Canadian experimental pop band Braids release their new single 'Apple,' the latest peek at their forthcoming album Euphoric Recall, out April 28 on Secret City Records. Among the most joyous moments in the Braids discography, 'Apple' is a bubbling anthem of symphonic shoegaze, a celebration of seeing new possibilities in the eyes…
Shalom has released 'Lighter,' the final single from her forthcoming debut LP Sublimation out March 10 via Saddle Creek. Animated by Rory Alene, the video features an animated Shalom walking around her college town, New Brunswick, NJ, wishing she was someone else. She explains: “This song is one of my favorite things…
Brooklyn, NY-based Medieval Fantasy Doom Metal band Castle Rat share a brand new single, 'Dagger Dragger.' We are thrilled to present to you the first look of the music video here on SMM today before it officially drops tomorrow. 'Dagger Dragger'— the second single from a series of upcoming releases from Castle…
Bedford's Dog Race believe in the power of patience, having built a feverous word of mouth buzz locally and for a series of mysterious, often last-minute DIY shows across London. Following last year's acclaimed debut 'Terror', produced by Jessica Winter, the rising alternative band return with their second single, 'There's A Mouse…
Maine-born, Los Angeles-based artist Heather Woods Broderick is sharing her new single 'Admiration', the third from her forthcoming new album Labyrinth, due out April 7 via Western Vinyl. The lean, intimate, and meditative song was inspired by the simple beats and hooks of ‘90s hip hop, and is embedded with soft synths…
Pop newcomer Penelope Robin comes through with a defiant message on the thrilling 'Animal' – her first official single, released independently via The Orchard. A gritty, bass-heavy blend of pop-rock and Penelope’s Latin roots, Penelope’s mellifluous vocals in 'Animal' explore the ferocious journey of escaping toxicity, be it a person, situation or…
Hot off the heels of their comeback single 'Sugar Pie', Brooklyn NYC’s Dakota Jones present another side to their sound with funk rap track 'Dissent’N’Gin', out today. "‘Dissent’N’Gin is a jewellery heist in all black leather, and it goes off without a hitch," say the band. "You came for the jewels but…
Los Angeles indie artist Allie Crow Buckley shares her otherworldly new single, 'Dreamboat Soulmate,' the latest release from her upcoming album Utopian Fantasy out May 19 via Nettwerk. The ethereal ballad was written and produced by Buckley and fellow singer-songwriter and friend Declan McKenna. Allie adds, “A sort of mix between a…
New York alternative rock outfit SUSU are pleased to announce a brand new release with the arrival of ‘MINE’, lifted from the upcoming debut album Call Susie due later this year. Drawing on a myriad of influences from blues, soul, punk, rock and grunge, it is a fiery buoyant approach peppered with…
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, and activist paris jackson unveils her new single 'bandaid'. Drawing influences from 90’s grunge and alternative, the spirited anthem was sonically inspired by Interpol, Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana and lyrically inspired by Andy Hull and Conor Oberst. Of the song, paris says, “this is the type of music…
