Alternative-Folk Artist JEREMY SQUIRES Shares Nostalgic Single “Labyrinth” from August 28 Release ‘Many Moons’
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IN HEARTS WAKE Eco-friendly album ‘KALIYUGA’ Out Now, Band Share Music Video for “Moving On”
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DT: AUGUST 7, 2020
FM: KELLY WALSH, SRO PR AUSTRALIAN METALCORE OUTFIT / ENVIRONMENTALISTS
IN HEARTS WAKE SHARE FIFTH SINGLE & MUSIC VIDEO “MOVING ON” ANNOUNCE COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING DAY SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 IN NORTHERN RIVERS, AU
TO CELEBRATE RELEASE OF CARBON-OFFSET, ECO-FRIENDLY PACKAGED NEW ALBUM
‘KALIYUGA’ OUT NOW VIA UNFD
 Photo Credit: Daniel AndersonWith the release of their fifth full length album KALIYUGA out today, Friday, August 7 via UNFD, Australian melodic metalcore outfit/environmental harbingers IN HEARTS WAKE have released a new single/music video for the aspirational track “Moving On” as well as announced a community tree planting day on Saturday, August 8 in the Northern Rivers, AU (details below).
“Moving On” celebrates letting go of that which no longer serves us and is a celebration of transformation and getting back to what really matters. IN HEARTS WAKE firmly believe that as we regrow our roots, we remember our way forward. Like many songs from the upcoming album, it is a track of ruthless self-examination. Probing personal and transpersonal insights into the human condition, searching for what helps or hinders the way forward.
“In 2020 everything has felt quite uncertain,” shares IN HEARTS WAKE frontman JAKE TAYLOR. “For us, ‘Moving On’ encapsulates the light at the end of the tunnel. It dawns the release of our new record ‘Kaliyuga’ and we are thrilled to finally share it with the world!”
IN HEARTS WAKE will continue to promote the mission and vision that compelled the five of them to come together at the young age of 15 which was to craft and perform the finest authentic, purposeful and passionate heavy music they could while making a positive difference along the way. The band have transformed into an international bright light since those days and they are dedicated to igniting widespread positive change.
KALIYUGA is the culmination of their efforts having been 100% entirely carbon offset through the purchase of carbon credits in the Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor of Western Australia. The album is also packaged and manufactured plastic free, using recycled materials including vinyl copies of the album being pressed on calcium based eco-plastic using vegan ink with recycled and eco-friendly packaging.
To further their efforts, IN HEARTS WAKE previously pledged to plant one tree for every thousand views of their single “Worldwide Suicide” which now has over 300,000 views and counting. The band will be hosting a community tree planting day in partnership with Rainforest4 on Saturday, August 8 aiming to plant 1,000 trees in two hours and are inviting anyone in the Northern Rivers area to join them at Earthwalker & Cromwell Farms on their one-hundred-acre property. Social distancing guidelines will be adhered to. Those wishing to attend must register here. Head to the Facebook event for more information.
 Stream/download KALIYUGA now at: https://unfd.lnk.to/Kaliyuga.
CD & Vinyl options are also available via the UNFD store here. For more information on the album as well as exclusive insights, news and content, visit thehouseofkali.com.
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SINGLE MUSIC Highlights New Shopify ‘In-Store’ Livestream Option with THE MARCUS KING BAND ‘Four of A Kind’ Livestream Concert Series
DT: JULY 31, 2020
FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER, KELLY WALSH
SINGLE MUSIC
HIGHLIGHTS SUCCESS OF NEW LIVESTREAM OPTION
VIA SHOPIFY
WITH
THE MARCUS KING BAND ‘FOUR OF A KIND’ LIVESTREAM SERIES
VIA SHOPIFY
WITH
THE MARCUS KING BAND ‘FOUR OF A KIND’ LIVESTREAM SERIES
FOURTH & FINAL PERFORMANCE SET FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 3
SINGLE MUSIC, the leading music distribution toolkit for Shopify, has continued to expand boundaries with their innovative app that allows direct-to-consumer sales for artists, labels and merch companies as they recently introduced a game-changing new feature–bringing ticketed live streams into an artist’s existing store.
