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Michigander Wraps Biggest Cross-Country Headlining Tour
The buzz around indie rock artist Michigander continues to spread across the country and reach new heights. The sonic alter ego of Michigan native Jason Singer wrapped his biggest headlining tour to date on Saturday night, April 29th, in his adopted home of Nashville at another packed venue and guest appearances from Mat Kearney and Briston Maroney. The 21-date outing, supporting Michigander’s recently released fourth EP, It Will Never Be The Same, caused quite the stir this past month as it crossed the country selling out in multiple cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, San Diego, Seattle, Salt Lake City, St. Paul, Washington, DC, Columbus, and Detroit, which saw the 1000-capacity St. Andrew’s Hall filled to the max.
Grammy Award-Winning Producer Swizz Beatz Releases New Video “Say Less”
Country Newcomer Dan Reardon Releases Reimagined Single “Heaven”
“Heaven is actually a re-cut of a song I wrote a long time ago about a girl that I was falling in love with. Living by the water at the time, I felt inspired to sit by the beach and write about deep feelings and emotions while looking out at the steady water. It was therapeutic at the time and although it was written from a personal perspective, I think it will relate to many listeners on their personal journeys of love and relationships,” tells Reardon. “I decided to re-cut the song as it was always well-received by close friends and family members at the time, and people praised the melodic hooks, lyrics and feel-good vibes. Although the song has since morphed, I think it’s better than ever and can’t wait for y’all to hear it!”
ALAN PALOMO (NEON INDIAN) SHARES FIRST SOLO SINGLE
Alan Palomo, the auteur musician/producer behind the long-running avant pop project Neon Indian, has shared “Nudista Mundial ’89,” his first release under his own name. Palomo brought the song to fruition at Mac Demarco’s studio (who also features on the recording) upon learning that he had some key pieces of gear that would help manifest the sun-bleached, funky electro-pop earworm. “While working on a few tunes, I was trying to get a hold of this certain piano,” Palomo explains. “My keyboard player told me Mac had one at his studio so I hit him up. And on one breezy day in May, we sang a duet about two guys going to a nude beach together in Ibiza.”
KAZIMI Announces Debut Album, Shares Single “River Run” via Americana UK | ‘River Run’ LP Out Later This Year
KAZIMI, a new indie-folk-pop project, released the single “River Run” today, the initial track from her debut album of the same name out later this year. The singer-songwriter who looks to nature’s cycles and seasons for guidance has chosen this date based on a cosmic occurrence that will be happening in the sky. When a planet passes within one degree of the Sun, it is called a cazimi, meaning the celestial body is “in the heart of the Sun.” This is said to bring good fortune and is the inspiration behind the project’s name. To ride this luck wave, KAZIMI released her first single on May 1st, the date of the next Mercury cazimi.
SWIZZ BEATZ RELEASES “SAY LESS” MUSIC VIDEO FEAT. LIL DURK & A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE
“Say Less” is featured on Swizz’s new EP Hip Hop 50: Volume 2 – released last week via Mass Appeal. The 5-track project marks the second EP in Mass Appeal’s Hip Hop 50: The Soundtrack and includes star-studded features from Nas, Lil Wayne, Lil Durk, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Jadakiss, Jay Electronica, Benny The Butcher, Fivio Foreign, Scar Lip and Bandmanrill.
MIND INCISION Unveils New Single, “Zero230”
Denver, CO based, metal band MIND INCISION has released their new single, “Zero230”! Produced by DAVE OTERO at Flatline Audio, “Zero230” is off of the band’s upcoming, debut EP, The First Cut.
Emily Rose & the Rounders Share “The Drifter” Video
Today, Los Angeles-based country-rock group Emily Rose & the Rounders share a brand new double-single, “The Drifter” / “Nowhere to Go Part 1.”
Minneapolis Hard Rockers, THROW THE FIGHT, Share New Single and Video ‘OBEY’
With over 50,000 albums sold, 600,000+ monthly Spotify listeners, and more than 100 million streams, Minneapolis hard rock experts Throw The Fight have already developed impressive numbers throughout their history.
DAWN OF EXISTENCE Reveal New Single “Toe Up”
Emerging blackened melodic death metal duo DAWN OF EXISTENCE is rising from the underground to release their new album, Ancient Arts. A ritualistic experience that explores themes of the occult, cosmology, history, fantasy, and the paranormal, Ancient Arts will carry you through the mists of the unknown and show you the eldritch sights from beyond the veil. The project serves as a testament in duality: as vicious and violent as it is elegant and melodic.
Southern Metal Outfit VERMILION WHISKEY Release New Single & Lyric Video For “The Get Down”
HOL at 20, investing in her own sexuality, delves into feelings she can’t ignore
BREAKOUT AUTEUR IDK DROPS NEW TRACK “SALTY” FT. NLE CHOPPA; F65 ALBUM OUT THIS FRIDAY
Ahead of his forthcoming album F65, the Maryland auteur has teamed up with labelmate NLE Choppa on the track.
