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TANK SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “ELEVATION” OCTOBER 25 “This album is about going to the next level, rising to the occasion of success and giving my fans the best music I have to give,” states Tank. “R&B is my legacy and in my veins…I want to lead the charge to bring it back to…
2019 has produced a lot of really surreal videos across the pop spectrum, but country pairing The Promised offer music enthusiasts something totally straightforward in the video for their new single “We Could Be In Love” that stands as a breath of fresh air amidst the flow of mostly predictable fodder we’ve seen this season.…
Right away, I am instantly gravitated toward Scheckler Brothers and their recent video/single, “Love You So” because the siblings have a way of pulling you in. “Love You So” is not just a cool music video but also a featured single on the new album titled ‘Magic’. I am lovin’ everything about this song/video from…
People tend to let their external world determine who they are and how they have to think. That’s bullshit, you’ll end up not knowing yourself. To some people my music and my ambitions may seem too big, but actually it represents so clearly who I am and the energy I feel when thinking about how…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Charles Bradley’s “Lonely as You Are” fan-made music video out now via Innit Recordings “I love you. And this is Charles Bradley. I hope this one day gets out to the world.” KIIARA GETS VULNERABLE WITH “BIPOLAR” NEW TRACK &…
Triple Tigers Records recording artists GONE WEST, featuring Colbie Caillat, today released the video for “What Could’ve Been”, which premiered yesterday at People (HERE). Directed by Patrick Tracy, and filmed in Franklin, TN at the “Fork Inn” of Big East Fork Valley in the beautiful landscape of the Tennessee Hills, the video features the band’s…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – King Calaway Announce Debut Album Rivers Out October 4 “We’re so excited to announce the release of a record we’ve worked so hard on this past year. Everyone who worked on this album shared a similar vision of creating an authentic, original…
Australian Americana/folk duo Falls have announced the independent release of their new EP Bodega Rose on October 25. Inspired by their time spent on the road, Bodega Rose features five stunning new tracks that explore the emotional struggle of chasing a dream while craving a place to call home. The first track “On Attack” released…
An emerging artist on the internet struggling to break through the saturation of new talent describes almost every artist in 2019. But if you add in splitting the boundaries, surpassing everyone’s doubt, and solidifying a foundation in faith, you get Talon. After watching a studio video of Travis Scott and Metro Boomin, the Baytown-based artist…
New Canadian indie-rock group, Radio Free Universe or RFU, release their first single “Even Angels” off of their debut album “Love” which is slated for release in early 2020. “Even Angels,” released via Jetpack Records and Creative Entertainment Network, is available to stream or purchase at all digital service providers now. Click to listen. The…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Check Out BLACK MAGIC FLOWER POWER “Funky Town Sex Machine” Official Music Video Arizona based boogie rock band BLACK MAGIC FLOWER POWER has set aside time from their intense touring schedule to release the official music video for their new single, “Funky…
The brand new single “All The Things We Forgot” offers a kind of ambivalent resolution to Moyka’s themes of love and loss. As an early-nineties house synth swells and retreats around her, she bursts into a rich chorus of“Take me back, take me back again”– it’s an ambiguous line that encapsulates the last shreds of…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – BARNS COURTNEY’S NEW ALBUM, ‘404,’ IS OUT TODAY The title of Barns Courtney’s new album will no doubt be familiar to anyone who’s ever searched for something online and found themselves face to face with nothing. 404 is an album that explores…
Calling an album Keepin’ It Country, Vol. One, makes a statement from the get-go. With only a few words, this title separates its contents from a lot of other country music, which is not ‘keepin’ it country.’ Therefore, this album is introduced as not just another album featuring more of the same non-country. Instead, it…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Fireside Collective’s ‘She Was An Angel’ reaches unknown territory Asheville-based group Fireside Collective has gained a fervent fanbase — and the attention of their peers — with their blend of folk, blues, funk and a wide variety of bluegrass sounds. With their…
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Today, Gavin Haley is delivering an acoustic duet of “Show Me” with Canadian singer/songwriter Sara Diamond. “Show Me” is a resounding reflection on love, and the stripped-back version brings the poignant lyricism into focus through the duo’s mesmerizing harmonies. The acoustic track is being released alongside a live video of the duo performing at Los…
Today, indie-pop darling Alice Gray is revealing her debut EP Paradise? The EP features 3 previously released tracks – “Take Me To The Water,” “Hell With You,” and “Indigo” – as well as two new songs, “Paradise” and “Stolen Gold.” Paradise? has an intoxicating raw energy, defined by atmospheric lo-fi beats and dreamy pop melodies;…
After kicking off the countdown for his second solo album ’40 Acres N Sum Mula’ with Farhot (Isaiah Rashad, Nneka) produced anthem ‘Babylon’, Berlin based JuJu Rogers releases ‘Follow Me’. The second single taken from his upcoming LP is an energetic and fierce rap track playing with the bittersweet temptations JuJu Rogers sees himself confronted…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Joviale releases debut EP ‘Crisis’ & final track ‘Struggle Cuddle’ / Re-arranges London EP Launch Joviale releases the Bullion produced debut EP, ‘Crisis’, via Blue Flowers today. alongside a final track ‘Struggle Cuddle’. Her EP headline show has also been re-arranged to…
