Feature stories and artist interviews
With support already coming in from the likes of The Line Of Best Fit (Song of the Day), Under The Radar (21 for 2021), Earmilk, CLASH, Wonderland Magazine, Refinery 29, Record of the Day, NOTION, Songwriting Magazine, and many many more over the last year, emerging artist Chloe Rodgers has now returned to deliver the…
Globally-acclaimed singer/songwriter Charlotte Cardin has kicked off 2021 with new track “Daddy” – available now via Atlantic Records. Co-penned by Cardin, Jason Brando & Mathieu Sénéchal and produced by Brando & Marc-André Gilbert (MAG), the track arrives alongside a desirously mesmerizing music video companion directed by Martin C. Pariseau. “Daddy” follows the release of “Passive…
Of Nigerian descent from Houston TX. and currently residing in Maryland, SXTWLVE drops his new single with his brother Botimi Freed. IDGAD, the acronym of “I dont Give A Damn” is an ode to not stressing about the little things and completely blocking out the noise of how people feel about you. A simple yet…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Anjunadeep presents: Reflections Vol. 2 (ambient, chillout and downtempo music) – out now Anjunadeep, the A&R hotbed that ignited the careers of label legends Lane 8, Yotto and Dusky, now present the second instalment of their new ‘Reflections’ compilation series. Following the inaugural volume in October, ‘Reflections Vol.2’ is a collection…
The stars are aligned in Ayoka’s world, and her 2021 vision includes mastering her music as she does with healing the universe and those around her. As an active astrologer and spiritualist, Ayoka’s music boasts a spiritual drift with seductive hints and moody undertones. The Los Angeles artist has been involved with music her whole…
It must be strange to possess one of the most recognizable voices in pop music, yet few actually recognize your name. This must be what much of Martha Wash’s career has been like until now. Hers is the voice heard on “It’s Raining Men,” and “Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” however, these songs were recorded under…
XHOANA X takes a dark hit of triphop and reduces, seduces the blueprint. To a backdrop of scalded and heat-blackened pop, she is vulnerable, cool-eyed and vengeful. To be drawn by her blacksyrup sultry-smooth voice, is to miss the wry glint of its cruelty. XHOANA X is nu-femme fatale glam with a slick gothic Lynchian…
Mills, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, troubadour, releases his new song “Hollow.” Check out the song & video HERE. Born and raised in Bowling Green, KY, and having spent time in both Nashville and Los Angeles, Mills’ southern influences have been brightened by the Los Angeles sun resulting in buoyant melodies tinged with nostalgia that can be…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Out today on UPRISING! Records: Lotan “Nihil sacrum” EP Lotan (Leviathan) – The seven-headed dragon and the origin of chaos who began a war against the cosmic order and gods. Lotan is a melodic black metal band from Denmark. Formed by Phillip Kaaber (Vanir) and Martin Rubini (Vanir), and joined by…
Going for radio adds to coincide with the music video currently playing on The Country Network, Music Choice, and YouTube. This song is resonating with a lot of women and some men. The amount of personal messages thanking Mason Justice for being brave enough to tackle such a delicate subject is astounding. This song was…
Pop artist Anie Delgado has released a stunning new music video for her ethereal single, “Daydream.” The track explores the strength in beauty and feminine energy and the trek of manifesting your desires instead of getting lost in one’s dreams. “Daydream” is now available to view on Youtube. Anie Delgado’s new music video is a…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope SWIMM Share “You Never Fake It” Ft. Lauren Ruth Ward Via Under The Radar, Today, LA-based psych-pop group SWIMM share “You Never Fake It” featuring Lauren Ruth Ward, an intimate ballad complete with lush synthesizers and an entrancing drum+bass. Under The Radar premiered the track, praising how the “heavy and slightly…
Screen chemistry is a rare and valuable commodity, especially in music videos. Directors rarely have more than three minutes to establish a believable bond between the subjects they’re shooting. It helps to have a young star who’s comfortable in front of the camera and who exudes the sort of raffish charm that screen chemistry depends…
