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Till I Fall Release New Single “Walk With Me”
CA-based pop rock band Till I Fall have released their new single “Walk With Me,” out on all digital music platforms NOW, along with a lyric video. Their first release of 2020, the band is excited to share this emotionally charged and personal track. The band has taken many strides since their last release, honing in on their pop rock sound with pristine vocals and hard-edged instrumentation. Complete with catchy pop-fused hooks and pulsating guitar melodies, Till I Fall is a dynamic and multi-faceted quartet. About the single, the band states:
We hope to use “Walk With Me” as an opportunity to grow as a band and to create a vibe that can help listeners reflect and find a sense of peace or encouragement.
Search & Seizure premiere new EP, Outer Space, out today
After several months of lead-up, Kansas City-based hard rock act Search & Seizure have released their first new EP in two years, Outer Space, via Jammerzine’s Test Drive.
“The Kansas City natives go global in sound with a sound that defines the band as well as it gains an audience,” Jammerzine writer Ryan Martin exclaimed in the premiere. “Outer Space is an album designed for those big stereos, so please don’t do it an injustice by settling for earbuds.”
L.A. Takedown Shares “When Its Over” (ft. Yukihiro Takahashi)
Today, L.A. Takedown ft. Yukihiro Takahashi have shared “When Its Over” off of their upcoming LP, Our Feeling of Natural High. The track was premiered with Under The Radar praising, “The track moves gently from hypnotic dreamscape into the catharsis of a late night epiphany. It’s a film score for a documentary that was never made on a future that was lost somewhere along the way.”
I Fight Fail Return With New Single “All I Am’; Out Now
Raised on early 2000’s emo/punk rock and pulling influences from different genres all over the spectrum, I Fight Fail formed in Canton, Ohio, in the winter of 2013. The band took shape around the talents of vocalist/bassist Andy Potter, drummer Anthony Carter, and guitarist Daryl Johnson.
The band wasted no time and independently released their first EP “Move Me” in early 2014. Their first single and music video “Nothing Bleeds” was broadcast in Journeys shoe stores across the country. The EP visibly caught the attention of Standby Records and in the fall of 2016 they released their second EP “Voyages & Vantage Points”.
Aitch and AJ Tracey Release New Single and Video “Rain” Ft. Tay Keith
Aitch and AJ Tracey have dropped their highly anticipated single “RAIN”, produced by Tay Keith (Drake, Lil Wayne, Travis Scott), and complete with an LA-filmed visual, directed by Arrad. Out now on NQ Records/ 10K Projects, the song premiered last night on the UK’s BBC Radio 1 and 1XTRA as Annie Mac’s “Hottest Record In The World” and DJ Target’s “Targo Embargo”. With both of the rappers’ individual personalities shining through, their unique flows complement each other effortlessly over the piano-heavy beat of 23-year-old, multi-platinum selling producer Tay Keith.
Death-Grind Stalwarts GRAVESLAVE Release New EP, “Devotion,” Today
Devotion, the new EP from Minneapolis-based death-grinders GRAVESLAVE is officially available today via Trvasfuk Music.
“Finally, after so much waiting, we can finally share the culmination of all of our hard work and dedication,” says guitarist/songwriter Roman Non. “Download ‘Devotion’ now! For fans of light speed thrash, brutal slamming breakdowns and high-octane grind grossness. Stay brutal!”
Devotion is the first of two “sister” Eps and features five tracks of razor-sharp riffs and blindingly fast drum work, blending elements of death metal, thrash and grind. Each of the EP’s tracks were inspired by the cult card game Magic: The Gathering.
French Alternative-Rock Revenants PERSEIDE unveiled second single from upcoming effort with “Trick Or Treat”
A few weeks after releasing a first single from their upcoming album with “Sell Yourself”, French alternative-rockers from Lyon PERSEIDE just shared another track called “Trick Or Treat” available right now on YouTube and the main streaming services (Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music….).
JASMINE CAIN Releases Official Music Video for “Be Brave”!
