UK producer Bleaching Agent [Opal Tapes, Komisch, Mira] > new EP ‘Mulkul’
Shadowy UK based producer Bleaching Agent (AKA Al Mathews) will release his new EP ‘Mulkul’ this May on newly minted London label Reposition Records. The four-track release also features a remix by D-56M (AKA Nick Dunton of 65d Mavericks).
Moses Sumney Shares New Short Film For Single “Quarrel”
On the heels of making his Coachella debut this past weekend and being profiled by the Los Angeles Times, Moses Sumney is back today to share his directorial debut. “Quarrel” is the latest song from his widely-acclaimed debut album Aromanticism to receive a visual treatment. The 7-minute short film, which initially premiered on Apple Music, was co-directed by Sumney and longtime video collaborator Allie Avital.
HOO HAs premiere new single ‘Rantra’ with Clash
Following a UK tour with Mystery Jets and The Big Moon, along with the critically acclaimed success of their 2016 eponymous debut EP, singles from which were played on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6 music, BBC Radio London and Radio X among others. London based indie-rock quartet HOO HAs are now gearing up to release their first piece of new material in two years with their riotous new single, ‘Rantra’.
Brothers Osborne share lyric video for ‘Weed, Whiskey And Willie’
‘Weed, Whiskey And Willie’ is a touching ode to love and the healing power of its subject matters. The track is an instant grat with each online purchase of the new album. You can watch the lyric video here.
DOPETHRONE: new track “Snort Dagger” streaming
DOPETHRONE plays “Slutch Metal”, a foul Canadian mix of yellow snow, crackhead diarrhea, blood, tears and broken dreams. “Transcanadian Anger” follows in with the trio’s widely acclaimed fourth full-length “Hochelaga” (2015) and pushes their pervasive, filthy brand of sludge metal to its most extreme and intoxicating levels. This is eight punishing tracks of the highest order, a downtuned-as-hell, no-frills-given riff carnage that will entrance both the fans and fiends of sleazy and groovy heaviness overall.
Parker Moore for Skope Magazine
Parker Moore, previously a member of Bay Area-based rock group Catholic Radio, recently released his debut solo album: Alterations & Repairs. Moore’s sound touts great songwriting and dense, captivating layers of guitar-driven sound, reminding of acts like Dinosaur Jr, Spiritualized, Sea & Cake, Yo La Tengo, and Pink Floyd at points throughout this release, which showcases eclectic tones throughout despite strong focus on each individual track.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM CRY PRETTY ON SEPTEMBER 14
Multi-platinum global superstar Carrie Underwood will release Cry Pretty, her first studio album on Capitol Records Nashville on September 14. The title track and lead single was released worldwide on April 11 and is the most added song at Country radio this week. “Cry Pretty” has already topped the iTunes Top Songs charts in 12 countries and quickly racked up over 1.3 million streams in the U.S. with only two days of reporting. In addition to co-writing the single with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose (aka The Love Junkies), Carrie is co-producing her album with fellow writer/producer David Garcia.
Malaysia vs R&B
NJWA is an R&B singer based in Kuala Lumpur. She’s spearheading this movement of combining street, high fashion and traditional S/E Asian clothes for Muslim women. And her music is really special in that it combines modern R&B and traditional S/E Asian styles.
The Magician unveils official video for new single ‘Love Break’
Popular DJ and producer Stephen Fasano (AKA The Magician) has teamed up with Belgian rapper Hamza to deliver brand-new single ‘Love Break’, with an accompanying official video shot in Florida during this year’s Miami Music Week.
Directed by Anthony Nti – a widely acclaimed Ghanaian director, who moved to Belgium as a youngster – the video features gorgeous sepia soaked colours, and vivid shots of the American East-coast sunset. The production features both The Magician, and Hamza; with the DJ’s live performance displayed through a varied cut of trippy and psychedelic ‘flashback’ style shots.
Dirty Sole Delivers a Midnight Odyssey with “She Saved My Life”
Chicago-based indie-electro duo, Dirty Sole, delivers a stunning post-apocalyptic midnight odyssey with “She Saved My Life” featuring frequent collaborators Foremost Poets on vocals. With this insanely cool new video, Dirty Sole answers the question, ‘What would you do at the end of the world?’
“She Saved My Life,” tells the tale of a dark love story that’s so entrancing, it seems like it’s happening to you, right as you listen. This single is extremely futuristic and analog, which is becoming Dirty Sole’s twisted signature sound.
