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Indie/electronic band Doombird stream new album

December 26, 2016

Indie/electronic band Doombird from Sacramento are streaming their new album Past Lives now on Soundcloud. The psychedelic synth-pop offering will be released via Gold Standard Records (owned by Artery Recordings) on 12/30 and includes tracks that were recently featured in the TV shows Blood & Oil (ABC), Stitchers (Freeform), How to Get Away with Murder (ABC), as well as the indie film I Live for You. “The album was created within a little over a year,” says vocalist Kris Anaya. “The theme we tried to capture was more of a dark dance electronic record with a haunting voice. The lyrical content within the record focuses mainly on my struggles with anxiety. Even while I was recording the record I was suffering with it. Mainly the inspirations fall in between a lot of Ambient music as well as Electronic Dance music i.e (Tim Hecker, Caribou, Bibio). I personally believe this record vibes well on a rainy day or when you are taking a hike in the woods.” Anaya (who is also the former frontman of the [Read More]

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Creative time warp video from Sci-Fi Romance for their new track, If I Fell

November 15, 2015

Alternative rockers Sci-Fi Romance have just released a very creative time video utilizing footage of a 1950’s marketing film. The alt-rock trio from Los Angeles are set to release their new album, Dust Among the Stars in January 2016 and this is the first single off the album. Check out the video here:   “This album was a hard-fought son of a bitch,” says Kotrla, “I’m proud we never gave up on it.” The album features a variety of Kotrla’s influences, showcasing his incredible ability to emote precisely what his feelings were in certain moments of his life. On “Pale Blue Dot”, Kotrla found inspiration in the famous photo of Earth taken by Voyager I before it left the solar system. “It’s the kind of picture that, when you see it, it has the ability to change you.” Kotrla describes. “That’s not such a bad thing to write a song about, if you ask me.” ‘Shakespeare’s Lovers’features help from the likes of award-winning opera singer,Kristin Vogel.  “She’s sung in The Magic Flute, La Boheme, and I Pagliacci [Read More]