Feature stories and artist interviews
PAYDAY kicks starts 2021 with a brand new in-your-face and mighty new single titled Dolphin, out today. Co-produced by Andy M, from Death Grips, Dolphin comes with an equally rambunctious official music video, directed by Gabe Hostetler and features the 16-year-old singer and lyricist, who is undeniably poised for stardom. The video debuted today on…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Artist: Piper Shaw – Track: Stupid for Loving you Piper Shaw is a singer songwriter with a pop, country, and a little bit of soul feel to her unique style of music. She began songwriting at an early age but her songs went unheard until December 2019 when she first stepped…
The J.O.B. adopt a hard-hitting, no-nonsense style on the emotionally wrought “Criminal”. Rhythm is everything and from the percussion all else flows flawless. With a deft attention to detail, they allow the whole of the collection to simply stun. Volume is a given for the way they make the listener experience the sound feels quite…
Band life in the pandemic: Civil unrest, riots, and jilted hearts inspire this pair of new singles from Richmond rock band The J.O.B. Working bands everywhere watched their gig calendars evaporate into thin air when the pandemic caused live music venues to cancel shows and eventually close their doors in the spring of 2020. With…
Amsterdam-based odd/pop composer – MONOKINO – has released a brand new single: “Bend Or Break”. Released as part of an innovative UK-NL cultural exchange, “Bend Or Break” is a bubbling broth of influences and styles designed to break down barriers and push the limits. Written in direct reaction to the endless stream of grim statistics,…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope DynamoMin Presents The Video To The Song ‘The Road’ Stream + Share “Riding a Tiger” by Alora Farenweh Alora Farenweh is a young Canadian singer-songwriter who creates dreamy folk-pop with the hope of transporting her listeners to another world. As someone who struggles with depersonalization disorder/derealization disorder (where you feel you…
What would it mean to feel like a bank? Well, banks are landmark institutions; they’re often cornerstones of the cities they’re in. Banks are reliable – when we say we can bank on something, that means it’s definitely going to happen. Most of all, banks have money. When Paydro tells us that he “Feel Like…
“What If” I told you that Tia McGraff is a singer-songwriter sensation that is beyond belief? I hope you would be intrigued and ask yourself “What If” he’s telling the truth and this Tia McGraff is the real deal. I can honestly and wholeheartedly confess to you that I tell no lies and that Tia…
Following the release of their debut album B4 The Storm and the platinum-earning success of lead single “Lemonade,” featuring Gunna, Don Toliver, and NAV, Internet Money returns once more with an animated music video for “Blastoff,” featuring late rapper Juice WRLD and Trippie Redd. Out now via 10K Projects / Internet Money Records, the video…
New York indie-pop duo, Roan Yellowthorn, have announced their forthcoming new album, Another Life, due to release on May 14, 2021 via Blue Élan Records. The John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Waxahatchee, Alvvays) produced 11-song set features Jackie McLean’s lush keyboards and keening, incisive vocals over the intricate drums of her partner Shawn Strack, with additional…
22 yo London based artist Delilah Montagu today releases her brand new single and EP of the same name This Is Not A Love Song. Lauded by critics as one of the most urgent songwriters of a generation, this new EP is autobiographical in nature and inherently honest in stature, as Delilah marries lived experiences…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope DynamoMin Presents The Video To The Song ‘The Road’ Slumberland announces repress of Tony Molina’s “Confront The Truth” EP, pre-order now When Tony Molina first released Confront The Truth in 2016 it had been a long three years since his previous record (the now-classic album Dissed And Dismissed) and anticipation was…
A foot stomping piece of splendor, John Vento goes for a great, rich communal spirit on the powerful “Not Your Kinda Man”. Everything here has an immediacy to it one that feels rather righteous while the whole of the track unfurls in a splendor, full of vibrant color and texture. Melodies have their own timelessness…