Rising singer-songwriter, Hayley Orrantia, has released her latest single, “Nights and Weekends” today on all streaming and download services. The feel-good, dance around your room track follows Orrantia’s latest EP, “The Way Out,” which is a collection of reflective ballads documenting a painful heartbreak in her life. Taking a more upbeat and carefree tone, “Nights…
Desolo is an army vet born in Venezuela and he now resides in Olympia, Washington. I wasn’t able to decipher the lyrics due to the words not being in English, BUT that didn’t even phase me! Reason being is because Desolo has a way of universally connecting with listeners through the music itself. “Te Extrano”…
After their stellar performance at the 2000trees Xtra Mile Recordings takeover in July, BRAND NEW FRIEND are returning with a new single, ‘The Letter A’, which they will support with a handful of gigs in Ireland this September. Recorded a year after the release of debut album Seatbelts For Aeroplanes, the Northern Irish five-piece retain…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Tomos unveils his ethereal new track ‘An Intermission’ alongside official video Burgeoning DJ and producer Tomos has unveiled his second single ‘An Intermission’ out now! With layered soulful synths and out of this world melodies, the melancholic production on ‘An Intermission’ is…
JOHN MAYER has released “CARRY ME AWAY,” a song written and produced by Mayer and available now. “Carry Me Away” is the second new Mayer track released this year, via Columbia Records, from the GRAMMY Award®-winning artist. “I Guess I Just Feel Like” was released in February. 2018’s “New Light” has been certified Platinum and…
Following blockbuster years led by multiple global smash singles & billions of streams worldwide, the UK’s leading producer/songwriter Jonas Blue, & hottest rising pop star HRVY, have come together to release the sensational end of summer hit ‘Younger’ – Spawned from a friendship that first blossomed on stage at Capital FM’s Summertime Ball, Jonas &…
New Zealand’s Miss June release their debut album, Bad Luck Party, via Frenchkiss Records. Raised in the embers of punk rock and described as “some unholy union between Sonic Youth and Le Tigre,” the Auckland four piece harness jagged, noisy guitars filtered through the unrivalled stage presence of Amanda Liddell, guitarist Jun Park, bass player…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – Don Broco & friends unleash explosive new video ‘Action’ ‘Action’ is the perfect representation of everything that Don Broco are about – powerful tunes and inextinguishable good vibes. It’s crammed full of big riffs and even bigger hooks, laced with their signature…
by Nick Christophers It seems that a new movement has been brewing within the Hip Hop world that is moving away from its negative stereotype. This can be attributed by the acts of Buc Noi, an up-coming artist. He actually hails from the West Coast and has begun to make his mark throughout the country…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – GYGAX Announces High Fantasy October Western US Tour; Third Album, High Fantasy, Out Now On Creator-Destructor Records Following several recent bouts of touring, GYGAX will head back out in October. The High Fantasy Tour will storm the Western US from October 9th…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – “HPNGC” – new Injury Reserve ft. JPEGMAFIA and Code Orange Injury Reserve spent two years crafting their debut LP Injury Reserve that released earlier this year and today wanted to get back to dropping new music; a loosie with more to follow.…
In the visual, the Brooklyn rapper literally turns big-headed as she flexes her watch, chain, whip and overall swag, Directed by Marc Diamond, the clip sees Young MA turn up her confidence with bold bars and larger-than-life edits. “I took her to the crib and I had fun with that / Now come and get…
“Woo-ah!” Rising “Young Pop God” (GQ) MAX has teamed up with the critically-acclaimed pop star Kim Petras for a rousing new version of his smash hit single “Love Me Less”, which has clocked over 100 million streams worldwide, been performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The TODAY Show, and LIVE with Kelly and Ryan, and is…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – OTHER AMERICANS Premiere Retro-Futuristic Video for “Neon Sunrise” off Self-Titled EP out Oct. 1st With glossy gracefulness, Other Americans have perfectly translated their radiant noir aesthetic from sound to visuals with their new video for “Neon Sunrise”, the first single from of…
“When I was in my early tweens and teens, my favourite thing about summer was to be out with friends late at night in places that are usually only visited during the day. Whether it was the typical teenage moment of sneaking out of the house, or just being out past curfew, there was always…
ANTI- Records has signed the New York City-based band Purr, who will release their debut album in 2020. Purr marks the second project from childhood friends and born and raised New Yorkers Eliza Callahan and Jack Staffen, who have previously released and performed music simply under their names, Jack and Eliza. “We are grateful to…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – New Music This Week – The Highwomen, Iggy Pop, Frankie Cosmos, and More New Releases for September 06, 2019 – Here are the AllMusic editors’ picks for the most noteworthy releases this week. Looking for more? Visit our New Releases page. Electro…
A light acoustic groove is waiting to greet all who press play on the first track of Leo Harmonay’s new album Naked Rivers, “Patterns,” and while this opening salvo hypnotizes us with its charming melodies and homespun harmonies, they’re just a taste of what’s to come in the next nine tracks on this stately sequel to…
Engineered by Zach Anderson, of the American/Swedish band Blues Pills, Jesper Lindell’s enticing debut album Everyday Dreams is a clever mixture of rock, folk, blues and soul, performed by a 26 year old musician in love with classic pop, Stax-Volt R&B, and that old time rock & roll. Hailing from a small town near Stockholm…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – @skopemag APP – Google / Android – “Gypsy Girl” is a melodic track off King Jane’s newly released EP King Jane was founded when Michael Sanders and Kenny Florence met while pursuing masters degrees of (classical) music composition at The New School in New York. Florence, formerly of the…
