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Title: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Label: CYB3RPVNK
Release date: August 14, 2020
R3HAB joins forces with Amba Shepherd for one of his most meaningful releases yet, “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” out now on his imprint CYB3RPVNK. It’s no small feat to take on such a legendary and iconic song, but R3HAB and Amba accomplish their modern dance version with finesse. Amba‘s famously gorgeous vocals serve as the forefront to a deep, sultry bassline and dark melodies, capturing the essence of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in an indie-dance context. R3HAB and Amba both weigh in on the new release below:
“Growing up, I heard all kinds of music. Some songs stuck out to me the way they became part of my youth. That’s what exactly this song is for me. ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit‘ has always been special for that reason. Being able to work on something made by legends like Nirvana together with Amba was a great experience, and I hope our fans and listeners will enjoy it.” – R3HAB
“I’m so excited about this new collaboration with R3HAB! I wanted to make an unexpected electronic version of the iconic track, so I recorded my vocal as an indie chill demo. Just keys, subtle paddy synths and beats, and I sent it over to Fadil. He produced such an incredible track, and this is when this collab was born. It was amazing to work with him, and I look forward to more music together soon.” – Amba Shepherd
Over the last eight years, the Dutch/Moroccan artist Fadil El Ghoul – better known as R3HAB – has established himself as a leader at the forefront of modern electronic music. His talent has been called the “future of the craft” by the likes of Forbes and Billboard, and he’s circuited the globe’s best clubs and festivals, all without the backing of a formal record label. In 2017, R3HAB independently released his debut album “Trouble” through his imprint CYB3RPVNK, which amassed over a half-billion streams globally and officially placed R3HAB among electronic music’s heavy hitters. He made number 14 on DJ Mag’s Top 100 list in 2019, topping the charts with tracks like “Lullaby” and “Hold On Tight,” while his sophomore album “The Wave,” revealing more complex, emotional and experimental layers of himself, has amassed over 250 million streams on Spotify alone. In 2019 R3HAB‘s “All Around The World” with A Touch of Class quickly became his biggest ever record already topping 200M streams across platforms and achieving gold & platinum status in 8 countries. It was followed by “Flames,” R3HAB‘s collaboration with ZAYN.
Her stellar voice has made Amba Shepherd into the darling of the electronic music scene through high profile collaborations with Hardwell on “Apollo” and “United We Are,” more recently “Dynamite” with Nicky Romero. She has collaborated with some of the industry’s most legendary names, such as Tiësto, EDX, Nicky Romero, Afrojack, Deniz Koyu, Benny Benassi and Laidback Luke, and her vocals have graced the stage of the largest festivals around the globe, from EDC Las Vegas to Tomorrowland. 2 x IDMA nominee and APRA-AMCOS Ambassador Amba Shepherd has now amassed over 100 million streams, multiple iTunes #1‘s and triple platinum sales for her ground-breaking works.
One of Newcastle’s best kept secrets is about to be exposed. dave the band, Newcastle’s exciting 3-piece indie-rock band have released their brand new single, Where You Are, taken from their long-awaited debut album, Slob Stories out August 28 via believe.
“Where You Are was one of the first tracks written on the album. I felt like it had a different feeling and mood to our previous releases and was the catalyst for the shift in tone and themes throughout the album. It’s also the first dave song to only have one vocal take throughout the whole track – normally I would sing it twice through to give a chorus effect. When I suggested singing it a second time, Steve said in his deadpan way, “or you could not double everything,” so we stuck with the one take.” Explains vocalist, Noah Church.
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Directed by Madeline Johnson and produced by Coralie Tapper, the official video features a dancer performing some inventive choreography to ‘If I Never Say A Word’, with the picturesque Byron Bay hinterland as the backdrop. The clip is filmed at a rustic farmhouse which was built 40 years ago for sustainable living. ‘If I Never Say A Word’ was co-produced by Matt himself and Matthew Neighbour (Avalanches, Missy Higgins). |
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Miami artist, model and visionary Tama Gucci shares his latest single ‘Crazy About Me’, accompanied by the official video co-directed by Michael Morales and Rodrigo Alvarez. The track is available to buy and stream on all available platforms via b4 / Remote Control Records.
Fusing hard-hitting electronic beats with warm, emotive vocals, ‘Crazy About Me’ follows previous standout tracks ‘Online’ and ‘I Let You ft. X-Coast’. “Crazy About Me speaks to relationships where you may not see eye to eye but your love is resilient and infinite in spite of that,” he muses. “I wanted to create a safe space for listeners within the song.” The track is accompanied by the hazy blue-hued video which serves a dose of tranquility as it segues from the sun setting on the shore to the NYC skyline, whilst capturing Tama dancing in an intimate setting as he gently croons the line “Just you and me and nobody else”.
