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American Aquarium’s LAMENTATIONS Debuts At #1 On Charts Amidst Rave Reviews
American Aquarium reaches new heights with their strongest release to date, Lamentations. The new album tops the Billboard charts at #1 on the Top New Artist Album Chart, #1 on the Americana/Folk Album Chart, #2 on the Country Album Chart and #2 on the Rock Album Chart.
Electro Prog Sensation VOYAGER Shares ‘Colours in the Sun’ Guitar Tabs via Bandcamp
Guitarist Scott Kay comments, “Guitarists! Ever wanted to learn some Voyager tunes? Well now you can learn the whole of our new album ‘Colours in the Sun.’ Our full guitar book features both notation and TAB and has been written and transcribed by myself (Scott) and my shred sister Simone Dow, complete with great design work from Ashley Doodkorte. We can’t wait to see your guitar covers. Head to our Bandcamp now to download.”
Jeffrey James Releases “Aftermath” Music Video
The new video comes on the heels of Jeffrey James’ appearance on NBC’s Songland, where Jeffrey worked with Ryan Tedder on an original track titled “We Could Be Heroes” for Country legend Martina McBride. Earlier this year, Jeffrey released his ‘East London’ EP. Recorded in London with engineer Geoff Swan (Charli XCX, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay) and producers Jackson Dimiglio-Wood (Shawn Mendes), Dan Weller (SikTh), and Dan McDougal (Liam Gallagher), the 5-track record beautifully fuses Jeffrey’s Nashville influences with the UK’s blue-eyed soul sounds.
The Grahams Release Enthralling “Kids Like Us” Music Video
Like a snapshot kaleidoscope of the human experience, the spellbinding “Kids Like Us” music video for alt-pop band THE GRAHAMS flashes by in a whirlwind of colors, emotions, and locales. The shoot for the video (which premiered on Bandsintown yesterday) came together in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the caveat that some of the scenes would need to be shot by the band, Alyssa and Doug Graham, while quarantined. They then teamed up with local Nashville director Preston Leatherman (The 254 Collective) who interlaced their videos with some cinematic found footage, providing a sense of connection amid the chaos of these isolating times.
Skope Magazine x New Signing to No Sleep Records
“The song is about the facade of relevance. And where it sits on the spectrum between purposeful art and undignified bullshit. These days it often feels like we’re being smothered in the latter.”
NICK HAKIM REVEALS ‘BOUNCING’
Today, Nick Hakim shares a new song and video from his forthcoming album WILL THIS MAKE ME GOOD out this Friday, May 15th, via ATO Records. “BOUNCING” is a delicate and melancholic track that finds Hakim yearning for companionship and warmth. Hakim had this to say about the track: “BOUNCING” is a sound bath where I wrote about one of the coldest days in New York I remember, while lying in my bed, restless by a radiator. It’s about feeling uneasy.”
Mr Ben & The Bens Share New Track “On The Beach”
Of the video bandleader Ben Hall says: “The plot of the video was created around a line from the song, ‘On the beach, wade between, sighing skulls I knew’. This is loosely based on the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead in Greek Mythology. It’s said that when your soul passes through if you didn’t have a coin to pay the boatman you’d wander endlessly on the shores of those rivers. In the film the spirit of death wanders a landscape littered with remnants of a ‘human’ civilization looking for somewhere to travel to next. Lockdown is a great opportunity to explore a new medium with plenty of time indoors, so I taught myself how to animate this film with a few tip offs from my pals and really enjoyed the process.”
LA Rocker, Tadini, Shares Raucous Debut Single ‘The Aronist’
Tadini is your new rock hero from the West Coast scene. Armed with a guitar, a phalanx of Moogs, the odd Mellotron and a theremin set to ‘stun’, he is a one-man army of sound, drawing deeply from the musical wells of Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and the maelstrom of rhythms and melodies from his native Brazil. Turn up the volume to 13, switch on the lava lamp and get your orders in at the bar, this a glorious nod to the rock giants of old and for first glimpse at a modern musical magician at work.
RETT SMITH SHARES NEW SINGLE “LUCK BURNS DEEP” TODAY
Today, Texas born singer/songwriter/guitarist Rett Smith shares the new single, “Luck Burns Deep,” via GLIDE MAGAZINE. The Bluesy rock and roll anthem comes from his new album Giving Up On Quitting due for release on May 22nd via Imperial/Republic. The track follows “Hardship Highways” and the debut single from the project “Better Day,” which was a featured ‘Best New Music’ pick by American Songwriter.
VIDEO PREMIERE: Rett Smith Cranks It Up With Bluesy, Foot-stomping Rock Anthem “Luck Runs Deep”
ENTER SHIKARI Unveil “The Great Unknown” Video
“The Great Unknown” video was directed by POLYGON who was also responsible for the “{ The Dreamers Hotel }” and “Stop The Clocks” videos, as well as recent work for Tame Impala and Bring Me The Horizon. The video was produced entirely during the lockdown period, with the band members individual performances self-shot at home and whisked to Paris to be turned into magic.
