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Steve Earle & The Dukes will release their anticipated Ghosts of West Virginia tomorrow via New West Records. The album centers on the Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion that killed twenty-nine men in that state in 2010, making it one of the worst mining disasters in American history. Its first seven songs were written for and performed by Earle in Coal Country, a play with music about the disaster. Opening to critical acclaim on March 3rd at the Public Theater in NYC, the production was postponed after only two weeks due to COVID-19.
KITO RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “ALONE WITH YOU” FEATURING ALUNAGEORGE
The visual reflects the upbeat and undeniable energy of the song. It opens with AlunaGeorge enjoying a freshly lit joint in the bathtub before intercutting quarantine cameos from a cast of ZOOM’ED-in friends & notable musicians, including Donna Missal, Cxloe, Jillionaire, Lao Ra, and L Devine. Of course, Kito also makes an appearance as she dances in a self-made bedroom rave! The energy of the cameos match Kito’s distinct production as Aluna’s vocals shine on the hook, “I can’t be alone with you. When I’m alone with you, there’s no telling what we’ll do.”
WOLFTOOTH: metal up with new album ‘Valhalla’ streaming in full!
With a huge, looming sound reminiscent of classic, genre-defining bands of the 70s, there is no mistaking about WOLFTOOTH intentions: they intend to hit hard with this leather-smelling, riff-slaying 10-track that won’t disappoint fans of chunky riffs and stadium-friendly anthems in the purest heavy metal tradition, with an undeniably modern production and epic storytelling à la The Sword or Grand Magus.
FELLAHIN FALL Premiere “Rover” Lyric Video on No Clean Singing
Talking about the song, the band states:
“Like most people, I sit at night distilling anthropomorphic qualities upon unmanned rovers on the Red Planet. ‘Rover’ is a song about Curiosity’s journey on the dead world, and his need to break away from the Terran handlers who lord over him from a million miles away.”
Ellie Goulding Releases Brand New Song “Power” Taken From Forthcoming New Album
The new song, taken from Ellie’s forthcoming new album, showcases her knack for pop song-writing with earworm melodies and heavy synth-pop bass. Speaking about the song Ellie explains, “I wanted to release this song off my upcoming album as a preview into the world my new album is in! ‘Power’ is about relationships in the 21st century, how they can now be dictated by social media, superficiality and material things. Dating can sometimes start out with lies or embellishments. The girl in the song is disillusioned by love and the cruel, good looking, self-obsessed people she keeps ending up with.”
Trevor Dahl of multi-platinum group, Cheat Codes, gets personal on homemade video for solo track, “Can I Kiss You?””
Before he was collaborating on EDM hits with Demi Lovato and Fetty Wap, Trevor Dahl was making music on his own terms. With the rapid rise of Cheat Codes with bandmates Kevin Ford and Matthew Russell, the trio has made it a priority to also focus on their own creative endeavors. Now, going by his surname, Trevor will be making music as “Dahl” in a project parallel to Cheat Codes, returning to his solo roots. With a hybrid of current influences from Bazzi and Lauv alongside the lyricism of John Mayer, Dahl reveals his talent for being a jack of all trades: writing, producing, and mixing.
ELLA ISAACSON JOINS FORCES WITH GALLANT FOR NEW SINGLE “EXPECTATIONS”
In “Expectations”, Ella’s voice flows over the entrancing beat as she proclaims the ever too real, “believe me I had different expectations too”. Her honest words are met with Gallant’s raw vocals and transparent thoughts – adding in the reality and hardships of a relationship. The two intertwine their experiences to create a heart wrenching, honest, and uplifting track that highlights recognizing and accepting the changes within relationships and in yourself.
WATCH 070 SHAKE PERFORM “HONEY” FROM HER SOLD OUT MODUS VIVENDI TOUR LIVE FROM WEBSTER HALL!
Dru Flecha – ‘Cama’
Hailing from Caracas, Venezuela by way of Paris, France, independent Latin artist Dru Flecha, is already laying the groundwork for a career that bucks the status quo. Inspired by artists ranging from Rihanna to Bob Marley, Rosalia, Big Soto, and more, her genre-bending offerings run the gamut from future-pop to experimental R&B and soul. Not only that, they’ve caught the attention of artists and record labels alike. Next up, Dru Flecha is set to release her new single “Cama” as a road to her Debut EP, which will explore themes of love and relationships with a worldly and relevant set of eyes.
MULATTO RELEASES NEW TRACK “HE SAY SHE SAY”
Today, rising Atlanta rapper Mulatto releases her new track “He Say She Say” via RCA Records. Produced by Bankhead & RTJ, the track once again proves Mulatto is one to watch in the rap space delivering slick verses and cheeky lyrics over a hypnotic beat.
Izzy Bizu Drops Visual for Disco Track “Faded”
On her new single, Izzy says: “It’s one of those weird feelings; when you’re with them you feel faded but when you’re without them you feel faded in another way; and you can’t decide if you want them in or out of your life.”
The Airborne Toxic Event release their highly-anticipated new album, ‘Hollywood Park,’
The Airborne Toxic Event will release the eagerly awaited album Hollywood Park tomorrow via Rounder Records. The following week, on Tuesday, May 26, the highly acclaimed Hollywood Park: A Memoir by the band’s frontman, Mikel Jollett, will be released by Celadon Books. Together the album and book represent a towering musical-literary achievement that shows both the breadth of Jollett’s talents and the powerful ways those talents intersect.
