German dark rock quintet Scarlet Dorn have released a video for their new single 'Meteor'. The power ballad is the fourth single from their upcoming third album, Queen of Broken Dreams, due for release on 30th September via SPV Recordings. Stream 'Meteor' and pre-order Queen of Broken Dreams here: https://scarletdorn.lnk.to/queenofbrokendreams Scarlet Dorn combine the elegance of darkness with the catchiness of pop. Free of genre boundaries, vocalist Scarlet sings herself directly into the heart of the listener. With industrial sounds, rock ballads and electronic beats, the band takes the listener on a journey through complex human abysses, the world of hope and sorrow, but also directly into the arms of life in all its glory. With her captivating voice, Scarlet exudes a variety of emotions ranging from gentle and tender to menacing and sombre. Scarlet Dorn was founded in 2016 by producers Chris Harms and Benjamin Lawrenz, together with vocalist Scarlet Dorn. Not only through the release of the albums Lack Of Light and Blood Red Bouquet, but also through tireless touring with Within Temptation, Joachim Witt, Letzte Instanz, Lord Of The Lost among others, the band have already made a name for themselves in the dark music scene in those six short years. Scarlet Dorn are:
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Icelandic post rockers Isafjørd announce new album "Hjartaskati" and single “Falin Skemmd”10/9/2022 Icelandic post-rockers Isafjørd have announced their brand new album "Hjartastjaki", coming via Svart Records The first single taken from the upcoming release is 'Falin Skemmd', an ethereal landscape of icy chills and cinematic warmth. On the new track, Isafjørd state: “This song is about freeing yourself from a toxic relationship and moving on to a brighter future.” Isafjørd’s new album, Hjartastjak, is an infectious rush of euphoric melancholy, quiet-loud dynamism, lush instrumentation and unforgettable atmospheric landscapes of song. Meeting on the road, night creatures of the same renowned Reykjavik music scene, Ragnar playing live session bass for Sólstafir, Addi and Ragnar’s musical paths finally intersect in Isafjørd with a sound that reaches like a stalactite from the past into a gleaming future. Now coming of age, matured into a shimmering diamond of Icelandic pop at its finest, Isafjørd is on another plain from Addi’s own Sólstafir, where their cinematic metal roots have been retraced into sweeping glacial song-craft. A country known for their honest and heart–wrenching emotional take on pop music with Björk and Sigur Rós, Isafjørd gives a new definition to “landscape music”. When an album feels like a place you want to inhabit and experience, Hjartastjaki is a journey that you’re going to want to take. Isafjørd, literally meaning 'fjord of ice', is a shining new ethereal post-rock band from Iceland. Named after the town that both of their fathers came from, Ísafjörður, Aðalbjörn Addi Tryggvason (Sólstafir) and Ragnar Zolberg (Sign/x-Pain of Salvation) sculpt beautiful and desolate pop, as bright and dark as the sub-arctic seasons. Holed up in the middle of winter, in an old house with a broken piano in the freezing cold, Hjartastjaki is an album of songs that were written straight from the heart, sometimes in a single day. Their chemistry is as immediate as the climate they survive in, and is a real meeting of spirits, with Ragnar’s sleek and cherubim voice to brilliantly counterpoint Addi’s dusty and aching cries, over orchestrated build-ups of soaring piano and sliding guitars. The catchy and haunting music that Addi and Ragnar create in Isafjørd is just as familiar in the same way a lived-in, well-worn great song can touch your soul. Having both lived in Norway and speaking Norwegian, Addi and Ragnar speak the same language of the heart, as their Nordic melancholy makes for deep and mountainous music. Isafjørd’s songs are sincere icebergs of tundra-anthems that bring to mind Fields Of The Nephilim and Duran Duran jamming in a frozen valley, where the creative 80s new wave sound meets GodSpeed You Black Emperor. With influences that range from Cardigans, Beatles, early Judas Priest and Neil Young, Addi and Ragnar have struck a vein of gold that crystallises their own heritage of wide-screen metal gloom into something new. 21-year-old alt-pop singer songwriter Poutyface returns with her new single “Peter Pan” out now via Island Records. The track is a hyper-pop punk waltz, lyrically calling out sub-par suitors that refuse to grow up. Of the track, Poutyface says: “My friends and I wrote this song as a reality check for myself and all the other young women who have once been hopelessly infatuated with men who masquerade as our alternative wet dream. We got to talking about how red flags are often dressed up as green lights. This song is packed full of irony and clichés. It’s a social commentary on THE Prototype. We all know him, and being a little older and wiser now, I can confidently say: the boy who never grew up is not the man you want.” “Peter Pan” follows “Rag Doll” ft. K.Flay and comes on the heels of a memorable year, having just wrapped up her opening slot on the Yungblud’s Life On Mars tour, and releasing “Cherry Picking.” She is also gearing up to join Gayle on her US tour with more new music coming soon. SUPPORTING GAYLE ON THE “AVOIDING COLLEGE” TOUR **
