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THE SHENANDOAH ELECTRIC COMPANY: Treble Premieres “Hot Mess;” LP1 Debut By Alt-Rock Act Formed By Pianos Become The Teeth Members Nears June Release Via Pax Aeternum
Winter in the mountains can be unpredictable. The best anyone can do is stockpile wood, food, and whatever vice they need to potentially not see much of the outside world until the first thaw in the Spring. The days grow shorter, moods shift, loneliness sets in. The cold can cut like a knife. But there always comes a morning where something shifts. The days seem to get a little bit longer. Things start to thaw. The season’s cycle and we seemingly are always looking forward to what to prepare for next. Time passes and before we know it, we are preparing for that first frost again. THE SHENANDOAH ELECTRIC COMPANY’s LP1 feels like that cycle. Unpredictable at times while also offering moments of comfort, clarity, and warmth amidst the gloom of Winter.
ECSTATIC VISION: stream new album “Elusive Mojo” in full
Philadelphia’s fiercest psychedelic rock foursome ECSTATIC VISION presents its fourth studio album ‘Elusive Mojo’ in its entirety, ahead of its official landing this Friday 13th May on Heavy Psych Sounds.
[New Video] Jake Palumbo – Big Top Clown Circus ft. Craig G & DJ Dainja
SpaceLAB Recordings, in association with Soulspazm Records unveils the visuals to “Big Top Clown Circus”, the 3rd single from Jake Palumbo’s latest LP Plant-Based Libtard, released on January 7th of this year.
Hypnotic Rock Masters MY SLEEPING KARMA Announce New Album ‘Atma’
As many artists have experienced, the past two years hit the entire music and culture industry hard. But MY SLEEPING KARMA – they have truly faced the abyss. Formed almost 20 years ago as a strong bond of best friends with a steady line-up ever since, the band has amassed an incredibly successful back catalogue of five highly acclaimed records and a live album in 2017, as well as extensive touring performances at sold-out venues and prestigious festivals that have marked them as one of the most well-respected instrumental post- and hypnotic rock bands within the heavy music community.
Berried Alive Meld Metal, Rock & EDM On “Melon-Choly”
In queso didn’t know, Charles and Kaylie Caswell – the pear behind the Portland, Oregon-based outfit Berried Alive – have released their latest jam, “Melon-Choly,” which is streaming now on all digital platforms. Alongside the release of the new track – which is soda-rn good you’ll turnip the volume and yell “holy crépe, this band isn’t forking around” – the husband and wife duo have announced that their sixth album will be released in 2022 and will push the boundaries of Berried Alive both sonicly and emotionally. “These songs represent a lot of different styles and genres of music,” the band admits, addressing the explosion of sound found on the new record. “We personally listen to a lot of different styles of music, and we like different things about each style, so we’ve incorporated some elements of our favorite styles into one sound.”
CARTILAGE: San Francisco Gore Metal Crew Drops “The Deader The Better” Video
With the release of their second LP, The Deader The Better, nearing release next week through Creator-Destructor Records, San Francisco gore metal crew CARTILAGE drops a new video for the title track, featuring guests from Impaled, Ghoul, and more.
VIOLENTOR: Italian thrashers premiere “Vendetta Privata” single
Italian thrashers VIOLENTOR are a couple of weeks away to releasing to the world their forthcoming new full-length album “Manifesto Di Odio”.
Indie-Pop Band HUNNY Announce New EP & Drop Lead Single
Buzzy LA indie-pop band HUNNY have announced their new EP ‘Homesick’ out on July 22nd via Epitaph Records. As a follow up to their 2019 debut album, YES. YES. YES. YES, the EP’s 4 tracks span across indie/pop-punk sounds with influences of 80’s and 90’s alternative rock. Today they share the first taste of the project with a nostalgic music video for closing track, “Speed Dial.”
UK’s (almost) most dangerous band FABULOUS “Get F***ed” with Kylie Minogue, Beastie Boys with Keanu Reeves in the (literal) trunk
Few bands’ reputations precede them as much as 1990s British band FABULOUS. Much like the Sex Pistols a dozen years before them, Fabulous’ media headlines back then often included the words “Vandals,” “Banned,” and “Riots.” Banned by nearly every venue of their debut UK tour, they featured heavily in NME, i-D, The Face, The Wire, Select, and Melody Maker even though they only officially released a mere handful of singles, one of which, “Destined To Be Free” garnered NME’s prestigious “Single of the Week.” But before they could release their debut album, the band imploded… and their history became UK legend. On June 24, 2022 however, Boston-based Supermegabot Records is unearthing their 15-track never-before-released album GET F***ED BY FABULOUS to deliver what exactly has been missing in the rock world for the last three decades.
Polyphia Return with “Playing God” + Announce North America Tour
Out Today: Art pop artist Scarlett Flynn shares captivating narrative video for “Sour in the Sun” touching on pandemic related mental shifts
“I was a begetter, a creator, a hustler and a health nut and then COVID happened and I fell under the thumb of the addict, the saboteur, the loafer and the self-hater. ‘Sour in the Sun’ is as honest as I can get to the recounting of my struggle to fight the worst parts of my nature,” Flynn reveals.
