MERIDIAN PREMIERE “BORROWED TIME”
MERIDIAN have released “Borrowed Time”, another track from their upcoming Victory debut, The Awful Truth, set for release on September 2nd. Dubbed “ballsy US hardcore backed up with pop sensibilities” by Metal Hammer, MERIDIAN have created an album that demonstrates their ingrained ability to orchestrate a dynamically diverse collection of songs that are courageous in both sound and sentiment. The band fuses infectious melodies into a swarm of unexpected harmonics combined with a vocalization rollercoaster that meshes various rock genres resulting in an emotionally gripping musical journey. Sirius XM’s Faction is already a believer- if you like to rock, you will be too.
http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/meridian_borrowed_time_song_premiere
LIGHTS DEBUTS NEW VIDEO FOR ‘PORTAL’
Canada’s acclaimed pop multi-instrumentalist and Juno Award winner Lights has released a new music video for “Portal,” the intro track off her third studio album, Little Machines, out on September 23 via Warner Brothers Records. The black-and-white visual finds her driving down a country road, inevitably ditching her car to search for a portal on foot. Watch the video via the Refinery29 premiere
http://www.refinery29.com/2014/08/72644/lights-portal-music-video
CABINET OF WONDERS SALON PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FOR “GOODBYE JANE”
Salon is premiering a new animated video by the acclaimed graphic designer and illustratror Stefan G. Bucher for the song “Goodbye Jane” from Stace’s album Self-Titled—out last year. A studio performance of the the song serves as the basis for Bucher’s video and features rotoscoped animation—a technique that involves hand-tracing over film footage, frame by frame. Watch the video, which Salon calls “a nostalgic treasure” here.
SINÉAD O’CONNOR GRACES THE COVER OF BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
In a career that spans nearly 30 years, O’Connor sat down with Billboard Magazine to discuss past and present controversies that have reared their heads during her 30-year career – marriage, divorce, Saturday Night Live, illness, religion, abuse and twitter wars with other pop stars. Unequivocally raw and searingly honest O’Connor doesn’t flinch from matters that have made her one of the most polarizing and fascinating personalities in music today.
JAMES BAY’S “LET IT GO” IS THE NEW ITUNES “SINGLE OF THE WEEK”
JAMES BAY’s new single “Let It Go” is this weeks iTunes’ latest “Single of the Week” (iTunes.com/JamesBay). Available as a free download for seven days starting Tuesday August 12, 2014, “Let It Go” is the title track of the UK singer-songwriter’s universally lauded EP, Let It Go, available through all online partners via Republic Records now
NEW SINGLE BY SLOAN
On September 9th, Sloan will release their 11th studio album Commonwealth via Yep Roc Records. Yesterday, Consequence of Sound premiered the Chris Murphy-penned “Carried Away,” the third preview track to be released from the forthcoming solo-sided double album.
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/listen-sloans-new-song-carried-away
TOKYO POLICE CLUB “HOT TONIGHT” REMIX
Tokyo Police Club, who will round out the summer performing select stops with Grouplove and Portugal. The Man, have added fall headlining dates to their extensive North American tour. The Canadian run will be supported by Said the Whale, with appearances by The Pack A.D on some dates.
Furthermore, the band has released a new remix of their single “Hot Tonight,” off their latest album Forecfield, by Togetherness (aka Ross Clark and Nicky Paul of St. Lucia).
https://soundcloud.com/tokyopoliceclub/hot-tonight-togetherness-remix/s-o1w8t
THE CREATORS PROJECT PRESENTS RÖYKSOPP & ROBYN’S “MONUMENT” MUSIC VIDEO
The Creators Project, a partnership between VICE and Intel, today presents the music video for Röyksopp and Robyn’s track “Monument.”
Produced by The Creators Project, the music video features direction from Max Vitali, who created a weightless and timeless space by shooting on a wire based camera, drawing the viewer in on a journey of self discovery, a central theme throughout the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c-RbGZBnBI
NEW SINGLE BY STATIK SELEKTAH
Statik Selektah enlists Bun B, Pos of De La Soul and Jared Evan for his latest track, “God Knows,” off his upcoming album, What Goes Around, out 8-19-14.
