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Perth’s Big Orange unleashes debut album An Ode To Odious
Big Orange put themselves out there wholeheartedly, presenting their debut album, An Ode To Odious. Releasing this eight track collection of alt-rock as we head into summer, Big Orange are giving fans an album that will uplift and rouse – it’s an album that cuts through the density that has been 2020 and instead, breaks things open for more hopeful times ahead.
Featuring already released singles ‘Apocketlipstick’, ‘Goodnight Kiss Vampire Bite’, ‘The Reason’ and their latest cut from the album, ‘I Wanna Know’, An Ode To Odious is an album that presents the perfect snapshot of the dynamism of one of WA’s strongest rock acts.
BTtreez presents the lastest hip-hop song ‘Complaints’
BTtreez presents the lastest hip-hop song ‘Complaints’ produced by DillyGotItbumpin. Check it out on Soundcloud:
PIERCE BROTHERS SHARE NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO ‘IT’S ALRIGHT’
Written years apart over two separate time periods, It’s Alright is truly the joining of both sides of the Pierce Brothers. The chorus, penned by Jack Pierce while treking through the mountains of Switzerland in 2018, sat in a drawer unused for the last album until brother Pat took the track and re-worked it, writing all new verses and giving the track a new blues-inspired life. Produced by Jan Skubizeski (John Butler, The Cat Empire), mixed by Phil Threfall (Illy, Ed Sheeran), and mastered by Joe Carra at Crystal Mastering (The Tesky Brothers, The Cat Empire), It’s Alright is the return to energetic folk roots that Pierce Brothers are known for, and will have fans of Nathaniel Rateliff and The Teskey Brothers champing at the bit to hear more.
BOLEYN Smoulders With New Release ‘Violence’
Sydney-based pop artist BOLEYN has just let loose with a simmering track ‘Violence’ – produced and mixed by Clockwork Odyssey at their studios in the old World Bar complex and mastered by Peter Holz (Gang of Youths, Vance Joy, Peking Duk). The smouldering track is available November 27th via all DSPs and streaming services; an equally fiery, self-directed video which will premiere at CLIPPED Music Video Festival on Sat December 5th.
Hot new DJ Mag Top 100 entry Plastik Funk makes his debut on Don Diablo’s Generation HEX imprint with future house induced festival anthem ‘Lost’, together with German DJ/producer duo Inpetto. Plastik Funk has previously released on labels like HEXAGON, where Inpetto re-upped his ‘Push It’ to deeper territories with their edit, aswell as releases on Spinnin’, Armada and Smash The House with tracks alongside prominent artists like NERVO, Timmy Trumpet and Alle Farben. Meanwhile, Inpetto have delivered massive hits with ‘Needin’ U So’ and ‘Lifting’ both topping 5 million streams on Spotify. Their new collaboration ‘Lost’ is a follow-up to their recent HEXAGON-release ‘Push It (Inpetto Edit) and brings fresh innovative sounds to the duo’s first “official” collaboration.
KAKY drops pumping new tune ‘Lundi Matin’
No one usually cares about the creaking of a door, nor the noise of a wheel, however, Kaky does. This bedroom producer extraordinaire is a dreamer who pays close attention to the tiny things in life. A production technic transformed into a content concept with his visual ‘Kakysound’ series.
Ghostpoet announces UK Dates wtih Tony Njoku + New Video
Tony Njoku will support Ghostpoet on his UK dates in March next year. We’re announcing the new dates with this new single, ‘Death By Dimitri’ showcases the artist as one of the more diverse and adventurous artists working today.
Taking influence from the trap-inspired hip-hop sound and combining it with a fresh and atmospheric production gives this new release a distinct and remarkable vision that sees him take his rich sound to a whole new level.
#ATLTop20 #Certified !!! Presents: DJ D-ROCC – “911” feat. GTHESINGER [New Music]
Artist: SkizzyBoy – Track: Say U Real
ibe mokeme known by his stage name “skizzyboy” is an american born rapper out of portland, maine. raised by his father, he uses personal experiences in his music to give his audience an inside look into the ups and downs of growing up in his city as a young african american male. at 18, skizzy moved to greensboro, nc where he began his music career; recording at street exe’s chop houze studio, hit factory, and performing all over nc– from uncg to charlotte. known for his smooth flow, hard beats, and versatile lyricism he began to create buzz for himself. one year of being out in nc, he suffered a small stint in jail but did not let that stop him from continuing his passion for music.
Hit Em Up Rondo | “First Night Out”
OnTop Forever Ent. recording artist Hit’em Up Rondo presents “First Night Out”, featuring Bigga Rankin on the intro. The OG starts the track by praising the Florida native rapper for standing tall and being solid against the pressures of the streets. Hit’em Up Rondo hits the beat, filled with piano keys, letting out hood tales of a hustler handling business.
