswolff, DEEREST creates heavy and ambient pop surrounded by rugged landscapes and unscrupulous darkness. Music in which drone-guitars, massive drums and a ruthless organ create an almost occult blackness.
WITCHES OF DOOM Release New Single & Audio Video ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’
Goth-stoner-doom rockers Witches Of Doom, have a released a new single to herald in 2018 and fill the gap whilst they complete work on their next and third full length album, due out (we hope) later in the year. The song is a new and different take on the classic Joy Division number, Love will Tear Us Apart. It’s a slow paced version of the original track, adding both goth and doom elements to it.
NEWS: surf-rock duo Hockey Dad release Sophomore album Blend Inn today
Best mates first, band mates second – the heart of Hockey Dad has always existed in the friendship between duo Zach Stephenson and Billy Fleming, who first met in early childhood, growing up two doors apart in the unassuming, laid back coastal town of Windang, Australia. The foundations for the band began in early 2013, where an underage Fleming and Stephenson would sneak into their local live music haunt to catch their favourite bands. Eventually they were granted regular slots playing to an ever-growing crew of enthusiastic friends turned fans. In 2014 they released their Dreamin’ EP and were finalists in the prestigious triple j unearthed high competition.
Jamiroquai Announced as Opening Night Headliner at the 2018 FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX
Baku City Circuit (BCC) today announced that the pioneers of future funk, Jamiroquai, will headline the opening night of the 2018 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, setting the scene for a weekend of unrivalled action and entertainment. In a change from previous race weekends, this year’s concerts will be staged at Baku’s famous Crystal Hall.
Formed in 1992 and led by jazz-infused soulman, Jay Kay, Jamiroquai have grown from humble beginnings out of the London-based funk/acid jazz movement in the 1990’s to become one of the world’s most successful groups with over 27 million album sales, Grammy Awards, Ivor Novello gongs, MTV Moonmen, thirteen Brit nominations, five sold-out world tours and more than 25 years of existence.
Keir Releases Second Single ‘Night and Day’
23-year-old singer and songwriter KEIR today releases his second single, and accompanying video, for track ‘Night and Day’. The track premiered on Dork and is available to buy and stream now from all digital partners.
George Kwali and Kideko team up for vibrant new track ‘All On Me’
Rising producers George Kwali & Kideko have joined up again following up their gigantic 2016 mega-hit ‘Crank It’ with the rumbling release of brand new track ‘All On Me.’
New On Communion singles Club Introducing Fairhazel
Fairhazel is the moniker of London-based musical nomad Hugh Macdonald, who releases 7×7, his exciting debut effort, as part of Communion’s Singles Club.
Raised in Cape Town, London and Paris, Fairhazel takes inspiration from the many different cultures surrounding him during his youth. The cobbled streets of Paris, the openness of Cape Town, the introversion of London – all this feeds into his music, which blurs genre lines, combining both minimalist production and expansive instrumentation.
Jay Smith “Ten Feet Off The Ground”
”I’m down with punk, I’m down with the rockers, I’m down with the blues.. and all the others…”
Ten Feet Off The Ground was one of the first songs to be written for my new album It has been a long time in the making for me, and my co-writer/producer Mattias Tell and I ended up making a very country influenced album. I am very happy and proud of this as the country has been something I have been wanting to do for a very long time.
Ten Feet Off The Ground is a song about hope and about longing and about finishing the journey. The full album will be out by the summer.
Bloom releases new single ‘The Sweetest Love’
Perth Singer/Songwriter, Amanda Canzurlo, who has long performed under the pseudonym of Bloom, is set to release her new single just in time for Valentines Day, aptly titled ‘The Sweetest Love’.
The track – her first original release since 2015 EP self-titled Bloom and due for release on February 11 – shows a different side of Bloom. Where ‘Bloom’ explored stories of loss and despair, ‘The Sweetest Love’ is an uplifting story of love.
Although not written by Bloom herself – sourcing the track from international songwriters Brian Sutherland in Nashville and Jody Stewart-Regner in Canada whom Bloom is currently writing her next EP with, Bloom instantly took a liking to it when she heard it.
“As soon as I heard this song, I loved it,” Bloom says of the track. “I love that it is a positive love song and I thought it would be nice and fresh to release something different.”
