I was talking to my kids (14-year-old girl and 11-year-old boy) the other day about music and I for some reason mentioned Kate Bush. My daughter’s jaw dropped and she said, “You know about Kate Bush? How did you become hip?” Well, I then mirrored her, with the jaw and almost the same sentence. Yes, …
Three weeks before the official theatrical release, today a-ha share a brand-new clip with unseen impressions from their upcoming film True North. The clip features their new single “I’m In.” The accompaniment to a-ha’s new studio album of the same title, True North will be released in select cinemas worldwide on Thursday, September 15 via Sony Music Entertainment Premium Content and Trafalgar Releasing. The new …
Today, singer/songwriter/producer (and Avril Lavigne fiancé) MOD SUN shares a gritty, intimate and raw short film for his powerful single “Battle Scars.” Inspired by some of his favorite filmmakers, including Gus Van Sant, the short film was shot in a one of a kind desert location. MOD co-directed the film with frequent collaborator Charlie Zwick (“Flames” feat. Avril Lavigne, “Bones”). Sparked by MOD’s own …
Today Canada’s Alexis Castrogiovanni is sharing the incredibly cinematic video for “Someday My Thoughts Will Be Like a Range of Mountains” as well as announcing her debut EP of the same name. Check out the stunning video directed by Millefiore Clarkes. Regarding the single, Week in Pop, stated that “Alexis paints poems of the heart, spirit and …
Growing up as the youngest of three kids in a Filipino family in Sydney, Australia, grentperez immersed himself in music, listening to bands like The Eagles, The Beatles, and Queen before moving on to the likes of Musiq Soulchild, which informs his “beautiful and effortless falsetto” (NPR Music). In 2013, at just 12 years old he posted …
August 19, 2022 – Today, global superstars BLACKPINK unveil their new single “Pink Venom” via YG Entertainment / Interscope Records. Euphoric and empowering, “Pink Venom” is the lead single from Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa’s highly anticipated sophomore album, BORN PINK, due September 16. Pre-order HERE. The single and album will be supported by a world tour which will touch down on four continents. “Pink Venom” (YG Entertainment …
August 19, 2022: Today, Jazz pianist and Steinway Artist Connie Han shares the new single “The Gallû Pursuit” from her upcoming genre-defying album Secrets of Inanna. The track features the renowned bassist John Patitucci. Secrets of Inanna is Han’s third album with Mack Avenue following 2020’s breakthrough Iron Starlet. Throughout the 10 song cycle Han …
Matthew Squires & The Learning Disorders is a band centered around the songs of singer- songwriter Matthew Squires. They are based in Austin, Texas, and will be releasing a new EP entitled The Electric River on October 21st, after a three year hiatus. Since 2012, the ever-evolving band has released eight critically-acclaimed albums which have received praise …
Midwestern artist Lissie is a multi-talented tour de force who will release her new Americana-tinged indie folk album Carving Canyons on September 16 via Lionboy Records. Early singles “Flowers” and “Night Moves” have received acclaim spanning MTV, No Depression, FLOOD and much more. Today, she has unleashed a resilient breakup anthem “Sad” alongside a powerful video. Lissie shares, “‘Sad’ is a song about being in the thick …
PREORDER HERE Bastille releases the official video for new single, the electronic club banger “Revolution”. The celestial visuals see Dan Smith and a dancer illuminated by an ethereal, suspended sphere, interspersed with cosmic imagery, playing into the vibrantly futuristic sonics of the track. Dan explains, “The chorus is about the intimacy of human connection in the context of some science fiction, …
At one point in my life, I met a person who, for a moment, completely rocked my world. I wanted to be around them all the time. I wanted to know everything about them; from their likes and dislikes to what made them laugh and what made them cry. Every last detail felt important. I …
Another great Sabbath Singalong! https://www.sandraentermann.com/ And here are the songs included this week: 0:00:30 Lord, I Lift Your Name on High 0:04:49 How Long Has it Been? 0:10:35 I Will Never be the Same 0:16:34 This is My Father’s World 0:21:27 Day by Day 0:26:14 Your Grace Still Amazes Me 0:33:18 This Little Light of …
AUGUST 19, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA) — Today, The Last Artful, Dodgr (she/they) releases a monumental debut album, Hits Of Today. Most recently, she tagged Young M.A for a new version of her previously released hard-hitting track “Cloverfield.” The album features “Cloverfield” and “Hullabaloo” produced by Take A Day Trip which were both released earlier this year. Dodgr …
“Let’s just keep dancing, keep dancing like we own the night…” Fresh from providing Europe’s summer soundtrack, Sophie and the Giants return with a brand new single that will dominate dancefloors and beyond. Additionally, Sophie Scott has also announced an intimate London show ahead of her full European tour this autumn. The London-based artist will …