Poutyface is a 21-year-old singer - songwriter from San Diego, CA. She is an incredible and unique artist who’s definitely in a space of her own. Her releases “Never Fuckin Know,” “FBoys Anonymous,” “Cherry Picking,” and “Rag Doll” are catchy, nostalgic tracks reminiscent of late 90s / early 2000’s rock music. Her presence on the song writing app VOISEY sparked a loyal fanbase that eventually led to the self-released song “Deathwish” which garnered critical acclaim and millions of streams in 2020. She’s written over 150 songs and draws influences from animals such as The Honey Badger and Tasmanian Devil. Poutyface has been making waves, having just wrapped up her opening slot on Yungblud’s Life On Mars tour, and festival shows throughout Europe where she was able to create a fierce and dedicated fan-base on TikTok (120K followers) and Instagram. INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK Björk is unveiling her new single “Atopos” now; listen here. The track is accompanied by a new video, also out now, introducing Björk’s sonic underground world brimming with saturated fungi and bass clarinets. Watch / share the video here. The track is taken from her forthcoming album, “Fossora”, set for release September 30th. The title “Atopos” comes from the Latin word meaning "the other" both loving and in opposition. Born from the last three years living in her home country of Iceland, Björk writes and produces the song’s clarinet arrangements, repeating lyrics like “our differences are irrelevant” and “hope is a muscle” to the backdrop of painted mushrooms and rock formations. "sonically this is a heavy bottom-ended bass world we have 6 bass clarinets and punchy sub drilling, nesting and digging us into the ground" The video is directed by Viðar Logi with co-creative direction by Björk with creative consultant and longtime collaborator James Merry. Their underground world is inspired by digital root plants design from M/M Paris. Additionally, the video includes performances by Kasimyn of Gabber Modus Operandi and clarinet musicians Grímur Helgason, Hilma Kristín Sveinsdóttir, Helga Björg Arnardóttir, Kristín Þóra Pétursdóttir and Rúnar Óskarsson. Björk is a multidisciplinary artist who, time and again, innovates across music, art, fashion and technology. From writing, arranging and producing an expansive music catalogue to her collaborations with scientists, app developers, writers, inventors, musicians and instrument makers, Björk continues to inspire and experiment, redefining the boundaries of what it means to be a musician. Special thanks to Riccardo Tisci & Burberry for all their help and support in making this video, especially for the collaboration on the stunning dress that Björk wears in the video, and Squarespace for helping in creating special web sites to launch these audio-visual projects. Facebook | Website | Instagram | Spotify | Twitter Two-time GRAMMY® Award nominated songwriter and musician Skip Marley returns with a brand new single titled ‘Jane’ featuring Nigerian-based Afropop sensation Ayra Starr. Listen HERE. An irresistible end-of-summer jam, ‘Jane’ was produced by Rykeyz (who also produced Skip's #1 single ‘Slow Down’ with H.E.R., as well as hit songs by Jessie Reyez, Ari Lennox, Demi Lovato, and Rick Ross, among others). Recorded in Miami, the single comes with an official music video directed by Mid Jordan, featuring both Marley and Starr. Watch the official music video for ‘Jane’ Featuring Ayra Starr HERE. Speaking on his latest single, Marley shares: “‘Jane’ is really about finding that thing in your life to keep you balanced and free from stress. It was a good common ground for Ayra and I to instantly connect and set the vibe.” Currently, Skip Marley is on his North American festival tour including headlining slots at Beacon Park in Detroit, MI tomorrow night, as well SummerStage in Central Park, NYC on September 26. On September 21, the young Marley will commence his headlining CHANGE TOUR, starting in Toronto, Canada. For tickets and more information, go to: www.skipmarley.com/tour ‘Jane’ Ft. Ayra Starr follows his last single, ‘Change’ released earlier this year via Tuff Gong / Island Records. Produced and co-written by Oscar Holter (The Weeknd, Coldplay, Katy Perry, P!nk,) the feel-good, reggae tinged track brought all of the positive vibes at a time where the world needs it most and signified a new chapter for Skip Marley who is currently working on his debut album. Listen to ‘Change’ HERE. Skip Marley earned his first RIAA Gold certified single for the #1 global smash ‘Slow Down’ with GRAMMY® Award-winning artist H.E.R. With over 200 million global streams, the song became the quickest and biggest-streaming song in Marley family history, and elevated Skip to over 440 million total global artist streams. It was the first time a Jamaican-born artist reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Adult R&B chart. At the same time, Skip became the first Jamaican-born artist inside the Top 15 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart in nearly a decade and a half (since Sean Paul and Keyshia Cole in 2006 with “When You Gonna Give It Up to Me”). The track spent 3 weeks at #1 at R&B Radio. Skip was nominated for two Grammy Awards (Best R&B song and Best Reggae Album) and two Soul Train Music Awards, an NAACP Image award, and Best New Artist at the iHeart Music Awards. More exciting news to come. ‘Jane’ Featuring Ayra Starr is out everywhere now. WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | YOUTUBE Beginning what promises to be an unforgettable summer, Sabrina Carpenter shares a new single entitled “Vicious” today.
