Katie Garibaldi New Single “Safe and Warm (Lullaby for Jesus)”
New Release from Yoshi Flower “American Raver” On Interscope Records
Newly signed to Interscope Records, writer, producer, and multi-genre artist, Yoshi Flower releases his debut mixtape, AMERICAN RAVER today, October 12th on GRDN/Interscope Records. The mixtape premiered via i-D and is available now on all digital retailers.
Justin Courtney Pierre Releases Debut Solo Record ‘In The Drink’ + “Undone” Video
Recorded sporadically over the course of seven months and produced by Motion City Soundtrack guitarist Joshua Cain, In The Drink finds Pierre at his most unfiltered, embracing everything from anthemic pop to moodier and more darkly charged material. Pierre plays all instruments on the album except for drums, which are performed by David Jarnstrom (Gratitude, BNLX).
Redlight drops official video for ‘Get Wavey’
Dynamic DJ and producer, Redlight, has delivered the official music video for his fresh single, ‘Get Wavey’, a vibrant dancefloor production taken from his eagerly anticipated new 10-track album, ‘ACTIVE’, which is set for release on Friday 26th October.
Marrying deep electronica-focused tones with strong rhythmic elements on ‘Get Wavey’, the track is accompanied by a video in which Redlight enjoys a decadent spell in a country mansion, raving around the grounds of the lavish property with two dancers who spread their moves on the tennis courts, stairways, nearby woodlands, and across a shimmering Ferrari.
Already heavily supported across BBC Radio 1, ‘Get Wavey’ follows the release of Redlight’s recent singles ‘So Nice’ and ‘Zum Zum’, with the Bristolian best known for his amalgamations of bass, house, techno, hip-hop and jungle/DnB.
PLIES RELEASES NEW TRACK AND VIDEO FOR “ALL THEE ABOVE” FT. KEVIN GATES
GRAMMY nominated, platinum selling artist Plies releases his newest track “All Thee Above” featuring labelmate Kevin Gates.
Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross Announce North American Tour Date
Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross have released their self-titled debut EP along with a brand new, heartwarming single titled ‘Home,’ out today on all digital platforms worldwide. The touching single completes their 6-song EP, which features production by the legendary Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire, and includes previous releases ‘I Want You,’ ‘Tonic,’ ‘Paris,’ ‘Safe Zone’ and ‘I Do’ Each song is featured on their hit E! docu-series Ashlee + Evan which airs in 160 countries around the world, and takes viewers behind-the-scenes on their journey through love, making music and raising a family.
All Things Go Premieres Chris Jobe’s Trippy New Visuals
“Nashville’s Chris Jobe is part of a pop renaissance quickly spreading across the historically-country Tennessee capital,” All Things Go’s Justin Bieggar wrote on Thursday. “Opening with an immediate car wreck that seems to only daze our star, the video moves to highlight confusion and disorientation amidst intimate moments in a dark room. Warm light drives the point home as Chris’s soft vocals underline intensity.”
Whitey Morgan and the 78’s new ZZ Top cover “Just Got Paid” premieres at Taste of Country
Whitey Morgan and the 78’s new “ear-grabbing and guitar heavy” cover of ZZ Top’s “Just Got Paid” premieres at Taste of Country, who hails it as, “a distinct spin on the guitar-fueled original. And with Morgan’s whiskey-soaked vocals and standout musical accompaniment, it’s a cover that’s bound to get the boots tapping along.
Roo Panes Releases Single, US Tour Dates Start Next Week
Today, British singer-songwriter Roo Panes releases “Ophelia” (Single Version) from his latest album Quiet Man released through CRC Records in June 2018. In support of Quiet Man, Roo will be touring in the US before European show dates.
Keith Sweat Announces the Release of His New Album “Playing for Keeps” & His New Single “Boomerang”
R&B legend Keith Sweat announces today the release of his 13th studio album Playing For Keeps, due out October 26th. The 13-track album has features from the industry’s best including Akon, Teddy Riley and Tank as well as newcomers Candace Price and Ray Fade. Additionally, the album includes his hit single “How Many Ways” feat. K-Ci, which reached #5 on Urban AC radio and has over 4 million streams, as well as his new single “Boomerang” feat. Candace Price.
