Baltimore based D-beat punks Old Lines have officially announced they’ve signed with Huntington Beach independent label No Sleep Records. The band is currently writing their next record, which should be out later this year. Old Lines was formed in 2010 by ex-Pulling Teeth/Ruiner guitarist Mitch Roemer and drummer Jake Berry, who after sifting…
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WIRE: MTV/VH1 PREVIEW LIV WARFIELD ALBUM
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LiV Warfield has gone from Portland’s Most Soulful Singer, said Portland Monthly, to the face of Vh1 Soul’s 2014 relaunch of their “You Oughta Know” artist campaign. Right now MTV/Vh1 is streaming ‘The Unexpected’ in full for the next week. The album drops digitally February, 18, but is available for pre-sale now. Preview ‘The Unexpected’…
WIRE: BEGINNERS NEW SINGLE ON FILTER
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The debut BEGINNERS EP will be released on March 25. Filter has premiered “Who Knows” from the EP and said, “The single offers us a catchy, pop melody with universally relatable lyrics. Samantha Barbera’s alluring voice shines alongside the electronic beats and the wind-like echoes will have you singing, humming and whistling with them.” SKOPE…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY BLOUSE
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Directed by Anna Alek, the video was shot on 16 mm film over two days in Dallas, OR. When storms hit, the plans changed but, “unexpectedly the storm complimented the video perfectly.” says Alek. “The wind and rain added such delicateness and rawness that I wouldn’t be able to capture without.” Head over to…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY COLLEEN D’AGOSTINO
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Colleen D’Agostino has released a music video for her new song, “Drag Me Down,” with the EDM tastemakers over at LessThan3.com. “Drag Me Down” is the single off her new EP, “The Wolves” released on February 4th under her 80’s-inspired electro-pop solo project With Beating Hearts. Watch the video on LessThan3.com here: http://bit.ly/MM2vmR. Known by…
NATALIE MERCHANT’S NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM
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Nonesuch Records will release Natalie Merchant’s new self-titled album on May 6, 2014. The recording is the multi-platinum singer’s sixth solo collection, and her first of entirely original songs in 13 years. Natalie Merchant is available for pre-order at nonesuch.com with an exclusive print autographed by Merchant; please see complete track listing below.…
BARZIN DEBUTS MUSIC VIDEO FOR “ALL THE WHILE”
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Toronto based artist Barzin and Monotreme Records are excited to debut the music video for “All The While” via Exclaim!. Barzin’s fourth full-length album, To Live AloneIn That long Summer will be released on February 25th.. This spring and summer Barzin will tour North America and Europe in support of the album, with a first…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY THALIA ZEDEK
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Thalia Zedek is one of the great unique voices of the past three decades: from the overtly aggressive no-wave of her stint in Live Skull to the blues inflected indie rock of Come to her monumental solo career she has consistently subverted expectations and forged her own path regardless of industry trends and cycles. Her…
KATIE HERZIG NEW ALBUM + TOUR
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Katie Herzig is excited to announce the April 8th release of a new full-length studio album Walk Through Walls. Recorded in her home base of Nashville, TN at St. Cecelia studios with co-producer Cason Cooley, the twelve-song set was mixed by Justin Gerrish (Vampire Weekend, Ra Ra Riot) at Blackbird Studios also in Nashville.…
RAY LAMONTAGNE SET TO RELEASE ‘SUPERNOVA’
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Grammy Award winner Ray LaMontagne is set to release his 5th studio album, Supernova, on May 6, 2014 via RCA Records. The album is the follow up to his critically acclaimed Grammy award winning album God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise. The album, which was produced by Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), was…
M.O.P. & MOBB DEEP POST NEW SINGLE COLLAB
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“We still do it like we supposed to — Street Certified” is the chant heard throughout M.O.P.’s new track with Mobb Deep. With M.O.P. currently working on an album (one of the contributors includes DJ Premier), a new track was bound to be released. What better way to resurface than to release a track with…
FEIST RETURNS WITH “THE METTLE” TOUR
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Five-time Grammy nominee and Multi-JUNO Award winning singer-songwriter Feist will return this April with four very select North American solo shows. Tickets for the dates go on sale Friday, February 14, with the exception of Portsmouth, which will go on sale April 15. April 07 – Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohn Auditorium April 09 –…
NEW SONG FROM BLACK LIPS
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Black Lips have shared “Justice After All”, another Southern rock swinger from their forthcoming new album Underneath The Rainbow (March 18 on VICE). Joe Bradley explains that the song “highlights how the benefits of technology can cut both ways. Often we find ourselves the benefactor of these modern luxuries and are awarded the immediate reinforcement…
WIRE: THE KICKDRUMS PREMIERE NEW MUSIC VIDEO
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The Kickdrums have premiered the brand new music video for “Brave Radar” on Diffuser.fm. The video was directed, filmed and edited by Patrick Lozinski who cited the main inspiration of the video comes from the song’s hook: “I hate the cold, so, I miss the warmth in you”. The video shows a range of…
