Feature stories and artist interviews
Big City Brian Wright was country when country wasn’t cool. And now, he’s country when country’s pop. Big City Brian Wright dreamed of doing only two things with his life, flying airplanes and singing country music. That’s what he loves and that’s what he does. Taking the traditional route of creating music for the masses…
Kate Nash has returned to Zone 5 and with her she brings the Summer’s finest pop offering ‘Good Summer’, produced by Dave Bassett and out today via Kate’s own imprint Girl Gang Records. ‘Good Summer’ is literally the light at the end of the tunnel, an expression of relief, the type we all feel when…
Trinidadian artist TRISHES releases her latest single, “Day Jobs”. “Day Jobs” was produced by Grammy Nominated producer, First Born, who co-produced for artists like Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Flo Rida, Keisha Cole and more. Throughout “Day Jobs”, TRISHES employs her wide range and precise knack for harmonies. Her voice is the skeleton that carries her…
Radikal Records has exclusively released Sony Australia artist Bonnie Anderson’s successful single “The Ones I Love” for digital download. Bonnie Anderson’s single has received rave reviews from DJs and producers such as Tiesto, Gregor Salto, Gareth Emery and more. Scoring high with tastemakers, “The Ones I Love” is set to win over audiences in America…
“Rio de Janeiro is synonymous with sport. All eyes are on the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) for the 2016 Olympic Games and the world will indeed marvel at the feats of speed, strength and skill exhibited by elite athletes, and by the resplendence of Rio de Janeiro itself. The Olympic Games kick off tonight in…
Formed after the breakup of the Alt-rock band Toast, ex-bassist Shaun Courbat and ex-guitarist Frank Hansen partnered with veteran drummer Skip Lowe to form the Iowa Based band The Blue Danes. https://www.facebook.com/TheBlueDanes/ The Danes combine element of Brit Pop, Americana, Indie-Rock, Alt-Rock, New Wave, Piano and String arrangements to create complex soundscapes of memorable melody…
Give Me Your Hand 2016 – the song and the year, which mark the introduction of ‘Brenda’ on a global scale. It’s an invitation to get to know an amazing young talent… https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/give-me-your-hand-single/id1132089452?i=1132090352 Brenda is of Russian roots and is bilingual in both English and Russian. She is also fluent in French. She has previously…
John Newman, owner of one of the most distinctive voices, writer and performer of some of the biggest anthems (including 3 number 1 singles) and one of the major breakthrough artists in the UK in recent years, follows his recent Sigala / Nile Rodgers collaboration with his brand new single Olé. This future smash, written…
Skrillex and Rick Ross recently joined forces for their massive hit “Purple Lamborghini,” which has consistently gained 1 million plays per day since release. Today they share the blockbuster music video (directed by Colin Tilley) starring themselves and Jared Leto as The Joker as they squad through Miami late at night. The movie hit theaters…
The Second Howl blends pop melodies with dark and moody textures, delivered through frenetic live performances that have earned them critical acclaim across the country. They are fronted by three time Latin GRAMMY nominee Natasha Jeanne with her voice sharp as knives, along with guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Alex Darren. Currently, The LA-based punk rock band have their…
Playing a delightfully inventive brand of indie, infusing delicate string passages with dark, brooding songwriting. There’s something a little different about this band. “‘Young’ is a song about adolescence,” explain the band…”rebellion at its purest; lying to your parents, missing phone calls, subterfuge and all for the party you can’t wait to go to. It’s…
I wish I had something as cathartic as being able to construct a song to vent my frustration at some of the cards I’ve been dealt. All I’ve got is wine-fuelled angry rants on Facebook. On “Dear Life”, his first release in about a year, Chicago’s YP aka Backwood Jones goes in on his life’s…
Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist Christopher Pappas will be releasing “Knock on the Light” on 8/19. This is the third in a series of singles that Elle Belle is releasing off his 23 song opus WAKO GUMBO, due out next year. Misty Boyce (keys for BØRNS) provided guest vocals, and the song was mixed by Mike Bloom…
