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Depeche Mode Announce 29 Additional North American Dates on the 'Memento Mori' World Tour
by Michael Major - February 16, 2023 Newly announced tour stops include Austin’s Moody Center, Vancouver’s Rogers Arena, additional New York City shows at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena and more, and concluding with a multi-night run in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum and Crypto.com Arena....
Salt Ashes Returns With New Single “Heart Attack”
by Michael Major - February 16, 2023 Previous release “Didn’t See It Coming” pushes and pulls throughout. With her signature sound of dark-rhythmic pulsing dance music at play, Salt Ashes lets loose with exhilarating bass and drum kick-offs, while biting synths provide a breathtaking floor for her airy floating vocals to dance across....
Sunroof (Daniel Miller & Gareth Jones) Share New Track 'November'
by Michael Major - January 24, 2023 Listen to the dubbed-out electronics and frequency-scanning synths of “November” and watch its accompanying video below. The new album is a set of eight improvised modular electronic music instrument pieces recorded at the duo’s respective home studios following the release of their debut, Electroni...
Kurt Uenala and Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan Debut New EP
by Michael Major - December 16, 2022 He also shared a video for “Cracks Are Showing,” directed by Snorribros, offering a hypnotic visual anchor to the EP's lead-off track. Gahan joins Uenala’s already impressive list of collaborators, having worked with artists like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Big Pink, and Shannon Funchess of Lig...
Kurt Uenala Announces 'Manuscript' EP Featuring Dave Gahan
by Michael Major - November 17, 2022 Kurt Uenala has his fingerprints on more things than you may realize. While Null + Void, the moniker he produces under, may be new to you, it’s possible you’ve come across collaborations he’s done with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Big Pink, Shannon Funchess of Light Asylum plus, most notably, Da...
VIDEO: Hot Chip Release Video For 'Eleanor'
by Michael Major - October 12, 2022 Off the back of a triumphant 4-night residency of London’s Brixton Academy, which saw Hot Chip play to nearly 20,000 people in their hometown. A soaring cut from the band’s recent acclaimed eighth album Freakout/Release, the claymation video for “Eleanor” is directed by Alice Kong and like the track...
Alok, Sigala, & Ellie Goulding Team Up For New Dance Pop Anthem 'ALL BY MYSELF'
by Blair Ingenthron - October 08, 2022 Brazil's biggest artist and internationally acclaimed DJ Alok, known for colossal collaborations with John Legend, Jason Derulo, Tove Lo, and most recently Ella Eyre for the #1 sound of the Summer 'Deep Down,' has joined forces with multi platinum singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding and British DJ/Prod...
Depeche Mode Announce First Live Shows In Five Years
by Michael Major - October 04, 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 inductees Depeche Mode announced at a special event in Berlin that they will be releasing a new album and embarking on a world tour in 2023. The Memento Mori Tour will support the band’s forthcoming 15th studio album, Memento Mori, due out in Spring 2023....
Ronan Conroy Releases Cover of Lana Del Rey's 'Dark Paradise'
by Michael Major - September 27, 2022 Brooklyn-based artist Ronan Conroy presents his new single 'Dark Paradise', a clever goth-rock rendition of the Lana Del Rey classic. This is the second taster of his album 'The Slow Death of the LoveMyth', complemented by a fascinating video created by NYC artist Hypnodoll and featuring a sword swa...
Jean-Michel Jarre & Martin Gore Share New Single 'BRUTALISM TAKE 2'
by Michael Major - September 09, 2022 Jean-Michel Jarre has collaborated with Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) for a brand-new rework of his latest single “BRUTALISM.” The collaboration titled “BRUTALISM TAKE 2” takes the Berlin techno inspired beats of the original version to a new level, capturing the sound of both Jarre and Gore, in a dark...
Kunal Merchant Debuts New Single 'Anokha'
by Michael Major - August 17, 2022 The latest directly follows his April remix of Soof’s ‘Clipped Wings,’ as well as his January track with Soof and their partnership as MWB, ‘Monkey Bars’. Primarily known as an active local DJ within the circuit of NYC’s top clubs (Le Bain, Nebula, Superior Ingredients, Jupiter Disco, etc.), Merchan...
Hot Chip Release New Song 'Freakout/Release'
by Michael Major - August 02, 2022 Hot Chip are pleased to reveal the third cut from their upcoming new album Freakout/Release. The title track from their eighth record, the sound of “Freakout/Release” hits different to the previously shared singles 'Eleanor' and 'Down.' “Freakout/Release” is more akin to their brilliant cover of Bea...
Flossing Share New Track 'Heart Of Hearts'
by Michael Major - July 25, 2022 Flossing where singer-songwriter Heather Elle (ex-BODEGA/The Wants) channels the vulnerability of Depeche Mode and Tears for Fears. Co-produced with Elijah Sokolow (The Living Strange) in Heather’s home studio in Brooklyn, the two manipulated an old vibraphone they once shared with their ex-partner ...