THE FAIM RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “MIDLAND LINE”
According to Rock Sound Magazine, “Midland Line” is “coated in glorious sunshine” and is set to be the “soundtrack of your summer.” The song is streaming on Spotify and Apple Music and is also available to purchase on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play.
6 dogs debuts “Off The Gas” featuring Lil Skies
6 dogs, born Chase Amick, is a vocalist and songwriter from Atlanta, GA. “Off The Gas” follows his hits “Buttcheeks” and “Faygo Dreams.” More new music from 6 dogs is imminent.
SUPERSTITION: Surging Throng Of Evil’s Might LP By New Mexico Death Metal Squad
Without so much as a warning, 20 Buck Spin has just released Surging Throng Of Evil’s Might, the debut LP from New Mexico-based death metal squad, SUPERSTITION. The album is streaming in its entirety and available for purchase.
Grace Savage releases new single ‘The Hunger’
Unveiling her brand new single ‘The Hunger’, new UK talent Grace Savage continues to go from strength to strength, having been named as one of ELLE’s ‘100 Most Inspiring Women’.
WOLVHAMMER: Metal Injection Premieres “Dead Rat, Rotting Raven”
As Blood Music prepares for the early May release of WOLVHAMMER’sfourth LP, The Monuments Of Ash & Bone, Metal Injection has premiered the album’s new single, “Dead Rat, Rotting Raven.”
LA Singer-Songwriter Clare Means Highlights Toxic Misogyny in “Hollywood Zoo”
In today’s world, the definition of a Folk/Americana artist is constantly evolving. Finding roots in the politically turbulent 60s, folk artists used their platform to highlight hypocrisies and expose wrongdoings whether they be social or political. Los Angeles singer-songwriter, Clare Means, is bringing the activism back to folk music with her new single, “Hollywood Zoo.” She is using her voice to express how she feels about the endless misogyny that is circulating around the city she calls home. Premiering earlier this week on PopMatters, “Hollywood Zoo” brings to light the constant state of sexism and mistreatment women in entertainment have had to deal with. Clare knows firsthand saying, “I’ve had experiences that were unsettling as have many women I know in the industry.”
SARA BAREILLES AND JOSH GROBAN TO HOST THE 72ND ANNUAL TONY AWARDS
The Tony Awards announced today that singer, songwriter and Tony nominee Sara Bareilles and Tony Award nominated actor, singer and songwriter Josh Groban will host together the 72nd Annual Tony Awards® live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday, June 10th (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. This will be both Bareilles and Groban’s first time hosting the show. Both starred in Broadway shows last year – Bareilles in the hit show “Waitress,” which she also composed the music and lyrics for, earning her first Tony Award nomination. Groban starred in “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812,” for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban Host the 2018 Tony Awards
Two Broadway stars will host the 72nd Annual Tony Awrads, Sunday, June 10 on CBS!
Posted by Tony Awards on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Sharda announces debut EP on Murlo’s Coil Records
Brought into the spotlight via Murlo’s own DJ sets a few years back, Sharda has always remained an elusive character – no photos, no interviews, no social media – just a Soundcloud page and a steady stream of outrageous club tracks. Murlo set tongues wagging on Sunday night with a new animated trailer depicting a shadowy figure dropping off a USB stick marked ‘SHARDA’ at Coil HQ.
Lauv Debuts Robin Schulz Remix of “Chasing Fire”
Said Robin Schulz, “Very happy to have made this remix. The track is awesome and Lauv is a damn great artist!”
The release comes in the midst of Lauv’s I met you when I was 18. sold out world tour. He also recently performed on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. Lauv is returning to the US this summer for a series of festival performances including Lollapalooza, Hangout Music Festival, Firefly Music Festival and LaureLive Festival.
Let’s Eat Grandma Share “It’s Not Just Me” On NOISEY
Let’s Eat Grandma today share “It’s Not Just Me”, the third cut from their upcoming much anticipated second album, I’m All Ears, released on 29th June 2018 viaTransgressive Records. “It’s Not Just Me” is the second track to be produced by SOPHIE (famed for her own material and work with Madonna, Charlie XCX and Vince Staples) and Faris Badwan (The Horrors) and is another pop banger that demands repeated listening. The accompanying video was filmed by Balan Evans and features the band’s Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth dancing in the sunnier climes of Ibiza.