Scott Matthews releases spine-tingling live video for ‘The Light’
‘New Skin’ was lauded by Robert Plant, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien and Bella Union’s Simon Raymonde as his most courageous move yet in its Eno-esque electronica and ‘Restless Lullabies’ shows Matthews is not afraid to evolve once more…
Patrick Topping releases uplifting new track ‘Make Me Happy’ ft Might Delete Later
Superstar DJ Patrick Topping returns with his new single ‘Make Me Happy’ coming via Ministry of Sound.
‘Make Me Happy’ is a high-energy, heavy-hitting club banger fit for uplifting moments on the dancefloor. Featuring vocals from breakthrough Dutch artist Might Delete Later, the track elevates its killer topline hooks with piercing synths and a ravey house groove.
Alan Palamo (Neon Indian) Shares First Solo Single ‘Nudista Mundial ’89’ Featuring Mac DeMarco. Watch the Video Now.
Alan Palomo, the auteur musician/producer behind the long-running avant pop project Neon Indian, has shared “Nudista Mundial ’89,” his first release under his own name. Palomo brought the song to fruition at Mac Demarco’s studio (who also features on the recording) upon learning that he had some key pieces of gear that would help manifest the sun-bleached, funky electro-pop earworm. “While working on a few tunes, I was trying to get a hold of this certain piano,” Palomo explains. “My keyboard player told me Mac had one at his studio so I hit him up. And on one breezy day in May, we sang a duet about two guys going to a nude beach together in Ibiza.”
SKERRYVORE’S NEW ALBUM ‘TEMPUS’ IS OUT NOW
Today Skerryvore share their new album ‘Tempus’ via Cooking Vinyl which further confirms that they excel at using their Scottish roots music as the beating heart behind a contemporary alt-pop sound that’s winning over audiences both home and abroad. It’s a style that they evolve on new album ‘Tempus’, with an intoxicating concoction of anthemic highs, strident rock, stadium-folk thrills and subtle dance beats, featuring the four consecutive Radio 2 playlisted singles ‘Everything You Need’, ‘Eye of the Storm’, ‘Vancouver Island’ and new single ‘Another World’.
WESTERMAN — Shares New Song: “A Lens Turning” || + New Album Out This Friday
Accompanied by a music video directed and animated by Edwin Burdis, the visuals perfectly capture the song with a seemingly metaphysical character morphing to each musical shift. Through the use of color and movement, the video mirrors the song’s ups and downs while maintaining an eerie atmosphere that reflects its ominous themes of self doubt. The new track follows previously released singles “Take,” “CSI: Petralona” and “Idol; RE-run,” the latter which Pitchfork noted, “lingers deceptively far past its fade out.”
Sola shares new single + dystopian video ‘Scream999’
The new single portrays a hauntingly beautiful sound, led by Sola’s captivating silky vocal, combined with an intense instrumentation and heavy drum tracks, perfectly capturing the song’s dystopian themes of information overload and desensitization.
Robbi Niles Shares New Single “Havana”
Born on the tropical paradise island of Barbados, Robbi Niles began his musical journey at three years old when he started to play the tenor steel pan. Since that time, he has explored several instruments, including the saxophone, piano, drums and guitar. Now a competent guitarist, composer, lyricist and producer, Robbi has established a fanbase with his distinctive sound and catchy hooks, as can be heard on his brand-new single, “Havana”.
LOVERS – New album from Indie Pop artist Adi Shaham
Adi Shaham’s album LOVERS is her most exposed work to date. After breaking up with her partner of ten years Adi wrote each song from the album about a different man, whom Adi went out with and left some kind of insight or mark on her. The album was co-produced with Hip hop artist Mr. Aiio lazer.
Juno Award Winning Reggae Artist Kirk Diamond Drops “Bring It Good”
Toronto, On – Canadian Juno award winning Reggae artist, Kirk Diamond drops his highly anticipated single “Bring It Good” together with fusion artist, Tiffanie Malvo. The Finn (Jermaine Finn) produced single out now on all music platforms. Diamond is a Reggae Super Star, respected by fans and fellow artists alike, not only for his talent but creative spirit. Diamond is passionate about his music and what it represents. Juno award winning music producer, Finn was the perfect collaborator for “Bring It Good.” Known for his ability to blend genres seamlessly helped complete the sound and vision. The newly released single is the second song off Diamond’s upcoming album ‘Dread,’ also produced by Finn, to be released Summer 2023. The first single, ‘Reggae Party’ from the album won a Juno this year. The phenomenal Reggae artist has 5 Juno award nominations and a second win for Reggae recording Of The Year.
