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Sound of Music Nostalgia for your Valentine’s Day Playlist
“This enchanting Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews duet instantly captured my heart. Two characters falling in love in the midst of a troubled world. Fraulein Maria and Captain Von Trapp find solace through love within a crumbling world, as fascism rises around them. In this cover, I played classical guitar, organ, and a shruti box to create a gentle, swelling atmosphere in support of the tender lyrics. This song has always pulled at my heart strings, so I couldn’t help but lend my voice to it. I could not believe it when I heard of Christopher Plummer’s passing after recording and deciding on a release date. I am humbled to have recorded this song unknowingly in his honor.” – Mima Good
#ATLTop20 #Certified !!! VPP Presents: YunginReckless – Sit Down feat. Pastor Troy [Prod by Shawty Redd]
Watch the Stunning Video for Mat Kearney’s “Powerless” | ‘January Flower’ Out 5/21!
Mat Kearney has released the stunning video for “Powerless,” the album opener from his forthcoming record January Flower. Featuring footage from a writing trip to Joshua Tree which gave him the seedlings of January Flower, the video features Kearney in a vast expanse, mirroring the song’s meaning. “Powerless” sees Kearney considering what it means to lose power – both literally and figuratively – and embracing the feeling of your life being pleasantly out of control. “That mirrors our experience in life,” he
notes. “We have all these grand plans and then something else happens and it can become even better than you planned.”
Glitterer Shares Upcoming Album’s Title Track, “Life Is Not A Lesson” – Watch New Video Now
“The song “Life Is Not A Lesson” came about halfway through the writing process,” Russin explained. “I borrowed the line from a recently-written-yet-unused lyric. It seemed like the sentiment in the song answered a lot of the questions that earlier songs had brought up, and the further along the album went it just felt right to title the album after this lyric and its solution. It summed up succinctly what I was trying to say all along: life is not a lesson to be learned.”
Typhoon shares video for “Evil Vibes” | Sympathetic Magic LP out now
“This is life now,” says the band’s frontman Kyle Morton. “You eat a slice of cake and maybe you enjoy it. An algorithm somewhere observes this and serves you another slice of cake. I like cake, you think, and you eat the second slice. It goes on like this for a long time – the cakes getting bigger, the frosting ever more elaborate. After a while you start to feel sick, but all you’ve ever known is eating cake, and anyway this restaurant doesn’t seem to serve anything else. So you just keep eating.”
Watch the Stunning Video for Mat Kearney’s “Powerless” | ‘January Flower’ Out 5/21!
Mat Kearney has released the stunning video for “Powerless,” the album opener from his forthcoming record January Flower. Featuring footage from a writing trip to Joshua Tree which gave him the seedlings of January Flower, the video features Kearney in a vast expanse, mirroring the song’s meaning. “Powerless” sees Kearney considering what it means to lose power – both literally and figuratively – and embracing the feeling of your life being pleasantly out of control. “That mirrors our experience in life,” he
notes. “We have all these grand plans and then something else happens and it can become even better than you planned.”
Glitterer Shares Upcoming Album’s Title Track, “Life Is Not A Lesson” – Watch New Video Now
“The song “Life Is Not A Lesson” came about halfway through the writing process,” Russin explained. “I borrowed the line from a recently-written-yet-unused lyric. It seemed like the sentiment in the song answered a lot of the questions that earlier songs had brought up, and the further along the album went it just felt right to title the album after this lyric and its solution. It summed up succinctly what I was trying to say all along: life is not a lesson to be learned.”
Typhoon shares video for “Evil Vibes” | Sympathetic Magic LP out now
“This is life now,” says the band’s frontman Kyle Morton. “You eat a slice of cake and maybe you enjoy it. An algorithm somewhere observes this and serves you another slice of cake. I like cake, you think, and you eat the second slice. It goes on like this for a long time – the cakes getting bigger, the frosting ever more elaborate. After a while you start to feel sick, but all you’ve ever known is eating cake, and anyway this restaurant doesn’t seem to serve anything else. So you just keep eating.”
Watch the Stunning Video for Mat Kearney’s “Powerless” | ‘January Flower’ Out 5/21!
Mat Kearney has released the stunning video for “Powerless,” the album opener from his forthcoming record January Flower. Featuring footage from a writing trip to Joshua Tree which gave him the seedlings of January Flower, the video features Kearney in a vast expanse, mirroring the song’s meaning. “Powerless” sees Kearney considering what it means to lose power – both literally and figuratively – and embracing the feeling of your life being pleasantly out of control. “That mirrors our experience in life,” he
notes. “We have all these grand plans and then something else happens and it can become even better than you planned.”
