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April 29, 2020

STEVE HOWE of YES to Release New Solo Album ‘LOVE IS’ 7/31 Via BMG Records

DATE: APRIL 29, 2020

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK-SRO PR

STEVE HOWE OF YES

TO RELEASE NEW SOLO ALBUM

‘LOVE IS’

OUT JULY 31 VIA BMG RECORDS

Steve Howe; Photo credit: ©Will Ireland/Prog Magazine/Future Publishing

Legendary YES guitarist STEVE HOWE has announced he will release LOVE IS via BMG Records on July 31. LOVE IS marks HOWE‘s first solo album since the all-instrumental Time in 2011 and has a balance of five instrumental tracks and five songs.

The album will be available as a CD in a gatefold digi-sleeve with a 12-page booklet, and a black vinyl 180gm LP with a gatefold sleeve, liner notes and lyrics.

Link to Steve Howe Official store pre-orders: https://SteveHowe.lnk.to/D2CPR

STEVE HOWE sings lead vocals and plays electric, acoustic and steel guitars, keyboards, percussion and bass guitar on the instrumentals, while Yes vocalist Jon Davison provides vocal harmonies and plays bass guitar on the vocal tracks. The album also features Dylan Howe on drums.

Many years in the making, LOVE IS brings together a consistently strong and polished listening experience, forging the very best from the writing and playing throughout the album. This may well be considered the real ‘stand out’ album of Howe‘s solo career. The instrumentals keep a highly progressive rock guitar style to the fore, with songs that explore stories of lives lived and lives only just begun. “Love Is A River” is the central longer song with several textural shifts, featuring a theme played on 12-string and steel guitars.

“I called the album LOVE IS because it hints at the central idea that that love is important but also love of the universe and the ecology of the world is very important,” says Steve Howe. “Alexander Humboldt went around the world and recognized we are destroying the planet but that was 200 years ago! We are still destroying the planet and, I suppose, my songs show the yearning I have for the love of nature and how beauty, art and music all stem from nature. There is a theme about those things, love, beauty, ecology, nature and wonderful people.

“‘Love Is A River’ just seemed a very important track to me, a sort of quintessential track with lots of moods, lots of interesting things going on with steel guitars and acoustic guitars. Further tracks grew from time spent writing in my studio.

“‘See Me Through’ looks at the idea that we get through life by not driving ourselves that hard but attempting to achieve things with people who help you along the way, and ‘Imagination’ is dedicated to my granddaughter Zuni. It’s about how I see some of the things she’s experienced in her short seven years.

“I invited Jon Davison to sing harmonies with me and add bass on the songs. If he was singing on the songs I thought ‘why doesn’t he play bass‘ as well and it turned out nice. He’s been with Yes for seven or eight years and he’s a great guy, great performer and a great interpreter of Yes songs.

“I’ve been singing for years, mainly in harmony but I’ve sung lead on lots of my own albums before and I feel that, as I’ve got older, I’ve got a grip on that and, hopefully, it’s improved over the years.”

The album includes many distinctive STEVE HOWE signatures among the instrumental tracks from the delicate beauty of “Fulcrum,” “Beyond The Call” and “Pause For Thought” to upbeat rock, “The Headlands,” and the jazz-tinged “Sound Picture.”

“The instrumentals are like a mood, a place I went to one day, thought this is nice and then I develop that to a point where it’s a finished track. There might be key ingredients that I thought about using musically that I like, that I’m drawn to, and then developing them into something.” LOVE IS was written, engineered and produced by STEVE HOWE with further engineering and mixing by Curtis Schwartz. “I write in my own studio and then go to see Curtis in his studio,” Howe explains. “We expand the tracks and put them on Pro Tools and everything starts to be possible. At some point, probably around 2 years ago, Dylan came down to Curtis’s studio and we recorded the drums on some of the tracks. I could see a balance of five instrumental tracks and five songs and there was a feeling that it was an album, sitting there, looking at me.”

