“The Fantasy Vocal Sessions Vol. 2,” the newest project by Santana keyboard player David K. Mathews, is a tribute to the San Francisco Bay Area where he grew up and still resides, and to the iconic Fantasy Studios, where he recorded most of the project. Mathews has had a long and eclectic career performing with…
Violence against people of color is a persistent stain on our country’s honor. Artists have often addressed the epidemic of police shootings in songs, sometimes metaphorically, and sometimes with admirable candor. But we don’t think we’ve ever heard any singer lay out the case in language any more plainspoken, pained, or poetic, than Sanya N’Kanta…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope SPiN – ‘Don’t Knock on that Door’ The song is a deeply personal Genre and Style bending song about a tragedy causing an unfixable rift in a relationship. The song features a mandolin in several sections and the lyric video is based around a kaleidoscope, signifying the escape and the self-doubt…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Cassette Spence – new single “solstice” is out With her EP sixsix, Cassette Spence offers us a collection of six tracks associating voice memos, guitars, synthesizers, drum machines and percussion. The songs narrate the artist’s experiences and nostalgia, particularly recounted in the song Solstice. This one stands out for its darker…
“Have you heard? Gravity is failing“. The opening line from the title track of Paul Mark and The Van Dorens newest release Gravity immediately draws you into a clanking carnival of pop Americana spiked with Mark’s trademark lyricism. With one eye on the boundaries of traditional songwriting and the other on a society in disarray,…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Casket Grinder: Colombia’s Death Metallers Release New Album Fall into Dementia on Awakening Records Conceived in 2010, CASKET GRINDER is a Death Metal band based in Medellín, Colombia. With the sole intention to create a distinctive and super aggressive old school sound, these metal maniacs have fused elements from both the…
The country music underground is getting eclipsed in 2020 by what was once one of its closest allies – the bluegrass community – and it should come as no surprise to diehard followers why. If you’re the type to keep on top of the American underground, you already know that indie bluegrass acts around the…
“Lady Heart Attack” is, according to lead guitarist and vocalist Pete Stevens, “Simply just a song about being drunk and meeting a girl at a bar.” The beauty of this premise is its honesty; there is no deeper meaning, just a bonafide rock song about modern love, an all-too-familiar predicament. Stevens’ Casablanca-esque vocals shout the…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Award-winning singer-songwriter Jenny Bruce aka GHOSTE releases new music video “Brick by Brick” Internationally acclaimed, multiple-award-winning singer-songwriter, Jenny Bruce, introduces her new artistic identity, GHOSTE. Today, she releases her new single “Brick by Brick”, a defiant declaration of grit and resilience. The track is from her new album, GHOSTE, produced by…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NEWS: Screenwriter/bluesman John Fusco convenes all-star band for new double album ‘John the Revelatory,’ due July 31st. Vermont bluesman John Fuscoand his band the X-Road Riders will follow up their acclaimed 2019 self-titled debut with the 20-song double album John the Revelator, due out July 31, 2020 on Checkerboard Lounge Recordings.…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope “RECUERDO” BY RICKY MARTIN & CARLA MORRISON Ricky Martin and Carla Morrison’s new song “Recuerdo” is out now. The song is part of Ricky’s new project, ‘PAUSA’ featuring Pedro Capó, Bad Bunny and Residente. “Recuerdo”premiered today on Rolling Stone and Remezcla. The single signals collective new chapters for both Martin &…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NE-YO’S NEW SINGLE – “U 2 LUV” FT. JEREMIH– IS OUT TODAY To celebrate the single’s launch, NE-YO has teamed up with Postmates to support healthcare heroes caring for COVID-19 patients. Tonight, hero nurses in the ICU at Emory Medical Center in Atlanta will be Postmated meals from Subway during their…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope NAYANA IZ Shares New Track “TNT” NAYANA IZ is on a roll. Having introduced herself in the closing months of 2019 with debut track “how we do”, the 19-year-old Londoner is now gearing up for the release of her debut EP Smoke & Fly and slowly taking the world by storm…
