Buzz Track: Only Human
Indie-Alt-Pop Swedish act Hurricane Love are receiving lots of buzz from the press as well as publishers and labels throughout Europe. The band just won the International Final of Emergenza. Check out the track Deep Under Water as well as the acoustic video for the song at YouTube. For fans of Maroon 5 and Neon Trees.
Contact: contact@hurricanelove.com
Dave Matthews scored another #1 album selling 266,000 in its first week — according to Nielsen SoundScan. Away From the World has become the sixth straight record to reach #1.
“The act’s last album, 2009’s “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King,” started with a more robust sales sum: 424,000. In fact, “Away From the World’s” opening figure is the band’s smallest launch for a studio release since 1996’s “Crash” bowed at No. 2 with 254,000.
Little Big Town’s “Tornado” No. 2 start gives the country quartet its highest charting album ever — and its best sales week (113,000). Hot off the success of its first No. 1 Country Songs hit “Pontoon,” the act also nets its second No. 1 on the Country Albums chart with “Tornado.” (Billboard)
Buzz Track: Follow My Feet
Fort Worth pop/rock act The Unlikely Candidates are buzzing with the track Follow My Feet. They are already receiving radio spins garnering interest from publishing companies and music labels. Influenced by Bob Dylan, The Strokes, and The Beatles these best friends quickly found a style all their own. You can check out the band at the House Of Blues in Dallas on September 20th.
Contact: theunlikelycandidates@gmail.com
News Update: Since the last time Kings featured The Strange Familiar the band has signed to Krian Music Group based in NYC, released a full length album “Chasing Shadows” and have had songs placed in The Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars. The band was featured in Billboard Mag’s Chart Beat last week and will perform CMJ in NYC as well as Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles this Tuesday Sep 18th at 7pm.
Contact: jeff@thestrangefamiliar.com
Buzz Track: Uh Oh
Kings favorite Super Water Sympathy just self released the new pop/rock single “Uh Oh” from their upcoming album. The album was recorded in London with Cam Blackwood (Florence + The Machine, Coldplay, Morrissey). The band will hit the road this fall and you can view the following dates here.
Contact: superwatersympathy@gmail.com