Esthema’s Long Goodbye is a rich progressive rock record that harnesses classic and modern sounds. With its short opening track ‘Three Sides To Every Story Part 1′, it’s clear from the start that Esthema have worked hard to bring together a range of instruments to create some provocative prog. As the three part opening section…
BILLY RAY DEIZ SCORES HIT WITH “RATHER HAVE SOONER”
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Oregon doesn’t really fit the description of music hit makers, but according to Broadjam, Billy Ray Deiz’s single “Rather Have Sooner” is climbing the charts and has so far reached #9. It could be because of his laid back bluesy vocals, or maybe the guitar chops of George Marinelli of Bonnie Raitt’s band. Possibly it’s…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JULy 30, 2014
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JESSIE J + ARIANA GRANDE + NICKI MINAJ RELEASE “BANG BANG” International superstars Jessie J + Ariana Grande + Nicki Minaj released the powerhouse anthem “Bang Bang” today on digital retailers via Republic Records. The single debuted #1 on the iTunes overall & pop charts and also hit #1 on the Billboard Trending 140 chart.…
HALSEY SIGNS TO ASTRALWERKS WITH DEBUT SINGLE “GHOST”
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Astralwerks welcomes recording artist Halsey to its roster with the new single “Ghost” out today and an EP scheduled for release later this year. The 19-year-old musical powerhouse and provocative pop ingénue captivates on first listen, displaying a song-craft and lyrical sensibility far beyond her years. With left-of-center dark-pop hooks, sultry vocals and unapologetic honesty,…
VOGUE DOTS PREMIERE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “SKINNY THING”
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Halifax electronic-pop duo, Vogue Dots, released their debut EP, Toska, on May 6, 2014 via Montreal-based indie label, Indica Records (Half Moon Run, Phantogram). This group embraces the ambient side of electronic music with Babette Hayward’s vocals taking the forefront, backed by her lush guitar playing and Tynan Dunfield’s electronically crafted melodies. What culminates is…
KADY Z 30 SECOND TEASER OF ‘ORDINARY GIRL UNDONE’ HERE
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Rising pop songstress Kady Z has announced the September 23 release of Ordinary Girl Undone, a 5 track acoustic EP which serves as a follow up to her EP One Million Pieces and her 2013 full length debut album, Ordinary Girl. Taking her cues from the likes of pop goddesses Robyn & Gwen Stefani, the…
WILLODEAN VIDEO “JULIE DRINKS WITH DEMONS”
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Willodean isn’t a mainstream moniker. It’s an anachronistic name, one for a band that chronicles longing, loneliness, and lost loves. Willodean’s self-titled debut album exposes someone as afraid of finding love as losing it. Dan Barrett’s gravelly baritone has a toughness suited to — maybe rooted in — the vulnerability of the lyrics. Producer Eric…
TAKING IN “THE SHADE” WITH NEW YORK BAND DOG SOCIETY
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It is refreshing to see and hear new music from a band with humble beginnings. This would be the case for Bruce, Joe and Rich who formed the group Dog Society. The band name derived from the Dog Society Soldiers of the Native American Indian. Since the band member themselves adopted their own ritual it…
Billy Ray Deiz, “Rather Have Sooner”
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Laced with woozy tremolo and everything you would expect from smooth country tinged soul, Billy Ray Deiz’s ‘Rather Have Sooner’ lets loose the big guns. It’s all here; swaggering saxophones, snappy funk guitars, and vocals that balance melancholy with a cheeriness that makes the track sunny and uplifting. With funk like this, it’s impossible not…
Xavier Toscano, Feel So Good
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Taking cues from Bruno Mars and throwing in a huge sprinkling of electro pop, Xavier Toscano’s new album Feel So Good is a party album full of bright lights and vibrant colours. Opening with ‘Never Wanna Leave’, Toscano’s style is shown to be upbeat and playful from the start, leading into ‘The Remedy (Feel Alright)’…
MUSIC THERAPY FOR PETS
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The next time you visit your vet, you might walk out with a prescription of soothing music. There are professionals within the veterinary community who are experimenting with music therapy to help calm pets before major medical treatments or during periods of anxiety. This unique form of treatment might sound new age to you, however…
Winchester Revival, Eyes in the Canopy
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Eyes in the Canopy is the latest four track EP from East Bay, California based band Winchester Revival. Winchester Revival is a difficult band to categorize, with a refreshing and unique sound that carries throughout Eyes in the Canopy. The EP opens with “Chemical Yellow,” an alternative trip-rock tune that proudly displays the musical prowess…
GODSMACK EXCLUSIVELY STREAM 1000hp ON ITUNES “FIRST PLAY”
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Starting today, GODSMACK are exclusively streaming their sixth full-length album, 1000hp [Republic Records], on iTunes Radio “First Play”. Listen to the album in its entirety HERE: https://itunes.apple.com/us/station/idra.896844402 The record slams into stores and becomes available through iTunes and all digital retailers next Tuesday, August 5th: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1000hp/id898318144 Already, audiences everywhere have indulged in the first single…
DYNAMIC ROMANCE FUELS UP-AND-COMER’S THE MORNING BIRDS
