Feature stories and artist interviews
One song immediately comes to mind the moment Second Hand Mojo’s “Open Up Your Mind” begins playing, and that’s Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” This song has a similar tempo and melody. However, that’s pretty much where these song similarities end. Axl Rose was singing to his child, while Second Hand Mojo has…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope keaton dekker unveils lockdown video for new single ‘ITYK’ Today keaton dekker releases the video for new single ‘ITYK’, a dreamy call-back to 80s R&B-pop, and a diametric counterpart to his dark debut single ‘makeup’, that received praise from PAPER, The Line Of Best Fit, Gigwise, Bristol In Stereo & many…
Cumbiana also features collaborations with Alejandro Sanz, Ziggy Marley, Elkin Robinson and Ruben Blades. With decades being a singer, songwriter, actor, activist and overall Colombian icon, Carlos Vives continues to expand his already global reach with his latest album Cumbiana. In Cumbiana, Carlos Vives’ goal of expressing a love letter of cumbia’s small origins to…
Lead writer for the article is Jonathan P-Wright aka The Millenial Gen I gotta drip like Westbrook I knockem out with a left hook Lebron James I stay paid Athlete of the Decade Hit a lick and make the money flip Abstract like I’m “Q-Tip” My tribe on a money quest Leave the city in…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope THE ORACLE: Cvlt Nation Premieres New Video From Avant Electronics Project Inspired at once by the grandiosity of film scores and classical music, the bleakness of black metal, and minimalist ambient music, Hypogeum is dark and at times ritualistic with its themes and complimentary visuals touching upon the rise, betrayal, and…
With his recent single ‘How We Care’ described as ‘a majestic blend of sparking synths and falsetto harmonies’ by The Line Of Best Fit, it has been quite the year for singer-songwriter Ben Hobbs. Now, the multi-instrumentalist and producer returns with new indie-pop offering ‘Own Arms’. Based in South London, Ben fuses bedroom pop with…
Nu-core juggernauts TALLAH have revealed their second single, “We, the Sad,” from their upcoming, highly anticipated debut album, Matriphagy, that’s due out October 2nd from Earache Records. The video/track debuted yesterday at RevolverMag.com, and can be viewed and streamed below now. PRE-ORDER MATRIPHAGY: http://earache.com/tallah Commenting on the new single, bassist Andrew Cooper states, “When we…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope THE BOBBY LEES DROP THEIR NEW SINGLE “WENDY” TODAY The Bobby Lees’ new record Skin Suit was produced by underground punk legend Jon Spencer of the Blues Explosion and will be released on Alive Naturalsound Records on July 17th. Jen Janet Releases New Single “Possession” Released with a corresponding music video,…
Based out of New York City, Somaya delivers an anthemic gem with her newest single. As an openly queer artist, Somaya strives to inspire people through their own art and encouraging inclusivity in all spaces. As such, her upcoming single “Take A Bow” elevates people worldwide to be proud of themselves and to own their…
It has been some time in the making but things fall into place for a reason and today, Adelaide’s Wing Defence unleash their debut EP, Friends. A fitting name for this duo’s offering, the Friends EP is a great look at the connection between these songwriters and musicians and their growth as creatives. DSP –…
Toronto rapper, Haviah Mighty, today shares her powerful video for “Thirteen,” a song about the painful journey of Black people in North America from her breakthrough, 2019 Polaris Music Prize-Winning album, 13th Floor. The track’s title is a riff on the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery and the lyrics, as well as accompanying animated video, unpack…
If there’s one thing we are most excited about when coming out of lockdown, the prospect of seeing Bad Girlfriend perform their new track, ‘Here It Comes,’ live is at the top of the list. The three-piece group – made up of Connor Hemming, Richie James and Billy Smallman-Köpf – are a whirlwind of punk-garage…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope AQUILO’S NEW ‘SOBER’ EP IS OUT NOW! After two years of absence, the reaction to Aqulio’s return with their recent singles ‘Sober’, ‘Just Asking’ and ‘Always Forever’ feels as if they’d never been away. The songs quickly accumulated over 5 million streams, in the process elevating their monthly listeners at Spotify…