Glitterer Shares Upcoming Album’s Title Track, “Life Is Not A Lesson” – Watch New Video Now
“The song “Life Is Not A Lesson” came about halfway through the writing process,” Russin explained. “I borrowed the line from a recently-written-yet-unused lyric. It seemed like the sentiment in the song answered a lot of the questions that earlier songs had brought up, and the further along the album went it just felt right to title the album after this lyric and its solution. It summed up succinctly what I was trying to say all along: life is not a lesson to be learned.”
Typhoon shares video for “Evil Vibes” | Sympathetic Magic LP out now
“This is life now,” says the band’s frontman Kyle Morton. “You eat a slice of cake and maybe you enjoy it. An algorithm somewhere observes this and serves you another slice of cake. I like cake, you think, and you eat the second slice. It goes on like this for a long time – the cakes getting bigger, the frosting ever more elaborate. After a while you start to feel sick, but all you’ve ever known is eating cake, and anyway this restaurant doesn’t seem to serve anything else. So you just keep eating.”
TOBY & PIP – New Single – ‘Little Lady’
‘Little Lady’ is an autobiographical song based on the early experience of parenthood of husband-and-wife duo, Toby & Pip and is written as a declaration to their daughter Josie, who inspired this upbeat and uplifting track. It is a joyful song and one they hope will bring joy to others. Josie seems to like it which is a good start!
RUEL SHARES NEW SONG AND ACCOMPANYING VISUALIZER “TOO MANY FEELINGS”
Today, Ruel shares the new song “too many feelings” produced by M-Phazes, which arrives alongside an accompanying visualizer. Out via RCA Records, the visual brings the song’s heartfelt lyrics to life as they play across the screen, backdropped by an ever-changing collection of Ruel film strips. The song is the first offering of new music from the artist following his latest EP Bright Lights, Red Eyes, which ELLE described as “the kind you play on repeat,” and arrives after his collaboration with Omar Apollo last year, “Want U Around,” which is featured on Apollo’s debut project Apolonio.
New video from DJ Swamp “Wearin’ My Mask”
DJ Swamp just released a new track with accompanying visuals for “Wearin’ My Mask”. Produced by DJ Swamp, co-produced by Angel Nightmare and mixed by DJ Swamp, Angel Nightmare and The Crystal Method, the track is hot off DJ Swamps latest EP – the “Wearin’ My Mask” EP.
Ready for broadcast… Take You Away from Dutch techno pioneer DJ Spandex
DJ Spandex just spun his way onto the Dutch music scene. In that time, he has established a reputation as one of the most innovative DJ’s of his generation.
Having shown an affinity for music from a very young age, DJ Spandex has been fine-tuning his DJ skills with a unique repertoire of mixes, music elements and playlists.
His career took off propelled by a loyal following that loved the mind-bending sounds of DJ Spandex.
Mcknnly releases mesmerizing new single and video with pop ballad roots
Released today, the latest single from Mcknnly, “We Fucked Up,” offers a timeless New Age take on classic 60’s American pop ballad about a situation where two parties have come to the respectful conclusion that they’ve both contributed to the demise of the relationship they once had. The lyrics tell a story where the two remain hopeful that despite the past, they could still be cool and potentially rekindle what once was, but in a different light.
RILEYY LANEZ RELEASES HEARTFELT NEW TRACK “WHEN I SEE YOU (LAMONT’S SONG)”
Today, R&B singer-songwriter Rileyy Lanez has shared her heartfelt new track “When I See You (Lamont’s Song)” via Columbia Records. The 19-year-old Bronx-based artist pulls from deeply personal experiences to create a melodic, earnest letter to her late father. Today marks his birthday, and Rileyy Lanez bares her soul in the emotionally charged release in honor of his life after he was lost to gun violence six years ago.
BUZZING ARTIST RENCE RELEASES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “ENDLESS”
“This song tries to grapple with big questions about my place within the world and the universe. It attempts to come to grips with how fame and success affect someone, and how one changes over time, especially as each day begins to feel like the last. Though I started this song long ago, it was brought to conclusion during these last few months, which I have felt the most ‘endless’ period of my life so far. Months passed by both quickly and incredibly slowly, and that duality only raised more questions. Inevitably, however, the answers to these questions don’t come – the questions themselves are endless. But we keep on, determined to stick.” – RENCE
La Femme Releases New Single + Video “Le Jardin” – New Album ‘Paradigmes’ out 4/2
Today, Parisian psyche-pop band La Femme released the video for their new single “Le Jardin,” taken from their highly anticipated third album Paradigmes (out April 2nd via the band’s label Disque Pointu, distributed worldwide by IDOL). Shot in the south of Spain between Granada and Sevilla, the “Le Jardin” video is an excerpt from the band’s forthcoming full-length feature film, which will be released in conjunction with Paradigmes.