This Monday, August 3 at 8:00 P.M. CDT one of SINGLE MUSIC‘s artists–the Marcus King Band–will stream the fourth and final show from their “Four of Kind” livestream series which launched on Monday, July 13 and saw the band perform live from Nashville showcasing their new music with all proceeds going to the Recording Academy’s “MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.” Tickets can be found HERE.
Rather than holding the performance over webcam as many other artists have to great success, King‘s first show brought a full-scale concert production to the digital airwaves. King drove into the performance space in a 1967 Cadillac El Dorado. After he got out of the car, he picked up his guitar, and the show began. Previous shows have featured guest appearances while allowing fans access to exclusive vintage styled t-shirts, posters and the opportunity to participate in an ongoing auction for music gear signed by the King himself.
See some examples of merch items offered below:
Via SINGLE MUSIC, artists are now able to sell tickets to and perform a live stream along with a built-in moderated fan chatroom, directly from their store. Tickets can be bundled with a merch item giving fans access to the exclusive/gated stream where artists’ can then set up a virtual ‘merch table’ offering featured merch items throughout the stream displayed under the video player such as exclusive posters or t-shirts. Just like a real show, artists’ can include partners and sponsors or raise money for a charitable cause.
Since launching the live stream ticketing platform this past April, SINGLE MUSIC artists have sold more than 65,000 tickets and received over $1.5mm in 100% commission-free merch and ticket bundle sales. SINGLE MUSIC has also aligned with companies offering optional add-on services including an SMS Virtual Photobooth, Virtual Meet & Greet, Vinyl Record Pressing, Call to Actions for social causes (including voter registration, petitions, etc.) and more.
SINGLE MUSIC now has over 2,000 artists and labels currently signed up for their service including Juice WRLD, Harry Styles, LAUV, Tim McGraw and HAIM. Combined clients have delivered over 1,000,000 digital albums including 11 #1 charting records. They have also aligned themselves with many top merchandising companies such as Live Nation Merch, Absolute Merch, The Hyv, Wallflower Merch and Futureshirts.
SINGLE MUSIC was created by Nashville-based CEO and entrepreneur/musician Tommy Stalknecht to provide an easy way for artists and labels to sell their merch and music directly to fans while keeping a larger portion of revenues. The paradigm also offers instant reporting to Nielsen for official Billboard chart tallying and was the first Shopify app to offer BuzzAngle reporting for the Rolling Stone Charts. To further help artists achieve success, the company developed BoostLinks, a marketing tool to drive follows, subscribes and pre-saves that allows artists to create a customizable landing page that combines their physical merch with pre-adds, saves and streaming links to increase fan engagement, follows and subscribes.
Learn more about SINGLE MUSIC by visiting:
Homepage: https://singlemusic.com/
Shopify App Listing: https://apps.shopify.com/single
Instagram: @singlemusic
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NC-based Alternative/Folk Musician JEREMY SQUIRES Shares Music Video for “Cast Spells” Plus Q&A on Aug. 28 Album
DT: JULY 30, 2020
FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER, KELLY WALSH
JEREMY SQUIRES–
NORTH CAROLINA ALTERNATIVE FOLK MUSICIAN–
SHARES VIDEO FOR SINGLE
“CAST SPELLS”
SHARES VIDEO FOR SINGLE
“CAST SPELLS”
PLUS
Q&A ON MAKING OF NEW ALBUM
‘MANY MOONS’
DUE AUGUST 28 VIA BLACKBIRD RECORD LABEL
PRE-ORDERS NOW AVAILABLE
Credit: Shelley Ann Squires
“You’ve been breathing dark magic to me/When I’m singing sad songs/
You can’t pick me up but you drag me along” – “Cast Spells”
Alternative folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist JEREMY SQUIRES will be releasing his 10th full length album, MANY MOONS, on August 28 via Blackbird Record Label. Opting to record the songs he’d written on his analog keyboard over the last few years, the experimentation leads to some unexpected sounds, yet the heart of SQUIRES’ songwriting remains true. Known for his haunting melodies and evocative lyrics, the prolific North Carolina native premiered its debut single/music video “Cast Spells” yesterday (July 30) via The Bluegrass Situation. The video, seen below, features a compilation of eccentric clips and home video footage. “Cast Spells” is out tomorrow, July 31, and is being offered as an instant grat track with all digital pre-orders of MANY MOONS.
