Hailing from the outskirts of Copenhagen, rock-trio The Doves deliver hard hitting drum grooves and dirty guitar riffs, combined with sexy vocals and catchy hooks. After releasing 'Stay in my Place' in March, the trio now follow up with the brand new single ‘Nobody's Beautiful On The Inside'.
“This song mostly looks back at the past 2 years – and is about some of the dark thoughts that naturally come up in one’s mind when the world gets thrown into chaos. Which is also the reason that this song was quite hard to write”, vocalist Josh Grant explains. The Doves consists of the three members; Josh Grant, Neil Fitzpatrick and Patrick Bøgelund, who have shared the stage for over 10 years while accumulating a ton of experience from the rock- and metal scene. With the simple outset of exploring what three people can create together musically, the trio draws inspiration from a range of different styles - from the raw and offhand riffings of Royal Blood and Canadian Reignwolf, to the more polished and grand compositions of Muse and Nothing But Thieves. With high ambitions, The Doves are getting ready to make their mark on the alternative rock scene with the coming catchy and compelling singles. The new single 'Nobody's Beautiful on the Inside’ is already available on all streaming services through Prime Collective.
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Danish rising sci-fi pop artist Greta (a.k.a Greta Schenk) shares new single 'Out Of Mind', taken from her forthcoming sophomore album Forever We'll Be Dancing, arriving February 4th on W.A.S Entertainment (Brimheim, Rebecca Lou). Listen to 'Out of Mind' here: https://youtu.be/l7ujTkie75M Says GRETA: "'Out of Mind’ was actually the first song I wrote on the album. It captures the feeling of losing your mind in a kind of absurd situation, where you feel trapped (to me this was lockdown). The feeling of losing track of time and just being forced to wait on life to happen. I wrote the song during this really absurd state of mind, which made it almost comic and that’s definitely showing in the appearance of the song. ‘Out of Mind’ is reflecting feelings of both longing and hoping for something else." The album is centred around transitions and "great love", as reflected in 'Out of Mind'. Greta continues: "At the time I wrote the album, I felt very artistically liberated, because the music has always been my escape and a light in the dark. During both the Corona lockdown and my husband’s illness, I felt a great love and connection, but also a longing for breaking away, being free, living life and wanting everything to go back to normal." 'Out of Mind' is the follow-up track to other album singles 'Forever We'll Be Dancing’ and ‘Vibrant’, which garnered support from BBC Radio 6 and Jack Saunders on BBC Radio 1. Last year she released her debut album, Ardent Spring, which put Greta on the map as one of Denmark’s most exciting new alternative artists, receiving stellar reviews from Danish media sites Politiken, Gaffa and Soundvenue and landing Schenk a nomination for the Danish critics' award Steppeulven. Greta moves through a magical universe where transcendence and futurism merge with nostalgia and the familiar. Her lyrics are laden with existential reflections on the core of life, which she explores through the contrast of light and dark. Her sound reflects her love for 80s synths and grooves while also embracing futuristic sounds, which she seamlessly threads together with bright and airy vocals. By encapsulating those dichotomies, her music has the ability to evoke multiple emotions at once - listening to these tracks awakens both a melancholic nostalgia and hopeful euphoria all at once. The album’s opening track, ‘Vibrant’ is glittered with a bouncy kitsch 80s bassline and was born out of the romantic symbiosis she and her husband shared during lockdown, a time that saw their bond strengthen as his depression intensified. ‘Will You Stay’ is a lullaby for her husband, and ‘Stranger’ was also written for him about self-acceptance, not being alone, and trusting your own path and process in life. 'Bliss II' is a nocturnal track about spending the night awake. Other songs capture the longing we all felt to go out during lockdown: 'Wonder' is about craving a sweaty club night where the mind can let go, while 'Out Of Mind' was written about the feeling of losing your mind while waiting for life to happen.
'Drei' is a homage to her childhood hero and German pop star Blümchen and her father, who wrote the chords and melody, and 'Genug' is a homage to her friend and labelmate Brimheim’s song ‘Kafka’ about feeling like nothing is ever enough while simultaneously feeling like everything is always too much. The title track, 'Forever We'll Be Dancing,' acts as a sort of mission statement to the album, which doubles as a declaration of love to Schenk’s husband. Inspired by an 80’s italo-disco band called Cyber People, the track is an invitation to lose yourself to dance entirely. Like the album as a whole, the song balances the sinister side of life with messages of hope, all deliciously wrapped in an intoxicating blend of synths, trance and soaring electronic soundscapes. Forever We’ll Be Dancing was recorded in Berlin with Norwegian artist and producer Farao and Ådne Meisfjord of the Norwegian rock band 120 Days. She draws on 90s dream trance artists like Robert Miles, 80s meditative new age artists like Clifford White, minimalist techno groups like Moderat, the lush synthpop soundscapes of I Break Horses, the dark wave sound of Boy Harsher as well as the more contemporary electro-pop sensibilities of Sassy 009 to create an exciting and fresh sound. Danish electro / goth indie rock trio Nelson Can have announced the Solo Desire: Remix Together collaboration project—an initiative to use their own audience and streaming channels to provide an opportunity for artists and musicians to further support themselves financially at this difficult time. After disbanding earlier this year, the three-piece are providing open-source access to the stems from their final album So Long Desire, and encouraging fellow artists and producers to submit their own remixes of tracks from the record. All submissions will then be released on a 50/50 royalty split with contributors, who the trio hope will benefit from the band’s existing profile and audience.
