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Gabrielle De Rosa – “I have a message for your eyes only: this song is for you”

“I have a message for your eyes only”: this is what Gabrielle DeRosa tells in the official music video of her new single “Everything I Know”. This song is for you. It is dedicated to you, and especially to all her fans, friends and supporters around the world. It is a song about the balance of giving and receiving: when so many people love you so much you want to give them everything you know and do everything you can to be there for them. All is one, but as the singer-songwriter says: “This specific message will be different for each and everyone of you out there. My purpose is to make you feel special and essential in your own unique way”. If you want to know more about it, watch the video and read until the very end. There is a message just for you. With a folk/ folk rock sound, this acoustic track features different guitar lines and the cajon as percussion.

Sydney’s INKLINES make a strong impact with new EP BOOK CLUB

Introducing fans to new music earlier this month in ‘Let You Down’, Sydney alt-indie group Inklines follow things up with their brand new EP, Book Club. A collection of seven new songs forms this new chapter for the band, exploring themes of growing up, relationships and the changing elements of life we all navigate as a result of experiences lived through and learned from.

The Terrifying Lows returns with new single ‘Everywhere You Go (There You Are)’

As The Terrifying Lows, Melbourne based songwriter and musician Tyler Millot has embraced and explored the darker fringes of indie-rock with a dedicated love for rhythms and melody. Since releasing his debut single ‘Cool With It’ back in 2018, The Terrifying Lows has been consistently working on creating a formidable body of work, the latest entry coming to life with new single ‘Everywhere You Go (There You Are)’.

VP Records launches Live DJ Sessions on YouTube

Beginning this Friday, September 25th VP Records Live DJ Sessions commence with a month-long residency by DJ Shortman. Every Friday from 5 to 6 pm EST via the VP Records YouTube channel. This week’s theme is ‘off quarantine!’ In addition to playing some of the best in Reggae and Dancehall, Shortman will include songs that celebrate togetherness while being apart. “it’s nice to bring people together after being away for some time.” said the DJ.

OH MY MY returns with yearning new single, ‘LOVER, LOVER’

As the duo’s second release for the year, ‘Lover, Lover’ serves up another gut punch of emotion, presented with expertly crafted production and vocal work. Leaning slightly into ballad territory, ‘Lover, Lover’ doesn’t abandon Oh My My’s proven knack for playing with darker sounds and tones; instead blending the two in relaying the experience of heartbreak against a striking soundscape.

The Wilderness Release Spooky Video For Their Latest Single GRAVEYARD

Today, indie rockers The Wilderness share the video for ‘Graveyard’, the 3rd single from their new album Until Tomorrow which was released on August 21st.

Both the song and video for ‘Graveyard’ revolve around the theme of feeling trapped in a cyclical, dead-end lifestyle, and that one day you may close your eyes and wake up 20 years later in the same exact place. The video, directed by Céline Klein and starring band members Jonas Lewis-Anthony and Liam Neale, is filmed in black and white and has an old school thriller/horror vibe to it.

BIG MOTHER GIG RELEASE “PAST THE SUN”

“Lyrically, it’s about addiction,” shared bandleader Richard Jankovich, “The desire to get as far as you can be from this world even if you’re in a room surrounded by people.” Jankovich continued, “I chased rocket ships – now, I stay grounded and find fulfillment in the here and now.”

SWEATER CURSE share their intimate second EP ‘push//pull’

Today sweater curse gift us their second EP push//pull; a delicate and brooding collection of songs, the 4-track EP is reflective of the band’s formative years both musically and personally. Produced by Ball Park Music’s Sam Cromack, push//pull takes sweater curse’s signature sound and steers it in a new sonic direction.

$NOT Shares Cole Bennett-Directed “Revenge” Video from Upcoming Album

A misanthropic introvert with expert pop instincts, Florida rapper $NOT is quickly becoming one of his generation’s defining voices. Teaming up with Cole Bennett for his latest music video, $NOT shares “Revenge.” The first glimpse of his next project, out October 30th via 300 Ent., “Revenge” draws its power from $NOT’s punchy and affectless baritone, as he weaves between gentle guitar strums and hyperactive snares. The Eem Triplin-produced track finds a broken-hearted $NOT picking at his scabs, suffering from the wounds caused by 1000 betrayals: “Sometimes I can really be f*cked up/Ain’t nothing much to say but ‘hey, goodbye’/Everybody wanna tell the truth, but lie/I can see these n****s right through my eyes.”