Nashville based Alternative Pop / Rock artist JASMINE CAIN, named 2019 Musician of the Year by All That Shreds Magazine, has released the official music video for “Be Brave,” the third single off of her new LP, SEVEN. “Be Brave” is available to stream / download via The Label Group / INgrooves.
FOES: Oregon Hardcore Outfit To Release American Violence EP
American Violence was recorded and produced by FOES’ Sonny Daniels and Garrett Judkins at their own Doom Room Studios in Sunriver, Oregon. The material was sent to Audiosiege (From Ashes Rise, Integrity, Black Breath) where it was edited and mixed by Derek Leisy and mastered by Brad Boatright. The cover art was created by Judkins and Daniels with editing and digital design by Talor Bates at New Melody Art Design.
Seattle’s SORCIA Debut Album Out March 13th
SORCIA hails from the Snoqualmie Valley in the Eastern outskirts of Seattle, Washington. After solidifying their lineup in 2018, SORCIA hit the ground running, releasing a two-song demo in January 2019. Combining blues-laden groovy riffs into the raw heaviness of doom metal with the added dynamic of dual vocals, they deliver their own method of Pacific Northwest heavy stoner sludge metal.
Megan Thee Stallion unveils self-directed visuals for ‘Captain Hook’
One of the most exciting voices in the game right now, Houston Hottie Megan Thee Stallion’s SUGA project released last week to widespread acclaim from critics and fans alike, edging us closer to Hot Girl Summer with the most complete encapsulation of her culture-shifting sound to date. Among the project’s early highlights was ‘Captain Hook’ – a hard hitting rap cut and an ode to men with curves in all the right places.
SHODAN “Death, Rule Over Us” to be released on April by Deformeathing Productions
The release date of Shodan second full-length album is approaching. “Death, Rule Over Us” is going to be released by Deformeathing Production on 3rd April 2020.
The new effort is a stylistic evolution to a 2016′ debut towards complex and progressive song structures, incorporation of cold-wave elements to Shodan’s music as long as organic approach to album production. Even though the band dares to experiment, it remains true to their death metal backbone. Mix and mastering were done by renowned producer Jakub Mańkowski (Entropia, Obscure Sphinx, Jordan Rudess). Cover art and layout is created by Łukasz Pach (Pachu design).
NEWS: Mark Olson & Ingunn Ringvold to release ‘Magdalen Accepts the Invitation’ June 5
A roller coaster in a long-closed Lake Minnetonkaamusement park, walks through historic orthodox churches, a fossil-collecting canoe trip along the Niobrara River, and an isolated pizza place in South Africa. Old memories swirling in the warm Joshua Tree breezes provided Jayhawks founder Mark Olson and his wife, Norwegian singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ingunn Ringvold, with the inspiration for the set of intriguing, imagistic songs that lovingly fill their latest outing, Magdalen Accepts the Invitation, coming June 5, 2020 from Fiesta Red Records.
WATCH – Freddie Long Shares Epic ‘White Water’ Official Video, Out Now.
The ‘White Water’ visual encapsulates the emotional self-written track about finding relief in a loved one while at a low point. It allows an intimate connection with the music through Long’s performance, as well as through the dancers that emphasise the intensity of the lyrics. The video epically ends in an ambiguous way revealing it as ‘part one’ of a gripping developing story that Freddie will uncover more through his upcoming releases.
Boston Is 2020’s 5th Best Large City for College Basketball Fans – WalletHub Report
With March Madness just under a week away, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its March Madness Stats & Facts infographic as well as its report on 2020’s Best Cities for College Basketball Fans and accompanying videos to help get hoops lovers psyched for this magical time of year.
To find 2020’s top spots for NCAA hoops, WalletHub crunched the numbers on more than 290 cities using nine key metrics. They range from the number of teams per city and the winning percentage of each to stadium capacity and social-media engagement.
