Category: Artist News

Posted on: July 31, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Keys N Krates Announce New EP Every Nite

Keys N Krates are about to be rewarded by Every Nite, the fresh new EP from the Canadian musical masterminds. Still flying high off the success of their undeniably catchy hit “Dum Dee Dum,” Keys N Krates are ready to launch into the next phase of their journey with this 6 track offering, which aptly demonstrates their evolution as a band, as well as their loyalty to the unique fusion of hip-hop…

Posted on: July 30, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SON LUX REVEALS VIDEO FOR “LANTERNS LIT”

Joyful Noise Recordings is excited to share the video for Son Lux‘s “Lanterns Lit” from their 2013 full-length Lanterns. The video premiered via Noisey, where they noted that “Son Lux makes music that is bewitching. Elements of electronica and classical music are gently folded together beneath a beautiful cracking voice.” Noisey called the video “Beautifully shot… something absolutely worth watching again, and then again, and then again.”

Posted on: July 30, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

GERARD WAY TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM, HESITANT ALIEN

My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way will release his debut solo album, entitled Hesitant Alien, on September 30th via Warner Bros. Records. The new album will be available for pre-order at all digital retailers beginning Tuesday, August 19th. Exclusive album bundles will also be available for pre-order on GerardWay.com on the same date. Fans who pre-order the album will receive the track “No Shows” instantly as a free download. The…

Posted on: July 29, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Primus Announce New “Primus & the Chocolate Factory” Album out October 21

Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde, and drummer Tim Alexander – is back together and set to release their first full-length studio set in nearly 20 years, ‘Primus & the Chocolate Factory,’ due out on ATO Records on October 21.  “The idea was to combine the Frog Brigade and Primus, and do this record,’ says Claypool. I think like a good portion of the planet, we were all pretty put off…

Posted on: July 29, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Calle 13 Releases New Music Video “Ojos Color Sol”

Directed by René Pérez Joglar and Kacho Lopez Mari, the video is brought to life by Mexican actor Gael García Bernal and Spanish actress María Valverde. The concept of the video was created by René Pérez Joglar and revolves around the idea of a kiss so powerful it defies time and the laws of gravity.

Posted on: July 28, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

WORMWOOD SHARES SINGLE TODAY

Wormwood is an anthemic electronic duo comprised of multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Christina Willatt and multi-instrumentalist/producer Andrew Wenaus. Originally from Saskatchewan, Canada, the band is currently situated in London, Ontario. Their sound is perhaps best described by Jim DiGioia of Quick Before It Melts who stated “if 18th century ghosts haunted 21st century dance clubs, they’d probably sound exactly like Wormwood.” The duo’s striking sound combines elements of pop, post-rock, folk, punk, noise,…

Posted on: July 28, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

KAREN O RELEASES VIDEO FOR “RAPT”

Karen O is releasing the video for “Rapt” from her forthcoming Crush Songs, out September 9 on Cult Records. The video was directed by Barney Clay with production design from K.K. Barrett, who is known for his work with Sofia Coppola and Spike Jonze and was recently nominated for an Oscar for Best Production Design for Her.

Posted on: July 25, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Polarheart share dreamy new video for Paralyse

Polarheart have just released the new video for their lush and heartfelt single, “Paralyse”. The song embodies the Polarheart sound, minimalist soundscapes, layered vocals, and heartfelt lyrics. It describes the paralytic love you experience that makes it impossible to move on. It captures the feeling of having lost everything and being left stranded and alone.

Posted on: July 24, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

LECRAE’S NEW ALBUM IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

Lecrae, the critically-acclaimed Grammy-award winning hip-hop artist has launched the pre-order for his seventh studio album, Anomaly. Featuring guest artists Andy Mineo, Kari Jobe, for King and Country and Crystal Nicole, the album is available now as a pre-order at the iTunes store, on Amazon and at Merchline. Fans will receive two new songs from Anomaly, “Fear” and the first single, “Nuthin,” as a free MP3 download with the pre-order…

Posted on: July 24, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BEAÛ Premieres “Karma” Video

BEAÛ is composed of Heather Golden (vocals) and Emma Rose (chorus and guitar), two native New Yorkers who came together to create music that they consider as the soundtrack of life.

Posted on: July 24, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Title Fight Signs to Anti- Records

Title Fight has signed to the label. The Kingston, PA band is an extraordinary addition to the label’s respected roster which includes Tom Waits, The Antlers, Neko Case, Dr. Dog, Glen Hansard, and Wilco to name a few.

Posted on: July 23, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

We Came As Romans Announce “Present, Future, and Past” Live DVD

We Came As Romans are thrilled to announce the release of their live DVD, Present, Future, and Past to be released September 2nd, 2014 via Equal Vision Records. The live DVD was filmed during the highly successful Tracing Back Roots Tour at the stunning grand theatre-style House of Blues in Chicago, IL and captures the energy and intensity of their live performance.  

Posted on: July 23, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Military Shifts Tactics to High-Altitude Parachuting

Military parachuting has undergone tremendous changes since World War II when more than 20,000 paratroopers dropped into German-occupied Holland as part of the D-Day invasion called Operation Market Garden. The D-Day paratroopers used circular silk-made canopies that employed a static line that opened the chute automatically as the soldier jumped from the airplane.

Posted on: July 23, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Orenda Fink Shares New Track “Holy Holy”

Orenda said, “I wrote ‘Holy Holy’ when I was mournfully struggling over themes of mortality. How can we love so deeply when we know that all relationships will end in death? And what happens to that love then? These were the questions on my mind, driving me to search my heart for an ounce of transcendence.

Posted on: July 22, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Tom Vek Announces US Shows

Tom Vek returned with his third album Luck. Detuned guitars, looped up drums, lackadaisical vocal delivery and orphaned electronic noises all mix together to make up the sound of Luck, out now.  It’s an album full of his typical pseudo-existential sloganeering, offering few answers to the rhetoric questions.  Cautionary tales mix with apparent declarations of vulnerable romanticism, angry warnings and bouts of depression-squashing mantras.  Overall it’s an optimistic atmosphere, melody…

Posted on: July 22, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Craymo Feature

Craymo is a singer/songwriter that has attempted to create his own niche with his latest single, Love You More. The track is unique in the fact that it is tremendously personal – Craymo has commissioned the track for his long-time partner – while still resounding loudly to anyone that has ever felt love, whether it be for an individual or for a family.

Posted on: July 22, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Drug Cartels Have Given Way to Technology Startups in Colombia

It was not that long ago when mention of Medellin, Colombia, usually involved a conversation about drug cartels, gang rivalries and violence. Today, the city that was once synonymous with drug lord Pablo Escobar was chosen as the most innovative city in the world. Once the government gained control of the nation’s cities from the drug cartels, improved security allowed Colombia to turn its attention to its abundance of natural…