Reserve your copy now at https://ffm.to/1rlxrre and scroll below for an in-depth Q&A with JEREMY on the making of the album.
“When I wrote ‘Cast Spells,’ I had originally intended for it to be an acoustic song and a duet,” shares JEREMY. “Over time I felt the song could be opened up more and I started playing around with different soundscapes and textures. Ultimately the song evolved into what it is now. ‘Cast Spells’ is one of my favorite songs on the record and tells a poetic truth from a haunting perspective.”
On MANY MOONS, the heart of SQUIRES can be felt throughout its poignant songwriting which revolve around intense life experiences JEREMY has endured–from being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and the feeling of guilt for passing it on to his son to memories of his mother, who he lost due to opioid addiction. He pours these emotions into the album further by performing each aspect of its music entirely on his own including vocals, guitars, bass, drums, percussion, piano and synth. His friend and fellow musician Whit Wright (American Aquarium, Jason Isbell, Willie Nelson) adds petal steel guitar on select tracks.
‘MANY MOONS‘ Track listing
- Hazy
- Cast Spells
- Glass House
- Vanishing
- Labyrinth
- Hummingbird
- Many Moons
- Infinite Chords
- Swan Dive
- The Shade You Cast
“While Americana music is littered with melancholy tales of drinking, loss, and broken romance, Squires delivers raw, concise lyrics – ungarnished by flowery rhetoric that candidly spell out tragedy.”
– No Depression (2/15/16)
– No Depression (2/15/16)
MANY MOONS was partially recorded at a local old abandoned church in New Bern, NC as well as at JEREMY‘s in-home studio where he experimented with his sound by recording the songs he’d written over the last few years on his analog keyboard, which led to some unexpected sounds.
“I hope that people who know my music will really enjoy it and see it for what it is,” JEREMY says. “I feel happy when I listen to it. I feel like I really wanted to do this album and I know I’m not going to do another one like this one.”
Album Artwork: Kelly Willis/Brainflower Designs
JEREMY SQUIRES
Q&A for ‘MANY MOONS’
—Congratulations on your Many Moons album. You’re known as a folk singer-songwriter, but you opted to write these songs on your analog keyboard, and the experimentation leads to some unexpected sounds on the album. What inspired this different approach?
JEREMY SQUIRES: Thanks! Well, to be completely honest I felt bored and I was feeling burnt out. I wanted to expand beyond the “folk/America/singer-songwriter” borders. I wanted to write something special, emotional and dreamy. Many Moons is what came out of that. I don’t ever write with a concept in mind. Sometimes it comes out (lyrically) in pieces and I have to figure out what and where certain things are coming from. It’s like therapy or a puzzle…I like the listener to create their own narratives and take what they will from what I have written. I use a lot of metaphor in my lyrics but yet I still try to express a reality to the listener. I write purposely in a way that the listener can get their own deeper meaning from the songs and still relate.
—“Cast Spells” reels in the listener with intense lyrics like, “You’ve been breathing dark magic to me/When I’m singing sad songs/You can’t pick me up but you drag me along.” And you sing these lines very softly, which creates a really haunting effect. Can you talk about this dichotomy?
SQUIRES: “Cast Spells” reflects the dichotomy of emotions. You can feel both pain and love simultaneously; you can feel intense emotions and still be soft spoken. Human feelings are complex and I like to convey that in my poetry or songs.
—In a song like “Swan Dive,” you contrast the personal anguish in the lyrics with the sweet and faraway-sounding pedal steel guitar work of Whit Wright. As the album’s producer, can you talk about making choices like this?
SQUIRES: I have never really thought about it like that. I think that I’m just drawn to the darker, more melancholy side of things. I feel like when I finish recording certain songs like “Swan Dive” it needs pedal steel on it to enhance the emotion in the music. It not only sounds dark, but it sounds beautiful. As a producer I can hear things in my head that I want to come to life and I try to bring it out and make it resonate.
