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New > Raven Bush & Coral Dolphin share “Moonglades” video > watch here
‘Moonglades’ is a collaboration between composer/producer Raven Bush and choreographer and dance artist Coral Dolphin, comprising a dance film, an accompanying score and sample library. Today they share the short film for the first time.
GOJIRA SHARE STANDALONE SINGLE “ANOTHER WORLD”
Regarding the song, vocalist, guitarist, and producer Joe Duplantier commented, “It is with great excitement that we’re presenting our new track ‘Another World.’ Ferdinand Magellan once said: ‘It is with an iron will that we’ll embark on the most daring of all endeavors, to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown.’ Is humanity doomed, or will we survive nature’s wrath? Take a glimpse into our shadowy future by watching our take on 1968’s Planet Of The Apes… Another World!”
NICK REINHART’S DISHEVELED CUSS DROPS NEW VIDEO FOR “SHE’S ODD”
Disheveled Cuss, Nick Reinhart’s solo debut project and self-titled album, has been digging at the LA-based indie stalwart for close to 15 years. A departure from the technical wizardry he’s long been known for via his band Tera Melos and work with Death Grips, Best Coast and Bygones Reinhart finally dropped the project early last month receiving nods from Pitchfork, Fader, Consequence of Sound, Brooklyn Vegan and more. What people heard was 90’s inspired pop/rock on par with any of the timeless and lauded milestone of the decade living somewhere between Blue Album era Weezer, Teenage Fanclub, Pixies and The Smashing Pumpkins but the the very distinguishable Nick Reinhart watermark.
WILL HYDE REVEALS STELLAR VIDEO FOR “MEANT TO BE.”
Despite only debuting mere months ago, will hyde has already picked up acclaim from the likes of Triple J, Wonderland, Clash Magazine, Ones To Watch and more, as well as Spotify playlist support from Indie Pop, Front Left and New Music Friday Globally. Only 20 years old, will first stepped into the industry as a prodigious 15-year-old, racking up millions of streams as one half of Australian duo SŸDE. Now standing on his own, will hyde is set for a huge 2020. Look out for more from him very soon.
Sólstafir Unveils New Album Details, Live Streams First Single
Iceland rock giants SÓLSTAFIR will be releasing their seventh studio album, ‘Endless Twilight of Codependent Love,’ on November 6 via Season of Mist! The cover artwork and tracklist can be found below. In conjunction with this announcement, the band will be live streaming the explosive first single, “Akkeri,” via the official Season of Mist YouTube TODAY, August 5, at 10:00 A.M. EDT.
“Circles” is an anthem dedicated to my fellow overthinkers who are accustomed to many sleepless nights overanalyzing and comparing their daily interactions with others. I have been wanting to incorporate the latin language and culture in my upcoming EP; the voice at the beginning is my mother’s reassurance that everything will be alright.
Deradoorian Reveals Swirling New Single “Mask of Yesterday”, Listen Now
Deradoorian’s new album Find the Sun is a record intended to be felt as much as it is heard. “I think it would be cool if people lay on the floor to listen to it, and let it go through their bodies,” she says. “Being in that kind of space of awareness making it, I hope it evokes a physical reaction for people…that has so much to do with frequencies, vibrational relationships in sound.” As a Vedic astrologer, this is a focus of her readings, the way our brains and bodies work in concert, and how that is completely spiritual. We are nothing without our bodies.
Atlanta’s Clay Harper Announces LP, Shares Titular Track
Clay Harper is a polymath, a man of many talents: businessman, real estate magnate, raconteur, conceptual artist, and prolific song writer. Clay has lived large and lived hard. He has suffered through drug addiction and recovery, through the indignities of the idiocy of others, and his through wife’s suffering an early death from cancer. Fabulous success and fabulous heartbreak. But mostly he’s a gifted storyteller, of good men hit with hard times. And bad men flush with treasure. A soundtrack for our lives.
Armani Caesar makes Griselda debut prod by DJ Premier
Armani Caesar, The First Lady of Griselda has made her debut with the label on “Simply Done” ft. Benny The Butcher. Signed by Westside Gunn in March, this is a charged introduction from the Buffalo native. Gliding and finding pockets within the classic sounding DJ Premier beat, Armani owns the track with a Foxy Brown like braggadocio through a Griselda universe lens. It’s just the beginning in what will be an exciting month and year for her.
Machine Gun Kelly Releases New Single “concert for aliens”
After teasing a snippet of this song on Good Morning America, Machine Gun Kelly has just released his new single “concert for aliens” which is the second release off his forthcoming album Tickets To My Downfall. “concert for aliens” comes to life by bringing back the early 2000’s pop/punk signature sound and adding a edgy twist. Over the last two weeks, Machine Gun Kelly has just received his first VMA nomination for his music video “Bloody Valentine” starring Megan Fox which sits at over 24M views on YouTube and landing the single at over 100M streams globally.
