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@skopemag News For November 1, 2018 @ noon est

BEN WRIGHT SMITH announces the first installment of a new EP trilogy, in PSYCHOTROPICAL It has been a busy year for Melbourne’s Ben Wright Smith. Since the release of his acclaimed single ‘Storm Boy’, the songwriter has been furiously working on ascending to the top of his next crowning achievement – the PSYCHOTROPICAL trilogy. BEDLEM…

@skopemag News For November 1, 2018 @ 9 am est

You need to stream ESP EVOLUTION New Single ‘RASTA MOVEMENT’ VERIDIA + Amy Lee of Evanescence Release Video For “I’ll Never Be Ready” via Alternative Press Nashville-based pop/rock/electronic band VERIDIA are thrilled to release their debut full-length album The Beast You Feed today. You might be familiar with the trio already – they?ve made quite…

@skopemag News For Halloween October 31, 2018 @ noon est

Mansa Obi drops off his latest track, “YRNRW.” After surviving a Thirty-Five foot fall with his close friend August 16th, 2016. Four surgeries and a year of rehab later; Mansa Obi has emerged from the ashes to finish his life’s work. KULICK UNVEILS MUSIC VIDEO FOR “COLORS” TODAY Today, singer-songwriter Kulick unveils the music video…

@skopemag News For Halloween October 31, 2018 @ 10 am est

THE FLORETS revel in the sun-drenched indie-garage sounds of new single ‘JUST COAST’ Continuing to come into their own in 2018, Melbourne band The Florets emerge with a brand new single, in the breezy ‘JUST COAST’! Perfect for long summer days and nights ahead, The Florets flow through with ease on ‘Just Coast’, pairing distinctive…

@skopemag News For October 30, 2018 @ noon est

Mitchell Tenpenny Releases Latest Track “Walk Like Him;” New Album ‘Telling All My Secrets’ Due 12/14 Ahead of his debut Riser House/Columbia Nashville album Telling All My Secrets due everywhere on December 14, singer/songwriter Mitchell Tenpenny shares a new song, “Walk Like Him,” written by Tenpenny, Justin Ebach and Steven Dale Jones. It took a…

@skopemag News For October 30, 2018 @ 9 am est

JAC Presents ‘3-6-5’ + ‘Hearts Stop’ on Youtube & Spotify + Anderson .Paak vid for “Tints” ft. Kendrick Lamar Check out the new video for Anderson .Paak’s “Tints” ft. Kendrick Lamar. Directed by Colin Tilley, the five-minute film features Kendrick Lamar with surprise cameos from Dr. Dre and his wife Nicole Young. The track comes…

@skopemag News For October 29, 2018 @ 3pm est

Frankley Everlong announce new album Till the Dance Do Us Part out January 18, 2019 and new music video Till the Dance Do Us Part contains nine tracks which showcase the band’s unique talent and ability to grab listeners by the ear and mesmerize them with songs that are pure, simple fun. The album’s first…

@skopemag News For October 29, 2018 @ 11 am est

The Ians ‘Gold Teeth’ Single & Video Taking cues from Nirvana, The Strokes, and Bob Dylan, The Ians are a modern grunge band best experienced live. With sharp hooks and thrashing guitars, The Ians play their music like only a band who’ve done the hard yards can play. Archie Faulks releases brand new single ‘Blackout’…

@skopemag News For October 28, 2018 @ 2 pm est

New Music: Tiny Hazard To Release “The Long Way” On November 9th, Ba Da Bing is releasing the second installment from Brooklyn’s Tiny Hazard. Following their full-length Greyland, The Long Way is an EP with a heavy, hypnotic core, an incredibly catchy tone poem, and a bit of departure from their previous work. Tiny Hazard…

@skopemag News For October 27, 2018 @ 5 pm est

Jon Samuel Announces Dead Melodies LP + Shares Title Track The album’s title track premiered through Substream Magazine, and is now available to stream on digital platforms across the globe. Samuel charges through Dead Melodies’ title track with carefree vigour, riding the song’s adrenalized motorik rhythm toward a joyous, anthemic chorus that wields its title…