A mainstay in the Miami queer underground, 21-year-old Tama Gucci – AKA Kymani Floyd – soon developed a cult online following when a cover of Blueface’s ‘Thotiana’ went viral. Spearheading a new sound with cool R&B sounds paired with club-ready sensibilities, he soon garnered attention from publications like Paper Magazine, FADER and Hunger TV to name a few. It was only a matter of time before the multi-disciplinary artist opened for Christine and The Queens and performed a slot on Caroline Polacheck’s Club Quarantine. One of the most exciting talents to come out of Miami, he continues to push boundaries and reach for the next level.
Tama Gucci – ‘Crazy About Me’ is out now
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Perth hardcore band Ratking have released their new single and video ‘National Anthem Redux’. The band have put their own ferocious spin on the Australian national anthem in the epic new single.
The track is the second single from their new upcoming EP ‘All Bite’ that will be released on September 4th.
Ratking kicked off 2020 with the release an epic cover of ‘Come Out And Play’ (The Offspring), which was aired on Triple J’s – ‘Short. Fast. Loud’. The boys have since been bunkered down in the studio recording their brand new EP that will be released this year.
The band recently released their single ‘No Justice’, which was the first installment from their forthcoming EP. The single was aired on ‘Home And Hosed’ and ‘Short.Fast.Loud.’ on Triple J.
Having already made his name and earned a loyal following with his unmatched gritty bassline sound, Zero continues to expand his horizons, weaving together the dusky yet invigorating ‘1 More’, featuring the very talented EJ Kitto. The track is based around a 4/4-leaning structure, unlike his previous releases, and the lyrics were written from a raver’s point of view; perfectly encapsulating the feeling of losing yourself amid the haze of tunes, smoke and lasers at the end of the night, before being thrown back into the pumping crowd for one more song.
‘1 More’ has already been supported by Annie Nightingale on her Annie Nightingale Presents… Radio 1 show, and with further early support landing from Holy Goof, TS7, Skepsis, Notion, Dr. Fresch, Gentlemen’s Club’s and of course Zinc himself – this latest cut is another step in Zero’s unstoppable march towards world domination.
Over the last few years, Zero has made his UK Bass stamp on the national and international bass scene, with his music championed by the likes of Chris Lorenzo, Holy Goof, Dr. Fresch, My Nu Leng, Jamie Duggan, Anna Lunoe, Turno, and JOYRYDE.
Release highlights include ‘Enter The Dragon’ which has clocked up over five million streams across all major platforms worldwide; ‘Pay For Thrills’ which hit new international heights for support and playlisting, and his EP ‘Scenes’ which reached #1 on Beatport and Juno charts within twelve hours of release.
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Where are you both currently based?
Justin: I’m located in New York City
Jeff: And I’m from Omaha, Nebraska
How did LUNDØN form?
Jeff: LUNDØN was originally a solo project with just Justin at the helm. Justin and I met about a year ago through a mutual friend and at the time I was still going by the artist name Strvylight and we just started talking about doing some work together and that’s how the song “Whoever’s Next” came to be. Shortly after that, Justin asked me to be a part of LUNDØN and make the project a duo and I was instantly on board.
What’s been happening recently and how has your COVID19 experience been?
Jeff: With the current pandemic, we have been trying to be as optimistic as possible. Prior to COVID, life seemed to be going 100 miles an hour and when lockdown hit everything came to a screeching halt. We’ve been making the most of it by using the extra free time to experiment musically, work on some new projects, and use the downtime to take a breather and reflect on what’s important to us and what kind of message and feel we want our music to have.
Your new track ‘Don’t Turn This Car Around’ Feat. LA vocalist is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting?
Justin: Loveless (Justin Cormeau) laid down a killer vocal topline that depicted a personal experience he went through in a previous relationship but did so in a way that we thought was pretty relatable or open to interpretation. We got the vocal stems and there was a bassline that we were just absolutely crazy about. We started working on it and had a bit of inspiration from Tame Impala and wanted a bit of an indie vibe that eventually evolved into a more melodic EDM tone. It was kind of tricky to get the transition between the two styles because we wanted the stylistic change to be something that only happened one time for what I guess what you could call some contrast. We’re really into blending multiple genres of music and we took a big leap with making the song do a 180 at the end to catch the listener off guard, but in a way that hopefully wasn’t jarring.
How did you go about writing ‘Don’t Turn This Car Around’?
Loveless approached us with the song in 2018 but I felt like it needed something more, so it sat on the back burner until recently, when we decided to work it into what it is now. The song is about metaphorically not turning the car around. In life, we face obstacles and despite those obstacles, we need to always be traveling forward no matter how hard it gets. We chose Loveless to sing on the song because we worked with him on our previous track, ‘You & Me,’ and decided to try something different.
What programs/instruments did you use to record/produce?
