HEAR A NEW TRACK FROM DOWSING ‘HOLD’
Dowsing and Ratboys are two bands from Chicago comprised of good friends who also share a band member. This split release features two tracks from each band and will be released on September 9th to coincide with two months of touring throughout the US and Europe starting in September.
GOJIRA DEBUT NEW VIDEO FOR ‘THE SHOOTING STAR’
Roadrunner Records’ group Gojira have debuted their official music video for ‘The Shooting Star.’ Taken from their acclaimed chart topping new album MAGMA, ‘The Shooting Star’ and its music video are streaming now on Gojira’s official YouTube channel. The mind-bending video was directed and animated by Markus Hofko (www.bowbowbow.co).
LEE BRICE, JUSTIN MOORE ANNOUNCE 2017 CO-HEADLINE ‘AMERICAN MADE’ TOUR
Lee Brice and Justin Moore, two of country music’s most dynamic performers, will ring in 2017 with their co-headlined “American Made” tour kicking off January 12 in Indianapolis at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse. William Michael Morgan and Brett Young round out the tour as direct support. (Morgan and Young’s specific markets are noted in the tour schedule below.)
Moore released his fourth album ‘Kinda Don’t Care’ — his third #1 debut on the Country charts — in August. The lead single from the album, the Top-5 and-rising “You Look Like I Need a Drink,” lines up right alongside his chart-topping Platinum and Gold-certified hits “Small Town USA,” “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away,” “Point at You” and “Lettin’ The Night Roll.” This also follows two Gold-certified albums ‘Justin Moore’ and ‘Outlaws Like Me.’ He debuted music from his new album last month with a live performance during the Fox & Friends’ All-American Summer Concert Series.
July Talk reveal video for the new single ‘Beck + Call’
Toronto five-piece July Talk follow their astounding sold out London headline show last week with the release of their brand new single, ‘Beck + Call’, featuring Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq, taken from the new album Touch.
The video for the track premiered on The FADER yesterday who called it an “exhilarating video” and described it as, “a black-and-white [clip] which places the band’s Leah Fay and Peter Dreimanis in a factory setting as they contort their bodies to represent the emotions of a corrupted relationship, with a bit of telekinetic battling thrown in.”
Watch Forth Wanderers “Slop” video
Forth Wanderers are five friends who make some of the most powerfully intimate and emotive music you’re likely to hear. Comprised of singer Ava Trilling, guitarists Ben Guterl and Duke Greene, bassist Noah Schifrin and drummer Zach Lorelli, despite all being under the age of 21, the group have been prolifically forging musical creations from the bedrooms of their Garden State Township since 2013.
Andy Mineo Serves Deaf Community With Innovative Music Video “Hear My Heart”
Hip Hop artist and lyrical powerhouse, Andy Mineo, releases the highly anticipated music video for “Hear My Heart,” the second single off his newest album Uncomfortable which debuted on the Billboard album charts as the #1 Independent, #3 Hip Hop and #10 Top 200 album in the country upon release via Reach Records.
“Hear My Heart” is a personal record for Mineo, a tribute to his big sister Grace who is deaf. “It’s just an honest record of me essentially apologizing to her for having never learned sign language growing up,” he explains openly during an interview with hip-hop culture icon and veteran Sway Calloway of Sirius XM’s Sway In The Morning. “We’re putting together a music video,” he continues, “I want to see sounds. So we’re really working on something creative and special for her because I really just want her to know that I love her and I’m sorry.”
Gone In The Sun release new single
Swedish indie-pop band Gone In The Sun release new single ?Coming Alive? on September 16th on SONY Sweden. A glorious, shimmering indie pop song, ?Coming Alive? is testament to the strength of musical output coming from the Scandinavian territories in recent years and is bound to see many reaching to hit the repeat button.
N VIII (N8) Premieres New Video “Everything Good”
Hip Hop’s newest sensation N VIII (pronounced N8) PREMIERES his new video “Everything Good” from his upcoming album “Fashionalby L8te”. The Multi-talented superstar and his label Club Illionaire/3sixty5 Entertainment recently inked a deal with Penalty Entertainment’s Associated Label Division with distribution through Sony Red.
