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Law Holt Announced As Mykki Blanco UK Tour Support!
"Playful pop with sinister undertones..."
- DIY
"...explosive..." - The Line of Best Fit
“...magnificent.” - The Skinny
Having just released her debut album City, Law Holt has now been lined-up to support the incredible Mykki Blanco on his UK Tour next month!
5th Oct - London, XOYO
6th Oct - Bristol, Exchange
7th Oct - Sheffield, Harley
8th Oct - Manchester, Soup Kitchen
City is Law's own unique, twisted take on pop and the album has received praise from the likes of DIY, Drowned in Sound and The Skinny with the exclusive album stream premiering on SPIN.
The video for album track 'Love Drive Through' also premiered on Gold Flake Paint and is available to watch now via Law's YouTube channel, where you can also watch her video for 'Spit'.
Law recorded her latest album City with producer Timothy London; of their working relationship she says "When I started working with Tim we hit it off... the way he worked fitted with what I wanted to do."
After the sessions for the album had finished, in the basement studio where City was recorded, producer Tim London found a folded A4 sheet of paper amongst some lyric notes. Written in three types of coloured biro were these
exact words:
“You don’t know a damn thing. It’s a witchy awareness, and if you could take a little swig from the bottle you might get the telepathy. But right now, you don’t deserve it, cos you think pop is fucking in a photo-booth in a shopping mall, you think it’s the reflection of the tip of your penis vibrating in the dark screen of your laptop. American. Packaging. Wanker.”
“It’s a mock wedding. I’m fucking fed up with it. Don’t judge me. Just because you lost your soul. My tears are real, wet salt. My feelings are raw.”
“OK, in the end I’ll probably forgive you, even if you refuse to dance. I’ll forgive you long enough to make another album from the whole story, which is all it is, from the fantasy, which is all you are.”
“In the end, I’ll use you like you used me, ‘boy’. Then you’ll be discarded like a limp condom on a Spanish beach. Then I will have won and you’ll just be an itch, a gnat bite on my memory. Then people will listen to these songs and they will know how a little, insignificant prick can inspire joy in a woman as he fades away. You. Are. Not. Even. A. Dot.”
When Tim asked her who it was addressed to, Lauren refused to answer and just said, “it’s private”.
Having been described as “the Death Grips of pop”, her sound is hard to define but has received critical acclaim from The Skinny, Guardian, Clash, The Line of Best Fit, DIY and many more. Law transcends genres, time and sound. Loneliness, darkness and romance are themes she regularly explores. She describes her music as “Law themed” and she’s spot on - you can look, but there’s no one quite like Law.
Law Holt’s album City is out now via Soulpunk and is available to stream on Spotify and buy on iTunes.
Tokyo Taboo release new single ‘N.A.R.C.I.S.M’!
London duo Tokyo Taboo have released their riotous new single 'N.A.R.C.I.S.M', taken from their forthcoming debut album 6th Street Psychosis, out 25th November 2016 via TT Records.
'N.A.R.C.I.S.M' premiered on Louder Than War, and is available to listen to via the band's Soundcloud page now.
6th Street Psychosis, the new album from Tokyo Taboo, features ten tenacious, in-your-face tracks that combine the band’s rock and pop punk influences.
The duo comprise of singer Dolly Daggerz and guitarist Mike, who are joined by a band for their live shows. Dolly takes inspiration from iconic performers from Heart to David Bowie and Karen O and Mike simply loves a good riff. Tokyo Taboo is a perfect amalgamation of Dolly and Mike’s influences; inspired by Manga, Japanese culture, drag and 80s fashion, they are true performers, with an image that equals the intense vibrancy of what you hear on record.
The video for the band's previous single Make It Out Alive is available to watch now via Tokyo Taboo's YouTube channel.
Featuring hectic, heart-pounding hooks and soaring rock-inspired vocals, Tokyo Taboo cover a range of subjects on the album, which was recorded in Downtown LA. From Dolly’s quarter life crisis to politics and vulnerability, they aren’t afraid of smashing the expectations of ‘the industry’ whilst wearing their hearts on their sleeves - cuts, bruises, tears and all.
On the album, ’Bubbilicious’ is a racing, high-octane opener, whilst ‘Emotional Suicide’ is filled with an uptempo, feisty power and ‘N.A.R.C.I.S.M’ oozes brutal honesty, raw riffs and dark undertones. Meanwhile, single Make It Out Alive was inspired by the vote to bomb Syria and the feeling of frustration, hopelessness and anger Dolly felt, which seethe through the music as she spits and snarls each lyric over Mike’s raucous riffs.
Make It Out Alive gained support from the likes of Radio X and BBC Radio 1 and with 6th Street Psychosis out soon, Tokyo Taboo hope to bring their own brand of modern pop punk kicking and screaming into the public consciousness. You can catch the duo live at the following dates:
30th Sept - youbloomLA - Los Angeles
6th Oct - Molly Malone’s - Los Angeles
25th Nov - Album Launch Show - The Borderline - London
6th Street Psychosis is out November 25th 2016 via TT Records.
Melissa Bel announces new single ‘Dirty Word’!
"...an undeniably catchy iridescent pop anthem." - Gigslutz
Toronto-bred Melissa Bel annouces new single Dirty Word out 21st October via Belhop Records. The single is taken from Bel's forthcoming album In The Light, out November 4th 2016 and available to pre-order on iTunes now.
