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New El Michels Affair & Liam Bailey Single “King” Out Today
El Michels Affair and Liam Bailey drop another single from the forthcoming Ekundayo Inversions album. This one was recorded during the Ekundayo sessions but did not make its way to the album. EMA takes the production to Liam’s part of the world with a track that borrows elements from that 90s Bristol Trip-Hop era and mixes them with the NY Soul El Michels has become synonymous with. Bailey is right at home on this soundscape as he weaves a self reflective tune about the struggles and growing pains he’s persevered through to get to this point.
PRAY U PREY: Decibel Magazine Premieres “Living Library” Lyric Video
Decibel writes, “The follow up to the band’s 2017 debut, Figure The 8, is set for release via the ever-reliable Selfmadegod label on August 6. But you don’t have to wait that long to hear a brand new brain-basher from sophomore slugger The Omega Kill, because Decibel has the premiere of the visualizer for ‘Living Library,’ along with some insightful context about the track from the legendary Shrew.”
Richmond, VA Producer/Songwriter Abby Huston Signs To Egghunt Records, Shares New Single “Apartment”
“Apartment” is on the guitar-oriented side, definitely one for fans of artists like Men I Trust. With cicadas lurking in the background (you can hear them at the end of the song), it sounds like a breeze through the open window on a blazing summer day and is a great showcase for their poised and excellent vocals:
Hard Rock/Metal Band PREY FOR SUNDAY Release New Single “BROKEN HEARTED MAN” + Official Music Video
Hard Rock/ Metal band Prey for Sunday released their new single “Broken Hearted Man” to all digital platforms! The single is off of their self-titled EP that is now available!
LAKES Release New Single “Retrograde”
Founded by drummer and writer, Matt Shaw, Lakes have evolved immensely over the past four years. Maturing from a mini, bedroom side-project to a fully fleshed out math rock group, they continue to grow in groundbreaking new ways.
Polo & Pan Release Cinematic New Video For “Tunnel feat. Channel Tres”
Said the directors, Zite & Léo of the “Tunnel” video: “We took a ride through space and time with Polo & Pan and Channel Tres, sitting at the back of our futuristic cab, gliding in a cosmic tunnel blending musical and visual worlds together. This is our vision of a parallel universe, taking the shape of a musical comic book where all species across galaxies bounce to the same rhythm.”
JAPANESE METAL JUGGERNAUT, CRYSTAL LAKE, PAYS HOMAGE TO FALLEN MUSICAL HEROES WITH FEROCIOUS NEW SINGLE “CURSE”
Japan’s biggest metal export to come along in years, CRYSTAL LAKE, is paying their respects to music’s fallen heroes with a pulverizing new single titled “Curse” today with SharpTone Records. The track is available now for streaming and the official video can be viewed below.
Zero Trust share new single “Portraits”
Today, New York-based Zero Trust have shared their heavy new single “Portraits” out on Equal Vision Records. The song is controlled chaos at its finest – a melding of jagged metalcore riffs, hardcore attitude, and melodic vocals centered around confronting your mortality.
LOVE THE HATE New Single, “Solid Ground,” Out NOW! FFO Chevelle, Deftones, Breaking Benjamin
Mobile, AL based Heavy Rockers LOVE THE HATE has released their brutal new single, “Solid Ground.” With a dark, modern music video directed and filmed by Thomas Crane of KillDevil Films (Saliva, Todd La Torre [Queensryche], Eve to Adam), “Solid Ground” has quickly dominated local and international radio, bringing the quintet’s unique brand of dark, heavy riffs and infectious melodies to an audience starved for honest rock music.
HALSEY ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL FILM EXPERIENCE TO ACCOMPANY HER NEW ALBUM, IF I CAN’T HAVE LOVE, I WANT POWER
In her career to date, Halsey has surpassed 60 million RIAA-certified units across albums, singles and features. Worldwide, she has sold over 150 million adjusted singles. If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power follows Manic, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Current Albums chart. It was the first album of 2020 to be certified Platinum in the U.S. and attained Platinum certification in numerous other countries also.
TESHER X JASON DERULO UNVEIL OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “JALEBI BABY”
Canadian-Indian rapper/producer Tesher and award-winning singer/songwriter Jason Derulo play restaurant workers vying for the attention of a beautiful customer in the vibrant official video for their reimagination of Tesher’s global hit, “Jalebi Baby.” Director Gil Green (Drake, J Balvin, Nicki Minaj) captures the song’s Bollywood Hollywood vibe as Tesher and Derulo take turns fantasizing about performing for their Jalebi Baby. Choreographed by both Derulo’s long-time choreographer, Jeremy Kenyel, and Tesher’s choreographer/manager, Divya Jethwani, the video features multiple dance scenes – one of them marking the first time in history that a major American artist has performed a Bhangra routine on screen. The video showcases colorful costumes sourced from South Asian designers including KYNAH and holiCHIC and was filmed at the elegant Taglyan Cultural Center in Hollywood.
Voidgazer Premiere New Video for ‘Jesus Take The Needle’ Exclusively via Ghost Cult Magazine.
Extreme progressive band Voidgazer have unveiled the new video for their track ‘Jesus Take the Needle’, premiering exclusively via Ghost Cult Magazine. The single lands ahead of their new album, ‘Dance of the Undesirables’, releasing on August 27th, 2021.
NIKO RUBIO RELEASES NEW SONG “GO WITH YOU”
Her latest single, “Go With You,” follows her previous songs, “Bed” and “You Could Be The One,” the latter of which Billboard praised as a, “captivating showcase for the newcomer,” adding that, “the kicky pop-rock track allows Rubio’s tone to sink down low and soar skyward.” PAPER also noted that her songs are “…infused with waves of indie-rock and guitar riffs…in the most Californian style, of course.” All three tracks will appear on her forthcoming EP.
Grammy + Tony Winner Michael Cerveris’ Loose Cattle Share “Sidewalk Chicken” Video
“Rock ‘N’ Roll Sounds”
These were the questions that I asked myself at the time of writing “Rock ‘N’ Roll Sounds,” a song that was born out of watching the beautiful synergy of life and death captured in Freddie Mercury’s 1985 Live Aid performance with Queen.
