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whiterosemoxie Shares “girls die,” a Brooding, Beat-Shifting Banger
whiterosemoxie has an omnivorous sonic appetite, absorbing sounds from varied regions and genres to express his emotionally complex hip-hop. Teaming up with producer Jay Cribbs for his latest heartfelt single, the 20-year-old artist shares “girls die,” a poignant and powerful ballad, with a video going live at 2pm ET. The song starts with moxie displaying his breathy and powerful vocal tone (unadorned by any effects) over Jay Cribbs’ gentle acoustic guitar strums, before the song explodes into a stark, bass-heavy soundscape giving new context to the simple chord progression. The song takes inspiration from a mysterious tweet by Young Thug, using a macabre metaphor to describe the uncertainty and wistfulness that often accompanies life’s great transitions.
Zolita Releases ‘Falling Out / Falling In’ EP
Duke Deuce Releases Video for “Nobody Needs Nobody”
TOVE LO RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE ‘BORDERLINE’
With her SOLD OUT 2023 North American DIRT FEMME TOUR currently underway, internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated artist Tove Lo returns today with ‘Borderline,’ her first release since last year’s critically acclaimed, fifth-studio album DIRT FEMME.
BECK: “THINKING ABOUT YOU” NEW SINGLE OUT NOW
The first new original Beck song to be released since his universally acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning Hyperspace album, “Thinking About You” is a sublime dose of undiluted elemental Beck. A heart-tugging ballad in the tradition of classics Morning Phase and Sea Change—and incidentally recorded in the very same room as the latter—”Thinking About You” finds Beck’s wistful vocal and acoustic guitar tones accompanied by Blake Mills (guitar, mandolin), Justin Meldal Johnsen (bass) and Roger Manning (keyboards).
SOUTH AFRICAN HIP-HOP SUPERSTAR NASTY C IS BACK WITH NEW SINGLE “BLACKOUT”
“Blackout” highlights his bold and bulletproof flow over a groove-laden beat teeming with uncontainable energy. Hinging on his deft and elite wordplay, it culminates on a chantable chorus punctuated by quotable lines.
Nashville Rock Band 7Descent Introduces New Lead Singer “Saffron” in Their New Music Video “Prisoner”
LANCE SKIIIWALKER RELEASES NEW ALBUM AUDIODIDACTIC FT. ISAIAH RASHAD, AB-SOUL, AND V.C.R Via TDE
LG MALIQUE RELEASES NEW SINGLE + VIDEO FOR “TOO EASY”
VALLETTA Release New Single “Saint”
VALLETTA have announced the release of their forthcoming album, Come Alive, due out July 14th, 2023. Formed in Raleigh, North Carolina, in May 2022, the outfit deliver an impressive sound with a blackened rock ‘n’ roll foundation. Come Alive is the quartet’s impressive debut unleashing a shadowy darkness with lashings of distortion. Stream the new single “Saint” HERE.
Queer Anthem of Betrayal: SALT Spotify Favorite
Ceara Cavalieri is an alt pop meets rock singer/songwriter from Southern California. Having graduated from UCLA with a degree in Psychology, Cavalieri has since dedicated herself to pursuing music full time. Her love for music stems from the age of three, where she found her voice and wouldn’t stop singing. In her teenage years she took to songwriting as a way of expressing her thoughts and feelings when her shyness prevented.
[OUT TODAY] MARBLES release sophomore dream pop album “Humour”
Today, the Norwegian band MARBLES have released sophomore album via Playground Music. The album, titled Humour, is the follow up to their self titled debut album from 2020. Hailing from Kolbotn, the black metal capital of Norway, the music of MARBLES sounds about as dramatically different from the stereotypical idea you might have of the music this nordic country tends to produce, with a colorful indie pop sound that bridges the gap between washed out guitar-driven dream pop ala Wild Nothing and the more synthy chillwave style of artists like Toro Y Moi and Glass Animals.
WITCHROT Release New Single “Colder Hands”
The band comments: Our new single “Colder Hands” is about that feeling of being completely fearless, of devouring the heart of your enemy and relishing it… It’s from our latest album “Witchrot: Live in the Hammer” and it features a guest performance by Laura C. Bates of Volür. Her wicked violin and awesome vocals really helped us realize our goal of making music that is simultaneously putrid and beautiful….
ARI ABDUL RELEASES NEW SINGLE “BORED”
Speaking on the song, Ari says, “Although someone is confessing their feelings, they’re rejected. Roses which symbolize love are dead in the song, which represents the dead love in the situation. Bored is an anti-love song about not reciprocating the same feelings someone has for you.”
OUTSIDE AKA Matt Cooper Cinematic New Single ‘Then It Hits You’
Matt Cooper, recording as Outside, releases the cinematic, jazz electronica single ‘Then It Hits You’ with Marie Dahlstrom on vocals, today on Dorado Records.
Spadei, the supergroup consisting of Wally Ingram, Tom Freund, and Stevie Blacke are thrilled to announce their debut album Left Right Here out now on Six Degrees Records. The new album is out now and available everywhere you stream music, album stream and download.
Dreamy Space-folk from La Faute
A hidden gem hailing from Toronto, Canada, art school dropout artist La Faute (aka Peggy Messing) is set to release her newest single and music video, ‘Blue Girl Nice Day’, releasing 3rd February 2023. The track is taken from the debut album of the same name, set for release in Spring 2023.