MICHAEL WOODS TOUR STARTS FEBRUARY 21
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Michael Woods rounded up his 2013 with an end-of-year EP, ‘Ctrl + Alt + Delete’, released on his imprint Diffused, inspiring a European tour back to back with a USA tour, that kicks off this February. Not estranged from touring the world, Woods will be dropping in at some of dance music’s favourite venues across…
WIRE: SPREAD THE WORDS – “I RESPECT MUSIC”
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The Washington beltway turned a deaf ear to artists’ rights until one guy, one activist, wrote the words “I Respect Music” on an index card and showed it to the world. Now, thousands upon thousands of music makers and music lovers are standing together and making history by adding their names to a petition that…
WIRE: NEW SONG POSTED BY GOD MODULE
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In the electronic world, it’s easy to fall into the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” trap, releasing new albums that sound almost the same as the last albums. But for dark electronic band GOD MODULE, they’ve always managed to sidestep that convention and have consistently unleashed fresh and exciting music without retreading old…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO BY CONWAY ON IDOLATOR
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Los Angeles-based artist Conway has debuted a visually electrifying video for ‘Hustler’ on Idolator. Produced by director and photographer Zach Gold (David Bowie, Drake, 50 Cent), the video captures and explores the adaptability of the human psyche and some of the various personas that people take on in life in order to survive and achieve.…
WIRE: BRUNO MAJOR PLAYS BURBERRY ACOUSTIC
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Emerging singer/songwriter BRUNO MAJOR has premiered his highly anticipated Burberry Acoustic session, featuring the single “The First Thing You See.” The track comes from Bruno’s recently released EP Live, which officially dropped on January 21st via Virgin Records. FourCulture Magazine referred to the record as reminiscent of Jeff Buckley, and used words like “romantic” and…
WIRE: PANDORA PREMIERES BAYSIDE’S ‘CULT’
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With the release date of CULT, their highly anticipated sixth studio album, just around the corner, NYC’s BAYSIDE put an end to the suspense by debuting their new album on Pandora. Cult will be included in their high-profile album feature called Pandora Premieres. The album is due out on February 18th via Hopeless Records, but…
WIRE: BEVERLY SHARE DEBUT SINGLE “HONEY DO”
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The ladies of Beverly wooed us yesterday with their debut single “Honey Do” which premiered via Gorilla Vs Bear claiming the track was “re-sparking our love of infectious, sweetly buzzing pop melodies, heavenly girl-group harmonies..,”. Beverly (Drew Citron and Frankie Rose) are all set and ready to release their leading full-length album with Kanine…
GOLDFRAPP COMES TO US THEATRES IN MARCH
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Goldfrapp are partnering with Arts Alliance Media and Syndctd Entertainment to bring a “Tales of Us,” a very special cinematic event to select theatres across the United States on Tuesday, March 4. Inspired by Goldfrapps’ latest album Tales of Us, released in September 2013, the event features a striking, 30-minute filmic journey through five…
AUGUSTANA SIGN TO WASHINGTON SQUARE
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Augustana has signed to Washington Square for a worldwide multi-album deal that will see the release of a new studio album in April. Last year Augustana released a working demo of the song “Alive” from the new album, listen here: http://www.augustanamusic.com/. The band also announced a spring tour kicking off on April…
SYLVAN ESSO LIVE VIDEO FOR “COFFEE”
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Sylvan Esso was not meant to be a band. Rather, Amelia Meath had written a song called “Play It Right” and sung it with her trio Mountain Man. She’d met Nick Sanborn, an electronic producer working under the name Made of Oak, in passing on a shared bill in a small club somewhere. She asked…
ARISTA/LEGACY RECORDINGS UNVEILS ‘THE ESSENTIAL ERIC CARMEN’
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Arista/Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, has announced the release of The Essential Eric Carmen , a 30-track retrospective of the legendary singer/songwriter’s four-and-a-half decade career. The two-disc set arrives in stores on March 25th and is available now for pre-order on iTunes (http://iTunes.com/EricCarmen). By pre-ordering you will receive the new track “Brand…
HOWARD MOSS SINGLE “LOST IN TIME”
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Although attributed to the 6th century strategist Sun Tzu , the saying “Keep your Friends Close and Enemies Closer” was popularised by Michael Corleone character in the film Godfather Part 2. It’s now being popularised further by Howard Moss with his exceptional new album for release at the end of January and entitled “Keep Your…
GEORGIA FAIR ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE “ARE WE NOT ALIVE”
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Are We Not Alive is the second single lifted from the band’s new album, Trapped Flame. It’s the catchy guitar hook in the song that will draw you in, complemented by the smooth, familiar voice of Jordan Wilson that will keep you tapping along and humming this buoyant melody long after song’s end. …
WIRE: MOUNT CARMEL PREMIERES NEW TRACK VIA POPMATTERS!
