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SKOPE NEWS FOR JULY 4, 2018 @ NOON EST

by Skope • July 4, 2018

House of Whales are indie hip-hop’s new torch bearers The inimitable hip-hop trio House of Whales are back with their first new music since 2014’s breakout House of Whales LP. The release garnered them praise from outlets like Afro Punk, Metro Active, Pop ‘stache and more, and illuminated them as some of Chicago’s freshest innovators.…

by Skope • July 3, 2018

2018’s Best & Worst Cities for Recreation – WalletHub Study With July being National Parks and Recreation Month and America’s largest cities investing over $7 billion on parks this past year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Best & Worst Cities for Recreation. To highlight the benefits of recreational activities for…

by Skope • July 3, 2018

MADAME GANDHI RELEASES “TOP KNOT TURN UP” – PREMIERED VIA NOISEY Madame Gandhi on “Top Knot Turn Up” in her blog HERE and excerpts: “My feminist trap baile funk anthem “Top Knot Turn Up” is OUT finally! After a year and a half on and off of hard work I am so grateful to give…

by Skope • July 3, 2018

Rozzi Releases New Music Video for “Uphill Battle” in Collaboration with DanceOn DanceOn is the music industry’s go-to source for creating captivating and shareable content. DanceOn was co-founded by Madonna, CEO Amanda Taylor, Guy Oseary and Allen DeBevoise in 2011. DanceOn is a subsidiary of izo. and is trusted by the biggest musicians in the…

by Skope • July 2, 2018

Exlibris release new lyric video for “Shoot For The Sun” Polish/Finnish melodic metallers Exlibris release a second video from their new album “Innertia”. “We like to do things differently so this time we asked our artist friends to be a part of the video and left the details up to them. Watching the results was…

by Skope • July 2, 2018

BEGGARS Release ‘Book Of Days’ Single And Music Video Greek heavy/stoner rocker band , BEGGARS, have released their brand new official video and radio single for the song “Book Of Days”. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album “The Day I Lost My Head” which will be released on August 10th, through ROAR!…

by Skope • July 1, 2018

So Cal Power-Pop/Punk Trio Odd Robot Debut New Song “West Coast Girls”; Upcoming Album ‘Amnesiatic’ Out August 3rd Fullerton, CA punk/power pop trio Odd Robot have dropped a new single titled “” off their upcoming new album, “Amnesiatic,” due out August 3rd on SoCal-based Wiretap Records. Odd Robot last released their debut LP “A Late…

by Skope • June 30, 2018

Mazzy Star Meets Lana Del Rey NPR Fav New EP Entitled ‘Miarage,’ the EP is on heavy rotation with NPR’s KCRW and features ethereal vocals, western soundscapes, and shimmering shoegaze melodies. Reminiscent of Angel Olsen, vintage Mazzy Star, and Lana Del Rey and inspired by Sufijan Stevens and the words of Sylvia Plath, Sam Valdez…

by Skope • June 30, 2018

Feature Request: Seattle’s Dismal Thinkings Release “Gone Away” Gone Away is one of the first songs that was written for the record and we think it encapsulates our journey both personally and musically in this period of our lives. It’s influenced by radical transition, the ache of change, and the excitement of new beginnings. It’s…

by Skope • June 29, 2018

Chaser (Dying Scene Records) premieres the best new punk song you’ll here this month Southern California skate-punk act CHASER have premiered a lyric video for a brand new track off their upcoming release on DYING SCENE RECORDS & EFFERVESCENCE RECORDS. “Let It Die” is the first Chaser track to feature dueling lead vocals between singer…

by Skope • June 29, 2018

New video from lo-fi garage rock artist, Lauren Lakis A child of Baltimore, Lauren Lakis grew to embrace the fatalistic spirit of the city with an ever-present and fearless approach to her work and art. The hand-crafted rawness of her sound bellows deep and true, unscathed by the prevailing winds of today’s polite rock. Lakis’s…

by Skope • June 28, 2018

Marshmello Launches New Sign Language Video of ‘You Can Cry’ for ASL Challenge The world’s most in-demand electronic producer, Marshmello, has delivered a very special sign language video for ‘You Can Cry’; his latest single, featuring critically acclaimed singer/ songwriter James Arthur, and Three 6 Mafia member, Juicy J. The platinum-selling producer wants to break…

by Skope • June 28, 2018

TIEKS unveils massive summer anthem ‘Break The Rules’ Debuted as MistaJam’s ‘Jam Hot’ last night on BBC Radio 1Xtra, London-based producer and songwriter TIEKS has done it again! Returning with his massive summer 2018 anthem ‘Break The Rules’ featuring UK artist Bobii Lewis ; the feel-good whopper is a follow up to his huge 2017…