A tribute to such roots reggae giants as Burning Spear and Third World, ‘Jah Jah’ is underpinned by classy, heavy-duty dub, marching ever onward in a convoy of growling bass, strident kick-drum, pealing guitar runs and galaxial effects. A fiery exaltation as relevant to the displaced of today as much as yesteryear, it is tale…
Stunning. Seductive. Versatile. Mai Lee is every aspect of a star wrapped in one. Hailing from Saint Louis, MO, the R&B songstress began her musical journey at 5 years old when she enrolled into a performing arts elementary school. She fell in love with music listening to her favorite artists like, Mary J. Blige, Mariah…
Jackal made his Lollapalooza debut this weekend, closing out the final day of the festival to a packed crowd with a high-octane set that included four unreleased tracks, all set to be unveiled this year. Also heard was Ekali and Graves’ new remix of Jack U’s “Mind,” A$AP Rocky’s “Pretty Boy Flocko,” Valentino Khan and…
Warner Bros. Records will release singer and songwriter Angelica Garcia’s debut album – Medicine for Birds – on September 30. The first single, “Orange Flower” is available now on iTunes. Early acclaim for Garcia comes from The New York Times and NPR, with the latter exclusively premiering the official video for “Orange Flower,” proclaiming it…
You Know What It’s Like is an album for inbetween days, and occupies inbetween states: plain-speaking pop, disorientated by dub. Psychedelic folk delivered with (post-)punk economy. Drifting in space while still tethered to the ground. Astral tones blurred with earth sounds: wood, bone, breath, skin, dirt. Ending and beginning, dying and becoming. Longing for adventure…
Californian five-piece Kid Bloom have announced the release of their brand new single ‘Lately It Feels Alright’. The track, taken from their upcoming debut EP A Different State Of Mind out later this year, follows on from their previous single ‘Different State Of Mind’ which clocked up over 30,000 SoundCloud plays and has helped their…
If you’re unfamiliar with the North Carolina native, Swift, there is still time to get yourself acquainted before, as he proclaims “Imma Pull Up, step out and stunt.” Swift, who currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, has taken full advantage of getting out of his former recording deal with Island Def Jam. He has spent the…
Oh My Love is an Electronic Pop duo out of Madison, WI comprised of Hannah Luree and Christian Lisser. Oh My Love’s sound is driven by powerful vocals, glistening melodies, driving synth, and heavy-hitting, electronic beats. After two years of writing and performing music together, the electronic pop duo Oh My Love is releasing their…
NYC rockers Cheena are gearing up to release their debut LP Spend The Night With… this Friday, August 5th on Sacred Bones Records. Previously the band released the driving, undeniably catchy “Car”, their ‘goofin’ around in NYC’ video for “Stupor”, and finally today are sharing the gritty-but-glam album standout “Lost My Way”.
The Ezra Ewen-directed clip for ‘Dreamer’ follows a suitably sumtuous pastel-tinged dreamscape, where renowned skater Arnav ‘Sonic’ Shah rollerblades around New York in a cowboy hat and cellophane cape. Speaking of the video Branchez says “If I had this dream I’d be really pumped. Sonic is a legend and arguably the dreamiest person I’ve ever…
Clutch has just released their new video for the song “A Quick Death In Texas”. The video was directed by David Brodsky / MyGoodEye (Papa Roach, In This Moment). The video can be viewed at the following locations: “The video for ‘Quick Death In Texas’ was a lot of fun to make” states front man…
Hello there and welcome to a new week and some new music. This week we have the very talented Moedell. I must confess that as I get older my personal taste in music is changing. I still love & listen to all music but I am noticing I gravitate towards music I can relate to…
TheKunig is definitely a rarity in today’s musical landscape. He skilfully combines jazz, synth sounds, samples, and his own vocals into very unique compositions. https://www.facebook.com/TheKunig His sounds have generated so much buzz that he’s been featured on both BBC Radio as well as Central FM Spain.