Laser cleaning machines are really efficient this is the reason why they are used for multiple purposes. Laser cleaning is the only method that really cleans in depth. Other methods only remove part of the pollution. In addition, pollution consists of pigments and polymers. Most methods remove the pigments, but not the polymers. These can…
Jerry Joseph releases his third single, “Bone Towers”, off his upcoming album, The Beautiful Madness. Produced by Patterson Hood with Drive-By Truckers as his band, the album will be released worldwide on August 21, 2020. The track release is accompanied by a lyric video created by Thomas Van Genderen. “Bone Towers” places the listener at…
Alias Wayne’s “Joan of Ottawa” is an acoustic rock song, which features Wayne singing the song’s lyrics with a gritty, rock & roll vocal tone. Stylistically, this track may remind you of grunge music. It’s an extended piece, clocking in a at just shy of five minutes long, and features a long electric guitar solo…
Meghan Pulles’ single, “Light After Loss,” is the sound of an artist in transition. Pulles was raised in Florida but relocated to New York City. She is a trained opera singer and a theater actress that describes her evolution to this current role as a singer/songwriter, as something both healing and spiritual. “Light After Loss”…
‘Shark’ is the new release from south London based songstress Stella Talpo, following ‘Mona’ earlier this year. Listen here: http://orcd.co/stellatalpo Born in Italy, raised in Singapore and now living in London, Stella Talpo has become a one-to-watch due to her ability to shape and mould R&B sounds with her own unique concoction of influences. Having…
After 30+ features across press and local radio with “Reaction,” Silvertone Hills return with “Upside Down,” a riff-driven indie-rock stomper designed to give hope to the future. Upside Down provides a beaming optimism for the future, at a time when drastic world events have caused extreme uncertainty. The riff echoes the feel-good college rock of…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Windows (Mystic Braves) Share “Send It” & “Up All Night” Via XS Noize Windows had intended to release their debut album in spring of 2020 but in light of covid-19 and the black lives matter movement, they decided to instead remotely write, record, and self-release two singles, “Send It (Side A)”…
Lyn Veritas Conary is a German DIY musician, writer and video creator who began her career as an artist in 2014. Her outstanding creativity and love for nature, arts and mystics have been with her all her life although she’s been on a different path for several years. Her music and poetry is mainly influenced…
Today Lav shares new single “The Girls Before Me”. The track follows bedroom anthem “Wavvy” and Billie Eilish co-signed lo fi garage-band cut “From Me The Moon” – Her latest single “was written out of a deep insecurity of constantly comparing myself to past loves. Always wondering if when they look at you, they’re recalling…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope TEN FOOT WIZARD: revolt and groove with new album ‘Get Out Of Your Mind’! UK’s tongue-in-cheek and definitely rebellious groove rock’n’rollers TEN FOOT WIZARD premiere their third album ‘Get Out Of Your Mind’ in its entirety today exclusively via Metal Injection. It’s out on July 10th through Beard Of Zeus. Good…
Alias Wayne has political thoughts on his mind, which he expresses with his new EP Firebrand. This six-song project opens with “Radiation Town,” his commentary on climate change. The song is a funky rocker, colored with organ fills. Wayne’s point is that the weather’s hot now, hotter than before, which he believes is caused by…
Hereami’s “Flow State (mix. 7)” is the sound of one man’s search for peace. It’s a slow track, with a sparse musical backing. The song’s title may refer to what positive psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi refers to as an “optimal state of consciousness.” This is that mental place where we feel and perform our absolute best.…
Today, songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist Max Leone shares his new single “Malleable” and its accompanying video. Released via Darkroom Records, “Malleable” showcases the 21-year-old’s artist’s signature sound — an alt-leaning yet urban-inspired breed of lo-fi bedroom pop. Set against a backdrop of stark beats and moody guitar work, “Malleable” channels the pain and frustration of drifting apart from…
