Feature stories and artist interviews
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Low Float shares uptempo groove-driven track “Debt” today! After realizing he wasn’t cut out for music school, Gabe O’Brien-Szczesniak dropped out and created his first album. He’s now releasing his debut under the moniker Low Float. PROTOJE UNLEASHES NEW STUDIO ALBUM “IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME” OUT TODAY During this time…
We are back at it today and truth be told we could not wait to post this Q&A. For those been that have hanging @skopemag since the early 2000’s knows Gene Foley has been a huge supporter, contributor, advisor, and all around amazing friend to this platform. So when he told us about this incredible…
In the current climate, it’s safe to assume that most artists are enduring the overwhelmingly drab process of creating alone, yet for Matt Marcii, lockdown has seemed to only fuel his collaboration escapades. With this recent release, ‘Sugar,’ gaining over fourteen thousand streams and counting, Matt Marcii builds on this momentum with his upcoming collaboration…
Tom Ciurczak is originally a New Yorker who relocated to the West Coast in his early twenties. Now in Los Angeles, California, Tom has music running through his veins. Tom has been writing songs since the young age of 12 and even played in numerous rock bands back in his New York days. Tom Ciurczak…
Imagine you’re 8 years old sitting in your living room and watching your dad play the guitar. Mesmerized by his father’s musical prowess, Ben Hughes, aka Tall Children, never knew this moment would recreate itself in front of 20,000 people years later. From his early childhood years, Ben’s father introduced multiple genres of music ranging…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope DEF JAM RECORDINGS HOTTEST STAR NASTY CRELEASES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ALBUM ‘ZULU MAN WITH SOME POWER’ Today, multi-platinum rapper, Nasty C, also known as the “coolest kid in Africa,” drops his long-awaited album, ZULU MAN WITH SOME POWER via Def Jam Recordings. The album follows the long-brewing buzz on Nasty C’s major…
CIENFUE’s “Eyes Wide Open Remix of “Open Her Eyes,” begins slowly and traditionally with what sounds like pan flute accompaniment. Once the vocal comes in, the track is transformed into an easygoing reggae tune. It prominently features a clacking rhythm part, as well. Furthermore, it includes a tropical-sounding electric guitar counter melody. The best term…
The quality of the stage speakers during a live rock show can make or break any performance. Any crackling, popping, or unintentional sound distortion can send out bad vibes and be a less than pleasant experience for the audience. Finding the perfect speakers for a rock show might not be the easiest task, but a…
Pop duo President Street have returned with their new single ‘Something To Believe’ and its accompanying music video. With the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the world on a colossal scale, plans for an audio/visual creation had to be altered slightly with vocalist Ruby and Peter Moses filming the visuals completely on their mobile phones with help…
LA-based 17-year-old songstress bellamia releases her debut single “Sound of Summer” via KRO Records. bellamia was raised within a legacy of music – her father, grandmother, and great-grandfather are all musicians. Without any formal training, bellamia taught herself piano and started composing and writing songs at a very early age. She quickly developed her own…
Aviella & Sawyr combine pop influences and earworm dance melodies on their Dim Mak debut “Lean.” The uplifting single is a heartfelt homage to the people we lean on for support in good times and in bad times. Twenty-three-year-old Aviella is a singer/songwriter and performer, based in Orange County, California. Her vocal talent has taken…
Today North London singer-songwriter Mae Muller shares her new single ‘So Annoying’ and its accompanying video, directed by Sophie Muller [No Doubt, Selena Gomez, Rihanna, Beyoncé]. Written by Mae, Rick Nowels [Madonna, Lana Del Rey] and Skyler Stonestreet [Ariana Grande, Chainsmokers], ‘So Annoying’ sees Mae explain her disdain for pining for her love, exhibiting her…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Out Now: Sola Rosa Turns Up The Heat With New Single ‘Something Good’ Today 2nd September, New Zealand artist Andrew Spraggon, crafting under the moniker Sola Rosa, releases party starting cut Something Good feat. soulful rising artist Thandi Phoenix, taken from his upcoming album, Chasing The Sun, due for release on…
