2015 part 3

Avers – 'Omega / Whatever' – Out July 29th via Egghunt Records
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With four songwriters, four singers, and 11 tracks of guitar-saturated rock & roll, Avers' second album, Omega/Whatever, is proof that there's strength in numbers.

The record shines new light on a band that made its first splash with 2014's Empty Light. Avers supported that debut release by leaving their hometown of Richmond, VA, and crisscrossing the country on tour, opening for bands like Foo Fighters and J. Roddy Walston along the way. They made a national splash during the 2015 SXSW Festival, too, with everyone from Esquire Maga-zine to The Daily Beast listing them as one of the week's breakout bands.

Two years after Empty Light's release, Omega/Whatever finds them returning to their unofficial headquarters — Montrose Recording, a modern studio located on a historic Richmond plantation and operated by bandmate Adrian Olsen — and creating another self-produced album of rumbling rock, shot through with pop hooks, layers of percussion, and coed melodies from four different vocalists. It's a mix of old and new, much like the studio that birthed it.

It's an album about balance, too, centered around the struggles of living in the modern world. There are songs about divorce, technology, late nights, corrupt politicians, and societal norms, all delivered by a group of songwriters who share their creative duties equally. Olsen, Alexandra Spalding, James Mason, and JL Hodges trade off vocal duties, too, with multi-instrumentalist Charlie Glenn pitching in on keyboards, harmonies, and swells of electric guitar. There's no consistent frontman, no singular leader, no main guitarist. Those roles are fluid, which makes Omega/Whatever very much the product of a band, not just one bandmate's vanity project.

Like the album that came before it, Avers' second release came together during a series of in-spired sessions at Montrose, with each song beginning as a fledgling idea brought to the table by one of the band's four writers. The entire group would then pitch in, turning that idea into something nuanced and layered. Avers would ultimately finish each song as a collective unit, recording the track the same day it was written. The result is an "infectious" and "ebullient" (The AV Club) sound that not only reintroduces the band, but not also offers an insider's look at their creative process.

Mixed by Peter Kadis (The National, Kurt Vile) and mastered with Greg Calbi, Omega/Whatever is a battle cry from a band that's fighting the good fight.

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July 29 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry (Album Release Show)
Aug 3 – Washington, DC – DC9 Nightclub
Aug 4 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
Aug 5 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's

Vampire

Why by Leena Voxx

Stream Why by Leena Voxx on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/39vKaGD

Youtube: https://youtu.be/USohOkQZmUY

Antidote

If You Go

The first single from Why We Run's debut album, Holograms, which is available here: http://tinyurl.com/zqut6br
Produced & mixed by Wayne Connolly.
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09FnYjuoCw8

A Moment To Return

Too High To Cry

Heirloom

Our Love

Where is that sunshine you promised me
That cold hard rain is pouring at my feet
And I’m running out of reasons to believe
Where is that sunshine you promised me

The screen door is broken
The flies are coming in
Dishes are dirty
You been drinking again

Said you were changing
But look at you now
It’s the same old storm
And the same old clouds

You pushed your way in, now you’re pushing me out
Tell me

Where is that sunshine you promised me
That cold hard rain is pouring at my feet
And I’m running out of reasons to believe
Where is that sunshine you promised me

You made a wine out of water 
And I drank every drop
I know how it feels 
When you just can’t stop

I knew you were trouble 
When I looked in your eyes
But your kind of trouble
Can leave a girl blind

So I’ll stay in the dark, just for one more night
Tell me

Where is that sunshine you promised me
That cold hard rain is pouring at my feet
And I’m running out of reasons to believe
Where is that sunshine you promised me


Written by Melissa Bel and Kris Bergsnes.

Produced by Joseph Cross // Mastered by Joe LaPorta.

www.melissabel.com

Sunshine

sunshine

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Amethysts - Alone

Written and Performed by Nina Luna
Engineered, Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Ian Mackley

Dark Heart

Gravity

Caiine - Drown

'White Lies' is the 3rd release from lockdown EP 'Arcades' by Vivienne Chi, available to stream on all platforms
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WHITE LIES

"Little Alien" by Butterjunk - Track 1 on the 'Normalised EP'
Release Date: 25 January 2021

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Little Alien

Butterjunk - Little Alien

Following on from the spacious, glacial electronica of previous single, Opaque Crater, 5 March 2021 sees Ritual Cloak release their latest track, White Noise. Written from the perspective of a close friend of the band before they passed away, and drawing on real-life conversations, the track marks the first introduction of lyrics and vocals (Daniel Barnett) into their sonic arsenal. Woven seamlessly into their traditionally synth-based approach, these new melodic textures work symbiotically with the track’s inherent, bittersweet gravity.

Amidst the darker weight of the subject matter and lyrics, White Noise also evokes an ever-burgeoning cocoon of light, offering some calm amidst the chaos. Initially built on the backdrop of arpeggiated synth strings and heart-wrenching vocal melodies, the track swells and evolves unexpectedly over its four minutes. This culminates in an almost triumphant progression of minimalist techno beats that boldly carves out the path forwards, only reaching its full power when each element is conjoined to the next.

The track was completed just a couple of days before the untimely death of their friend, Chris, who was its inspiration. Given he was such a big supporter of the band, it’s a massive shame he was never able to hear it. Naturally, it is dedicated to him.

White Noise will be released across digital platforms on March 5, 2021 with Divine Invasions following on 7 May, 2021.

Divine Invasions

White Noise

Female artist from Bristol/London making Alt-Pop
'DREAMS' by Vivienne Chi & Harry Shadow out now on Point Blank Records https://ffm.to/3ypzxdn

If You Go

Vivienne Chi

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