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Defected Records Drops New Vintage Culture Single ‘It Is What It Is’
Globally acclaimed Brazilian producer Vintage Culture makes his debut on the iconic Defected Records with new single ‘It Is What It Is’, featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Elise LeGrow, out on Friday 4th December.
Channelling a smooth, feel-good house vibe, ‘It Is What It Is’ is driven by sun-drenched hi-hats, brooding piano chords and Elise LeGrow’s effortlessly seductive vocals. A club track with serious crossover appeal, it has already been turning heads, with UK DJ and producer Sam Divine including it in her most recent Defected Radio Show.
LIPSHOK (USA) “Shadows Of A Dark Heart” @ Gothic Rock | Symphonic Metal
Welcome to the world of Lipshok where magic is real, traveling to alternate dimensions is possible, the wind carries messages for the future, and mythical creatures roam the earth. This is their newest CD Shadows Of A Dark Heart in a nutshell. This music will take you away from reality and bring you a new reality. The songs are intense and compelling with rich stories and incredible harmonies and haunting melodies.
NOTHING BUT THIEVES SHARE PHOBIA (WUH OH REMIX)
Southend five-piece Nothing But Thieves have shared a new alternate version of their track Phobia with a remix by Glaswegian producer, composer and performer Wuh Oh. The band also recently released their third album Moral Panic, which charted at #3 and features the singles Is Everybody Going Crazy?, Real Love Song and Impossible.
Cryptodira releases dynamic sophomore album ‘The Angel of History’ via Good Fight Music
Speaking on the release Scott Acquavella (guitar / vocals) says, “In the midst of such a uniquely stressful time, we’re especially grateful for the opportunity to put The Angel of History in your hands. It was crafted through chaos, personal loss, and growth, and that heavy spectrum of emotions is well represented throughout the album. We were driven by excitement and curiosity while writing it and we’ve never explored such a wide variety of sonic territory before, so we truly hope these songs resonate with you the way they do with us.”
Flawes Release “What’s A Boy To Do” Off Upcoming ‘Reverie’ EP
The music community has shown a huge amount of ingenuity in trying to connect with fans while conventional shows can’t happen. But no one has done anything quite like what Flawes did to bring their recent single “Holding Out For The Win” to attention. They aimed to break the world record for the most individual livestreamed performances of a single song in a twelve-hour session. And that’s exactly what they achieved, completing a staggering 60 performances of the track – and all without frontman JC Carruthers losing his voice.
Flux Pavilion drops single ‘I Believe’ ahead of album drop
‘I Believe’ features Asha’s sonically altered yet controlled, subtle and shiver inducing vocal and proves that she’s perfectly at home on yet another big bass track. Hotly-tipped vocalist Asha has received support from Pigeons & Planes, The Fader and BBC R1Xtra and previously lent her vocals to UKF Bass Culture banger ‘ONLY US’ in 2018 with Francois & Louis Benton and Riddim Commission.
DISCLOSURE’S OWN VIP REMIX OF “WATCH YOUR STEP” FEAT. KELIS IS OUT TODAY
“‘Watch Your Step” with Kelis soars as high as Disclosure’s best work,” said Billboard while Rolling Stone noted, “Kelis acquits herself as a worthy dancefloor diva.” The Wall Street Journal noted, “‘Watch Your Step,’ [is] a glimmering slice of 1980s-inflected disco.” The single went straight onto the A list at BBC 6Music and is currently B listed at BBC Radio 1. Disclosure are helming a regular show on BBC Radio 1 through February 2021 as part of the station’s latest round of resident DJs. Their next show airs Monday, December 7.
Bear Grillz Bonds with Some of Bass Music’s Finest Artists on his Sophomore LP, “Friends: The Album”
Bear Grillz gifts fans with his long-awaited sophomore LP, Friends: The Album, a twelve-track collaborative work aimed at uplifting and uniting amid 2020’s trials and tribulations. The album title aptly describes the main theme of the release: Bear Grillz has enlisted some of his closest friends and collaborators in an attempt to find meaningful connections within the uncertainty of isolation. Whether it’s reggae-pop melodies on “Give Em What They Want” alongside Iration, high-charged bass on “Run It (feat. Bok Nero)” with Riot Ten, or dreamlike soundscapes on his Adventure Club and JT Roach collaboration “Where We Are,” Grillz’s skillful synthesis of a diverse ensemble of musicians shows what friends can accomplish when they come together.