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Amid the current industry of cool, MOUNT CARMEL’s lack of gimmick is a welcome anachronism. The Columbus, OH-based trio’s third album Get Pure is full of swagger, packed with great songs and inspired performances. This is true rock music like you haven’t heard in years. Crank it up! Mount Carmel’s Get Pure will be available…
WIRE: STREAM NEW ALBUM FROM SIIINES
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SIIINES, the Los Angeles based electro-rock band, who recently announced the release of their new EP, Fukushimarama!, is exclusively streaming the EP on Artist Direct today. Fukushimarama!,which was produced by veteran electronic producer Ari Rhodes of Hands Up!, will be released on February 11th. With equal parts eclectic EDM and in your face…
WIRE: TRUST POSTS “CAPITOL”
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TRUST is the musical project of Toronto artist Robert Alfons. After years of extensive touring, and garnering glowing praise from top international critics at Pitchfork, VICE, and The Guardian UK for the 2012 Juno-nominated debut album “TRST”, the follow up album “Joyland” will be released by Arts & Crafts on March 4, 2014. http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2014/02/10/premiere-trust-capitol/
IDINA MENZEL TO PERFORM ON THE OSCARS
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Tony Award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Idina Menzel will, for the first time, perform the Oscar-nominated song “Let it Go” for a global television audience at the Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air on Sunday, March 2, live on ABC. “Let it Go,”…
WIRE: HEAR THE NEW DAWN LANDES ALBUM
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Brooklyn-based, Louisville-bred, songwriter, Dawn Landes, has premiered her new album ‘Bluebird’ with a full stream courtesy of American Songwriter a week prior to its February 18 release on Western Vinyl. Landes is currently on tour in support, including upcoming headlining dates, as well as supporting The Autumn Defense this coming week, hitting the SXSW Music…
DOLLY PARTON TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
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Iconic singer, songwriter, musician, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton announces the release of her new album Blue Smoke which will be released by Sony Music Masterworks and Dolly Records on May 13, 2014. Following the album release the Blue Smoke World Tour will hit select dates in the United States, England, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark,…
NEW SINGLE BY THE SALSA GIANTS
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Super producer Sergio George and his collective of living legends, the Salsa Giants, have just released their new single “Bajo La Tormenta” which features Oscar D’Leon, Tito Nieves, Jose Alberto “El Canario,” India, Ismael Miranda, Andy Montanez, Cheo Feliciano and Willy Chirino. Listen to the new single here: https://soundcloud.com/sergiogeorge/bajo-la-tormenta. The group has also added to…
WIRE: NEW VIDEO FROM CHIPPY NONSTOP “ALONE”
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Los Angeles-based producer Felix Snow, who has produced for notable R&B artists such as SZA, Leona Lewis, and Gallant, assisted Chippy with the track. Chippy acknowledges that “Alone” is a departure from her usual energetic party music, but explains that there are many different sides to her as a musician. “I love getting ratchet, obviously,…
WIRE: LUNE SHARES “TONIGHT”
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Music & Sports is Lune’s debut album, recorded during a few intense autumn months in a vicarage on the Swedish isle of Gotland. Mixed by Carl-Michael Herlöfsson, and the legendary Mike Marsh, who has worked with everyone from Massive Attack to Depeche Mode, mastered the album. Lune has also collaborated with musicians and producers Alexis…
WIRE: STEPHEN MARLEY LEAKS NEW SINGLE VIA ROLLING STONE PREMIERE
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Stephen “Ragga” Marley unveils his brand new track “Thorn Or A Rose” featuring Black Thought, giving fans a sneak peek of what is to come on his 2014 summer album ‘Revelation Part 2: The Fruit of Life.’ The eight-time Grammy-winning artist and son of Bob Marley will also tour all major markets in the U.S.…
NEW VIDEO BY THE CONFUSIONS
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The 9th album that will be released this fall shows a brand new side of the band. It’s filled with musical guest appearances, all with roots originating from their of Sundsvall. The Confusions has transformed into one big music collective where many local talents contribute. After three critically acclaimed and self-produced albums the band thought…
NEW VIDEO BY ATM
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After linking up with former No Limit/RuffRyder soldier and current Jet Life associate Fiend for the first leak (“Yesterday’s Sativa”) and Tabi Bonney for the second leak (“Sleep Walkin”) from his upcoming mixtape, Friday at the Currency Exchange, Chicago/Chiraq emcee ATM is back with a new visual for “Player Of The Year.” ATM’s Friday At…
ASHER MONROE FEAT CHRIS BROWN “MEMORY”
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Singer, dancer, and actor ASHER MONROE has unveiled his new single “Memory” via D Empire Entertainment, which features vocals from pop/R&B star Chris Brown. The track was produced by J. Tarin, and will be available for purchase on iTunes on February 13th. Fans can also expect the official music video for “Memory” on February 13th.…
