Jameson Burt, a singer-songwriter, & multi-instrumentalist who resides in Los Angeles, is working on a new album with a new band Mount Holly. The band also features Nick Perri who has played for Shinedown, Perry Farrell, and sister Christina Perri. Take a listen to Jameson’s previously released solo material to get a taste of the band’s upcoming album. Expect raw, rootsy rock ‘n’ roll.
mounthollyband@gmail.com
Valdaway will release their debut album ‘Boom Shake Heartbreak’ in October. To date, the band has released two tracks ‘Beautiful View‘ & ‘Ok‘. The band offers anthemic rock layered with grungy guitars, gritty vocals along with stomps and claps. The album was recorded with acclaimed engineer Dave Parkin (Jebediah, Abbe May). The band began in a small town, South West of WA. They will hit the road for a string of dates that includes Perth, Albany, Rockingham, Bunbury and Margaret River.
lg@cohenmgmt.com
Nearly thousands of bands will migrate to NYC in October where they will perform on numerous stages at CMJ, competing for attention . They’ve booked many shows as possible hoping to gain new fans and that blogs will take notice. We took notice of the Dallas indie rock band Valise. The indie quarter performed alongside Death Cab for Cutie, Local Natives, Family of the Year, and Copeland and will join Macy Gray as direct support for her headlining US tour.
stephanie@thecatalystpublicitygroup.com, matt@thevanguardroom.com
Brooklyn-based duo Secret Weapons released the new track ‘Something New’. The track was produced by Alex Aldi (Passion Pit). They recently played to a sold out Bowery Ballroom, and will be performing CMJ in NYC. Although Secret Weapons is relatively new to the scene, their first offering is very promising.
Kings favorite buzz act Saltwater Sun has just released the new song ‘Making Eyes’. They are climbing up the Hype Machine Chart & landed on Spotify’s ‘Fresh Finds’ playlist. The new single is taken from their forthcoming debut EP ‘Wild’, which is set for a November 2nd release via London label Hand in Hive.
tristan@handinhive.com
‘Making Eyes’ – infectious, loud, & energetic…this West London based five-piece will make lots of noise in the coming months.