Through the mist of Appalachia comes Evil, the banjo-plucking angelic nightmare whose signature ethereal voice enchants and excites with new single and video “A Child Shamed,” off their upcoming album in the works. Hailing from Front Royal, VA, the artist formerly known as Babeo Baggins’ new project tackles the effects of God and religion on…
Get ready to catch a cool “Breeze” from One Less Guest on their new single. This song is off of the band’s debut album titled ‘Monochrome’ and what a fresh release it is! “Breeze” will make you feel better and is sure to brighten up your day a bit. One Less Guest is a quartet…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope GAEREA Releases New Song, “Conspiranoia” Speaking of the video, GAEREA comments, “Shot in the ancient Streets of Porto, Gaerea’s birth city, ‘Conspiranoia’ is much more than just an agonizing and mesmerizing voyage into the Vortex’s own Depths. Completely filled with small Easter Eggs throughout the clip which I know very few…
With a subtle click, “Dream Symposium” begins to unfurl its collection of beats with a hesitant sway. That very sway will soon grow into a beastly wave as we continue on here, in the opening song of Toronto Tabla Ensemble’s new album Unexpected Guests, but as we’ll learn in its tracklist, this record is full of…
In what feels like a love letter one writes to themselves, tucking it away to read during trying times, the Dallas String Quartet’s version of “Better Days” is the remedy to feeling low. Originally recorded by One Republic in March 2020 as a response to COVID-19, DSQ elevates the listener into a world of no…
A firefly makes its way across the sundown. The insect is sprinting to find cover for the nightfall. The city is aglow with the sounds and flavors of dancing everywhere. These are just a few of the feelings evolving from the track “Indulgent Fool”, a passionate instrumental from New York City’s Gasoline Tequila. To listen…
The buoyant beat that we discover upon pressing play on the new single from pop singer Johnnie Mikel, “Nothing to Lose,” is indeed one of the more potent elements that the song has in store for listeners this June, but it’s hardly the star of this show. That title belongs to the lush lead vocal…
Having last month announced news of her new solo album, Who The Power, that will be released on August 7th via Bella Union, and sharing the video to first single “Atoms At Me”, today Liela Moss has shared another new track “Watching The Wolf” and its lyric video. Of the track Moss says: “An imagined…
Multi-talented artist, percussionist, producer and activist MADAME GANDHI today releases her newest video for Visions track “Waiting For Me” – watch here. Directed by Misha Ghose, “Waiting For Me” was conceptualized and produced by an all-female team and features queer, trans, female and gender non-conforming cast members and marks Madame Gandhi’s first-ever video shot in…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope SERPENT OMEGA: Swedish Doom/Sludge Metal Unit Releases “Land Of Darkness” Video Melding sludge, doom, metal, and crust into a unique and sordid brew, SERPENT OMEGA’s self-titled debut full-length sold out in a few short months back in 2013. Long-awaited sequel, appropriately titled II, was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden by guitarist Jonsson…
Following on from the success of his breakthrough debut EP Eastcote at the end of 2019, which garnered support from BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music and Radio X as well as the Spotify New Music Friday playlists in Germany, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark and Finland, British singer and songwriter Sam Johnson has now unveiled…
On the meaning behind “Angry Hearts” Danielle states: “When I wrote this song two years ago this song was meant for people to listen and evaluate their own heart. As humans we mistakenly carry our hurt, disappointments, and failures towards other people causing them hurt. Then the other person hurts someone else because of what…
New York-raised, Los Angeles-based rising alt-pop songstress Carly Rose is back today with her new single “twentyone.” The track was written by Carly, who turned 21 in April, paying homage to young artists who rose to superstardom, but never lived to see their twenty first birthday. The song explores the lifestyle of excess and immense…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope p-rallel Shares New Track “Soulboy” Feat. Greentea Peng The track is the second to be shared from his impending 6-track EP, following “Packed Bags” with Louis Culture. Leaning more on the reggae and dub influences of his childhood, he explains, “It felt quite natural making it, Greentea Peng’s vocals were exactly…