by Skope • June 28, 2018

The Dales and Parade Magazine – video premiere Los Angeles based band THE DALES premiere the live video for the single “I’ll Get By” from their debut album Marie. Watch exclusively via PARADE MAGAZINE. Written by multi-platinum songwriter and co-founder Drew Lawrence, “I’ll Get By” is one of the twelve emotional tracks from Marie that…

by Skope • June 28, 2018

GROSSER SHARES “ON GO” VIA HIGH SNOBIETY New Orleans-based Grosser shares the lead single “On Go” off his debut LP C, due out August 10, 2018. Grosser spoke to Highsnobiety about the track saying, “When I am stuck in a low place, I find myself writing music that fits the mood of the moment. Although…

by Skope • June 27, 2018

Reach The World & Advertise @skopemag News AK PATTERSON RELEASE NEW VIDEO – ‘IT’S NOT OVER TILL THEY CRY’ AK Patterson today release the video for ‘It’s Not Over Till They Cry’, lifted from the band’s forthcoming debut EP ‘Shadows’, which is produced by Charlie Andrew (Alt J, Marika Hackman) and due out on 15…

by Skope • June 27, 2018

LILLYE tackle toxic relationships with premiere of new music video ‘Chained’ Australian alt-metal rockers Lillye have premiered yet another music video to support their new album Evolve, which saw a worldwide release on May 18, via Eclipse Records. The new “Chained” music video was directed by Dan Clarke, and deals with the emotional chaos of…

by Skope • June 26, 2018

Izzy Escobar Channels Adversity Into Empowering Debut Single Izzy Escobar’s music is about loving one another the way we want to be loved ourselves. And having FUN along the way! Rising from a “never ending circle of violence” from an abusive stepparent, where she was voiceless in protecting her own family members, she began channeling…

by Skope • June 26, 2018

Kamar & The Bugged Mind Crew release video for album title track ‘Avenues’ Artist, rapper and world-renowned music executive Cyril Kamar has joined together 15 creatives from different backgrounds around the world to form an exciting new international art collective – Kamar & The Bugged Mind Crew – and a debut album that is set…

by Skope • June 26, 2018

Future Generations announce new album via FrenchKiss & share new video Future Generations have announced their new album, Landscape which will be released via Frenchkiss Records on September 14th. Today the band reveal a video for the first single, “All The Same.” Blackbook Magazine have said “with its quirky, jittery rhythms and thoughtfully existential lyrics…the…

by Skope • June 25, 2018

Montreal’s FOXTROTT releases ‘Meditations I’ on One Little Indian Records Montreal’s Marie-Hélène L. Delorme, aka FOXTROTT, has released the first in a series of EPs on One Little Indian Records. The first installment in the series, Meditations I sees the inimitable producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist return to form, with rich, off-centre sounds, earthy beats and…

by Skope • June 25, 2018

LIL YACHTY RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “BOOM! FEATURING UGLY GOD” The video, directed by Glassface and creative directed by Lil Yachty himself, intercuts live-action and animated footage, child and adult Lil Yachty and Young God, and comes complete with the two séance-ing their toy carbon copies to life. On YouTube, the static audio for “BOOM!”…

by Skope • June 25, 2018

2018’s Best & Worst Places to Celebrate 4th of July + By the Numbers Infographic – WalletHub Reports With the Fourth of July just days away, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Best & Worst Places for 4th of July Celebrations to go along with interesting stats about the holiday in…

by Skope • June 25, 2018

New music: Starling releases ‘The Soul’ EP today Speaking about the EP Starling explains,”‘The Soul’ marks the truth exploding out of me – power, fragility, change – I’m growing up and I’m braver than before. I’m not bound by my fear or my broken heart so much. I would almost say it’s sugary which is…

by Skope • June 24, 2018

Urban-jazz guitarist dee Brown remembers his late fiancée with songs of love and joy Two years ago, soul-jazz guitarist dee Brown was preparing for a summer wedding to his fiancée, gospel singer Shaunia Edwards. When her young life was tragically cut short by an unexpected illness, he was devastated, leaning on his strong faith to…

by Skope • June 23, 2018

Brazil’s Das Kope shares debut single, “Ready For The Summer” Brazilian producer and visual artist Das Kope, premieres his debut track ‘Ready For The Summer’ on June 22nd 2018. Sonically it blends raw guitars and detuned synths into a lofi experience, imagine the Beach Boys stuck in a Black Mirror episode. The lyrics are about…

by Skope • June 23, 2018

GRAMMY-NOMINATED SONGWRITER RAJA KUMARI RELEASED “I DID IT” VIDEO Raja Kumari is a cross-cultural powerhouse GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter and artist in her own right. “I Did It,” her new single, continues Raja’s quest to assert the values of her culture with her visionary melding of West coast swag and Desi daring. The track peels back…

