Feature stories and artist interviews
Rising alt-pop artist Charlee Remitz has dropped a new track titled “Movie Theater” from her forthcoming album, Heaven’s a Scary Place, which will be released on December 18th. The song is all about witnessing some of the scariest moments of 2020 and the desire to have someone to lean on during one of the craziest…
Austin Ingerman, a solo artist as well the lead guitar player for the band New Years Day, released a new single titled “Stampede” along with an accompanying video via Intercept Music Plus- https://interceptmusic.com “Stampede” is the 2nd release from a collection of instrumental songs recorded over the last three years in four different studios around…
After celebrating the first anniversary of her critically acclaimed platinum album Over It, today Summer Walker (LVRN/Interscope Records) releases a special complete set in honor of her scintillating debut project. – https://summerwalker.lnk.to/OverItComplete Not only will fans be able to enjoy the 18-track opus all over again, but they can now unwrap an entire second disc…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NETHERBLADE: Italian thrashers premiere “Braindamage” lyric video The song is taken from the band’s debut album “Reborn”, out now via Dark Hammer Legion/Volcano Records. Having channelled their primal instincts with simple yet effective fare on a couple of singles and an EP in four years, the band on their debut album…
PS The ReBels goes for a spirit of togetherness on the celebratory “Bumaye (ft. Kajad)”. Lyrics explore the history of oppression showing the importance of rising above that harsh environment. Vocals further emphasize the suffering inflicted as well as the undeniable struggle that continues to this very day. Beats hit hardd with an emotionally resonance…
Atlanta, GA is filled with warmth, culture, and vivacity. It’s a city that has everything you need without making you feel like you’re missing out elsewhere. Tealand Smith has prospered boundlessly in his home city. After spending his entire youth performing and practicing, the pop singer signed to Super Producer Dallas Austin’s Atlanta Based Rowdy…
The song is from Raissa’s forthcoming debut EP HEROGIRL, out early next year via Mark Ronson’s Zelig Records/Columbia. “I made this video with my friend Flo (Florence Kosky), we both are big fans of Studio Ghibli and so when I told her I wanted to do my own version of the meteor scene in Howl’s…
Harry Hudson has released his anticipated sophomore album, Hey, I’m Here For You via MSFTS/Roc Nation. The 15-track project is a powerful display of Harry’s artistry, showcasing his vocal technique, musicality and vision. The project, now available at all digital retailers, features collaborations with Jaden Smith and Astrid S, as well as producers Mike Dean…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope (WATCH) Dylan Jakobsen Releases Official Music Video for “Beautiful” The official music video was directed and created by Matt Bacnis at Classic 77 Creative Co. He’s already been named One to Watch by Taste of Country, The Boot & Sounds Like Nashville. Now coming off (2) Top 40 Billboard Indicator and…
Toronto-based post-punk project Peeling share the spacious and punky single “Dread”. A track that multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Anna Timoshenko describes as “a fitting anthem for 2020. It’s about being restless, uneasy and distraught in your surroundings. Spiralling into feelings of impending doom that are beyond your control.” With biting, crisp bass guitar driving alongside Timoshenko’s…
Kéren grew up in a multi-cultural environment influenced by both Western and Eastern music. At the age of seven, she began her musical theater career and learned the guitar as a teenager. After studying at the Berklee College of Music, Kéren moved to the West Coast to pursue her music career. Having collaborated with a…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Artist: Dr. Tik x R2R -Track: Rêve éveillé Dr. Tik x R2R burst onto the music scene earlier this year with their debut single: ‘Voyage’. The duo’s eclectic style has been described as a “culmination of their evolution after meeting master KAIO, several passages on Namek, visiting a multitude of universes…
Very few artists in Hip-Hop possess the ability to transform pain into lyrics of poetic inspiration. Hip-Hop was birthed from the struggle and creativity of African Americans in New York. Hip-Hop storytellers illuminate social injustices, inner-city struggles, economic gaps, and street dreams of aspiring hustlers. Major Recording Artist/Entrepreneur ‘Da Goat’ is a leader of the new school…
