Feature stories and artist interviews
Svartanatt is today the 29th of december releasing their second single Dead Mans Alley. The band did their debut earlier this autumn with the song and video Demon who got praised by press and got radio time in both Sweden and Germany. The 28th of december the band finished the recording of their debut album…
Queen of Kings is a story of teenage love, passion, and music that sparked a fire to pursue a big dream that would take the duo from the humble beginnings of Waco, Texas to the bright lights of Hollywood, California. The contagious spirit the duo embodies and the fearless vision they pursue is captivating a…
The first single off of Sugar Teeth is a scorching, frenzied burst of surf-rock called Tender. With breathless, R&B inflected vocals, Marika sings about a passionate but troubled relationship, while the band reaches a fever pitch of driving guitars and irresistible rhythms. This is one to dance the heartbreak away to. Tangerine is a Seattle-based…
Promising new artist Dreezy has released her much anticipated new EP From Now On. Drawing inspiration from her life growing up on Chicago’s south side, the talented lyricist is a rising star having already collaborated with some of the biggest names in the music industry including DeJ Loaf who is featured on her song “Serena”.…
Inner Wound Recordings are proud to announce the signing of the progressive metal band Sunburst to the label. Their highly anticipated debut album “Fragments of Creation” will be released on February 26th 2016 in Europe and North America. The music video for the song “Dementia” from the album was just released and is available for…
Los Angeles-based teen pop singer, Jade White, releases her cover to Jack White’s hit “Love is Blindness.” This cover was exclusively premiered on PopWrapped who says “never before has one been done in the style and with the audible beauty that rising pop sensation Jade White showcases via her rendition of “Love Is Blindness”.” While…
Dark Pop singer/songwriter NLX, known as Natasha to her fans and friends, is in possession of a voice that demands to be heard. She’s been called “Trent Reznor with tits” and is a kindred spirit of Beck, Sia, Regina Spector, and Florence + the Machine’s Florence Welch. NLX is gearing up for the November 13…
Grammy winning songwriter and R&B artist Eric Bellinger has a special Christmas gift for his fans: a 3-song holiday EP titled Dabbin On Christmasaccompanied with a brand new music video for the club banging title track. The Compton crooner recruited producers League of Starz, AC, SoufWest and featured a guest verse from labelmate and YFS…
Mothxr is back to perk up your holiday season with another 80s infused tune, and ‘Stranger’ is exactly what your playlist needs right now. The entrancing electro-track off their forthcoming debut album Centerfold available everywhere February 26th, 2016, is instant grat when ordered, so swoop it up now and let the 80s vibes wash over…
Closing out what’s been a great return to form for the Houston legend this year, Trae Tha Truth shares a video for the Problem and Lil Boss-assisted Tha Truth Pt. 1 single “Yeah Hoe.” A song produced by Dnyc3 and Trent, guided by a G-Funk synth that bleeds Cali rap nostalgia, the Phillyflyboy-directed video finds…
A few weeks after the release of its debut EP called ‘The broken spoon’ through #14 Records, French folk/blues/country quartet Backyard Folk Club (with members from the band Grand March…) just unveiled an official music video, illustrating the title track of the EP, and available on YouTube. “We write songs like we craft objects, patiently,…
Lorrie Morgan dominated the 90s with top-charting hits like “What Part Of No,” “Except For Monday,” “Five Minutes,” and “Watch Me,” and celebrates a career spanning four decades with over 8 million albums sold. A multiple Female Vocalist Of The Year Award-Winner, she is the first female country star in history to have ever garnered…
Today, legendary British band The London Suede confirmed a North American release date for their seventh studio album titled “Night Thoughts.” This highly anticipated full-length will be available digitally and in-stores nationwide CD+DVD from January 29th, 2016 via Rhino Records/Warner Brothers. The album will also be accompanied by a feature film directed by acclaimed photographer…
