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@skopemag News For September 25, 2018 @ 10 AM EST

Calvin Johnson Shares “(I’ve Still Got) Sand In My Shoes” Track Feat. Michelle Branch Via Paste The new Calvin Johnson album A Wonderful Beast [KLP269] is an experiment in sound. Calvin entered the Audio Eagle Studio in Nashville, TN. using the premise “Rock’n’roll Will Never Die” as a starting point. Working closely with Producer Patrick…

@skopemag News For September 24, 2018 @ 3 PM EST

VOUNA: Eponymous Debut Album To See Release In November Wolves In The Throne Room proudly announces that they will be releasing the sorrowful and grand self-titled debut album by synth-driven funeral doom band VOUNA through their own Artemisia Records in November. The album’s artwork, track listing, and penultimate album track “Drowning City” have been issued.…

@skopemag News For September 24, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

Famous Dex, Lil Baby, Rich the Kid & Jay Critch Team Up for “Nervous”     Famous Dex kicks off the fall with his newest single, “Nervous” featuring hip-hop heavy weights, Lil Baby, Rich the Kid, and Jay Critch. The high energy record is produced by Take A Daytrip, one of the producers for Sheck Wes’s…

@skopemag News For September 24, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

Minsk – The Chalice And The Dagger // New song from the upcoming split album BIGOD with Zatokrev “The Chalice And The Dagger” is a snapshot into the world of paradox. Life is a disgusting grind, yet our experience vibrates with ecstasy and potentiality. This song hopes to present the hymn of the out-lier; with…

@skopemag News For September 24, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

I, Us, & We Share “Prism” Track Via BlackBook | ‘Prism’ EP Out Later This Fall I, Us, & We emerged from obscurity into the public’s consciousness in 2017 with a sound that was both self-assured and transcendent. The trio; consisting of brothers Jordan, Evan, and Aaron Doverspike, spent the better part of the last…

@skopemag News For September 23, 2018 @ 1 PM EST

New video from rising Malian artist Fatoumata Diawara premieres at PRI The World; October West Coast dates set Diawara notes that “‘Bonya’ means respect. This is the most important value that we need to cultivate. I feel like a universal Mother, so I do not worry only for myself, I also worry for our children.…

@skopemag News For September 22, 2018 @ 6 AM EST

ESP EVOLUTION Amazing New Single ‘FAKE & PHONY’ SONAL JOGIA BRINGS 90s RNB BACK TO LIFE WITH ALIVE By all accounts, Sonal Jogia has gone against the grain her entire life…and her musical journey is no exception. Having written and released her first album in her early thirties, this Canadian R&B songstress, who left her…

@skopemag News For September 21, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

Mountain Man’s First Album in 8 Years, Magic Ship, out Today on Nonesuch Mountain Man’s first album in eight years, Magic Ship, is out today on Nonesuch Records. In celebration, the band embarks on a fourteen-city US tour—its first in six years—beginning October 22 in Washington, DC. Other stops on the tour include Brooklyn, Chicago,…

@skopemag News For September 21, 2018 @ 1 PM EST

Action Bronson Announces White Bronco Album, Coming This Fall, Shares “White Bronco” Single Action Bronson wears a lot of hats, from chef, to TV host, to author, but there’s one label that he likes best: rap star. Preparing his first independent project in years, Action Bronson announces White Bronco. On White Bronco, Bronson reckons with…

@skopemag News For September 21, 2018 @ NOON EST

Redlight announces album and releases new single ‘Get Wavey’ Dynamic DJ and producer, Redlight, has delivered his brand-new single, ‘Get Wavey’, a vibrant production taken from his eagerly anticipated new 10-track album, ‘ACTIVE’, which is set for release on Friday 26th October. Marrying deep electronica-focused tones with strong rhythmic elements on ‘Get Wavey’, the track…

@skopemag News For September 21, 2018 @ 10 AM EST

British cult outfit The Venus Fly Trap to release ‘Icon’ LP British cult outfit The Venus Fly Trap have announced they will release their new ‘Icon’ LP via Glass Modern Records. This Bladerunner rock n roll sees post-punk fuse with dark electronica envisioned through rose-tinted shades and dark acidic visions. Founded in Northampton by Alex…

@skopemag News For September 21, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

Ray William Roldan – “Falling Star” – Lyric Video Young Gully Shares “Bigger Picture” Video Via HipHopDX Today, East Oakland native rapper Young Gully shares a new video for “Bigger Picture,” in an exclusive premiere with HipHopDX. The track is from his new record, Eyes Wide Shut, which dropped last Friday, September 14th. The lead…

@skopemag News For September 20, 2018 @ 1 PM EST

LUCIA release video for new single ‘Summertime’ Having recently released their critically acclaimed new single ?Summertime?, produced by Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Adele) and mixed by Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire, Florence), Glaswegian indie rock four-piece LUCIA today unveil the 90’s inspired video for the single. Come hither and view The Lost Record’s “I’m a Lover…