Hear Machine Gun Kelly channel classic pop-punk in “concert for aliens”
Listen to Bully’s “Hours and Hours,” a new track from SUGAREGG, her forthcoming album
Bully’s “Hours and Hours” is the latest standout from SUGAREGG, her incredible new album out next month on Sub Pop. Alicia Bognanno offers this about the song, “‘Hours and Hours’ is about my mother and I finally figuring out our relationship. She and I had a really hard time connecting growing up and at times felt like it would never happen. Over the past five years we have become best friends, she is now the very first person I call when I am at my absolute lowest and has saved my life. I realize now how similar we are and how that probably had everything to do with why we had a difficult time with each other growing up. I wish I knew sooner how much we could relate but am eternally grateful that we have figured it out now and I’m just so thankful to be on good terms, I love her dearly.”
Private World shares new single ‘Birdy’
Cardiff-based pop outfit Private World are sharing ‘Birdy’ from their upcoming Aleph LP today, The infectious, slow-paced single is ripe with dreamy vocals and a synth line that sticks with you. The band had this to say of the track:
“‘Birdy’ introduces our affiliation to ‘cyclical rhythm’ in where all or no instrumental parts are as important as each other.”
“‘Birdy’ is also exemplary of our use of unconventional song structures; motifs are introduced and reappear throughout the song in different contexts. Rather than having conventional verses and chorus sections, motifs and parts are ‘re-contextualized’ as the song proceeds.”
Malian Rock Band Songhoy Blues Return with New Song Today and New Album OPTIMISME on October 23rd
Acclaimed Malian rock band Songhoy Blues are back with their most important album to date, Optimisme (French for optimism) coming out October 23rd on Fat Possum Records. The group just released their new incendiary track “Badala”, which is Songhai for “I don’t care” or “I don’t give a shit”. The song is written from the perspective of a woman freed from the domination and oppression of her man, and the men who dominate the West African country. The message is universal as are many of the themes in the music of multi-lingual band. The video for “Badala” is translated in three languages (English, French and Songhai).
SPACE OF VARIATIONS Releases Animated Video for “Room 57”
“Distorted mind is full of lies. But all these shapes are so mesmerizing. I was drowning more and more into my irrational fictional world. Devil and God were there as different shapes of reality. Everyone goes through their agony. I went through mine in the ‘Room 57’.” – Lead Singer Dima Flo
Kendall Street Company Release New Music Video “Shanti the Dolphin”
Virginia’s breakout band Kendall Street Company (KSC) is proud to unveil their brand new animated music video for ‘Shanti the Dolphin’. ‘Shanti the Dolphin’ is the first single from Kendall Street Company’s recently released coastal themed album The Nautical Aquatical (out June 6, 2020). In celebration of the release, Kendall Street Company is harnessing their creativity and resourcefulness while the music industry is shut down, and will host live and archival streaming sets online, along with a small handful of intimate, socially distant crowd-sourced shows, this summer. In addition, the band recently partnered with Charlottesville, Virginia’s visitors bureau to produce a video, featuring KSC’s fan favorite track “Space For Days,” to highlight their hometown’s local community and businesses.
TROYE SIVAN SHARES NEW TRACK AND VIDEO, “Rager teenager!”
Ruston Kelly’s “Pressure” music video debuts today
Co-produced by Kelly and longtime collaborator Jarrad K (Kate Nash, Weezer) and recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios in upstate New York, Shape & Destroy documents Kelly’s journey through maintaining his sobriety and facing his past. He addresses these experiences and setbacks with unvarnished honesty, grace and conviction across 13 new songs including previously released album tracks “Radio Cloud,” “Rubber” and “Brave.” Of “Brave,” Men’s Health proclaimed, “Be prepared: this song is a sledgehammer straight to your heart,” while Rolling Stone declared it “poignant.”
J-POP ARTIST, KENSHI YONEZU, RELEASES ALBUM, STRAY SHEEP
After over 2 years, Japanese singer-songwriter and music producer, Kenshi Yonezu, has officially released his long-awaited 5th studio album, STRAY SHEEP; along with a music video for “Campanella”. Fans all over the world showcased their excitement, as pre-sales for the album skyrocketed to 1 million copies, shipped out yesterday, August 4th. Over 65K fans eagerly waited in the YouTube Premiere Chatroom to watch Yonezu’s “Campanella” release last night, which is now sitting at over 2 million views. To celebrate this release, Yonezu will be collaborating with Fortnite, as the first Asian artist ever, for a virtual 2020 Event / STRAY SHEEP in Fortnite.
