Category: FEATURES

Feature stories and artist interviews

Sam Levin New Single ‘Bookmark’

Sam Levin delves into a beautiful tenderness with the powerful folk electronics of “Bookmark”. Highly ornate, the polished delivery recalls the carefully considered gestures of Four Tet’s earliest works. Keeping things bright and airy, the lightness of the track draws a bit from Bossa Nova, jazz, and the gentleness of thoughtful pop. By far the…

New Video By Infamous Thierry “I Remember”

Born in Baton Rouge LA, a young man named Cameron grew up listening to Lil Wayne & Kanye West along with deep south legends Boosie Badazz, Webbie & Kevin Gates and decided to take the leap into the world of hip hop full force as Infamous Thierry. “I Remember” is the lead single & current…

@skopemag news for January 30, 2019 @ 2:30 pm est

ENDo.Radio Seeks Singer Songwriters to Share Their Music Sponsored by ENDo Brands, the newly launched ENDo.Radio is inviting singer songwriters to submit original music for airplay on its website –ENDoRadioNow. And, its tagline – “Fuel Your Calm Radio” – is creating a buzz. ENDo artists from around the world have already jumped on board. ENDo.Radio…

@skopemag news for January 30, 2019 @ noon est

Palace Release Video For ‘No Other’ – UK Tour Sold Out London based three-piece Palace today release the stunning animated video for their latest single ‘No Other’, a love letter lead singer Leo Wyndham wrote about finding love during a dark time in his life, and the hope he found from it. Directed and animated…

New Video By JOHN TRACY “LOVE TRUE JUST FOR YOU”

“Love True Just For You” is quintessential John Tracy: a perfect encapsulation of everything that makes his songs and videos as inspirational as they are. It’s a tale of perseverance in a world where it sometimes seems like love is impossible to find. Keep searching, the singer promises us, and the right person will appear.…

Wolf & Moon Make Folk Cool Again With ‘Before It Gets Dark’

‘And now for something completely different’. We’ve written that Wolf & Moon are the band who are going to make folk music cool again, but we’re instantly aware that many people – the band included – wouldn’t identify Wolf & Moon as being a folk act at all. They’re an act who hark back to…

Shadowfields Release New Single ‘Awake’

Shadowfields’ “Awake” begins with a gypsy-like fiddle part, played over an echoing drum fill, before Heather Humphrey’s angelic vocals kick in. Humphry sings the song’s first verse, while Tom McKeown – the second half of the Shadowfields duo – sings the second verse. What results from this combination is a narration of a nightmarish vision.…

@skopemag news for January 30, 2019 @ 10:30 am est

Solemn Vision releases new single! Solemn Vision encompass all that metalheads around the globe love: speed, power, heaviness, and musicality. The New York quintet’s sound is for fans of Opeth, Daath, At The Gates and Insomnium. Previously known as Spectral Voices, the band members are not shy of bringing in their influences to the composition,…

Being Dead Present “Apostles’ Prom”

Men stand half naked in a field, their pale white torsos superimposed within the frame of a camera lens. A robotic voiceover wants to know but one question; Do you want to go to the prom with me? Suddenly, we cut away to a luxurious scene – a Guru, being fed by said men and a handful…

Box of Moxie’s release ‘Submission Admission’

BANDCAMP: https://boxofmoxie.bandcamp.com/ Box of Moxie’s sixth studio effort Submission Admission, written by chief songwriter and vocalist Stephen Jacques and produced by the incomparable multi-instrumentalist Alan Weatherhead, welcomes listeners into a surreal collection of emotive folk-rock that is as evocative as it is stylish. Opening with the plaintive star single “Irish Sea Lovers,” Jacques wastes no time…

@skopemag news for january 30, 2019 @ 10 am est

2 CHAINZ IS IN AN AWESOME SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL WITH ADAM SCOTT! How to expense this music video: 1. Download the Expensify app. 2. Set video quality to 1080 HD, full screen. 3. Find receipts in the video, pause when the receipt is clear. 4. Snap a photo of the receipt using Expensify for the…

@skopemag news for january 30, 2019 @ 9 am est

YO GOTTI RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO “PUT A DATE ON IT” FEATURING LIL BABY TODAY! Today, multiplatinum Memphis superstar rapper and CMG mogul Yo Gotti returns with a brand new single entitled “Put A Date On It” [feat. Lil Baby] today. BEGINNERS TEAM UP WITH NEW BALANCE WOMEN TO “START A RIOT” With 2019 being…

@skopemag news for january 29, 2019 @ 11 am est

G Herbo Announces ‘Still Swervin’ – Out Friday Shy Glizzy Drops Music Video “30s, 50s, 100s” – Fully Loaded EP Out Now! Since his 2018 Grammy nomination for “Crew,” Shy Glizzy returned last fall with his critically-acclaimed EP, Fully Loaded and today he drops his new music video, “30s, 50s, 100s.” SUMMER WALKER ANNOUNCES SPRING…

