Written by Hero Magnus It’s always interesting to hear an artist’s official debut single; no matter what they’ve released before on a smaller scale, a “debut” single is a serious work. Ben Kessler’s Good Enough” is an awesome first track from a very young, but seasoned writer and musician. Ben Kessler produced an album in his parents’ basement in Philadelphia when he was fifteen. Very quickly, he gained national radio airplay and a variety of awards. Most of Kessler’s press coverage has been centered around his age, but there’s much more to him than just precocity. Still very young, Kessler…
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New Zealand electronic voyageurs SoccerPractise return with the icy and melancholic “Younger Looking Skin,” the latest release from their forthcoming album, Te Pō, due for release October 18, 2019. Bringing to mind the frozen isolation of New Zealand’s Deep South, new track “Younger Looking Skin” evokes the feeling of walking home alone on a winter’s night, a tightly wrapped coat the only protection from the biting air. The song opens with a breathless choir sample and programmed hand-claps which echo with cold indifference before spilling into a deep bass line, garage guitars and a deeply personal lyric exploring the conflicted memories of childhood and loss, enveloped…
Photo Credit: Socrates Mitsios LISTEN & SHARE: Patriarchy – “It Goes Fast”Spotify | Bandcamp | Soundcloud LA snuff metal outfit, Patriarchy, has announced the release date of their new record, Asking For It. The debut LP is due out November 8 via DERO Arcade. With the announcement, the band has released a brand new single titled “It Goes Fast.” Patriarchy will be headlining the Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles on October 13. Check out the flyer below for more details. Patriarchy is a stunning and equally surprising collaboration between the “Predator Romantic” herself Actually (aka Actually Huizenga) – LA-Based multidisciplinary artist – and Andrew Means (3Teeth…
On November 8, 2019, singer and rapper Dessa and the GRAMMY-winning Minnesota Orchestra will release Sound the Bells: Recorded Live at Orchestra Hall, a live album featuring 17 of Dessa’s strongest songs, ambitiously rearranged by musician and composer Andy Thompson, and recorded live across two sold-out shows performed in March of 2019. The concerts were held in downtown Minneapolis’ Orchestra Hall, a striking venue with an unmistakable acoustic design. (The back wall of the hall looks like an avalanche of tumbling dice—a stunning backdrop featured on the album cover, revealed today.) The venue was fitted with an array of suspended microphones to…
Download / Stream III HERE Today, BANKS shares the lyric video for the haunting track “Contaminated.” View it HERE. The track is featured on BANKS’ third album, III, which debuted to widespread critical acclaim last month. Zane Lowe first debuted the song as a World First on Apple Music’s Beats 1. BANKS recorded “Contaminated” in Los Angeles, collaborating with producer BJ Burton (Bon Iver, Francis and the Lights). Rolling Stone called the track “infectious” while Billboard noted “‘Contaminated,’…a heavy synth-based melody juxtaposed by the songstress’ signature airy vocals to detail the draining and heartbreaking process of being with someone not healthy for you.” “‘Contaminated’ is about being addicted to a toxic relationship. The more you give, the less…