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Spritzer unveils breezy new single “Plague” | “Not Allowed’ out this Friday
The track premiered via Impose Magazine who noted, “The breezy track follows Meade’s Sufjan-style delivery as a consistent, churning guitar sets up the whirring synths ala Future Islands.”
WES REEVE REVEALS “HONEY, I” VIDEO – WATCH HERE
‘Honey, I’ is her mesmerising debut single that encapsulates the tone of her songwriting beautifully. Simply crafted and effortlessly intimate ‘Honey, I’ exists in a dreamlike world – the world inside the head of Wes Reeve.
All of Wes’s songs are written through a stream of consciousness and draw heavily from childhood memories and classic fairytale narratives. Her whole aesthetic is based deeply in make-believe and otherworldly experience. She illustrates her own artwork and directs and produces her own videos with a comforting home-made feel.
JEEZY RELEASES TRACKLIST FOR ‘TM 104,’
“Most of us end up in the penitentiary and the rest of us end up in a graveyard. I was the one cat that made it through and I seen so much that it made me numb, but it also made me want to spread what I saw so that I can help people overcome what they was going through. The TM series represents adversity and represents the struggle, overcoming obstacles… If you look at it, it’s sturdy steps of evolution, like watching somebody grow bigger and wiser and better.” (BILLBOARD, July 26, 2019)
EXCLUSIVE: Dominic Fike on VEVO – DSCVR, “King of Everything”
Music Video At 2Pac’s House – California Dreaming – Feat: Rapping 4 Tay and Sarah May Scotti
Eric Bryan Stone, Rappin 4 Tay, and Sarah May Scotti made a song and filmed the music video at 2Pac’s house in Woodland Hills, California!
French alt-metal/prog’ rockers Kill The Drama Queen announce forthcoming sophomore album ‘Refractions’
About two years after the release of their debut album ‘Divided Alignment’, Alternative Metal/Progressive rockers from France & Luxembourg Kill The Drama Queen just announced sophomore full-length effort called ‘Refractions’ and coming out on October 21st on all digital services.
AZ Folk-Rock Band Tow’rs Announce Fall 2019 Tour Dates
Tow’rs have announced a 15-date late fall tour throughout the mountain states and West Coast. The Flagstaff, AZ based band will begin their tour in San Francisco on Nov 9, and will travel up through the Pacific Northwest, to the Rockies, stopping at their home base in AZ, and then rounding out the tour in Southern California.
FANTASIA Announces Headlining Nationwide North American Tour and New Single featuring T-Pain “PTSD”
Having one of the most revered voices in music, co-signed by music icons Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Fantasia makes quite the return as she announces a stellar 29-city, North American tour she headlines with Robin Thicke, Tank, and The Bonfyre. Supporting acts may vary based on location. Fans will hear their favorite Fantasia hits along with a first-live-listen of songs from her soon-to-be-released 7th studio album, Sketchbook — set for an October release via Rock Soul/BMG. You won’t want to miss this star-studded group as they touch most of the major cities around the country. Ticket sales begin Friday, August 23 for the general public with an October 17 kick-off date that runs through the remainder of the year.
Christopher Tignor announces ‘A Light Below’ LP out 10/11 on Western Vinyl
Christopher Tignor has released 9 LPs across the Western Vinyl and New Albion labels to critical acclaim within the classical and experimental communities. He has collaborated with numerous artists at the boundaries of popular music including Keith Kenniff (Helios/Goldmund), Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, John Congleton, and post-rock titans This Will Destroy You.
While a young artist in NYC, Tignor mixed bands at CBGBs, was an assistant to La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela, and served as the technical director for 9 years for a New Music festival produced by Phillip Glass. Tignor discovered computers through his college electronic music studio (as a creative writing major), subsequently obtained his Masters in computer science from NYU, proceeded through Princeton’s PhD program in music composition, and was later recruited for a software engineering position at Google, where he has worked since 2011.
LenneBrothers Band To Release First Live Album ‘Rocking Live Around The Fire Station’ September 27th
Rock ‘n’ roll fans everywhere have something to look forward to this fall with the release of a new live album from the LenneBrothers Band, Rocking Live Around The Fire Station September 27th.