@skopemag News For September 20, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

Beauty in Chaos present ‘Storm’ video The lead track ‘Storm’ was co-written with and features vocals by Ashton Nyte, who also collaborates on another two tracks on this album. This, like many of the tracks on this album, features layers of alternative rock bliss, crowned by powerful and penetrating vocals. The video for this track…

@skopemag News For September 20, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

Rev Peter Unger New Video For “Goodbye My Love” Kandace Springs Releases New Video For ‘Breakdown’ – Fall Tour Starts This Month Singer and pianist Kandace Springs has released her remarkable second album Indigo (Blue Note), a 13-track LP of originals and choice covers that showcases the full breadth of Kandace’s artistry from smoldering R&B…

@skopemag News For September 19, 2018 @ 3 PM EST

THE MON: Revolver Magazine Premieres Video For Title Track To Doppelleben LP THE MON, the new solo project by Urlo — best known as the lead vocalist, bass and synth player in heavy trio Ufomammut — officially announces its debut album Doppelleben, due for release on Supernatural Cat on November 8th. An official video for…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 @ 1 PM EST

You need to stream ESP EVOLUTION New Single ‘RASTA MOVEMENT’ Classified Frequency Release New Single “Black Eye” It premiered with Goldmine Magazine and vocalist/guitarist Matthew Berry says “It’s kind of my warning to the world that if we don’t learn from history, we’re doomed to repeat it and it’ll be much worse the second time…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 @ NOON EST

ESP EVOLUTION Amazing New Single ‘FAKE & PHONY’ Ferris & Sylvester release video for ‘Sometimes’ Critically acclaimed and fast-rising London duo Ferris & Sylvester have released the video for their new single ‘Sometimes’. The beautiful animated video captures the boundless power of love addressed in the charming ballad. It was brought to life by creative…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

BREAKING NEWS: Fur Ban Victory in Los Angeles! Following years of campaigning by In Defense of Animals to end the barbaric fur trade, Los Angeles is making history by becoming the largest city in the world to ban fur sales. Los Angeles’ City Council today voted unanimously to draft an ordinance outlining a city-wide fur…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 @ 1 PM EST

Feel Freeze have started a gender revolution on new video Danish electro-pop duo Feel Freeze are back with new single ‘Let Go!’, taken from upcoming album Feathers & Scars (released Oct 12 2018) which is produced in collaboration with Lasse Lyngbo (Vinnie Who, White Pony, Lydmor) and Troels Damgaard-Holm (First Hate, Blaue Blume, Bisse). The…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

Rev Peter Unger New Video For “Goodbye My Love” Power Pop band Classified Frequency release new single “Black Eye” Remember 1999? American Pie just came out, Tony Hawk landed his first ever 900, and everyone was FREAKING out about Y2K. There were also a slew of great power-pop/punk bands pumping out jams and the Maryland-based…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 @ 7 PM EST

ATRAMENT: “War Seed” Now Playing At Cvlt Nation “War Seed” is the new single from Oakland-based crust metal outfit ATRAMENT, founded by current and former members of Vastum, Necrot, Mortuous, Abstracter, Moral Void, Black September, and more. Cvlt Nation is hosting the premiere of the new track as the band’s second album, Scum Sect, nears…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

JACLYN KENYON Releases Official Music Video for “Tombstone’ Nashville, TN – Country artist JACLYN KENYON has released the official music video for her newest single, “Tombstone” Directed by Jordan Davies, the Mike Krompass produced track is the second single off of her upcoming, debut EP. Ryan Von Gonten new LP featuring Lomelda, out on Gold…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 @ NOON EST

KG inspires and ignites positivity with new single ‘CHANGE’ For Canberra hip hop artist KG, his craft isn’t just about making music that pops, it is much larger than this immediate effect. With his inspired rhymes and impassioned delivery, KG is speaking up for those in his community who cannot. CANADA IS BRINGING THE HEAT…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 @ 10 AM EST

Rev Peter Unger New Video For “Goodbye My Love” WYNNE DROPS DEBUT SINGLE “BUZZER” TODAY A lyrical onslaught, the track showcases her fiery flow, airtight wordplay, and raucous rhymes unraveling at warp speed over a rich soundscape handcrafted by powerhouse producers Teddy Walton [Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky] and Aaron Bow [Freddie Gibbs, Gallant]. The lyrics…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 @ 1 PM EST

TOGETHER PANGEA Share New Track, Announce EP, More Tour Dates        L.A.’s Together Pangea have announced a new EP called Non-Stop Paranoia, coming October 26. Today, they share the 80’s-tinged “Hi-Fi Television,” which showcases their signature vibrant, infectious sound, and for the first time sees the band experimenting with the addition of synths. The track premiered…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

