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Music News Round-Up June 30
- Australia’s finest, Washington has taken home the prestigious title of “Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year” at the 2011 Australian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards. Washington is currently making waves in American with her debut How To Tame Lions EP.
- Boston-based experimental rockers, The Venetia Fair, released their long awaited new EP, “The Pits” and will head out on Warped Tour on the following dates.
- Black Water Rising‘s self-titled debut album is now available in Europe on Metalville Records, and in North America on Giddy Up! Records.
- A prominent management team is launching a national search for the next modern day Sinatra.This major record label is looking for an 18 – 24 year old male with modern day “rat pack†style swagger, who has “The American Songbook†in their soul. Potential artists must submit two video links to show their musical range – one link performing an “up tempo Frank Sinatra classic†and the second link performing a “jazz ballad that shows depth and heart.†See more info and join the search today!
- Kelli from Bravo’s hit reality show NYC Prep has a hot single, “Gave Up On Love” which has shown great success is currently at the #18 spot on Billboard’s Breakout Hot Dance Club Chart! The song’s video got 662,581 views in four days and is the #25 most watched video on YouTube worldwide!
- The Grownup Noise has announced their summer tour dates and released their new mp3 “The Artist Type” .
- Eli Escobar has teamed with Nomi Ruiz for his new “Desire” EP available everywhere July 12th. Listen here! Also check out Eli’s 54 minute DJ mix.
- Grammy-nominated recording artists Mutemath will release their brand new album Odd Soul on Teleprompter/Warner Bros Records on October 4th. New Orleans’ rock innovators will introduce songs from Odd Soul to fans at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on August 16th and at the Mercury Lounge in New York City on August 25th.
- Minnesota-based songwriter Jeremy Messersmith & his band are pleased to announced another string of summer tour dates, and release the video from The Graveyard Tour!
- The Wood Brothers’ new album, Smoke Ring Halo is due on August 2 and to celebrate the new album, they have released a video for their newest single “Shoofly Pie”. The Brothers were featured in a NPR Weekend Edition story about Mason Jar Music. Check it out here!
- DaCav5 have been hard at work announcing summer tour dates and landing themselves a performance spot at Randy Jackson‘s Dream Merchant 21 Label Launch Party.
- A clip of Theophilus London‘s new song “I Stand Alone” debuted this past weekend on HBO in the teaser clip for Season 2 of How To Make It In America.Theophilus’ debut album Timez Are Weird These Days, will be out July 19th on Warner Bros.
- The Horrible Crowes, the new project of Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon, have confirmed the September 6 release of their debut album Elsie on SideOneDummy Records. Check out their song “Black Betty & the Moon” .
- UK electronic artist Chad Valley aka Hugo Manuel has announced a set of North American tour dates this fall with Active Child and Com Truise. Chad Valley will be touring behind his recently released EP, Equatorial Ultravox,out now. Listen to his remix of “Now That I’m Real (How Does It Feel?)”.
- Metal Blade Records partners with Calyp to promote the new Unearth release “Darkness in the Light”. Now, Unearth fans have the chance to be rewarded for doing what they already do; spreading the word on a dand the dig. Find out more about the Calyp App!