The track listing for Steve Howe‘s LOVE IS album is:

1 Fulcrum *

2 See Me Through

3 Beyond The Call *

4 Love Is A River

5 Sound Picture *

6 It Ain’t Easy

7 Pause For Thought *

8 Imagination

9 The Headlands *

10 On The Balcony

* instrumental

LOVE IS Album Cover

Formats:

CD Catalogue No. 538608592

Gatefold digi leeve with 12 page booklet with liner notes by Steve Howe & lyrics

LP – Catalogue Number – 538608601

180gm Black vinyl in Gatefold sleeve with liner notes by Steve Howe & lyrics

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April 24, 2020

Australia’s IN HEARTS WAKE Announce Carbon Offset Album ‘Kaliyuga,’ Reveal “Son Of A Witch”

DT: APRIL 24, 2020

FM: KELLY WALSH

AUSTRALIAN METALCORE BAND
IN HEARTS WAKE
ANNOUNCE CARBON OFFSET ALBUM ‘KALIYUGA’

OUT AUGUST 7

RELEASE SECOND SINGLE/ MUSIC VIDEO
“SON OF A WITCH”
WATCH HERE

BAND LAUNCH THEHOUSEOFKALI.COM INTERACTIVE SITE

Photo Credit: Sally Patti

Australian metalcore outfit IN HEARTS WAKE will release their fifth studio album KALIYUGA on August 7 via UNFD, marking their first new music in three years. Known throughout their career for their passion and dedication to environmental awareness, the band have minimized their environmental footprint on the release by carbon offsetting the entire process and using recycled materials to create physical products for the music. IN HEARTS WAKE today have shared a new single/music video for the track “Son Of A Witch” (see below) that follows the previously released debut single/video for “Worldwide Suicide” for which the band vowed to plant one native tree per every 1,000 views it receives.

“Son Of A Witch” is influenced by IN HEARTS WAKE frontman JAKE TAYLOR‘s experience of the devastating Malibu Fires in 2018. This experience kindled the creation of the single, which was penned before the great burning of the Amazon Rainforest and the destructive 2020 wildfires in Australia. Filming for the song’s live action clip was restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Coronavirus turned our video cartoon,” says TAYLOR of the animated video. “These challenging times are forcing us to adapt, evolve and discover new ways of doing things. I scoured the internet for an animation team who could bring to life this emotive, sensitive and archetypal narrative about humanity’s neglect and mistreatment of Mother Earth. I’ve never written or directed animation before, but it opened up new possibilities and for that I’m grateful.”

IN HEARTS WAKE – “Son Of A Witch” Official Music Video

IN HEARTS WAKE calculated the recording process of the album to be 26.37 tonnes of CO2e which has been entirely offset through the purchase of carbon credits in the Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor of Western Australia. The album will also be packaged and manufactured plastic free.

“During the recording process for ‘Kaliyuga’ we measured every power socket, counted every light, pound of freight, food consumption, driving mile and airfare taken,” says TAYLOR. “We were then able to find the total carbon footprint and offset it by supporting a rewilding project in Australia on First Nations land.”

He continues, “Our mission to help support and sustain life on Earth has made us realize that less is more. Many industries are evolving, and as musicians we feel it’s time to do our part. It’s been challenging to navigate the retail hurdles, find sustainable materials and successful companies that embody our ethos, but through a bit of research we’ve discovered that there are many solutions out there.”

KALIYUGA is accompanied by a brand-new website, https://thehouseofkali.com/, which is now live. The site offers album news, insights, exclusive content and clues as well as a host of important information.

ENTER THE HOUSE OF KALI

IN HEARTS WAKE are long time champions of the earth, with their last three albums themed around the natural elements that make life here possible. Earthwalker (2014) explored the element of Earth, Skydancer (2015) explored air, and Ark (2016) focused on water. All three albums debuted in the Top 5 of the ARIA charts with the themes of social and environmental justice and self-accountability steady throughout. It is uncanny that the band’s fourth album, KALIYUGA, would be born of fire, inspired and bookended by the devastating fires that occurred in California and Australia throughout 2018, 2019 and 2020.

KALIYUGA takes a surgeon’s scalpel and a sledgehammer to cut and smash through dysfunction. A ruthless scrutiny of self and the social and eco injustices and abuse at play today blazes throughout the album as IN HEARTS WAKE aim to break the barriers of apathy, distraction, disinformation, anxiety and despair to spread the band’s purpose and passion like wildfire.

“Ancients from different cultures spoke of Four Ages of Humanity,” says TAYLOR. “The Hindu ancients called the Age we are in right now, ‘KALIYUGA’ – a time when negativity such as discord, greed, materialism and fear create strife and imbalance for life on earth. We’re seeing this in the world around us and in the chaos of recent events. But I believe we were born into this age for a reason-that we can transform the challenges we face by seizing the opportunity to grow and change the way we live on the earth and with each other.”

KALIYUGA is geared for inciting widespread positive action and breaking new ground in order to tackle the most pressing crises on the planet today. This is inspiring conscious heavy music for these times.