AGES Announce Details For Sophomore Album ‘Uncrown’ – Out August 21st on Black Lodge
Formed during the harsh Swedish winter of 2011, black metal outfit AGES are primed to release their new studio album, ‘Uncrown’, on August 21st via Black Lodge Records. The follow up to their critically acclaimed debut ‘The Malefic Miasma’ in 2015, AGES have thoughtfully bode their time to craft something truly unique. Now the five year long wait is finally over and the band’s sophomore studio effort is ready to see the light of day. Composed and created solely in their own studio, Uncrown is a meticulously crafted album. The record boasts outstanding melodies, atmosphere, and unique performances from each member. Complimented by the artwork from renowned artist Chris Cold, these nine epistles embrace the legacy of the 90’s and bring the Swedish black metal sound to a whole new level.
Pluko Announces New Album ‘COLOR BLIND’ Out May 29th
“My entire goal for COLOR BLIND was to write something that everyone can enjoy and listen to, even non-electronic fans,” pluko writes of the forthcoming record. “I tried to create a vibe that feels extremely fresh. Something that nobody has heard before. I wanted people to hear this album and instantly think ‘oh that’s that new pluko sound.’ COLOR BLIND is supposed to represent a moment in time where music is the only thing that you let affect you.” The 13 track record includes pluko’s recent single releases — “higher (with Panama)” “used to (with Cassette Tapes),” “blessings (ft. Nate Travellers),” and “the lovely one” — as well as 9 brand new songs.
SNARES OF SIXES: Project Of Agalloch’s Jason Walton To Release New Album
SNARES OF SIXES is a collective of ever-evolving artists and musicians led by Jason Walton. Best known as the bassist for Agalloch, Walton has also been a part of several other bands over the years, including Sculptured, Dolven, Celestiial, and Sleepchains, among others. In recent years, the multi-instrumentalist has returned to composing experimental and ambient music under his own name, as well as through the SNARES OF SIXES conduit where he is joined by a cast of collaborators.
Wetware shares new single ‘Shiny Face’, ‘Flail’ LP out June 26 on Dais Records
Brooklyn-based outfit Wetware (Roxy Farman and Matt Morandi) return with the intense follow-up album to 2018’s Automatic Drawing, an electronic dirge, simply titled: Flail
Formed in 2015 and known for their odd and unpredictable live performances, Wetware’s new album captures this disorienting confusion in a series of definitive documents that encompass a concentrated, noisier sound that pushes and pulls against electronic textures and frenetic vocals, creating a palate of wild, unhinged sonic collages.
RISING ARTIST JOHN K RELEASES “6 MONTHS (QUARANTINE MUSIC VIDEO)”
With a dynamic voice and effortless cool, John K invites listeners to experience an eternal summer all year-round. The Florida native quietly cemented himself as an artist to watch and in 2017, Elvis Duran handpicked the independent rising star as his “Artist of the Month.” Not only did he land features from Nylon, Billboard, Huffington Post, and more, but he also staked out coveted real estate on top Spotify playlists such as New Music Friday. Within two years, he independently amassed upwards of 50 million streams and charted a bona fide hit in the form of “OT.”
24hrs and Nessly Pay Tribute To Their Hometown in the “Love Atlanta” Video
With his pitch-shifted vocals and predilection for candy-coated synths, 24hrs sounds like the future. Today, 24 teams up with a fellow melodic trapper Nessly for “Love Atlanta,” his latest music video. Produced by Don Cannon, “Love Atlanta” is a joyous ode to the city 24hrs and Nessly call home, packed with outlandish flexes and burbling vocal lines. The video finds 24hrs and Nessly enjoying a massive meal at Waffle House and doing donuts in a nearby parking lot. “Love Atlanta” is the latest video from 12 AM In Atlanta 2, 24hrs’ new DJ Drama-hosted mixtape, following the luxurious clip for “Selfies” and the sentimental “Cheap Phones.”
RUN THE JEWELS SHARE DETAILS OF RTJ4
Run The Jewels, the lauded duo of El-P and Killer Mike, have shared the long-awaited details of their feverishly anticipated new album, Run The Jewels 4. Set for a June 5 release via Jewel Runners / BMG, this eleven song, 40 minute powerhouse is their most ferocious and focused effort to date, and sports a lineup of all-star guests including Pharrell Williams, Mavis Staples, 2 Chainz, Zack de la Rocha, Josh Homme, DJ Premier, and Greg Nice. Recorded primarily at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La Studios and the iconic Electric LadyStudios in NYC, RTJ4 represents two years of intensive writing, recording, distilling, and amplifying the most potent elements of their music. The result is a collection of wall-to-wall bangers illuminating the group’s unique ability to straddle the worlds of pointed social commentary and raw, boisterous fun.
