Fickle Friends Debut Music Video for “Swim”

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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

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Yuck Rises Through the Odds

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Los Angeles - After original lead singer Daniel Blumberg left Yuck in 2013, many speculated that his departure would cause the band to fold. Instead, the remaining members trudged on to release Glow & Behold in 2013. While it was not poorly received, critics found the energy from the band’s self-titled debut did not carry over with the loss

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Lukas Graham Performs “7 Years” On Kimmel

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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

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Birdy Releases Beautiful Lies LP

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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

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The Heirs join Vans Warped Tour 2016

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New York – California 80s inspired electro-pop band The Heirs are set to play a full lineup of summer shows on the 2016 Vans Warped Tour. This comes after performing at SXSW and touring with The Big Pink. Last year The Heirs released the debut four-track EP Ecliptic (Capitol Records), which features the single “Alright

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Melanie Martinez: More than a Pop Star

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Chicago – Last Thursday, fans began lining up outside the Vic Theatre, in the Lakeview neighborhood, starting at six in the morning, to see rising pop star Melanie Martinez. By six that evening, the line stretched far down Sheffield Avenue, filled with kids, teenagers, and twenty-somethings, most of whom were dressed to the nines. Pigtails were

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