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Salt Ashes Returns With New Single “Heart Attack”
by Michael Major - February 16, 2023 Previous release “Didn’t See It Coming” pushes and pulls throughout. With her signature sound of dark-rhythmic pulsing dance music at play, Salt Ashes lets loose with exhilarating bass and drum kick-offs, while biting synths provide a breathtaking floor for her airy floating vocals to dance across....
Sunroof (Daniel Miller & Gareth Jones) Share New Track 'November'
by Michael Major - January 24, 2023 Listen to the dubbed-out electronics and frequency-scanning synths of “November” and watch its accompanying video below. The new album is a set of eight improvised modular electronic music instrument pieces recorded at the duo’s respective home studios following the release of their debut, Electroni...
Kurt Uenala and Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan Debut New EP
by Michael Major - December 16, 2022 He also shared a video for “Cracks Are Showing,” directed by Snorribros, offering a hypnotic visual anchor to the EP's lead-off track. Gahan joins Uenala’s already impressive list of collaborators, having worked with artists like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Big Pink, and Shannon Funchess of Lig...
Kurt Uenala Announces 'Manuscript' EP Featuring Dave Gahan
by Michael Major - November 17, 2022 Kurt Uenala has his fingerprints on more things than you may realize. While Null + Void, the moniker he produces under, may be new to you, it’s possible you’ve come across collaborations he’s done with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Big Pink, Shannon Funchess of Light Asylum plus, most notably, Da...
VIDEO: Hot Chip Release Video For 'Eleanor'
by Michael Major - October 12, 2022 Off the back of a triumphant 4-night residency of London’s Brixton Academy, which saw Hot Chip play to nearly 20,000 people in their hometown. A soaring cut from the band’s recent acclaimed eighth album Freakout/Release, the claymation video for “Eleanor” is directed by Alice Kong and like the track...
Alok, Sigala, & Ellie Goulding Team Up For New Dance Pop Anthem 'ALL BY MYSELF'
by Blair Ingenthron - October 08, 2022 Brazil's biggest artist and internationally acclaimed DJ Alok, known for colossal collaborations with John Legend, Jason Derulo, Tove Lo, and most recently Ella Eyre for the #1 sound of the Summer 'Deep Down,' has joined forces with multi platinum singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding and British DJ/Prod...
She Wants Revenge Add More Dates to Fall Tour
by Michael Major - October 06, 2022 Currently recovering from a triumphant return to the stage in Europe and the UK, Los Angeles' SHE WANTS REVENGE are adding a handful of dates in the Southeast and Texas to their Fall North American Tour, including Houston (Nov. 26th at White Oak Music Hall), Durham, NC (Nov. 29th at Motorco Music Ha...
Depeche Mode Announce First Live Shows In Five Years
by Michael Major - October 04, 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 inductees Depeche Mode announced at a special event in Berlin that they will be releasing a new album and embarking on a world tour in 2023. The Memento Mori Tour will support the band’s forthcoming 15th studio album, Memento Mori, due out in Spring 2023....
Ronan Conroy Releases Cover of Lana Del Rey's 'Dark Paradise'
by Michael Major - September 27, 2022 Brooklyn-based artist Ronan Conroy presents his new single 'Dark Paradise', a clever goth-rock rendition of the Lana Del Rey classic. This is the second taster of his album 'The Slow Death of the LoveMyth', complemented by a fascinating video created by NYC artist Hypnodoll and featuring a sword swa...
Jean-Michel Jarre & Martin Gore Share New Single 'BRUTALISM TAKE 2'
by Michael Major - September 09, 2022 Jean-Michel Jarre has collaborated with Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) for a brand-new rework of his latest single “BRUTALISM.” The collaboration titled “BRUTALISM TAKE 2” takes the Berlin techno inspired beats of the original version to a new level, capturing the sound of both Jarre and Gore, in a dark...
Kunal Merchant Debuts New Single 'Anokha'
by Michael Major - August 17, 2022 The latest directly follows his April remix of Soof’s ‘Clipped Wings,’ as well as his January track with Soof and their partnership as MWB, ‘Monkey Bars’. Primarily known as an active local DJ within the circuit of NYC’s top clubs (Le Bain, Nebula, Superior Ingredients, Jupiter Disco, etc.), Merchan...
Hot Chip Release New Song 'Freakout/Release'
by Michael Major - August 02, 2022 Hot Chip are pleased to reveal the third cut from their upcoming new album Freakout/Release. The title track from their eighth record, the sound of “Freakout/Release” hits different to the previously shared singles 'Eleanor' and 'Down.' “Freakout/Release” is more akin to their brilliant cover of Bea...
Flossing Share New Track 'Heart Of Hearts'
by Michael Major - July 25, 2022 Flossing where singer-songwriter Heather Elle (ex-BODEGA/The Wants) channels the vulnerability of Depeche Mode and Tears for Fears. Co-produced with Elijah Sokolow (The Living Strange) in Heather’s home studio in Brooklyn, the two manipulated an old vibraphone they once shared with their ex-partner ...