Boys Noize Announces New North American '+/- (Polarity)' Tour Dates
by Michael Major - July 18, 2022 BOYS NOIZE finds his influence penetrating the center: 2020 was marked by a GRAMMY nomination for his collaboration with SKRILLEX and TY DOLLA $IGN “Midnight Hour” — an unlikely blend of late-night R&B, oldskool rave and hard house — while 2021 brought a GRAMMY win for LADY GAGA´s “Rain on Me,” feat...
Hot Chip Unveil New Single 'Eleanor' Ahead of New Album 'Freakout/Release'
by Michael Major - July 07, 2022 Freakout/Release is another dizzying high in a multi-decade career that’s seen Hot Chip continuing to innovate and develop a rich, resonant songcraft. Written and recorded in the band’s newly minted Relax & Enjoy studio in East London, a creative space that Al Doyle began building from 2019. Plus, c...
She Wants Revenge's Justin Warfield Releases Solo Single 'Everything to Me'
by Michael Major - June 21, 2022 A fascinating blend of electro-rock with splashes of post-punk shimmer, “Everything To Me” is propulsive and cinematic. It’s an epic statement that is not only perfect for the closing of a film as Warfield suggests, but also a refreshingly exciting beginning for this new outlet that caters to his ow...
Electronic Synthwave Duo Beautiful Machines Release 'Baum Baum'
by Michael Major - June 01, 2022 The genesis of electronic duo BEAUTIFUL MACHINES’ new single 'Baum Baum,” out today, began in Berlin one winter on a three-month writing hiatus, during which time, Stefanie Ku and Conrad Schuman of the duo visited the famed Hansa Studios (Bowie, U2, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, Depeche Mode)....
iamamiwhoami Unveil New Single 'Changes'
by Michael Major - April 28, 2022 ‘Changes’ is where we go to when trying to escape hard times through good music, featuring ionnalee’s trademark captivating vocals that interweave lyrical nods towards artists that played a part in Lee’s musical development; such as David Bowie, Bon Iver, Fleetwood Mac, Depeche Mode, Kate Bush, and ...
Temple Invisible Return With New Single 'Over My Feet'
by Michael Major - April 25, 2022 TEMPLE INVISIBLE - have unveiled their arresting new single “Over My Feet”, taken from new ‘Chiasm’ EP coming next month. Fusing chiffon vocals with impending electronic beats, “Over My Feet” comes as the third single plucked from Temple Invisible’s forthcoming ‘Chiasm’ EP, and boasts the breadth of...
Boys Noize Announces North American Tour Dates
by Michael Major - April 08, 2022 BOYS NOIZE, the German-Iraqi GRAMMY winner Alex Ridha, announces the North American leg of his +/- (POLARITY) TOUR 2022. Starting in San Francisco on June 10th, the tour goes through Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, Denver, and Philadelphia, and ends in Chicago. Check out the full list of ...
Temple Invisible Releases New Single 'Stardust'
by Michael Major - March 14, 2022 Merging industrial foundations with celestial rhythms and sparkling space-age beats, “Stardust” is a stellar second glimpse into Temple Invisible’s forthcoming ‘Chiasm’ EP. Set for release in April 2022 it will be their first extended release for five years and arrives a decade into the group’s form...
Mensa Deathsquad to Release 'You Will Hear Thunder' Album Title Track
by Michael Major - March 08, 2022 Out TODAY “You Will Hear Thunder” is the latest single off the full-length album You Will Hear Thunder following singles “Light,” “Riot of the Rebel Angels,” and “Chin Up, Eyes Wide Open.” You Will Hear Thunder is the third Mensa Deathsquad album following Cyclist and Patient Zero. Listen to the new...
DESTRUCTO Drops New Single and Reveals Upcoming Tour
by Marissa Tomeo - March 06, 2022 Over the last several months, American electronic music producer, DJ and tastemaker DESTRUCTO (Gary Richards) has been entertaining listeners with a varied but unique body of new work ranging from a remix of Dolly Parton’s classic “Jolene” to dancefloor cut “Distorted Reality” with Brazil’s DJ Glen....
NightNight Releases New Single 'Leaves'
by Michael Major - January 21, 2022 The opening of “Leaves”—the new single from electronic/alternative project NightNight on NoCut Entertainment—combines environmental sounds of trains and construction equipment with drums from the Dave Smith Tempest and a vintage Optigan from producer Sylvia Massy’s studio. Listen to the new single n...
Boston Manor Releases Acoustic Version of 'Algorithm'
by Michael Major - January 18, 2022 Boston Manor have released an acoustic rendition of their recent single “Algorithm.” It’s a delicately lush, piano-led iteration of the track which is a rumination of the burden to perpetuate “content” beyond art, that creators are laden with these days. Plus, check out the group's upcoming tour dat... |