@skopemag news for February 4, 2019 @ 9 am est

The Unlikely Candidates Release New Song “Strange Love”

In 2018, the five-piece released their singles for “Bells”, “Oh My Dear Lord”, and “Best I Ever Had”. The releases received praise from outlets like The New York Times, Esquire Magazine, Nylon, Alternative Press, Baeble, and many more. The tracks have also been features on shows like ABC’s American Idol, FOX’s The Four, NFL’s Super Bowl 2018 playoffs, ESPN’s 2018 Indy 500 programming, Fox Sports and more. “Oh My Dear Lord” has racked up over 6.6 million streams on Spotify. Due to the track’s success, FOX Sports and the MLB both named The Unlikely Candidates as “Artist of the Month”.

Augustine builds a brand of bombastic indie-pop with ‘Luzon’

Yngwie Malmsteen Announces March 29th Release Date For New Album – Blue Lightning

Yngwie Malmsteen will release BLUE LIGHTNING globally on March 29 via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. To call Yngwie Malmsteen a ‘maestro’ or ‘virtuoso’ is to state the obvious. But such terms don’t do sufficient justice to either his talent or impact. There are innumerable guitarists who have copied a small part of the vast musical spectrum that defines him, but nobody comes close to achieving what he has over a period of nearly four decades.

CARLIE HANSON RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR LATEST TRACK “NUMB” TODAY!

“I’m a huge horror movie fan and I’ve always wanted to make a video that was inspired by the genre,” Carlie Hanson explains. “Obviously, this one is heavily inspired by the psycho-thriller, Misery. ‘Numb’ just seemed like the perfect song for me to channel my inner Kathy Bates.”

BSMYTH RELEASES NEW TRACK AND VIDEO FOR “TOO MANY REASONS”

QUINN XCII RELEASES NEW TRACK AND VIDEO FOR “LIFE MUST GO ON”

ST. LUCIA RELEASE REMIXED EP TODAY

Brooklyn indie-pop group St. Lucia have released their Remixed EP today. The 5-track EP features new versions of songs from their latest album Hyperion remixed by RAC, KiND, and others. See full track-list below and listen HERE.

Hazey Eyes Premieres “Hungover You ft. Moli” via ONES TO WATCH

His soul comes alive on the dancefloor. Ascribed as “emotional dance music,” Hazey Eyes calls upon the throbbing heartache of the early ’00s alt-rock epoch while splicing it with shimmering indie and electronica aesthetics. He pulls on those strings once again for his new EP, Love Lost, an effervescent elixir of gluey hip-hop and mood-based pop-art. Only 22 years old, mastermind Thomas Michel has cultivated 16 million streams on Spotify, so, it’s no surprise he’s landed touring gigs with Shallou and Petit Biscuit.

FLORA CASH RELEASE NEW TRACK “THEY OWN THIS TOWN” ALONG WITH LYRIC VIDEO TODAY

Today, indie pop duo Flora Cash release their new track “They Own This Town” along with a lyric video. “They Own This Town” is available now at all digital retail providers via BEE & El/RCA Records.

Farhan releases new single ‘Seagull’

Acclaimed Indian actor Farhan has released his new single, ‘Seagull’, the latest track to be taken from his upcoming debut album, Echoes out this April.

With ‘Seagull’ out this Friday, if you haven't yet pre-ordered my album ‘Echoes’, please check out my official online Store for exclusive offers for my fans. www.farhan-music.com

Posted by Farhan Akhtar on Thursday, January 31, 2019

Kevin Garrett Releases Single “Faith You Might” via Flood & Announces Debut Album ‘Hoax’

About the track, Kevin says, “‘Faith You Might’ is about longing for something to last, but being aware you’re getting older and might not be on the same page with the object of your affection, no matter how much you want to be.” He added, “Conceptually, it’s how we react to a breakup or losing something.”

James Blake Shares Video For “Mile High(Ft. Travis Scott & Metro Boomin)”

Following the recent release of his critically-acclaimed fourth album Assume Form on Republic Records, Grammy-nominee and Mercury Prize winner James Blake debuts the video for “Mile High (ft. Travis Scott & Metro Boomin).” Directed by Nabil (Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean) in Los Angeles, the visual features Blake and Scott escaping reality at Mile High Cafe. “Mile High” was released to rave reviews, with Zane Lowe featuring it as his World Record on Beats1, exclaiming “James Blake, you’ve done it again,” and MTV declaring the track “a perfect marriage of their distinct sounds: an atmospheric banger with Scott’s signature bass hits, Blake’s innate melancholy mood, and Metro’s hypnotic textures.” Watch the visual for “Mile High” here:

Music Submission: Cold California

Cold California (Chris Burke, aged 23) is a country pop/rock music producer, songwriter and singer from Aberdeen, Scotland. Burke is set to release his exciting debut EP, Sunrise, on February 22rd 2019. Heavily influenced by American country music and his love of mainstream pop and rock music, Burke has fused these styles to create his signature sound.

WHHL Maserati Skrill “Reasons” New Single

Tempest Rising: Release New Video and Single ‘Breathe’ & Announce European Tour 2019

Western Australia’s powerhouse Tempest Rising have just released the official video for the song Breath off their upcoming album Alter Ego.

Venice May re-released worldwide and streamed new album ‘Illusion Is Inevitable’

A few years after its inception as an alternative-rock duo, an official music video for the single “Hiding Place” and a first limited release “only for the fans”, French/Ukrainian quartet Venice May just re-released worldwide a debut full-length album ‘Illusion Is Inevitable’ for CD & Digital through its own web-store and the main legal platforms (iTunes, Bandcamp, Spotify….).

New Run For Cover release: Field Medic announces album ‘fade into the dawn’ due out April 19th

Field Medic, the moniker of Los Angeles-based folk artist Kevin Patrick, has announced his new album ‘fade into the dawn’ will be released on April 19 via Run For Cover Records. He has just released the album’s first single ‘henna tattoo,’ a driving acoustic track recorded straight to a 4-track tape recorder backed by his boom box drum machine. The album is now available for pre-order and includes an instant download of ‘henna tattoo.’