Treeside frontman Blaine Mitchell who landed in our “top 8 emerging artist” has been sticking around on NBC’s The Voice. His version of James Bay “Hold Back The River“ garnered 150k YouTube streams & broke through the iTunes ‘100 singles’ chart and peaked at #2 on the iTunes Rock Chart. His original track ‘Hepburn’ is an impressive first offering.
Here comes CASTOUTOFPARADISE, a new project helmed by David Amezcua who is no stranger to the indie music scene. Amezcua a member of Awolnation, played bass and toured the world in support of the smash hit single “Sail.” His first release ‘All The Children” has all the elements of a song to get those out of their seats and onto the dance floor. Co-produced with Brett Nolan via Amezcua’s production company Battle Creek Recordings, the new EP ‘The Center Cannot Hold‘ will certainly make some noise.
battlecreekrecordings@gmail.com
Banners released the single “Shine A Light” through Island. Behind Banners is singer-songwriter Mike Nelson who grew up singing in the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Choir and the Liverpool Kop. It was singing in cathedrals and concert halls across Europe, that led him to work on his own material. He cites The Beatles to Arcade Fire as influences. His first offering ‘Shine A Light’ has cross over appeal and his a hook that could grab listeners from all genres.
listentobanners@gmail.com
UK folk-pop band Flight Brigade has released their new EP “Stealing Fire”. The songs were mixed by Donald Clark (Muse) and Brian Virtue in Los Angeles (30 Seconds to Mars, Jane’s Addiction, Deftones, Audioslave). The band continues to build momentum performing festivals including The Great Escape, Glastonbury and Bestival. Just like the last single ‘Housefire” created a buzz, so will the new tracks Phantom and When We Were Young. The band continues with their own style of dark-indie-synth pop sound.
clare@ccmusicpromotion.com, info@flightbrigade.com
Indie rock act Flight of Ryan from Arizona impresses with the new track ‘You Are Mine’. The 4 piece takes some elements of M83 & Coldplay adding a progressive rock element to the mix. The band has experimented with various sounds since their inception, and could be onto something with the release of their new single. According to the group, “You Are Mine” is about a fictional love triangle, embodying a confident, yet dark vibe.
flightofryanmusic@gmail.com, Elyse@ei-pr.com