Rising star BEKA has reunited with HONNE for dreamy electro-pop ballad ‘More Than Friends’. Listen here: https://beka.ffm.to/morethanfriends The new single follows BEKA’s triumphant solo debut for ‘I’ll Be There’, and continues her collaborative relationship with HONNE after featuring on their tracks ‘Crying Over You’ and the Brooklyn Session of ‘Location Unknown’. On this latest release,…
Today, genre-bending artist Koe Wetzel has released his third LP Sellout via Columbia Records. The album comes alongside an official video for new single “Cold & Alone,” which was directed by George Nienhuis and stars Koe as he experiences the mixed emotions that come with the demise of a relationship. Produced by long-time collaborator Taylor…
Dripping with endless creativity amidst an ever-growing collection of fjord-beat bangers, Scandipop innovator SKIA shares the visuals for exhilarating new cut ‘Pocket’, out now via Heist or Hit (Brad Stank, Her’s, Pizzagirl). Co-written and produced with Silvan Rupp, ‘Pocket’ sees the alt-pop newcomer pick up where debut EP ‘Apricot’ left off; an upbeat, danceable track…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope London indie artist Matilda Mann releases new EP ‘Because I Wanted You To Know’ The new EP features new single “Paper Mache World” and previous singles “Happy Anniversary, Stranger”, “Robbed”, and “Japan”. Her new EP sees her working with Rich Cooper (Billie Martin, Lucy Rose, Mystery Jets), Rob Milton (Easy Life,…
Northern-Irish singer-songwriter Janet Devlin has released the final music video to be taken from her ‘Confessional’ album. The single ‘Better Now’ received its visual treatment from a creative team consisting of legendary cinematographer Sir Franz Pagot, director Katya Ganfeld (who directed Janet’s last four videos), plus a crew local to Belfast and Gortin, NI where…
Sons of Jersey hold nothing back on the bluesy fire of “Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around”. Volume deserves to be blasted for theirs is a physical sound. From the insistent hit of the drum to the power of the guitar riffs racing on through it all works. Dollops of distortion help to further shape…
Sonarpilot, aka Michael Moppert, has heard the future… In fact, he’s been catching soundwaves from just beyond the here and now since the space-rock 70s. First, it was Bowie, Floyd, and Ferry, whose guitars rode solar winds, leaving everything else on the charts stuck on earth. From there, he jumped to Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, and…
Betty Bitschlap, the only music making drag queen of Denmark, just released the single Disco Loving Bitch with a glitterific music video to back it up. Photographer – Camilla Winther – https://www.camillawinther.com/ Betty might be queer but this track is completely straight forward and with an infections disco beat and vocals that reminds you of…
Franki Pineapple has already crammed more into her life than countless blockbusters made in her hometown of Hollywood. From her life as a screenwriter, novelist and journalist through to her new incarnation as a singer-songwriter and social rabble-rouser, there is more to Franki than meets the eye as one of the biggest companies in the…
Country music singer/songwriter Ashley Barron continues to astound listeners with her latest single “Let Me Go,” which is quickly making its way up the Country Charts. This love gone-wrong single shows not only Barron’s raw talent as a vocalist but as a lyrical perfectionist. Co-written by Barron, Dean Scallan, Michael Huffman, and Alex Dooley, “Let…
Today, Winnetka Bowling League releases the video for their single and EP title track “Congratulations.” The cheerful video was directed by Caitlin Gerard and filmed in Los Angeles. The band’s lead singer, songwriter and producer Matthew Koma shares: “We made a video for ‘Congratulations’ that’s about freeing yourself from the pressures of online perception and…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope OUT TODAY: AMBIENT MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST VEINMELTER RELEASES DEBUT EP “STILL IN THE AIR” Veinmelter releases his debut EP Still In The Air. A new adventure for mulit-instrumentalist Winston Harrison, he creates a sound that evokes the dreamy landscapes pulled out of a Haruki Murakami novel and writes the kind of songs he…
What’s better than taking a trip to somewhere exotic? Taking it there with multiple beautiful women. It appears rapper Jellyman has the blueprint on how to have a really good time and lays it out for us in his new video for “Drip.” The most important thing here is that you have to possess the…
