With over 2 million views on YouTube, independent sales over 30,000 albums, a 2013 European Blues Award, and winning Best Solo Performer at the Memphis Blues Challenge, it appears that the entire world is now discovering Matt Andersen. Earlier this week, True North Records announced the digital release of a special preview EP of songs from his album Weightless, being released digitally in the US and Canada on February 4,…
The Italian remix colossus known as PELUSSJE have nailed it, yet again, with their massive remix of Klaypex’s “I Walk Alone”. Check out and download a copy of Klaypex’s “I Walk Alone (PELUSSJE Remix): Can’t See the Player? Listen and Download Online HERE! “Kicking off the pack is PELUSSJE with a huge remix that will make you rethink big room. The added complexity and unique sound clearly set this apart…
Big coffee flavors, with a alcohol kick. Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout offers a strong yet very drinkable experience. When poured into a glass, the Old Rasputin produces a large foamy head that remains throughout the entirety of the beer. The beer is thick and hearty, which is perfect for a warm-up during those cold winter nights. At 9% ABV, the stout has an even balance of alcoholic kick with…
The beer pours with a dark brown, along with an off-white head that sticks around long after the initial pour. The beer has hints of cocoa, coffee, and malt; a slight sweetness creeps through that makes for a very balanced effort. The slight bit of alcohol that is present here provides an additional level of complexity; imbibers will be able to discern a different constellation of flavors and nuances with…
The titular effort on Shut Off Your Mind (“Shut Off Your Mind”) will ensure that listeners are on the edges of their seats. During this song, sizzling guitar lines unite with on-point drums and sultry, slinky vocals to create something special. This introductory track feeds into Only Heaven knows, which has a very strong momentum that allows listeners to be sent along the way with intense rock, rockstar-confident vocals,…
Be Here Now is a tremendously emotional track that links together instrumental and vocal elements to create something that is tremendously effecting. McLean’s vocals are able to draw listeners in and keep them while the deftly arranged instrumentation provides the perfect backdrop. Give Me One Reason has a bouncy sound and allows McLean to take up both jazz and funk styles, ensuring that this Tracy Chapman track is provided…
Cherry Glazerr are excited to share the first cut from their upcoming debut album, entitled “Haxel Princess.” The track mixes delicate vocals with super gloomy melodies and punk guitar riffs. The three-piece band from L.A. took root in 2012 when front woman, songwriter/guitarist Clementine Creevy began making bedroom demos under the name Clembutt. These rough tracks evolved under the mentorship of Lucy Miyaki, of L.A. band Tashaki Miyaki, and were…
The Brooklyn based act’s self-titled debut marries doomed-out shoegaze with unorthodox production methods, out February 4th on Felte (PVT, ERAAS, Soviet Soviet) LISTEN: Lightnet (via Noisey) WATCH: The Tower of Light album trailer Beaming its sleepwalking sound from a bedroom in Brooklyn, The Tower of Light deals in the marriage of polarities on his self-titled debut album. At once delicate and severe, ecstatic then pensive, both sparse and lush, it…
Seahaven will release their sophomore album Reverie Lagoon: Music For Escapism Only this coming spring via Run For Cover Records. The new full-length from the Torrance, CA based four-piece was engineered and mixed by Ben Brodin (Bight Eyes, Pete Yorn), and produced by Seahaven’s Kyle Soto at Mike Mogis’ ARC recording studio in Omaha, NE. In anticipation of the coming album, Seahaven and RFC are releasing a 7″ for the…
Following the 2012-released Songs Of Townes Van Zandt — the tribute album to late folk/country music icon, with covers from Saint Vitus/The Obsessed’s Scott “Wino” Weinrich and Neurosis’ Steve Von Till and Scott Kelly — this week Neurot Recordings proudly confirms the upcoming second installment of homage to the artist. Once again through a partnership with their cohorts at Germany’s My Proud Mountain Records, who envisioned the pair of tribute…
The Downtown Fiction is excited to release the music video for their single “Some Place on Earth” today on VEVO. The video follows two adventurers as they as sketch and photograph their journey towards a secret location. “We shot the ‘Some Place on Earth’ video in the hills of Malibu, which turned out to be a fitting setting for the song’s epic quality,” explains lead singer Cameron Leahy. “These two characters…
Top Gear will make its return to UK shores this year; the top gear series 21 air date will be in January, 2014. What will Clarkson, Hammond, and May get into this time?
Australia has brought a number of impressive musical forces to our shores the last few decades. Get Out, Meliya’s latest single, showcases a new force that looks to take America by storm. The sonic assault that is present at the opening of Get Out will immediately draw attention, while the unique interaction between vocals and instrumentation ensure that those listeners stick around. The track exists at the juncture of…
Tower of Power’s musical odyssey began 45 years ago, when tenor saxophonist/vocalist Emilio Castillo met baritone sax player Stephen “Doc” Kupka. All these years later, Emilio and “Doc” are still making musical history, touring the world, and bringing soul/funk music to the masses. Now, on New Year’s Eve, Ray Greene will join Tower of Power as the newest member and lead vocalist. “On New Year’s Eve Tower of Power will…
This past weekend, U.S. Progressive Metal pioneers FATES WARNING wrapped up their first North American headlining tour in support of Darkness In A Different Light, their first new studio album effort in almost a decade and InsideOutMusic debut. Now, FATES WARNING and Guitar World have teamed up to bring you the brand new music video for the track ‘Firefly’, cut from their new album Darkness In A Different Light.…
The track comes forward in a very strong and confident way, with a stripped and straight forward rock approach. The guitars, drums, and vocals unite to make something that is melodic, hard-hitting, and is ultimately something that will be kicking around the minds and heards of anyone that has listened in. The specific strain of rock that Morley utilizes during Mad Men is a blend of seventies rock like AC/DC…
Out January 21st in North America on SPV/Steamhammer One of the most unusual and charismatic rock acts of our time have announced the release of their latest studio album for January 2014. More precisely: the American quartet NASHVILLE PUSSY are set to present their new studio recording Up The Dosage on January 21, 2014 in North America, in Germany on January 17, 2014 and Europe on January 20, 2014. Up…
Los Angeles MC Pawz One, releases first single, “The Luv,” off his upcoming album Face the Facts. The original version features Ariano and the remix features Ariano and the legendary Masta Ace. Below System will release Pawz One’s debut solo album, Face the Facts February 18th, 2014! Pawz One has released three well received mixtapes and been touring the U.S. consistently. Face the Facts features a combination of gritty and smooth production from…
Top Rap Songs of 2013 This list represents the hardest and catchiest tracks to come out throughout 2013. Rap music has enjoyed some brilliant resumptions to form and some drastic drop-offs, but these tracks contain the passion, soul, and talent that showcases exactly how vibrant the art form has been so far this year. What did we forget? Who is on deck for 2014?
“Ducks In A Row is a song about struggling to find a purpose in life. We are told to “follow our heart” but what happens when we do that and reach a dead end? In the video I’m alternately dressing up as a Construction worker, Soldier, Referee, Security guard, Farmer and Fireman but none of these new identities really fit and at the end I’m left with the same old…