Doko Mien: Ibibio for “tell me,” and the title of the dazzling new album from London’s genre-bending, culture-fusing Ibibio Sound Machine. The follow-up to their Merge debut Uyai is out everywhere on March 22. The album’s title track—a song that features disco beats colliding with polyrhythm and pizzicato guitar—can be heard HERE. Check out “Tell Me (Doko Mien)” and pre-orderDoko Mien on CD, LP, and white Peak Vinyl in the Merge store or wherever you buy music.Listen to & share Ibibio Sound Machine’s “Tell Me (Doko Mien)” now.“Music is a universal language, but spoken language can help you think about what makes you emotional, what makes you feel…
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NEW YORK, NY | JANUARY 8TH, 2019 – Hope Vista, lead vocalist of alternative rock band VISTA, has released her new autobiography, “PREVAIL: Finding Normal,” out exclusively on Amazon NOW, and readable through the free Kindle app. Hope Vista is the diet Dr. Pepper drinking, Backstreet Boys loving, vintage-gaming lead vocalist of American alternative rock band VISTA, Also a writer, publicist, and dancer, “PREVAIL: Finding Normal,” is Vista’s first full-length novel, after having earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing Arts at Rowan University in 2015. The autobiography, which she began writing in August 2017, chronologically highlights her life’s most clear-cut events,…
Tame Impala has been announced as a headliner for this year’s Coachella Festival. The performance will take place on Saturday April 13 and Saturday April 20. Kevin Parker said via Instagram, “New year. New shows. New sounds.” Tame Impala has also been confirmed to play this years Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta, GA (May 3 – May 5) and Barcelona’s Primavera Festival (May 30 – June 2). Tame Impala is Kevin Parker. His last album Currents (Interscope) was released in 2015 earning a second GRAMMY nomination and world-wide critical acclaim. The New York Times labeled it a “a tour de force” and Pitchfork said, “nearly every proper song…
COLUMBUS, OH | JANUARY 4TH, 2018 – Columbus-based alternative pop band Something Else have released their new self-titled EP, out on all digital platforms NOW. Along with a fresh music video for their single “The Fool,” Something Else takes a mature approach to their genre, blending influences of both alternative and pop. A reflective collection, the EP’s seven tracks take on a variety of viewpoints, showcasing the band’s seasoned lyrical depth. About the EP, the band states: “We started recording this EP during the summer of 2018. The writing for it spans over the past year or so, and the…
January 4, 2018 — (Hollywood, CA) Sam Smith & Normani announce their joint single “Dancing With A Stranger,” to be released worldwide via Capitol Records on Friday, January 11th. Presave link to download/stream the single here. “Dancing With a Stranger” is a smooth slice of sultry, R&B influenced pop where Sam and Normani’s vocals effortlessly glide over the production. The collaboration between the two came about through a chance encounter at the studio in Los Angeles as Sam was writing the single with pop legends Stargate and Jimmy Napes. Normani was in the studio next door and with both artists being long-term fans of each other, it was a no-brainer…