Surfer Blood Shares Video & Announces Tour

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Brooklyn - Surfer Blood’s fourth studio album, Snowdonia, is due out February 3rd via Joyful Noise Recordings. A sonic departure for the band, it’s their first release since 2010′s Astro Coast that lead singer John Paul Pitts has written and mixed alone. While much of Snowdonia finds the band tackling heavy themes like mortality and aging through longer, more complex songs, “Matter of Time” is

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Curse Of Lono Shares New Film

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  Los Angeles – Saturday Night is a short film, that consists of four inter-connected music videos, based on the songs on Curse Of Lono‘s debut EP. The film, which was directed by Alex Walker, stars Grant Masters, Marta Hermida, Grahame Fox and Martin Edwards. In 2015, Curse Of Lono was formed, in London, by singer-songwriter Felix Bechtolsheimer, following the breakup of British roots pioneers Hey Negrita.

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Charli XCX Unveils Video for “After The Afterparty”

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New York – Today, just in time to celebrate Halloween, Charli XCX released the official music video for “After The Afterparty.” Directed by Diane Martel (Miley Cyrus, N.E.R.D, Beyoncé), the video sees Charli partying into the afterlife with a host of all-pink zombies! Of the video, Charli XCX said: “I made the video for ‘After The Afterparty’ with my all-time

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Silversun Pickups release video for “Latchkey Kids”

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New York – During a today, Los Angeles based Silversun Pickups, which features Brian Aubert (guitar, vocals), Nikki Monninger (bass), Joe Lester (keyboards) and Christopher Guanlao (drums), surprised fans and released a brand new video for the song “Latchkey Kids.” The song is the latest single off Better Nature, out now on New Machine Recordings. Under The Radar calls the album “…as propulsive and arena-ready as ever”

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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats in Kobe Bryant Video

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New York – Yesterday, the song “Thank You” by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats was featured in an official Kobe Bryant farewell tribute video via Twitter. The video includes farewell and thank you messages from musicians, including Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Taylor Swift, and Justin Timberlake. Last year, 5 time Championship winner Kobe Bryant announced his

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James Bay Releases “Best Fake Smile” Music Video

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New York – GRAMMY® Award-nominated gold-certified UK troubadour James Bay received the award for “Best British Male Solo Artist” at the 2016 BRIT Awards in London. In addition, he stunned the crowd and received a standing ovation with an unforgettable performance of his RIAA gold-certified single “Hold Back The River” from last year’s chart-dominating Chaos

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Daughter Unveils ‘HOW’ Music Video

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New York - Daughter, the London-based trio of Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli and Remi Aguilella, have launched the final installment of their film triptych, for the soaring single ‘How’. Taken from their recently released and critically acclaimed second album, Not To Disappear. Shot in London last year and directed by BAFTA-nominated filmmakers Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard (creators of the startling Nick

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The Weeknd Premieres Music Video For “Can’t Feel My Face”

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New York – Grammy Award-nominated multi-platinum alternative R&B trailblazer THE WEEKND has premiered the highly anticipated video to his #1 hit single “Can’t Feel My Face” exclusively on Apple Music Connect. The video was directed by Grant Singer, who also directed the video for “The Hills”, which is now nearing 90 million views. THE WEEKND has yet to release his anxiously

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