Kingswood channel spirit of the greats on their Christmas album, A Kingswood Christmas
Celebrating their love for some iconic artists and the Christmas standards they’ve made legendary over the years, KINGSWOOD release their first festive record, A KINGSWOOD CHRISTMAS.
An album perfect for late nights by a fire, rousing sing alongs or for a simple nostalgia break with family, A Kingswood Christmas is the Melbourne band’s way of paying tribute to some classic music and the brains behind them. The band’s love for jazz, big band and the style of rich instrumentation that has formed many American and global western music trends comes through strongly on the record – a fitting way for Kingswood to cap off a big year of music.
LIL YACHTY DROPS DELUXE ALBUM LIL BOAT 3.5 & NEW VIDEO
Lil Yachty has continued his impressive run in 2020 with the release of his deluxe album Lil Boat 3.5 via Quality Control Music & Motown Records. The deluxe version of Lil Boat 3 features 7 new tracks with heavyweight features from Future, Playboi Carti, Lil Baby, Vince Staples, and Cochise. Alongside the deluxe album, Yachty shared a glitchy new video for the standout track “Flex Up” ft Future & Playboi Carti, directed by Zhamak Fullad.
Roots and Blues rock with raw vocals on Heavy Feather’s new single
Root rockers Heavy Feather are finally back with their new single “Mountain of Sugar”, released alongside a new music video! The single’s the title track and second taste of their upcoming sophomore album “Mountain of Sugar”, to be released by The Sign Records in spring 2021. 60’s and 70’s rock influences and strong, raw vocals from blues singer Lisa Lystam are at the core of the new release.
Indie/rock/pop: Terry Datsun – ‘Dance If You Wanna’, out today on Fabyl
A ‘New and Notable’ album featured on Bandcamp, Terry Datsun’s ‘Fable of the Seas’ comes “ripped from the dirty back seat of a 70s Dodge Challenger and thrown out the window, only to be caught by the summer breeze and laid to rest on a quiet beach by the sea”. His next seaside rendezvous providing some pre-winter food for thought is the psych-tinged rock, jangle, shimmer & scuzz of ‘Dance If You Wanna’, with the pertinent lines of “dance if you cannot take it anymore, all these bloodsuckers trying to tell you what to do”, standing up and out with some timely Britpop-styled defiance.
Release: Wizards Of Hazards – End of Time
Wizards Of Hazards is a Bunch of geezers from Laukaa, Middle Finland sharing the same weird interest for vintage instruments and heavy music composing. Their musical influences are all from the analogic aeons, mostly 70’s heavy metal and their lyrics are inspired by bygone times, supernatural phenomenons and old tales & beliefs.
The band was originally founded in1989 as Black Wizard but after approx. 25 years they changed their name to Wizards of Hazards. This is TRUE DOOM for the fans of Black Sabbath, Candlemass, Reverend Bizarre & Spiritus Mortis.
Rise and Fall with Classic Water’s Haunting Single Carthage
Comparing the fall of an ancient city with human relationships, Classic Water’s Tom Gerritsen shows his background as a historian with his mystical metaphors. Accompanied by the first ever Classic Water music video, third single Carthage is a hauntingly beautiful hypnosis.
The drawings for the video were made by Zürich-based artist Leila Merkofer; the drawings were animated by Classic Water’s very own Lotte van Leengoed.
Check Out ‘Love Addiction’ – The New Official Video From NEON ANGEL
One of the highlights of their debut album Neon Light District, the hard hitting and electrifying rock anthem Love Addiction serves as the perfect introduction to the world of Neon Angel. The music video, shot by the talented Markus Vähäaho of RAW•ART Creations, gives a neon-tinged glimpse of the visual side and energy of the band.
Shanghai Restoration Project share new single “Night Odyssey”
Today, genre-bending multidisciplinary electronic duo, Shanghai Restoration Project, return with their new single “Night Odyssey”. The track is taken from their new album due out 11th December entitled “Brave New World Symphony”, which will be released via Undercover Culture Music.
The track follows the duo’s recent singles “Present Continuous” and “Involuntary Prophet”, which earned plaudits across international media, with the latter also being recently added to Spotify’s Genre Glitch playlist.
Alice Ray shares new single ‘Why Is It We Fight Like This’
London singer-songwriter Alice Ray has shared her new single, ‘Why Is It We Fight Like This’, the latest track to be taken from her upcoming debut EP Lost In The Dark, out on December 4th.
With emotive, soulful vocals set atop a brooding and atmospheric blend of organ, propulsive drums and guitar, the track is a conversational and cathartic account of emotionally navigating an unhealthy relationship.
YOUTH SECTOR Reveal Video For New Single ‘Teeth’ Out Today
Following a Next Wave spotlight from Jack Saunders on the BBC R1 Indie Show last night, Brighton art-rock quintet Youth Sector are delighted to reveal their new single ‘Teeth’ which is set for release on 27th November 2020.
