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Hey Violet releases angsty new track, Uncomplicated for Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2024

What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than cranking up the new track Uncomplicated from Hey Violet. The band released the angsty new track today. Rena Lovelis comments about the new song, “This song was a way to call out my own distorted thinking in relationships… a sort of reckoning for what I chase and why I chase it. I remember when I was 16 years old and I was dating someone who was just a total sweetheart, and I was bored out of my mind. It really had nothing to do with that person; it was the volatility that Nia and I grew up witnessing that then transgressed into my relationships later on.” “Uncomplicated was initially written by us, our friend Robbie Hiser, and an artist friend for their project, but we ended up loving the song and asked if we could have it for this album. The lyrics really feel like a harsh spotlight on my thinking and we thought it was an important part of the album as a whole. It [Read More]

Niall Horan’s LIVE FROM SPOTIFY STUDIOS is available now exclusively on Spotify

February 13, 2024

To celebrate the release of Niall Horan’s third solo studio album, The Show, Spotify hosted an intimate album release event with top fans at New York’s legendary Power Station in June of 2023. With today’s release of Live From Spotify Studios, all of Horan’s fans can now enjoy the music from that magical night. Available exclusively on Spotify, the digital album captures his 11-song, 45-minute acoustic set in its entirety. Download / stream Live From Spotify Studios HERE. Backed by his band, Horan performed “The Show,” “Heaven,” “Meltdown” and three other songs from the new album plus earlier hits like “This Town,” “Flicker” and “Slow Hands” and a cover of Zach Bryan’s “Something In the Orange.” See below for the complete track listing. A clear vinyl edition of Live From Spotify Studios will be released on May 17. The clear vinyl will be the only physical edition released of these recordings exclusive to Spotify first fans. Track Listing – Niall Horan – Live from Spotify Studios 1. The Show – Live from Spotify Studios 2. Heaven – Live from Spotify Studios 3. This Town – Live from Spotify Studios 4. On a Night Like Tonight [Read More]

BREAKOUT ARTIST LIZZY MCALPINE’S NEW ALBUM OLDER OUT APRIL 5

February 13, 2024

Breakout artist Lizzy McAlpine, will be releasing her new album, Older on April 5th via RCA Records. You can pre-order/pre-save the album HERE. Lizzy comments about the album, “To me, this album represents who I’ve become over the past three years. Through the long and mostly tumultuous journey of making it, I have learned who I am as a person, who I want to be as an artist and what kind of art I want to make. This album is a culmination of that growth, showcasing the rawest and most honest version of me.” Recorded and produced in Los Angeles by Lizzy and Mason Stoops (Ryan Beatty, Del Water Gap) with additional production by Ryan Lerman of Scary Pockets, Jeremy Most (Emily King, Norah Jones) and Tony Berg (Taylor Swift, Boygenius), Older finds the 24-year-old rising star stepping into newfound confidence, discovering her voice and defining her artistry with profound simplicity. It’s a notable departure for Lizzy, who wrote the LP’s deeply personal 14 tracks during a three-year period of transition into adulthood. “The music that I’ve released up to this point in my [Read More]

BottleRock Napa 2024 featured band Tors release new song, Happy Enough

February 8, 2024

Every year BottleRock Napa Festival serves up a lineup that is not to be missed. From legendary headliners to up and coming new bands, your craving for killer music will be satisfied. Today we would like to introduce to our first BottleRock Napa Featured Artist for 2024, Tors. Tors is a trio from the UK and they have just released a new song, Happy Enough. They say the song is a personal one and it truly captured my heart. It is an alternative track that holds such raw emotion as we all are searching for happiness and the answers to what we really need. Check out the track on the links HERE or below: We can’t wait to catch them play at BottleRock and they will be playing on Sunday May, 26th. We will update you with set times and stages when it gets released. They do have a couple other tour dates in the US. Meanwhile head over to their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest [Read More]

Maggie Rogers releases title track/video from upcoming new album, Don’t Forget Me

February 8, 2024

GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter/producer/performer Maggie Rogers is set to release her third studio album, Don’t Forget Me on April 12th via Capital Records. Maggie has been one of our favorite vocalists since the first time we heard her perform at Outside Lands in 2017. She has risen to the top since then and there is no stopping her. Maggie comments on her new album, I wanted to make an album that sounded like a Sunday afternoon,” explains Rogers in the letter below, which tells the story of the making of Don’t Forget Me. “Worn in denim. A drive in your favorite car. No make up, but the right amount of lipstick. Something classic. The mohair throw and bottle of Whiskey in Joan Didion’s motel room. An old corvette. Vintage, but not overly Americana. I wanted to make an album to belt at full volume alone in your car, a trusted friend who could ride shotgun and be there when you needed her.” Today Maggie released the title track along with a video which was filmed in Super 8 in Maine and [Read More]

Skate punk band Totally Slow release new single/video off upcoming LP

February 8, 2024

Skate punk band Totally Slow are gearing up for the release of their fourth LP, Future Burns and are releasing the single and video for the title track. Their music carries a nostalgic nod to 90s garage bands and skater surf punk, all the while wrapped in killer guitars for an updated melodic sound. Check out the video here: Described by guitarist and vocalist Scott Hicks as “an existential field trip through the tortured mind of an omnipotent autocrat drowning under the weight of anxiety and obsolete tech,“ the song serves as a sneak peek into their upcoming second LP with Ohio’s Refresh Records. The upcoming album was recorded at The Sandwich Shoppe with Scotty Sandwich. Features collaborations with Noelle from Shehehe and Sam from Man or Astroman. Mastered by Mike Westbrook. Check out tour dates: April 6 – Chapel Hill NC with Teen Mortgage & Death Lens May 4 – Greensboro NC LP Release Party at Flat Iron with Shehehe May 16 – Richmond VA at Banditos with Night!Night! And Talk Me Off May 17 – Washington DC [Read More]

Normandie release new record “Dopamine Clinic” this Friday

February 7, 2024

Stockholm trio, Normandie, announced their new album ‘Dopamine’ last September. Now the wait is over, the record will finally be released this Friday, February 9th 2024 via Easy Life Records. Set in a not-too-distant and – crucially – not-at-all-unrealistic future, Normandie’s fourth album, ‘Dopamine’, finds the band asking two unsettling questions: what if we pushed our brains and bodies far beyond their limits? And what if we already are? On their follow-up to 2021’s ‘Dark & Beautiful Secrets’, Philip, Håkan (Almbladh – guitar) and Anton (Franzon – drums) tackle the overstimulation of modern life head-on, and answer some hefty questions with some even bigger songs to produce a devastating, clinical example of everything a modern rock band should be. “The whole album is about the chase for different highs and natural chemicals: oxytocin, serotonin, dopamine, endorphins, adrenaline…” starts Philip. “What if dopamine had to be clinically provided because we’ve burned through our receptors?” “Making this album futuristic and dystopian came very naturally when we started discussing the current state of the world. We’re all on [Read More]