Expressionist Electronic Band, Nahja Mora Bring Self-Destruction & Mental Health Issues To New Album
Expressionist electronic band, Nahja Mora has just unveiled their new full-length album, AHFHAOTA.
AHFHAOTA is a reaction to constant aggressions, profiling, and language barriers: lashes that crush a struggling and abused psyche. The album is a story of mental health issues and self-destructive impulses that keep weighing down the narrator until something tries to destroy them. It is a dark ride.
Fairweather share first new music in eight years with “Untethered” single
First breaking onto the music scene in 1999, today Fairweather starts their next chapter with the announcement of their new EP, Deluge, set for release June 24th on long-time label home Equal Vision Records. Recorded at guitarist Ben Green’s Washington D.C. studio, Ivakota, and partially at vocalist Jay Littleton’s studio in Houston, Deluge is Fairweather’s first new music since their self-titled album in 2014. Rounding out the band’s lineup is guitarist Peter Tsouras, drummer Shane Johnson, and Ben Murphy moves to third guitar as the band welcomes Nick Barkley (Olympia) on bass.
UK Alternative Metal Band JUNCTION 28 Present The Official Video For “Suffocate”
‘Suffocate’ is a track taken from “Before You Drown” EP out via Wormholedeath worldwide.
Combining raw, energetic performances with their own distinct musical flair, Junction 28 are paving the way as an influential alternative rock band for the modern generation. Since joining forces in 2019, the group has captivated fans with their signature sound and entrancing stage presence. New listeners will be hooked from the first note.
Joey Canyon Releases New Single “On Country Radio”
Visionary media entrepreneur and award-winning country music singer-songwriter, recording artist, performer, actor, and producer Joey Canyon longs for the return of the classic country sound that seems to be missing from today’s radio with the release of his latest single, “On Country Radio.” Canyon names legends Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and more for their genuine tunes that traditional country music fans don’t hear much of these days. Canyon honors these icons and the impacts they have made through his distinct voice and instrumentation.”On Country Radio” was premiered by The Hollywood Times and is available to download and stream on all digital platforms now!
Taylah Carroll Signs To PIAS Australia || New Single “Have A Party On Me” Out Now
Today, [PIAS] Australia announce an exciting new signing, Naarm/ Melbourne’s Taylah Carroll. New single ‘Have A Party On Me’ was written on a night-walk through the city streets, an unapologetic break-up song, and a song about two incompatible truths: “I’m like a killer, revisiting death sites, while you have a party on me”. The track being a product of this delicate balancing act, constantly and precariously straddling a sense of empowerment with honesty and defenselessness.
Created during the gut-punch of the past two years of the pandemic, FØES teamed up with their road companions HEATED to assemble the succinct but impactful War On Everything split 7”. With two songs from each band, War On Everything is complete and total war against the environments each act was and still are subjected to as well as an all-out assault against themselves in the physical and mental stress ridden times we find ourselves, here in America in 2022.
New Single by Mr. SOS “Peace & Prosperity”
Mr. SOS revives the important question, “what happened to peace,” on this anti-war anthem, “Peace & Prosperity” produced by Maxamill.
Written for Ukraine and all victims of abuse, SOS delivers smooth but concise rhymes over beautiful production made up from hard bass grooves, hypnotic guitar melodies and a sax loop that sounds like a classic Hip Hop version of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”.
DANILEIGH REVEALS “DEAD TO ME,” HEARTBREAKINGLY HONEST NEW SINGLE AVAILABLE TODAY VIA DEF JAM RECORDINGS
Day Wave Drops New Single “Loner” || Out Now on PIAS Recordings
Today, Los Angeles indie-rock pioneer Day Wave (the project of singer/instrumentalist Jackson Phillips) shares his newest single “Loner” from his upcoming Pastlife album, due out June 24th. On the track, Under The Radar shares: “Phillips’ shimmering vocals survey listless nights while a rush of anxious guitar and percussion tears through the track, deftly balancing tense nervy energy and dreamy longing to sublime effect.”
BRANDY AND THE BUTCHER Release “I Hope You Choke”
Punky hard rockers BRANDY AND THE BUTCHER have released a video for the “I Hope You Choke”. The song is from their album Lucky Foot which is set to be released on May 20th via Ruined Recrods.
The band comments:
“I Hope You Choke is a song that examines love and difficult relationships with themes of anger and redemption. It’s fueled by a consistently stomping beat, metronomic bass and turbulent guitar. Keep an ear out for the guitar track that sounds much like a theremin! Several people have noted that it’s a great song for fast driving.”
New Music: The Black Seeds Drop Fourth Single/Video “Game Over” From Upcoming Album ‘Love & Fire’
New Zealand eight-piece The Black Seeds have today released their heavy new reggae single “Game Over,” accompanied by a dub-version. Also out today is a captivating video for the song set on the inside of a pinball machine. “Game Over” is the fourth single to be released from the band’s upcoming seventh studio album LOVE & FIRE, out June 17 via Proville Records/Kartel Music Group in Europe and seminal New York City-based reggae label Easy Star Records in North America.
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Singer and Songwriter Alira Mun Releases ‘Eclipsa’, An Electro Nostalgia Machine
Alira Mun returns with another masterfully crafted release, this time in the form of her deep electronic single ‘Eclipsa,’ wherein massive synths run roughshod through a frenetic arrangement.