“Marriage Equality has been a big thing in our country lately so when they told me the song was actually inspired by the love between two women, the lyrics made a lot of sense to me. I believe love is love and we shouldn’t discriminate with sex or race”.
‘Rebelliön’ – new single from Hella Rebelliön
‘Rebelliön’ is a no-compromise-scandic-punk-rock song form one of Norway’s greatest musical export since black metal. ‘Rebelliön’ is a homage to the 2000s Norwegain underground scene. High energy, organic and dirty Northwest-core!
Spring 2017 a hard-hitting rock outfit rose from the remnants of a train crash in Ålesunds dimly lit back alleys. Hella Rebelliön plays punk with references to several of the 21st century’s greatest Norwegian giants.
The tracks are steeped in a drive and agressiveness that draws parallells to bands like Silver and Zugly. The vocalist Markus sounds like a pissed off Hank Von Helvete at his best/worst.
Quicksilver Daydream Share New EP On New Noise
New Noise has streamed Quicksilver Daydream’s new EP ‘A Thousand Shadows, A Single Flame’ ahead of its 2/9 release. When talking about the EP frontman/composer Adam Lytle says, “A Thousand Shadows, A Single Flame has been a long time in the making. Joey Deady, Brett Banks, Cole Emoff and I wrote these songs, what seems like ages ago – performing them in various mutations around the country with our old band, Wild Leaves. Sometimes the best thing to do with a song you don’t fully understand is set it aside for a while. In this case, distance offered a clearer perspective and a way to capture them in the manner we envisioned.”
Premiere: Quicksilver Daydream – ‘A Thousand Shadows, A Single Flame’
RJMrLA and DJ Mustard Recruit Ty Dolla $ign for the Suggestive “Is It Mine” Video
Obliterating state-of-the-art west coast production with an addictive sing-song flow, RJMrLA is one of the most exciting up-and-comers in California. RJ asks the important romantic questions on the DJ Mustard-produced “Is It Mine,” his latest video. With sunny synths, bumping bass, and a sweetly-sung chorus from Ty Dolla $ign, “Is It Mine” is an emotionally honest plea for frankness and clarity in a relationship. Premiered by Highsnobiety, the video finds RJ and his woman struggling to overcome physical and emotional barriers, as lingerie literally rains from the sky. “Is It Mine” is the latest video from The Ghetto, a joint album by RJ and DJ Mustard, released in December, following the Complex-premiered lead single “Don’t Make Me Look Stupid,” which features an appearance from YG.
https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/rjmrla-dj-mustard-ty-dolla-sign-is-it-mine-video/
BESVÄRJELSEN: Swedish Psychedelic Stoner Doom Collective
BESVÄRJELSEN – Swedish for “conjuring” – was forged in 2014. Though clearly rooted in the realms of doom, within their engulfing sound lies traces of progressive metal, punk, folk, and classic rock ‘n’ roll all carefully weaved together resulting in a sound that is at once crushingly heavy and alluringly sophisticated. The band released their debut EP Villfarelser in 2015 which was followed by 2016’s Exil EP. Both releases, though self-financed and released with little outside promotion, were well-received by Swedish media and even found airplay on Swedish National Radio.
PASTE shares SLEEPYHEAD’s single “The Communist Love Song” from their upcoming double-LP reissue!
There’s rock and roll mythology, and then there’s 90’s indie rock mythology…Unfortunately, stories about then NYC’s Sleepyhead are really neither. Michael Galinsky, Rachael McNally, and Chris O’Rourke, NYU students more into music than books, form a band, practice, release singles and an album on a non-descript independent label, tour, and then again practice, release another album, tour and play Lollapalooza’s second stage, and so on…Yeah, it is neither very glamorous nor salacious. It’s simply three individuals playing, recording, and releasing music, as that’s what lady destiny called them to do.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/02/daily-dose-sleepyhead-the-communist-love-song.html
Aaron Carter in Lawrence, MA – March 2nd
For the first time in 15 years, Aaron Carter is releasing a new album. Entitled LøVë, the album will be released worldwide on February 16th, 2018. “Don’t Say Goodbye,” the first single off LøVë amassing nearly 1M streams across all platforms since release, landed on the Spotify U.S. Viral chart and received prime placement on Spotify’s New Music Friday and Weekly Buzz playlists. “Don’t Say Goodbye” is available for streaming and purchase now, and the album is slated for release on Feb 16th.