The deadline for submissions is midnight on 21st May 2020. Commenting on the idea, the band say:- “Times like these call for creative thinking. We disbanded in January so we don’t really need the publicity, but a lot of artists do. We want to offer the chance to other artists to use our platform; our name, our music and our access to fans and followers, to generate revenue for themselves. Really, it’s a no-brainer. We have something that could be valuable to others, and we are currently not using it, so why on earth shouldn’t we just allow others to use it? It’s important to us to make clear that this is not charity; it’s about sharing and collaboration. The artists who join the project will receive credit and royalties for their work and can hopefully use it to add to the progression of their own career.” So Long Desire was released earlier this year on Alcopop! Records and was Nelson Can's first album in six years. Their maturation as both musicians and songwriters over the course of their career can be heard strikingly in the evolution of this, their final record together. Since parting ways, the members of Nelson Can are all embarking on new musical projects. Front woman Selina Gin has taken up the mantle as producer and lyricist in her solo project ‘SELINA GIN’, where she creates beautiful soundscapes to envelope her sometimes delicate, sometimes earth-shattering, voice in chameleonic fashion. She had her debut live performance as a solo artist supporting The National last November. Bassist Signe SigneSigne and drummer Maria Juntunen are both also working on new projects, with details TBA. Solo Desire: Remixed Together will be released 19th June 2020 http://www.nelsoncan.com https://twitter.com/nelsoncanband https://www.facebook.com/nelsoncanband/ https://www.facebook.com/selinaginiconic/ Jay-Z and Beyoncé are joining forces for the newly announced OTR II stadium tour. Kicking off Wednesday, June 6th in Cardiff, UK, the international outing will stop in 15 cities across the UK and Europe and 21 cities in North America. The full itinerary can be found below.The tour is presented by Live Nation Global Touring in association with Parkwood Entertainment and Roc Nation. Tickets will go on sale to the general public starting Monday, March 19th at LiveNation.com and all usual outlets. On-sale dates and times vary (full on-sale schedule provided below). Citi is the official credit card for the OTR II stadium tour and as such, Citi cardmembers can take advantage of a special pre-sale opportunity for show dates in the United States, Europe and the UK. For performances going on sale on Monday, March 19th in the US and Europe, Citi cardmembers may purchase tickets beginning Wednesday March 14th at noon through Saturday, March 17th at 5pm (Citi pre-sale in Paris ends Friday, March 16th at 6pm). For concerts in the United Kingdom, Sweden and Poland, Citi cardmembers may access tickets starting Monday, March 19th at noon through Thursday, March 22nd at 5pm prior to the general on-sale on Friday, March 23rd. For complete pre-sale details visit: citiprivatepass.com. Beginning Wednesday, March 14th at 9am in North America and 10am in the UK and Europe (all times local), members of the Beyhive and TIDAL subscribers will have a pre-sale opportunity for all dates. To join the Beyhive and get access to tour pre-sales, go to Beyonce.com. TIDAL members can find details for purchasing tickets on TIDAL.com or via the TIDAL mobile, web and desktop apps. Watch the tour trailer now on TIDAL. Embed code available here: http://tdl.sh/OTRII. In the summer of 2014, Beyoncé and Jay-Z performed six weeks of sold out stadium dates across North America with their highly anticipated 'On The Run' tour. The tour closed with two international dates in Paris, France that were filmed for an HBO special that received an Emmy nomination. OTR II UK/EUROPEAN TOUR DATES: June 06 Cardiff, UK Principality Stadium On sale March 23 June 09 Glasgow, UK Hampden Park On sale March 23 June 13 Manchester, UK Etihad Stadium On sale March 23 June 15 London, UK London Stadium On sale March 23 June 19 Amsterdam, NL Amsterdam Arena On sale March 19 June 23 Copenhagen, DK Parken Stadium On sale March 19 June 25 Stockholm, SW Friends Arena On sale March 23 June 28 Berlin, DE Olympiastadion On sale March 19 June 30 Warsaw, PL Stadion Narodowy On sale March 23 July 03 Cologne, DE RheinEnergieStadion On sale March 19 July 06 Milan, IT San Siro On sale March 19 July 08 Rome, IT Stadio Olimpico On sale March 19 July 11 Barcelona, ES Olympic Stadium On sale March 19 July 14 Paris, FR Stade de France On sale March 19 July 17 Nice, FR Allianz Riviera On sale March 19 OTR II NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES: July 25 Cleveland, OH FirstEnergy Stadium On sale March 19 July 28 Washington, DC FedEx Field On sale March 19 July 30 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field On sale March 19 Aug. 02 E. Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium On sale March 19 Aug. 05 Boston, MA Gillette Stadium On sale March 19 Aug. 08 Minneapolis, MN US Bank Stadium On sale March 19 Aug. 10 Chicago, IL Soldier Field On sale March 19 Aug. 13 Detroit, MI Ford Field On sale March 19 Aug. 18 Buffalo, NY New Era Field On sale March 19 Aug. 23 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Stadium On sale March 19 Aug. 25 Atlanta, GA Mercedes Benz Stadium On sale March 19 Aug. 29 Orlando, FL Camping World Stadium On sale March 19 Aug. 31 Miami, FL Hard Rock Stadium On sale March 19 Sept. 11 Arlington, TX AT&T Stadium On sale March 19 Sept. 13 New Orleans, LA Mercedes-Benz Superdome On sale March 19 Sept. 15 Houston, TX NRG Stadium On sale March 19 Sept. 19 Phoenix, AZ University of Phoenix Stadium On sale March 19 Sept. 22 Los Angeles, CA Rose Bowl On sale March 19 Sept. 27 San Diego, CA SDCCU Stadium On sale March 19 Sept. 29 Santa Clara, CA Levi's Stadium On sale March 19 Oct. 02 Vancouver, BC BC Place On sale March 19 For complete tour and ticket information visit: www.livenation.com, www.beyonce.com & www.rocnation.com. Copenhagen based d-beat hardcore quartet Parasight has completed a new video for the track "De Skyder," which has been debuted at Decibel Magazine. The song comes from the band's impending At Leve Som Hvis Der Var Et Håb LP, out March 9th via Indisciplinarian and Modstand Records. Of the simultaneously furious and melodic "De Skyder" ("they're shooting" in Danish), Parasight guitarist Allan Tvedebrink states, "'De skyder' is the second single from our new album, At Leve Som Hvis Der Var Et Håb, and marks our first video ever. Being a DIY band from the beginning, what else would be more obvious than to do the entire shit ourselves? Everything is filmed and edited by the band and of course we think it's pretty nifty! The song itself is one of the more melodic tracks of the album and deals with the concept of making profit of war and killing people." Decibel offers with the video, "Denmark's Parasight have a new album's worth of crust and metallic hardcore beatings to deliver with At Leve Som Hvis Der Var Et Håb, but they also have a softer side, as you'll hear on the more melodic hardcore-leaning cut 'De Skyder'." Watch Parasight's video for "De Skyder" at Decibel HERE. Also hear the previously-released "Bløder Blod" via No Echo RIGHT HERE. At Leve Som Hvis Der Var Et Håb will be released on LP and digital formats via Indisciplinarian and Modstand Records on March 9th; the LP version, limited to 500 copies worldwide, is available for preordering in the US HERE and internationally HERE. With their second full length At Leve Som Hvis Der Var Et HåB (Danish for "to live as if there was hope"), Parasight delivers a consistent metallic hardcore record which in its political songwriting carries an indignant system critique. With inspiration from the political Danish rock of the '70s, lyricist and lead singer Michael Aagesen writes easily intelligible anti-elite lyrics in which content is above form. At Leve... is produced by the band itself, mixed by Swedish producer legend Fredrik Nordström (Martyrdöd, At The Gates), mastered by Brad Boatright (Nails, From Ashes Rise), with artwork by German artist Philip Janta. Parasight will play a release show at the Huset Hardcore festival in Copenhagen on the LP's release day, and in addition they have just been confirmed for the newly formed hardcore and punk festival IlterFestival in May in Odense. More shows will be announced soon. Parasight live: 3/09/2018 Musikcafeen - Copenhagen, DK @ Huset Hardcore [info] 5/12/2018 Teater Momentum - Odense, DK @ Ilter Festival http://www.facebook.com/parasightdk https://indisciplinarian.bandcamp.com http://www.indisciplinarian.com http://www.facebook.com/indisciplinarian http://www.earsplitdistro.com Big news as the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is taking shape. During a press conference in Lisbon, where the upcoming contest will take place, the list of participating countries was released and the slogan and theme artwork was officially unveiled. Drum roll..! All aboard! for Eurovision 2018 Portugal as a country has always connected Europe to the rest of the world through the ocean, and 500 years ago Lisbon was the centre of many of the world’s most important sea routes. Today, Lisbon is using the ocean’s connectivity as inspiration with the slogan All Aboard!, inviting you and the international community to come together for this year’s competition. More about theme and artwork for Lisbon 2018 Lisbon 2018: These countries will participate! The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest will see 42 countries participate:
