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New Release: Acchy – ‘My Cyanide’ OUT NOW
Melbourne-based artist Acchy (Lachlan Sallabank) has spent the past couple of years releasing punchy singles in an instantly identifiable sound. The string of releases over this past year proves the undeniable fountain of creativity, dedication and hard work that is this fledgling alternative artist. Now Acchy is ready to unleash his new larger-than-life track ‘My Cyanide’.
Track Submission from Adi Sun
“‘Twin Flame’ is the equivocal story of someone so infected by a romantic connection, they lose themselves in emotional co-dependence,” Adi says. “It’s a tragedy of passion and devotion but also psychic connection, attachment, disconnection and surrender.”
Royal Blood, Elbow and Nothing But Thieves sounds combine on new drop from Black Pines
Black Pines channel Royal Blood, Elbow and Nothing But Thieves to name a few and are about to land with their new single ‘Chains’ on Friday 5th November. Originating from Essex, the 5 piece are back with a promise of a new EP in 2022 with ‘Chains’ the first taste of what’s to come.
Woolfy Shares Announces EP Ft. Django Django + Turbotito (Poolside), Shares Single “Shooting Stars”, ‘Shooting Stars’ Out 12/3 Via Ritual Release
With “Shooting Stars,” indie dance mainstay Woolfy returns in wayward pop mode for his first solo outing since 2014’s runaway single “City Lights.” The single comes with the announcement of an EP, Shooting Stars, due out December 3rd on Ritual Release, featuring remixes courtesy of art rockers Django Django and daytime disco don Turbotito.
Woolfy wants you to be yourself on infectious new single ‘Shooting Stars’
BROODS – New Single/Video “Heartbreak” (11/9)
NEPTHISIS the dark cinematic project spearheaded by Sheila Eden, has revealed “No Stopping Now” via Terra Relicta. The song is from the upcoming album Spiral Hollow which will be released on January 21 2022.
Sheila comments:
“I’m really excited to release “No Stopping Now”. It is a leading single off our full-length album Spiral Hollow coming in January 2022. Ethereal vocals mix with the haunting and longing of the piano and strings, alongside an electronic detour that envelops the devastating emotion of the song. We hope you will tune in.”
Morgan Harper-Jones shares new single “Lonely” || Out Today on Play It Again Sam
Having recently returned with the delicate “All I Do”, Rochdale’s Morgan Harper-Jones shares a second taste of new music with the new single, “Lonely.” Drawing on the vintage soul sounds of her childhood, she skews them with twinkling, futuristic autotuned choruses. “Maybe I’m scared of being lonely, I’ll let anybody hold me,” she sings.
HERO AND THE HORROR Breakout Video Shot on Grounds of the Historically Haunted Belchertown State School for the Feeble-Minded
“Slo” recalls feeling “a sense of anxiousness, but also a sense of respect” and shares “For me, walking through there was both eerie and solemn. Of course the band was very excited to get the final shots of our video underway, but simultaneously I was getting a sense of what it was like for the residents and particularly a family member that resided there in his final days. Knowing the history this place held, the experience for me was surreal and heavy hearted.”
Hero and the Horror channel supernatural lore in the visual for “Another World”
HYPERPUNK DUO WHOKILLEDXIX SHARE “mondays!” MUSIC VIDEO FEATURING PUSSY RIOT
At the onset of the clip, a familiar pixelated-hourglass flickers as chimes indicate the reboot of an old school Windows ’95 desktop. The folder with the video opens and chaos ensues. Yung Skayda toils away in a nondescript corporate office, chugging cups of coffee while Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova appears on the computer screen as a nun-turned-dominatrix only to place Skayda in an uncompromising position. Meanwhile, Karm The Tool rips up the streets on his skateboard before breaking his cohort out of his Office Space-style hell. It might just be the pair’s most insane visual yet.