Thom Artway – new video ‘Can´t Wait’

Already one of the most acclaimed young musicians on the Czech music scene, the super-talented Thom Artway third international release is taken from his upcoming sophomore album, ‘All I Know’, due for release this Spring. Throughout 2018 the young musician has toured all over Europe, which he concluded in the UK. Thom presents his new…

@skopemag news for january 29, 2019 @ 9 am est

SIGNO ROJO: No Echo Premieres Title Track To End Of Tether EP By Swedish Hardcore/Sludge Act Celebrating their 10th anniversary in 2019, Swedish hardcore punk/sludge metal hybrid SIGNO ROJO is preparing to self-release a newly-recorded EP, End Of Tether, in mid-February. The opening and title track to the EP has been issued through a premiere…

Stephanie Rose Releases ‘Sprout EP’

URL: https://www.stephanierosemusic.com/ Critics and country fans alike can’t seem to stop talking about Stephanie Rose’s new record Sprout and it’s January single “Luxury,” which are both taking the world by storm this winter. Proving that country music is truly borderless in 2019, this plain-speaking Canadian is dishing out nothing but heartfelt anthems in her new EP, which…

@skopemag news for january 28, 2019 @ noon est

Pink Milk Skip SXSW to Record Epic New Single Following their critically acclaimed debut album, 2017s Purple, Swedish duo Pink Milk have released their brand-new single, Heart of Fire, a devastatingly powerful and cinematic shoegaze ballad – a mini-masterpiece in its own right. With further releases and live appearances already planned for the rest of…

Ricky Styles “Balenciagas” ft. FatBoy x SSE x Wholovemoney

Artist Ricky Styles is back with another another smash & video visual “Balenciaga” Off his new project, ‘Good Side Bad Side’, the is a hot record Ricky styles is letting y’all know step your shoe game up. I’m running through the trap with Balenciaga.             Tweets by RickyStylesDSG Styles delivers…

@skopemag news for january 28, 2019 @ 9:30 am est

Boston’s country rock collective Dalton & the Sheriffs Blending Americana-fueled country rock with an edge-of-punk rowdiness, Boston five-piece Dalton & the Sheriffs has emerged as “one of the most promising up-and-coming country groups in the nation” (Metro). Channeling inspirations from performing greats like Eric Church and Hootie & the Blowfish, the band’s frenetic energy and…

T-Pain feat. Tory Lanez “Getcha Roll On”

Ask any music fan what T-Pain is most famous for, and they’ll tell you: imaginative, dazzling, mind-warping vocal effects. It was T-Pain who introduced voice processing into hip-hop, and even when his peers copied him, his relentless experimentation kept him in the front of the pack. But T-Pain is also a first-rate producer, beat-maker, and…

@skopemag Q&A Featuring – Jaenki

Happy Sunday to all – hope you are having a peaceful and mellow day. We are so happy to get to spend a peace of Sunday with Jaenki. JAENKI is the collaboration and culmination of the artistry of weird pop, fine tuning the boundless musical realms of the mystical and other worldly. Hailing from Kansas…

New Video By MARIBASED1 “BOUNCIN”

Who says it always rains in the Emerald City? People who know and love the Pacific Northwest would be quick to tell you: Seattle has more than its share of beautiful days. The skies are clear and blue in the video for “Bouncin”, the latest single from Seattle emcee Maribased1, and the aerial shots of…

@skopemag news for january 27, 2019 @ 11 am est

Matroda Intensifies The Bass House Scene With “They Call Me” Using dark melodic stabs entwined with palpitating drums and crunchy bass riffs, Matroda crafts one of his most intense productions to date on the rousing bass house single “They Call Me,” premiered on YourEDM. This track is the first of many bangers off Matroda’s forthcoming…

Soul Singer, Julia King, releases new single “Lover’s Lament”

Julia King sings with a swinging, soulful passion on the incredible “Lover’s Lament”. Proving to be a deft storyteller, the blues color the entirety of the piece. The arrangement has a classic quality to it which proves to be nearly timeless. Done with the greatest level of care, Julia King ensures that not a moment…

Patrick Doval drops “Broken” LP

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/patrickdovalmusic/ The material on Patrick Doval’s newest full length release Broken, spanning eleven songs, deals with weighty themes and concerns, but Doval never sounds broken. Instead, the collection is surprisingly exultant despite its rather complicated mosaic of moods and that redemptive feeling is present from the first song onward. “Rose” whips Broken up to a…

Shreya Preeti Releases New Single “Junkyard”

