New Music Round-Up

L.A.-based indie-pop auteur AM and London-based groovemaster/experimentalist Shawn Lee pool their talents to create seamless indie pop perfection, while mining a startlingly broad array of stylistic influences. Listen to their latest track, “I Didn’t Really Listen” on soundcloud. Their album, Celestial Electric , watch their live video of “Somebody Like You.” Daytrotter also presents the duo on their site with downloads.

Widow has come a long way since 2000. The heavy metal band from North Carolina has recently released their latest album, Life’s Blood, and is streaming rock tracks for listeners to get a taste. The twelve tracks you’ll get a great mixture of fresh heaviness and enthralling melodies. Also, check out their promo trailer for the album.

London band Binary (signed to Luv Luv Luv – home of Florence & The Machine, Spector, Blood Orange, Babeshadow etc) has a new single, “Prisoner“, due for release on Nov 28th. The video was premiered  through NME.com and NYLON, watch it here. The track was mixed by Sean Beavan (Marilyn Manson and NIN collaborator) – it basically adds a darkness to the melodies and lo-fi electronics. It’s a slammin’ track so be sure to give it a listen.

French Horn Rebellion (Robert and David Perlick-Molinari) announce the release of a new What I Want EP on November 29th and Spinner premiered the accompanying “What I Want” video shot in the South Korean capital city of Seoul during their first Asian tour. The band worked with an entire Korean crew, and the language barrier cause them to put full and creative trust in each other. They are still in the midst of their global tour, but have decided to add a few more places to the list – China and Australia.  “What I Want” also includes a Golden Pony remix, check it out.

Red Red Records has released the first new recordings from 70s California pop pioneers Pablo Cruise in over 25 years. The CD/DVD greatest hits set titled It’s Good to be Live features a 2010 live show recorded at a concert in Northern California by the three original founding members of the band – here’s a snippet of their song “Love Will Find A Way” performed live.

While MiMOSA is no newcomer to the electronic music scene, at such a young age he is one of the more respected artists/producers in the electronic genre – see for yourself. Having headlined Lightening in a Bottle this summer along with playing tremendous sets everywhere from Detroit Electronic Music Fest, Coachella and Electric Zoo, he’s now on a massive headline tour through out North America, selling out shows everywhere along the way. He has been poised as “One of the Best New Artists to keep an eye on” by many including MTV, Flavorpill and Huffington Post. There are still a few cities left on his tour so be sure to grab your tickets today!

PUi are pleased to announce that they have posted their brand new music video for the new track ‘Army of Slaves’ on the official PUi YouTube Channel. PUi first unveiled the new music video at their recent sold out New York, NY performance on November 5th, 2011 at Irving Plaza. In addition to depicting scenes reflecting PUi’s aggressive and profoundly eclectic sound, check out the video and get your copy of their latest album, You Will Clap, on iTunes.

With his epic New Blood Orchestra in tow, former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel performed a dynamic hour-long show for CBS’ ever popular webcast series, “Live On Letterman“. Selections were taken from his most recent album New Blood, which features revamped, orchestral versions of fan and personal favorites from his solo career. For more info on Peter visit his official website.

Portland, Oregon-based pop-rock outfit, Crown Point are hitting the road to support their debut EP, Wolves, a six-song collection of tight, well-produced hook-y pop numbers. With a radio-friendly sound that further penetrates your ears with lyrical depth, Crown Point‘s Wolves EP is a nice, debut offering from a band that can write gentle, mellow songs, but isn’t afraid to also rock it up a bit with some guitars. Give a listen and keep updated through their official website.

Lance King is world renowned in the underground as a melodic metal vocalist, singing on over 25 worldwide releases over the last 21 years. Now all of it may be accessed with a click of the mouse – Lance King is proud to unveil his brand new website – lancekingvox.com. In conjunction with launch of his new site, Lance is offering a free mp3 download of his song “Awakening”, which comes from his new album A Moment in Chiros which is available now on Nightmare Records through Sony / Red in North America.

In a recent interview for MTV2′s Headbanger’s Ball conducted by Jose Mangin, New England heavy metal titans Thy Will Be Done  recently announced that they have completed the recording process for what is to be for their upcoming EP. Get the whole interview here.

With six albums under his belt and over one million collectively sold in Europe, the German platinum and award-winning singer Gentleman is long overdue for his U.S. debut. Diversity, set for release on February 14, 2012 with VP Records, charted at #1 in Germany as well as #2 in Switzerland and Austria and is the follow-up to his Europe platinum-selling record confidence (view performance live). Gentleman is currently touring Europe and plans to embark on the second leg of the Diversity world tour throughout the U.S. and South America beginning in March 2012. The series of shows include a west coast run supporting SOJA and his debut NYC showcase. Dates and venues to be announced.

With touring dates yet to come in 2011, The War On Drugs are already casting big plans for 2012. After a February spent touring Europe (tour dates here) The War On Drugs will set their sights again on America, touring the West on a truly epic bill with Sharon Van Etten. With their new album Slave Ambient receiving the coveted “Best New Music” and already a front runner for one of 2011′s albums of the year, The War On Drugs have been heavily praised for their recorded material. Watch “Come to the City” video here.