Human beings have always treated the forest with awe and reverence. The woods are a place of mystery and danger; they symbolize the unknown, the untamed, the unpredictable. Yet, the forest is also a place of life, renewal, and healing. The plants that grow wild in the dense woods can be poisonous – and they…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Watch Chad VanGaalen’s official video for “Samurai Sword,” the first single from ‘World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener’ out March 19th, 2021 Multimedia auteur Chad VanGaalen has delivered a phenomenal animated video for “Samurai Sword,” the first single from World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener, his new album — out on CD/LP/DSPs March…
La cantautora Dominicana Luchy DR llega al 2021 mas fuerte que nunca, lanzando el tema y video musical de “365”. La cancion fue producida por el multi premiado Alcover, Rone, Ayydot y Sam-e Lee Jones, el video musical estuvo a cargo de Max G Perez. El tema Urbano es una cancion sensual que habla de…
Alternative pop-rockstar Lisey Tigra aims to start 2021 with a bang, with the release of her new single “Crime Scene”, which is produced by the Grammy Award-winning Brett Shaw (Florence + the Machine, Foals, Lady Gaga). The rising London-based singer delivers a powerfully emotional, raw vocal with a dark yet romantic feel and proves she…
Emeline is a singer, songwriter, actress, and musician based in Los Angeles. As a writer, Emeline is known for her biting lyrics, catchy hooks, and minimal yet cutting edge production. She is inspired by a variety of genres and that is reflected in the numerous diverse projects she has taken on as a songwriter. Her…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope REZZ RELEASES NEW TRACK “SACRIFICIAL” FEAT. PVRIS DJ/producer Rezz kicks off 2021 by releasing her new track “Sacrificial” feat. PVRIS via RCA Records. This is Rezz and PVRIS’s first collaboration together. Rezz says, “When PVRIS sent over the vocal I immediately had an idea for the song. I love her music,…
Eddie Cohn embraces an urbane sense of pop on the playful percussion of “FREEDOM”. His lyricism possesses such poetry to it for each verse is balanced for maximum effect. Melodies waft on through with nimble crispness. A classic AM pop spirit rises up from the Peace Spirits Band’s “Oh God”. Bluesy to its very core…
Jeremy Parsons offers a heartfelt piece of country folk on the tender ode of “Something Other Than You Are”. Nothing here ever feels overwrought for he balances the whole of the work in a way that feels outright splendid. So many different layers intermingle resulting in something truly timeless, from the gentle hit of the…
Little Wretches offers a poignant piece of beautiful balladry on the bombastic “All My Friends”. Giddy with energy they race through the track length with gleeful abandon. Instrumentally dense they incorporate so much into the mix. Nods to groups like the Decemberists feels perhaps unavoidable for they possess that same level of skill with storytelling.…
Singer-songwriter and bass-playing superstar Blu DeTiger has announced her debut EP How Did We Get Here?, slated for release March 5th, alongside her huge new single “Vintage” which premiered today on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 Radio show. The pop-funk anthem puts the 21 year old music prodigy in the driver’s seat, reversing gender roles in…
Sean Hobbes’ new single, “A Thousand Moments”, is a whole new experience for fans of the New Orleans-based pop singer. The song is a chronicle of wasting time on someone who never deserved it, set to a pulsating disco beat. Hobbes delivers a track that draws on the emotional experience of moving on while supplying…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope DynamoMin Presents The Video To The Song ‘The Road’ LES CHANTS DU HASARD: French Orchestral/Operatic Blackened Goth Project To Release Livre Troisième Full-Length April 9th French orchestral/operatic blackened gothic project LES CHANTS DU HASARD will release its stunning Livre Troisième full-length on April 9th. An endeavor conceptualized, composed, and performed by…
Ask the average American where Estonia is on a map, and you’ll likely be met with a blank stare. If they can locate it, they’ll most likely assume it is a Russian-influenced satellite state not just because of the proximity but because it was a former member of the Soviet Union. A little known fact…
Jaz Elise releases “Good Over Evil” from her forthcoming debut EP The Golden Hour, available March 5, 2021 via In.Digg.Nation Collective/Six Course Music/RCA Records. The singer practices a positive mindset in order to execute her vision on this triumphant song produced by Natural High and Protoje. “Good Over Evil” stands out as a salute to…