DEVAN DUBOIS “LONG LIVE” MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES AT NYLON GUYS
The debut album from Devan DuBois, Le Fou, will be released next Tuesday, August 19 on Sensibility Music. Already receiving notice, Nylon Guys recently premiered DuBois’ music video for “Long Live” praising, “His name might be new to you, but his tunes have been long in the works…His southern roots shine through as his folky guitar rhythms are accompanied by some hip-hop drums—two styles we love and go perfectly together.”
http://www.nylonguysmag.com/premiere-devan-dubois-long-live-video/
BIG HUD ALBUM STREAM
Big Hud has extensive experience in the music industry, having created songs with artists such as Yelawolf and Curren$y as well as opening for several legends including Too $hort, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross. Hud is also currently working on a joint project with East Oakland’s Beeda Weeda entitled The Storm, which will be available for sale on September 30th. As well as the aforementioned single, “Straight Up Out The Mud,” two videos have already been released from the album in the weeks leading up to the release: the risque ” Gone Get It,” featuring Keith Jacobs, which premiered via AllHipHop, and “Money Money Money,” a Noisey-premiered number which featured Beeda Weeda, Franchi$e Tief, and Hud pulling off a heist in the middle of the Atlanta night.
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/big-hud-on-yo-bitch-ass-oyba-stream-listen
HUFFER SHARES “BLUE” VIA GOLD FLAKE PAINT
Huffer was formed amidst the flat lands of Los Angeles in late 2013. The core of Huffer is Sam Donahue and Robert Cody. Zumi Rosow of the K-Holes and Black Lips has written and recorded saxophone for all of their releases. Together, the weirdo rock duo envisions harsh krauty repetitions along with tasteful minimalism, setting themselves apart from the standard embodiment of Los Angeles as a city of endless sun and relentless pop. Drawing influences from unusual classics, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen, as well as more fitting altrock freaks The Jesus Lizard, and The Dead C. Huffer released an 8 song tape in early 2014 and has been working on recording material for an EP and a full length.
http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/introducing-huffer/
NEW ALBUM COMING BY RACHEL SAGE
Rachael Sage announces the release of her new studio album, Blue Roses, out November 4, 2014 on MPress Records. The NYC singer-songwriter, poet, actor, visual artist and record label owner has thrived in the indie songwriter scene since her self-produced 1996 debut, Morbid Romantic. Her new album, Blue Roses, is a perceptive rumination on the human condition. Her voice pulsates with soulful melancholy over her driving piano, augmented by string-soaked arrangements.
GOO GOO DOLLS TO LIVE-STREAM PHILADELPHIA SHOW
The Goo Goo Dolls have partnered up with Live Nation and Yahoo to live-stream their August 17, 2014 concert live from Susquehanna Bank Center in Philadelphia. This is one of 365 concerts to stream over a 12-month period on the Live Nation Channel on Yahoo Screen. You can watch the Goo Goo Dolls show live at 9:00pm EST/6:00pm PST on August 17th.
Tune in for The Goo Goo Dolls Philadelphia performance:
https://screen.yahoo.com/live/event/goo-goo-dolls
TAPES NEW ALBUM FOR FREE
TAPES was conceived as a creative release from the monotony of daily life. In 2011, the mysterious producer left his hometown of Knoxville for an internship opportunity in San Francisco. In the following summer, he fell off the grid to write expansive, blissed-out soundscapes that stimulated his TAPES project. The sound of TAPES is elusive and mood-based, blanketed in clouds of atmospheric textures and driven by escalating tempos that demonstrate the powerful relationship between tension and release.
https://cassettetapes.bandcamp.com/album/finding
STREAM KIMBRA’S ‘THE GOLDEN ECHO’ ON NPR NOW
You can now stream Kimbra’s The Golden Echo in its entirety on NPR First Listen. Her Billboard feature is on the cover of this week’s music section as well. Kimbra is touring in support of her new album The Golden Echo, which will be released on August 19th via Warner Bros. Records. The album is available for pre-order from all participating retailers.
http://www.npr.org/2014/08/10/338017693/first-listen-kimbra-the-golden-echo
PAOLO NUTINI RELEASES SHORT FILM FOR “IRON SKY”
Paolo Nutini has released a captivating short film for his single “Iron Sky,” off his upcoming US release Caustic Love, out September 16. “Iron Sky” has been called a “rock soul epic” by the Telegraph and a “rousing soul-symphony” by The Guardian. The track features an extract from Charlie Chaplin’s infamous speech from the 1940 anti-war satire “The Great Dictator.” The powerful song deserved a equally powerful video to go along with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoCSeIY0xdo
DIRTY LOOPS NEW ALBUM STREAM
Swedish Pop trio DIRTY LOOPS are streaming their forthcoming album Loopified exclusively at Billboard.com – which is set for release via Verve Records on August 19th. In addition to their debut album coming out in a week, the band is gearing up for a special performance at Guitar Center in New York City on August 20th – where they’ll perform select tracks from the new album (free admission) in Union Square. Dirty Loops will also be heading out on their first-ever North American tour starting on October 21st in New York, and wrapping up on November 21st in Seattle. AV Club referred to the breakout group as “pure Timberlake-style pop,” while PopMatters called them “undeniably infectious.”