Johan Kull, 31, has been working as a musician and producing music for other artists, as well as being in multiple bands, for ten years. He has studied at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden. Dreams, which is the first release from his solo project, came…
Lagos, Nigeria-born now based in Toronto, ON duo 148 — Suertudo and McQueen — continue to uplift and inspire while refusing to be painted into any corners with the release of their new single “Double Trouble” and sophomore EP, Blue Moon — available now! “‘Double Trouble’ was created in a studio bedroom with our longtime…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Jesse Lopez Announces Release of Romantic Single, “Way Past Words” A Matador at heart with the soul of a romantic Jesse Lopez’s songwriting is seeped in his Mexican-Italian charm. The new release, “Way Past Words” was co-written with Ryland Fisher and proves to listeners his vocals match his lyrics. Download and…
Brooklyn native Elijah is unapologetic and unbothered in all aspects of life. When you live like that, you find inspiration and motivation in every interaction, every night out, and every reflection. Of course, the environment he’s in impacts the words he sings, and thanks to the liberation of the city, his style parallels that freedom.…
If leisure time is spent doing something healthy, it will have a positive impact on your child. As you encourage your kids to choose a hobby, do not let them settle for any leisure activity. Some passive hobbies, like watching, can harm your child. Subsequently, settle for active hobbies that will make them develop to…
Soft vocals, a searing pair of guitars, a poetically melodic piano and subtle bassline are all churning together in a vortex of harmonies inside of Pretty Awkward’s new single “Misfits,” but while this latest release is perhaps the band’s most complicated by design, it’s also their smoothest in finish. URL: https://www.prettyawkwardband.com/ SMART URL: https://orcd.co/misfits From…
Today, pop prodigies The Aces release the Fickle Friends remix of their queer anthem, “Kelly.” The remix follows the critically acclaimed release of The Aces’ sophomore album, Under My Influence, out via Red Bull Records. Get it here. “We have been fans of Fickle Friends for years, so when we found out they wanted to…
Alternative-pop artists Lexis Yelis and Couchsurf are excited to share their new collaborative single, “Between My Thighs” with a new music video available to watch now. “Between My Thighs” features the artists’ signature sound fused with R&B influences to create a sexy single that will have listeners immediately hitting replay. Fans can check out the…
As many @skopemag followers know – we love being involved with the GRM Awards. Well today we get to chat with an artist that had a major night at the 2020 GRM awards. Ale Amor won 3 GRM awards and we are thrilled to talk all about it here! @skopemag: Where are we talking from…
Introducing queer punk band Thigh High and their debut single, ‘Nanna’s On A Rampage’ alongside the bold new music video. The tongue-in-cheek ‘Nanna’s On A Rampage’ is a bouncy, brazen and punk infused debut single. Produced by Margo Broom, the track explores bad bitch OAP culture. Speaking on the track Thigh High explains “we both…
The track is from her forthcoming 2021 full length LP. In the Kimber-Lee Alston-directed video, an homage to Daft Punk’s “Da Funk” allegorically works through an intense reality: the fears that women disproportionately carry in a world of omnipresent harassment. The song was written after a teen neighbor of Qudus was assaulted on her block…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope ASIAHN MAKES HER MOTOWN DEBUT WITH NEW SINGLE, “GUCCI FRAMES” With its title a metaphorical reference to setting boundaries, “Gucci Frames” looks back on the people we’ve all left behind, the friends whose toxicity dragged us down, the hangers-on who always want to be there for our highs but never feel…
P.U.K.E. Tape Vol. 2, the second EP from rising 16-year-old artist PAYDAY, is out today—stream it here. She also shares the video for a new track “Lil Green Car” today shot and directed by 777Media of AG Club – “P.U.K.E. Tape Vol. 2 has a great balance between highs and lows with two hype tracks…
