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THEY. AND WALE JOIN FORCES ON ” LOSING FOCUS”
With The Amanda Tape fast approaching, LA-based duo THEY. give us one more glimpse of what is to come in the stunning new offering, Losing Focus, a stellar collaboration with DC rap legend, Wale. Blending the top-notch production of Dante Jones, soulful vocals of Drew Love, and distinct delivery of Wale, the cut serves to build more hype for the release of The Amanda Tape, set for release October 23rd via Avant Garden/ Island Records. Speaking on the release, Dante Jones states:
OUT NOW > SONIA CALICO – CLUB SIMULATION
More Time is excited to present the lead single from Taiwanese DJ/producer Sonia Calico’s forthcoming, debut album “Simulation Of An Overloaded World,” out Oct 15th.
Out now, lead single “Club Simulation” draws influence from GQOM, kuduro and other percussive club genres, fusing traditional East Asian elements, in a nod to Sonia’s home of Taipei.
LOW ISLAND – Reveal new track: ‘Don’t Let The Light In’
2020 PPL Momentum artist LOW ISLAND share fresh single Don’t Let The Light In, their first piece of new material in over a year, out on their recently set up label Emotional Interference and as-featured on FIFA’s 2021 soundtrack.
Elohim unveils official video for ‘Good Day Bad Day’
Following the release of her brand new single, “Good Day Bad Day” last week, today, Los Angeles-based artist, producer and songwriter Elohim returns, unveiling the official Phillip Vernon-directed music video for the track.
The track, which was written and produced by the burgeoning star, features a bouncy bassline, paired with honest and deeply introspective lyrics.
ROXY TONES ‘DANCING IN THE CORNER’ FEAT. DOMINIC NEILL OUT NOW
German producer Roxy Tones recently released his huge single Dancing in the Corner featuring Dominic Neill, which is available to buy and stream now via RCA Records.
Roxy Tones is the moniker of producer Jens Maiwald, who stepped into the spotlight with his own tracks in 2019, after making emotive deep house tracks for other artists. He has since released over 8 tracks, which have all reached over a million streams on Spotify.
BOY IN SPACE TEAMS UP WITH NOTD FOR NEW SINGLE “THERAPY” – WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
“Therapy” takes the artist’s innate talent for sincere songwriting and raw delivery to the next level as the rising artist laments “maybe I’m in need of therapy…” something we can all absolutely relate to right now. This song was born out of a summer of self-reflection for Boy In Space, and he is working on music for a new project slated for 2021.
video: ALPH THA ALIEN, “BLACK TAX”
“I wrote this when you really started to see the shift in America’s race dynamic after Trump came into office,” says Alph. “The song is about the veil of racism and what black Americans do to work around that.”
Dats Dead from British rap / hip hop artist Antonio
NANOWAR OF STEEL Reveals Music Video for New Single “Uranus” feat. Michael Starr (STEEL PANTHER)
A top-notch offering of comedy metal that even the greatest gods in Valhalla would celebrate!
Kings of masterful heavy metal parodies NANOWAR OF STEEL bless the world with yet another spectacular music video for their new single “Uranus”, featuring none other than glam icon Michael Starr of the legendary STEEL PANTHER! Showing off their incredible choreography skills in shiny space suits, NANOWAR OF STEEL dance their way straight into your heart – and Uranus!
Sons Of New York – ‘Jesus Was A Person Of Color’
070 SHAKE SHARES NEW, UNRELEASED SONG “HISTORY,”
Toronto’s cyborg-funk/post-punk, Lee Paradise (Phèdre, Hooded Fang) – Shares new single, ‘Maintaining Platitudes’
The Fink was written and recorded between Berlin and Lee’s home of Toronto; there’s quite a process to his sound which includes drummer, Jonathan Pappo’s (Hooded Fang) nimble rhythms and dance/electronic producer, Michael Butler’s Yamaha CS-5. Musically, I think Lee’s doing something pretty cool here, attempting to channel the style and hard-hitting sound quality of hip-hop – Mobb Deep, Curren$y and Action Bronson are all key touchpoints to the new record – stacking layers of eerie vocal and ominous synths and fusing these with the renowned, monstrous bass lines of Lee Paradise and disco-funk elements, inspired by Walter Whisenhunt.
New Video! The Real Mack “Big Lit”
25 year old Shaquan Mack more known by his stage name The Real Mack, is an upcoming Philadelphia rap artist. Mack got his first start in music in 2009 when a friend of his had a rap group. Although Mack wasn’t included that motivated him to want to pursue music. He would then go on to record a song titled “Cam Newton” that got the attention of another Philadelphia artist named PnB Rock & they would collaborate and rake in over 1 Million streams on the record, as well as have many shows together. After his brother was murdered Mack took a break from music to reconnect with his mental.