Violent Femmes have announced the next North American leg of their hugely popular 2016 world tour. The new dates get underway September 24 at Franklin, TN’s Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival and then travel through late October (itinerary attached). Special guests will be announced soon. Violent Femmes have spent much of the year on their…
With their debut album out Aug 19th via Sacred Bones, Exploded View, fronted by political journalist/musician Anika, are unveiling their new track ‘Lost Illusions’ from the record. The band is set to play a run of European dates this August with shows in London, Brighton & Bristol. Eerie opening drums start ‘Lost Illusions’, followed by…
Following the release of her acclaimed debut “For All We Know” last Friday NAO shares the video for current single and LP highlight “Girlfriend”. “For All We Know” has received wide-spread praise and is rocketing to a great mid-week placement, being placed at #4 on the UK iTunes and #16 on the US iTunes over…
Heads Up, the highly anticipated third album from Los Angeles-based band Warpaint, is set for release September 23 via Rough Trade Records. The first song from the new album, “New Song,” premieres today. Heads Up was recorded after the band spent 2015 apart working on solo projects and their own endeavors. Reuniting in January of…
Today, international duo KINGDM, released their latest brooding pop smash titled “Superman”. “Superman” premiered on Beats 1 Radio and follows the massive success of their explosive previously released tracks. Of their debut “Can’t Get Over You” Hilly Dilly praised, “Once you hear ‘Can’t Get over You”, [KINGDM’s] debut, you’re going to fall in love with…
This week Mexico City-based electronic duo Mylko announces their highly-antipicated debut album ‘Contrast,’ due September 30. Stream their latest single “Bloom” on SoundCloud and watch the kaleidoscopic video for the track on YouTube. This pair of high school friends began their careers as drummers but eventually turned their attention to music production. Having worked with…
PALACE’s latest release ‘Have Faith’ is the second track to be taken from their hugely anticipated debut album ‘So Long Forever’. According to the band the song, “plays with the idea of a kind of self analysis of one’s emotional strength, but it’s also addressed to someone else. It’s that need to find a foundation…
17-year old pop talent LYNN. Despite her age she possesses an incredible maturity and has written and co-produced all her own materials. Lynn wrote and composed her debut single “Can’t Let Go” with producer Yoad Nevo (who has famously worked with Sia, Goldfrapp and Morcheeba, to name a few) at Nevo Sound Studios in London.
The Ramona Flowers are happy to announce their stateside live debut supporting The Heavy this fall. The UK-based, 5-piece are just off several support dates to The Stereophonics abroad as well as recent festivals, The Great Escape and Smoked and Uncut. All upcoming dates below. Part Time Spies, the band’s sophomore album is out September…
AVIDYA is a one-of-a-kind musical act and the mastermind of one of NYC’s most compelling and intriguing artists and impresarios, Stephanie Carlin. The name AVIDYA has its roots in Buddhism, and, to put it simply, represents the ailments we have in our consciousness. This abstract definition of the word is heavily reflected in her no…
Brooke Barry has been captivating her audiences nearly her whole life with fantastic musical capabilities and mastery of lyricism, and today, we’re excited to bring to you her newest track, “Changed.” Sweeping symphonic melodies and acoustic guitar accessorize Barry’s spectacular vocals, creating an emotional ballad that strikes the heart. The use of a live string…
UK’s The Big Moon have been releasing a steady stream of incredible singles since their formation as a band a little over a year ago. Their songwriting prowess led NPR’s Bob Boilen to call them one of “the most tuneful bands” at this past CMJ. The hotly tipped young Brits, have now been taking pit-stops…
Transgressive-signed teenagers Blaenavon have unveiled ‘Let’s Pray’ the second track from their much-anticipated debut album with Grammy-winning producer Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Bombay Bicycle Club, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Bjork), alongside news of their biggest headline show to date, further festival dates, and a lengthy UK support tour. ‘Let’s Pray’ is a massive, emotive…
Alabama hard rockers Shallow Side have released the Official Video for “Rebel,” the first single off of their upcoming debut album, ONE. Shot in the bands hometown of Cullman, AL, “Rebel” was directed by Jim Foster at Red 13 Media. Rock-N-Roll has always had a place in the south. Now it has new faces. It…
