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Watch Real Numbers’ “Old Cross” video via MXDWN; EP out this Friday on Slumberland Records
Regarding the origin of the track, Eli stated: “I can’t quite remember how I came up with the main arpeggio part but I swear it was extremely serendipitous. Like “what would happen if I played like this?” then what I played was exactly those chords. I didn’t even know what chords they actually were until later on. The idea was to couple it with an atmospheric yet adventurous lead so I sent a recording of it to Cam who composed it by the following day. There was an incredibly simple bass line ready which Ian elaborated on and turned into something beautiful. James came up with that perfect Felt-y drum part, while Sophie’s keyboards give the song more of a Field Mice feeling. The video footage I found on YouTube via the VHS Archives who in turn, I believe, found it somewhere. It’s of Altandhu, Scotland.”
mxdwn PREMIERE: Real Numbers Share Delicate, Jangly New Instrumental Song “Old Cross”
Beth Whitney to Release New Album “Into the Ground” on May 28
Washington native Beth Whitney dwells in her songs, exploring every note and phrase, turning them inside out, and pulling the listener into her own journey as an intimate partner; sharing in her joys, her grief, her wonder, her gratitude. Sometimes her songs soar with a hymn-like spaciousness that swirls and spirals upward and transports us in flights of wonder; sometimes her songs echo with a rhythmic cadence that digs into the messiness of our daily lives, going to ground in search of the deep-rooted love that helps us grow. On May 28th on Tone Tree Music, Whitney will share her new album Into the Ground with the world. In what turned out to be an ideal follow-up to 2017’s The Wild Unrest, Whitney shifted her perspective ever so slightly to create Into the Ground. “On [The Wild Unrest] I was looking outward at the world around me,” she recalls. “On the new album, I am looking into the soil. Let’s look into that soil and see what’s happening. Soil is so complex.” With the partnership of producer and mixer Brandon Bee and engineer Matt Terjeson, Whitney’s new collection of songs lands effortlessly on beds of organic and orchestral—and at times overdriven and rhythmic—production; never coming close to overpowering the songs and the voice singing them.
Daily Discovery: Beth Whitney Retells The Parable Of The Prodigal Son With An Americana Twist
Needles // Pins Announce Upcoming LP on Dirt Cult Records and Unveil First Single
Maybe it’s the endless pieces of soft, soothing music being described as ‘a soothing balm for the stresses of the pandemic age’, but don’t you sometimes find yourself wishing for a solid rock’n’roll record to cut to your core and send your fists soaring towards the sky? Okay, our moshpits may not extend much further than the faces in our living rooms right now, but goddamit, some of us really just want some punk rock to help us feel alive.
RUSSELL! DROPS NEW SINGLE ‘FMU’// WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
“FMU is a song I wrote in LA on a random night while I was under the influence, which I don’t do much. Once I heard the guitar it felt quite daring and flirtatious, so I decided to write out that side of my personality and how I am with girls. I like to be romantic but still be quite freaky and promiscuous, and if somebody is just as, then FMU.”
JESSIE MURPH RELEASES THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR DEBUT SINGLE “UPGRADE”
After generating buzz and building a sizeable social media following by posting covers to YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, Jessie released her first original song “Upgrade” earlier this year. The breakup anthem is raw and honest, which are the cornerstones of Jessie’s music, and has accumulated over 3M global streams to date.
TheHxliday Shares “Opps,” A Distorted and Melodic Banger
19-year-old singer-songwriter TheHxliday is impressively versatile, swinging from candy-coated trap to emo-tinged balladry to propulsive R&B without breaking a sweat. Continuing his custom of dropping music on special occasions, the Motown Records signee celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with “Opps,” a speaker-knocking new single. Populated with booming 808s and buzzing synths from Damian Vinh Hien Hoffmanns, “Opps” finds Hxliday alternating high-register runs with quick bursts of triplet rhymes as he warns his enemies that he’s always watching.
Jordi Up Late Shares “Back In LA” Video Via The Luna Collective, Now Out On All DSPs
LA-based pop artist Jordi Up Late shares “Back In LA,” alongside a self-animated music video. Shimmering synths and driving drum+bass underscore Jordi’s internal musings, vocalized with her impressive pop pipes. The Luna Collective premiered the video alongside an exclusive Q+A, praising how “the song is both fun and uplifting, while the video is vibrant, surreal, and funky, which matches the lyrics and production of the track.”
ROME IN REVERSE_ ‘ALISON’_ New Single Release
The last five years have seen her talents showcased on stage alongside the likes of Charlotte Adigèry, Arms and Sleepers, Little People, Blockhead, Blackbird Blackbird, Yppah and Big Wild.
For St. Paddy’s Day, TheHxliday Drops “Opps” — New Song/Video
19-year-old singer-songwriter TheHxliday is impressively versatile, swinging from candy-coated trap to emo-tinged balladry to propulsive R&B without breaking a sweat. Continuing his custom of dropping music on special occasions, the Motown Records signee celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with “Opps,” a speaker-knocking new single. Populated with booming 808s and buzzing synths from Damian Vinh Hien Hoffmanns, “Opps” finds Hxliday alternating high-register runs with quick bursts of triplet rhymes as he warns his enemies that he’s always watching.