Mija shares remix of Justin Bieber & BloodPop®’s “Friends”
Ahead of her debut EP and ‘Never B Alone’ tour, Mija has shared a free download for her remix of BloodPop® & Justin Bieber’s smash hit “Friends” featuring Julia Michaels. Stream + download the remix below.
And in case you missed it- hear Mija’s singing debut on her latest single “Notice Me” from the upcoming EP, How To Measure The Distance Between Lovers, out this Friday (2/9).
KODACROME SHARES “THINK OF THE CHILDREN” TRACK VIA POPMATTERS
Kodacrome is Elissa LeCoque & Ryan Casey. The pair crafts fragmented pop with a warm electronic pulse, featuring swells and lead lines which ring from synths and throats, alike. Elissa & Ryan share a deep love for melodic composition, as well as the gorgeous dynamics of analog electronics, and always aim to strike a balance of songwriting and synthesis.
https://www.popmatters.com/kodacrome-think-of-the-children-2530295179.html
Blackened Death Metal Band KAOTEON Releases Infernal New Track “Barren Lands”
Lebanese extreme death metal band KAOTEON recently announced the release of their upcoming new full-length album, Damnatio Memoriae, featuring bass wizard Linus Klausenitzer of Obscura and drum master Fredrik Widigs of Marduk as special guests. The menacing new album is due for release on February 23, 2018, and pre-orders are available now.
https://kaoteon.bandcamp.com
Rich Girls Share “Hit” on The 405
Today, garage/art rock trio Rich Girls share their new track, “Hit,” the first single off their forthcoming debut full-length release, Black City. The 405 premiered the track, praising “‘Hit’ is simply a beautiful song. And, according to Black, it was the result of freeing herself of her typical songwriting limitations.” The album was recorded by Travis Harrison at Serious Business, Brooklyn and Sean Beresford at Blighty Sound, San Francisco. It was mastered by John Greenham at Infrasonic. Black City is due out April 6th on Tricycle Records.
https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/nyc-art-rock-trio-rich-girls-share-dreamy-new-single-hit-405-premiere-151
FLOWERTRUCK announce debut album Mostly Sunny, new single and vid ‘Enough for Now’ + album tour
Without dipping a toe in trepidation, but rather jumping headfirst into the deep end, Flowertruck splash around in the nostalgic, technicolour, sonic joy in single ‘Enough For Now’ alongside the announcement of their debut LP Mostly Sunny, out March 16 and an April headline tour.
Known for their upbeat melodies decorated with hooky guitar runs and vocalist Charles Rushforth’s quintessential Aussie twang, new single ‘Enough For Now’ is everything fans have come to love from Sydney’s Inner West sweethearts. The single is a a sun drenched, summer slow burner – swirling synth and melancholy lyrics are complimented perfectly by fuzzy, early 90’s inspired visuals. Showcasing an array of inconveniences only mild enough to induce an eye roll (burning the toast, a broken thong and rickety chairs) the four piece tackle the everyday annoyances with charm and ingenuity, like a team of super heroes in socks and sandals.
Miami Rapper ToBy Announces ‘ToBySeason Vol. 1’
ToBy says of the project: “Making ‘ToBySeason Vol. I was such a unique experience for me because it was the first time I got to work with a producer as dedicated and tied to the project as Aleks. I had made music with my band and released stuff independently but that all felt more of a solo endeavor. This process saw me as head of all aspects of the creative process and really taught me what it meant to make a good compilation. It was the perfect time to do it too, having moved to LA indefinitely meant that I could really explore what and who ‘ToBy’ is. I think I did that with the versatility I achieved on this. The singing was stuff I’d always wanted to take further and the more commercial elements were fun tracks I always wanted to make. So all in all, if I were to wrap up the project into one word I’d call it ‘eager’. My hunger to get better at what I do every day is what gets me out of bed in the morning and ‘ToBySeason Vol. I’ is a concrete example of that.”