—Many Moons is built around imagery of darkness and dreams, and it has some of the slow-burning moodiness of say, The Cure’s Disintegration album. Did that album influence you in any way and if so, how?
SQUIRES: Yes. The Cure is one of my favorite bands and their music has influenced me in many ways. Disintegration made a huge impact on me as a musician and my life growing up. It’s moody, poetic and dark and it helped me and still does to this day. The mood and sound of that album helped shape me as a songwriter.
—Any other artists light you up and which albums of theirs and why?
SQUIRES: I’ve been listening to DIIV a lot and their new album Deceiver has been on repeat lately. I love The Delines’ album The Imperial. It’s so good. The Replacements’ album Let it Be is one of my favorite albums ever. Same for Husker Du’s New Day Rising. I absolutely love Anna Tivel’s album The Question. Her voice is entrancing and the way she writes is just beautiful. My friend Shane Leonard played on that record. He has played on a few of my albums as well. I love The Tallest Man On Earth. His album Shallow Grave still gets played a lot around my house.
—What inspired you to call the album Many Moons after a song on the album?
SQUIRES: I actually named the album Many Moons before that song was even thought about. I felt like the album was finished and then I wrote that song one day and it felt like it would flow with Many Moons and the lyrics reflected the title of the album so well that I just named the song after the album.
—You recorded the album in your home studio and in an abandoned church where you live. Can you talk about the atmosphere of the church and the acoustics there? Does the church have any significant meaning to you or was it just a random location you discovered?
SQUIRES: Yes I did. The church felt lonely and haunted. The acoustics were really amazing–every sound was enhanced in there and every single movement amplified. The church was one that my Granny went to many years ago. Places like that always creep me out when no one is there. Especially at night. It was pretty weird.
—What do you want listeners to take away from Many Moons?
SQUIRES: I want the listener to take something positive away from this album and paint their own picture of what the songs are about and hopefully relate to it. I hope that by sharing my personal experiences and by attempting to make something beautiful from them that the listener can find peace in their own personal struggles.
—How do you feel living in North Carolina influences your songs and the music?
SQUIRES: I think it’s just a part of who I am. How I write changes from time to time and I’m sure that the scenery and my experiences here have had some sort of impact on my writing on a deeper level.
—If you were to record a duet with a current artist outside the genre of music for which you’re known, who might that be–and which song would you cover and why?
SQUIRES: If I could record a duet with anyone right now, it would be with Amanda Shires or Lera Lynn. I consider them genre-bending and so I think we would sound nice together and I’d like to cover Tom Petty’s “It’ll All Work Out.” It’s one of my favorite songs ever and it has resonated with me like no other song has done.
—Can you describe your best gig ever-and your worst one?
SQUIRES: Oh wow, lol. I think my best gig was when I played with Lillie Mae at Motorco in Durham, NC. It was a lot of fun and it was one of those shows that just felt special. The crowd was big and so into the music and all the bands that played were not only there to play but to support each other as fans and friends.
Now the worst gig… probably when I drove all the way to Lexington, KY to play for nobody. I played for the band that opened for me. I’ll leave it at that.
—Which famous historical event would you like to have witnessed and why?
SQUIRES: Hmmm, good one. I would have to say the “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast or the solar storm of 1859. I think it would have been pretty incredible and a little scary to have been there for either of these. I would’ve loved to have seen the auroras pulsating through the sky. I love just about anything sci-fi or star/space related.
—Is there a song (by another artist) you crank up on Friday night to kick off the weekend-and a song (by another artist) you kick back with on a Sunday morning?
SQUIRES: Haha, yes! I love the new Choir Boy album Gathering Swans. So pretty much any song off that but especially “Nites like This.” It’s pure gold. I love to relax and chill out with Mazzy Star early in the morning sometimes. I mostly listen to the Still EP from 2018. My favorite Mazzy Star song off of that EP is “Quiet, the Winter Harbor.” It is also my favorite song by them. It’s so beautiful and calming.
—What is your biggest guilty pleasure (film, album, or other)?
