Feature stories and artist interviews
From the concrete and cornfields of the mighty Midwest emerge Dead Till Dark a hard-rock quartet from Springfield, IL. Fusing updated elements with the tried and true Rock n’ Roll formula, DTD have quickly risen to the top of the List of Bands to Watch in 2016. With their new single, “Restless Heart,” the band…
Victory Records’ finest, Victorian Halls, have teamed up with New Noise Magazine to premiere their latest video for single “Scarlets” [LINK]. Though filled with live footage and extra bits of offstage antics, singer/guitarist Sean Lenart, explains the true meaning: “The song is about drowning. I have an irrational fear — almost dreamlike — of being…
Sister Crayon have been making their mark on the West Coast as electronic workhorses since 2009. After years of building a devoted and loyal fanbase in CA by playing countless house shows and selling out local establishments, the duo began touring relentlessly throughout the states with the likes of The Album Leaf, Built to Spill,…
Hello there to all my music friends far & wide, it is so good to be here today. Now I can truly say that summer is here and that is a good thing. Before we speak with an impressive 16 Year old pop singer/songwriter by the name of Tommy Shafer lets do some music news.…
Indie, electro, soul is a category of sound squarely cornered by Salt Lake City’s breakout duo Oh, Be Clever. Vocalist and wordsmith Brittney Shields effortlessly uses Cory Scott Layton’s refreshing rush of instrumentals as a conduit for spinning tales of love, loss and living in the 21st century. The pair, however, haven’t always enjoyed perfect…
Third Man Records is excited to announce that Third Man recording artist Jack White has written and produced the theme song to the new variety show “Maya and Marty” starring comedy legends Martin Short and Maya Rudolph. The show premieres tonight, Tuesday, May 31 on NBC at 10/9 central. This marks the first time Jack…
Turn on a radio right now and you’re very likely to hear ‘Time With You’, the superb, recent single from Brisbane’s newest chanteuse Georgia Mae. Now she’s pleased to release the accompanying music video, a collaboration with local filmmaker Danny McShane, premiered overnight by C-Heads. It’s only been two short months since ‘Time With You’…
The brainchild of New Zealand musician Amelia Murray, Fazerdaze began as a string of bedroom recordings created late in the night, emerging fully-formed in 2014 as her debut eponymous EP. A succinct collection of intimate, beautifully produced dream-pop written, produced and performed by Murray herself. It was a significant first outing for the young New…
Today, Norwegian superstar, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, a.k.a Kygo, releases the music videos for “Raging (feat. Kodaline)” and “I’m In Love (feat. James Vincent McMorrow)—two songs off of his recently released debut album, Cloud Nine. Directed by Ariel Elia, the music videos portray a romantic storyline between two lovers that moves from one video to the other,…
Austin-based recording artist Carrington MacDuffie has released a new, animated music video for her latest single, “My Little Guitar,” from Crush On You, her most recent EP on Pointy Head Records. MacDuffie is not your typical Americana singer-songwriter. While comparisons have been made to Americana folk singer/songwriters, such as Neko Case, Patty Griffin, and Lucinda…
Hailing from Antwerp, Belgium, Sylvie Kreusch (vocals), Benjamin Cools (percussion), Laurens Mariën (keyboards), Ferre Marnef (bass) and Jasper Segers (guitar) formed Soldier’s Heart in 2012. In just a couple of years, Soldier’s Heart and their psychedelic dream pop have become one of Belgium’s most prominent alternative acts. The band has attributed its contemporary sound to…
Mothers today debuted their video for “Copper Mines,” off their acclaimed debut album When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired, which is out now via Grand Jury Music. Watch the trippy, surreal clip here: https://youtu.be/6c9jfjq4Y24. The band is currently at the start of a UK and European tour, performing next tonight in Glasgow,…
Building off its sweeping success online and at radio, New Orleans rapper Young Greatness amps up his breakout single, “Moolah,” with a new remix featuring hip-hop heavyweights Lil Wayne and Yo Gotti today. It’s the first in a series of songs to be released on a weekly basis from his forthcoming new mixtape I Tried…