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They say love conquers all and sometimes it also creates a wonderful fusion. That would be the case for Jennifer Thorington and Sam Markus, the two talented individuals who combined their musical skills and formed the group The Morning Birds. Their devotion to each other and mutual respect gave birth to the group in 2011.…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JULY 29, 2014
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YOGI TEAMS UP WITH SCHOOLBOY Q FOR OFFICIAL REMIX OF “HELL OF A NIGHT” UK production trio Yogi stands at the vanguard of cross-genre production with their latest official reworking of Schoolboy Q’s “Hell Of A Night,” coming today via OWSLA / Interscope. Having established a reputation for massive fusions of high-energy electro with hard-hitting…
RACHEL COSTANZO ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE ‘STARLIGHT’
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Young Australian pop singer on the rise, Rachel Costanzo has announced the release of her new single, Starlight (out August 1) lifted from her self-titled debut EP, out August 22. Rachel’s EP also features her debut single Blindside, which created a decent buzz in the industry on release late last year. Most people will remember…
BANK OF MELBOURNE ANNOUNCES THE ‘MELBOURNE MUSIC BANK’ FEAT ELLA HOOPER
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Bank of Melbourne today announced the return of Melbourne Music Bank, a community-driven music initiative offering aspiring artists a chance to break into the music industry. The Melbourne Music Bank is calling for local musicians and bands to submit a song inspired by Melbourne. A career-making prize is up for grabs, including two days of…
TENSNAKE IS BACK WITH A UNIQUELY SEXY VIDEO “FEEL OF LOVE”
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Following the release of his acclaimed debut album ‘Glow’ earlier this year plus tour dates across the globe, Tensnake announces his new single ‘Feel Of Love’. A collaboration with three times Grammy award winning Jacques Lu Cont, this sublime slice of disco features soaring vocals from electro-soul fusioneer Jamie Lidell. To celebrate the announcement of…
AntoineRNB
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Antoine is hitting the scene and is building his career one song at a time. His soulful melodies come across smooth and vibrant, unleashing true raw emotions in every beat. Straight from Poughkeepsie, New York he is ready to take on the world. Each track is defined by catchy hooky lyrics and foot tapping rhythms…
Sex With Strangers, You Know Something We Don’t (CD)
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Vancouver rockers “Sex With Strangers” seem to making all the right moves. Working hard, releasing music, hitting the pavement. Make no mistake about it these 5 from Canada appear to be surging and are quickly becoming a household name – North and South of the border. For a 5 piece band like Sex With Strangers…
AMUSUIM RELEASES HOT NEW VIDEO
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There’s a new artist based out of New York that’s been turning heads regionally and internationally with his music. Amusium is born out of an obsession with all music, but with roots planted firmly in electro, orchestral, J-pop, house, and film scores. Russell Carlton Huiskamp—singer, songwriter, producer—spent the majority of his musical upbringing playing classical…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JULY 28, 2014
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NEW LYRIC VIDEO BY FINAL CONFESSION Independent Michigan outfit Final Confession is excited to unleash their first lyric video for their single “Horizon.” The track, which can be heard HERE, is off the band’s debut EP entitled Ascension which was released in March on iTunes and Bandcamp. The Flint, MI quartet has already exploded in…
Farewell, Manchester, ‘Found’
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Perfect pop in the style of Owl City and the Killers right here from Farewell, Manchester. Opening with title track ‘Found’, the sound of Farewell, Manchester might not be the most original but it is delivered in a way that comes across as caring about the place it comes from. Making use of the aforementioned…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JULY 26, 2014
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WAR ON WOMEN SIGN TO BRIDGE NINE RECORDS Baltimore, MD-based co-ed feminist hardcore punk band War On Women are excited to call Bridge Nine Records their new home. The band just finished recording 11 new songs that will be released in early 2015 on their yet-to-be-titled debut full-length. War On Women formed in 2010 by…
STEREO OFF DROP FIRST MUSIC VIDEO “BULLET TIME”
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Brooklyn-based electro-rock quintet, Stereo Off, release their video for “Bullet Time,” the first video from their debut, five-song EP, New York (2014). The video for “Bullet Time” features frontman Sebastian Marciano (vocals/keyboard) on the run in a mafioso-esque cat-and-mouse chase, complete with a zombie dance party. The black and white film overlay adds to the…
DIRTY LOOPS NEW SINGLE “DIE FOR YOU”
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Swedish pop/fusion act Dirty Loops “channel Timberlake” in their brand new track – “Die For You.” The track will be available on their upcoming record, Loopified, out August 19 via Verve Records. Formed in 2009, Dirty Loops is a Swedish power trio that twists pop music in an entirely new way. The long time friends…
Stone Diamond, We Stole the Stars from the Black Night
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The clarity of this Stone Diamond is spot on with one jamtastic, brilliant cut! Stone Diamond is a rock band that has a lot of history together. Starting as a garage band some many years ago plus dealing with a breakup at some point in the past, Stone Diamond is moving forward with no regrets. …