Experimental pop artist Lailien, the moniker of classically-trained pianist and poet, Brad Shubat, thrusts the listener into a dreamlike state in the track “Fly With You” from his record TA-DA! A glitter bomb of epic sonic proportions, “Fly With You” is an otherworldly cover of the original Gigi D’Agostino tune. This summer splash of a…
Rambunctiously bustling out of the speakers like few other bluegrass songs you’ll hear this year will, “Down In The Wildwood” introduces Steve Thomas & The Time Machine to the world with a melodic wallop as crisp as it is colorful. The magic is just getting started as the band digs into this aural festival of…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope MANCHESTER, UK RAPPER AITCH DROPS NEW POLARIS EP 20-year-old Manchester, UK rapper Aitch releases his new 8-track EP, POLARIS, out now on 10K Projects/ NQ Records. The project, named after the North Star, used for centuries to guide travelers in the night, pays homage to the young artist’s roots in Northern…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Deadcrow Releases Dark, Futuristic New Noise Single “Sorrow” Since arriving on Plastician’s Terrorhythm label in 2016 via the chilly, grime-soaked Night Wonder EP, Deadcrow has taken over the underground with his emotive sci-fi-inspired soundscapes. He’s been championed by the likes of Complex, Mixmag, and Noisey, and remains an influential figure in…
This Memorial Day, in honor of our loved ones – who we’ve lost, but not forgotten – TONY® and EMMY® Award Winner Lillias White shares “One More Day”. Written by The EMMY® Award-Winning sister team of Eileen Bluestone Sherman (lyrics) and Gail C. Bluestone (music), the song is available immediately for download and streaming on…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Fonkynson release new album “Falling” including new focus track “Giving U Up” today! Growing up in France, Fonkynson was greatly influenced by his father’s music – the iconic sound of artists such as Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones. His interest started shifting as he developed a taste for electronic music…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Check Out BLUE EYED CHRIST New Single, “American H” LA based Electronic Industrial Rock artist BLUE EYED CHRIST has premiered “America H,” the first single off of the upcoming LP, World on Fire. “‘America H’ is about sifting through the noise of the media and content we consume every day, how…
Avant-Metal three-piece Bovine Nightmares continues to assault the good people of Bethlehem, PA and the Northeast with their warped vision of dark riffs, maniacal crooning and growling, and time signature mayhem. Erikk the Broken, Steampunk Munky, and The Mighty Tavros have carved out a unique little spot for themselves with a sound that’s akin to…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Release Alert: Chasing Ghosts – Bring Me Suffering – British Dark Melodic Metal Born of a passion to create dark and melodic music, Milton Keynes based British metal outfit Chasing Ghosts are resurging with EP and title track Bring Me Suffering to be released Spring 2020. The EP (out 12th June)…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Norwegian artist Ane Brun debuts “Song For Thrill and Tom” video “Song for Thrill and Tom” is about a complex, beautiful and extraordinary love story. The main characters are real people in my life, who I’ve tried to portray as authentic as possible, so that it becomes like a musical monument…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Shoreline Mafia Gets Animated in the Stylish Video for “Gangstas & Sippas” Peddling a party-positive strain of West Coast heat, Shoreline Mafia provide the ideal soundtrack for any function. Giving the animated treatment to a speaker-knocking single, Shoreline shares the video for “Gangstas & Sippas.” Paying homage to Too $hort’s hyphy…
Premium members of Spotify get new features we mere mortals don’t know about – let alone see. By the end of March in 2020 Spotify has generated 130 million premium users worldwide, and like Netflix and Zoom, the pandemic is benefitting Spotify’s bottom line. If you are a Spotify Premium member you may have been…