2016 GRAMMY Amplifier® winner Adley Stump and Miss USA Olivia Jordan star in the sassy new music video for “Don’t Wanna Love Him.” Miss Jordan and Stump are best friends in real life, and their playful camaraderie helps turn the clip into fun and wild ride. In the storyline, Stump plays an ex-girlfriend, hoping to…
Crisp, clean guitar riffs, driving drums, and keyboard synths that echo all the most intriguing bits of the 80s; this is Blair. Fusing together sounds from eras past, present, and future, Blair creates infectious rock n’ roll that strives for authenticity and staying power, moving your body as much as your mind. At the core,…
Slumberjack has shared the official video for their latest song, “Open Fire,” their huge collaboration with Australian icon Daniel Johns of Silverchair. With approximately 24 million internet addicted children in China, the video tells a speculative tale of the digital age, where lines are blurred between online and real life. Reaching #10 on the Hype…
So here we are on a rainy Tuesday morning but it is all good because we got all that we need here @skopemag. I am so amped to have my boy from DC on by the name Ki-Mani. That man has much to speak on but before that lets do some music news. W Hotels…
Pop artist, Baby Yaga, makes synth music magic on her debut single, “Dreamer.” The Swedish born musician has amassed massive life experience that seeps into every aspect of her music. A word travel, she studied music at RYTMUS in Stockholm before traveling to Paris, Milan, London and New York – finally settling in Los Angeles.…
Developing a treatment for your first music video as a musician can be a lengthy and stressful process. Finding the right images that represent your brand of music is one of the most challenging obstacles a musician must face. BTTN has released their new music video and would like to share their creative process. The…
Multi Grammy® nominated world-renowned singer, songwriter, and music producer Kaskade has teamed up with Canadian electronic music producer and DJ Felix Cartal. The duo have collaborated to create ‘Fakin It’ (feat. Ofelia K), which will be available to hear today via all digital retailers. Earlier this month Kaskade electrified an audience of over 30,000 fans…
The freshest new vibes coming from the streets of western LA are from rising singer-songwriter and producer, geordie. The “agro-pop” mastermind and postgraduate student at Georgetown University has been maniacally hacking away in his makeshift studio, cultivating a sexual (and sometimes comedic) sonic upheaval unlike any before it. geordie.’s latest single, “Tastes Like Chocolate,” is…
Band Of Horses blew the minds as well as the ears of a dazzled audience at Wednesday’s taping of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert as they were accompanied for a rollicking debut performance of “Casual Party” by a motley complement of difficult to describe monstrosities. No, Band Of Horses are not going all Muppets…
Alnilam takes its name from the middle star in Orion’s Belt. The word Alnilam means “string of pearls,” an ancient, poetic metaphor for the three bright stars that make up the belt; an astral image that resonates with the unearthly quality of the band’s dreamy, atmospheric music. Singer-songwriter Elena Pinto writes about themes of love,…
‘Flash back to the 80’s with Astronomique’s new single, “The Shape You Take.” Mixed with intergalactic dream pop with elements of dark synth-driven disco, The Shape You Take creates an atmospheric sound that is out of this world. ASTRONOMIQUE arose out of inspiration from the ‘60s-throwback psychedelic artwork of vocalist/keyboardist, Logan Andra Fongemie (Satellite Voices).…
MIAMIGO have today announced their newest single ‘Forever’ which impacts on July 15th. The track premiered on Huw Stephens’ Radio 1 show last night and is now available globally all streaming platforms. MIAMIGO have made their mark over the past 12 months with their unique and recognisable brand of 80s influenced indie pop. ‘Forever’ opens…
Emerging singer-songwriter Max Jury debuts the new video for his single “Beg & Crawl.” “The video follows the shenanigans of two people, attempting to depict that age old dilemma: ‘Are we friends? Are we lovers? Are we anything?,” says Jury. The track appears on his forthcoming self-titled debut album out June 3 via Marathon Artists.…
