@skopemag news for july 8, 2019 @ 9:30 am est

BB Sabina reveals evocative single ‘Feast’ from debut, self-titled EP

Musical intensity and sincerity straight from the heat of Central Australia, indie musician BB Sabina reveals a refreshing hit of gnarly guitar-driven music with brand new single ‘Feast’. Taken from her debut self-titled EP, BB Sabina introduces herself to music fans with music marked by depth and a moody, charged sonic palette. As she prepares to debut the EP in the NT, Melbourne and Adelaide, ‘Feast’ is an exciting snapshot of the artist BB Sabina has been flourishing into over the last three years of writing, performing and honing her craft.

NEW RELEASE: Travel Space With Violet Houses In Their Debut Experimental Rap EP ‘Aliens Aliens Aliens’

Produced in lighting speed over three weekends, ‘Aliens Aliens Aliens’ is in equal parts an art project, science experiment and space exploration. It’s about embracing cognitive dissonance through a perpetuation of real life feels, bridged into a completely warped dimension of enigmatic ideas and unembellished honesty.

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ED SHEERAN UNVEILS OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “BLOW” WITH CHRIS STAPLETON & BRUNO MARS

Ed Sheeran has today unveiled the official video for his new track “BLOW” with Chris Stapleton & Bruno Mars – WATCH HERE. Directed by Bruno Mars, the high-energy performance video was shot at The Viper Room in Los Angeles.

VITNE Release ‘Encephalon’ Single & Music Video

Norway’s melodic hard rock artist VITNE is back with a brand new single “Encephalon” together with a captivating new music video. This is VITNE’s first new release since 2018’s single “Vanquish the Night”. “Encephalon” seamlessly capture’s VITNE’s knack for anthemic choruses and thought-provoking atmosphere.

Alex’s Hand forecasts their upcoming album with “Sittin’ on the couch”, an eerie sci-fi-tinged lullaby commenting on unrealistic digital fantasies

“Sittin’ on the couch” is the upcoming release and first listen from Berlin-based avant-garde orchestral rock musicians behind Alex’s Hand before they drop their newest album, Hungarian Spa.

Alluring through its dramatic rise and fall energy, Alex’s Hand narrates a specific kind of nonchalant activity. This new release is just as disorienting as unconventional, as waves of sound make themselves present. Its conclusion gives the listener a sense that they’ve finished playing some kind of eerie sci-fi-tinged lullaby. Full of swirling horns, yet cautious percussion and quite provocative, herein lies a specific kind of motivational existentialism.

VIDEO: Magnetic Skies yearn to find redemption from temptation with dreamy electro-pop breeze ‘Hold On’

It’s a satisfying dreamy electro-pop breeze with deep yearning undertones about finding redemption from temptation: “A picture in my hand,/temptation over shifting sand/bring a dream to life/I’m so alone tonight/hold on and save me”.

Dirty Heads Drop First Single “Lift Me Up” (Audio + Video)

Floatin’ up to new heights, Southern California’s alt-rock band Dirty Heads reveal the first single, “Lift Me Up,” plus the full tracklist of their seventh studio album, Super Moon, out on Friday, August 9, worldwide through Five Seven Records and available now to pre-order.

Skope video submission: UKnowScott, “Hit”. “Resilience” EP out now. BX stand up

“Sometimes I feel crazy because I have been rapping and investing in my music for a long ass time,” Scott says about his new EP. “To keep going I have to be a little bit crazy, and very much resilient. This project is to show despite being against the odds that I am here to stay.“

Guordan Banks Releases Music Video for Latest Single ‘Can’t Keep Runnin’

The cinematic visual with the twisted ending, featuring Kai Morae (daughter of Lisa Raye), highlights his charisma and style, in addition to the soulful vocals that have quietly transformed him into a phenomenon. Costume designer and celebrity stylist, Provi Fulp, drapes Banks in high fashion brands such as, Versace, The Kooples, and YSL. Meanwhile, “Can’t Keep Runnin’” continues its steady climb up the Billboard charts, nearing the Top 10. Sampling Gap Band’s classic “Yearning For Your Love,” it fuses eras by merging R&B and funk into nostalgic, modern bliss. Already, the track has garnered over 700,000 Spotify streams and counting.

Cloud 9+ album and music video debut – ‘Hide The Pain’

After the band’s previous albums – the 2015-released Supernova and the 2017-released The Next Step, Cloud 9+ released another album on Sunday.Mixtape will be introduced to the audience live on the 5th of July, at Budapest Park.

Mixtape has 10 tracks, half of which have been released previously and have conquered the Hungarian audience and music industry. The album – as suggested by its name – works its magic through different genres – from drum and bass to pop, rock and dubstep, spiced with Hungarian and English lyrics. The album contains unique collaborations with Hungarian bands and performers such as AWS (“Viszlát nyár”), Deego, Hősök, (“A Város Visszavár”), Járai Márk, Fura Csé (“Valaki Mondja El”) and Mc Fedora (“It’s Monday”).

MEGHAN TRAINOR & KASKADE RELEASE THE VIDEO FOR “WITH YOU”

“Kaskade has rendezvoused with one of the most fiercely sought-after pop voices of the moment, Meghan Trainor” – DANCING ASTRONAUT