Static Lives have announced a brand new single, 'Modest' as the band, founded by Sheffield pop artist Lori, officially join London's Criminal Records label.
Their new label tell us "We're delighted to welcome Static Lives to the label roster" announced founding artist The Kut. "It's no secret that Lori is a prolific writer and all round gem, we're all big fans and look forward to sharing what the band's working on in the studio."
80s-inspired, the single and indeed the project are quintessentially electro rock, with the addition of hypnotic haunting melodies and driving beats. The single is featured on Apple UK & International 'Hard Rock' Editorial playlists this week and sure to mark the beginning of a wave of new music for the band.
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Acclaimed indie/folk force The Lone Bellow have announced their long-awaited new album What a Time to be Alive will release on February 13th. Recorded in Muscle Shoals and written/recorded collaboratively for the first time with the band’s full touring ensemble, the album marks a whole new chapter for the Nashville by-way-of-Brooklyn trio, as they break fresh sonic ground with ecstatic arrangements that crackle and hum with all the energy and firepower of their acclaimed live show. The result is their strongest, most exhilarating, and cohesive record to date. The band also unveiled their new single “You Were Leaving,” a stunning track that comes to terms with the fleeting transience of life, along with an official video.
“This record encapsulates everything we love and respect about each other,” stated Zach Williams. “It’s a snapshot of the friendships we’ve built over the last decade-and-a-half, of how far we’ve come and how much we’ve grown.”
The announcement of the new album arrives after months of teasing new music, kicked off by the “harmony-rich” (No Depression) “Common Folk,” a heartfelt ode to the quiet strength of everyday people that blends vivid storytelling with anthemic melodies and the band’s signature tight-knit vocals. It was followed by “No Getting Over You,” a track that finds The Lone Bellow at their most raw and unguarded.
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This weekend, Blooming Fire have released their debut album, riPPle eFFect. The album comes triumphantly after the release of singles “Queen”, “Alien”, “Angel”, “TK”, and “Waterfalls”. A journey through healing and achieving catharsis, the new album is now available on all streaming platforms.
Clocking in at just over a half hour, riPPle eFFect features a mirage of melodies containing soul-searching beats and hypnotic vocals by lead singer Sierra Madre. At its core, the elements of nature (most notably water, wind, and fire) play a key role in piecing together the album’s central themes. One of the album’s highlights “QUEEN” focuses on achieving self-love and owning your true beauty. Motifs like this make riPPle eFFect a sonic treasure to hold close to the heart.
Madre’s vocal chops lend comparison to Lana Del Ray or Florence and the Machine at times, though cutting a more jagged tone with the accompaniment of Ian Nagay’s rhythmic flow. Together, the two create a type of album that sonically pays tribute to the likes of Gorillaz or even Linkin Park. Other guests on the album spruce up the overall vibe include Christopher Thorn (Blind Melon) and Peter DiStefano (Porno for Pyros).
Sierra Madre of Blooming Fire speaks in further depth about the new album: “Our album is grounded, spiritual, revolutionary, and intimate all at once.The lyrics convey how nature is a symbol for freedom and healing. There is a lot of discussion about cleansing, transformation and letting go and this is represented by different bodies of water like the rivers, waterfalls and rain. Nature is peace, clarity, renewal, and escape from chaos”
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The cult London psychedelic scientists have quite a history…founded by Dave Mclean and Paul Lake in 1987, The Chemistry Set's discography now stands at 54 releases and, since their comeback in 2008, every single and album have 'sold out' on release. For some inexplicable reason, they’ve given Fruits de Mer exclusive rights to pretty much everything they’ve released since they got back together – in fact, we created the ‘Regal Crabomophone’ label specifically for the band; this is their new single...
Over to Dave McLean “The lyrics are kind of a continuation of an earlier Chemistry Set song, 'Paint Me A Dream', with lots of visions from the skies, surrealism and a bit of comedy. A man takes a tab of (STP) LSD which was the variety known in the 1960's as STP (and the tab had the STP motor oil decal on it). We are making a video and will have the STP typography but transformed into LSD …then the trip begins.......stars fall on the house, moonlight beaming, heart racing, rapid breathing, his eyes are open to new sensations. Then celestial beings appear from the sky with gleaming robes and golden eyes, all around him they appear but tell him not to fear. A good old fashioned psychedelic trip!" The other song on the single is The Tragic Fridge Magic and that's another story.
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