Feature stories and artist interviews
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.…
If you started at “A” in any musical library, you’d likely – and unfortunately – be fatigued before even reaching what Indie Shuffle calls “so goddamn fresh that you’re going to feel like you just showered after listening.” That’s because the artist behind this extraordinary sound simply goes by (Z). The freakishly talented singer, songwriter…
“Faith” Video, Country Pop Star Eileen Carey Encourages Women to have Faith in themselves and move-on from a bad relationship The MuseBox announced that rising California country star Eileen Carey has released the music video for “Faith,”her new and already charting inspirational single that encourages women to find independence and strength in themselves. Carey’s last…
Israeli musician, Snir Yamin, releases his music video, “Taking (#PrayForWorldPeace Cut),” in effort to promote peace in the wake of the ISIS attacks on the people of Paris, France on November 13, 2015. The video highlights scenes of violence in the recent Paris attack as well as from 9/11 in NYC and the recent Mali…
Nada Surf has announced the release of its new album, You Know Who You Are, out March 4, 2016. The band’s eighth record and fifth for Barsuk, it was produced by long-time comrade Tom Beaujour at Nuthouse Recording n Hoboken, NJ. The album marks the band’s first as an official quartet with the core unit…
So here we are on a rainy Wednesday here in the Skope HQ New England. It is so good to be alive & here listening & talking about music, what could be better! There is so much going on so lets get right to it. In legal news, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice confirmed in…
New York City, based pop/rock singer songwriter, Peter Kelly, releases a new LP titled, Don’t Let Me Be Alone, featuring the singles “Like We Do” “Fear of Landing” and “Tailwind (It’s A Beautiful Day).” The album premiered on Songwriting Magazine, October 30th. A trained guitarist from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Kelly graduated…
Alison Wonderland has announced her first US headlining tour kicking off on February 2nd, 2016. To celebrate the news she has released a new song “Already Gone” feat. BRAVE and Lido. The track is a soulful collaboration combining R&B with Alyson’s acute pop sensibility and is available to stream now. The Australia-born, classically trained cellist…
Since the release of What Moon Things’ self-titled debut album, which Pitchfork heralded as a collection of “anti-romantic horror stories [that] find a band who’s fanged, emaciated and out for blood,” the NYC-by-way-of-New Paltz duo signed to Grand Jury Music, toured relentlessly (including dates at this year’s SXSW Festival and CMJ Music Marathon) and were…
Wrathrone plays brutal old school death metal with their own spices. Early years 2008-2011 Wrathrone was doing gigs in slow flow, though the first self-released EP “Burning Hatred” saw the daylight in 2011. The second self-released EP “Left Unburied” was out in 2013. From the year 2013 Wrathrone did gigs more and more, and now…
To coincide with the release of their forthcoming single ‘Into The Night’, director Markus Lundqvist and NERO’s very own Dan Stephens have shared directorial duties on creating an electrifying, anime visual experience. ‘Into The Night’ is the band’s forthcoming release from ‘Between II Worlds’, following huge records ‘The Thrill’,‘Satisfy’ & ‘Two Minds’. The ‘Into the…
Today, singer, songwriter and recording artist, Ben Lee, launches a brand new video for the track “The Body Of Love”, from his current album Love is the Great Rebellion. Ben explains the short film: “The Body of Love” is a song about the gentle ache of opening our heart to something bigger. To another human…
Global superstar DJ/producer and RIAA quadruple-platinum selling artist Avicii, who is renowned for his uplifting melodies and beats, today premiered the video for “Broken Arrows,” the third single from his STORIES album, which has aggregated sales of more than 1 million since its release in September. The track will also be featured in tomorrow night’s…
We wanted to start a conversation with you, about you, for you. This one’s about Love. We traveled across North America and asked hundreds of you to share with us what you want to talk about. What’s on your mind? This isn’t about us. This is about you. Your chance. Your voice. Your words. Watch…
Emerging singer-songwriter Keiandra has revealed her stunning debut single Wanted. The track is the first to be taken from her debut EP Empty Palaces due for release early next year and serves as the perfect introduction to the 18-year-old’s sumptuous sound and heartfelt lyrics which are sure to earn her plenty of plaudits. Drawing off…
Fueled By Ramen recording group, Against The Current have released the official video for their new single “Outsiders.” The group, from Poughkeepsie, NY is currently wrapping up the North American leg of their headline “Gravity World Tour” that has taken the trio from Poughkeepsie, NY throughout Europe & Asia. The band will play a sold-out…
