@skopemag news for September 10, 2019 @ noon est

CASHMERE CAT DEBUTS “FOR YOUR EYES ONLY,” VIDEO OUT NOW STARRING MARGARET QUALLEY

Globally acclaimed artist and producer Cashmere Cat unveils “FOR YOUR EYES ONLY” today. The song comes accompanied by a Jake Schreier-directed video featuring Emmy-winning actor Margaret Qualley (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Fosse/Verdon, The Leftovers) in motion capture as Cashmere Cat’s new companion, the eponymous Princess Catgirl.

Versus Release Hard-Hitting New Single, “Awake”

Seattle-based outfit, Versus, has released a brand new single, “Awake.” The track is the first new music the band has released since their debut LP, The Cardinal, which was released in March 2017 via Revival Recordings. The single and accompanying stream video are premiering with New Transcendence today.

The “Versus Movement” Continues with Release of Explosive New Single, Urging You to Stay “Awake”

Lontalius examines the anxieties of youth on life-affirming indie-pop single ‘Swim’

The follow up to his Partisan Records-released debut album I’ll Forget 17; the new album which Lontalius (aka Eddie Johnston) is self-releasing, was co-produced with Om’Mas Keith (known for his work w/ Frank Ocean, Erykah Badu, Kevin Abstract etc) – with contributions from the likes of Jim Fairchild (member of Modest Mouse and Grandaddy), Roy Blair, Instupendo, Mr Hudson and more.

INTRODUCING SILICONE BOONE: EX-AMISH MAN DISCOVERS SPACE & CREATES ANTHEMIC LP “THE REACHES” + SINGLE PREMIERE

Kentucky-based pop-rock artist Silicone Boone has announced the forthcoming release of his debut album The Reaches, out November 8, 2019. The announcement was made via mxdwn, who premiered lead single “Found You,” this week. “There aren’t a lot of artists with a story as unique and fascinating as that of rock musician Silicone Boone,” mxdwn commented orf the artist, who grew up in an Amish family with no exposure to the outside world. “Like an athlete that discovers a sport as a young adult only to suddenly and unexpectedly dominate, Silicone Boone’s lack of a rock ‘n roll upbringing didn’t stop him from excelling in the genre. This is the kind of release that grabs your attention from the opening notes and doesn’t let go. Equal parts My Morning Jacket, The Flaming Lips and Polyphonic Spree, [‘Found You’ is] an uplifting track that highlights the vocalist’s warbling Southern drawl with a massive wall of sound chorus complete with a children’s choir belting out the uplifting message ‘You’re not alone.’”

22Gz TAKES THE THRONE IN “KING OF NEW YORK” VIDEO

22Gz’s involvement with the “Bumps and Bruises” tour follows the announcement of his set at the Rolling Loud New York festival on October 12th at Citi Field in Queens, NY.

22 Gz “King Of New York”

KEZAR RELEASES AN EMPOWERING MUSIC VIDEO FOR THEIR SINGLE “DON’T TOUCH THE QUEEN”

Indie pop band Kezar is excited to announce the release of their empowering music video for their single “Don’t Touch the Queen” crafted by an all-female production team. An incredible display of the ferocity of women, the video is essentially a vehicle to celebrate the lives and stories of seven amazing queens.

PALE GREY LORE: Eschatology Full-Length From Psychedelic Doom Conjurors Out Now And Streaming Via Small Stone

Eschatology, the latest full-length from Columbus, Ohio-based psychedelic doom conjurors PALE GREY LORE is out now and streaming via Small Stone Recordings.

PALE GREY LORE blends elements of garage psych, space rock, post-punk, and stoner doom to create focused, hook-driven, heavy, rock ‘n’ roll. Eschatology was produced by the band’s own Xander Roseberry and Michael Miller, engineered and mixed by Andy Sartain, and mastered by Harold LaRue, with artwork and layout by Adam Eckley.

PostScript Release Choreographed Music Video “EVOLVE”

PostScript is composed of JT Tollas (Famous Last Words) a singer/ songwriter from Petoskey, Michigan. The song “Evolve” is a dance based music video that comes off of PostScripts upcoming unreleased album. The music video features dancer Julia Charkales, choreographed by Nikole LaChioma and directed by Charlie Anderson.

Stream / buy the new Royal Trux & Ariel Pink collab EP now

Earlier this year, Royal Trux released their comeback album White Stuff (Fat Possum) to universal acclaim. To follow it up, they have enlisted longtime friend and kindred spirit Ariel Pink to re-work five songs from White Stuff. The resulting work, the Pink Stuff EP, is out today digitally and as a double 7″ on Fat Possum. Jennifer Herrema will also be joining Ariel for a string of three west coast dates.

KC Porter Releases New Single “Tanta Locura”

KC Porter, the renowned producer and composer who has collaborated with artists such as Selena, Ricky Martin, Luis Miguel, Ana Gabriel and Maná among others, presents a new release called “Tanta Locura,” the second single from his upcoming album Cruzanderos, which will be released on November 1 under the Altafonte Records label.

HITMAKER TO THE STARS DALLASK RELEASES NEW POP SINGLE, “I KNOW” OUT TODAY

“I Know” follows his latest single, the summer anthem “Sometimes,” a collaboration with Dutch DJ Nicky Romero, featuring XLYØ that spent a full week and a half at #1 on Dance Radio charts and has remained in the top 10 for 4 weeks. Together they premiered the single live at Ultra Fest that earned kudos for the perfect festival season opener and later that week it landed on 34 NMF playlists

Ashley Sofia Releases Sophomore Album, ‘Shades of Blue’

Folk-rock singer-songwriter Ashley Sofia spent her 20s traveling, observing the world around her and noting the similarities in the struggles and victories we all experience. Her new album, Shades of Blue, out today, is an uncompromising take on what she learned about the human condition along the way.

Shades of Blue was recorded in Nashville, though Sofia grew up in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains where her father — a former merchant marine — taught her the art of storytelling and folk songs on the same guitar he traveled the world with.

AGNEZ MO TAPS FRENCH MONTANA FOR NEW SINGLE “DIAMONDS”    

Today, international superstar Agnez Mo releases a new single “Diamonds” (LISTEN HERE) featuring award-winning rapper French Montana. The upbeat bop finds the two artists creating an undeniable vibe – making it the perfect song to close out the summer.

HIGH COMMAND: “Merciless Steel” Now Playing At Revolver Magazine

Recorded at Machines With Magnets in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, (Daughters, The Body, Lingua Ignota) and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Obituary, Integrity, Black Breath), the eight bludgeoning tracks on Beyond The Wall Of Desolation cleave the tender cranium of the listener asunder across their forty-three-minute running time.

COSTAS VARRAS – FALLEN HERO (feat. BILL VASS), from album NEON-CLASSICAL.

The latest release of Costas Varras is the album “NEON-CLASSICAL”. The Demos for this album began in Hollywood in 2008. In 2009 Costas traveled to England to record with legendary Chris Tsangarides as a recording and mixing technician. However, after they finished working on 10 songs this material never released because Costas was looking to sign a contract deal with a Major Record Label!