Silk Tonic Drop Brand New Track “A Second of Your Time”
Silk Tonic is an indie-pop band from Montreal composed of two childhood friends that have been playing music together for as long as they can remember: Matthew Brouillet, lead singer and drummer and Mark Hodges, lead guitarist and bassist. As the years went by, casual meet-ups evolved into writing sessions, when in 2017 they decided to devote their time and efforts into pursuing their music career.
SOM: Revolver Magazine Premieres “Youth // Decay” Video
Atmospheric rock collective/recent Pelagic Records signees SOM – comprised of current and former members of Constants, Junius, and Caspian – today unveil a moving video for “Youth // Decay.” Now playing at Revolver Magazine, the hypnotic track comes by way of the band’s Awake EP, set for release next month.
Of the track, Revolver champions, “five minutes of glimmering melancholy,” further observing, “SOM… specialize in a gauzy, feedback-soaked sound… It’s not far flung from the output of high-volume shoegazers such as Deftones or Hum.”
Giannis Apostolidis – albums “Eastern Wind” and “The turning point” by Spider Music
Ioannis Apostolidis was born in 1993, in Thessaloniki. His father was a bassist and his godfather a guitarist for the famous Greek metal band “VAVEL”, which acted in the decades “80 – 90”, Giannis since he was a baby, he had many sounds of various bands and artists.
DOE BOY RELEASES NEW SONG “LOW KEY” FEATURING LIL UZI VERT!
He’s ultimately primed for a major breakthrough. Signed to FREEBANDZ/Epic, he ignited 2020 by linking up with ESCO on 56 Birdz and turned up in the summer with the solo single “Split It” [feat. Moneybagg Yo]. Now, Doe Boy and Southside ignite a powerhouse partnership on the joint project Demons R Us.
Working Men’s Club Share ‘Minsky Rock MEGAMIX’ Of Debut Album || Out Now On Heavenly Recordings
“Initially it seemed a bit of a crazy idea,” says Sydney Minsky-Sargeant of Working Men’s Club. “To go and remix an album we’d just made that wasn’t even out yet. But once we got into it we were like, ‘let’s fucking go for it’. One could of course argue that crazy ideas are what’s needed in such crazy times but, in reality, what has been produced is less of a chaotic and scatterbrain idea and more a coherent artistic statement in line with the band’s perpetual forward momentum.
Introducing Montreal, QC, Canada Metal Band Suicide For A King
Introducing Montreal, QC, Canada Metal Band Suicide For A King. The band premiered their new single and video for “The Worst in Us” on V13.net last week.
“Emotions play a significant role in the human experience itself and can have a profound impact on ones life both very positively and extremely negatively. Your life can be altered and a new path set because of a moment of indecision or the wrong decision” says the band.
Progressive Metal Quintet SORIZON Reveals Video for Title Track from Upcoming Album, “Thanatos Rising”
“‘Thanatos Rising’ is about fixation with death, it overtaking your thoughts and not being able to escape the worry and fear of the unknown,” says vocalist Keith McIntosh.
Adds guitarist and video director Dr. Danny Mann, “There is tension and pain in the sound, so my working titles were ‘Torture’ and ‘Third Circle of Hell’. I wanted the chugs to be extra powerful, taking some inspiration from Opeth and Gojira.”
Unwed Sailor announce ‘Truth or Consequences’ LP out 5/14
Unwed Sailor joins forces with Spartan Records for the release of their latest moody and cinematic journey, Truth or Consequences. It’s out May 14th. The title of the record is both an unabashed urging for listeners to examine progress within their own lives, and a call to action to urge listeners to let their authentic lived experiences, both good and bad, organically shape and form growth within.
NO RAZA Premiere Brand New Music Video for “Atrición”!
Death Metal heavyweights NO RAZA have unleashed a brand new and killer video clip for the track “Atrición”.
Formed in 1997 in Colombia, South America, now based in Florida, US, NO RAZA’s latest, critically acclaimed album, Transcending Material Sins, was released on March 20th 2020 through German powerhouse label Noble Demon. Eleven powerful and merciless Death Metal anthems, following in the footsteps of Grave, Asphyx and Obituary!
Watch Victoria Monét’s “F.UC.K. (Friend You Can Keep)” video
Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, producer, and soon-to-be mother Victoria Monét delivers a new visual for her latest single, “F.U.C.K.” (Friend You Can Keep), where she shows us that this is certainly not her first rodeo. By embracing the idea of a relationship without society’s traditional confinements, the video tells a story of a woman (and “her stunning cohort” – Playboy cover star, Tanerélle) doing whatever it takes to feel liberated. The song was written by Monét and produced by longtime friend and collaborator D’Mile.