On February 16, 2019, the LenneBrothers Band played a benefit concert at the Feuerwache (fire station) in Hagen-Hohenlimburg for Reh-Henkhausen’s volunteer fire brigade where they cut the live album. Also playing were the Bobcats from Britain, and the Sinners from Hamburg.
LenneBrothers Band To Release First Live Album ‘Rocking Live Around The Fire Station’ September 27th
For Skope: Olin Batista debuts on R3HAB’s CYB3RPVNK with “Falling” [out now]
Olin Batista just debuted on R3HAB’s CYB3RPVNK with “Falling,” which is also Batista’s return from 2-year hiatus. “Falling” draws influences from his Brazilian roots with tribal sounds, drums, and instrumental melodies, while the progressive bassline makes it a perfect fit for festival/club environment.
Check Out UK Electronic Rock Veterans Enter Shikari’s New Video For “Stop The Clocks”
Ever since the band added “Stop The Clocks”‘ to their live show in December 2018, the track has become a firm fan favorite, with Shikari-related social media and fan groups pleading for its release. In September 2017, Enter Shikari released their award winning fifth album The Spark to critical acclaim which became their fourth album to land in the UK albums Chart Top 5 and has seen Enter Shikari become one of the UK’s biggest rock exports taking their acclaimed live show to tens of thousands of fans across the world on their longest tour ever. Enter Shikari have come a long way since their inception 10 years ago, but their principles remain the same – promoting equality, fairness and unity wherever they go. They will be returning to the studio this year to record their anticipated sixth album.
Declan McKenna Returns With Frenetic And Politically Driven New Track “British Bombs”
Today, Declan McKenna shares “British Bombs” the first single since the release of his critically acclaimed debut album, 2017’s What Do You Think About The Car? (Columbia Records). Produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Foals, Florence and the Machine), “British Bombs” is a bruising, acerbic left-field pop song and a powerful anti-war statement which refers explicitly to Britain’s role in the global arms trade, specifically with reference to the Yemen crisis.
“Infused with raspy acoustic guitar and the wholesomeness of Holcomb’s voice, ‘Dragons’ is a tour de force. The songwriting tells a story like any good folk song should, while Holcomb’s vocals allow the personal lyrics to become something more.” – Paste on “Dragons”
Matthew Squires Shares Single “American Fever Dream”
“With sloppy electric guitars and Squires’ wobbly vocals, [“American Fever Dream”] is reminiscent of slack-rock gods like Built to Spill or Pavement.” – Surviving the Golden Age
Matthew Squires is a singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas. Since 2010, he and his ever-evolving band have released seven albums which have been met with increasing critical acclaim. His work has been praised by TheNeedleDrop, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, Performer Magazine, Largehearted Boy, Surviving The Golden Age, Magnet Magazine, and many others.
Moron Police return with their long-awaited third album “A Boat on the Sea”
Re-emerging from the primordial soup of modern music, Moron Police return with “A Boat on the Sea” in the hopes of offering something different to those who would listen. Having formed in 2008, their career has seen many strange twists along the path to its release. They’ve played live with a full-piece orchestra, had one of their songs performed across the US by the award-winning Los Alamitos Show Choir, performed across Scandinavia and at various popular festivals (Hove, Norway Rock Festival, by:Larm), even on a small island with a lighthouse, trapped in the maw of the ocean.
Choir! Choir! Choir! Unite Singers at U.S.–Mexico Border
Choir! Choir! Choir!, led by Canadian artists Nobu Adilman and Daveed Goldman, forms impromptu choirs of strangers to learn songs and perform a concert together. The duo takes a non-traditional approach; there are no auditions, and the audience is the choir. “Choir! Choir! Choir! has fashioned a profound way for people to connect and interact” (New Yorker) and their ArtPower at UC San Diego performance on Sunday, October 13, at 3 p.m. will unite singers from both sides of the US–Mexico border to sing and celebrate the unique friendship, culture, and community we share in the border region of San Diego and Tijuana. There are few places on earth so scenic where you can gather people from two countries at once to create beautiful music together and share in how special it is to be in this particular place in the world.
ANTHONY FLAMMIA RELEASES NEW EP “FIND LOVE”
“Finding love means finding yourself…,” says Anthony Flammia on the EP.
The EP, which features the previously released track “What You Wanna Do” feat. Kash Doll, is music full of healing, love and passion.
