@skopemag News For October 11, 2018 @ Noon est

Post-disco newcomer Vanity Fairy shares debut track ‘He Can Be Your Lady’

Co-produced alongside collaborators Sammy Yamaha and Simon Byrt (HMLTD, Pixx, Babeheaven), Vanity Fairy is the new project from Daisy Capri – a wonky, weird and wonderful reimagining of late 70s disco dance-floor fillers.

LP Announces New Album Heart to Mouth Available December 7

LP announces the release of her anxiously awaited fifth full-length, Heart To Mouth [BMG/Vagrant], arriving in stores and at all digital retailers on December 7, 2018. In tandem with the big news, she shared the next single and music video “Recovery.”

Sibling duo KAYAM are set to release debut single “Midnight”

ICYMI: Maxïmo Park’s Paul Smith shares new single “Around and Around”

In the wake of recent track Silver Rabbit – a story of self-doubt and regret channelled through overdriven guitars – comes brand new single Around and Around. While Silver Rabbit’s tense power-pop gave the Grunge era a fresh lick of paint, Around and Around takes a look at the world and isn’t particularly enamoured with what it sees, detailing the futile merry-go-round of political spin.

Keb’ Mo’ Releases Official Music Video for Timely Anthem Song, “Put A Woman In Charge” Featuring Rosanne Cash

Mo’ commented, “My mother just recently passed at the age of 91. She was smart. She was strong. She was a leader. This video is dedicated to her and amazing women everywhere that are getting the job done.”

THE AIRWAY Release Official Music Video for “In Case You’ve Been Wondering”

Wisconsin based rock band THE AIRWAY has released the official music video for “In Case You’ve Been Wondering,” the first single off of their debut LP, Drifter, due out 12/6/2018 via New Industry.

THE DEFIGURHEADS – ‘Like A Zombie’

Dans The Defigurheads, à la guitare et au chant il y a Florent, il joue avec la guitare qu’il a fabriqué quand il était gosse et qu’il ne quitte plus depuis. C’est toujours avec cette guitare qu’il enchaine les rythmiques, les riffs et les solos endiablés. À la batterie le jeu de Cyril rappelle le son puissant des power trio des années 70. C’est Marty, la bassiste qui apporte aux riffs et aux rythmes une touche définitivement vintage.

NPR Music First Listen: Becky Warren’s ‘Undesirable’ Due Out October 19

“While the topics on Undesirable are often tough, much of the music itself is hopeful, even joyful.” — NPR Music

BASEMENT SHARES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “BE HERE NOW”

Basement has shared the official video for “Be Here Now” from their forthcoming LP BESIDE MYSELF, out tomorrow via Fueled By Ramen. The track is streaming now via the official Fueled By Ramen YouTube channel.

Courage – ‘Sweetness’ which features Blossom Calderone and Jelani Blackman

Here’s what Courage said about working with the two of them. “I wrote the piece and just knew they had to be on it. I heard these two contrasting voices in my head and instantly matched them to those artists and their sounds.”

Jaguar Sun Premieres “Gone” via New Noise Magazine

Chris Minielly (a.k.a. Jaguar Sun) is a musician based out of a small town in Southern Ontario. A little reclusive, Chris tackled producing as a solo effort from the start using music as an escape from social stress, work, and his hectic studies in graphic design. Spending hours in his bedroom studio, Chris began producing electronic music under the name Lone Beach and after slowly refining his sound, adding more instruments to the mix, and growing out of his electronic roots, Chris dropped the name Lone Beach and started fresh under his new project Jaguar Sun.

Song Premiere: Jaguar Sun – “Gone”

GEMATRIA: “Quadrivium” Streaming At New Noise Magazine; Debut EP By Avant Rock Duo Nears Release Via Nefarious Industries

New Noise Magazine is now streaming “Quadrivium,” the new single from exploratory/technical rock duo GEMATRIA, as the band prepares for the release of their eponymous debut EP via Nefarious Industries next week.

Song Premiere: Gematria – “Quadrivium”

The Sign Records signs The Riven

The Sign Records signs The Riven. The band is set to releaser their debut album during the spring 2019 and their first single ‘Fortune Teller’ is set for release the 19th of October. The band have recorded their debut album with Ola Ersfjord (Tribulation, Lucifer, Primordial) in Madrid. The album artwork is made by Maarten Donders. The album is a pure injection of Rock into the system.

Nicole Moudaber launches charity campaign ‘ELEVEN’ against FGM

Internationally renowned artist Nicole Moudaber, has launched her charity ELEVEN, with the aim of raising awareness and money to prevent FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). During this campaign, Nicole will be inviting people around the world to stand up for the rights of girls who have undergone, and suffered the outcomes of the practice and for those who are at risk and trying to prevent it from happening further. All the money raised by ELEVEN will go to Magool, which has been created by psychotherapist and human rights activist Leyla Hussein to support survivors of FGM and those working to end it.

Micra (FFO Air, Zero 7, Ariel Pink) | Share debut single

Co-produced by the band alongside emerging Sydney producer/mixer, James Christowski, ‘Plastic’ mines wistful atmospherics that cut between Air and Zero 7, whilst turning head to dream-pop sensibilities attuned to the likes of Ariel Pink and fellow Australian, Kevin Parker. Speaking about ‘Plastic’, Cain says: “‘Plastic’ was the original piece of music I sent to Ivana as a demo over email, convincing her to work on music with me. We tracked the initial vocals in our friend’s basement after meeting in a cafe for the second time.”

Alpines share new single “Be Yours”

London duo Alpines share the video to new track Be Yours, the third single from their upcoming album Full Bloom. Following previous singles Out of View and Alright, Be Yours is a powerful ballad accompanied by a sleek and emotive production. The song is about “love and all its forms and the many ways it can be complicated and uncertain, but also how love is everything. It isn’t always easy, and you cannot control how it is going to affect you, it has its own power.”

Nightmares on Wax Shares New Music With Video

2018 has been a defining year for Nightmares on Wax. He kicked it off with the release of his latest album Shape The Future, seen by critics and fans as another classic in his illustrious, near three decade career of releasing records. He’s toured the world, dropped remixes from some of electronic music’s finest including Moodymann and Ron Trent, done a BBC Radio 1 Essential mix and recently broke the world record for the highest altitude DJ set, on a charity ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro. Now, on the eve of his final live dates of the year, including his biggest London show to date at Shepherds Bush Empire, he releases a brand new song, “Look Up”.