The Jayhawks Share New Track “This Forgotten Town” Off Forthcoming Album ‘XOXO’
Today, The Jayhawks have shared “This Forgotten Town”, the opening song on the band’s new album, XOXO, which releases July 10 via Sham/Thirty Tigers. Written jointly by Marc Perlman and Gary Louris, “This Forgotten Town” finds Louris trading off lead vocals with Tim O’Reagan as Karen Grotberg joins in on harmonies, setting the stage for the band’s most collaborative album to date. Rolling Stone featured the new track this morning, calling it a “jangly roots-pop gem.”
GENTIHAA “Into The Unknown” Official Live VIDEO
A new unreleased track has just been released by GENTIHAA, entitled “INTO THE UNKNOWN”, which they present it through an official live video! The video was shot last November in Temple-Athens, under the production of Headbangers and TheVault9, where our Athenian band had presented their entire debut album entitled “Reverse Entropy”.
In the last months of 2019 Gentihaa made a dynamic debut at the live stages, performing as a special guest in Athens and Thessaloniki for DIMMU BORGIR.
ARACANIA Turns Pandemic Frustration into Creation with New Song and Video, “Lockdown”
While holed up in isolation, French metal band ARCANIA has put their time to good use by working on new material, including the new quarantine-Inspired song and video “Lockdown,” debuting on the band’s Facebook page today.
A new ARCANIA album was originally in the works for this year. Sadly, after months of speaking with a label partner, the band’s record deal fell through due to the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
how to transform frustration unto creation. while the band was quarantined, we have decided to compose a new special song. Enjoy and stay safe!
Posted by ARCANIA on Monday, May 11, 2020
DINING WITH DOGS: BrooklynVegan Streams The Problem With Friends LP
DINING WITH DOGS rises from the ashes of The Dead See, with drummer Josh Paul and guitarist/vocalist Mark Key (also of BLK OPS) joined by bassist Marcos Morales. Their debut full-length The Problem With Friends boasts ten bruising tracks which fuse noise rock riffage cranked to gnarled, sludgy depths with an intoxicating psychedelic aura.
Marlana (Milo Greene) Shares “Midnight Special” Video
Today, Marlana has shared the video for her latest single “Midnight Special.” The video was created in her hometown of Placerville “Hangtown”, California. In the video, Marlana wanders through its empty streets amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Last week she announced the release of her debut EP, At Least I Tried with American Songwriter.
ARCHIVE Share New Track “Nothing Else (Version)”
South London collective Archive round off their 25th anniversary celebrations with an album of reimagined versions of some of their best-loved songs. The album, titled Versions, is set for release worldwide on Dangervisit, through [PIAS] on August 28th.
Gaten – Weight Up (Official Music Video)
HYPRESSION Drops Tension-Building New Noise Debut “What’s Going On”
Young producer HYPRESSION scatters tension-building stabs and sparse melodies over shuffling house grooves on his New Noise debut “What’s Going On.”
Chicago R&B Singer JAAS Releases New Single/Video “Cut You Off” Today
Singer, songwriter JAAS released her new single, “Cut You Off” today. Its accompanying visual, shot by ChiMarley Films, was premiered via Chicago’s very own LyricalLemonade.com. On the new Rozart-produced empowerment anthem JAAS is calling ’em out and cutting ’em off. In the video, you’ll find JAAS mobbing to the infectious melody with her all girl posse. “Cut You Off” comes behind “Therapy,” the “slow burner” praised by Refinery29 and ThisIsRNB for “grabbing your attention.”
Mikoh shares nostalgic, hypnotic second single “Afterglow”
Mikoh is Gabrielle Larocque, a French-Canadian singer, songwriter and producer. Inspired by acts that vary from Grimes, The Weeknd, and Linkin Park, she creates hypnotizing sonic textures shaped by a lifelong classical training in music. Her arrangements are evocative, hypnagogic and reflective, springing forth from her mind in the wake of a tumultuous coming-of-age.
Young Dolph Welcomes Us To His Quarantined Home in the “Sunshine” Video
Indie rap mogul Young Dolph shares the video for “Sunshine,” his diaristic and confessional rap anthem. The new video gives a glimpse inside Dolph’s home life, as he takes advantage of the quarantine to spend quality time with his kids and reflect on why he started rapping in the first place.
17-year-old Bronx Rapper Justin Rarri Releases New Track “In The Beginning” – Out Now
This year up-and-coming Bronx rapper, Justin Rarri released two hard-hitting tracks, “STRONG (ft. Lil Poppa)” which has amassed nearly 2 million views and “RICCHEZZA” which has led Hot New Hip Hop to recognize him as “a star on the rise.” The seventeen-year-old was also recently recognized by XXL who highlighted him as one of their favorite young rappers – “the Bronx has birthed another teen rap star.” He also participated in pitching for a spot on their legendary 2020 XXL Freshman Class cover. Today he’s back with his latest song “In The Beginning” –