Dream Phases Share New Distractions LP via V13
The record represents a new era for Dream Phases. It’s the moment when an already exciting band takes a step into the unknown. Where So Long, Yesterday found the Los Angeles trio perfecting their psychedelic folk rock, New Distractions explodes that sound, picking up the pieces to make different shapes. Recorded during quarantine, but expansive and far-reaching as ever, it represents is a new peak for Dream Phases, and an exciting harbinger of things to come. What started as a solo project for lead singer Brandon Graham has now become a fully collaborative affair, with multi-instrumentalist Keveen Baudouin and drummer Shane Graham claiming songwriting credits for the first time.
Enjoy Some ‘New Distractions’ Thanks to Dream Phases’ Latest Album [Premiere]
Allegra Jordyn Drops New Music Video For “Fading Out”
Canadian alt-pop artist Allegra Jordyn just released her new music video for “Fading Out.” The beautiful video compliments the piano-driven, chill-pop song perfectly. “Fading Out” is from her latest EP Take It From Me, I Know.
Don McLean’s Classic American Pie Album Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Don McLean’s 1971 masterpiece American Pie was released 50 years ago on October 24, 1971. Both the song “American Pie” went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 4 weeks at #1 in the first two months of 1972. The album also went to #1 for 3 consecutive weeks in January 1972. His many accolades include induction into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, his song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and artists of all genres and generations have covered his songs including Madonna, Fred Astaire, Chet Atkins, Weird Al Yankovic, Elvis Presley, Josh Groban, and Perry Como. He recently received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, CA and American Pie was featured in 2021 Black Widow and FINCH.
MORDOM: San Diego Death/Doom Duo To Release Cry Of The Dying World Full-Length Via Transylvanian Recordings; New Track Streaming + Preorders Available
MORDOM was forged in 2018 by bassist/vocalist Max Hoffman and drummer Nathan Gonzalez. Though Gonzalez didn’t play on the band’s 2020 Eternal Solitude demo — crowned a “grave monument of a demo” by Decibel Magazine for its “original and soul-stirring sound, quite unlike anything we’ve heard before” — Hoffman sought him out specifically to assist in the manifestation of latest offering, Cry Of The Dying World. Together, the pair reworked the band’s sound, dropping guitars entirely and blending Finnish death/doom influences with sludge, crust punk, and post-rock. Above all, the pair seeks to create metal that is simultaneously bleak, punishing, and emotionally moving, expressing living in a world being torn apart by hatred, greed, and climate change.
DISCONNECTED SOULS Release New Single
DISCONNECTED SOULS have teamed up with Terra Relicta to premiere their single “Petrichor”. The song is set to be released on November 12 2021. Inspired by the natural phenomenon of petrichor – a distinctive earthy scent often experienced after a heavy storm, the combination of metal and classical instrumentation delivers a haunting portrayal of nature at work.
The band comments:
“The new single is incredibly experimental; we’re continuously looking for new ways to compose tracks and create something unique. Holly has been wanting to compose a track around the theme of petrichor for a while and lockdown provided the opportunity to do so. It’s organized chaos, the structure is inspired by various classical styles just taken much further!”
East LA Rap/Metal Outfit Tarot Cat Drop Video for “Am I Dreaming”
Enter Tarot Cat, the band no one, including the members of the band saw coming. The next installment in the “Matrix series” of music; as in the hardcore, boundary pushing, action packed, rock rap music that seems always needs a sequel. Following Rage Against the Machine, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, and all warriors of the SoCal rock/rap hybrid Tarot Cat accepts the challenge.
Skope Mag | Tori Amos shares new lyric video for “Spies”
Tori Amos debuted a new, animated lyric video today for album single “Spies” that showcases her sense of humor with an endearing account of the bats and other creatures that entered her Cornish house terrorizing her daughter Tash at night. The song’s Helen Ward-illustrated visual is a gorgeous and playful work of art that definitely makes it stand out from other lyric videos.
