HÆLOS release 'Separate Lives' Video - Press Release /  by E

UK trio HÆLOS has premiered their video for "Separate Lives". The new single is taken from their darkly shaded and radiant debut album, Full Circle, out March 18th via Matador / Remote Control.

Made entirely by the band and filmed during their first west coast tour, the "Separate Lives" video gives insight into HÆLOS’ Lotti Benardout, Arthur Delaney and Dom Goldsmith’s lives on the road.

As described by the band, “’Separate Lives’ was one of the last songs we wrote for the record. We wanted it to be a nod towards some of our more gospel and Delta blues influences. It’s a reflection on the moment when you are choosing between staying or leaving and the underlying love that keeps you there. We liked that, it was simple and human and something we could all share experience in.”

HÆLOS - Full Circle

  1. Intro / Spectrum
  2. Pray
  3. Dust
  4. Full Circle
  5. Earth Not Above
  6. Oracle
  7. Alone
  8. Separate Lives
  9. Sacred
  10. Cloud Nine
  11. Pale
 

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James Bay - Best Fake Smile - Press Release /  by E

James Bay releases hisvideo for “Best Fake Smile.”

GRAMMY® Award-nominated gold-certified UK troubadour James Bay received the award for “Best British Male Solo Artist” at the 2016 BRIT Awards in London. In addition, he stunned the crowd and received a standing ovation with an unforgettable performance of his RIAA gold-certified single “Hold Back The River” from last year’s chart-dominating Chaos And The Calm [Republic Records]. Check out the performance here! Earlier in the night, he also took the stage with pop superstar Justin Bieber for a surprise acoustic rendition of the smash hits “Love Yourself.” Check out the surprise performance here.

This marks his second consecutive win at the prestigious annual ceremony. During his acceptance speech for “Best British Male Solo Artist,” Bay noted “Thank you to everyone at Republic Records for believing in me…this is insane!” See the acceptance speech here.

Bay returns stateside for a sold out spring headline tour including his Coachella debut. The full itinerary is below.

TOUR DATES:

  • 4/16 Indio, CA Coachella
  • 4/17 San Diego, CA Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay
  • 4/19 Los Angeles, CA United Artists Theatre At The Ace Hotel
  • 4/22 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
  • 4/23 Indio, CA Coachella
  • 4/27 Vancouver, Canada Orpheum Theatre
  • 4/28 Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo
  • 4/29 Portland, OR Roseland Theater

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These Words /  by E

Basel, Switzerland-based quintet Mantocliff's debut single "These Words" is stunning. Lyrically focused with an emotionally charged orchestral electronic arrangement and Nives Onori's impassioned vocals, it's absolutely one you have to hear.

The video's an art piece done to perfection, breaking out of her skin tight cage as the song climaxes and holding out for someone strong enough, it's done so tragically well you can really only watch it on repeat and fall a little bit deeper each time.

Culminating in the eloquently put, "sometimes these words just need to be dark", it's a love song about the difficulty of loving someone while still hating your own mind while a demonstrative instrumentation sweeps over it all and brings powerful verses to a heart-wrenching rawness that deserves to be heard.

If you're going to openly cry to one moving song and video this week, make it Mantocliff's beyond gorgeous track and more articulate video for debut single "These Words" and look for the group to release their debut album, Umbilical, tomorrow.

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Andromeda /  by E

Elephant Stone's off-brand style of psychedelic rock is so inherently refreshing it's redundant to call attention to the fact, and their new single "Andromeda" plays out like a really good high that gives you insight into the absolute beauty and impossible intricacy of really good music without getting too carried away.

It's just dreamy enough to have you hooked with a careful reverb and swirling riffs that lead to airy synths and trilling keyboards and news bytes in a hazy perfection we've got on repeat.

Check out Elephant Stone's "Adromeda" below and head to all those links for more.

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