Criteria just announced their first new album in nearly a decade and a half, aptly titled Years. The new album will be released on January 17, 2020 via 15 Passenger, a label owned and operated by singer, Stephen Pedersen’s old bandmates in Cursive. Yesterday they premiered explosive anthemic lead single “Agitate Resuscitate” as well as a comical short film featuring a dual over the album’s release between singer Stephen Pedersen and Tim Kasher. The song’s syncopated post-hardcore groove and shout along lyrics set the perfect tone for the rest of the record melding their hallmark anthemic sound with new hints of prog, post-punk and just a…
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The Head and the Heart have released the song and Kevin Gray directed video for “Honeybee (Live Acoustic),” a stripped down version of the song “Honeybee,” a front runner from the band’s fourth full-length album, Living Mirage, released on Warner Records / Reprise Records to critical praise earlier this year. Generating more than 14,000,000 listens, “Honeybee” is outpacing daily streams of ultimate fan favorite “Rivers and Roads” from their self-titled debut. The Head and The Heart had this to say about the release: “We wanted to give you all a version of ‘Honeybee’ stripped of everything but vocals, acoustic guitar and piano, the way…
Ohio-based pop punk band Big Smile have released a music video for their new single “Oscillate,” available NOW. Premiered exclusively via The Noise, “Oscillate” is a sentimental and dynamic track about struggling with stagnance. The performance-based video highlights not only the band’s spirited live energy, but also their ability to emote. The second track off of their newest EP “Dependent,” “Oscillate” carries a nostalgic tone, but creates an honest representation of being stuck in a routine. About “Oscillate,” the band states: “Oscillate” is the 2nd song from our latest EP, Dependent. This song is about being stuck in a rut of both…
Ursae is a Brooklyn-via-Bay Area indie-pop project by artist/singer Andy Campbell. Campbell’s earnest songwriting, coupled with his experience as a producer, results in a left-of-center pop sound that blends DIY guitars with glittery synths and rolling 808s. The arrangements are meticulous and clean but far from sterile, tactfully walking the line between RnB-pop and indie-rock. Ursae, Latin for “bears” (of which Andy is enamored), wants to be as direct as possible with his message; to Andy, it’s all about efficient storytelling. Ursae confidently turns out something refreshingly honest: pop that comes from someone who isn’t a perfect pop star. LISTEN…
Danny Toeman is a vibrant and powerful performer who seamlessly blends the classic vibes of Funk and Soul’s golden age with his own inimitable London edge, delivering a modern and fresh ‘neo-vintage’ flavour. The North London singer who is known for his outstanding live performances that showcase his rugged vocals and altitude-defying falsetto, creates a sound oozing with character and emotion. Along with his seven-piece band The Love Explosion, Toeman stages an electrifying show filled to the brim with feel-good funky soul, designed to make you move. LISTEN HERE In his latest release ‘Give It All Up (Mr Showtime)’, Toeman presents a dramatically beautiful, classic love song that…