Cuban-American, North Carolina-based singer Marco Luka releases new single, “big talk” via Arista Records. The record has been in the making since January 2020 when Luka first recorded parts of it at Duke University with professional basketball player Zion Williamson, in and out of the studio process. Shortly after that, Montreal based Youtuber, Jemcee met…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Singer Jennifer Saran Offers a Valentine’s Day Gift with “Rescue My Heart” Just in time for Valentine’s Day, internationally acclaimed pop/contemporary jazz singer-songwriter Jennifer Saran has released her ravishing new love ballad, “Rescue My Heart,” along with its gorgeous accompanying music video. “Dazzling Thing Of Melancholy Beauty”- Kelly Duplex’s Latest Is…
Kara Frazier’s third EP, The Deja Vu Sessions, is out now. Creating a soulful rock style groove with funk influences, and modern and retro vibes, it appeals to a wide audience of listeners. The Deja Vu Sessions, features sultry title track “Deja Vu,” joined by Frazier’s heartfelt rendition of “I Fall Apart” by Post Malone,…
Rising hip-hop and R&B singer-songwriter Tsunari returns with her highly anticipated single “Fruity Loops” – showcasing her unique style of rapping and singing with an addictive melodic twist – releasing 12th February. Not afraid to break out the mould, the London-based artist builds on her fast-growing success with a song that incorporates energetic trap snares…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Kemetstry brings that dark boom-bap heat in new video reintroducing his distinctive underground flavour to hip hop With his distinct and unmistakable Yorkshire accent, Kemetstry (formerly known as Spida Lee) is taking the next step in his long running journey with the release of bold new single ‘No Respect No Manners’…
Samana return with the lo-fi psychedelic pop of new single ‘All One Breath’. Named by Elbow frontman Guy Garvey as his ‘Artist Of The Year’ on his BBC 6Music show, the sumptuous combination of Rebecca Rose Harris’s dulcet vocals and Franklin Mockett’s gently haunting piano can be streamed below – Stream – https://open.spotify.com/track/16JXp7bUPsVQYBmn2WePDe Self-produced, self-recorded…
With influences from The Sex Pistols to Oasis, Berlin-based Ponte Pilas brings to the fore what rock ‘n’ roll is really all about: unhealthy amounts fun. The Scottish-Ecuadorian quartet place sharp-edged riffs next to irresistible melodies to make their songs highly infectious. This is true of new single “Last of a Dying Breed”, a song…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Breakout Metal Stars TETRARCH to Release New Album, “Unstable”, on April 30, 2021 After making massive strides at media, radio, streaming and beyond in 2020, breakout metal stars TETRARCH are about to own 2021 with the release of their highly anticipated sophomore full-length album, Unstable, scheduled to drop on April 30…
‘Whatever’ brings a hyperpop and bubblegum meets Gen Z vibe whilst tapping into the spirit of the fun, iconic and influential noughties aesthetic. The standout video for the new track sees Rakky paying homage and bringing her own fresh take on the 00’s story-telling videos which inspired the track. With a co-sign from Charli XCX…
Portuguese born RnB and soul singer Beatrix’s latest single, ‘Drama’, is a song about fighting the troubles and issues that hit us in our daily lives and steal our attention from what is truly important; the song reminds us to stop finding time for drama and focus on what really matters. Beatrix has always followed…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Xavier Toscano Gets You Off Your Feet With “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) vs Vogue” Piqued Jacks announce new album with Elephant Following on from the enormous success of their recently released singles ‘Every Day Special’ and ‘Golden Mine’ in recent months, the former of which gathered airplay on BBC…
When singers give a performance, there are two focal points that hook the audience like no other: the singing and the dancing. And when an artist is a master at the two, the compelling production and irresistible capture is enough to turn anyone into an instant fan. Deemed as the “pop princess of the west…
Gabriele Saro’s achievements are impressive no matter if he is a musician or a carpenter. His academic credentials with degrees in Business Administration, neuro science, music composition for film, and violin are enough to put to rest any superficial doubts someone may harbor about his intellectual legitimacy. His press materials mention a lifelong clash between…
