SKOPE NEWS FOR APRIL 27, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

SURMISER: Upstate New York Punk/Grunge Trio To Release Hold The Static EP In June

Upstate New York outfit SURMISER has completed their newest EP, Hold The Static, and is preparing to release the album in June. The band has just issued a video for the EP’s “Trains,” which has made its debut through a premiere at New Noise Magazine.

Video Premiere: Surmiser – “Trains”

Devin Kennedy’s “Waste of Time” is Skyrocketing on Spotify!

Devin Kennedy is a Los Angeles based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Barely graduated from Berklee College of Music, Devin already has quite a lot to his name! He’s spent time on the road with Big Time Rush member James Maslow, hitting the iHeartRadio Music Festival and Jingle Ball tour. Devin released his debut EP Love Language in January to much excitement! Without any promotion, the lead single “Call Me Back,” racked in over 65k Spotify Streams! “Waste of Time” is Devin’s first follow up single to the EP.

(NEW VIDEO) J Lyric – “Loyalty Over Love”

“Loyalty Over Love’ is a carefully crafted album that J Lyric worked hard on for several years prior to its release. The dope title track is produced by @youngzoebeatz and is available for download/streaming on all digital retail platforms.

NPR First Listen Shares Shakey Graves’ Album ‘Can’t Wake Up’

Today NPR’s First Listen has offered up an advance play of Shakey Graves’ forthcoming full-length album Can’t Wake Up, which will be released May 4 on Dualtone Records. The new record takes a progressive turn from Alejandro Rose-Garcia’s, aka Shakey Graves, traditional sound.

sweet meets sour on Mainland’s highly anticipated new EP

East coast meets West Coast on Mainland’s highly anticipated new EP, “Villains,” premiering exclusively via Clash Music.

Equally influenced by vinyl collections that range from Springsteen to Cold War Kids and the works of poets such as Lou Reed and William S. Burroughs, Mainland finds elegance in simplicity. Throughout their music, shuddering piano and loose guitar augment bare bones pop hooks. It’s a style that’s been carefully refined to perfection over the years and especially so since the boys traded New York City (the place of their meeting) for California (where all three respectively call home).

Hear “Sledge” from The Zealots – An EDM star’s hard rock alter ego

Micah Martin may be a name that’s familiar in the EDM world, having appeared as the featured vocalist on tracks with mega acts like Kayzo, but he also leads the Iowa-based hard rock band The Zealots. The quintet will be releasing their debut full-length album Only Rocks Live Forever on June 1st and today you can hear the first single “Sledge,” a punishing yet melodic track that premiered with Idobi Radio.

ARTHUR ALEXANDER PREMIERES NEW SINGLE VIA POPMATTERS

Arthur Alexander did what he’s always done – he went for the jugular. “America, here I come!”

LA’s Kid Bloom Shares Funky New Single “Parents House”

Funky pop rock band Kid Bloom shares their new single “Parents House.” Fusing elements of retro 70’s groove and grungy guitars with contemporary pop sensibilities, “Parents House” gives you a taste of the band’s forthcoming EP Lemonhead.

Drea Marilyn “Calgary” Official Video

“Writing Calgary was a dialogue I played out in my head when I was at wits end in a relationship. I was constantly guessing myself. Writing Calgary was the cathartic because it was the conversation I wish I was brave enough to have.”

MIDAS FALL: Immersive Evaporate Full-Length From Ambient Post-Rock Duo Streaming In Its Entirety

This Friday, Scottish ambient post-rock duo MIDAS FALL – Elizabeth Heaton and Rowan Burn – will release their stunning new full-length, Evaporate.

PRELOW UNVEIL VIDEO FOR “BACK WHEN”

Widely hailed for their carefree nocturnal narratives and crafty indietronic soundscapes, Prelow are drawing acclaim as an energetic and inventive live act. The duo wrapped 2017 by rocking North America alongside Lostboycrow and DYSN on the popular “Spin The Globe” tour. Their new track arrives just as the duo wrapped their “Spin The Globe Part Two,” the second leg of their smash co-headline tour with Lostboycrow.

London Plane shares video for “Roxanne” ahead of debut LP out 5/17

New York City based six-piece, female-fronted rock band LONDON PLANE shares the video for “Roxanne,” off their forthcoming debut LP New York Howl. All Things Go premiered the video, writing, “Their latest video for ‘Roxanne’ watches like a home movie found in a box labeled ’90’s cheese’ and offers the sweetest of subtle new wave fog. This new jam offers more than retro visuals and seduces the senses with hints of post-punk vocal charm and early 2000’s scenester cred.”

CONFUSION MASTER: New Noise Magazine Streaming Awaken LP By German Doom Act

New Noise Magazine is now streaming Awaken, the groove-laden debut album by German doom outfit CONFUSION MASTER, as the album is prepared for release tomorrow through Exile On Mainstream.

Album Premiere: Confusion Master – ‘Awaken’

R&B CHANTEUSE PORCELAN RELEASES HER NEW SINGLE, “LOIS LANE”

Porcelan, is a Memphis-made recording artist and songwriter on the rise who is ready to impact the world with her debut single, a beautiful piano ballad, “The Real Thing Don’t Change” co-written by producer and Hall of Fame songwriter David Porter and multi-instrumentalist Hamilton Hardin. Porcelan sang before an audience for the first time at the age of 10, and with abundant school choir solos to sharpen her natural desire for perfection, she would soon find her voice as a songwriter, performer, and first-time recording artist by the age of sixteen. Listeners most often make comparisons to some of the great female voices of our time, but with great humility lurking just beneath a fierce vocal range, Porcelan delivers her own version…every time.