Little Stranger, Alternative/Hip-Hop Band, New Single & Tour!
They’re on a US tour with MAYDAY. They’re touring in CA in almost all of Feb. In March, they hit the Northeast & Southeast.
Born and raised in Philly and crash-landed in Charleston, John and Kevin Shields are the minds behind the quirky indie hip-hop group Little Stranger. Performing as a duo, Little Stranger is a fresh hybrid of John’s singer-songwriter magnetism and Kevin’s hard hitting, in-your-face delivery. Stylistically reminiscent of Gorillaz and Twenty One Pilots, Little Stranger inhabits a relatively unexplored niche at this point in time. They’re all about originality, every song is a separate work unto itself with all the strangeness that their name implies.
Kendrick Lamar, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, and Top Dawg Entertainment Release Black Panther The Album Music
Today, platinum selling and twelve-time GRAMMY Award winning recording artist Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment’s CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith release Black Panther The Album Music From and Inspired By via Top Dawg Ent./Aftermath/Interscope Records. Lamar and Tiffith are collaborating for the first time to create a musical body of work for a motion picture. The album includes the hit single, “All The Stars” by Lamar and label mate SZA which has earned over 68 million streams worldwide. The single’s video, directed by Dave Meyers & the little homies, is a chromatic ode to the rich and vibrant wonderland of the film’s fictional African nation Wakanda.
CHECK OUT MEREBA’S DEBUT SINGLE “BLACK TRUCK”
There’s music and then there’s music for your soul. At first listen it’s not hard to detect which category Mereba lends her vocal abilities to. Born and raised across the east coast, the young singer/songwriter further developed her artistry after moving to Atlanta, and credits Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, and Joni Mitchell as influences. Today, she releases her debut single “Black Truck” on Interscope Records, which is now available at all digital retailers. You can take a listen HERE.
London Dancehall RnB artist Taliwhoah Reveals Her Vulnerable Side In Laid-Back “Sweetest Escape” Visuals
Born in a big artistic family to a British-Nigerian-Lebanese mom and Jamaican dad, Talitha Cross had a very roundabout introduction to music. Both her mom Toyin Adekale and auntie Maizie Williams were in the influential band Boney M, who according to many including The Independent helped define the late disco-pop 1970s era. Therefore Tali since she was little would spend hours watching and studying their VHS tapes and learning from the very best.
JUST A GENT RELEASES ‘404’
After kicking off 2017 with his stellar releases ‘You’ll Never Know (feat. MOZA)’, which raked in over 3 million plays on Spotify, and ‘Hold’ featuring Thief – Just A Gent returns for 2018 with a crowd pleaser straight out of the future titled ‘404’.
‘404’ is an emotive, signature Just A Gent banger bringing his unique sound into 2017. Just A Gent notes “I have been sitting on this track for a while now and it’s so exciting that I finally get to put it out. 404 is probably the heaviest track I have released and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it live.”
http://smarturl.it/justagent404
MR BIG: PAT TORPEY, FOUNDING MEMBER OF MR.BIG, DIES AT 64
Drummer and founding member of MR. BIG, Pat Torpey, passed away Wednesday, February 7 at the age of 64 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Family, band and management request privacy at this very difficult time. Services are pending.
MR. BIG (Torpey, Eric Martin, Billy Sheehan, and Paul Gilbert) released their ninth original studio album, DEFYING GRAVITY, July 21.
MR. BIG, formed in 1988, produced numerous hit songs that ranged across a wide array of rock genres – be it ballads, heavy metal, or blues rock. Their hits included “Alive and Kicking,” “Just Take My Heart” and the chart-topping ballad, “To Be With You” (Billboard Hot 100 #1 single in 15 countries for weeks in 1991, propelling the band the band to huge international success and multi-Platinum record sales).
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The Changing Face of Beauty with CVS
In light of CVS’ recent announcement about creating new standards for beauty imagery, Endeavor hosted a panel this afternoon about the changing face of beauty in Spring Place’s 7th floor lounge.
Supermodel, author and body activist Ashley Graham, makeup artist Daniel Martin, Endeavor Global Marketing EVP Seth Matlins, CVS Health CMO Norman de Greve and journalist and activist Noor Tagouri joined Joy Reid, host of AM Joy on MSNBC, for an honest, enlightening conversation about the catalytic changes we’re seeing in the beauty industry.
