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ALESSIA CARA RELEASES SECOND SURPRISE SONG “ROOTING FOR YOU” OFF OF HER FORTHCOMING EP “THIS SUMMER”
Grammy Award-Winning singer/songwriter, Alessia Cara releases “Rooting For You” the second song off of her forthcoming EP, THIS SUMMER, out September 6th on Def Jam Recordings. Alessia also released the full tracklisting and the EP cover on Instagram yesterday. “Rooting For You” and “Ready” follow up “Out Of Love,” Alessia’s hit single from her critically-acclaimed album THE PAINS OF GROWING. Alessia is currently touring with Shawn Mendes on his self-titled tour and will begin her US headlining tour for THE PAINS OF GROWING on October 21st
Night After Night Announces New Campaign for Avion Tequila with 21 Savage
Following their evolved positioning and 2018 rebrand, Night After Night celebrates a successful year in executing a pioneering model for small agencies, brands and talent relationships.
Night After Night’s industry-leading strategy is evolving the traditional spokesperson deal by uncovering shared values between brands and artists for the sake of a mutually beneficial creative execution. This is perhaps best exemplified by its recent work pairing Pernod Ricard’s iconic brands with some of music’s most influential voices including 21 Savage, Anderson .Paak & Quavo, a departure for a category that traditionally relies on product endorsements.
TRIPPIE REDD RELEASES ! ALBUM OUT NOW
“Trippie Redd has shown fans he can do it all. From singing over hard-hitting rock sounds to making laid-back melodic raps and spitting ferocious bars, the rhymer proves he’s got the right formula to be hip-hop’s next big superstar.” – XXL
“On his own terms, 19-year old Trippie Redd has impacted hip-hop culture being named “rap’s next Rockstar” by XXL, Mass Appeal, Pigeons & Planes, and Noisey.” – The Source
Fes Taylor – Freedom ft. Iron Mic (Official Video)
This video single features a new conscious anthemby veteran M.C. Fes Taylor of Staten Island, (who also directed it) alongside Wu-Tang affiliate Iron Mic of Ruthless Bastards. Taylor rhymes about the concept of freedom and how it relates to living in the Staten Island Hood in 2019. The video depicts a tribute to the late Staten Island resident Eric Garner, who was notoriously killed by the NYPD after pleading for his life, with the now oft-lamented cry “I Can’t Breathe!”
Ra Ra Riot Announces Headlining Tour | New Album “Superbloom” Out Today!
Ra Ra Riot is celebrating the release of their new album Superbloom – out today via Rob the Rich Recordings/Caroline – by announcing that they’re headed back on the road this fall for The Superbloom Tour, a North American headlining jaunt that kicks off on October 18th in Carrboro, NC and culminates with a hometown show at New York City’s Webster Hall on November 16th. Fans who purchase the album via www.rarariot.com now will have special early access to pre-order tickets, with general on-sale beginning Friday, August 16th.
ICYMI: Roxy Girls share new single ‘Spanners For Hands’ | New mini-album ‘A Poverty Of Attention’ out 6th September via Moshi Moshi Record
On Wednesday, Sunderland post-punk 4-piece Roxy Girls shared their new single ‘Spanners For Hands’. Having recently signed to Moshi Moshi Records, the single is taken from the bands’ forthcoming mini-album ‘A Poverty Of Attention’, which is due out 6th September.
HELLYEAH release new single ‘Perfect’ – taken from the upcoming album
Hard rock hellions HELLYEAH have shared their brand new single ‘Perfect’. It’s the fourth offering taken from their upcoming album Welcome Home, which is due for release September 27th via Eleven Seven Records.
Video: Josh Dominguez – All Night
Produced by veteran SoCal artist, Ariano and released on his Popular Nobody imprint, “All Night” is another chapter in the collection of stories The Current presents about the meaningful relationships that Dominguez has had while he was just starting to find himself and understand who he was.
NZ sister-duo, Purple Pilgrims’ new album ‘Perfumed Earth’ is out today on Flying Nun! | Watch visual for “Delphiniums in Harmony / Two Worlds Away”
“Perfumed Earth…finds the group at a newfound peace, exploring a more meditative, widescreen version of their alluring natural mysticism, culminating in the swooning, soaring album centerpiece and highlight “Two Worlds Apart”.”