SKOPE NEWS FOR JULY 24, 2014
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THIRD ALBUM BY JESSICA CAMPBELL With her third album, roots-pop singer/songwriter Jessica Campbell proves there’s strength in numbers. Largely produced by Cason Cooley (Ingrid Michaelson, Katie Herzig), III captures Campbell in an adventurous mood, looking to build something new on top of the foundation that’s always anchored her music. She’s still a genre bender,…
“THE SUN RITUAL” BY HARRY NAGLE
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Experimental producer and rock artist Harry Nagle releases “The Sun Ritual” off his fifth album, The Evacuation of the Summer Lane. A psychedelic summer vibe waxes through “The Sun Ritual”, which features an interplay between a slow, synthpad-infused haze and lighter, faster rock elements. Nagle sings a hypnotically warm praise to the sun over these…
THE DIRTY JACKS NEW SINGLE “MR DERAILER”
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“Mr. Derailer” is the third single from The Dirty Jacks upcoming EP, All Part Of The Plan. It’s a catchy indie/alt/prog-rock summer jam about the trials and tribulations of moving forward in life and reaching new plateaus while putting aside the things you can’t control. It’s an anthem for shrugging off excuses like “easier said…
Blue Light Bandits, The BLB Demo
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Classic bluesy soul. That’s the dish of the day from the Blue Light Bandits, with a generous side order of funk. Blue Light Bandit’s music is smooth and stylish, shown firstly with ‘Sarah’, a smoochy love number littered with all the funk-soul elements you would expect. As the track progresses, it becomes clear that there…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JULY 23, 2014
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UNCLE KRACKER ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE “ENDLESSLY” Multi-platinum singer and songwriter UNCLE KRACKER returns with his brand new single “Endlessly”. The new track is available on iTunes (Link Here) and other digital retailers today via LAVA/Republic Records. This song is special for UNCLE KRACKER as it finds him once again partnering with his first label…
VALERY GORE SHARES FIRST SINGLE “AMSTERDAM”
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Avant-pop artist Valery Gore is thrilled to announce the release of Idols In The Dark Heart by sharing the album’s first single, “Amsterdam.” Idols In The Dark Heart follows Gore’s sophomore release Avalanche to Wandering Bear that saw Toronto’s Gore described by Exclaim! as “quite possibly the most underrated sonic artist in this or any…
KIMBRA DEBUTS NEW TRACK ‘MIRACLE’
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NZ/LA-based artist Kimbra will hit the road this fall for a U.S. headlining tour. The tour, supported by electro-pop artist Empress Of, kicks off on October 20th in San Francisco and stops in major cities across the country through November 9th. Tickets go on sale on July 25th. Kimbra will also perform at the Life…
JOEYG. RELEASES “ZOOTED”
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JOEYG. the acclaimed rapper and leader of Brooklyn’s Hip-Hop collective, THE HUMANAUTS, just dropped his latest “joint”, “ZOOTED”. Being added into rotation and spinning all week on Music Choice’s Rap Channel, you can also listen to this infectious track produced by Frankie P (A$AP Ferg, Bodega Bamz, Onyx) on his official SoundCloud. https://soundcloud.com/theejoeyg/zooted The single…
THE PIERCES RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘CREATION’ SEPTEMBER 1st 2014
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The Pierces will release their new single on September 1st through Polydor Records. ‘Creation’ is the latest single to be taken from sisters Allison and Catherine Pierce’s new album ‘Creation’ – also out September 1st – which is the follow-up to their 2011 breakthrough album, ‘You & I’. The single ‘Creation’ was preceded by the…
Rick Shaffer, Misadventure
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I had the pleasure of reviewing Rick Shaffer’s second solo album titled ‘Hidden Charms’ (http://skopemag.com/2011/05/25/rick-shaffer-hidden-charms) back in 2011 for Skope and I knew then that Rick had a special quality about him. His latest release and now 5th solo effort, ‘Misadventure’, proves that Shaffer’s ‘Hidden Charms’ are revealed once and for all by way of…
INTRODUCING THE REAL DOTCOMM
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If you had to describe yourself in a paragraph what would your first few sentences be? I’m a down to earth type of guy that live by principals and strive for greatness everyday I’m a people person and I love being in the studio all day creating good music for me and people like me.…
Xombie, Capital X
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With some brutal beats and out there vocal stylings, Xombie’s latest album Capital X will shake the dust from your weary bones. Stream the full album here: https://soundcloud.com/xombienyc/sets/capital-x/s-VNfUp Starting strong, ‘Velocarapper’ sets out Xombie’s stall with clarity and focus, laying down some aggressive hip hop vocals with some real nu metal leanings. The fusion of…
SKOPE NEWS FOR JULY 22, 2014
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BROADWING RELEASES SELF-MADE VIDEO FOR “COMMERCE” Producing his own music, videos and visual art from his back room at home, Allen has captured the imagination of people across the country, launching his second homemade video “Commerce” today. This follows the addition of his first track “The Virus In” to Double J last month along with…