The funny thing about shooting arrows at the sun is no matter how hard you pull at the bowstring, you’ll never pierce the sky. Nevertheless, all real artists do it anyway. They’ll pick the brightest target they can find, and they’ll go for it with everything they’ve got. Eventually, musicians come to the conclusion that…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope ZIKAI SHARES VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘CHAMPAGNE FOR BREAKFAST’ -WATCH HERE With performances at Sweden’s Grammy and Oscar ceremonies to her name, Zikai is poised to take her domestic attention to an international stage. The 22-year-old has a flair for timeless songwriting matched by a voice rich with personality, poise and…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Oscar Jerome shares ‘Give Back What U Stole From Me’ ‘Give Back What U Stole From Me’ is the latest single to be lifted from the South London-based artist’s upcoming debut album, ‘Breathe Deep’. Due out July 10th the record sees Oscar bring in a long list of collaborators, including his…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Viral Pop Artist Emily Vu Releases New Single/Video “WEEKEND” Viral pop artist Emily Vu is releasing her new single, “WEEKEND.” The new single was co-produced by multi-platinum producer Sir Nolan — who has worked with the likes of Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and Khalid — and Andrew Schmidt aka…
Blind Uncle Harry is Bloomington, Indiana singer-songwriter Chris ‘Harry’ Doran’s stage name. According to Doran’s biography, he does have a great uncle Harry, who is blind. His band describes its music as “hillbilly hippie shreddin’ folk rock.” The album, The Gospel According to Blind Uncle Harry, is just that – a stylistic melting pot. The…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope We Versus The Shark share new video via Paste Magazine When We Versus the Shark formed in 2003, the group’s members were barely in their 20s and living in three different states. The math rock foursome converged on the music hub of Athens, Georgia as a homebase and promptly set about…
@skopemag HQ – http://smarturl.it/skope Fantastic Negrito announces new album ‘HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET?’ Double GRAMMY® Award-winner Fantastic Negrito has announced the release of his anticipated new album, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET?, which arrives everywhere via Cooking Vinyl/Blackball Universe on August 14th. The album is available for pre-order now, with all pre-orders…
@skopemag HQ: http://smarturl.it/skope WAFIA CONNECTS WITH FRIENDS IN NEW FEEL-GOOD “PICK ME” VIDEO Last week, trailblazing, RIAA-Certified Gold singer-songwriter Wafia released her sunny and lovable new track, “Pick Me.” Today, the rising singer has released the official video to the living-room-dance-party ready track via Refinery 29 which praised the visual as “shift[ing] the narrative towards…
@skopemag HQ: http://smarturl.it/skope VOGUE ITALY PREMIERES NILS BECH’S “FOOLISH HEART” FROM ALBUM FOOLISH HEART (OUT 5.29) About “Foolish Heart”, Nils Bech says: “Eight years love left in me, eight years gone now he’s free, foolish heart.. It’s the end, it’s the end, can you love me again? Foolish Heart is the first piece of lyrics…
@skopemag HQ: http://smarturl.it/skope Casey Conroy & COASTCITY Release New Video for “Best Shoes” After the release of their well-received single “Best Shoes,” Casey Conroy and COASTCITY premiere a touching video for the heartfelt song exclusively on LATV. SLAY AT HOME Virtual Metal & Art Fest Announces First Wave Of Bands, More Each Day Frank Godla…
@skopemag Socials: http://smarturl.it/skope American Aquarium’s LAMENTATIONS Debuts At #1 On Charts Amidst Rave Reviews American Aquarium reaches new heights with their strongest release to date, Lamentations. The new album tops the Billboard charts at #1 on the Top New Artist Album Chart, #1 on the Americana/Folk Album Chart, #2 on the Country Album Chart and…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 New music: Swedish dream pop artist Rebecka Reinhard shares her latest single ‘Whale’ today via Crowds and Power Swedish dream pop artist Rebecka Reinhard shares her latest single Whale via Crowds and Power on May 12th. A subversive indie-rock song,…
Hip hop artist Eddy P brings his A-game with his latest independent release – a five-track EP. Well known in the Seattle hip hop community, these tracks are the perfect chance for him to grab a larger audience. Songs like “Snowglobe” and “They Need Me” are riveting and great chances for new listeners to become…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 Josiah Johnson Shares New Single “False Alarms”, Listen Now “There were a few big relationships there in the writing of ‘False Alarms,’ but most present on my mind was my friendship with Jon [Russell, of The Head And The Heart],”…
@skopemag APP – Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1465224822?mt=8 @skopemag APP – Google / Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n207414718 CURSE THE SON: watch “Worry Garden” video; new album coming on Ripple Music ‘Excruciation’ is a defining moment for a band who has dealt with multiple challenges since the release of ‘Isolator’, and responded in full with their most diverse,…