J.S. Ondara’s video for “American Dream” premieres at NPR Music!
Tales of America, due February 1 on Verve Forecast, is an examination of the American Dream from an outsider’s perspective; an introspection on a universal matter. The completely acoustic album was produced by Grammy-nominated Mike Viola (Ryan Adams, Jenny Lewis) and recorded at Boulevard Recording and East West Studios in Los Angeles. All lyrics were written by Ondara and the album features collaborations with artists including Andrew Bird, Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes and Joey Ryan of The Milk Carton Kids.
LA band The Tracks share new song + announce debut album + LA shows in November
LA rock band The Tracks announce their debut album “Treasured Memories” is slated for release on November 2. Today, they share the roaring new single “Strange Moments”, which embodies a sound that’s the result of youth who grew up listening to Michael Jackson, The Strokes and Vicente Fernandez as children of undocumented immigrants in East LA. They never saw themselves represented in indie rock and have now garnered large praise and recognition for creating that representation through their music. The album is produced by Lewis Pesacov, co-founder of the duo Fool’s Gold and who has produced albums for Best Coast and FIDLAR. The artwork was designed by Vlad Sepetov who also contributed to Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN and To Pimp A Butterfly album artwork.
RISING: Decibel Magazine Premieres “Hunger And Exile” Video By Epic Metal Outfit
Epic metal quintet RISING will release its fourth album, Sword And Scythe, on October 26th via Indisciplinarian. The band now releases a new single and video in the shape of the aggressive yet super melodic “Hunger And Exile” through a premiere at Decibel Magazine.
Rising singer/songwriter Rosie Carney’s brand new single “Orchid” out now
Of “Orchid,” Carney notes, “As the song developed, I saw the opportunity to really expand beyond my usual production and it’s now the most layered song on the album, with strings, drums, tremolo guitar etc. I could just hear the strings while working on the demo and when it came time to actually track them, we used Radiohead’s ‘Nude’ and some of Lana Del Rey’s dreamier tracks as a reference—two artists that are huge influences on me.”
SHAWN MENDES HONORS FREDDIE MERCURY AND QUEEN WITH COVER OF “UNDER PRESSURE”
In honor of the life and legacy of Freddie Mercury and Queen, and celebrating the upcoming biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody (20th Century Fox), singer-songwriter and musician, Shawn Mendes, has released an acoustic interpretation of the iconic 1981 number one hit, “Under Pressure,” available.
Reel Big Fish Drop Surprise New Single “You Can’t Have All of Me”
Reel Big Fish are back with the surprise release of their boisterous new single titled, “You Can’t Have All Of Me,” and have announced plans to release ‘Life Sucks…Let’s Dance!,’ their first LP of brand new material in 6 years, on December 21 via Rock Ridge Music.
Reel Big Fish release track from first album in six years—watch
Miami doom trio Bleeth premier video for “Revenant” on Revolver Mag!
The Miami based doom outfit pays tribute to classic horror flicks with this video, that premiered on Revolver
Pistol Annies “Stop Drop And Roll One” With Latest Release from ‘Interstate Gospel’, out 11/2
Penned by the group’s Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley, “Stop Drop and Roll One” came after a particularly fruitful night of songwriting. “We’d just finished a song out at the farm, and Miranda said, ‘Girls, we’re on fire I think…,” and then she said, ‘So stop, drop and roll one!’” explained Monroe.
KEVIN GEORGE RELEASES NEW SONG “NOBODY KNOWS YOU ANYMORE”
Kevin wrote and produced “Nobody Knows You Anymore” and used real life experiences to capture the essence and relatability of the song. The song speaks on being so focused on achieving your goals that when you finally look up you realize you’ve changed and so have the people and relationships around you. Today, Kevin also announces his major label debut EP titled Hopeless Romantic will release on October 26.