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April 23, 2020

SUNNY OZELL Debuts “Church Sessions” Video Series And Catches Up With Graham Norton From Los Angeles Quarantine

DATE: APRIL 23, 2020

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN

SINGER-SONGWRITER

SUNNY OZELL

DEBUTS “CHURCH SESSIONS”

VIDEO SERIES, MERGING HER

LOVE OF MUSIC, HISTORY AND TRAVEL

FIRST VIDEO FOR ALBUM’S

“DOWNSTREAM” TRACK OUT NOW

WATCH HERE

SUNNY CATCHES UP WITH GRAHAM NORTON

FROM LOS ANGELES QUARANTINE

WATCH HERE

In advance of the release of her next single from her album OVERNIGHT LOWS , singer-songwriter SUNNY OZELL has shared the first in a series of video shorts that merge her love of music, history, and travel. Titled the “Church Sessions,” the three videos were filmed at centuries-old churches throughout the UK early this year. With the recent shelter at home global lockdown, SUNNY is currently planted firmly in Los Angeles, where she and her husband were recently featured on Graham Norton’s UK show. Watch a clip here.

For the first video (out now) in the “Church Sessions” series, SUNNY gives us a virtual tour of Saint Mary’s church in Bloxham, West Oxdfordshire. SUNNY offers a brief history lesson along with an acoustic performance of “Downstream” from her OVERNIGHT LOWS album, live in the soaring nave of an ancient house of worship. Watch the clip here.

“Ever since I was a child, I’ve loved old buildings,” SUNNY explains. “Though growing up on the West Coast didn’t afford for much in the way of ‘old,’ Virginia City (a Nevada silver ‘boom town’ from the late 19^th century) was about as old as anything I’d seen. So, when I first started spending regular amounts of time in the UK, I relished the wealth of centuries-old historical buildings and dove headlong into studying them. In particular, the church architecture of ancient England swept me off my feet.

“I’m not remotely a religious person, but these houses of worship, where parishioners have gathered and marked their lives for hundreds and hundreds of years, hold so many treasures to be discovered. All the applied arts of the medieval era can be found in fragments here and there, and I’m especially interested in the bits that survived the sweeping destructions of the Reformation. Studying history is a pastime I find immensely calming; it is an escapist pursuit, but it also brings comfort when you find that fellow human beings from centuries past wanted the same things we do–love, freedom, selfhood, etc. When I connect with medieval church buildings, I’m also connecting with the human lives who have come and gone through the doors. It seemed perfectly sensible to bridge two of my passions–music and history–in these short videos. Americana songs and medieval ecclesiastical architecture may seem a strange marriage, but they both act as ‘records’ of human life and it was truly a delight to sing in these majestic spaces.”

OVERNIGHT LOWS gleams with engaging melodies and intelligent wordplays, performed with a sophisticated fluency in pop, jazz, soul and Americana dialects. In SUNNY‘s words, OVERNIGHT LOWSreflects the soul and simplicity of her passion for such inspirations as Bonnie Raitt, David Byrne, Cassandra Wilson, and Aretha Franklin. Players on the album include Jay Bellerose (Robert Plant, Aimee Mann, Alison Krauss), Tyler Chester (George Ezra, Maddison Cunningham), Andy Hess (The Black Crowes, David Byrne), Adam Levy (Norah Jones, Roseanne Cash), and Rich Hinman (Sara Bareilles). The album was recorded at Village Studios in Los Angeles, and engineered by Mike Piersante.

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April 17, 2020

Melodic Doom Artist IVA TORIC Shares Second Single “Actions Speak Louder”

DT: APRIL 17, 2020

FM: KELLY WALSH, SRO PR

MELODIC DOOM/SYMPHONIC METAL ARTIST
IVA TORIC

SHARES VIDEO FOR COMPELLING SECOND SINGLE
“ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER”

San Francisco-based melodic doom/symphonic metal artist IVA TORIC has conjured a second track from her upcoming debut album, THE DEVIL’S MARK, due later this year. The “explosive and melancholy” (Ghost Cult Magazine) single “Actions Speak Louder” comes with a bewitching music video (seen below) directed by Matt Akana (Asking Alexandria, The Unlikely Candidates). “Actions Speak Louder” was produced and mixed by Jim Kaufman and features guest musicians Gregg Cash (Josh Todd and the Conflict, ex-Dorothy) on bass, Kemble Walters (Juliette & The Licks, Aeges) on guitars, Dylan Howard (Aeges) on drums and Sasha Smith on keys.

