Philadelphia’s City Rain who we just featured just came in first place during last week’s MTVU The Freshmen Competition. The video for the single “The Optimist” will be added into full rotation. This single is part of the band’s forthcoming, full length LP entitled, Songs for a High School Dance, due out in 2014. The band has shared the stage with Capital Cities, Brick & Mortar, Lumineers, among others.
Contact: Isaac@WeAreMonsterEnt.com

Buzz Track: I Got It

Los Angeles based 17 year old singer-songwriter Brandon Bassir is making some noise.  His debut EP was produced by Emile Ghantous (Pitbull, Chris Brown). Influenced by multiple genres, he was drawn to John Mayer, Kanye West, Pink Floyd, Queen, Elton John, Childish Gambino, and Bruno Mars. Brandon’s Ep “22” captures the nostalgia and rich sounds of over 60 years.  You can check him out at House Of Blues in West Hollywood on February 6th.
Contact: Chris@calibermedia.com

Buzz Track: Like A Bird (Video)

Pop artist Beth Spangler is currently recording her project in Atlanta with production team MATRAX (R. Kelly) and producer Chris “Deep” Henderson (“Blame It” – Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain).  She captured the eyes and ears of songwriters and producers after building a name for herself through a vocal competition.  She peaked at #12 on MTV’s popular artist list and her covers of  of Clarity and All In My Head have been fan favorites. The single will be available on iTunes January 27th.
Contact: stone.stafford@iconstudiosatl.com

Buzz Track: Better At Breaking

Pop singer-songwriter Lauren Winans just released a new single Better At Breaking. Her video for ‘You’re Gonna Luv It’ received over 50k YouTube Views within a few weeks and debuted on the iTunes Top 50 New Releases. She is filming a web-based reality show called “Lauren Luvs Life,” which is slated to begin airing this spring and recently recorded the song “Loser,” which she co-wrote with Phil Barton (“Woman Like You,” Lee Brice) and Jennifer Zuffenetti.
Contact: jonathan@nofacemanagement.com

Buzz Track: I’ve Got My Ways On Saturdays

Radio Days is a electro-indie-pop rock band from Holland. They released their debut EP in November 2013 which is filled with a diverse sound based on indie rock and roll guitars, poppy electro beats and new wave synths, often described as a mix of Kings of Leon meets Chvrches.  The band  created some chatter after Coldplay mentioned Radio Days on their website. Word began to spread and soon after they were booked to play three support act gigs in December 2013 and January 2014, in front of 18,000 people in the Americadome, warming up for Ilse DeLange and other artists.
Contact: info@radio-days.nl