When the world went into lockdown earlier this year, Matt Mays took the opportunity to challenge himself as a songwriter, musician and producer. Dog City was written from the perspective of a rescue dog and recorded in a makeshift studio in Mays’ garage. Today, Dog City is available on all digital streaming services worldwide via…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Jacques Greene remixes Mild Minds track ‘DESTINATIONS’ Canadian DJ and producer Jacques Greene has remixed ‘DESTINATIONS’, the track from Australian artist Mild Minds, out now. A shimmering, high-energy rework, the Jacques Greene remix turns ‘DESTINATIONS’ into an emotive, club-ready jam while retaining the glacial synths that make the original so special.…
The world of media is superficial, materialistic, and focused on content and appearances that are on the surface. We are trapped in a fast world brimming with endless selfies, confidential information, and recorded seconds of everyone’s day. Very rarely do you find someone who doesn’t exploit their lives and even rarer to find someone offline.…
The PondHawks, as one of the country’s leading indie bands has just released “Invisible Stranger”, a chorale or chant for these challenging and unpresidential times. A warning and inspired hope, the song brings to light the fragrance of issues surrounding the pandemic in a musical soliloquy. The PondHawks have a unique harmonic sound like no…
Los Musick/P.A.T. Louisiana’s Finest delivers a timeless confident sound on the fantastically funky “Inside The People: The Sequel”. A true joy to behold they jump genres with gleeful abandon. The stylistically tour-de-force races from classic rock to G-Funk to hip-hop. Within a singular song they manage completely defy listener expectations for their ear for melody…
Really big things are happening in the pop music genre right now thanks to the advent of studio technology in recent times, but some artists – like Taylor Colson, for example – are keeping their aesthetical approach to the craft rather simple and subsequently yielding a substance of riches in their work. Colson’s new single,…
Creating a new wave of sound, when it comes to songwriting, living is Nathan’s biggest intrigue. Whether it’s exploring nature on a hike, surfing the sea, or channeling meditation, it’s what truly inspires home to open and his eyes and see, and his ears to hear. Nathan shares of the single “We live in a…
‘Good Girl’ serves as the follow-up to 2020 offerings ‘Hold You Tight’ and ‘Bitter Parts’, and provides a slice of smooth, melodic R&B. Produced by frequent collaborator Blazehoven, its mix of catchy trap-inspired beatwork and flowing vocals sees Joya confront her relationship with conformity and how it’s taken a toll on her creativity and self…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Kaio Mars (American Pets) shares solo debut “All I Need,” Kaio Mars explains, “The song is about finding the joy in music again. Having felt kind of jaded about the whole songwriting process I thought it would be helpful to put myself in the shoes of my 5,6,7 year old self…
Following his controversial debut single ‘The Power’ from his upcoming album ‘Make Anger Great Again’, James Kennedy isn’t softening with the release his new single ‘Autopsy’, which is out today. ‘The Power’ was taken down by Youtube after just one day last month because of its rebellious message and ‘Autopsy’ is continuing that theme of…
“The heavens declare the glory of God,” Psalm 19 tells us, “and the firmament sheweth His handiwork.” In this powerful vision from the Psalter, the sky is a great canvas upon which God’s colors are painted in spectacular colors: the sun, the moon, the stars, and all the other wonders of creation. In the video…
Hannah Grace has shared her new single, ‘Feels Like Home’, the latest track to be taken from her upcoming debut album Remedy, out on October 9th via Never Fade Records. The song premiered on Radio 2 with Alison Hammond sitting in for Rylan who called it “absolutely brilliant”. Building from a delicate opening into driving…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Dalizz – “Quiero Estar Contigo” After sharing her freestyles on social media, Elizabeth L. Ortiz, better known as DALIZZ, is ready to make her indelible mark in Latin music. The Puerto Rican singer and songwriter made her impressive debut in November, 2019 with her first single “El Candao”, achieving great reception…
Lace describes its music as the combination of “four eclectic musicians” that incorporate elements of “neo-soul, Konnakol inspired grooves and jazz harmony to form” a unique sound. We all know what neo-soul and jazz are, but what the heck is Konnakol? Konnakol, which is sometimes spelled ‘Konokol’ or Konakkol,’ has been defined as the art…
