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.

Mediocre talent like Miley Cyrus has been hogging the spotlight for the last several months. Good news has come. Adele is set to release a new album ’25’ for November 20th, and she will dominate. She will take over top 40 radio, she will be booked for late night appearances, and expect to see her at the Grammy’s.

Adele notes “I don’t make music for eyes, I make music for ears.” This will be a sigh of relief for the fans who have only seen celebrity skin for the last two years.

The new album is the last on Adele’s Sony/XL deal. It’s been reported that she has inked a new deal with Sony, valued at more than $50 million.

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.

Model Aeroplanes who we featured as a buzz artist signs with Island Records UK. Model Aeroplanes are a Dundee based rock band, formed in 2013. Since the release of the first single, Crazy, the band secured a slot on the BBC Introducing Stage at Scotland’s T in the Park music festival. The band band received coverage on several blogs and received airplay on Radio 1 along with regional stations. Look for this band to break out on the Scottish music scene.
benbuist@live.co.uk