YouTube Snapchat Gorillaz share a surprise new track, Garage Palace featuring Little Simz. The song has already been raucously received at their live shows and now it comes accompanied by a brilliantly retro 8-bit video game visualiser. Collaborating with Little Simz’ illustrator McKay Felt and director Noah Harris, this video adds to their long run of innovative and ground-breaking work, with the game ingeniously following Simz through dark alleys and cloudy skies on a series of combats, missions and obstacles to reach the top of a tower block for her final battle, but not without the collective muscle of Gorillaz behind her. Level UP! Even more excitingly, Little Simz will be supporting Gorillaz on the Humanz tour across European and U.K. dates this Autumn/Winter. European dates commence in November which will lead to their homecoming gigs in London’s O2 Arena on December 4th and 5th, with their usual line up of surprise special guests. The Super Deluxe Vinyl Boxset consists of Gorillaz’ new album Humanz, presented across 14 individual pieces of 12-inch different coloured vinyl, packaged in individually art-worked sleeves. All tracks on Humanz are backed with a non-album bonus track, most of which are previously unreleased. The Boxset also Includes a 54-page, cloth-bound, foil-blocked, hardback book of Gorillaz artwork by Jamie Hewlett and a download card, all housed in a bespoke 12-inch vinyl carrying case. Track listing: No. 1 A1. Intro: I Switched My Robot Off A2. Ascension (feat. Vince Staples) B1. Long Beach No. 2 A1. Strobelite (feat. Peven Everett) B2. Colombians No. 3 A1. Saturnz Barz (feat. Popcaan) B2. Duetz No. 4 A1. Momentz (feat. De La Soul) B2. Midnite Float (feat. Azekel) No. 5 A1. Interlude: The Non-conformist Oath A2. Submission (feat. Danny Brown & Kelela) B1. Grilling With His Face No. 6 A1. Charger (feat. Grace Jones) B1. Charger (Alternative Version feat. Pauline Black) No. 7 A1. Interlude: Elevator Going Up A2. Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.) B1. Andromeda (D.R.A.M. Special) No. 8 A1. Busted and Blue B1. Busted and Blue (Faia Younan Special) No. 9 A1. Interlude: Talk Radio A2. Carnival (feat. Anthony Hamilton) B1. Carnival (2D Special feat. Anthony Hamilton) No. 10 A1. Let Me Out (feat. Mavis Staples & Pusha T) B1. Five Whales In A Dream No. 11 A1. Interlude: Penthouse A2. Sex Murder Party (feat. Jamie Principle & Zebra Katz) B1. Garage Palace (feat. Little Simz) No. 12 A1. She's My Collar (feat. Kali Uchis) B1. She's My Collar (Kali Uchis Spanish Special) No. 13 A1. Interlude: The Elephant A2. Halleujah Money (feat. Benjamin Clementine) B1. Phoenix On The Hill (feat. Sidiki Diabaté) No. 14 A1. We Got The Power (feat. Jehnny Beth) B1. Tranzformer Gorillaz live shows – which all sold out in record time - have already been met with a rapturous response. The band headlined the inaugural Demon Dayz festival in Margate earlier this summer and most recently continued their Humanz world tour across dates in the US. They will return to UK shores later this year for headline shows in November and December, be sure not to miss out. The full list of EU/UK dates on the Humanz Tour: November 2017: 1 ESCH SUR ALZETTE, LUXEMBOURG – Rockhal 2 VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Wiener Stadthalle 4 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Royal Arena 5 OSLO, NORWAY – Oslo Spectrum 6 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Hovet 8 ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND – Samsung Hall 9 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Arena de Geneve 11 MUNICH, GERMANY – Zenith 13 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Arena 14 PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – 02 Arena 17 BERLIN, GERMANY – Max-Schmeling-Halle 18 DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY – Mitsubishi Electric Halle 19 HAMBURG, GERMANY – Sporthalle Hamburg 21 AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Ziggo Dome 22 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Forest National/Vorst Nationaal 24 PARIS, FRANCE – Zénith de Paris 25 PARIS, FRANCE – Zénith de Paris 27 BRIGHTON, UK – Brighton Centre 29 GLASGOW, UK – The SSE Hydro December 2017: 1 BIRMINGHAM, UK – Arena Birmingham 4 LONDON, UK – The 02 Arena 5 LONDON, UK – The 02 Arena 13 MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – Vélodromo Municipal |
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