ICONIC FESTIVAL PROGPOWER USA RETURNS FOR 2023
ProgPower USA is a progressive and power metal festival held annually in the United States since 2001. Its upcoming edition, ProgPower USA XXII, will occur Sep 6 – Sep 9, 2023 at Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, GA. This year’s lineup features KAMELOT, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, the final USA show for POWER QUEST, and the first announced USA show for THE HALO EFFECT. Other acts include DORO, BEAST IN BLACK, SWALLOW THE SUN, VOLA, CYNIC, and more!
Single Out Today from Elena Shelton
Elena Shelton was born on the coast of California in a wildly creative community of artists. Her family are painters, architects, writers and designers and she was brought up in a realm of continuous creation. Although she has been writing music since she was a teenager, before turning her full attention to it, she worked for years as a birth doula, bringing hundreds of babies into the world, supporting families through the most important rite of passage of their lives.
Today marks the arrival of Shimmy-Disc’s first-time vinyl release of I Killed The Monster, an 11-track compilation of songs written by the celebrated American music legend, Daniel Johnston, whose classic LPs 1990 and Artistic Vice were produced by Kramer — the former at his legendary Noise New York recording studio and the latter at Daniel’s home in West Virginia — and released on Shimmy-Disc in 1990 and 1991, respectively.
Symphonic Metal Outfit NACHTMUSE Announce New EP Darker Skies, Reveal First Single
NACHTMUSE, is preparing to unveil a new powerful symphonic offering. The forthcoming EP, Darker Skies, is due out April 7th, 2023. Alluring and compelling, NACHTMUSE’s distinctive take on symphonic metal delivers a dynamic and immersive sound. To celebreate the announcement, the band has revealed the first single “The Warning.”
MESTIZA ❌ PAPI WILO ❌ BOY WONDER CF. LANZAN UN TEMA DEDICADO A BUSCAR LA PAZ, CON “FE”
Mestiza X Papi Wilo X Boy Wonder CF, lanzan el tema y video musical de “Fe”, una canción inspiracional, que habla de buscar la paz y dejar la guerra atras. En este pieza musical, ellos hablan de que todo se trata de tener “Fe”, le piden perdón a Dios, porque han cometido errores, y quieren hacer un cambio positivo en su vida.
Industrial Outfit AVGMNT Announces Debut Album Seqvences
AVGMNT (pronounced augment) is the dystopian cyberpunk themed brainchild of ΩZ (Zach Wager) and αn (Fernando Ruiz). Blending elements of synthwave, EBM, Industrial, and Trap as they explore Huxley/Gibson-esque concepts of mind control, totalitarianism, trans-humanism, and societal collapse; all based in the fictional city of Hexatropolis 2.0. The industrial duo are preparing to showcase their debut full-length, Seqvences, due out April 21st, 2023.
2RARE UNVEILS MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “RARE’S ROOM”
BUZZING HIP-HOP ARTIST SASH’ DUCATI-INSPIRED VIDEO “ROSSI” OUT TODAY
The electrifying track pays homage to the legendary motorcycle racer, Valentino Rossi. “‘ROSSI’ is a story about feeling like Valentino Rossi riding through New York City as if it’s a MotoGP course,” SASH explains, “The song describes all the characters you might run into making your way around the city.” In the accompanying music video, SASH cruises through the city on a motorcycle, evading obstacles along with hitmen and assassins as he visits a bodega.
AFRICA’S HOTTEST POP NEWCOMER TYLA TO SUPPORT CHRIS BROWN ON MASSIVE UK & EUROPE TOUR
African superstar singer and songwriter TYLA will support Chris Brown on a massive UK and European tour this Spring. It kicks off on Valentine’s Day February 14 at the iconic O2 Arena for a four-night stand with performances to follow on February 15, 16, and 17. Next up, it rolls across mainland Europe and visits major cities with two nights at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, NL March 6-7 before returning to the O2 for two nights March 19-20. Finally, the jaunt concludes at Accor Arena in Paris, FR on March 26.
MARCUS GAD & TRIBE ARE READY FOR BATTLE WITH THEIR FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM
Ready For Battle revisits recurring themes that Marcus Gad has wrestled with in his music throughout his young career: cultivating a spiritual conscience in yourself; deep love and praise for nature; pushing for a collective awakening to change our current way of living before it destroys us and our world. These topics have always been important but have become even more essential to champion in our post-pandemic existence. With this album, Marcus Gad shares a message that stays true to his guiding principle: two feet planted on the ground, head in the cosmos.
Ninth Life Meowtal Show Taking Place In Toronto, Ontario, This Month
The Ninth Life Meowtal Show is an evening of metal hosted in aid of Toronto-based charity Ninth Life Cat Rescue. The show will take place at The Rockpile, Toronto, Ontario, on February 26th, 2023.
“I have been a cat person for a long time, and my family members and I have all fostered many cats for the rescue. I have seen some poor kittens have their lives cut short due to various medical conditions people don’t realize are quite common. I have five cats of my own and they’ve always showered me with unconditional love. I wanna give something back to the kitties. I also love putting on a good metal show.” – Michael Johnson