After the viral TikTok success of her latest single, country music anthem, Depends on the Friend, Brooke Lynn showcases her vulnerable side in her newest single Little One. Written in the midst of the chaos that was 2020, Lynn and Little One co-writers Autumn Buysse and Brandon Whitley were determined to find hope in the…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Balmorhea announce new album The Wind – out 4/9 Lauded minimalist group Balmorhea will share The Wind, their new album and debut collaboration with Deutsche Grammophon, on April 9; pre-order HERE. The Wind comprises a dozen tracks inspired variously by meditations on the natural world and its fragility, an ancient tale…
Ben Harper has released “Black Beauty” today, an original song for the 2020 film ‘Black Boys’. “It was an honor to have been asked to write a song for this culturally vital documentary,” Harper said. “After watching ‘Black Boys’ and discussing it in depth with [director] Sonia Lowman, I went immediately to work on composing…
“I stare into a descending sun I fall into oblivion I falter into wastelands and beyond I comprehend what my life has become” French-Norwegian symphonic metal outfit SIRENIA recently announced the release of their exquisite upcoming tenth studio album, Riddles, Ruins & Revelations, out February 12, 2021 via Napalm Records. The 11-track album draws the…
Italian singer-songwriter Phill Reynolds have released new album “A Sudden Nowhere”, his second vibrant record. Durham, North Carolina, early spring, 2017. A pensive guy slowly strolls down Chapel Hill Road. Lunchtime, trucks horns, tape fixed windows. He mumbles something under his breath, pitching some low key notes, chin to the sidewalk, black long hair brushing…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Audio-visual Artistic Collaboration, MTRSS, Announce The Remix of Their Single “Cali High” MTRSS is the LA-based project, an audio-visual voyage, a collaborative journey, exploring what happens when artists and digital alchemists get together to create order from chaos and chaos from order. “Cali High’s” journey started in the Sea of Japan,…
Don’t look now, but progressive rock is mounting a major comeback. Artists working in other styles have borrowed elements of its sound, imitated the structures of its most famous songs, and aspired to the daring of its most passionate practitioners. A network of believers has kept prog alive, staying true to its aesthetic while honoring…
Rising Country singer/songwriter Ava Rowland rings in the new year with the release of her latest single, “Mama’s Favorite Song.” This catchy ballad, written by Stan Ward and performed by Ava unites Christian and country to give us all something to believe in. “Mama’s Favorite Song” highlights Ava’s vocal range and intertwines her passion for…
Country artist Carrie Cunningham took advantage of 2020 and is coming out with new music! She recently released her newest single, “Click” (co-written with Diann Hammer), featuring country-pop artist Clayton Jones. You can listen to the fun, feel-good relationship song – After years of releasing singles and EPs, Carrie will be releasing her first full-length…
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist AUSTIN MEADE, who sprung up from the Red Dirt music scene, has dropped the music video for his new single “Déjà Vu.” “Every day feels the same when sitting still,” Meade shares. “Falling in line and being told what to do gets boring — as soon as I realize what’s happening.…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope OCEANA: Italian prog/melodic death metallers featuring Novembre’s Massimiliano Pagliuso premiere new song at Decibel Magazine Italian progressive/melodic death metallers OCEANA, featuring Novembre’s guitarist Massimiliano Pagliuso, will release their new album “The Pattern” on CD, 2LP and digital formats on January 29th 2021 via Time To Kill Records. Track Premiere: Oceana –…
Now an established acoustic singer, guitarist and songwriter, Dylan is completely at home as an entertainer. His music has a unique style he really shines when delivering his own music. – https://instagram.com/dylanbrierley Single Info “Not Alone” was written from a very strange time in my life when lots of things were changing very quickly, but…
Summit-collaboration with KACIMI (leader of yé yé rock band The Rebels of Tijuana) and Alexis Fugain (leader of psyche rock band Biche) for “Il venait d’avoir 20 ans”, out now. https://www.instagram.com/____kacimi____/ On a cool, slightly psychedelic jazz background, on the small stage of a poorly lit private club, KACIMI recounts his tangible dreams of a…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope C.C. STORM Releases Official Lyric Video for “Cross” Las Vegas based multi-instrumentalist C.C. STORM has released the official lyric video for his single, “Cross.” Fully written, composed, vocalized, and instrumentalized by C.C. STORM, “Cross” is off of the artist’s debut album, Passionately Angry, which is available NOW via Psycho Records. Folk…