RIVERBY Unleashes Video for “Smart Mouth”
Earlier this year, Take This to Heart welcomed Philadelphia’s Riverby to the roster. Their debut LP, Smart Mouth, was recorded and produced by the band in nearby Manayunk and mastered by Ryan Schwabe (Beach Bunny, Hop Along). Smart Mouth may be a 2020 release, but it’s indebted to the jagged confessions of the Nineties and this millennium’s malleable cross-section between pop-punk and indie-rock. The band is releasing the music video for the album’s title track today, an affair entirely produced by the members themselves in lockdown.
DELACHUTE unveils a powerful video for the song «Sophia»
A few weeks after releasing the single “Sophia”, mixed with Mark Lawson (Arcade Fire, Timber Timbre, Beirut, Owen Pallett), Delachute strikes again with a powerful video for the song, starring actress Laurence Latreille (Fugueuse).
Director Mirkö Lafrenière brings Sophia’s story to the screen. Sophia is a young woman living with a sense of guilt following the death of her best friend in atrocious circumstances.
CHUBBY AND THE GANG – Announce signing to Partisan Records – Hear new song ‘Union Dues’
Today, rising London punk five-piece Chubby and the Gang have announced their signing to Partisan Records (Fontaines DC, Laura Marling, Fela Kuti, IDLES) and shared a new song ‘Union Dues’, originally written/recorded alongside their acclaimed 2020 debut LP Speed Kills. In addition, the group has shared a new Looney Tunes-meets-West London video for Speed Kills highlight ‘All Along the Uxbridge Road’. Eagle-eyed viewers will clock famed West London venue Bush Hall in the video and the band are thrilled today to announce a live show there for May 15th 2021. Listen/watch below and feel free to share.
TOBACCO shares new track “Headless To Headless”
Pop impulses have always surged beneath the surface of Pennsylvanian experimentalist TOBACCO’s sound — blown-out bass, analog synths, drum machines, and Tom Fec’s unmistakable analog gurgle and hiss. On his upcoming album Hot Wet & Sassy out just in time for Halloween on October 30th via Ghostly International, these impulses have finally bubbled to the top.
THE UNGUIDED Releases Official Lyric Video for “Stand Alone Complex”
“Stand Alone Complex” re-opens the heavy doors to THE UNGUIDED’s universe of brutal growls and clean and catchy choruses, attacking the listener’s eardrum at breakneck speeds and sticking in their mind forever. Their third offering showcases another facet of their characteristic symbiosis of melodic death metal mixed with remarkable electronic influences and conspicuous metalcore elements.
Kendall Street Company Release New Single “Waiting on a Train”
Kendall Street Company’s lead singer/songwriter Louis Smith tells Glide Magazine, “The writing sessions for ‘Waiting on a Train’ started with a voice memo set to this hypnotic riff that I had been toying with for a while. That riff felt to me like a pendulum swinging back and forth and reminiscent of someone waiting on a train, wondering what will happen next, but taking no action to make anything happen. I was reading Stephen King’s novel ‘The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands’ around the same time, and for a lot of that book the Gunslinger is looking for a train, so that sci-fi/western vibe made its way into the tune for sure.”
SONG PREMIERE: Kendall Street Company Traverse Hypnotic Soundscape on “Waiting on a Train”
Jeremy Ivey Shares Video For New Track “Hands Down In Your Pockets”, Watch Now
“Hands Down In Your Pockets” is the final pre-release track from Ivey’s upcoming album Waiting Out The Storm; originally scheduled for an October 9 release, the album will now be coming out next Friday, October 16.
XL The Beast Delivers A Haymaker With New Single “Sucker Punch” Feat. Rockness Monsta, Reks, And Lord Vital
XL The Beast (The Kreators) resurges after his latest single The World Today Feat. Skyzoo and Apocalypse video with a certified banger Sucker Punch Feat. Rockness Monsta (Health Skeltah), Reks, and Lord Vital. The Arcitype provides the momentous production that allows these accomplished MCs to deliver lethal rhyme blows in succession. “When Arcitype played the beat I instantly knew that it would be thorough and challenging. So I chose two of the deadliest spitters and we got down” says XL. The track will be featured on XL’s Heavy Hands LP coming soon. Check it out now on your preferred digital streaming provider.
Massachusetts-based rapper Millyz has released the cover art and tracklisting for his upcoming new album “Blanco 3” distributed by Perfect Time Music Group. “Blanco 3” was executive produced by Jadakiss, and will feature guest appearances by Jim Jones, Sosa Geek, Merkules, Chris Webby, Nino Man, and more.
Southerland’s “Thing Is” music video debuts today
Of the video, Southerland shares, “We had so much fun making this video. We are by no means actors, yet we play almost every role in the video. We would like to apologize to real actors everywhere that have to watch us destroy their craft.”