Art Of Shock Releases Holiday Track “No Presents For Christmas” Today
“We’re big King Diamond fans! The idea of recording our own version of this song was floating around in our camp for a long time. We had a lot of fun doing it. I hope you’ll enjoy it,” states Art Of Shock frontman Art Geezar.
Norway’s This Daze release theirs/t debut EP today on Furō Sound!
“We’re bringing back the the loud, noisy DIY underground sound of the 90s to the 2020s. Our main influences, both musically and stylistically are all from that period. So to us this is a very natural way of expressing ourselves in our music and the stuff we wear.” – This Daze
AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS Share New Single & Music Video for “Stranger In The Mirror”
British melodic post-hardcore six-piece AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS have dropped their new single, titled “Stranger In The Mirror,” along with an accompanying music video. “Stranger In The Mirror” is the third single taken from the band’s upcoming debut album, ‘Within Each Lies The Other,’ which will see a March 26th, 2021 release via Long Branch Records.
TOWNSHIP Release Their Lost Album ‘Life Starts Tonight’ More Than A Decade Later!
This lost album, recorded in early September 2009, is the last to feature original drummer and founding member Greg Beadle, as well as guitarist Matty Smart. Though the writing came from Marc and John, Greg had a firm hand in the arrangement, tone, and overall approach to the album: big rock, tracked live, minimal overdubs, no ballads, no harmonies, and no acoustic guitars (if possible). Greg and Chris McLaughlin (Engineer/Co-Producer) worked tirelessly to get big, live, unique drum sounds to match the power and immediacy of the songs. When paired with John’s EB-0 through his trusty Acoustic 140, stereo Les Pauls, and high-octane, dynamic vocals, the record busts out of the speakers like the Kool-Aid man. However, it was left shelved for over a decade.
Ricky Warwick Releases New Single “You Don’t Love Me”
Today sees RICKY WARWICK release the second single from his first studio album in five years, “When Life Was Hard And Fast” (out February 19, 2021, via NUCLEAR BLAST). The new single is titled “You Don’t Love Me” and features a guest guitar solo from the inimitable Luke Morley of Thunder who also makes an appearance in the video. It’s a direct song with a direct meaning that tackles the all too familiar feeling of realising someone doesn’t feel the same about you as you do about them.
TOKIMONSTA RELEASES OASIS NOCTURNO INSTRUMENTAL & NEW VIDEO
Los Angeles-native producer and DJ, TOKiMONSTA released the third and final rendition of her renowned studio album Oasis Nocturno. The album, titled Oasis Nocturno Instrumental, distills the original 12-track album into an instrumental ensemble of the artist’s experimental beats. Previous to Oasis Nocturno Instrumental, the grammy-nominated artist also shared Oasis Nocturno (Remixed) which featured acclaimed EDM artists like Soul Clap, AC Slater, Damian Lazarus, Dombresky, GroovyRoom, Falcons, POSIJ, and more.
TERMINAL BLISS Signs To Relapse Records
Relapse is proud to announce the signing of TERMINAL BLISS, featuring members of Pg. 99, Mammoth Grinder, Suppression, and more!
Comments TERMINAL BLISS, “For us, being signed to Relapse is an absolute honor. We’ve all devoured Relapse bands all the way back into the mid ’90s with releases from Neurosis, Benümb, Human Remains, Disrupt, Enemy Soil, Pig Destroyer, and on and on. Being very aware of their continuous contribution to extremely heavy and intense music for three decades opens the creative floodgates for us to explore some completely ‘out there’ unhinged punk mayhem. We’re thrilled to move forward with Relapse as purveyors of our noise.”