FAOUZIA SEARCHES FOR THE TRUTH IN HER NEW VIDEO FOR “SECRETS”
“The ‘Secrets’ video was so fun to make! We filmed in an old warehouse, freezing and creepy, but also wonderful in thinking about all of the memories within its walls.” Faouzia shares. “There’s so much symbolism in this video, and I really don’t want to spoil that, or to take away the meaning that it can have for everyone that watches it, but I will say that I hold this one particularly close to my heart, along with those that have entrusted me with important parts of their lives.
RARE AMERICANS UNVEIL EMOTIONAL NEW VIDEO “BERLIN”
“‘Berlin’ tells the story of a forbidden love in post-World War 2 Germany,” front man James Priestner shares. “It’s also Alfred’s video debut, Rare Americans’ mascot.”
Indie-pop/alt-rock artist Local Nomad premieres new single with Variance Magazine
The pseudonym of multi-instrumentalist Michael Desmond, Local Nomad’s sound is marked by soulful vocals, ethereal synths, and lustrous drum beats. Drawing from influences as varied as Tears for Fears, Elvis Costello, and Phil Collins, Local Nomad strives to make timeless music for a future generation. Playing every instrument on LOCAL NOMAD beside drums, Desmond found inspiration in borrowing his friends’ gear, implementing classic sounds of the mellotron, DX7 and 808s to deliver his signature anthemic fusion of indie-pop and alt-rock.
Jasmine Crowe & American Songwriter Premiere Stunning Duet with Nick Mair “Can’t Find Love”
Jasmine Crowe is already racking up accolades, an accomplished and fierce singer/songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist—a true quadruple threat— she won the John Lennon Song Writing Contest in 2018, and late last year released her impactful and emotional debut album Symptoms featuring single, “Chess Game” which climbed the Billboard dance & club charts in December ’19.
Jasmine Crowe and Nick Mair Look for Connection in “Can’t Find Love”
Frase & SkiiTour New Electro-Soul Release “Too Hot, Too Cold” via Westwood Recordings
Out today via Westwood Recordings, British Columbia singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Frase has teamed up with Whistler DJ / production duo SkiiTour for a new single titled “Too Hot, Too Cold.”
TETRARCH’s “I’m Not Right” Single Makes Massive Impact in First Week
“We are all so excited about how well the single has done thus far and its incredible to think that we are not even a week in,” says guitarist Diamond Rowe. “We put a lot of hard work into writing and recording this, so it’s great to see it being received so well. This song means a lot to us since its basically the song that ignited the whole writing process for this new record. We can’t wait to see what else is to come.”
machinegum (Fab Moretti) Shares “Kubes” Via RollingStone, Directed by Justin Bartha, LP Out 7/17 via French Kiss Records
abrizo Moretti’s band / artist collective, machinegum, have released their socially distanced and crowd sourced video “Kubes”. The video is directed by Justin Bartha and is off of their LP, Conduit, out July 17th on French Kiss Records.
The concept for the video was conceived pre-COVID 19 and is sadly more poignant and relevant in these difficult times.
Strokes Drummer Fabrizio Moretti’s Machinegum Brings Strangers Together in ‘Kubes’
THE DIRTY CLERGY’S NEW ALBUM “IN WAVES” IS OUT (MAY 22ND)
The 12-song collection represents the band’s second collaboration with producer Les Nuby (Verbena, Holiday Gunfire and co-owner of Ol’ Elegante Studio in Birmingham), who had engineered the Clergy’s previous album, 2016’s Rattlesnake, a release which would go on to be nominated for “Indie/Alt Album of the Year’ at the 2016 Independent Music Awards, get played on LA’s legendary KROQ station and Alice Cooper’s Nights with Alice Cooper, receive multiple accolades from AL. com and land the band two placements for the songs “Decades” and “Strange Love” on the tenth season of SHOWTIME’s Shameless.
High Waisted premieres new album “Sick of Saying Sorry” via FLOOD Magazine
The album premiered in full via FLOOD Magazine who said, “It takes a special kind of band to comfortably open for artists as diverse as Titus Andronicus, Har Mar Superstar, and Shannon and the Clams, but High Waisted’s music is just that—on Sick of Saying Sorry, the band’s forthcoming sophomore album, the duo of Jessica Louise Dye and Jono Bernstein weave in and out of ’60s-indebted garage rock, surf rock, dream pop, psych rock, and soul.”
Haim “Don’t Wanna” New Song From Forthcoming Album Out Now
GRAMMY® nominated, Southern California-bred sister band HAIM have shared “Don’t Wanna” today from their highly anticipated forthcoming album ‘Women In Music Pt. III’ (Columbia Records). Featured as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio1, “Don’t Wanna” is an upbeat yet vulnerable track that once again brilliantly demonstrates the band’s ability to exude hope and optimism, even in the toughest of relationship circumstances. Alana, Danielle and Este wrote “Don’t Wanna” with Rostam Batmanglij (Charli XCX, Solange, Frank Ocean) and the song was produced by Danielle, Rostam and Ariel Rechtshaid (Adele, Blood Orange, Vampire Weekend).
DAVID GUETTA TO HOST SECOND “UNITED AT HOME” CHARITY LIVESTREAM EVENT ON MAY 30
After the smashing success of United At Home in Miami, which raised more than $750,000 for COVID-19 relief charities and drew more than 25 million viewers, David Guetta will host a live stream performance in New York on May 30th to raise spirits and money for the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, Feeding America, the World Health Organization, and Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris – Hôpitaux de France.
Guetta’s performance will take place at one of New York City’s most iconic locations, to be revealed during his set. United At Home, conceived and co-produced by the Charity Guys, aims to put a smile on the faces of New York and the rest of the world through the power of music.