James Hersey Collaborates With filous On ‘Let Go’
Today James Hersey returns with mesmerizing new single ‘Let Go’, out now via Glassnote Records. The track features Austrian producer, long-time friend and collaborator filous, and is their first track together since filous’ successful single ‘How Hard I Try’ in 2015.
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Cheat Codes get personal on new track “Home”
Today, multi-platinum, electronic/dance/pop group Cheat Codes continue their run of sizzlers with the deeply personal track “Home.” With vocals from the trio’s own Trevor Dahl, the tropical-house influenced track follows a newly minted Angeleno as she finds comfort in her new town. Listen to the track here and feel free to share.
JJ and the Pillars ‘Daisy’
The Killers’ Dave Keuning Steps Out With New Single “Restless Legs”
“The lyrics speak for themselves,” Dave says of the first single. “’Got restless legs/And a restless heart,’ that’s just what came pouring out of me. It was all I could think of… No other subjects came to mind. It was all I had. The beauty of the words is they’re open-ended enough that you can relate them to your own situation.”
The Killers’ Dave Keuning on ‘Complete Flexibility’ of New Solo Project
Electro-Pop Powerhouse CAR ASTOR Releases “Girlfriend”!
“Girlfriend” is a dark electro-pop track wonderfully described on Ghettoblaster, “Not only is the song swelling with anger, its upbeat and completely danceable. Simply, this single elicits the primal desire for movement and the songs irrepressible pop-powered melody serves as the seductive Pied Piper.”
Li-sa-X, 13 Year Old Japanese Guitar Prodigy And Viral Video Sensation
13-year-old Japanese guitar prodigy and Internet sensation, Li-sa-X is releasing ‘WILL,’ her debut full-length album on October 26 via Sony Music Japan.
A video for the track “Little Wings” (which features 11-year-old Chinese guitar genius Yo-Yo) is premiering today.
POPPY DROPS NEW SINGLE “FASHION AFTER ALL”
Fresh off the European leg of her “Am I A Girl?” tour, Poppy releases her new single, “Fashion After All”. The track is the latest off of Poppy’s forthcoming album via I’m Poppy Records/Mad Decent due out on Halloween this year.
Breakout Pop Band The Shadowboxers Drop “Telephone”
“Telephone” is available NOW via Villa 40/Sony/RED MUSIC and is accompanied by the band’s debut VEVO music video, which features a modernized ode to The Bee Gees imagery driven by their three-part harmony.
WATCH NOW! DANILEIGH RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “LIL BEBE”
SONTALK shares new song from forthcoming debut album
“I wrote ‘Baby, I’m Gone’ in a 2-hour fit of anger after breaking my chair and almost breaking my hand on the wall,” says Joseph LeMay. “I felt completely controlled by the thoughts and feelings rushing through my body and mind. I was powerless. So, I personified the feeling and wrote a song about leaving it.”
10 Best Country and Americana Songs of the Week: Tim McGraw, Lauren Jenkins
Jonathan Franco shares second track “Transition Lens” off his upcoming album, announces Detroit shows
Detroit-based musician, Jonathan Franco spent four years writing and recording his debut solo album, Swimming Alone Around the Room. Starting essentially from scratch after discarding his previous recordings, each song was meticulously arranged through obsessive experimentation with manipulating sounds and instruments, as well as gathering field recordings around Detroit and New York. Franco pulls inspiration from indie rock forbearers like Mount Eerie, The Silver Jews, Yo La Tengo, Bedhead, and Sparklehorse and mixes it with influences from composers and sound artists like Haruomi Hosono, Elaine Radigue, Jim O’Rourke, and Yoshi Wada. Much of Swimming Alone Around the Room also resulted from the influence of film, with Franco citing directors Shane Carruth and Yorgos Lanthimos as having made an impact.
Kool Keith & B.A.R.S. Murre – So Flow
Bronx New York Hip Hop legend Kool Keith recruits New Jersey’s B.A.R.S. Murre for this saucy hypnotic track “So Flow.” The song will be on Murre’s upcoming “Husky Marinara” album.
KULICK RELEASES NEW SONG “COLORS” TODAY
Today, singer-songwriter Kulick releases his new song “Colors.” The track will also be included on his upcoming debut EP entitled Hydroplane, which is set for release on November 16th via Gold’N Retriever/RCA Records.
