Lewis Del Mar: After the Hype

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New York - Max Hardwood and Danny Miller make up the experimental indie group Lewis Del Mar. A little over a year ago, the duo recorded and self-released its first single, “Loud(y),” from a two-room bungalow in Rockaway Beach, New York. While the “overnight success” story has commonly been debunked – there tends be a lot

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Cage the Elephant ‘s New Album “UNPEELED” Out Now

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New York – GRAMMY® Award winner Cage The Elephant’s new album, UNPEELED, is out now on RCA Records, and you can listen to it here. This week, to commemorate the release of this new album, Cage The Elephant rolls out 21 live performance videos worldwide, one for each song on UNPEELED.  Highlights include premieres of  “Rubber Ball” on Rolling Stone, “Cry Baby” on Entertainment Weekly,

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Beach Slang Announces Fall Headline Tour

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Beach Slang have announced their Fall U.S. headlining tour, which begins on October 20th and continues thru December 2 with stops in Nashville, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC, Philadelphia and more. Fans who buy pre-sale tickets, beginning July 25th at 12pm ET, will have the opportunity to purchase a limited edition 7″. The record includes two rare, never-released tracks – a cover of The Pixies’ “Where is

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Waxahatchee Shares “Recite Remorse” Video And Tour Dates

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Chapel Hill, NC - Waxahatchee has shared a music video for Out in the Storm’s “Recite Remorse,” a song that ABC News calls “a cathartic, almost celebratory hymn of survival.” Director Ricardo Rivera elaborates on the making of the video: I am a video installation artist first and foremost, and this was the perfect opportunity for me to create an interpretive

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LANY’s Debut LP #32 on Billboard Top 200 & Top 10 on Digital LP Chart

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Los Angeles – The up and coming Los Angeles trio who has been dominating your Spotify playlists has finally released their self-titled debut album LANY that landed #32 on Billboard’s Top 200 and Top 10 Digital Album Charts. Their new song “Super Far,” co-written by Grammy winning songwriter Ryan Tedder, breaks Spotify’s Top 200 Charts and Top 50 Viral Songs Globally with over 6.7 million listens

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Foxygen Kick Off Summer Tour This Weekend In Support Of Hang

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Chicago – It’s been a busy year for Foxygen, the LA-based duo of Sam France and Jonathan Rado. Since the release of their third full-length album, the “warm and full and huge” (SPIN) Hang, they’ve performed on CONAN, toured the country as a 9-piece, been name-dropped in a Google Home commercial, covered Jessica Pratt’s “On Your Own Love Again” for Amazon’s Songs of Summer playlist, crafted original music for Amazon’s An

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alt-J Releases New Video For “Deadcrush”

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Los Angeles – alt-J have released a new video for their track “Deadcrush” off of their new album RELAXER. The video, premiering today via WeTransfer, was directed by visual artist Young Replicant and choreographed by Darcy Wallace. “We are *very* proud to present the video for our new single Deadcrush, a collaboration between choreographer Darcy Wallace

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Major Lazer Debuts Video For “Know No Better”

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New York – Major Lazer’s video for “Know No Better,” featuring Travis Scott, Camila Cabello and Quavo, debuts today. “For me, Major Lazer is the ne plus ultra of dance music videos,” says director Philip Andelman. “It’s always been a dream of mine to work with them and be included in their insane canon. Which is where the idea for

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