FETTY WAP DROPS NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “GANGSTA LOVE”
Today, multi platinum diamond recording artist Fetty Wap releases a new music video for “Gangsta Love” off of his You Know The Vibes mixtape. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the “Gangsta Love” video is embedded with nostalgia reminiscent of a 90’s love film as Fetty switches flows between spitting verses and singing hooks. “Gangsta Love” is the second music video release off the mixtape following “Way Past 12” ft. frequent collaborator Monty.
Marion Raw Shares New Music Video “If I Could Turn Back Time,”
Today, Marion Raw announces her debut solo album, Deep Cuts, a collection of covers and original recordings, self-recorded during months of isolation. Having previously released a slew of the album’s tracks throughout the span of the last year, yesterday, Marion Raw released her music video for “If I Could Turn Back Time,” making her official US press debut. BTRtoday exclusively premiered the video, praising, “Featuring just Raw and her acoustic guitar, ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’ feels like a hazy memory or a dream you’re trying to hang onto after waking up in the early hours of the morning. You don’t remember what you meant when you said the things you did or why you acted that way. It’s just a fuzzy thought now, made more difficult to understand with each passing moment. Sweet strums of the guitar along with Raw’s comforting vocals make you wonder about things you didn’t realize you’ve almost forgotten.” Deep Cuts is due out April 9th.
Get Lost in Marion Raw’s Moody Cher Cover of “If I Could Turn Back Time”
“Strikingly unique” international/experimental artist unveils new single
“Seasons” is about infatuation and forbidden relationships, “Feeling butterflies and being head over heels over someone or something that’s taboo,” says Nainnoh. “Some relationships will never go further since they are socially prohibited. It could be a relationship some have with themselves or a relationship they have with recreational drugs, or with someone else’s partner or with someone who has a different orientation and it is not accepted in their cultures, etc.”
Premiere: Nainnoh Embraces Infatuation in Engulfing Psych-Country Single “Seasons”
NY indie rock/pop artist Nisa announces debut ‘Guilt Trip’ EP
“‘Growing Pains’ is about feeling small and stuck in a relationship and wanting to break from complacent comfort. I wrote it as a confrontation I wasn’t ready to make about feeling undermined, after realizing even the little things were starting to get to me. Soon enough, that soreness subsided, and with it, the self-doubt that was keeping me boxed in.”
FEUERSCHWANZ Releases Black Metal Version of “Schubsetanz” + Official Video
German medieval rock masters FEUERSCHWANZ have released a black metal version of their own tremendous hit “Schubsetanz” together with an official video. The song will be available as a strictly limited 7” picture vinyl, out April 22, 2021 via Napalm Records, which also includes a live version of “Kampfzwerg” (Fighting Dwarf) from the band’s latest chart-breaking studio album, Das Elfte Gebot (GER #3).
Baroque Pop Artist Reid Jenkins (of Morningsiders) Announces Debut Solo EP; Signs To Nettwerk
Baroque-pop, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer Reid Jenkins is excited to announce his debut solo EP, A Beautiful Start, will be released on April 23rd. Reid is one-half of the indie-folk band Morningsiders, who are known for their single “Empress,” which reached the #1 spot on Spotify’s U.S. Viral 50 playlist. Tomorrow, he shares the first taste of his solo work with the soulful jazz-flecked single, “Smile Your Smile.” It is his first release since signing to Nettwerk this past fall.
ZACK COKAS REVEALS SHARP NEW RAP CUT “PHARMACY”
North Carolina based up and comer Zack Cokas makes striking steps into 2021 with the reveal of stellar new single, PHARMACY. A warped hip-hop cut showcasing the vibrant flow of Cokas, the track serves as an enticing peek into what is to come on upcoming project, WARHOL.
AVERSED Releases Third Single, “Abandoned,” from Upcoming Impermanent Album
The inspiration for “Abandoned” started with guitarist Sungwoo Jeong, who arrived at band rehearsal with the word on his mind. “I want to write a song that sounds exactly like the word ‘abandoned,’” he told his fellow band members Haydee Irizarry (vocals), Alden Marchand (guitar), Peter Albert de Reyna (bass) and Jeff Saltzman (drums).
Not So, the Neo-Soul/Indie Project of Bay Area Musician Jeffrey Wright Debuts New Song “Valentine”
Wright says, “A lot the creative process behind it was “strike while the iron is hot” so in that way it was one of the quicker pieces I’ve worked on. I like the idea of committing to early ideas and not looking back for this project – something i haven’t really wanted to do in the past. I’m used to writing songs over the course of months / years, not just days. NOT SO is a journey for me into a new musical space so it’s only natural that I change my process a bit.”
