K PRICE (born Kaeden Kienge) is a hip hop recording artist from Calgary, AB. In 2018, he recorded his first song “Call Gucci,” followed by his 2019 debut album Complexion. K PRICE is determined to be the best at what he does as an artist and as an inspiration to his peers who might want to express themselves through art.
Inspired by tequila, weed and a good melody, brand new track, “TRUË RELIGION,” is one to play when you need some good energy.
AGATH CHRIST is a time-traveling, shape-shifting, meta-force, slipping between genres and styles while blowing up drum busses and pushing the limits of melody and noise. This is synthy, groovy, dramatic experimentalism that wears both its art music and its pop pedigrees candidly.
Evident in the dark, kinetic energy of their newest single “‘Blood,” AGATH CHRIST is capable of stunning complexity and dexterity; of dynamism and tenderness at once. The artist reveals, “I realized that I had been lacking the fearlessness that I’d wanted to work into my art. I was stunned into an emotional reckoning and I resolved to push harder into that barrier, to try and open myself to an intensity I was maybe afraid of.”
The music in their ongoing series, Bodies, flows from extremity to extremity while highlighting a collective, cultural, human, whole. It is a reflection of the violent and emotionally devastating time we live in while celebrating the beauty and vastness of spirit possible when we indulge in our ability to be undeniably curious, attentive, and compassionate.
Mercvrial is a band that is increasingly on the rise for 2022. The group is a geographically-dispersed recording project based in Rosarito, Mexico which combines elements of post-punk, dream-pop and neo-psychedlia all into one. “Picture a friendly debate between Guy Chadwick and Ian Brown breaking out during a Ride show, moderated by Will Sergeant and The Chameleons,” shares the band. Their debut EP “The Stars, Like Dust,” was a well-received release that put the group on the map in 2019. And in 2022 they show no sign of slowing down. Their latest debut LP “Brief Algorithms” is out on April 29, is filled with indie rock surprises and dark humor lyricism that is sure to become a favorite for fans and critics alike. Mercvrial stopped by to speak about their new video for the single “Be That Someone,” off of their upcoming release, below. Read on!
Tell us the story of this song, why did you choose to visualize this song specifically?
It seemed like the most commercially acceptable song of the 11 on the record. That’s why we picked it for the first single. And as the first single, it made sense to make a video for it. I suspect that is very often the logic behind choosing to make a video for any particular song on an album. Also, thematically, it seemed as if Be That Someone lent itself to being a potentially interesting video.
What was the inspiration behind this video (visuals, storyline, etc.)?
The song is about social media obsession and how empty and pointless it is on a personal level. It’s one thing, of course, to use social media to stay in touch with friends or to help build a business or, for that matter, reach out to fans if you’re a musician, artist, etc. But that so many people obsess over their “popularity” as viewed through the lens of followers, likes, etc… is a sad commentary on the state of things. But that’s where a lot folks are at, so what can you do.
What was the process of making this video?
Well, to be frank, the process was incredibly and boringly simple. We sent the song to a video designer on an online marketplace for freelance services. We had used her before for other video work. We said we wanted to make a video in black and white, and the theme of the video should be social media obsession. And with that limited guidance she put the whole thing together herself, got appropriate permissions where necessary, we made a few tweaks and – voila – it was done. It’s pretty amazing what you can do today with video technology and creative, competent folks who live all over the world.
Triangulum is the new EP out by Sunrise and Ammunition and we are psyched for the Psychedelic Rock aspect of this album! Sunrise and Ammunition have many elements floating around their primordial soup in a young world of sound. It is a sound that has lineage tracing back to progressive, experimental, and psychedelic music of all kinds. With no rigid boundaries it’s a collective of porous minds, absorbing an eclectic sound pallet made accessible to kids of the internet age. The band formed just after its members finished intermediate school, and over the years they have developed a musical chemistry that borders on telepathy. Sunrise and Ammunition released their first EP, Aquarius, in 2010 and have focused on creating immersive sounds ever since, including their album, Tesseract, produced by Jesse Cannon at Found Soundation. The combination of these three childhood friends’ creativity creates a whole larger than the sum of its parts.
“We like to explore sounds and moods, so people may connect to each song in a different way or they may like one that resonates with them most. We see writing songs as building worlds with their own unique mood and archi-texture!”
Their opening song, “Movers” pushes the boundaries of ear candy and sends your brain on a rollercoaster of highs and lows that makes me feel like I should be some kind of high. “Luca” is a bit more commercial with flows of EDM and mixed with mariachi feels. “Vulcan Dome” is dark and edgy with heavy electric guitars and drums. Finally, “Mt. Fuji” is reminiscent of an old Beatles tune mixed exquisite harmonies over flowing rhythms.
Listen here:
This progressive rock band is taking over the new age market and we are excited to see what comes next!
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Inspirational Norwegian DJ and producer Matoma released today, “Heart So Big” – a collaboration with electronic dance-pop trio A R I Z O N A via all digital streaming platforms, which can be found HERE. The track was written with A R I Z O N A’s longtime collaborator PJ Bianco as a love letter to his son with autism.
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Matoma shares, “PJ sent me this idea he was working on and I immediately fell head over heels in love. This song was pure emotion. As we’ve been making these plans for release around National Autism Awareness Month, and we’ve been seeing the tragedies occurring in Ukraine, we really felt there is a wider message in this song – a message of celebrating the joys of love and humanity in all shapes and forms. We hope that some of our initiatives around this release will make a positive change and spread love at a time when we all need it.”
A R I Z O N A shares, “This song, along with the hopes of raising autism awareness, carries a special notion in general that we should remember to cherish and protect the ones we love in our lives. Sometimes we can be all they have, or vice versa.”
Matoma, who recently headlined Gravity Festival in partnership with EDM-juggernaut Proximity, has already used his performance to raise money for Red Cross’ Ukraine Crisis Appeal, and matching donations personally. His livestream broke past records for the festival and raised $10,000.00 USD in just 45 minutes.
Following previous singles ‘Take Me to the Sunshine’ featuring Super-Hi and Bullysongs, ‘Never Surrender’featuring Steve Garrigan of Kodaline, ‘Summer Feeling’ featuring Jonah Kagen, which scored record numbers of streams in their first week, Matoma is proving time after time that he is a force in the current electronic world. ‘Never Surrender’ has taken off with Steve and Tom performing the moving track on The Tonight Show (Indonesia) and God Morgen Norge (Norway).
Matoma is currently appearing as one of the most beloved judges on the Norwegian version of ‘The Voice’, having previously coached country singer Erlend Gunstveit to victory. Matoma’s 2018 debut album, ‘One in a Million’, has accumulated over one billion streams since its release, featuring hits like ‘All Night (feat. The Vamps)’ and ‘False Alarm (feat. Becky Hill)’.
James McLeod is a singer-songwriter from Toronto. While his primary focus was instrumental lofi hip-hop production under the name LaFlamme, James yearned to be his own artist with his own voice. Forthcoming debut LP, Is This How Memories Work?, runs the gamut of folktronic, lofi, bedroom pop and indie sounds, exploring the distortion of memories over time.
His latest release, “Adore” (feat. AARYS), is a modern love song expressing profound gratitude for the seemingly unimportant moments we get to spend with people we love.
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