ERYN ALLEN KANE RELEASES SOULFUL NEW SINGLE, FEEL THE NEED! Today, critically acclaimed Detroit-raised and LA-based R&B singer and songwriter Eryn Allen Kane shares a new soulful single entitled “Feel The Need.” Check out Nao Yoshioka’s The Truth Today, Japanese soul-singer Nao Yoshioka is thrilled to release The Truth, her third album available now via…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

Reema treats us to a ‘Sunny Afternoon’ on her latest single Having already blown us away with the release of her stunningly beautiful single ‘Four Letter Words’ earlier this year, Berlin-based singer-songwriter Reema returns with a reimagined cover of The Kinks 1966 classic ‘Sunny Afternoon’. New > DJ Lag > ‘Stampit’ EP > Out Today…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

Danielson Share Jad Fair-Directed Video For New Track “On Purpose” As with the early Danielson records, the verses here are often chromatic, and the rhythms are often exceedingly slippery, and there are modulations. If you didn’t know better, you might even say the Danielson songs are a bit progressive, with canny and exceedingly sophisticated arrangements,…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 @ 5 PM EST

NAVVI Shares “Human Highlight Reel” Track Via EARMILK | New Album ‘Ultra’ Out 9/28 On Hush Hush Records NAVVI’s Kristin Henry and Brad Boettger are driving through the expanse of Utah. The word “Ultra” had been simmering in the back of Boettger’s mind – prior, he thought nothing more than just liking the sound of…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

PAUL DEAN’S LATEST SONG/VIDEO, “HELL YEAH” LOVERBOY guitarist PAUL DEAN was a veteran Canadian rock musician in a dozen bands before breaking through in 1980 with the multi-platinum group. His newest single/video, “Hell Yeah,” pays tribute to those years with a shout-out to many of his contemporaries with an accompanying video that literally takes us…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 @ 11 AM EST

NYC duo Just Us deliver brand new single ‘I Feel Good Love’ | Out Now via Polydor Steven Lee and Carl Kennedy, better known as Just Us flew into the spotlight last year with their debut single, ‘Cloudbusting’. The duo’s clever reimagining of Kate Bush’s 1985 original received strong radio support from Kiss FM, Capital…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 @ 9 AM EST

Loretta Lynn-Ruby Stool-Track From New Album Released! Inspired in part by a real-life couple that Loretta knew from her days playing in Texas bars, Ruby’s Stool paints a picture of a honky-tonk heartbreaker, not unlike the women Loretta defiantly sings to in “Fist City” or “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man).” Written with…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 @ 3 PM EST

John Mellencamp To Embark On 2019 Tour Set to coincide with a highly anticipated new album release, JOHN MELLENCAMP will embark on a 2019 tour of “The John Mellencamp Show” which will feature the rock icon’s classics plus some new material. Hailed by critics and fans alike as one of music’s most authentic and crowd…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 @ NOON EST

Karen WAldrup – 15 Viral Videos … “Fancy” is latest! Viral sensation Karen Waldrup continues celebrating thanks to a very special gift from her legion of loyal fans and Facebook. A few days prior to her birthday, Waldrup jumped on Facebook live to connect with her Waldrup Worldwide Family and solicit celebration ideas for her…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 @ 5 PM EST

LITE (Topshelf Records) // New Single: “Zone” and UK Tour Blizzard is a 7″ single that showcases the band’s renowned style of cinematic, melodically rampant math rock. Side A explores a host of stylistic influences, with skittering call-and-response guitars building over an electronic drum loop into a shimmering climax that consumes the listener like a…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 @ 2 PM EST

KWAYE shares stunning video for “What Have You Done” Zimbabwe-born British artist KWAYE has shared the beautifully-choreographed video for his latest song, “What Have You Done”, out now on Mind of a Genius / Warner Bros. Records. The Femi Ladi-directed video premiered via Complex and touches on KWAYE’s feelings of self discovery. In his own…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 @ 10 AM EST

Rev Peter Unger New Video For “Goodbye My Love” ALEC BENJAMIN UNVEILS HEARTWARMING VIDEO FOR “IF WE HAVE EACH OTHER” “If We Have Each Other” pulls at the heartstrings, taking listeners on an extremely personal and emotional journey through three different relationships all with the common theme of unconditional love and support. A teenage mother…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 @ 8 AM EST

Moonshine Bandits make patriotic statement with United We Stand Video The Moonshine Bandits have hit the proverbial motherlode with the release of “Gold Rush” on their very own record label MSB. Thematically, the album pays homage not only to the band’s career journey, but also their roots in small towns across America and to the…

@SKOPEMAG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 @ 6 PM EST

FUTURE USSES: Decibel Streams The Existential Haunting From Ambient Sludge Rock Trio Featuring Members Of Intronaut And Bereft “The members of FUTURE USSES weave vibrant, post-rock-inspired soundscapes that shimmer and dissolve in warm feedback and static… The trio have no shortage of sounds to explore on the album, and they delve into all sorts of…