Bryde returns with rabble rousing new stomper ‘Honey’
Taking thrilling dynamic cues from PJ Harvey’s early output, Bryde’s latest single ‘Honey’ is a hard hitting sonic assault which sees the London artist turn up the electric guitars. It bears the indelible stamp of Bill Ryder-Jones who takes production duties. The outcome is an intensely gratifying salvo of unabashed attitude replete with lyrics that wouldn’t be out of place in a Courtney Barnett song: “you’re like a bad word, I think I misheard”.
New Video Kash Jay ‘Dancing Warriors’
Crisp Urban influenced dance music and deep sounding dubstep infused, electronic pop dominate the debut E.P. from super producer Kash Jay.
The Ep features UK pop artist Nadia Anderson of British-Jewish and Uk Soul and RnB singer Shayanna who previously warmed up for Michael Jackson, Afropop Singer Michael McGraw and New York Rap Artistes Judah7 and Rashaun Will (Ex-Konvikt Muzik).
Lecrae Receives RIAA Gold Certification For Breakthrough Album
Grammy-award winning rap artist Lecrae celebrates the RIAA Gold Certification of his breakthrough album Anomaly. Released with Reach Records on September 9, 2014, Anomaly debuted at #1 on the coveted Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, receiving universal acclaim and making Lecrae a force in rap music. The Atlanta-based artist, community leader, activist and entrepreneur has helped to revive the genre’s conscious sensibility with his message of inspiration.
Nominated for multiple awards throughout his career, Lecrae has blazed an unchartered path, winning two Grammy Awards. His hit single “All I Need Is You” from Anomaly garnered across-the-board acclaim, earning a 2015 Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Anomaly – Lecrae’s 7th album to date – at #12 on their list of the Best 40 Albums Of The Year.
HEY VIOLET RELEASE NEW SINGLE “GUYS MY AGE”
Alt-pop band Hey Violet release their new single, “Guys My Age” today at all digital partners. The L.A. based band will make their U.S. television debut performing the new single on The Late Late Show with James Corden airing November 10th on CBS.
Says front woman Rena Lovelis, “We wrote the lyrics one night in Palm Springs after talking about our experiences with how boys can sometimes be naïve in relationships and not yet know how to treat a woman like a queen.”
HI-FIVE RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR SMASH SINGLE “KIT KAT”
KIT KAT exudes a well-honed, sultry swagger that is instantly irresistible! The steamy yet sexy song allows the talented quintet’s harmonies and “force of nature” voices wash all over you! “We wanted to give the song a slick-play on human’s addiction to chocolates and sweets and in this case it was the women’s kitty kat, being so good and powerful that the craving was unbearable,” mentions Billy.
COLLAPSING SCENERY SHARES “COMMON CAUSE”
Collapsing Scenery have shared the video for their track “Common Cause” via Noisey. The track is off their upcoming EP, God’s Least Favorite, out September 30th in the U.S. on Metropolitan Indian. The video was directed by Alix Vernet and Paige Elkington, and shot in a 70s hotel in downtown LA. “In terms of movement, the video is formally inspired by trauma response (what bodies look like when responding to an earthquake, for example), protests, and the way performers look while getting ready in the mirror,” explains director Alix Vernet, “We’ve also been looking at Pina Bausch’s Blaubart and Nijinska’s Les Noces as inspiration for group vs individual dynamics.”
Today, rising R&B artist Brent Faiyaz releases his highly-anticipated EP, A.M. Paradox. The first two singles off of the EP have been released to rave reviews. Noisey noted that “Poison” has “an immensely sexy vibe that almost forces you to get lost in a deep hole of provocative feelings and fantasies.” Of “Invite Me”, Indie Shuffle claims, “featuring sultry vocals atop warm production from Pablo Dylan and James Harte, the track showcases the LA-based artist as an emerging vocalist worth keeping a close eye on.”
rogov (mem. Devendra Banhart / Priestbird) debut EP out now
rogov, the brainchild of Gregory Rogove (of Devendra Banhart’s band / Priestbird/ Tarantula AD) today release their debut self-titled EP Hooops, a collection of songs constructed from dark melodies, slinky rhythms, and psychedelic atmospherics. The EP was brought to fruition by luminary producer Paul Butler (The Bees, Micheal Kiwanuka, Devendra Banhart) – check it out at the links below.