WONHO RELEASES BILLIE EILISH PERFORMANCE COVER OF “I LOVE YOU”
LAS INFLUENCERS ALY SANCHEZ Y CAMILA GUIRIBITEY REGALAN SUEÑOS CON “ALY AND MILA”
La actriz cubana Aly Sánchez y la YouTuber Camila Guiribitey lanzan un programa de televisión muy emotivo “Aly and Mila”. El show que ya esta disponible en las redes sociales, es dedicado a regalar momentos que le cambian la vida a cualquier persona, recibiendo disimiles sorpresas. Este tipo de programación siempre sobresale porque ayuda a las personas que mas lo necesitan.
Judah The Prince [Krumbsnatcha] – Over What? (feat. Koki-Man)
Manipulated by mainstream media, Boston underground Hip-Hop lyricist Krumbsnatcha under his alias Judah The Prince highlights ego, and the need for money and control being the root cause of most violence against others. “Over What?” is a conscious statement featuring Reggae Dancehall artist Koki-Man, produced by Pzazz Psyxtine off “Iron Lion of Zion” available soon.
Inhaler Release Song and Video “Cheer Up Baby” Today; Album ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’ Out July 16th
Inhaler today share new single “Cheer Up Baby” alongside the announcement of their debut album. The Dublin quartet’s first full-length, It Won’t Always Be Like This, will be released on July 16th via Interscope Records and is available to pre-order across all DSPs here. It’s a record that sees Elijah Hewson (vocals and guitar), Josh Jenkinson (guitar), Robert Keating (bass) and Ryan McMahon (drums) turn their early promise into something special, an album teeming with expansive indie-rock grooves and soaring anthems. “We really had the opportunity to explore our sound,” says Hewson.
Gift of Tongues Reveal Electro Laced Single
“The Art Of Loneliness” is a dance-pop song which sounds triumphant, but upon closer listen feels tragic.The lyrics here are the closest I get to a private monologue with me trying to convince myself that loneliness isn’t such a painful situation. I’m trying to trick myself into thinking being alone isn’t so bad and the artful way I do it.”
STEEL BEARING HAND: Decibel Magazine Premieres “‘Til Death And Beyond” From Texas Death Thrashers; Slay In Hell Full-Length To See Release Next Month Through Carbonized Records
Decibel Magazine is currently streaming “‘Til Death And Beyond” from Texas death thrash legion STEEL BEARING HAND. The track comes off the band’s brutalizing Slay In Hell full-length, set for release April 2nd!
Notes the band of the hellish hymn, “‘‘Til Death And Beyond’ is an anthem dedicated to a fanatical sect of zealots whose faith has been desecrated by an onslaught of sacrilegious interlopers. The maddening and intolerable blasphemy has disrupted the sanctity of their holy places and relics, requiring a reconsecration and an apocalyptic reckoning with the heretical transgressors.”
Track Premiere: Steel Bearing Hand – “‘Til Death and Beyond”
Artist: Rock3t – Track: Cuban Ice-cream
An 3xtraterrestrial in the universe, reaching the 5th and 6th dimensions, from a creative state to the diverse styles with a versatile magnetic energy and personality filled with charisma to capture the mind, body and soul with intellectual lyricism.
ERIC BAZILIAN Shares New Video for Single “SARAH WHEN SHE’S SLEEPING”
Eric Bazilian is sharing the new video for his recent single “Sarah When She’s Sleeping.” Grammy nominated singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and founding member of The Hooters, Bazilian just released his fourth in a series of singles prior to the release of a long-awaited new album later in 2021 and has shared a whimsically animated video that captures the more feel-good mood the songwriter found himself. The song is, in his words, “a shameless declaration of love and redemption, for and by a good and kind woman.” What it is, is another in a series of power pop gems recently released by the beloved troubadour. The video, by frequent Bazilian collaborator Haley Monson, abolishes any anxiety as it opens with the soft snores of his companion.
FLETCHER GULL UNVEILS NEW SINGLE + VIDEO ‘TRANSGRESSIVE SOLILOQUY’ 💭
Produced by Japanese Wallpaper and mixed by Matt Redlich (Ballpark Music, Emma Louise) Fletcher’s latest work expresses brooding inner anguish and pushes the envelope of social discourse through his poetic lyricism. The single sonically juxtaposes the themes with shimmery percussion, driving acoustic guitar and playful soundscapes.
“In the modern world we live closer to each other than ever, but our worlds have never been further apart. The news outlets in our feed and the friends on our Facebook define the reality in which we live. We surround ourselves with people and stories that reinforce our narrow worldview, insulated in the cosy walls of our tribe. To go out on our own and endeavour to map our own path to the truth has become a tightrope walk over a pit of knives. Even if we don’t fall, we might be cast out for our transgressions and we will be naked in the world, an outsider to everyone. It’s a world where the wilfully blind throw stones and honest people get caught in the crossfire. This song is for people walking that tightrope; don’t lose hope, it will lead somewhere,” explains Fletcher.