Big Fox faces isolation and disorientated feelings in chilling new visuals for “Sad Eyes”
Listed as one of Lauren Laverne’s favourites of 2018, Big Fox, the moniker of Charlotta Perers returns with an accompanying music video for wistful ballad “Sad Eyes”.
Subjected around the sense of feeling alone and disconnected from the world; the abstract visuals feature a confused cosmonaut who is lost in unknown surroundings. With the help of her partner Anna Brånhede who filmed, co-directed and co-edited the production, the video showcases Perers’s creative talent as both an artist and producer.
Westerman announces debut album, Your Hero Is Not Dead, 5th June
Since announcing his signing to Play It Again Sam (and Partisan Records in the US + Canada) with his first song of 2020 “Blue Comanche”, Westerman is back to announce his highly anticipated debut album. Your Hero Is Not Dead is slated for a June 5th 2020 release and is the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed Ark EP. Recorded alongside his close friend and producer Nathan Jenkins (A.K.A. Bullion) at first in Southern Portugal before finishing the process in London, Your Hero Is Not Dead is an album about empathy and compassion, struggle and release, and all the ways we contradict and battle within ourselves. The project is full of supremely crafted, groove-hinged songs about moral, political, and ethical grey areas, that find Westerman attempting to resolve external issues by looking inward.
Sons new single “Sweat” – Released 14/02/20
Brothers Lee and Nick Meldrum burst onto the scene in 2016. It’s been a high octane time for Brighton two-piece SONS who are signed to emerging label ‘End Of The Trail Creative’ (Family Jools/Pip Hall). All their singles have been heavily rotated by indie/rock radio luminaries such as Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens, John Kennedy and Alex Baker as well as impressing the likes of Kerrang! Magazine, Clash Music and Team Rock. They also have two live radio sessions under their belt, for Radio X and BBC Introducing.
Indie-pop artist By Land explores trusting your intuition on new single
Björn Lindberg is the creative brain behind the solo project By Land. With his debut album I shall name you Bjorn due to drop this Spring, the Swedish producer and songwriter gives listeners an idea of what to expect, with new track release ‘Drift.’
TEGAN & SARA ANNOUNCE 2020 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Following a sold-out, multi-dimensional headline jaunt last year, GRAMMY® Award-nominated platinum-certified duo Tegan & Sara return to the road for an extensive North American summer tour supporting their latest release, Hey I’m Just Like You. The 40-date run kicks off at Knitting Factory Concert House in Spokane, WA on May 18th, visits major markets including a performance at Pier 17 in New York City on August 18, and comes to a close September 2nd at Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA. They will also grace the stage of BottleRock music festival in Napa, CA on May 23rd. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 13th at 10am local time.
PIZZAGIRL channels Napoleon Dynamite in video for ‘cape canaveral’
Director Corey Rid says: “When the opportunity comes to go barefooted and boogie with Pizzagirl, you take it. We left the scene to be super stripped back & simple so his moves could do all the talkin’. And by Joe did it work. Step aside the Macarena.”
Dan Croll releases Actor With A Loaded Gun video
Having last week released his second double a-side single of 2020, today Dan Croll unveils the video for ‘Actor With A Loaded Gun’ shot in his local diner in Los Angeles, where he relocated 18-months ago (more on that later!)
Giving some insight into the track and its visual, Dan explains, When I moved to LA I knew hardly anybody, I was spending a lot of time alone stressing about the fact that I had to make an entirely new social circle. One of those places I found a bit of solace from was my local diner, and so we thought actor would be the perfect fit for this location.
TERRELL HINES RELEASES VIDEO FOR “FEEL GOOD”
Boasting over a million streams, Hines is not only a songwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, but his mind isn’t quite like other people’s. It’s no wonder Berklee College of Music gave Hines a full ride, or that he’s the feature on the title track of Beck’s latest, “Hyperspace,” or that people’s first exposure to his vision came during a 2019 Apple Keynote. With influences as broad as Outkast, Joy Division, Four Tet, and Gullah music, the St. Mark Rd. EP, is a mere peek into the wildness that’s coming.