Additionally, she reveals the details for the release of her anxiously awaited fifth full-length album and Island Records debut, Emails I Can’t Send, arriving on July 15, 2022. Check out the cover art below! Pre-order / pre-save--HERE. “Vicious” offers a glimpse of the ultra-personal song-writing and passionate, palpable, and powerful performances at the heart of the record. On the track, acoustic guitar underlines her intimate intonation as the beat gives way to an emotionally charged refrain, “Oh, you’re so vicious, love me then pretend you didn’t. Half of me just can’t resist it. Why you gotta be so vicious?” It culminates on a robust guitar lead, while she engages a stream-of-consciousness-style vocal barrage topped off with a scream. “Vicious” channels nineties pop-rock songcraft with an intoxicating dose of 21st century feels. About “Vicious,” she revealed:- “Sonically, you’re able to hear me really closely, and it’s almost like I’m narrating the story to you,” she elaborates. “This song is really narrative and personal. It’s as if I’m having a conversation. We’ve all had experiences with people we love so deeply who turn out to be different than we thought they were. It’s a really painful realization to come to terms with. A lot of times, we focus on the other side of the healing process and fail to own up to uncomfortable feelings like anger and resentment. I don’t touch on that side of myself too often, but it’s a huge part of my story over the past couple of years, so I thought it was important to start there on ‘Vicious’.” It arrives on the heels of her most recent single “Fast Times.” In addition to tallying over 12 million Spotify streams and 5.5 million YouTube views on the music video, it instantly incited tastemaker applause. Rolling Stone hailed it as a “sexy, playful pop song” and one of “The Best Songs of 2022,” and fans voted it Billboard’s “Favorite New Music” upon release. Redbrick promised, “She aims to deliver something deeper and more meaningful on her new album,” and Bustle summed it up best as “boppy.” Recently, she made headlines by starring in EMERGENCY, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. She appeared as a guest on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to discuss the movie as well as more upcoming music. Watch it HERE. Sabrina closed out 2021 with the single “Skinny Dipping.” Right out of the gate, it earned widespread tastemaker praise. Billboard described it as a “impressive vocal take from Carpenter” and said it’s “a natural fit for her as a singer and storyteller, as she lays down track for an adult music career.” “Skinny Dipping” followed the runaway success of “Skin.” The latter has gathered over 123 million Spotify streams and 26 million YouTube views on the music video to date. Upon arrival, it overtook the internet, trending at #1 on Twitter worldwide. It also marked her first Billboard Hot 100 hit in addition to receiving widespread acclaim. Billboard hailed it as “hitting that sweet spot between raw writing and grandiose production, resulting in an enthralling listen.” Meanwhile, Thomas Bleach applauded it as “an immediately addictive track that will simultaneously get stuck in your head, and have you thinking ‘damn, girl!’.” She also just launched her first fragrance in partnership with Scent Beauty, the world’s first multi-brand e-commerce platform for bespoke fragrances, which offer unique, culturally relevant fragrances to consumers worldwide. Inspired by Sabrina’s love of desserts, “Sweet Tooth” by Sabrina Carpenter Eau de Parfum indulges the sweet tooth with a fragrance good enough to eat. The scent is sweet, yet sophisticated and reminiscent of the irresistible joy of a candy shop, filled with creamy chocolate, pops of colour, swirls, and sweets. The gourmand fragrance, developed in partnership with Firmenich, features notes of chocolate marshmallow, vanilla, Chantilly cream, and sugared musk's. Sweet and petite, the bottle is modelled from the shape of a chocolate bar but reinvented in faceted glass with tones of pink and rose gold. The bottle sparkles with delight and becomes an art piece for all to unwrap and experience. The Discovery Size fragrance is available now at ScentBeauty.com, with the full-size Eau de Parfum to follow in September. Sabrina's Island Records debut album arrives July 15th. Get ready for Emails I Can’t Send now! FOLLOW SABRINA: Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Website Alternative rock outfit Bring the Hoax has joined Lövely Records for the release of their debut, self titled EP. Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, the four piece blends sweet melodies with fuzzed out guitars into colorful, energetic, and dynamic rock music. The first release from the group is the single ”Los Angeles”, which is out now on all streaming platforms together with a music video. Hasse Karlsson from the band comments: "Los Angeles came to life during the spring. We all longed for the everlasting Swedish winter to end and for the summer vibe to arrive. We always dreamed of the perfect roadtrip since the ones in a cold, dark Scandinavia leaves one hoping for more. This is our soundtrack for that roadtrip to come.The lyrics centers around a wish for a summer road trip to Mexico. On a long car ride like that good music is a most essential part of the feeling. Pavement is a perfect fit for this, and that is why Pavement is the first word sung in this song.“It kicks off with a rowdy intro and lands in a soothing verse which builds up towards a luscious and dreamy chorus that is perfectly suited for a summer drive in your car.” The four piece Bring the Hoax infuses indie rock songs with strong fuzzy guitars and delicately sweet melodies. The songs are held together by an unapologetic force that hardly leaves anyone untouched. It's clear that the band members take their influences from the finishing decades of the 20th century. You can hear hints of Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Built to Spill and Smashing Pumpkins to name some. Bring The Hoax is a rowdy, but yet polished and pleasant companion in the world of indie rock. Gritty dynamics are key in the songs of Bring the Hoax and the balance between the dirty and beautiful guitar tones versus the mountains of distortion and fuzz can be heard in pretty much every song they ever written. The lyrics are poetic and tell suggestive tales about politics, relationships and the everyday struggle that is life. “Ever since we were kids we have adored a sweet and catchy melody wrapped in a big fuzzy blanket of guitar distortion” - Hasse Karlsson Karl Nordahl and Hasse Karlsson both grew up in Viksjö, north of Stockholm, Sweden, and were probably destined to become friends since they both were equally unable to resist the mesmerizing pull of the massive soundscapes coming out from the punk-, indie- and grunge-era of the 90s. When they many years later had their apartments just shy of a 100 meters apart, it was time to start making music together. The first light the band name Bring the Hoax saw was of the fluorescent kind in a dark hotel room without windows, in the basement of a cheap bed and breakfast in Rhodos, Greece, in 2010. They asked Mark Petterson (My God Damn Territory, Washing Machina) – who Hasse had played with in a couple of bands and projects earlier - to join them on bass. A bunch of drummers later Mark took the seat himself behind the drums when Sara Engström (Washing Machina, Dag och Natt, Tam Tapir) was able to join on bass. Bring the Hoax has recorded and produced 2 eps during the years prior to the 2022 signing with Lövely Records. Many great things are going to be revealed in the present future. Sŵnami release their brand new single, the emotive ‘Paradis Disparu’. It follows the award-winning Welsh indie-pop group’s previous singles ‘Be Bynnag Fydd’, which documented band member Gruff Jones’ journey to accepting their gender fluidity, and double A-side ‘Theatr’ / ‘Uno, Cydio, Tanio’, which came out late last year. The new songs are the first glimpse of the band’s long-awaited second album ‘Sŵnamii’, due out this summer. So far, they’ve been gaining the band support from BBC Radio 1, Clash Magazine, BBC News, and Spotify New Music Friday.