Crucifix Confronts His Demons & Makes Positive Changes In New Music Video For “Mindfield”
Produced by Wess Nyle, directed by Crucifix & Joshua Kirk, “Mindfield” is the seventh music video from Cruce’s latest Top 40 Billboard album, “Desperado”. The video takes viewers on a cinematic journey into the battlefield of the mind as Crucifix discovers that overcoming struggles isn’t about just surviving the fire, but learning to dance in the flames.
LOTUS Releases New Video For “Bjorn Gets A Haircut”
“‘Bjorn Gets a Haircut’ is a head-bopping cosmic disco tune,” explains Luke Miller (keyboards, guitar). “It takes cues from the Nordic disco playbooks of producers like Todd Terje and Lindstrom. The main hook is a Mellotron vocal ‘Oh’ patch leading into a chorus of slick chromatic chord changes on the piano. The guitar takes over in the middle for an improvisatory freeride.”
Aladean Kheroufi Shares New Single ‘Good’
Kheroufi, tipped previously by Complex, Cool Hunting and Earmilk, has built quite the CV as a musician; alongside his solo work, he has played in projects with Mac Demarco, Marlena Moore and Wares that have found him opening for the likes of Angel Olsen, Orville Peck and Night Beats; his solo project meanwhile has found spots performing on bills with Daniel Romano and Michael Rault. ‘Good’ actually arrives as a half cover of his friends’ band, Ghost Woman – Dean worked with their melody whilst attributing his own lyrics, chords, and progressions; it captures a similar haunting take on blue-eyed soul, a compelling mesh of minimalism and heartbreaking lyricism.
Abhi The Nomad Releases New Track “Stay” ft. Love-sadKID
“‘Stay’ is a song about admitting fault, and an ode to significant others around the world,” says Abhi. “It’s a tough time for people, but love has been the glue throughout a global pandemic.”
Nashville Duo Anne Malin Releases “Empty Is the Day” Single
Some of you may remember Anne Malin’s last record, the atmospheric and intense Fog Area (2018), which I had the honor of working. Since then, the duo has relocated to Nashville from South Bend (they’re originally from NC and Kentucky) and, while struggling like the rest of us with the onslaught that has been 2020 (unemployment, pandemic, sickness) has crafted the sublime Waiting Song, a record about what it means for everything to stop, which I’m sharing with you today. This is not a wallowing, though. In their words, they sing “towards a garden they wish to inhabit.”
LUNA AURA Shares Empowering New Single “HONEY”
If “well-behaved women seldom make history,” then LUNA AURA is writing a whole new history book. The alternative singer/songwriter recently announced her forthcoming EP, THREE CHEERS FOR THE AMERICAN BEAUTY, out October 2nd. Today she is excited to share her bold and provocative new single “HONEY,” premiering exclusively on BTRtoday.
LUNA AURA Reminds You Who You’re Messing With in the Premiere of “HONEY”
Bloody Your Hands Share “Insincere Apologies” Via Alt Press
Today, Bloody Your Hands have shared their latest single “Insincere Apologies” off of their upcoming album, Sunday Scaries. The track premiered exclusively with Alt Press praising, “Alternative Press is premiering their new track “Insincere Apologies” today, because you can feel depressed and still want to rock the hurt right out. – The song has a breezy vibe that’s cool, but then it drops into all kinds of noise and a sing-songy refrain of “wasted and dysfunctional.” In addition to the premiere Alt Press included an exclusive Q&A with the band.
Bloody Your Hands make bad relationships rock hard on their new single
BAKER GRACE REVEALS NEW SINGLE “KEEPER”
With her 2019 debut EP Girl, I Know, Baker Grace emerged as an artist of understated yet undeniable confidence. Having earned lavish acclaim for her boundary-warping breed of pop, the 19-year-old singer/songwriter has only deepened that sense of self-possession over the past year, creating her own charmed reality far apart from the masses. On her sophomore EP “Yourz Truly,” Grace illuminates her inner world and personal philosophies more freely than ever, sharing her story with equal parts boldness and dreamy sensitivity.
The Menzingers Announce ‘From Exile’
Philadelphia-based punk band, The Menzingers will release From Exile, a reimagined stripped down version of their 2019 release Hello Exile. From Exile was recorded from the band’s respective homes while in isolation during COVID-19 stay at home orders. The album will be released digitally on September 25 and on vinyl November 13.
Mush Share New Single “Dead Beat”
Following on from their much buzzed about debut album 3D Routine, Leeds art rockers Mush are sharing their new single “Dead Beat” and details of their upcoming 5 track 7″ EP Great Artisanal Formats, which will be released via Memphis Industries on August 29th for Record Store Day 2020. Mush are touring the UK and France in April 2020.