We primarily use Ableton for all production, as well as guitar for a lot of the live instrumental elements.
How did the collaboration with Loveless come to fruition?
Justin: We worked with Julian previously on our song “You & Me” and liked the way it came out, so we decided to work with him again on “Don’t Turn This Car Around.” Julian and I met in California about 3 years ago and stayed in contact ever since. His vocal style overall is my personal favorite of those we’ve worked with.
Why did you decide to combine pop rock with future bass?
The melodic aspects of “Don’t Turn This Car Around” worked well in both future bass and pop-rock styles so we ran with the idea of, “Well if it works well in both, why not combine them and see what happens.”
Who are you listening to at the moment?
Justin: I just recently got back into a lot of technical guitar work. I’ve been listening to a lot of Avenged Sevenfold and trying to figure out how to play the solos and get my hands back up to speed.
Jeff: Currently at the moment I’ve been listening to a lot of metal, older punk music, and a lot of drum & bass and dubstep
What do you like to do away from music?
Justin: I like to be around people and hang out with my friends, who also give great inspiration for writing music. Since I grew up playing the guitar, I also like to continue practicing my guitar skills and learning different solos from my favorite rock bands in my free time.
Jeff: Away from music, I generally like to just relax, watch movies, maybe go longboarding, or go walk some trails near where I live.
What’s planned for the remainder of 2020?
We have more music planned to release later this year, mostly singles that are a bit more on the heavier side under the influence of some dubstep and rock music. We’re really excited about that!
Favourite food and place to hangout?
Justin: My favorite food is Italian food or a bacon egg & cheese from the Bodega. The best place to hang out is the beach.
Jeff: Favorite food is Chinese food. Favorite hangout spot is my place as boring as that may sound, but having my own space is definitely relaxing.
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Today, Future Islands share details of a new album, a new song, and a special livestream concert. The Baltimore group will release As Long As You Are, their sixth studio record, on Friday 9 October via 4AD / Remote Control Records.
Check out new single ‘Thrill’ – the follow-up to recent single ‘For Sure‘ – and its video starring and created by Samuel T. Herring here.
As Long As You Are looks to the past as well as the future, confronting old ghosts and embracing a new hope. It is an album about trust, full of honesty, redemption and “letting go”, allowing old wounds to heal and bringing painful chapters to a close.
As Long As You Are also signals a new era for Future Islands. Drummer Mike Lowry officially joins as a fully-fledged member and songwriter bolstering the founding trio of William Cashion, Samuel T. Herring and Gerrit Welmers. Together, the four-piece took on official production duties for the first time, co-producing As Long As You Are with engineer Steve Wright at his Wrightway Studios in Baltimore. Their brand of new wave synth-pop full of bright melodies and heavenly choruses is as euphoric and uninhibitedly joyful as anything the band has done in their 14-year career.
On As Long As You Are release day, October 9, Future Islands will be exclusively live-streaming a very special show from their hometown of Baltimore on Friday 10 October at 8pm AEST. Their only show of 2020, this will be the only time this year to see the band on stage playing tracks off of the new album (as well as some classics). For further details, and to purchase tickets, head to Handsome Tours.
As Long As You Are will be available digitally, on CD, standard black vinyl, petrol blue vinyl (4AD and indie stores only), fluorescent orange vinyl (band store only) and cassette (4AD Store, band store and US indies only). To pre-order, head to futureislands.ffm.to/
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Where are you currently based?
I’m currently based down in Cape Paterson which is a tiny town on the Bass Coast in Victoria. I’m back making music in my little hometown which is an interesting turn of events. But it’s quiet and scenic and beautiful and was actually a huge reason I was able to finish the album!
How did Kids At Midnight form?
I’d been playing as a folk artist around the traps for a little while in the 2010s but I was really curious about the electro scene popping up! I met a lovely guy who was producing electro pop style and we started working together, just mucking around but going up with awesome stuff. We became best mates, we made a few songs and actually signed to ‘Vulture’ in France Alan Braxe’s label but then he wanted to pursue other things and so I was solo again and I thought, ‘Well Jane, you’d better learn to produce then!’ So I did. I started from square one again and slowly slowly the Kids At Midnight you hear now was born!
What’s been happening recently?
I released my debut album ‘All I Ever Wanted Was Your Love’ on Friday so the last few months has been pretty intense album stuff. Actually physically finishing the songs, working on the artwork with my brother, taking the photos for it with my cousin. And now in iso down the coast watching lots of Jersey Shore!
Your track ‘Boys Like You’ was featured as the finale song on Netflix sync ‘Never Have I Ever’ seen by 40 million households, how did this come about and how has the response been since?