FOXES Shares New Track “Hollywood” || Out Now On [PIAS] Recordings
Revealing some of the most challenging experiences she had chasing her dreams to Los Angeles as a young songwriter, Foxes comments: “Anyone who has spent some time in Los Angeles will understand the long shadow that amazing city can cast. When you step away from the glimmering lights and the star studded parties it can be a hard place, echoing with feelings of loneliness, isolation and rejection. I wrote this song after an extended stay in West Hollywood when I was feeling completely overwhelmed and really struggling as a young artist trying to make sense of it all”
Ricky Warwick Releases New Single “You Don’t Love Me”
Today sees RICKY WARWICK release the second single from his first studio album in five years, “When Life Was Hard And Fast” (out February 19, 2021, via NUCLEAR BLAST). The new single is titled “You Don’t Love Me” and features a guest guitar solo from the inimitable Luke Morley of Thunder who also makes an appearance in the video. It’s a direct song with a direct meaning that tackles the all too familiar feeling of realising someone doesn’t feel the same about you as you do about them.
Arsun’s New Track Debuts in YSL Campaign, Shares “Bleed In Vain” Via Glide
On the song, Arsun says: “Bleed In Vain” is supposed to have a feeling like you’re walking through molasses. The recording session was late at night and I was tired, might’ve even been sick, and that’s how it’s supposed to feel. It’s supposed to feel like the time between late night and early morning. I think the song is more about the atmosphere than the specific meaning, it can really mean whatever you want it to.
OUT TODAY: Alt-pop songwriter Valerie Orth explores technology and human connection in latest album premiered via Culture Collide
Orth wrote the bones of her upcoming album, Rabbit Hole, isolated in a house in Oregon. Then she went to LA to join forces with Grammy-award winning engineer David “Dizmix” Lopez (Beyonce, Ice Cube, Brandy, Snoop Dogg, Angie Stone). Over the course of a year, Orth and Lopez jumped down a rabbit hole to study the current condition of the human species and translate it into a cinematic album.
Multi-disciplinary artist TiKA releases the video for ‘Soothing Love’
The Montreal-based TiKA has once again teamed up with collaborator NASKADEMINI, who she worked with on her past visual for “Sideways.” In terms of the creative process, TiKA says, “I shot my visual ‘Don’t Be Afraid’ with Victoria Long in Toronto, but it was getting difficult to travel and maintain my own wellness as well as that of the people I’m working with. NASKADEMINI, the director for ‘Soothing Love,’ is a genius and really cares about maintaining safer spaces. Espace Gris is NASKADEMINI’s almost 4000 sq ft studio in Montreal, so we decided to continue to shoot from there. I felt it was best to keep the team contained and to keep us working in the same space for one vision.”
JD Shelburne Exclusively Premieres Christmas Cover of “Run Run Rudolph” On Taste Of Country
Rising country singer/songwriter JD Shelburne spreads familiar cheer to all with the release of an electrifying Christmas cover of “Run Run Rudolph,” originally performed by Chuck Berry. Santa Claus himself will be jamming to Shelburne’s rendition of this classic hit in his sleigh. JD ignites the spirit of the season with this high energy, country spin on a holiday classic, “Run Run Rudolph” which was exclusively premiered by Taste of Country on December 3rd.
Jahvillani and Skillibeng are “Smooth!”
Dancehall sensations Jahvillani and Skillibeng say “Smooth” is the way to be on their newest single of the same name, today released by VP Records.
Both artists, who hail from the West side and east side of Jamaica respectively, have found common ground through music, and entertaining the masses with their provocative lyrics and ear-catching riddim. Their bravura comes through the speakers as they brag about their maneuverings around the most beautiful women.
Fully solidifying his position as one of the must-watch artists out of Los Angeles, hip-hop phenom Blxst has released the heavily anticipated deluxe release of his acclaimed debut EP, No Love Lost.
Out today via Red Bull Records, the multi-hyphenate continues his unstoppable run of hits with six new tracks, each showcasing his signature finesse, nimble lyricism, and soulful melodies. Tapping fellow West Coast heavyweights Ty Dolla $ign, Tyga, Dom Kennedy, and Bino Rideaux, the deluxe release of No Love Lost continues to explore the themes that laid the groundwork for its predecessor – loyalty, love, and life in the streets of Los Angeles.