Rising Bay Area band HEARTWATCH is excited to announce the February 26th release of their self-titled debut mini-album. This will be the band’s second release and first official release as HEARTWATCH. The album was recorded over two weeks in Portland, OR this past spring at Jackpot! Studios with producer/engineer Damien Lewis, who has contributed his…
Knox Hamilton announced they will be packing their bags and joining fellow alternative label mates Grizfolk on tour in the coming new year. The tour kicks off in Philadelphia on February 12th then winds through the US ending the 26th at the iconic Troubadour in Los Angeles. If you’re unfamiliar with Knox Hamilton, the Little…
Reinvigorating a 90’s classic, man of the moment DIPLO and collaborator SLEEPY TOM put their spin on ‘Be Right There’, featuring Priscilla’s fresh take on Jade’s original vocals from the 1992 R’n’B hit. Bouncy, addictive synths contrast against the longing lyrics to create a feel-good dance track. The video, taking a running with the 90s…
Brisbane/LA based RnB songstress, ROMY, adds more kindling to the already roaring fire that is her rise to fame with a self-directed dark & steamy video for debut single ‘Wild Heart’. ROMY’s mysterious, inky video captures the anxious struggle we all feel to break free of social expectations, and the bravery and loneliness involved in…
On the heels of Siri Music Group’s signing to Caroline – the Independent Services division of Capitol Music Group (CMG), MIESA’s new single “Too Bad For You,” was released to digital retailers and streaming services on December 11; the first under new agreement. “We’re excited that the next evolution of, Siri Music Group, is in…
Travelling across Europe and beyond the past 12 months or so, meticulously taking in the sights and sounds of various different cities and cultures, ESH is today sharing the haunting visuals for her debut single ‘Trigger’. Perfectly embodying her existentialist lyrical themes, fighting for air amidst dark brooding beats and soundscapes, ‘Trigger’ is a collaboration…
Hello to all music feigns out there, it is such a pleasure to see you all today! So as you all know Star Wars is coming out today. When will the movie industry realize that there are people who cannot make it to the theater but would have no problem to stream/rent the movie for…
Powerkompany’s compound noun name is hardly coincidental; by the sound of their first single off their upcoming two-part LP Fever & Chills, it’s completely possible that they are a fully functioning power station (but not the Robert Palmer/Duran Duran supergroup). “Can’t Cry” features vocals by the band’s Marie Davon that are so massive that not…
Pop vocalist/songwriter, Lisa Gary, is proud to announce the release of her new track, “Good Love”, the first single from her debut album, Goin’ Your Way. Gary teams up with six-time Grammy-nominated producer and arranger, Rob Mounsey (Billy Joel, James Taylor, George Michael, Idina Menzel), and Grammy-award winning engineer and mixer Mario J. McNulty (David…
“Believe in Good Girls” by up-and-coming artists A+A is by far the best song produced this Fall and is definitely radio ready. The group announced the release of their new track on Soundcloud. Listening to the new single will not only leave listeners breathless but it will blow them away. This singer-songwriting duo, knows although…
Meyhem Lauren whet the appetites of rap fanatics around the world with his epic posse cut “Bonus Round” (produced by Harry Fraud and featuring Mey alongside Action Bronson, Roc Marciano and Big Body Bes) last week. Now he’s back for more with “Money In My Pocket,” the first official single off his free album Piatto…
Matt Andersen has been enthralling audiences with his one of a kind performance in North America, Europe and Australia for years. And in the last few he’s managed to net three Maple Blues Awards, a Memphis Blues Challenge win, a CIMA Road Gold Award, a European Blues Award, and a Juno Award nomination. A powerhouse…
ETC!ETC! delivers monstrous energy with his Dim Mak debut EP, Wicked. Honing in on bass-heavy sounds across the spectrum, the young producer reveals his true versatility and enlists everything from Ragga-tinged vocals to Arabian soundscapes. Enriching the boisterous beats are vocal features from Fatman Scoop, Sanjin, and Hawkeye, as well as production collaborations with Bro…
Tompkins Square and Ryley Walker teamed up to produce a reissue of guitarist John Hulburt’s 1972 private press LP, Opus III, released in 2015. Ryley and Bill MacKay released their duo LP, Land of Plenty, this year as well. And now Bill MacKay releases his own album of John Hulburt tunes ! Through his extensive…