The presence of a DeLorean in a piece of filmed entertainment can only mean one thing: we’re headed back to the future. When Moonray singer and synthesist Barbara Higginbotham steps out from behind the wheel of a DeLorean in the opening seconds of the clip for “When You’re Around,” her hot pink and purple cosmetics…
Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞, the second album and first Spanish-language project from Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated artist Kali Uchis, is out now—listen here. Today, she debuts the video for the album’s opening track “la luna enamorada”- “this album is full of so many genres that made my childhood & i am…
Dance music heavyweights Anabel Englund and MK have unveiled the official video for their collaborative single ‘Underwater’, out 18th November. The risque official video for ‘Underwater’ is shot entirely within the confines of a peep show, with Anabel fully embracing the environment as she plays the role of protagonist. A club smash, the track has…
Mimah is the up and coming rapper-singer hybrid bursting onto the scene this year with her recent EP ‘Panacea.’ Named after the Greek goddess of universal remedy, Mimah’s EP is setting out to be the antidote to all our mid-pandemic blues. Based in London, Mimah’s unrelenting attitude and self-assured nature is both infectious and inspiring,…
It is Indie-Rock and yes, it does have a scent of Latin America. Lead by Tim Gallego the Berlin-based Indie Rock-Pop band DANAE finally released their first single “False Hopes” which addresses the well-known situation of two persons who seem to like each other but only one of them is interested in something more. The…
Following the release of his brand new single ‘Feed the Fire’ ft. Lucky Daye, SG Lewis today shares his official music video. Directed by Aidan Cullen (Dominic Fike, Omar Apollo and Trippie Red) and featuring rising stars Alton Mason and Quen Blackwell, the video was shot earlier this year, and is a transatlantic vignette and…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Chilly Chills – “Like That” MAKENA Drops Emotional New Single ‘Habitual’ Matching intense, melodic instrumentation with powerful cleans, Makena is always honest and open about sharing their vulnerable side in their music and lyrics. ‘Habitual’ is a very personal track–about vocalist Dom Cuzzo’s first-hand experience going through the tumultuous push-and-pull relationship…
“The base is the link between harmony and rhythm. It is the foundation of a band. It is what all the other instruments stand upon, but it is rarely recognized as that”….Victor Wooden “The bass, no matter what kind of music you’re playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything sound more beautiful and…
Sycco (pron. ‘psycho’) today shares her new single and video “Germs,” along with news of signing with Future Classic (behind Flume, G Flip, SOPHIE, and more). “Germs,” co-written and produced by previous single, “Dribble,” collaborator Ed Quinn, is teeming with friction and energy, creating heat during every second of the perfect build. The ambiance behind…
Today, rising newcomer ROZET returns to close out her 2020 with a stunning new single RIGAMAROLE, a vibrant Alt R&B cut released alongside a striking, dystopian short film. Arriving towards the end of one of the most trying years in recent memory, RIGAMORALE captures the feeling many of us had as we endured a year…
London dark-pop artist Circe releases eerie slow-burner ‘Dancer’ on today via Jazz Life, ahead of debut EP ‘She’s Made of Saints’ on November 25th. ‘Dancer’ continues her penchant for addressing societal power dynamics via dystopian storytelling, examining the nefarious methods via which cults arrest any expression of individuality. These themes, rooted in the abstract hinterland…
British Zimbabwean artist KWAYE has returned with the release of his new single “Run”, the first new music to be heard since his 2018 EP ‘Love & Affliction’, released via LA label Mind Of A Genius. Praised for his ambitious explorations into 80s synth-pop, indie-pop and R&B, KWAYE is a globetrotting singer-songwriter like no other.…
The FALLING FOR YOU music video was directed by Nick Manterola for Stones Hill Productions and Alex Harris. The loved-filled music video just made its world premiere on BET Soul and on ThisIsRnB.com. “FALLING FOR YOU, is about finding love and being in love for the “long-haul”. The song is a story of a man…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope CHLOE X HALLE RELEASE ALTERNATE VERSION “TIPSY” AND COVER OF “SENDING ALL MY LOVE” FOR SPOTIFY SINGLES Chloe x Halle has shared two new tracks for the latest installment of Spotify Singles, marking the second-ever Are & Be-branded Spotify Singles release. Recorded in LA, Chloe x Halle performed a stripped-down version…