Oh the response has been beyond my wildest dreams! It was such a mind explosion watching my song play in the background of this huge teen moment and it being a Mindy Kaling show was it for me. I am a huge fan of her work on The Office and The Mindy Project, she’s an hilarious comedic writer. How did it come about? Nobody believes me when I tell them but I literally woke up to two urgent emails from music supervisors for NBC Universal in the US saying they loved ‘Boys Like You’ and could they use it in Mindy Kaling’s new ‘coming of age’ tv series and I was like ‘this is a hoax… when are they going to ask me to put my credit card details in’ lol But it was for real and I immediately said ‘100% YES!’
What influenced the sound and songwriting for ‘Boys Like You’?
I’m hugely influenced by the 80s pop sound. So I really wanted a dreamy but upbeat song reminiscent of Whitney Houstons ‘How Will I Know?’ that sort of thing. And lyric wise it is all directly from my experiences in high school. Crushes, embarrassing moments, the boy who told me to shut up in maths class because I was answering all the questions and they couldn’t get a look in. All that really can make you run home from the bus crying. But then you look back and realise, I’ll never hide myself waiting for a boy like you again. And that embarrassingly personal teen angst and self discovery connected with people which is really lovely.
How do you usually go about writing and recording?
Sometimes I’ll be playing some chords on my guitar and just mumble along a melody in gibberish and then I’ll translate that to Ableton and build the track from there. Sometimes I start inside Ableton but it’s usually the same way, chords first, mumble a melody in gibberish, clear away the gibberish and start to tell a story and see what happens!
What programs/instruments do you use?
My basic set up is Ableton Live on my Mac and a midi keyboard, with my mic and any analogue instruments running through my UA Apollo Twin Duo. Sometimes I’ll add my electric guitar for an 80s guitar solo, sometimes there’s a tambourine in the background, sometimes I’ll bang a drum pad, sometimes my acoustic guitar…whatever is lying around!
Boys Like You has hit over one million streams this week, massive! What’s been happening as a result?
I’m so thankful for ‘Never Have I Ever’ for sharing my music with the world, it’s meant that in the week I released my album one of its tracks hit a million streams on Spotify, which means that all these gorgeous new fans can hear a bunch of other songs just like ‘Boys Like You’. It’s been a crazy ride! I’ve gained so many new fans from Latin America which is so cool. My biggest city of fans is actually New York and I just had my album on a billboard about the Time Square Subway station… that is the biggest thing ever!
Please tell us about what it’s like writing, recording and producing a whole album as a solo artist and how you learnt the skills to complete such an incredible feat:
It is a hard slog lol but it is so incredibly rewarding! I won’t lie and say it’s this serene experience, there are times you run across problems and you can’t get anyone to fix them because YOU have to fix them. Or there are times you have to comp your vocals but you just can’t get a take where you’re pronouncing a word the right way so you take your Producer hat off and put your Singer hat back on and it’s like off, on, off, on, off, on… it can really mess with your head! But in the end you have a body of work you have entirely created yourself and it represents you in the truest sense possible, and that’s worth all the times you want to throw your computer off the balcony.
Who are you listening to at the moment?
I’m listening to Chromatica because Gaga is god and I’m also listening to Folklore because the excitement and the pedigree behind the album was spellbinding. I like to balance mad choreography with some forrest introspection. In the bath I listen to the Garden State soundtrack!
What do you like to do away from music?
I love to dance. I teach and choreograph (but obviously I’m not doing that at the moment) and I DJ and run parties too (but obviously I’m not doing that at the moment either) But during this time I’ve been loving going back to writing, I’ve been a bit obsessed with rom coms and sitcoms so I’m writing a rom com screenplay.
What’s planned for the remainder of 2020?
I’ve just ordered some fancy new cables (wow) to clean up my system (I had a crackle I couldn’t find towards the end of making ‘All I Ever Wanted Was Your Love’) So when they arrive (hooray how exciting is waiting for your post at the moment! I check the Australia Post app more than Twitter) I’ll actually start working on my next releases! I’m hoping I’ll be writing for other artists too so that’s exciting!
Favourite food and place to hangout?
My favourite food is… uh, everything! But who can go past their Mums Spag Bol lol But I’m really missing the eggplant chips and a nice crisp wine in the beer garden at The EC in Brunswick, a rose with ice in it spinning Katy Perry at The Carlon, or a Hendricks on ice spinning my party night at The Stone Hotel in Fitzroy.
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IDLES have shared ‘Model Village’, the latest single from their forthcoming LP Ultra Mono – out Friday 25 September via Partisan Records/Liberator Music. ‘Model Village’ decries the often-dangerous small-town fishbowl mentality, while its jet-powered instrumentation leans heavily into the band’s love of hip-hop (Kenny Beats provided additional programming on the album). The song is accompanied by an animated music video directed by Michel Gondry (Daft Punk, Radiohead, The White Stripes) and Olivier Gondry, created in collaboration with WePresent, WeTransfer’s editorial platform.
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