@skopemag News For October 27, 2018 @ 8 am est

QUINN XCII RELEASES NEW SONG “WEREWOLF” FT. YOSHI FLOWER Today, Quinn XCII returns with his brand new single “Werewolf” ft. Yoshi Flower via Columbia Records. “”Werewolf” is a song about having an old “somebody” in your life that you fear running into again, and the feelings and emotions you get when you do,” explains Quinn…

@skopemag News For October 26, 2018 @ 2 pm est

SG LEWIS RELEASES NEW TRACK ‘A.A.T FT. DREW LOVE’ Today, PMR-signed songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist SG Lewis releases new single ‘A.A.T’, featuring Drew Love of acclaimed American hip-hop duo THEY. The track follows previous single ‘Hurting’ featuring AlunaGeorge and is taken from the second phase of his upcoming three-part concept album ‘Dusk, Dark, Dawn’, out…

@skopemag News For October 26, 2018 @ 11 am est

Fickle Friends – “The Moment” Video The video was filmed by keyboardist Jack Wilson in Las Vegas during a day off on their recent North American tour. For their inspiration behind the video, lead singer Natti Shiner shared “We just finished our first ever proper US tour – Vegas was the only city that we…

@skopemag News For October 25, 2018 @ 1 pm est

French Dark-Rock Cult M E L T unveiled new music video “Cypher” About one year the first (and limited for its “circle”) release of its debut full-length and self-titled album, French Dark-Rock/Post-Punk/Indie-Art-Rock/Avant-Garde-Metal quartet Melt will reissue this effort on November 7th for CD and digital worldwide re-release through Bandcamp and the main digital platforms (iTunes,…

@skopemag News For October 25, 2018 @ 11 am est

WATCH: The intoxicating colour of “Stowaway” “Stowaway” was filmed during a rainy fall day across multiple locations in the suburbs of Toronto. Ironic yet appropriate to the song, the images are everything but a southern oasis. We can be seen driving a vintage Mercedes and swimming in a pool, although the dismal scenes don’t express…

@skopemag News For October 24, 2018 @ 4 pm est

OWL COMPANY takes a Rorschach test in new Antagonist music video Brazilian active rockers Owl Company have just released a new music video for the song “Antagonist”, which is taken from their upcoming album Iris due out November 9, 2018 via Eclipse Records. The video was directed by Caike Scheffer and it explores the aftermath…

@skopemag News For October 24, 2018 @ noon est

STIIR release new single ‘Luxury Butter’ North London four-piece STIIR have released their new single, ‘Luxury Butter’. An infectious blend of swelling synthesisers, shimmering guitars and silky vocals, the track flows seamlessly through laid-back verses and euphoric choruses, accompanied by lush vocal harmonies and sumptuous melodies. TAMMA announces debut single ‘beat you down’ One of…

@skopemag News For October 24, 2018 @ 11 am est

London based vocalist, songwriter and bassist, MEI London-based vocalist, songwriter and bassist MEI releases her debut EP ‘Hurrygirl’ – just in time for her London launch party at the Queen of Hoxton on 24th October. MEI’s sound is an accomplished blend of British R&B, afrobeat and jazz influences, and is already being backed by Brian…

@skopemag News For October 23, 2018 @ noon est

Vigils // Release creepy new video “Grinning” just in time for Halloween Just in time for Halloween, French-American rock/metal band Vigils release a spine-chilling video for their latest song “Grinning.” The video premiered exclusively with Alt Press. The track’s hardcore vocals and heavy guitars are a perfect soundtrack to the video’s intense and nightmarish imagery.…

@skopemag News For October 23, 2018 @ 8 am est

You need to stream ESP EVOLUTION New Single ‘RASTA MOVEMENT’ Quiet as a Mouse – ‘Control Freak’ Official Video Edinburgh based indie band’s new music video/single ‘Control Freak’ taken from our Creative Scotland funded debut album ‘Is It Funny When It Hurts?’ BRING ME THE HORIZON ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE “WONDERFUL LIFE’ The band’s frontman Oli…