Since launching their debut album in 2015, Sŵnami (pronounced ‘Tsunami’) have been re-writing the script for Welsh-language music, and bringing it to the mainstream. Without compromising on their policy of writing and performing mostly in Welsh, the group have found success because of their unique sound, not in spite of it: "If people like Christine and the Queens can sing in French and Sigur Ros in their own made-up language, why can't we sing in Welsh?" Gruff told the BBC. Their irresistible blend of shimmering guitars, indie sensibilities with pure pop melodies have been winning over fans and critics regardless of their understanding of the Welsh language. Their first album saw them record a coveted BBC Maida Vale session, as well as winning the award for Welsh Language Album of the Year. ‘Paradis Disparu’ blends the band’s perfect melodic mastery with deep, melancholic tones. A song about grief, some of the lyrics translate to “Paradise is too far from us, but we’ll preserve and we’ll be ok”. Ifan Davies of the band says: “Paradis Disparu is about the impossible task of moving on after losing someone. It’s about spiralling into mania, and trying to accept that although what once was, is dead and lost, life must go on.” A music video for ‘Paradis Disparu’ will be revealed soon. The band have become known for working with fellow notable Welsh creatives, and in keeping with this trend, it will star Bafta Cymru Award Winner Callum Scott Howells, famous for his appearance in Russell T Davies’ award winning Channel 4 series ‘It’s A Sin’. Previous Sŵnami videos have starred the likes of Tom Rhys Harries, and Linford Hydes of the Welsh Ballroom Community. Sŵnami is Ifan Davies, Ifan Ywain, Gruff Jones, Gerwyn Murray, and Lewis Williams. The band are due to play a series of summer festivals in Wales, including:
Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Spotify | YouTube Brazilian global pop superstar Anitta has teamed up with Pedro Sampaio, Dadju, Nicky Jam and MC Pedrinho on “Dançarina Remix”- out now. Listen here. The track is a rework of the hit single from Sampaio’s first studio album. The track’s lyrics include never-before-heard verses in Spanish and French. “Dançarina Remix” maintains the party vibe and sensuality of the original, but offers a fresh new international edge. A special music video for the single is also set to be released in the coming weeks. Sampaio’s new remix, which once again features MC Pedrinho, is reworked with a beat that mixes vocals and rhythms from Anitta, Nicky Jam and Dadju - some of the biggest names in Brazilian, Latin and French music today. Anitta, who was mentioned by name in the original version “Dançarina” (which also samples her song “Menina Má” (“Bad Girl”), now provides vocals throughout the entire track. "I was really pleased with the shout out when the original came out, and it was nice to see how big of a hit it turned out to be. So, of course I couldn’t turn down the chance to be part of this remix with Pedro Sampaio and so many other artists that I absolutely adore", Anitta shared. In the “Dançarina” remix, the Brazilian singer turns the hook “doida pra sentar” (which loosely translates to “desperate to drop it low”) into “loca pa’ bailar” (“desperate to dance”). Anitta’s famous dance step, which went viral on social media, is also given a tip of the hat with “Todas las chicas bailando hasta bajo haciendo el paso de Anitta” (“All the girls gettin’ low with that Anitta step”). The “Dançarina Remix” comes on the heels of Anitta’s highly anticipated new album Versions of Me, out now. Listen HERE. Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok Ahead of their massive shows with Liam Gallagher at Knebworth last weekend, Kasabian have dropped ’Chemicals’, the third track from their highly-anticipated new album "The Alchemist’s Euphoria", out August 5th on Columbia Records. A pulsating, guitar driven anthem and the last track the band recorded for the album, 'Chemicals' is an encompassing pop moment written by Serge Pizzorno and produced by Serge and Fraser T Smith, with mixing from Spike Stent. “It is me telling myself that it is going to be okay” Serge said of the track. “It was me seeing myself in those few weeks when everything kicked off. It's the future me saying to that person: 'This is shit, but don't worry, it will get better.’ So having a song about talking to yourself is universal, I think. We all have to find a way to deal with the complications, the mess and the mortality of life.” Listen to ‘CHEMICALS’ HERE. Of the new album Serge adds: “One thing about this record I feel over the other ones, is it definitely feels like a body of work that belongs together. It was a beautiful moment in mastering hearing it as a piece. I think it really holds up in our seven albums….The Magnificent Seven”. Known for their blistering live shows, Kasabian have announced a run of UK shows this Winter, including a date at London’s Alexandra Palace on 29th October. The band were also special guests to Liam Gallagher at Knebworth June 3rd and 4th and will headline the Isle of Wight June 18th. Pre-order The Alchemist’s Euphoria HERE for early access to tickets on June 8th at 9:30am. General tickets go on-sale June 10th at 9:30am HERE. Kasabian UK Dates: October 2022
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