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Lucas Laufen shares his next melancholic single ‘Time Took Tolls’
About the song, Lucas said: “I started writing this song on a train to South Tyrol last February amidst a really big touring schedule. I’d played 30 shows over the past two months and was pretty exhausted. Watching the mountains and valleys pass by the window instead of checking emails, I kind of got lulled into this state of meditation. It made me think of other times I’d felt this way over the past year. I scribbled out a timeline, and the words and melody started to roll around in my head.
ALIAS KID – Return with New Single: “Out With The Boys”
A shot of straight-up rock’n’roll, the Manchester scene staples return with a song that oozes with a lust for life and living-it to the full.
“Where you gonna go when you find yourself running right into rock and roll” sneers Maz Thrills, his gravelled tones rising above a glorious cacophony of razored guitars in overdrive.
LGBTQ+ anti-pop anthem from Slovakia’s Karin Ann
Speak Easy Circus – ‘Sewn Up’ – sometimes you have to write a song about your favourite jeans
The story of the song is really the story of my favourite pair of jeans, that ripped and left me heartbroken, until I watched a YouTube video to teach myself how to sew. From then on, instead of throwing clothes away I started to clumsily stitch them up. It made me think of all the previous clothes I had thrown out. Why didn’t we fix more things? Why weren’t we taught to sew at school? Why was sewing seen as feminine? It seemed to me there were no downsides.
2021’s Best & Worst Cities for Singles – WalletHub Study
With nearly 50% of all U.S. adults being single and dating opportunities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Best & Worst Cities for Singles, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary.
‘Live Your Life’ video from Kibra
The video is a beautifully shot offering that brings the track and its themes of community, heritage and paying homage to our ancestors to life in a really resounding way, and I hope it resonates with you on some level.
Corners of Sanctuary Unleash A Full Metal Assault with Latest Album Fight Till the End
Philadelphia’s traditional Heavy Metal titans, Corners of Sanctuary (COS) have come full circle with their 2021 musical Blood and Steel series, commemorating the band’s 10 year anniversary, with the release of “Blood and Steel: Fight Till the End,” on RFL Records (US).
ICYMI- “Krankenwagen” means ambulance in German- Stream Sensoren’s Latest Track!
Philadelphia based avant-garde producer, Sensoren has shared a new single, “Krankenwagen.” The completely instrumental, danceable track is an anxiety inducing joyride through the perils of the digital landscape. The track is reminiscent to 90s techno but with an overwhelming sense of our contemporary doom.
“Krankenwagen” will be appearing on Sensoren’s upcoming album, ‘Idiot Brain,’ due out in the spring of 2022.
OUT NOW: Ashaine White’s debut EP Fairytales (FFO Erykah Badu, Lianne La Havas, D’angelo, Radiohead)
Talented North London songwriter Ashaine White (ash-ay-nee) has been breaking down genre barriers with a series of brilliant singles in 2021. She’s now ready to let the world hear her debut EP Fairytales – a story of striving for authenticity in her home city.
Swedish band MAD INVASION get wild and crazy in their new single and video `Scream’n Shout’.
Swedish band MAD INVASION combines classic 70’s hard rock influences with a modern approach and soundscape. The vast experience of the band members as musicians, songwriters and performing artists − includes numerous album releases and tours over the years.
ICYMI: Giggs Releases A/B-side visuals for “Difference Ft. Rowdy Rebel and “Innocent”
Today, Giggs returns with two new singles and accompanying visuals as a A/B-side release: “Differences” featuring New York’s Rowdy Rebel, and “Innocent.” Directed by One Take (“Differences”) and BehindTheSeeNez (“Innocent”) both visuals were shot in New York, where Giggs connected with Brooklyn rapper, Rowdy Rebel, for the feature. Now able to travel internationally, Giggs has recently been spending time in the US, inspiring new material and collaboration.
Bonded Releases New Music Video For “Watch (While The World Burns)”
“Watch (While The World Burns)” follows the release of the lyric video for “Into The Blackness Of A Wartime Night”and the music video for “Lilith (Queen Of Blood)”, which was directed by Nico Schiesewitz / VIZO Films. All three tracks are off BONDED’s sophomore album Into Blackness, which was released on November 12th and just entered the official sales charts in Germany at # 77 in the first week of release.
Like Southern Fried Kevin Morby- Stream Bruisey Peets’ New Album!
New Orleans based band, Bruisey Peets has released their queer, swamp pop and piano based album, Poached Eggs. With a little help from the guys in Lost Bayou Ramblers and Brass Bed, the album is an airy yet heart-wrenching commentary on “small business capitalism” with some really gorgeous cajun influences.
Poached Eggs is reminiscent of Harlem River-era Kevin Morby with a nice dash of Hamilton Leithauser and a sizzle of country-fried twang. You can listen below!
Jaah SLT & Jasiah Are Rap’s Freddy & Jason in “I Love It”
Charlotte’s Jaah SLT haunts the nightmares of the opposition like Freddy Krueger, and like Freddy, he’s able to compose himself and deliver an iconic, comedic one-liner right before he gets you. His music embodies that unpredictable intensity that makes it feel like he could snap at any second. That energy is omnipresent on Jaah’s latest video single, “I Love It,” featuring a high-octane assist from Ohio rapper Jasiah, whose unchained hostility makes him a perfect counterpart—the Jason to Jaah’s Freddy.
Saint Etienne Share Alasdair McLellan Film For New Christmas Single “Her Winter Coat” || ‘Her Winter Coat’ EP Out Now On Heavenly Recordings
Today Saint Etienne, who released their critically acclaimed 10th studio album, I’ve Been Trying To Tell You in September, have announced details of their new Christmas single & EP, Her Winter Coat, out now digitally on Heavenly Recordings.
RICO CARTEL CELEBRATES THE RELEASE OF THE BRAND NEW TRACK Z-CODE FEAT. HOTBOII
VIOLET BLEND (alt-metal) reveal new “Rock DJ” music video
Florentine alternative metal band Violet Blend have just revealed a music video for their new single “Rock DJ”, as well as announcing the availability of pre-orders for their upcoming sophomore album Demons. “Rock DJ” is the first single from the band’s new album which is set to drop worldwide on April 1, 2022. The music video was directed by Angelo Mura.
#ATLTOP20 #Certified!!! Stoner Road Music Empire Presents: J. Lock – “City Life” [New Video]
LexMo Turns The Volume Up On New Single ‘PST’
Refusing to be confined to a single genre in ‘PST’, LexMo channels her alt-rock and pop-punk alter ego, ditching the sparse production and emotionally gutting lyrics of her recent single ‘Think Of Me’ in favour of fast-paced guitars, driven tempo, punchy verses and a chorus that shows the fiercely honest singer-songwriters ear for an undeniable hook. The lyrics continue on the same path laid by her previous singles, in under three minutes LexMo unpacks her relationship struggles, laying everything on the table and ending the song asking “Would you even listen?”
FKA TWIGS AND CENTRAL CEE SHARE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “MEASURE OF A MAN”
Directed by Diana Kunst the music video incoporates exclusive footage from “The King’s Man”. Speaking on the track FKA twigs said: “This song has such a different sound which is a challenge, you’ve got to really embody the song. For me especially with my vocals, I had to pull a different side of my artistry out” followed by Central Cee who commented that “what I listen to when it comes to trying to find beats is something theatrical, it needs to sound like a movie. And that’s exactly what’s going on with this song, it sounds like it’s made for a movie regardless.”