Jude Gwynaire takes the name for his single, “Heliopolis – City of the Gods,” from an actual ancient Egyptian city. This city was the capital of the 13th or Heliopolite Nome of Lower Egypt. It was also an essential religious hub. This 3:28 track has no lyrics or singing, however, so the listener must use…
We think of the blues as the most traditional form of popular music. And that it is – but it’s also much more. Blues is the bedrock of American popular expression because it demands innovation from its practitioners. It’s designed for personalization – and uniquely suited to tell individual stories. Every great blues musician reinvents…
So excited we are getting to chat with you Diane! I know it has been a wild ride for most. Tell us what is something positive you have gained from 2020? I realized how important it is to pause and reflect. How important it is to take care of myself. This is what I have…
Emerging Singer/Songwriter Robert Eberle is set to release his eclectic new single Gone Goin’ to Spotify and all the major services on Fri Jan 15, 2021. – https://open.spotify.com/album/0LKEasKY9byugXorb4sKnq Written and engineered by the enigmatic New York based multi instrumentalist – with a little help from and the mixing and mastering magic of Colton Lava and…
Towards the end of the crazy year of 2020, artist Frankie Simone, known well for their previous single “War Paint” and their EP LOVE/WARRIOR, recently came through with another piece of musical art in their newest album entitled Sensitive Creature. If you’re in the market to listen to something new and powerful, this is it.…
The year 2020 came to a tumultuous end and the start of 2021 has us hopeful for improvement, but still seems a long way off. We’re still gripped by the pandemic and touring may only come back closer to the end of the year in the fall. It’s hard to believe that in just a…
Nashville-based composer, producer, and songwriter, Davis Branch releases his creative instrumental project sleepsleep.repeat with its first single of 2021 titled “1”. Sleepsleep.repeat will release an ambient chill twelve-song project that drives towards alternative knowledge and visions of life. The era-defining sound illustrates American post-rock music being manifested through musical instruments. “The first of 12 monthly…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Artist: Rebecca Downes – Track: Mama Weer All Crazee Now Winner of the Best Female Vocalist and Best Emerging Artist at the British Blues Awards 2016, Birmingham (UK)-based Rebecca and her band are a ‘must see’ live act that often leaves newcomers simply blown away by the power of the performance.…
Heather Porcaro’s latest single, “All Hands on Deck” is a rallying cry for community and creativity in the face of never-ceasing challenges. The fourth-generation musician and daughter to Toto’s Steve Porcaro takes an avant-garde approach to her classical training, with wide and varying influences spanning Pop, Jazz, Folk, and Rock. Her butterfly, alto voice embarks…
Julia Paymer is an LA raised, Nashville based artist and songwriter. She is a senior at Belmont University studying songwriting and music business.She writes pop, country, and indie music for established artists around Nashville while working on her artist career as well as playing bass in multiple bands. Her sound is fresh indie pop and…
Tarah Who?, the L.A. based grunge-punk powerhouse duo fronted by Tarah Carpenter, writes emotionally charged and thought provoking songs, as well as in your face videos. This includes their latest single and video for “Swallow That Pill”, out January 22, 2021. Tarah Who? is Tarah G. Carpenter (vocals/guitar) and Corale Hervé (drums/backing vocals). Carpenter says…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Babehoven returns with Yellow has a pretty good reputation! “‘Dissociative Tally’ is largely about feeling detached from my sense of self. As someone who struggles with dissociative tendencies, sometimes I feel like I’m moving around in a foggy dream. This song explores that experience. This EP is recorded onto tape and…
After being all over the country, Leph Louie has left a mark everywhere he’s been. The DMV native built his foundation in Denver, CO where he kicked off his record label, TTO (Travel Team Official) Music Group. Now, he’s based in Tampa, FL where he is working diligently to hone his craft. The rapper’s moniker…