Taking inspiration from late 70s/80s-era funk, most notably in the joyful interaction of the guitars and the bass, on ‘Teeth’ the band reference Nile Rogers and CHIC’s knack for penning interesting, active instrumentals whilst remaining totally accessible and never overwhelming or self-indulgent.
New > James BKS Shares ‘No Unga Bunga’ > Out Now Via Idris Elba’s 7Wallace + Grown Kid
‘No Unga Bunga’ is the new single by French-born Cameroonian producer James BKS, released via Idris Elba’s 7Wallace and James BKS’ own label Grown Kid. ‘No Unga Bunga’ is the first track to be taken from his forthcoming album released March 2021.
James’ music is a perfect crossover of his African roots (a nod to his father, the legendary late Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango) and urban hip hop sensibility – having grown up in the US and produced for the likes of Talib Kweli, Snoop Dogg, and Mr Eazi as well as French music icons Booba and Soprano.
Jessica Wilde drops epic D&B explosion celebrating the power of a woman’s body
South London’s Jessica Wilde continues to grow into her skin as a beautiful young woman with a gifted voice and impressive songwriting skills. Never more so than here on ‘Play God’, which is Wilde’s next single, produced by and featuring vocals from Charlie J Perry, who has produced for the likes of Jorja Smith, Maverick Sabre and BTS and on ‘Play God’ also brings an electric chemistry and warmth which seems to ignite both vocals.
The new single from British singer/songwriter Waiting for Smith Entitled “Lost in Your Light”
Waiting For Smith is singer/songwriter Harry Lloyd. Formerly a ski instructor in the French Alps, Lloyd broke his back in two places during avalanche training. Wondering whether he’d survive in the helicopter on the way to the hospital, he had an epiphany that if he was ok that he should dedicate his life to music. After spending a year in bed recuperating and learning to play guitar, he formed Waiting For Smith, named after endlessly waiting for their original drummer Smith, who always failed to show up.
The American Dream? Full EP by Boxer Rebellion’s Nathan and Adam, plus filmmaker, Ben Lankester, OUT NOW.
Having released the highly evocative, widescreen short film, The American Dream prior to the hot-headed US Presidential Election, BIG IDEAS, formed of The Boxer Rebellion’s Nathan Nicholson and Adam Harrison joined by filmmaker, Ben Lankester take their body of work to the next stage with the release of new track, Highway. Accompanied by further video from Lankester, the song completes the trio’s three-track, debut EP, pledging more to follow.
Citing influences as wide-ranging as Springsteen, The Killers and A-ha, the multi-disciplinary project offers a new outlet for the established artists’ gut-reactions to the bizarre, troubling and beautiful ways in which the world turns. The audio-visual collective does what they do best to open a door onto notions of patriotism, fear and progress in a year that has shaken up every human being’s perception of normal, strange, right and wrong.
Jonas Hibiki’s mellow new single “Big Blue” | OUT TODAY
Following on from the brilliant “Someone Toulouse”, Bergen’s psych-pop boy wonder Jonas Hibiki is back with an altogether more chilled cut in the shape of “Big Blue” – the title track of forthcoming 2021 debut album Big Blue.
Over seasick synths straight from the 70s, Hibiki’s in a melancholic mood as his beautifully resigned croon floats around the squelching analogue sounds and the gently buzzing electric guitar:
“I’m in the deep again / my mind is empty / I’m feeling so sealed in / cold and heavy”.
Exclusive Premiere: Meadows Release New Album ‘Modern Emotions’
Meadows is a band formed by Silhouette guitarist Daniël van der Weijde a.k.a. Daniël Meadows, together with band members from Silhouette, Incidense and ex-Coppersky; Jurjen Bergsma, Peter Meijer, Rob van Nieuwenhuijzen & Jeffrey van Driest. Daniël has previously released two albums and a live DVD with Silhouette (Beyond the Seventh Wave, The World is Flat and Staging the Seventh Wave) and has shared the stage with Marillion and 30 Seconds To Mars. After three years of writing, his debut LP Modern Emotions has been released, with influences of Dream Theater, Haken, Muse and Porcupine Tree.
Out Now: ORKID ‘Dreamer’
ORKID, aka Matilda Melin from Sweden’s far north, continues to soar and amaze, release after release. Personifying quintessential Swedish indie-electro-pop, it’s hard not to fall for Orkid’s brand of velvet, soulful, fragile yet commanding vocals, alongside her captivating and piercing beauty inside and out.
The 24 year old starlet now lives in Stockholm – a world hub for modern pop – but was schooled on classic legendary singer/songwriters like Nat King Cole and Sam Cooke. These contrasting influences can be heard in ORKID’s rare quality to possess both on trend and a maturity beyond her years artistry. At the raw age of 16, she cleverly used the ‘Idol’ stage and overcame the challenge of being heard from a small town, leaving audiences gob smacked with her world class potential. Desiring much more than ‘flash in the pan’ success, over the following two years ORKID completed her education, honed her song writing and live performance skills, and developed into one of Sweden’s most exciting artist exports to watch.