GODZ Premieres Video for Single “Consumed”
A few of the Greek gods have left Mount Olympus and taken human vessels to form a new powerful pantheon on Earth in order to bring humanity something that equals the value of Prometheus’ stolen fire. With APOLLO (God of Music, Poetry & Plague) on vocals, HADES (God of the Underworld, Ruler of the Dead) on lead guitar/backup vocals, ARES (God of War & Violence) on drums/percussion & DIONYSUS (God of Madness, Ecstasy & Wine) on rhythm guitar they have brought a new revival to the rock music genre.
Deafheaven Announce New Album ‘Ordinary Corrupt Human Love’ Out July 13
On July 13, Deafheaven will release their highly anticipated fourth album, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love. The band’s second full-length for Anti-, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love follows 2015’s critically acclaimed New Bermuda.
DARK BUDDHA RISING: Cvlt Nation Streams II EP From Psychedelic Doom Collective
The Finnish psychedelic doom practitioners in DARK BUDDHA RISING will drop the kaleidoscopic riff rituals of their II EP via Neurot Recordings this Friday.
Cvlt Nation is currently streaming the record in full noting, “this band creates music that is a portal into an alternative space and time where creative freedom is the Sun that nurtures our imagination to flourish.”
Goldsteps Partners with Heart Suppoer on Powerful “As Luck Would Have It” Mental Health Documentary
Chuggy guitar riffs, kick drum blasts and spitfire vocals define Austin pop-punk powerhouse group, Gold Steps. In March, the band, led by energetic firestorm Liz Mauritz (vocals) and rounded out by Zach Duarte (lead guitar), Elias Perez (rhythm guitar), Erasmo “Raz” Garcia (bass), and Roger Steadman (drums), announced their forthcoming EP, Incandescent. Produced by Rick King of King Sound, the EP (out 5/28/18) is a musical representation of emotions experienced in mood cycling episodes. It starts out with fire, a taking-on-the world feeling which could be interpreted as a sort of manic state, but as the EP progresses the tone becomes more erratic.
The Brooklyn Mirage Announces Opening Weekend with The Cityfox Experience on Saturday, May 19
The Brooklyn Mirage, New York City’s premier sprawling outdoor venue nestled in the industrial enclave of East Williamsburg, has announced opening weekend on Saturday, May 19 as well as its first phase of house music and techno events for the 2018 summer. Announcing 11 events produced by Reynard Productions (the team behind The Cityfox Experience events), they include some of the world’s biggest labels and party brands such as Afterlife, Crew Love, Innervisions, Mayan Warrior, OUTPOST, Paradise, listed’s PLAY, and SAGA. Delivering an unrivalled playground for Gotham’s fans of the 4/4, set amongst tropical palm trees and spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline, this is the place to spend the summer outdoors in New York.
Boston Ballet presents Classic Balanchine, May 17–June 9
Boston Ballet presents Classic Balanchine, an array of iconic and diverse works by esteemed choreographer George Balanchine. The program opens with Balanchine’s allegorical Prodigal Son, a powerful tale of sin and redemption, followed by the return of Stravinsky Violin Concerto, a tribute to his friendship and frequent collaborations with the celebrated composer. The Company premiere of Balanchine’s dreamlike Chaconne concludes the program. Classic Balanchine runs May 17–June 9, 2018, at the Boston Opera House.
“This program highlights masterpieces spanning Balanchine’s career from his earliest works with the Ballets Russes to his later creations of pure classical dance to the innovative modern aesthetic that revolutionized ballet,” said Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen. “Because of Balanchine’s tremendous and lasting impact on American dance, including his critical role in the founding of Boston Ballet, it is a great honor to add his ballets to our repertoire and share his work with new and returning audiences.”
Ganser share video for “Satsuma”
Throughout their new album, Ganser’s amorphous sound takes on the form of their comedically grim, absurdist subject matter. Exercising both introverted melody and extroverted noise, the band finds meaning through echolalic shouts and murmurs. Garofalo shouts and barks with an acerbic edge, while Alicia Gaines’ vocals soothe and swell. Mumbled, spit out, Ganser explores communication breakdown from beginning to end… seeking meaning in mess, they sort through syllables and signals to find the right words. Ganser is hitting the road in support of Odd Talk next week (w/ Bloody Knives on several dates), so if they’re coming to town near you, don’t hesitate to reach out!
Neighbor Lady shares “Oh Honey”
A missing link between indie-rock and classic country western, Atlanta based Neighbor Lady is comprised of Emily Braden, Jack Blauvelt, Merideth Hanscom, and Andrew McFarland. Led by the siren voice of front-woman and songwriter Emily Braden, Neighbor Lady began as a solo project. She began writing music by herself and for herself; lyrically, the songs chronicle events in her personal life and her emotions surrounding those events.