Savi teams up with Bryce Fox in powerful label-debut ‘Breathe It In’
The first in a series of releases to come on Enhanced, Savi brings one of the Summer’s most infectious tracks with ‘Breathe It In’. An impeccable coming together exploring Bryce Fox’s charming vocal delivery with Savi’s slowly building, broken-beat backing to form a brilliantly fresh & unique production bursting with innovation and forward-thinking sounds.
With Savi recently exploding onto tours across the US club circuit, picking up accolades for bootlegs and Originals alongside the likes of Bebe Rexha & Havana Brown, whilst the Chicago-native’s defined sound has won praise from across the scene as well as picking up residencies at renowned establishments like Marquee & Omnia, Savi continues his impressive ascension with ‘Breathe It In’.
JUSTIN ROSE AND JIMI TENTS JOIN TGUT FOR “LIVIN RIGHT NOW” SINGLE
Queens rapper Justin Rose teams up with Brooklyn emcee Jimi Tents and producer TGUT for a new loose single, “Livin Right Now.” Listen here. Debuted by Pigeons & Planes, the track follows Justin Rose’s Water White mixtape, which released in July. “We linked up to make a beat but caught a vibe and ended up making the record that night,” TGUT explains of working with Justin Rose on the track. “I was in Soho when I made the beat, it was that point in the summer where the weather at night was perfect and I felt like I was in LA or Miami. To me, the beat has that West Coast vibe but still holds the high energy of New York City.”
Big Gigantic release Kasbo remix of “The Little Things”
20 year old Swedish producer Kasbo takes on Big Gigantic’s “The Little Things,” as the first official remix off the the band’s latest album Brighter Future. The rising Swede has reworked the production into an entirely new song with unbelievably smooth melodies while highlighting the vocals to give the original a pleasant facelift. The remix is dropping just in time for Kasbo’s performance with Big Gigantic for their annual sold out 2-night event Rowdytown at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, happening this weekend, September 23rd and 24th.
IN BETWEEN PREMIERE ‘SIDE FACING YOU’
Baltimore’s In Between have released their new track ‘Side Facing You’ taken from their upcoming album Locustvale (available everywhere digitally this Friday). The music says everything you need to know, get into it.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST POST-MODERN SONGWRITER JAMES WOLFGLEN SHARES “27 YR OLD WOMEN”
Portland, OR’s poetic songwriter James Wolfglen is pleased to share his latest single “27 Yr Old Women”, available on his upcoming sophomore effort the Bombay Sapphire EP. Available September 30, 2016 the four tracks on the record recall battles with alcoholism, apocalyptic love and post-modern heartache. Have a listen to what MAGNET Magazine called a “steamy, dark folk tune… where Wolfglen’s deep, warm voice is the centerpiece of this track, occasionally betraying some quiet fragility, left bare by the sparse music.”
SIMS SHARES “ONEHUNDRED” VIDEO ON AV CLUB
Life and loss and dance parties. Sex and love and fractal math. Sims wrote More Than Ever last winter in the wake of some personally trying times: death and sickness in his immediate circle of friends and family. And he decided that the only acceptable answer to big loss is big joy—urgent, defiant, unapologetic joy. The thirteen tracks on More Than Ever capture Sims coming to, and living out, that conclusion.
The Nursery Premieres “Everybody’s Famous” via IMPOSE
The Nursery was started by Alex Pulec (ex-Ruby Spirit) and Victor Ess in 2013 who both attended and quit York University’s music program together in Toronto, Canada. Inspired by the current post-internet music landscape and a steady diet of early electro, punk and English glam rock records, they quickly began building the pieces of a vibrant set of songs. They soon teamed up with synth nut Jared Roth and drummer Josh English from New York and started writing with a post-modern pop sensibility.
Check Out Earth Heart’s New Video
Here is Earth Heart’s “Demons” music video. Spontaneously shot in one weekend in true DIY style, the video moves through shots of the streets, people, and cemeteries of Boston, ending in one of Earth Heart’s amped up live shows.
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Richmond indie rock band White Laces announce new album ‘No Floor’, share infectious “Cheese”
White Laces are a band from Richmond, VA. The cassette reissue Sick of Summer combines the band’s first self-titled EP from 2011 with various vinyl-only tracks released before the band’s first proper LP, Moves. All the tracks have been remastered and serve as a reminder of when the band were so loud they were banned from venues due to sheer volume.