The Changing Face of Beauty: Live Panel
THE CHANGING FACE OF BEAUTY: Supermodel, author and body activist Ashley Graham, makeup artist Daniel Martin, Endeavor Global Marketing EVP Seth Martins, CVS Health CMO Norman de Greve and activist Noor Tagouri join Joy Reid, host of AM Joy on MSNBC, for a live panel discussion on the catalytic changes we're seeing in the beauty industry today.
Posted by M2M on Thursday, February 8, 2018
ISMAY SHARES NEW EP VIA THE 405
The 405 has shared Ismay’s debut EP ‘Songs From A River’ before its 2/9 release. Prior to this, Pop Matters shared Ismay’s second single entitled “Oh Precious Light” and her first single “River Of Light” debuted on No Depression. When talking about the EP Ismay says, “My hopes for this record were to take the first steps towards embodying a modern cowboy psychedelia — a phrase I heard of when researching Lee Hazlewood. My love of his music inspired me to explore that phrase, which to me meant bringing together connections to the natural world that a ‘cowboy’ possesses, with a sense of innovation in songwriting and production. In living the life I lead, I can’t escape the natural world — all the better to invite it in as a palette from which to create music.”
https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/folk-singer-songwriter-ismay-shares-debut-ep-songs-from-a-river-405-premiere-151
Fuse Honors Legendary Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston!
On Sunday, February 11 at 7p.m. ET/PT, the anniversary of Whitney Houston’s passing, Fuse will air a #WeMissYouWhitney five- hour programming block in honor of the legendary Grammy Award-winning singer and actress. Throughout the evening, Fuse will celebrate her catalog of classic hits and reflect upon the unrivaled career of an amazing and remarkable icon. Also included that night, is a back-to-back airing of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, starring Houston as the Fairy Godmother, alongside another Grammy award-winning singer, Brandy, who plays the title role of Cinderella. The groundbreaking 1997 movie follows the classic tale of Cinderella as she fights to escape the cruelty of her wicked stepmother (Bernadette Peters) and her evil stepsisters, Calliope (Veanne Cox) and Minerva (Natalie Desselle), until her beguiling Fairy Godmother steps in to change her life, making “impossible things happen” for one unforgettable night.
https://www.fuse.tv/
MIDAS FALL: Scottish Atmospheric Duo To Release Evaporate Via Monotreme Records
Evaporate, the fourth album from Scottish duo MIDAS FALL (Elizabeth Heaton and Rowan Burn), is a visceral display of ferocious beauty.
The Weight Band Releases New Single “World Gone Mad”
Today, February 8, Woodstock-based artists The Weight Band released the music video for their latest single, “World Gone Mad.” The track is featured on the band’s first full-length studio album World Gone Mad. The album features original tracks, guest vocals and slide guitar from Jackie Greene on a cover of a Jerry Garcia-Robert Hunter song, as well as writing contributions from the late Levon Helm on previously unreleased songs.
GRAVESHADOW release first single/video and debut cover art
The Sacramento-based quintet GRAVESHADOW – who deftly mixes symphonic/gothic metal with elements of doom, thrash and epic progressive power metal – unveil the first taste of their new album via the lyric video for the song, “Widow and the Raven”:
NEW SINGLE OUT NOW: DEEREST – Waves Could Not Be Seen
DEEREST, Linnéa Talp’s solo project is set to release the forthcoming EP “Deep River Series” via Lazy Octopus Records during spring 2018. First single ‘Waves Could Not Be Seen’ is out on February 9th. With influences like Chelsea Wolfe, Stina Nordenstam and Anna von Hausswolff, DEEREST creates heavy and ambient pop surrounded by rugged landscapes and unscrupulous darkness. Music in which drone-guitars, massive drums and a ruthless organ create an almost occult blackness.
WITCHES OF DOOM Release New Single & Audio Video ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’
Goth-stoner-doom rockers Witches Of Doom, have a released a new single to herald in 2018 and fill the gap whilst they complete work on their next and third full length album, due out (we hope) later in the year. The song is a new and different take on the classic Joy Division number, Love will Tear Us Apart. It’s a slow paced version of the original track, adding both goth and doom elements to it.