@skopemag News For October 22, 2018 @ Noon est

CLEAN CUT KID – NEW EP ‘PAINKILLER’ OUT NOW / NOVEMBER UK TOUR Written, recorded and engineered entirely by the band, the band then took a 10 month break from the road to record new music. The first thing they did was head back to their native Liverpool, where they rented a pod in an…

@skopemag News For October 22, 2018 @ 9 am est

Cris Cab & J. Balvin Releases New Video “Just Wanna Love You” At just 25 years old, Cris Cab has accomplished more in the world of music than most artists could ever dream. He has hit the top of the charts, won awards, collaborated with some of the biggest names in all of music and…

@skopemag News For October 21, 2018 @ 7 am est

BoomBox releases new album ‘Western Voodoo’ Today, BoomBox releases their newest offering, Western Voodoo. This album was recorded between 2017 and 2018 at Rat Nial studios outside muscle shoals Alabama. “It’s BoomBox held to the light at a slightly different angle… The tracks on this album are quite vulnerable and exposed, with the hope that…

@skopemag News For October 20, 2018 @ 7 am est

Born as a son of a Baptist, TOLLIVER As the son of a Baptist pastor and gospel singing music, LA-based frontman TOLLIVER certainly takes a lot of influence from his religious background when composing his music. Filled with a grand and broad sense of atmosphere, the alt-RnB artist almost looks to contradict his own strict…

@skopemag News For October 19, 2018 @ 2 pm est

Rising Australian producer KITO’s HAANI EP out now Kito’s most recent single “Strawberries” featuring Trinidad James, Elley Duhe and Kodie Shane was released to critical praise: Complex proclaims, “Kito has returned with a bright new single…that should add some warmth to your playlists before fall arrives,” while Ones To Watch furthers, “Underneath transfixing, wobbling production,…

@skopemag News For October 19, 2018 @ Noon est

Rising Artist LAYTO Drops Official Video For VIRAL Buzz Track Not too long ago, Layto Mullen was waking up before sunrise to earn his keep. Now, the Massachusetts native is releasing the video for his single, “Little Poor Me,” which went viral earlier this summer amassing 16+ million streams across YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and…

@skopemag News For October 19, 2018 @ 9 am est

Rachel Ana Dobken Drops New Track The multi-talented artist has a knack for blending indie-rock, soul and jazz throughout her music, describing herself as “My Morning Jacket meets Lake Street Dive.” All photographs for the record were taken by famed rock photographer, Danny Clinch, who has worked with Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, My Morning Jacket,…

@skopemag News For October 18, 2018 @ 1 pm est

BROKEN HANDS SIGN TO ATLANTIC RECORDS Atlantic Records has announced the signing of British band Broken Hands who have gripped U.K. press such as the BBC, NME, and The Independent with their dazzling excursions into space rock, psychedelic garage, and fuzzed out gritty blues. Sarah And The Safe Word Announce Upcoming EP Release “Red Hot…

@skopemag News For October 18, 2018 @ 10 am est

Tangerine | “Cherry Red” Out Today + EP 10/19 The track follows the album’s first dream pop single “Local Mall” from the EP. The band’s past singles “Fever Dream” and “Sly Moon” were also produced by Michael Shuman (Queens of the Stone Age, Mini Mansions) and Zach Dawes (Mini Mansions), and they recently toured the…

@skopemag News For October 17, 2018 @ 3 PM Est

VIDEO: LORD KESSELI & THE DRUMS release tripped-out, sequin-studded film for return single WIZARD The eccentric and unpredictable Lord Kesseli & The Drums release the video for their new single, WIZARD, out now on Irascible and Bookmaker Records. The ethereal bliss of breathless vocals, gossamer-light piano and synth percussion tumble into a hail of distorted…

@skopemag News For October 17, 2018 @ 1 PM Est

Editors Share Video For “Cold” Platinum-selling British band Editors today unveil the video for “Cold”, the fourth single taken from their sixth studio album Violence, released in March via Play It Again Sam. The video, directed by celebrated artist Rahi Rezvani, was shot in Iceland and stars US ballet dancer Drew Jacoby. It’s dramatic, yet…