Nothing junky at all about this new song from Indian-American singer/songwriter, Shreya Preeti, but quite the opposite. “Junkyard” is a breakout single off of the recent EP titled ‘Encore’. This artist that’s based out of Minneapolis and Chicago has a sound all of her own that is both refreshing & infectious to say the least.…

New Video By MICHAEL BRIGHT “HEARTACHE”

Michael Bright burns through contemporary R&B with a fiery passion. A natural trailblazer, his soulful sound and sultry voice create something that is uniquely his. He molds his pain into songs with true emotions and lyrics that capture audiences. With his intense pressure and heat, not only in his bars but in his heart, his…

@skopemag news for january 26, 2019 @ 11 am est

HUNT FOR HUNTER Release Official Music Video for “Let it Out” A.D.K.O.B Release New Single “Chalkline” Via SONY/Wonderlick A.D.K.O.B is a Sydney-based musical project by multi-instrumentalist & producer Mark Piccles. After forming A.D.K.O.B in 2016, their first single “Lung Capacity” was featured as KEXP’s Song Of The Day and embraced by Sydney tastemaker FBi Radio.…

Call Me Karizma Shares Cinematic Video For New Song “Monster”

Today, alternative artist Call Me Karizma reveals “Monster” with accompanying music video, shot by award-winning director Jensen Noen (Normani, Khalid) with Alternative Press. “Monster” is the latest single off his forthcoming EP, The Gloomy Tapes Vol. 2 out this spring. The cinematic video sees Karizma struggling as a test subject in a crooked government-issued experiment.…

@skopemag news for january 25, 2019 @ 2 pm est

X Ambassadors Release “Boom” Today January 25th Visceral and instinctive, “BOOM” is a quick-fire anthem for emphatic recovery and personal revolutions. As its beat rocks, personal demons and toxic relationships recede in the rearview mirror. The artwork for “BOOM” is written in Braille and designed in a yellow-on-black colorway. For Casey Harris, the band’s keyboardist…

HAAS Comes To Life In Debut Single “Behind Those Eyes”

Virginia-based pop/rock project HAAS have released their debut single, “Behind Those Eyes,” out on all digital platforms NOW. After an extensive about of self-discovery and reflection, lead vocalist Sam Haas brings the project to life through a reflective set of lyrics in “Behind Those Eyes.” With the track’s music video release to follow on February…

@skopemag news for january 25, 2019 @ noon est

IVY CROWN releases first video single for anticipated debut album Today melodic metalcore quartet IVY CROWN releases video single ‘Lonesome & Cold’. The single is the first track of their highly anticipated debut album ‘Echo’, due to be released on March 29th. Don Broco release new single ‘Half Man Half God’ French Stoner/Grunge/Punk rock duo…

AURORA Returns with “Animal” – Song & Video Out Now

‘Animal’ heralds another new chapter in the story of AURORA, the leftfield musician who seemingly fell from the forests of her native Bergen with her inclusive stories of nature and nurture, love, longing and loss. ‘Animal’ follows last year’s surprise release of Infections Of A Different Kind – Step I in the Fall, which sated…

@skopemag news for january 25, 2019 @ 9:30 am est

GERARD WAY RELEASES NEW TRACK “HAZY SHADE OF WINTER” TODAY! Gerard Way releases new track today via Reprise Records. You might recognize it simply from the title, “Hazy Shade of Winter.” Gerard covered the track in honor of the new upcoming Netflix show, “The Umbrella Academy,” which is being used in the show’s new trailer…

New Video By DARIO DISTASI “STUCK IN HERE”

Dario Distasi is the best kind of new artist – one with the energy of youth, but the poise, savvy, confidence, and musical skills of a veteran. Tough as it may be to believe, “Stuck In Here” is the Manchester, UK rocker’s first proper single and video. Premieres this polished don’t come along often, so…

Chrissie Romano Band New Single ‘Photo’

“Photo” is the title track to the Chrissie Romano Band’s album, and it’s all about how sensory stimuli can sometimes drive us (seemingly) crazy. During the song’s second verse, Romano sings, “I was just walking down the street and I smelled your perfume.” She’s so overwhelmed, the lyric states, she spins around, gets dizzy and…

Kelly Hafner New Release ‘If it’s Love’

I know I’ve said this before in the past but it’s damn true that ‘If it’s Love’ doesn’t even remotely sound like a debut album for Kelly Hafner. This new release for the singer/songwriter from Austin, Texas comes across as a finely-tuned production from a seasoned professional in the studio. I am in Love with…

@skopemag news for january 24, 2019 @ 1 pm est

Lambchop share video for new track “Everything for you” Lambchop’s new album This (is what I wanted to tell you) will be released on March 22. The group (fittingly) shared “The December-ish you” along with last month’s announcement, and today, they deliver a second single and music video. “Everything for you” flits satisfyingly between tender…