SQUIRES: I can’t really answer this question since I don’t believe in the term “guilty pleasure.” You either like something or you don’t, and if you like it then you should never feel ashamed of it. That’s how I live my life and it’s how I’ve always felt.
—What advice would you give now to your younger self?
SQUIRES: I would tell my younger self that time goes by way too fast and to live and love every day and others to the fullest because you never know how quickly the ones you love can be taken away from you.
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TASH SULTANA’s “Through The Valley” Cover From Playstation’s ‘The Last Of Us Part II’ Out Now
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DATE: JULY 24, 2020
FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER
  Photo Credit: Dara Munis TASH SULTANA
“THROUGH THE VALLEY” COVER
FROM PLAYSTATION’S
THE LAST OF US PART II
OUT NOW
To mark one of the biggest gaming title launches of the year, PlayStation®4 exclusive The Last of Us™ Part II, PlayStation Australia worked with multi-instrumentalist and global sensation acclaimed artist TASH SULTANA to re-record “Through The Valley”–the iconic track from the game’s reveal trailer that went viral in 2016. Due to overwhelming demand, the release of TASH‘s cover of “Through The Valley” is available now on Mom+Pop.
“This is the first time I’ve done a collab like this,” TASH says. “Usually, it’s kinda just like writing sessions with other musos but this is for a game and it’s different as it’s not my usual style to venture into so I’m completely honored to be asked to do something like this. The reaction has been amazing and it’s been great hearing all the positive messages from everyone so I wanted to make sure the song was available everywhere.”
The original track by U.S. blues and folk artist Shawn James is sung by lead character Ellie in The Last of Us™ Part II reveal trailer and tells a dark tale of struggle and someone who, by the grace of their own killer instinct, does not fear. The song is reminiscent of Ellie’s experience in a cruel post-pandemic world.
Patrick Lagana, Director of Marketing at Sony Interactive Entertainment Australia, said, “‘Through The Valley’ became a #1 hit in several markets when featured in the 2016 reveal trailer for The Last of Us Part II, so we were super excited with the idea of recreating this with a phenomenal Aussie talent like TASH SULTANA that truly creates a special Australian moment to mark the launch of one of our biggest titles for PS4.”
Matt Holmes, Executive Creative Director at Poem, said, “We’re passionate about earning attention for brands by creating ideas that earn a place in people’s lives, ideas that people will actually care about. The TLOU world is incredibly immersive and fans are genuinely emotionally invested in the characters and the story. We wanted to tap into that feeling and the crazy excitement for this sequel by using music as it’s a powerful emotional trigger and several tracks and guitar chords have become synonymous with the game. I couldn’t be prouder of the result. TASH did an incredible job in the recording and the final launch video is a cool collision of cultures that The Last of Us™ fans and music fans are loving.”
Watch the TASH SULTANA x The Last of Us™ Part II “Through The Valley” video HERE.
About TASH:
TASH SULTANA is an explosive live artist who has commanded global attention since homemade videos went viral. Tash was soon selling out major arenas globally and playing at the world’s biggest festivals–no mean feat for an artist who just a year before was recording songs on a go pro in a bedroom.
Since Tash’s grandfather gifted a guitar at the age of three, the self-taught artist quickly developed a unique style that has seen Tash breaking record attendances around the globe. Tash has mastered over 12 instruments, has a vocal that shines with a magical quality and a live show that needs to be seen to be believed.
The one-person powerhouse started out playing open mic nights on a fake id and busking on the streets of Melbourne, Australia. Recent accolades include over 1 Billion combined streams, an ARIA award for Blues and Roots Album of The Year with ‘Flow State’, smash single ‘Jungle’ coming in at #3 in triple j’s Hottest 100, achieving platinum sales for the Notion EP, double platinum sales for ‘Jungle’ and platinum sales for ‘Notion’ along with numerous gold certified singles. Tash’s live show has seen her become the only artist to sell out 3 Brixton Academy shows before their debut album along with selling another 500,000 tickets worldwide which recently culminated in a sold out performance at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre, with noted stand out sets at Coachella & Lollapalooza.
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SINGLE MUSIC DEBUTS LIVESTREAM TICKETING FOR SHOPIFY
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