The single premiered on Gigslutz and you can also listen to it via Melissa’s Soundcloud page now.
Melissa also recently shared a stunning live video for her previous single Big Boys Don't Cry, which you can watch via Melissa's YouTube channel now.
Dirty Word is taken from Melissa's latest album In The Light, which charts the journey of how a girl from Canada met the love of her life in Las Vegas whilst attending a friend’s wedding. Little did she know, this meeting would change her life forever and she’d be relocating to the rural coasts of Devon as a result. Each track on the album showcases a different side to Bel, filled with the killer combination of infectious pop beats, powerful soul vocals and heartwarming ballads. Opening track ‘Real Tonight’ is an upbeat, funky rendition of ‘that’ night in Vegas, highlighting Melissa’s incredible ability to write an impressive pop hook akin to the likes of Meghan Trainor and Taylor Swift. Previous single Stay Gone along with tracks such as ‘Dirty Word’ captivate instantly with their contagious pop-infused melodies. Whereas title track ‘In The Light’ is a vulnerable ballad encapsulating the naked hope and fear of finding profound, visceral love.
Melissa grew up listening to soul, classic rock and draws inspiration from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Christina Aguilera amongst others. She also regularly receives creative support from producer/songwriter Justin Gray who has worked with artists such as Joss Stone, John Legend and Amy Winehouse and also produced Melissa’s album.
Melissa is certainly not afraid of hard work, having already released three albums over six years and played numerous live shows including Montreal’s Festiblues and supporting Juno Award winning Canadian artist Matthew Good. With In The Light Melissa has truly found her voice, promising her most vulnerable and electrifying album yet.
You can catch Melissa Bel live at her album launch party on Wednesday 2nd November 2016 at Exeter Castle.
Dirty Word is out on October 21st via Belhop Records. Melissa’s album In The Light is out on November 4th 2016 and is available to pre-order now via iTunes.
Fiona Soe Paing releases debut album ‘Alien Lullabies’!
"...Haunting..."
- XLR8R
"...something truly remarkable."
- Clash
Electronic producer Fiona Soe Paing has released her debut album Alien Lullabies via Colliderscope available to buy via iTunes and stream on Spotify.
During the week of the Alien Lullabies release, Fiona had four video premieres for the tracks 'Winter's Day', premiering on Clash, 'Tower Of Babel' on Gigslutz, 'Tamin Sah Pade' over at God Is In The TV and 'The Ballad of the Two Sisters' that premiered on XLR8R. You can also check out Fiona's haunting animated videos via her YouTube channel now.
You can also watch the video for 'Heartbeat' that premiered on The National as a free download track on Fiona's Soundcloud page. The video is also available via Fiona's YouTube channel.
Fiona Soe Paing creates unsettling electronic soundscapes on her debut album Alien Lullabies. It exists in a world between worlds, a strange avant-garde place where the half Burmese, half Scottish electronic producer and vocalist creates dark, dreamy soundscapes.
Alien Lullabies is a collection of off-world, vocal based electronic tracks, that combine a phrasebook Burmese, English and abstract improvisation. The album is the soundtrack of the Alien Lullabies live show, a mesmerising live performance and cinema hybrid, with projected 3D animation by collaborator Zennor Alexander, who created a dark, animated fairytale to accompany the album.
Whilst writing the album, Fiona was staying on Waiheke Island in New Zealand, at the off-grid Eco Village, which was founded by the crew of the original Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior - this is where the surreal sounds of Alien Lullabies were born.
Fiona often combines abstract vocals and cutting edge electronica to create strange and intense sounds, which can be heard on tracks ‘Winters Day’ and ‘Tah Stin Koh Mpor’. Channeling a sound akin to Björk, Laurel Halo and Mira Calix, ‘Heartbeat’ and ‘Tower of Babel’ are perfect examples of Fiona’s skill with manipulating sound and transforming it into art.
Amongst Fiona’s supporters are BBC Radio 1’s Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC Radio 3’s - World On Three show, BBC 6Music’s Tom Robinson, BBC Scotland’s Vic Galloway and Mary Ann Kennedy as well as Depeche Mode’s Vince Clarke. Previous releases have included a track sung in Burmese, released through Warner Music on the Sound of The World compilation by legendary BBC presenter and musicologist, the late Charlie Gillett.
Fiona Soe Paing’s album Alien Lullabies is out now via Colliderscope and available to buy via iTunes and stream on Spotify.
Beauty releases single ‘Grown Up’!
"An infectious slice of electro-pop..." - Gigslutz
Electro-pop artist Beauty released his brand new single Grown Up out now via BeautysMusic and available to buy on iTunes and stream via Spotify.
Grown Up premiered on Gigslutz and is available to stream via Beauty's Soundcloud page now.
Singer-songwriter and dancer, the multi-talented Beauty (aka Mark Thompson) describes Grown Up as being inspired by a much needed conversation with his best friend - a bitter-sweet song about nostalgia and all the unwanted responsibilities of adult life.
Flowing with Beauty’s impassioned vocals, glitchy beats and catchy melodies, Grown Up is a gritty slice of electro-pop influenced by the likes of Sia, Robyn and Sam Smith. Oozing twinkling, uptempo vibes alongside heartfelt emotive reflections, Grown Up is sure to propel the poptastic sounds of Beauty into the mainstream in no time.
Grown Up is out now via BeautysMusic and is available to buy on iTunes and stream via Spotify.