by Skope • June 23, 2018

Sløtface bassist Lokoy reveals debut solo single featuring Girl In Red Lokoy is the solo project of 21-year-old songwriter, musician and producer Lasse Lokøy – an electronic and explorative listen that stands in kaleidoscopic contrast to his work with acclaimed Norwegian pop-punk collective Sløtface. ELLEY DUHÉ RELEASES NEW SINGLE “LOST MY MIND” FROM HER FORTHCOMING…

by Skope • June 22, 2018

CHRIS BROWN RELEASES “TO MY BED” VIDEO FROM HIS RIAA CERTIFIED PLATINUM ALBUM “HEARTBREAK ON A FULL MOON” Heartbreak on a Full Moon, debuted as his seventh #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 on Billboard 200 chart, his eighth Top Ten solo album debut on the Billboard 200 chart. Internationally, Brown debuted Top…

by Skope • June 22, 2018

THE PREFAB MESSIAHS SHARE THEIR LATEST MUSIC VIDEO “LAST DAY ON EARTH” “‘LAST DAY ON EARTH’ is the last song on our album, the last video… and now at long last it drops on the longest day of the year, Summer Solstice. It’s a rock and roll riff on mortality, a squawking circus surf tango…

by Skope • June 22, 2018

Demon Days Announce Debut EP / Share Charming Video For ‘No Winners’ Following their massive cross-country ‘No Winners’ tour that proved their ability to turn “any group of 20-somethings into an appreciative audience of jazz cats” (theMusic.com.au) and wrapped with an appearance at Groovin the Moo Bunbury, beloved Perth neo-soul kids Demon Days are delighted…

by Skope • June 21, 2018

NEW VIDEO! Kobra & The Lotus “Velvet Roses” “High impact, pure rock adrenaline!! This vid is a fabulous trip. Free falling through the sky, whipping tight turns on a planet where everything that makes sense to you doesn’t apply and the impossible doesn’t exist. Join this tenacious driver and her motley crew as they take…

by Skope • June 21, 2018

MIYA FOLICK DEBUTS “STOCK IMAGE” “Stock Image is the conversation you have with yourself when you’re feeling lost and your color has faded,” says Folick. “When you’re too focused on inhabiting a certain image and then suddenly you realize your insides are empty, that you’re just a frame. I wrote it from a place of…

by Skope • June 20, 2018

THE FAIM PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “SUMMER IS A CURSE” WITH BILLBOARD The highly-anticipated new video follows frontman Josh Raven and his love interest on the run from the law, eventually escaping before it all goes up in flames. It also showcases the band delivering a stellar live performance with the Welsh countryside as a…

by Skope • June 20, 2018

TxTheWay “Jump” New Music Video! TxTHEWAY (fka T-Baby) is an American-born rapper and singer-songwriter of Jamaican descent raised in the city of Miramar,Broward County,Florida. His influences span broadly from Jamaican artists such as Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Beres Hammond to American acts like Trick Daddy, Uncle Luke, and JT Money. Hear “Hangin’ On” off…

by Skope • June 20, 2018

GOODY GRACE DROPS NEW MUSIC “19/6” Canadian singer/songwriter/producer Goody Grace kicked off his 21st birthday with a brand new compilation duly titled, “19/6.” The compilation features two new songs: “Judas” + a heartfelt cover of Lil Peeps’ “Worlds Away.” “June 19th is my 21st birthday, so I felt I had to release new music to…

by Skope • June 19, 2018

The Mylars Premiere Video for “Breathe Again” on PureGrainAudio.com Today! When asked about the video, Danny Roselle explains; “Breathe Again is a song about going up against the odds time and time again and the sacrifices that are constantly being made to follow your dream. It’s a song about the reality of going after that…

by Skope • June 19, 2018

Antoine Delvig Releases High-Energy Edit of Mosimann’s “Low Pro” on Protocol Recordings Protocol Recordings brings us one of the hottest tracks of the summer by way of the Antoine Delvig edit of Mosimann’s “Low Pro.” Delivering a driving bassline and hair-raising breakdown, this absolute bomb brings us back to the original days of progressive and…

by Skope • June 18, 2018

2018 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC) JUDGES ANNOUNCED The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its panel of judges for the 2018 competition. Established in 2002, ISC is the world’s largest songwriting competition and is open to both professional and amateur songwriters, signed and unsigned. A total of 71 winners in 23 categories share…

by Skope • June 18, 2018

New Zealand R&B talent NOAH SLEE follows up debut album “Otherland” Focusing on many life-changing moments, the album put Slee on the world stage while remaining painfully authentic, as Noah comes out as gay, explores the Berlin nightlife, ponders on religion, pays homage to his Tongan roots, and grapples with his artistry across the incredible…