New York – U.K. band Fickle Friends – whom some say is one of the hardest working bands in the indie world right now, having played 31 music festivals in 2015 - has a new music video featuring the band’s lush ‘80s-inspired indie-pop. The Brighton based five-piece has been killing it, especially considering the band only recently
Burbank – Beginning today, Los Angeles-based rock band The Shelters have released ”Rebel Heart” via all participating digital retailers including iTunes . The wildly melodic, guitar-driven song comes from their debut album, THE SHELTERS, set for June 10th release on Warner Bros. Records. ”Rebel Heart” debuted yesterday on SiriusXM Alt Nation’s Advanced Placement show and a video for ”Rebel Heart” will follow soon. Click here to listen and download
New York – Today San Fermin and Sam Amidon released “Shiver,” their collaboration “that was conceived in the midst of their winter 2015 tour,” via NPR Music. The song will be released digitally on April 8, 2016. Brooklyn-based San Fermin, now an eight-piece touring band – comprised of founder Ellis Ludwig-Leone (keyboard), Allen Tate (vocals), Charlene Kaye (vocals), Rebekah Durham (vocals/violin), John Brandon (trumpet), Stephen
San Fransisco - iTunes is kind of the worst, sometimes. If you’re like me – which is to say, unnecessarily anal about the organization of one’s music library – then the seemingly painstaking problem of getting one album that, for some reason or another, is separated from the rest of that artist or group’s material (usually by some silly,
Los Angeles – Lukas Graham just performed global breakout hit ”7 Years” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. The lead single from the self-titled debut album – out this Friday, April 1 via Warner Bros. Records – “7 Years” is now #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, charting at 6 radio formats (including Top 5 at Hot AC and approaching the Top 10 at Top 40), and remains a
San Fransisco – “Life is beautiful.” This is a sentiment that floods the minds and hearts of bright-eyed optimists all over the world. Everything is relative, obviously, so there isn’t really any objective way to assess the quality of consciousness and existence. There are many who would probably argue that life is, in fact, far from beautiful: the
Los Angeles – Much like the very “search engine unfriendly” name would suggest, Quilt crafts a warm, comforting tapestry of music. Pulling influence from psychedelic rock, krautrock, dream pop, and typical guitar-driven indie rock, the group’s songs sprawl out in all directions, creating a blanket of sound. Despite the fact that Quilt is just now making major
New York – UK singer/songwriter Birdy has announced today’s release of her widely anticipated 3rd studio album. “Beautiful Lies,” is available everywhere today http://smarturl.it/beautifullies.itunes and is streaming here: http://smarturl.it/beautifullies.spotify. Executive produced by Jim Abbiss (Adele/Arctic Monkeys) and Craig Silvey (Florence and the Machine/Arcade Fire,) “Beautiful Lies” features 14 new tracks including the current single “Keeping Your Head Up” which was both written and
San Fransisco - Patience is a key element to true appreciation and enjoyment of music. To truly understand someone’s vision, the meticulousness and the long hours put in, and the often soul-crushing vulnerability an artist or band must overcome to present a facet of themselves to the public in artistic form, a listener must really listen to a piece
Los Angeles – From the moment he burst onto the alternative music scene, Cullen Omori has always been a musician indebted to the sounds and styles of the past. His band Smith Westerns carved out a niche in the crowded garage rock revival scene by infusing glam rock swagger into their sound. The Chicago, Illinois based band was