Big Mother Gig Releases New LP
Big Mother Gig is back and ready to strike the music world with their new LP, No More Questions. In the midst of opening for the Gin Blossoms on the West Coast, Big Mother Gig has successfully revived their powerful, robust music style that reinvigorates the sound of rock ‘n’ roll. No More Questions is now available on digital music platforms everywhere, along with a limited quantity of CDs on Bandcamp.
Dave Lands First UK #1 With ‘Funky Friday Feat. Fredo’
After amassing a monstrous 5,000,000+ streams in just a week, London prodigy Dave continues his ascent towards super-stardom by landing his first ever UK No.1 with new single ‘Funky Friday (Feat. Fredo)’ after knocking Calvin Harris & Sam Smith off the top spot. The news makes Dave only the second artist to debut a track at No.1 in the UK this year after US superstar Drake and the first British artist to do so since Sam Smith in 2017. Watch the Dave and Nathan James Tettey-directed video for ‘Funky Friday’ HERE.
Rolling Loud Recruits Cardi B and Post Malone to Headline Rolling Loud Los Angeles
Fresh off a massively successful festival in the Bay Area, Rolling Loud heads down I-5 to Los Angeles to host another carnival for the culture. Bringing out hip-hop’s best and brightest to the City of Stars for a nonstop two-day event, Rolling Loud Los Angeles proudly unveils the lineup for its 2018 edition. Headlined by Billboard chart dominators Cardi B and Post Malone, Rolling Loud L.A. gathers an unbeatable variety of artists from across the rap spectrum, from established stars like Lil Wayne, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, Wiz Khalifa, and Young Thug, to meteoric risers like Gunna, Juice WRLD, Lil Skies and Trippie Redd, to promising newcomers like Flipp Dinero, YBW Melly, wifisfuneral, Yung Bans, and Lil Mosey, to West Coast heroes like Ty Dolla $ign, Tyga, Nipsey Hussle, Shoreline Mafia, Yung Pinch, and Roddy Ricch, plus many others. Occurring on December 14th and 15th at the Banc of California Stadium Grounds in Downtown L.A., Rolling Loud Los Angeles is the perfect opportunity for rap fans to send off the year in style. Buy tickets exclusively at www.rollingloud.com.
J Fernandez shares new single “Common Sense” from forthcoming Joyful Noise LP
Occasional Din is a sunny shoebox diorama for the eternal pessimist. Over the past half decade, songs by Chicago artist J Fernandez have appeared like unexpected gifts, each time invoking a holiday we didn’t realize existed. Like all good holidays, his songs are imbued with a mythical energy, full of curious moods, charmed settings and the timelessness of a familiar moment.
Tim Atlas Premieres “Sidestep” Via Ones To Watch
“Sidestep is about feeling drained after social interactions. Sometimes I facilitate a conversation, and I feel the need to start pulling from anything I can to try & accommodate the other person’s comfortability. It exhausts me, and eventually, I start to avoid those situations as much as possible AKA be a hermit & binge netflix shows.”
Gabe Greenland – “Humanish” Track Premiere
Inspired by The X-Files, unrequited love and iPhone voice memos, “Humanish” blends a variety of science-fiction motifs into a track about feeling alienation caused by unrealized romances that will inevitably be lost to time. It’s part acoustic, part twee-pop horns, part tongue-in-cheek self-referential humor, and part MOOG synthesizer – you know, to get that classic old school sci-fi vocal texture. It’s catchy, and it’s a great taste of what’s to come.
RiverShine Releases Video for Debut Single “The Lover”
“The release of “The Lover” was a cool jab, but perfect timing, excellent production and reliance on the song to do the heavy lifting delivers the ultimate right hook, with RiverShine’s new video,” said Think Country journalist, Patti McClintic. “It has everything, yet manages to keep it country cool. That’s how professional it is. Just like the song, it hooks you in fast. It’s definitely our idea of country.”
Katie Garibaldi New Single “Safe and Warm (Lullaby for Jesus)”