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6214397/loopified-dirty-loops-exclusive
SOME NERVE RELEASES DEBUT FULL-LENGTH FOR FREE
Texan hardcore punk act, SOME NERVE, has released their debut self-titled full-length as a pay-what-you-want digital download through DYING SCENE RECORDS. You can stream and download it on the Dying Scene Records bandcamp page.
http://dyingscenerecords.bandcamp.com/album/some-nerve
MY SILENT BRAVERY ‘DIAMOND FROM COAL’ ALBUM STREAM
My Silent Bravery new album, Diamond From Coal out yesterday with an exclusive premiere on Artist Direct and hitting #39 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart!
MSB will be performing his record release show on Friday, August 15th at Mechanics Hall with fellow Boston-based singer-songwriter and folk musician, Ellis Paul.
THE KOOKS NEW VIDEO
The Kooks’ reinvention continues with the release of stunning new single ‘Forgive and Forget’, taken from genre-defying album ‘Listen’, to be released September 9th on Astralwerks and available now for pre-order via iTunes and the band’s website.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75-GbbfZ5fg
CHECK OUT THE NEW SONG FROM FRENCH MONTANA “DON’T PANIC”
Available NOW at all digital retailers + stream: http://youtu.be/0INMzmUSO5Y
TYSON ONBEATS “WE SO FLY”
Tyson onBEATS is a dynamic hip-hop duo from San Jose, California made up of emcee Tyson Amir and producer Ridwan Bass, better known as onBEATS. While Tyson is known for his lyrical finesse and showmanship, onBEATS is renowned for bionic basslines and behind-the-scenes beat making. After the release of the first track they created together, “Safety,” received such positive feedback from the public, the two musicians teamed up for a larger project – an album titled Purpose, which dropped last year. Purpose’s “We So Fly” video released today and was premiered by Okayplayer.
http://www.okayplayer.com/news/tyson-onbeats-we-so-fly-video.html
JESSICA HERNANDEZ & THE DELTAS & WALL STREET JOURNAL NOW STREAMING SECRET EVIL
Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas are thrilled to have the Wall Street Journal premiere their debut album Secret Evil a week before its release on August 19th via Instant Records.
JENNIFER HUDSON TO RELEASE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED BRAND NEW ALBUM
Grammy and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson is set to release her third studio album JHUD on September 23 via RCA Records. The album will be available for pre-order at select digital retailers on August 19.
JHUD will feature her current hit single “It’s Your World” featuring fellow Chicago native and Grammy Award winner R. Kelly. Previously released tracks “Walk It Out” featuring and produced by Timbaland and “I Can’t Describe (The Way I Feel)” featuring T.I. and produced by Pharrell, will also appear on the album with additional songs and producers to be announced.
http://www.jenniferhudson.com/
HE IS LEGEND NEW SINGLE
He Is Legend is streaming another new song off their upcoming album Heavy Fruit. The track “Spout Mouth” is exclusively streaming on Last.fm alongside a special interview with vocalist Schuylar Croom.
As stated by Last.fm: “He Is Legend (5 million scrobbles) is back with their first new record since 2009′s It Hates You (19k listeners), and with only a week until Heavy Fruit hits shelves, we scored a few minutes to talk to lead singer, Schuylar Croom, and bring you the premiere of a brand new song from the forthcoming record.”
http://originals.last.fm/streams-releases/legend-debut-new-song-spout-mouth-exclusive-interview/
AUTUMN IN JUNE IS EDM FROM SOUTH CENTRAL, LA
Autumn In June showcases his fun side with “Hey Arnold!”, saying he simply wanted to make a song that people could dance to. Clearly it worked because the artist had to re-record after his first take was filled with the squeaky sounds of his sneakers striking the floor. Inspired by an episode of the cult-famous ‘90s cartoon, Hey Arnold!, in which the main character was having girl problems, Autumn in June focused this single on lady troubles of his own.
https://soundcloud.com/autumninjune/hey-arnold/s-WF6QC
THIRD ALBUM BY IAN AND THE DREAM OUT NOW
Veterans of festival performances, radio & television, and the studio & beyond, power-pop group Ian & The Dream are set to release their first full-length album “California Cauliflower” at Yellowphone Music Conference this September 5.
After recording two EP’s with Grammy award winning record producer Stephen Short (Genesis, Paul McCartney, Queen) lead singer and songwriter Ian Ash self-produced the group’s first full-length in the wake of Short’s colon cancer.
With a voice that Grammy award winning Beach Boy Bruce Johnston called “beautiful” and the un-shakable fan favorite “Anna Belle” that legendary producer Butch Vig (Garbage, Nirvana, Foo Fighters) called “catchy”, the group is proud to be launching their new release at this year’s Yellowphone Music Conference.