Today, Allison Russell shares her new single “You’re Not Alone” featuring Brandi Carlile. Written and produced by Russell, “You’re Not Alone” is an inspiring meditation on the power of ancestral strength and the essential nature of community. The track’s exquisite string arrangement is performed by SistaStrings (Monique Ross & Chauntee Ross) and Larissa Maestro. (The song originally appeared on Our Native Daughters’ acclaimed 2019 …
With attention-grabbing lyrics like “Are you love or are you pain, or everything in between?” from Michael Compton‘s next single “I’m Here to Help” (out August 18), it shows an emotional intelligence and spiritual maturity often missing in music these days. “I would compare it to the ‘Free Association’ model of accessing the unconscious mind,” Compton …
“…the industry has moved closer toward the eclectic aesthetic that’s been his signature all along, full of both synth-driven production and live instrumentation.” – Rolling Stone “Díaz transports fans to outer space with hard-hitting futuristic beats.”–Billboard “Álvaro Díaz is here to lead the Latin rap revolution.” – Complex “Álvaro Díaz is making his own lane in Latin American …
Seattle’s CALM COLLAPSE, which features Doug Lorig (Roadside Monument) and Rob Smith (Traindodge, Museum of Light), has unveiled its first single “Positive Greed” off the forthcoming album ‘Mirrored Nature’ (out November 25). Stream the track on Decibel Magazine:https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2022/08/16/track-premiere-calm-collapse-positive-greed/ Of the nearly 6- minute track, Lorig tells Decibel: “I started writing that song about six or seven years ago. I had joined a doom …
Listen & Share: PATRIARCHY – “Good Boy”Soundcloud | Bandcamp “L.A. provocateur Actually Huizenga delivers ‘a little transcendental brutality’”– Revolver “Wild seductive adventure…”– The Brvtalist “The video features a horse, a few vampires, buckets of gore, nudity and general sacrificial debauchery. It’s NSFW but who is going into the office these days?”– Brooklyn Vegan The 2+ year history of this album, “The Unself,” …
[Here’s the local show info: Fri. Sep. 23 Monophonics’ Sage Motel Tour w/ GA-20 & Kendra Morris 9pm at Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St, Portland, OR (503) 284-8686 | $22] MONOPHONICS TO EMBARK ON 24-CITY NORTH AMERICAN SAGE MOTEL TOUR WITH COLEMINE RECORDS LABEL MATES GA-20 AND KENDRA MORRIS! GET TICKETS HERE The world’s premier psychedelic soul band, Monophonics …
This album, How Do You See Me?, is beyond excellent! Best of year lists, definitely! This is how Portland should be represented. Kaitlin Bell’s voice has a “realness overtone” which sounds as if she is singing nothing but the truest truth. She also has a producer’s preternatural set of ears and has made perfect sonic …
Experimental Seattle jazz act High Pulp are announcing new fall West Coast tour dates today, following the April release of their ANTI- Records debut album ’Pursuit of Ends.’ On this September and October run of shows the band will be headlining clubs in Los Angeles, Oakland, Eugene, Oregon and more. All upcoming dates are listed below. While this Seattle-based …
GRAMMY Award-winning producer and multi-platinum selling electronic dance music icon Afrojack and innovative House music duo Black V Neck have combined forces to create the hit single, “Day N Night.” The addictive House track features vocals by Muni Long, MTV’s Global PUSH Artist of the year and one of the most buzzworthy artists in R&B today. “Day N Night” is …
Today, GRAMMY®-, Juno- and Polaris Prize-nominated singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen releases the video for her newest single “Beach House.” Watch the clip HERE. Directed by Taylor Fauntleroy, who also directed the quietly stunning video for “Western Wind,” the video for Beach House was shot on a beach in Malibu, California and brings the all-too-real account of the wild unpredictability of app-based dating …
Viral folk singer Willi Carlisle is playing Portland this Aug 14. It’s almost a CD release show since his album dropped July 15 on Free Dirt Records. He’s opening for American Aquarium at Hawthorne Theatre. NPR recently featured Willi’s epic video (he went hard in the paint for this video, earning himself a concussion), and said “Willi Carlisle …
NEW YORK, NY (August 11, 2022) — Breakthrough Australian singer and songwriter, Peach PRC reveals a melodramatic dance while you cry anthem with her new single “Forever Drunk” out today. The new song also marks the first collaboration with Peach PRC and Grammy nominated pop songwriter Bonnie McKee (Katy Perry, Britney Spears). Listen to “Forever Drunk”— HERE via Republic Records. Regarding the song Peach PRC comments, “‘Forever Drunk’ looks back at …
NEW YORK, NY (August 10th, 2022) – After emerging as a viral phenomenon, 20-year-old Mississippi-born and Nashville-based singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Cothran has released the official video for her debut single “Baby Why” via Republic Records today. Listen to “Baby Why”—HERE. On the track written by Cothran, she leans into a classic throwback vibe with a resounding refrain punctuated by her dynamic vocal …
10 AUGUST 2022 (New York, NY) – Today, Philly-born RnB artist GoGo Morrow shares her anticipated second single, “I.O.U.” via B.O.E. Records and Universal Music Canada in partnership with Kenya Barris’ label venture, Khalabo Music/Interscope Records. Accompanying visuals for “I.O.U.,” directed by the late Sebastian Sdaigui, are out now – watch HERE. “I’m a good girl, but I ain’t …