Stillwater Giants have raised the benchmark for summer road-trips with the music video for their latest single ‘Patience’. The video follows the boys as they jump off cliffs into the Indian Ocean, watch crocodiles fighting, devour a pub lunch, and rock out in front of a packed crowd – all the while covered with psychedelic…
Music icon Cyndi Lauper adds to her vast history of memorable holiday classics with her new cover of “Hard Candy Christmas.” Famously recorded by Dolly Parton and written by Carol Hall, the song originated in the play and film The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas. This adds to Lauper’s veritable canon of Christmas songs which…
A standout vocalist with a natural gift for writing fresh, infectious pop that oozes soul, 22-year-old Lotta Lindgren aka LÉON is Sweden’s next great pop export. Together with her production partner Agrin Rahmani who she met at music school, they’ve crafted a sound that is best described as ‘Future Retro.’ She posted “Tired of Talking”…
From Toronto to the Islands, 90 Nickel rapper/CEO Peter Jackson takes it to Jamaica in new Nordia Rose directed video “Bubble For Me“. Linking up with Sizzla Kalonji, one of JA’s top respected reggae artist, Peter finds himself on a yacht surrounded by Beautiful island woman as they whine in half naked bikinis. Peter and…
Anna Meredith will release her debut album Varmints on March 4th, 2016 via Moshi Moshi Records. The follow-up to her two EPs, 2012’s Black Prince Fury, and 2013’s Jet Black Raider, Varmints is the latest addition to an already dizzyingly accomplished musical resume that includes being Composer in Residence for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,…
After ten years in the business, Manchester crew Virus Syndicate have transcended their grime roots and influenced the worlds of electronic music and hip-hop like no other UK act; infiltrating every genre with witty, gritty urban clarity, no corner of the industry is safe from their boundary bashing lyrical lashings. Combining electro, drum & bass,…
Otherkin are excited to announce the music video for their song “Feel It”, the second single off their debut EP The 201. The Dublin four-piece have been tearing up the stage at clubs around the UK and Europe with their grunge infused “natty Britpop” (NME) in addition to festival plays at Reading and Leeds this…
Bryde is a Brixton-based girl and an electric guitar singing fierce and fragile songs about entangling and unraveling. Like the soundtrack to a psychological thriller, debut single ‘Wait’ is as sinister and uneasy as it is hauntingly beautiful. Taken from an as yet untitled collection of songs, everything, including the cover, reflects the concept of…
Jamaica’s pop sensation, Columbia Records recording artist Samantha J launches her new video today for her latest song, “Bad Like Yuh.” Bringing the sights and sounds of Jamaica to the pop airwaves, the video for “Bad Like Yuh” was shot in Samantha’s hometown of Ocho Rios over her birthday weekend marking her return from the…
Today the prince of the Bay, Gerald Gillum AKA G-Eazy has released his awaited sophomore studio album When It’s Dark Out on RCA. The album features an all-star cast including Chris Brown, Big Sean, Kehlani, Keshia Cole, Too $hort and more. Production is handled by a wide range of musical maestros including, but not limited…
Grammy Award Winning songwriter-producer Noel ‘Detail’ Fisher who has created top hits for such superstars as Beyonce’, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Drake is taking his turn as an artist for the holidays. Detail’s funky uptempo take on the Christmas classic “Rudolph” is just a sampling from a full collection of holiday music set for…
Polish artist Patti Yang has revealed her latest single Invisible Tears ahead of its official release next week. The track, taken from her debut album set for release early next year through Giant Rock Airport, sees Patti focus on general disconnection and isolation, living amongst and observing a crowd of lonely people. It explores perspectives…
Today, Emily Estefan releases her brand new video “F#ck To Be.” The concept behind the video shows Emily discovering and noticing a world that it is not what she expected instead it is very sterile and ominous. “There are two POVs in the video, it is either what I see or what the mirror sees.…
