@skopemag news for november 19, 2018 @ 2 pm est

Leeds trio Far Caspian excel in spellbinding debut EP ‘Between Days’ out today via Dance To The Radio

Emerging Leeds trio Far Caspian excel in spellbinding debut EP Between Days, out 19th November via UK label Dance To The Radio.

Encompassing recent singles Blue, The Place and Let’s Go Outside, the band’s savviness when it comes to crafting mesmerising dream pop shines through with aplomb, striking further heady comparisons to the likes of Real Estate, Grizzly Bear and Band Of Horses and attracting widespread online acclaim in the process.

Steve Aoki Drops Music Video for Hit Single “Waste It On Me” with Star-Studded All Asian-American Cast

New Indie Folk Single Trades in Fear for Faith in a CA Fire’s Wake

The new indie folk single from Daniel Steinbock moves like a sunbeam after a light drizzle of rain, leaving the earth with a glistening varnish of dew. “Out of Blue” is a soft-hearted, introspective look at enveloping love that is uncontrollably honest and surreal. Combining a lush pallet of vocals dancing with a honeyed melody, the single dances through an open field toward the open, glowing sky. The song shines, despite having been recorded under some very dire circumstances. Featuring backing vocals from fellow Sonoma County residents, Rainbow Girls, the single is the title track off the upcoming album, out February 15.

Son Lux Share Stunning New “Yesterday’s Wake” Video

Partyš explains, “The mood of ‘Yesterday’s Wake’ evokes in me the picture of a poetic apocalypse. It sounds like the voices of both singers contemplate it and ask themselves where the failure came from. And that’s what the music video is about. It’s about the personal traits that led to it – greed, callousness and possessiveness. The luxurious and pompous chateau and its surroundings are filled with poison which has been accumulating there for years. And with every next violent and unscrupulous act, this liquid is forced up to the surface to spurt out and become the common blood of things, people and nature. The question is whether this liquid is purifying and if the stream will ever stop.”

METALSUCKS co-founder Vince Neilstein on The Ex-Man with Doc Coyle

Doc welcomes guest, Ben Umanov aka Vince Neilstein, co-founder and content creator for MetalSucks.net. They talk about Doc’s early involvement as a writer on MetalSucks, Ben’s early years working for Atlantic records, how Matt and he came up with the idea to start the blog, where the confrontational and unapologetic tone of the site comes from, the divisiveness and negativity in the metal scene, the site’s evolution to become more outspoken politically and how it’s affected the audience, and Doc and Ben debate a bit about politics.

Lorkin O’Reilly just finished up a new video for his track “I Reside”

DEF JAM’S BUZZING VIRAL STAR DANILEIGH TO DROP NEW ALBUM “THE PLAN” ON NOVEMBER 30 | HEADLINING TOUR KICKS OFF JAN 30

Melodic Metal Outfit THE CROWN REMNANT to Release New Album, “The Wicked King: Part II”, on January 18, 2019

Los Angeles-based five-piece THE CROWN REMNANT have mastered the art of melodic, theatrical, yet hard-hitting heavy metal, and the world is about to take notice. Combining a variety of metallic influences ranging from modern metalcore and prog, thrash and more, THE CROWN REMNANT’s latest conceptual opus, The Wicked King: Part II, takes the listener on a dramatic, energetic joyride from start to finish.

Jimmie Allen Makes History as First Black Artist to Launch Career with No. 1 Debut Single on Country Radio

In 2016, Jimmie Allen spent his last $100 to buy a ticket to the CMA Awards as a fan. Two years later, the rising country star stood on stage to present the CMA Award for Single of the Year and is currently holding the No. 1 spot at the top of the Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck Country Airplay charts with his own “Best Shot,” which has been the most Shazamed song in Country music for the past eight consecutive weeks. This impressive feat marks the first time a black artist has garnered a career No. 1 hit with their debut single on Country radio. He joins only Darius Rucker to claim the top spot in Country with a debut single.

Hip hop artist Shafik unveils “Desperado” music video; off his debut album The Showcase

The battle of good vs. evil is a universally understood struggle; it’s been faced as a human condition throughout mankind, on all levels. There are always two sides: good vs. evil, right vs. wrong, but the vast, gray, and blurred void that joins them, is where many of our personal battles lie. Las Vegas hip hop artist Shafik brings this struggle to the forefront, with his visually stunning music video “Desperado” today. It premiered on Beyond the Stage Magazine, who commented, “the strong-willed song exudes passion and honesty that really connects the listener with Shafik himself.”

PREMIERE: Shafik “Desperado” Video

Watch the new video for Sun Breaks’ “All On Camera”

The Grey Estates recently premiered a new video off the album’s title track saying that the “tapestry of musical ideals plays out much like the experience of flipping through a photo album.” The Carlos A.F Lopez-directed video for “All On Camera” is the perfect visual accompaniment to the song:

Jane Frank pens earworm-y folk-rock dis track, “Practical Jackets”

“If Weezer wrote a smash hit called ‘Buddy Holly’, Jane Frank inhabits a space in her sound that blends the former’s knack for captivating with breezy matter-of-factness with the actual Buddy Holly’s pure sense of confounding cool. She owns the song and its message with unwavering confidence and inveterate wit.” – Jonathan Frahm, For Folk’s Sake

Premiere | Jane Frank – Practical Jackets

Out Now: collab from Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready & Prince guitarist Donna Grantis

Acclaimed guitarist Donna Grantis, best known as the co-lead guitarist in Prince’s celebrated funk-rock band 3RDEYEGIRL, has released two new songs, “TRASHFORMER” and “VIOLETTA,” as a limited edition 7” with Hall of Fame Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready via his vinyl label HockeyTalkter Records. The tracks are off Grantis’ forthcoming album DIAMONDS & DYNAMITE, which is set for release in early 2019 via eOne Music, home to over 150 artists including releases by jazz oriented acts The Bad Plus, BADBADNOTGOOD and Lalah Hathaway.

Via Billboard American Authors Guitarist // Soaring New Anthem

Bellman is best known for playing guitar with multi-platinum band American Authors and has been garnering extensive media attention with his new solo project, from outlets such as Billboard, Alt Press, Live Nations One’s To Watch and Earmilk.

Ginette Claudette Releases Her New Video “Love Me Back”

R&B songstress and recording artist Ginette Claudette releases the video for her new track “Love Me Back” today via Summerchild Records/RED MUSIC. “Love Me Back” will appear on her upcoming new project On To Something, coming out November 30. Check out the sultry nostalgic video shot and directed by Soben Phy here.