CLØUDY SKIES unveil their brand new video “Gleams and Ghosts”
French duo CLØUDY SKIES has just unveiled a new music video for their song “Gleams and Ghosts” from their recently released album “Changes.” The Dreamgaze/Atmospheric/Progressive/Post Metal band describes the track as a perfect breath to the heart of the album and gathers a balanced atmosphere between sweetness, melancholia and harshness offering a moment of introspection, imagination, and dreams for the listener. The song explores another facet of the band’s music, that of sensitivity. G&G sometimes comes close to the beauty and depth of doom/metal/gothic masters like Katatonia and Swallow the Sun while the haunted lyrics could remind those written by female singers such as Marissa Nadler, Weyes Blood and Chelsea wolfe.
Listen to Anna St. Louis’ “Better Days” off her upcoming album, In The Air – Out June 9th on Woodsist / Mare
Born of a thousand nights lost in a surrender to stillness and contemplation, In The Air is Anna St. Louis’ second full length album and her most considered work yet.
St. Louis’ debut If Only There Was a River seemed to emerge fully formed out of the recesses of her mind; a gritty, mesmerizing affair, filled with jagged edges and ghostly apparitions. The type of record that announces a new voice; one haunted by what has come before.
Austin’s Johanna Heilman announces debut When We Were Electric
Singer/songwriter Johanna Heilman has been a part of the Austin music scene for over 20 years. She got her start playing coffee shops and house parties around the University of Texas and spent many years performing solo sets at venues across town. In 2012 she joined local shoegaze band Wildfires which released their well received debut EP, Aguas Frescas Part One, in 2015. Regulars of the Red River scene, Wildfires cut their teeth playing in little clubs around town and opening for touring acts. They have since released two additional records, Aguas Frescas Part Two, and a full length record entitled Wildfires (Skateland).
K-POP PHENOMENON aespa ISSUES AN INVITATION ON NEW SINGLE “Welcome To MY World (feat. nævis)”
On “Welcome To MY World” aespa reunites with nævis whom they forged a powerful chemistry with during season one of their cinematic universe. Balancing wistful ethereal guitar with big screen-ready orchestration, this alternative pop anthem issues an invitation to fans everywhere to immerse themselves in the quartet’s music.
The new OG Compass ‘Sunny’ track is out today
This ‘Sunny’ single is the lead track for OG’s anticipated sophomore EP ‘Soleil’ which is set for release at the end of the summer. His seminal debut EP ‘Reign’ put him on the map in Toronto, and he’s also garnered support from Billboard and Complex as well.
SEN MORIMOTO DROPS NEW SONG + VIDEO, SIGNS TO CITY SLANG FOR FORTHCOMING THIRD LP
“In the face of imminent climate disaster, war and unending sickness it’s natural to start considering what will remain and what might have made it all worth it. I want the sound of my music to reflect that same urgency – instruments warbling and splattered over the beat, melodies tangled and contradicting. I wrote this song about the enduring power of love and the struggle to hang onto that feeling when in crisis.”
OCEANLORD release new video single ‘Kingdom’
Australian doom cultists OCEANLORD are now unveiling the eerie video clip for the skin-crawling track ‘Kingdom’, which is the final single taken from their forthcoming new album “Kingdom Cold”. The tentacled debut full-length is slated for release on May 26, 2023.
Revolver Magazine Premieres Stunning “M.E.6” Video From Phoenix Psychedelic/Alternative Rock Act
From the heart of the Sonoran Desert arises MEDIA. Their debut EP Influence is the first of a three-part meditation on the brutality and beauty of being. It is about the inner and outer connect and disconnect on the earthly plane, culminating with a tune about the Sixth Mass Extinction event being brought on by the uncontrollable spread of an “idea pathogen.” Sonically, Influence is a heavy but groovy psychedelic whirlwind. With big, sweeping, tom-heavy grooves and lush synthesizers, layered over nasty Rickenbacker bass tones and guitars alternately grimy and soaring, the sound is massive. It harkens a lot of things familiar but adds something new and fresh to the mix.
Suwannee Roots Revival Announces Trampled By Turtles, Hot Tuna Electric, Donna the Buffalo – Oct 5-8
Reviving and carrying on the longtime tradition of hosting some of the most prominent names in American roots music and beyond, the 7th Suwannee Roots Revival takes place Thursday, October 5 – Sunday, October 8 at the renowned Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida.
PRE’s SNUPE BANDZ Drops Video for “Bigger Dreams”
The track finds SNUPE exploring the distance between his roots and the heights of his career, sharing the lessons he learned along the way. “Bigger Dreams” is the latest video from BOYZ IN THE HOOD, the 2022 collaborative project between SNUPE and fellow PRE hotshot PaperRoute Woo, following the recent cut for Woo’s “Different Channel.”