– Gorilla vs. Bear
“The New Zealand duo play the dreamiest of dreampop, but upon closer listening, there’s darkness buried just und underneath”
– Bandcamp
Tracy Bryant shares “Bury Me” + new album ‘Hush’ out 8/30
Solo artist Tracy Bryant may not have all the answers, but without a doubt, he’s got a lot to say. Bryant stands in opposition in his native Los Angeles, the city is known too often for its superficial facade. He does what he wants and always has. Inspired by artists and bands like Alex Chilton, Lou Reed, R.E.M., and Cass McCombs, his words ring refreshingly honest embedded into a sound that is undeniably modern. A songwriter lacking the nonsense, the male bravado, the rock ‘n’ roll cliché.
mxdwn PREMIERE: Tracy Bryant Concocts Sparse Psychedelia on New Song “Bury Me”
Hare Squead Blend Genres on the Club-Ready, African-Influenced “Petty”
“Hare Squead are pioneers of a creative boom taking place in Dublin… They have Ed Sheeran’s business savvy, compositional expertise , plus chiselled jaws and puppyish enthusiasm.”- The Guardian
HXLT RELEASES NEW ALBUM BLOOM FROM DOOM
Chicago punk / producer / creator HXLT has released his sophomore LP Bloom From Doom. The project inspired him and long time friend/collaborator Virgil Abloh to coin a new genre “Black Wave”: music with produced beats, guitars and singling melody. HXLT has been a true original since the early 2000s and holds many unique places in Chicago. He went from gang life into punk rock world where his fusion of hip hop and punk ideology influenced many past and current big names coming out of the city. He’s been revered and respected for the past 15 years and is still close with everyone he’s met along the way; from former gang members, punk kids and good friends like Virgil.
Desert Sharks Share “Sorceress” Single, Announce Debut LP ‘Baby’s Gold Death Stadium’ Out 9/27 Via Substitute Scene
On the heels of a nonstop year of performances that landed them on Oh My Rockness’s list of New York City’s Hardest Working Bands of 2018, Desert Sharks are releasing their first full-length album. Baby’s Gold Death Stadium juxtaposes elements from iconic ’90s bands Sleater-Kinney, L7, Veruca Salt, and Toadies with Desert Sharks’ own musical history. Named for DIY venues and small stages they’ve regularly played over the years, the album is an edgier, more organic effort from the Brooklyn-based foursome.
MIRANDA LAMBERT RELEASES “MESS WITH MY HEAD”
Miranda Lambert continues to fuel rampant anticipation for her upcoming studio album, releasing her latest track “Mess with My Head” today on Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville.
SLIPKNOT RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND’
“With their latest studio album, Slipknot have released one of the strongest albums in their career,” remarked Consequence of Sound with The Independent declaring, “The sheer ambition of WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND is just as staggering as their seminal record Iowa – the dynamic might be even better,” while Billboard attested, “Iowa’s greatest musical export has only improved on its genre-busting sound.” The UK’s NME put it simply: “The ‘Knot’s sixth album is an astonishing record.”
New Single by sideffect – “Spaceship”
“I’m sideffect and I’m an independent musician who makes indie pop/hip-hop music. I’m 24 years old and originally from Milwaukee, WI. I’ve just released a new single called “Spaceship” which is now streaming on all platforms! Spaceship is about growing internally and being there for those you love through life’s “highs and lows”, despite changes that we can’t control.”
DAMIAN LILLARD AKA DAME D.O.L.L.A. RELEASES NEW ALBUM BIG D.O.L.L.A. AVAILABLE NOW!
Dame had this to say about Big D.O.L.L.A. “This third album is special to me because I’m really the brains and creator behind it. With my two previous albums, I took a lot of opinions from others into account during the recording sessions. With Big D.O.L.L.A., it was just the engineer and me in the studio the majority of the time, so I was able to have a clearer mind and make my own decisions.”
LA-based band who Kim Gordon says is “hot as f**k”, Kills Birds, share “Worthy Girl” video and announce Desert Daze set
NYLON, who premiered the “Worthy Girl” track, declared the song to be “mandatory listening” in an exclusive track premiere. “Starting off sounding like PJ Harvey, ‘Worthy Girl’ then erupts into a staccato stop/start post punk dispatch, spat from the heart,” wrote Doubtful Sounds. “Great energy and no-fucking-around dynamics that make swift work of two and a half minutes. Great stuff.” “The Los Angeles band’s gritty new guitar-rock rumbler aches and thrashes in all the right spaces and places,” raved Vanyaland. “‘Worthy Girl’ suggests big things are ahead for the quartet.”