DYLAN BRADY RELEASES VIRAL COVER OF “STILL INTO YOU”
Originally posting the cover on TikTok to his 850k+ followers, the sound went on to be used in more than 125k user-created videos.
Dylan Brady’s previous single “I Hate California” garnered 700k audio streams worldwide, and his debut single “Over Us” has reached nearly 3M global audio streams to date and was named one of Rolling Stone’s “Ten Best Country Songs to Hear Now.”
ASHRR RELEASES DARK, WISTFUL POST-PUNK SINGLE “DARK EYES”
Los Angeles’ rising darkwave/post-punk trio ASHRR has convened again to release a dark and wistful new single titled “Dark Eyes” with the label Wehearnoise Records. The mesmerizing and emotional song pulls at heartstrings with a dreamlike poignancy, and adds further depth to the band’s impressive, growing repertoire. Listen below…
GOLDLINK SHARES NEW TRACK “DUNYA” FT. LUKEYWORLD
Most recently GoldLink made his official return with the release of “Best Rapper In The Fuckin World” which is produced by KAYTRANADA. The track is the first release following GoldLink’s critically acclaimed album Diaspora. Released in June 2019, the album was recognized by Pitchfork as “the best music of his career” while Highsnobiety stated “GoldLink can conceive of and execute his ideas better than most anyone in hip-hop today.”
TODAY: DAVID COOK RELEASES “STRANGE WORLD”, SECOND SINGLE FROM FORTHCOMING EP
As David explains, “‘Strange World’ is really my homage to this year. Staring out of the windows at the world outside, feeling disconnected from it, and trying to find those moments that would normally exist outside, inside.”
RYDYR Releases Music Video for “Fly Away” with Rerelease of “Wonderful Life”
“With this year being so wild and changing on us all, the direction of this latest project changed as well. ‘Fly Away’ was a song I had written a few years back, and felt that I needed to add it to this EP. So we reproduced it to the version you are hearing now,” shares RYDYR. “The title of the EP These Things Always Change is a line from the first verse of this song. Followed by the line “..But shame on me I stay the same…” When I set out to make music as RYDYR I always want to give you my truth and soul in all my music. So even with a world changing around us, I hope that everyone who listens feels a sense of peace and the ability to escape a bit, while remembering to always maintain peace and a true sense of self. It’s okay to step away from the bullsh** and breathe. It felt so right to go up to the pines in Northern California where my grandparents live, where I feel most unplugged and free, and film this video. Big thanks to everyone involved. Hope you enjoy.”
Signals Of Bedlam Dial Up The Intensity On “Twilight Rebel With Red Cap”
NYC-based heavy prog group Signals Of Bedlam have dropped “Twilight Rebel With Red Cap”, a single that serves as a vitriolic vehicle for a scathing caricature of the aging ultra-con. In particular vocalist Cero Cartera explains how the track tackles the recent rise of the mentality that “taking a principled stand against the poor and downtrodden somehow became the greatest form of patriotism.”
GLASWING (Aaron Marsh of Copeland) Unveils New Single “Yesterday, I Lost a Day”
‘Yesterday, I Lost a Day” is about not taking the good days for granted,” shares Marsh. Even when they seem mundane, even when things get repetitive, a closer look at the things that make life great can make all the difference.” “Yesterday, I Lost A Day,” which follows previous single “When You’re Smiling My Way,” will be featured on GLASWING’s forthcoming EP, due out in 2021.
Amigo the Devil releases new single Another Man’s Grave
Dark Americana artist Amigo The Devil has just released the first single, “Another Man’s Grave”, off his forthcoming second album, Born Against, set to drop on February 19th via Liars Club/Regime Music Group. “Another Man’s Grave” is a storytelling marvel, as Amigo laments the trials and tribulations of the human condition over a swelling orchestral crescendo. Listen to “Another Man’s Grave” online now at:
