Buzz Track: (Hard Drugs) Fake Love
California alternative rock act Cemetery Sun releases (Hard Drugs) Fake Love. It’s upbeat, catchy, combining guitars and synths making Cemetery Sun one of the few alternative acts that could burst on the mainstream. The band notes: “Our record finds its center around the idea of overcoming life’s self-imposed obstacles. We grew very close as musicians during the recording process, and rarely said NO to any idea or vibe that would typically be considered out of place.”
amber@bigpicturemediaonline.com, contact@cemeterysunband.com
MAALA an Auckland-based artist has a buzz around his upcoming EP which will soon be released. His single “Touch” has garnered over 180,000 plays online grabbing the attention of New Zealand and international media. The identity of electro-pop singer MAALA has been kept a secret until his recent interview with The Wireless who notes “MAALA is 20-year old Evan Sinton – and if that name sounds familiar it’s because a few years ago he placed third in reality television show New Zealand’s Got Talent.
maalamusic@gmail.com
Los Angeles based pop band The Tide recently signed with The Vamps new record label under EMI Universal. The band began posting cover songs on YouTube such as ‘She Looks So Perfect’ by 5 Seconds of Summer and ‘Steal My Girl’ by One Direction and later on started performing their original songs on The Vamps World Tour 2015.
Ben McLane
Australian producer Zach Alvos, aka Tabrill, released a new single ‘Letters’, a collaboration with Brisbane indie-rock band, Youth Allowance. I Heart Moosiq says “The gripping blend of alternative rock and electronic puts Tabrill smack in the center of my new music radar, having not been familiar with his work previously”. Tabrill’s EP “Crystalline” was also featured on Triple J Unearthed.
tabrilltime@gmail.com
London-based electro group Everything by Electricity released High. Influenced by the likes of The Radio Dept, OMD, Slowdive, & MBV this newly formed UK act will surely make some noise. Strange Ways Radio notes “Folks, we’ve got an early summer jam right here in the vein of Chromatics and Chvrches and I don’t drop those names lately.” They have picked up some radio spins on BBC/XFM and have begun receiving love from a slew of bogs
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