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Jazmin Bean has released a new tune, Puppy Pound, about “that one person that comes along and knocks you down with everything you do.” Jazmin Bean is back with new songs after a successful 2021 that included appearances at Reading and Leeds. According to a press release, more content will…

MELOVIN, Ukraine’s 2018 Eurovision participant, is last but not least on New Music Friday. In his latest track, he wastes no time in sending a message of optimism to the Ukrainian people. MELOVIN captures all the country is experiencing in this stunning live performance, reflecting on the significance of always…

Kate Miller-Heidke, Australia’s Eurovision 2019 winner, released Child In Reverse in 2020. Kate has re-released a deluxe edition of the record ahead of fresh tour dates later this year, as life has slowly returned post-pandemic. Kate also included a special version of her previous song, ‘You Can’t Hurt Me Anymore,’…

By Justin Curto On the heart-racing first single from their sixth album, WE, Arcade Fire sound alive for the first time in years. I didn’t much care for Arcade Fire’s last album, 2017’s Everything Now, a dreary experiment that idled around in spoken word and “infinite content.” But let’s not dwell on that when…

Devil for the Fire Due Out April 15 via Gawk By Joey Arnone Vundabar have shared a video for “Alien Blues,” a 2015 song from the band which has gone viral in recent months, sparking several thousand TikTok videos featuring the song. Last night, the band performed the song on Late Night with…

By JACK ROGERS Softcult have shared a new song from their upcoming EP ‘Year Of The Snake’, and it’s a beauty. It’s called ‘Perfect Blue’ and reflects that colour-based title perfectly with shimmering shoegaze tones and gorgeous vocal refrains.  It’s musically lighter than their other output but no less deep and…

By KATIN CEDARHOLM Dark whimsy in an electronic-rock world Toronto-based group, The Birthday Massacre, releases 9 wondrous tracks on their new album Fascination. The band’s twelfth album establishes an ’80s synth-pop vibe that accompanies their signature spirited rock sound. Vocals from lead singer, Sara ‘Chibi’ Taylor, guide listeners with softness through ravaging…