DAUGHTRY RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “BATTLESHIPS”
Currently on tour with Goo Goo Dolls:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJxM16wFr7I
DEBUT SINGLE BY JUSTBROWN
“Come Home Wit A” is the debut single from Bay Area R&B/Rap duo JustBrown. The song is perfect for the party/club scene. It is a Function style track wich brings together the Bay and LA via Db Tha General and Marcus Moody. Warner Brown of JustBrown’s smooth R&B vocals ride the beat with an ultra-catchy hook that will have everyone singing it on the first listen.
https://soundcloud.com/justbrownmusic/comehomewita
JUNIOR SANCHEZ COLLABO WITH BAD SUNS
Bad Suns recently teamed up with Steve Angello’s Size Records to release Junior Sanchez’s brand new take on the band’s track “Salt.” Junior Sanchez has remixed everyone from Madonna, to Katy Perry, to Daft Punk, to Gorillaz, to Jamiroquai making him quite the in demand producer. Check out Sanchez’ new age disco take on Bad Suns
https://soundcloud.com/sizerecords/salt-radio-edit
HERO FOR TODAY “ALL YOU WANTED”
Hero For Today is a high-energy Pop/Rock band from Orange County, California that epitomizes the Southern California lifestyle. They’ve written and recorded some incredibly catchy songs with inspirational lyrics that kids today really relate to – but what really sets this band apart from all others are the melodic, powerful, complex guitar harmonies and solos.
https://soundcloud.com/herofortoday/all-you-wanted
FREE EP BY BODY LANGUANGE
In a day and age where an over-abundance of free music makes it all but impossible to cut through the static with a release, Infinite Sunshine, the brand new self-released EP from Body Language has managed to make quite a bit of anticipatory noise leading up to today’s release. In just over 23 minutes of music, the Brooklyn quartet managed to craft a dance-pop masterpiece that exhibits an encyclopedic knowledge of the past 40 years of dancefloor anthems.
https://soundcloud.com/bodylanguage/sets/infinite-sunshine
CAIRO KNIFE FIGHT REVEAL NSFW VIDEO
“Cairo Knife Fight, one of our 100 Bands You Need To Know from 2012, pull out all the NSFW stops in their new video for ‘Rezlord.’ Nudity? Check, full frontal. Sex? Lots. Violence? Well, you’ll see—if you’re over the age of 18 and not at your work computer, that is. “Rezlord” will be the fist single off the band’s forthcoming debut album. Keep an eye out for album info from CKF.” – ALTERNATIVE PRESS
http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/watch_cairo_knife_fights_very_nsfw_video_for_rezlord
DUANE ALLEN HONORED IN TEXAS MUSIC HALL OF FAME
Oak Ridge Boys lead singer Duane Allen has received high honors from his native Lone Star State. The award-winning singer/songwriter/producer has been inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and named an honorary Admiral in the Texas Navy by Governor Rick Perry. Oak Ridge Boys members Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban shared the spotlight by being proclaimed as honorary Texans.
http://www.carthagetexas.com/HallofFame/index.html
SARGE & RANSOM VIDEO “BLACK DEATH”
This is the second video released from the forthcoming Big Music project (prev Better Than A Rapper ft Reks). Sarge has decided that Big Music will be a free mixtape series this being vol 1 ft LiL Fame, Reks, Termanology, Ransom, Tash, Black Silver, and Ras Kass. Production from label mate Dianetics as well as The Cratez, Whoelze, Mobetta Brown, BangTunez, and Jinx.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joe-SiGHCUQ
FEELS LIKE HOME DEBUT SINGLE
Autumn + Colour is extremely stoked today to announce that Feels Like Home has joined the label family. They’ll be releasing their new EP ‘Take On Anything’ on October 7, 2014.
Today the band is premiering their first single called “Bad Things and Good People.”
http://www.autumnandcolour.com/aesthetics/it-feels-like-home-around-here
ARIANA GRANDE PREMIERES THE “BREAK FREE” MUSIC VIDEO
Award-winning multiplatinum star ARIANA GRANDE releases her brand new music video for “Break Free” [featuring Zedd]. The video makes its world premiere on VEVO today, paying homage to Jane Fonda’s legendary Barbarella!
http://www.vevo.com/watch/ariana-grande/Break-Free/USUV71401423
NEW SINGLE BY THE BELLE SOUNDS
The Belle Sounds co-creator and main songwriter, Noëlle Hampton, goes back to her childhood roots in the newest single, “Black Stone”, off the upcoming EP, due out for release September 9.
http://www.wonderingsound.com/news/song-premiere-belle-sounds-black-stone