VILLAS are an electropop duo with R&B undertones based a couple of hours outside Toronto in a place called Prince Edward County. The video for Fuckin Round on You explores the blurry boundaries of infidelity through the use of stock footage. It juxtaposes a dark love story against the perfect world of stock images. The…
18 year old self-taught producer and multi-instrumentalist FØRD from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, is about to start really turning heads. Combining walls of luscious synthesizers, punchy hip-hop beats, and house-inspired vocal hooks, FØRD demonstrates an exceptional musical aptitude, bouncing between Future Bass, Moombahton, Pop and Hip Hop. The young musician cites influences ranging…
“In the clip we see that Susan (Sui Zhen’s alter-ego) has moved away from her hometown to start a new. She wanted to be involved in the world instead of just sitting on the sidelines, but now she finds herself on the inside spending her days looking out. She takes comfort in her routines but…
For roughly the past 40 years, the cryptic tally of works by Maurizio Bianchi has formulated a somewhat religious rite of passage, a communion of tone and definition based around his various devotional phases in his life. Coming to the forefront of industrial music and noise composition in the late 1970’s, just as the world…
When describing the meaning behind the video, vocalist Chad Nicefield explains, “With this piece we wanted to take you into the belly of the beast of WILSON. We pride ourselves on being 5 doods that work hard so we can party hard. The footage here is mostly taken from our recent adventures overseas, where we…
Okay now here we are and ready for another edition of Skoped Out. I get so excited that I get to share new bands/artists here @skopemag. Before we chat with Michael Flanigan lets see about any music news. Dubbed ‘a website built by musicians for musician’, the team at Firstdub.com are excited with the initial…
Glass Animals return today with their new single ‘Life Itself,’ released via Harvest Records. It is the first track to be released from their highly anticipated second album How To Be A Human Being, which the band are currently putting the finishing touches on in the studio and will release later this summer. Listen to…
In the lead up to their hotly anticipated performances at The Great Escape this weekend (19th-21st May), Few Bits release the picturesque and colourful video to their latest single ‘Summer Sun’. “I want to go anywhere and dream away” singer Karolien Van Ransbeeck whispers in the luscious new track, taken from their upcoming sophomore album…
Australian singer/songwriter/comedian Jude Perl unveils the visuals for her new single ‘Hungry and Horny’, taken from her debut album ‘Modern Times’ produced by Grammy Award – winning engineer Brian Paturalski (Album of the year in 2003 with Outkast). Jude Perl has been performing professionally for the past 7 years as a singer and pianist and…
Epic, swooning and ethereal, Oslo based duo Anna of the North have unveiled their colourful new video for “Baby” – the wistful, synth-driven follow up single to previous releases “The Dreamer” and “Sway”, which were streamed over 21 million times, each track topping the Hype Machine charts. The Peter Pint directed clip features lead singer…
Brooklyn, NY-based indie rock outfit Lushcamp makes alternative rock music that ignites the senses and captures the bittersweet flow of memories. The band’s debut album, Lushcamp features catchy guitar hooks and vivid lyrics that capture bandleader, guitarist and singer Paul Matarelli’s personal adventures. The album’s 10 tunes are a study of the dark and light…
Samm Henshaw releases his brand new video to his latest single ‘Our Love’, taken from his forthcoming second EP, ‘The Sound Experiment 2’ (impacting July 15th via Columbia Records). Following a string of sold-out shows, the soulful 22-year-old will tour the UK in May – featuring London’s Oslo on May 25th – before an extensive…
Phantoms have released their new cover of Eric Clapton’s classic “Cocaine” with all new production and vocals, on sale everywhere now via Casablanca / Republic Records. The song was originally recorded in 1976 by country blues singer JJ Cale, both the song and Cale were made famous when Eric Clapton released his version in 1977.…
The Swedish electronic popduo Woolfish have just released their new single ´No Matter Of Sniff´. The music video already have more than 100.000 views on Youtube. The crowdfounded music video takes place in space and it´s a tribute to the 70´s, 80´s and the 90´s sci-fi movies. The vision was to create an exciting sci-fi…