Boys Noize Announces New North American '+/- (Polarity)' Tour Dates
by Michael Major - July 18, 2022 BOYS NOIZE finds his influence penetrating the center: 2020 was marked by a GRAMMY nomination for his collaboration with SKRILLEX and TY DOLLA $IGN “Midnight Hour” — an unlikely blend of late-night R&B, oldskool rave and hard house — while 2021 brought a GRAMMY win for LADY GAGA´s “Rain on Me,” feat...
Hot Chip Unveil New Single 'Eleanor' Ahead of New Album 'Freakout/Release'
by Michael Major - July 07, 2022 Freakout/Release is another dizzying high in a multi-decade career that’s seen Hot Chip continuing to innovate and develop a rich, resonant songcraft. Written and recorded in the band’s newly minted Relax & Enjoy studio in East London, a creative space that Al Doyle began building from 2019. Plus, c...
She Wants Revenge's Justin Warfield Releases Solo Single 'Everything to Me'
by Michael Major - June 21, 2022 A fascinating blend of electro-rock with splashes of post-punk shimmer, “Everything To Me” is propulsive and cinematic. It’s an epic statement that is not only perfect for the closing of a film as Warfield suggests, but also a refreshingly exciting beginning for this new outlet that caters to his ow...
She Wants Revenge Announces Summer Tour Dates
by Michael Major - June 08, 2022 With a setlist planned to keep both new and longtime fans happy, the band are rejuvenated and ready to bring their audience back up on their feet. Kicking off at San Diego’s Music Box on August 11th, the dates focus mostly on the western half of the States....
Electronic Synthwave Duo Beautiful Machines Release 'Baum Baum'
by Michael Major - June 01, 2022 The genesis of electronic duo BEAUTIFUL MACHINES’ new single 'Baum Baum,” out today, began in Berlin one winter on a three-month writing hiatus, during which time, Stefanie Ku and Conrad Schuman of the duo visited the famed Hansa Studios (Bowie, U2, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, Depeche Mode)....
Shout Out Louds Release Remix of 'Sky and I (Himlem)' by Almost Heaven
by Marissa Tomeo - April 30, 2022 Today, Shout Out Louds have shared a remix of their song “Sky And I (Himlen)” by new atmospheric dance duo Almost Heaven, aka Adam Olenius of Shout Out Louds + Anders Stenberg of Deportees. The track is featured on the Swedish quartet’s new full-length album House, out now via Bud Fox Recordings/Int...
iamamiwhoami Unveil New Single 'Changes'
by Michael Major - April 28, 2022 ‘Changes’ is where we go to when trying to escape hard times through good music, featuring ionnalee’s trademark captivating vocals that interweave lyrical nods towards artists that played a part in Lee’s musical development; such as David Bowie, Bon Iver, Fleetwood Mac, Depeche Mode, Kate Bush, and ...
Temple Invisible Return With New Single 'Over My Feet'
by Michael Major - April 25, 2022 TEMPLE INVISIBLE - have unveiled their arresting new single “Over My Feet”, taken from new ‘Chiasm’ EP coming next month. Fusing chiffon vocals with impending electronic beats, “Over My Feet” comes as the third single plucked from Temple Invisible’s forthcoming ‘Chiasm’ EP, and boasts the breadth of...
Solomun Remixes Boys Noize & Abra's 'Affection'
by Michael Major - April 22, 2022 Today, two thrilling BOYS NOIZE and ABRA “Affection” remixes by the Bosnian-German deep house artist SOLOMUN have been released HERE via Boysnoize Records. Originally, “Affection” came out last year as part of German-Iraqi artist BOYS NOIZE (Alex Ridha)'s fifth studio album +/- (POLARITY)....
Hot Chip Announce New Album 'Freakout/Release'
by Michael Major - April 19, 2022 Britain’s most loved electro-romantics, Hot Chip, have confirmed the news of the eighth album Freakout/Release. The five piece – comprised of Owen Clarke, Al Doyle, Joe Goddard, Felix Martin (not pictured) and Alexis Taylor – also share the first cut from the record, the album’s vibrant and expansiv...
Boys Noize Announces North American Tour Dates
by Michael Major - April 08, 2022 BOYS NOIZE, the German-Iraqi GRAMMY winner Alex Ridha, announces the North American leg of his +/- (POLARITY) TOUR 2022. Starting in San Francisco on June 10th, the tour goes through Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, Denver, and Philadelphia, and ends in Chicago. Check out the full list of ...
Temple Invisible Releases New Single 'Stardust'
by Michael Major - March 14, 2022 Merging industrial foundations with celestial rhythms and sparkling space-age beats, “Stardust” is a stellar second glimpse into Temple Invisible’s forthcoming ‘Chiasm’ EP. Set for release in April 2022 it will be their first extended release for five years and arrives a decade into the group’s form... |