NEWS: surf-rock duo Hockey Dad release Sophomore album Blend Inn today
Best mates first, band mates second – the heart of Hockey Dad has always existed in the friendship between duo Zach Stephenson and Billy Fleming, who first met in early childhood, growing up two doors apart in the unassuming, laid back coastal town of Windang, Australia. The foundations for the band began in early 2013, where an underage Fleming and Stephenson would sneak into their local live music haunt to catch their favourite bands. Eventually they were granted regular slots playing to an ever-growing crew of enthusiastic friends turned fans. In 2014 they released their Dreamin’ EP and were finalists in the prestigious triple j unearthed high competition.
https://fanlink.to/BlendInn
Jamiroquai Announced as Opening Night Headliner at the 2018 FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX
Baku City Circuit (BCC) today announced that the pioneers of future funk, Jamiroquai, will headline the opening night of the 2018 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, setting the scene for a weekend of unrivalled action and entertainment. In a change from previous race weekends, this year’s concerts will be staged at Baku’s famous Crystal Hall.
Formed in 1992 and led by jazz-infused soulman, Jay Kay, Jamiroquai have grown from humble beginnings out of the London-based funk/acid jazz movement in the 1990’s to become one of the world’s most successful groups with over 27 million album sales, Grammy Awards, Ivor Novello gongs, MTV Moonmen, thirteen Brit nominations, five sold-out world tours and more than 25 years of existence.
https://www.bakucitycircuit.com/
Keir Releases Second Single ‘Night and Day’
23-year-old singer and songwriter KEIR today releases his second single, and accompanying video, for track ‘Night and Day’. The track premiered on Dork and is available to buy and stream now from all digital partners.
https://keir.lnk.to/NightAndDay
George Kwali and Kideko team up for vibrant new track ‘All On Me’
Rising producers George Kwali & Kideko have joined up again following up their gigantic 2016 mega-hit ‘Crank It’ with the rumbling release of brand new track ‘All On Me.’
https://lnk.to/AllOnMe
New On Communion singles Club Introducing Fairhazel
Fairhazel is the moniker of London-based musical nomad Hugh Macdonald, who releases 7×7, his exciting debut effort, as part of Communion’s Singles Club.
Raised in Cape Town, London and Paris, Fairhazel takes inspiration from the many different cultures surrounding him during his youth. The cobbled streets of Paris, the openness of Cape Town, the introversion of London – all this feeds into his music, which blurs genre lines, combining both minimalist production and expansive instrumentation.
Jay Smith “Ten Feet Off The Ground”
”I’m down with punk, I’m down with the rockers, I’m down with the blues.. and all the others…”
Ten Feet Off The Ground was one of the first songs to be written for my new album It has been a long time in the making for me, and my co-writer/producer Mattias Tell and I ended up making a very country influenced album. I am very happy and proud of this as the country has been something I have been wanting to do for a very long time.
Ten Feet Off The Ground is a song about hope and about longing and about finishing the journey. The full album will be out by the summer.
Bloom releases new single ‘The Sweetest Love’
Perth Singer/Songwriter, Amanda Canzurlo, who has long performed under the pseudonym of Bloom, is set to release her new single just in time for Valentines Day, aptly titled ‘The Sweetest Love’.
The track – her first original release since 2015 EP self-titled Bloom and due for release on February 11 – shows a different side of Bloom. Where ‘Bloom’ explored stories of loss and despair, ‘The Sweetest Love’ is an uplifting story of love.
Although not written by Bloom herself – sourcing the track from international songwriters Brian Sutherland in Nashville and Jody Stewart-Regner in Canada whom Bloom is currently writing her next EP with, Bloom instantly took a liking to it when she heard it.
“As soon as I heard this song, I loved it,” Bloom says of the track. “I love that it is a positive love song and I thought it would be nice and fresh to release something different.”
“Marriage Equality has been a big thing in our country lately so when they told me the song was actually inspired by the love between two women, the lyrics made a lot of sense to me. I believe love is love and we shouldn’t discriminate with sex or race”.