Braison Cyrus Debuts “This Land Is Your Land” with Patagonia

Folk Rock/Americana singer songwriter, Braison Cyrus covers Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” to close the Patagonia documentary, Public Trust: The Fight For America’s Public Lands, which will be released tomorrow (9/25) on YouTube. Ahead of its release, Cyrus and Patagonia revealed a gorgeous acoustic performance of the song from a Tennessee hilltop.

HITMAKER MIKE SABATH BRINGS SOME “GOOD ENERGY” WITH WARNER RECORDS DEBUT

“I made this song before the current state of the world all went down. It was tapped into a place of bliss and you can feel it, it’s real. It’s not like I was trying to make a ‘good energy’ song, it was like, I was just feeling great…and I need the song personally right now and I know other people need it too,” said Mike Sabath.

AMY ALLEN SHARES DEEPLY PERSONAL NEW SONG “HEAVEN”

“I grew up watching two people I love struggle with addiction and ultimately lost them both last year. I tried so hard to avoid writing about something so painful, but I kept hearing the line, ‘You’ve never been to Heaven but you got pretty close last night’ in my head and it felt like the song wrote itself. I realized how important it is to share these stories so people know they aren’t alone,” said Amy about the new track.

DEFTONES UNVEIL NEW ALBUM ‘OHMS’

Deftones, GRAMMY® Award-winning Sacramento band comprised of Chino Moreno, Frank Delgado, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, and Sergio Vega, have released their highly anticipated album Ohms today via Warner Records / Reprise on all digital platforms. The album arrives on the heels of last week’s released track and video “Genesis.” Produced by Deftones and long-time collaborator, Terry Date, Ohms has landed a little over a month since the band announced its first album in 4 years to wide-spread fervor with its title track and mind-bending video.

ZAYN RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO “BETTER”

Today sees the release of ZAYN’s new single and video “Better.” Co-written by ZAYN, “Better” is the first track from his forthcoming album, which is set to be his most personal project to date. With total creative reign on his third album, ZAYN is making the music he has always wanted to.

POLO G UNVEILS NEW VIDEO AND TRACK FOR “EPIDEMIC”

Polo G is continuing his charge in 2020 and has just unveiled “Epidemic,” his newest song produced by Tahj Money, DMAC, Londn Blu and Karltin Bankz. The accompanying video was directed by Ryan Lynch and while the clip was filmed in Miami, the buzzing rapper makes sure to acknowledge his hometown as he raps, “From the windy city where you’re bound to see the coldest sh*t…”

Machine Gun Kelly Releases Eagerly Anticipated Fifth Studio Album ‘Tickets To My Downfall’

Following an impressive two-song performance at last month’s MTV Video Music Awards where he took home Best Alternative Video for “bloody valentine,” and newly nominated for a Billboard Music Award, Cleveland powerhouse, Machine Gun Kelly, aims to keep his winning streak intact with the release of his fifth studio album Tickets to My Downfall. Executive produced by rock luminary Travis Barker, MGK recruits a bevy of stars such as Halsey, Trippie Redd, blackbear, and more to fulfill his latest journey. A deluxe addition of the album sold exclusively at Target will include four bonus tracks “misery business,” “roll the windows up,” “in these walls (my house),” featuring PVRS, and “love on the brain.”

ARIZONA ZERVAS SAYS GOODBYE TO HIS OLD SELF ON “RIP”

Zervas’ previous track “NIGHTRIDER” followed “24” and the certified gold “FML” which surpassed over 100 million combined streams worldwide and followed hot on the heels of “ROXANNE.” The billion-streamed smash has been certified triple-platinum, reached Top 4 on Billboard’s Hot 100, hit #1 on rhythmic radio and received a remix featuring Swae Lee.

Hyro The Hero unleashes “We Believe”

Better Noise recording artist Hyro The Hero today releases his new single “We Believe” featuring rock legend, David Draiman.

Over a turbulent riff, Hyro decries “internet activists” with a venomous flow before launching a caustic and catchy call-and-response with Draiman on the hook. Chillingly, it culminates on a scream of, “I can’t breathe.”

Hyro The Hero Premieres Video For New Song “We Believe” Featuring Disturbed’s David Draiman

“BROKEN” from the SNO BABIES Soundtrack

From Ashes to New releases a new video for their 2018 song “Broken,” featured on the upcoming Sno Babies film and soundtrack.

The song conveys a message of perseverance and believing in yourself when others try to push you down, a message close to the band’s heart and close to the message of the film, available on demand 9/29/2020. The soundtrack is out NOW.