@skopemag News For October 17, 2018 @ Noon Est

You need to stream ESP EVOLUTION New Single ‘RASTA MOVEMENT’ Mr Twin Sister share “Alien FM” single Salt is depthless, wandering, wanting, reliant, trapped, restless, waiting, wished upon, released, cinched, trimmed, unseen, erased, outsung, seen, rewatched, unknown, smeared, unsure, wanting, needing, seeking, losing, refined, unobstructed, alone, cold, alien, purified, aged, polished, remade, fortified, forgotten, fearful,…

@skopemag News For October 16, 2018 @ 9 am est

Lindsay Lou Announces Fall 2018 Tour Today, poignant powerhouse songstress Lindsay Lou announces an extensive North American fall tour with her band. Performing in support of their latest album, Southland (released April 2018), the tour kicks off on October 24th at Mississippi Studios in Portland, Oregon, heads down the West Coast, and then across the…

@skopemag News For October 15, 2018 @ 3 pm Est

AMBER MARK Reveals Video For ‘Put You On Feat. DRAM’ Today sees exquisite New York-based singer/songwriter/producer Amber Mark reveal the video for infectious new single ‘Put You On’ featuring Virginia native DRAM via PMR/Virgin Records. The gorgeous visuals, directed by Mahaneela in Amber’s hometown of New York, feature both artists amid a stunning array of…

@skopemag news for October 15, 2018 @ Noon est

Katie Garibaldi New Single “Safe and Warm (Lullaby for Jesus)” Frayed Moon – Live Steady, Die Ready 2nd Single GONE Frayed Moon is excited to announce that this fall we’re releasing our debut album Live Steady, Die Ready. The album releases on October 25 in tandem with a six city regional tour. In advance of…

@skopemag news for October 15, 2018 @ 8 am est

The Prodigy release new track ‘Fight Fire With Fire’ (ft. Ho99o9) The Prodigy have today unveiled new track ‘Fight Fire With Fire’ (ft. Ho99o9), taken from the forthcoming album ‘No Tourists.’ ‘Fight Fire With Fire’ (ft. Ho99o9) is available to stream, download and as an instant grat now. The band’s twenty-date winter tour – including…

@skopemag News For October 14, 2018 @ 3 pm est

Ku4Real – ‘SEE U WIN Ft. T23zy Tarantino, Backdoe Money, Qt & Shock Money’ Born and raised in Atlanta Ga Ku4Real has been in the music business as a writer artist & producer. KU DOLLA a.k.a. Ku4Real has worked with artists like Akon, Future, 8ball & MJG, Decatur Redd, The Late Great Pimp C and…

@skopemag News For October 14, 2018 @ 9 am est

DeVotchKa share cinematic music video for “Empty Vessels,” premiered via Relix DeVotchKa frontman Nick Urata explains, “For ‘Empty Vessels’ we teamed up with famed Czech director Martin Krejci. The story is based on true events. In Eastern Europe many beautiful, ancient villages were buried by Reservoirs and Mining waste. In the name of progress, entire…

@skopemag News For October 13, 2018 @ 8 am est

Katie Garibaldi New Single “Safe and Warm (Lullaby for Jesus)” New Release from Yoshi Flower “American Raver” On Interscope Records Newly signed to Interscope Records, writer, producer, and multi-genre artist, Yoshi Flower releases his debut mixtape, AMERICAN RAVER today, October 12th on GRDN/Interscope Records. The mixtape premiered via i-D and is available now on all…

@skopemag News For October 12, 2018 @ 2 pm est

Free Money share new video for ‘U Got Me’ Free Money are a four-piece from East London. The upcoming EP is to be released via Buff Records and Communion Records. Fittingly it’s Communion’s first collaboration of this kind and also the first release for Buff Records,Dan White (Tribes) and Blaine Harrison (Mystery Jets). Higher Education’s…