San Fernando Valley’s electro-pop quartet Sleeptalk return this July with self titled-debut album of the same name; following on from 2015’s Pure and Young EP’s, which gained publicity from the likes of Alternative Press and Paste Magazine, Music Existence jumped at the chance to take an exclusive listen at what’s to come for the California four-piece. Set for release via Artery …
Read More »Single review: Swissivory – DOG IN ME ft. DMX, Tariah, C-Tr
Ivory Coast born Swiss DJ and producer Swissivory returned this April after almost two years of musical silence. Formerly sharing a stage with names as strong as Rihanna and Wiz Khalifa, as well as working in production with Snoop Dogg, the new single and music video released via YouTube is blowing up hiphop blogs all over the world. With a number of collaborations on the single, …
Read More »Album review: LANY
For fans of Copeland or The 1975, one of Rolling Stone’s top 10 artists you need to know and a group that you definitely can’t avoid online is indie-pop outfit, LANY. LANY‘s music alone has built them publicity since 2015’s Make Out and I Loved You EP’s, but the band have since been teasing …
Read More »Album review: Toni Castells – 2045
The home of new Opera, Tête à Tête festival held the premiere of electro-acoustic polymath, Toni Castells’ second studio album, set for release this July, 2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal, named as one of The Guardian’s “Five of the Best Classical Concerts” and gained standing ovations at its double première at …
Read More »Music Video: W.D.W.A. – ZupaNova
Gaining over 74,380 streams in under two weeks, Los Angeles urban outfit ZupaNova released music video for the latest single, “W.D.W.A” (Where Dat Weed At) alongside a free download of the track via YouTube. The 3 piece worked with LA’s Couture night club to bring together a music video release …
Read More »Album Review: Dead Duck – SaFE, Davey Duckhunter
Dead Duck is the debut album of New Jersey’s own SaFE, one fourth of beloved Silk City group M.O.B.Stars. With a number of collaborations through producers in every track such as Arkutec, CJ Beatz, Bravestarr and Superstar O, the full-length is clearly set to show creative development and approaches. topics …
Read More »Interview with Ben Taylor of Last Hounds
For fans of Frank Carter, Letlive and Gallows, post-hardcore, melodic five piece Last Hounds embark on an extensive UK tour covering England and Wales one week after releasing the second running EP, Old Dreams, showing a clear maturity in sound from 2016’s self-titled EP. Between releasing their projects independently and hosting a crowdfunding project …
Read More »Single Review: Motivation – SK
Hip hop and rap artist SK based in Boston released his first single, “Motivation” this week. With little to no online push, the track was released independently through SoundCloud but is quickly gaining attention from fans of the culture as well as SoundCloud based artists. Teasing via Instagram of a mixtape …
Read More »Album Review: Royal Street – Flavors.
June 7th prepares for Rhode Island, pop-rock four-piece Royal Street’s upcoming debut album, Flavors. With beloved pop hooks and the alternative twist of Taking Back Sunday or Paramore, Royal Street built their fan base since performing on 2015’s Warped Tour in Mansfield, MA after only a few short months of …
Read More »Astroblue Express – Quarter to Somewhere
For fans of Grimes, Die Antwood, or any other new age experimental sounds, self-titled “dream pop” group Astroblue Express dropped debut album, Quarter to Somewhere on Ape Eye Records. With little to no presence in the online music world, Astroblue Express have easily crept their way into music blogs all …
Read More »Single Review: I Was Better – MIHKA CHEE
New Zealand multi-instrumentalist Mihka Chee brought 60s girl power to life this week with her debut, tongue-in-cheek breakup single, “I Was Better”. Spending most of her teenage years in band rooms, Mihka attended her first music lesson when she was only a day old, when her mother bundled her along …
Read More »Brighton pop outfit Fickle Friends are set to release debut album in summer of 2017
Formed in the heart of Brighton, England, indie pop five-piece Fickle Friends have been building hype around the world over the past year. After 2015’s Velvet EP, the band are set to release a full-length debut album in the summer of 2017, and released their newest single, “Hello Hello” this March, produced …
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