“‘Actions Speak Louder’ is about honesty,” declares IVA. “It’s about speaking truthfully and acting on your words. Do what you say you’ll do especially when it’s hard or inconvenient. When emotions are high and chaos reigns, we display our true character.

“I realize more and more each day how meaningless words are when they’re not accompanied by congruent actions–from those we love and from our leaders. Actions Speak Louder is my mantra today.”

IVA TORIC – “Actions Speak Louder” Music Video

Stream/download “Actions Speak Louder” today at:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0BYNMsPJSVY387rtiXGGa5

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/actions-speak-louder-single/150713426

Described by Kerrang! as a “syncretic approach to dark culture, mixing the organic darkness of Uada, the psychedelic hues of Soundgarden, and the goth elegance of Maria Brink” (January 14, 2020), IVA uses her music to overcome personal challenges and relate to those who share the same issues.

IVA‘s debut single “DARK SIDE OF ME” was released earlier this year and depicts her lifelong struggle with chronic depression while itsethereal video shares her connection to nature with dark, mysterious elements and pagan aesthetics. “The lyrics are honest and raw,” says IVA, “and for anybody who has struggled with their own mental health, self-esteem or body image, you’ll find a part of yourself gazing back at you from within this song. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpWMaZyAjOA.

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April 10, 2020

Soulful Americana/Country-Rock Artist HEATHER ANNE LOMAX Releases Brand New Single “Heart Don’t Lie;” Speaks On Life As An Artist In Quarantine

DT: APRIL 10, 2020

FM: KELLY WALSH, MITCH SCHNEIDER

HEATHER ANNE LOMAX

DEBUTS NEW TRACK
“HEART DON’T LIE”
FROM UPCOMING ALBUM ‘ALL THIS TIME’

THE SOULFUL AMERICANA/COUNTRY-ROCK ARTIST

SHARES Q&A ON LIFE AS A MUSICIAN

DURING QUARANTINE IN LOS ANGELES

Photo Credit: Neil Kremer

Soulful and fearless Americana/country-rock artist HEATHER ANNE LOMAX (formerly known as Michael-Ann) is previewing her upcoming second album ALL THIS TIME (due May 1) with “Heart Don’t Lie.” A bittersweet country song about love and loss with the moving line “Cause heaven knows/That the heart don’t lie,” the song is available today (April 10) across all digital platforms following its premiere yesterday via The Bluegrass Situation. Listen to “Heart Don’t Lie” now here:

smarturl.it/heartdontlie.

“It’s a song about love and longing,” shares the Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter and guitarist. “It’s a song of yearning and of the unseen ties that bind two souls regardless of space and time. It’s about ‘memories, pressed between the pages of my mind.”

“Heart Don’t Lie” comes on the heels of HEATHER‘s riveting and colorful performance music video for the album single “Better Luck” which debuted last month on DittyTV. The uplifting self-empowerment manifesto “Better Luck” was initially premiered via American Songwriter. “One of the most expressive vocalists around,” noted the outlet’s Paul Zollo, “she combines the sweet folky purity of Joan Baez with the rocking soul of Janis Joplin with hints of Patsy Cline and Linda Ronstadt.” “Better Luck” was also picked by The Alternate Root as one of “The Top Ten Songs of the Week” (2/19/2020). HEATHER recently spoke to Guitar Girl Mag whom lauded her as “a bold and daring voice in today’s Americana scene. She is creating music that brings the raw roots of country, blues, and gospel into a modern language that is firmly grounded in time-honored tradition.” (April 6, 2020)

HEATHER has brought her fiery energy to stages across the U.S. opening for acts including Wynonna and The Big Noise, Lee Ann Womack, Blake Shelton, Kenny Rogers, Jeff Bridges, John Hiatt, Richie Furay, Don McLean, Judy Collins, Marshall Tucker Band, Joan Osborne, Melanie, WAR and Blood Sweat & Tears.

Originally hailing from Kansas City, HEATHER is now based in Los Angeles where she recorded ALL THIS TIME with producer/mixer Jason Hiller along with enlisting an all-star team of renowned musicians to guest on the album including Zachary Ross, Ty Bailie, Ben Peeler-Weissenborn, Aubrey Richmond, David Goodstein, Chris Joyner, Rob Humphreys, Rosa Pullman-Wurlitzer, Maesa Pullman, Ronee Martin, John “JT” Thomas, and Danielle Fife.

While quarantined at home in Los Angeles due to the coronavirus pandemic, HEATHER shared some of her thoughts on its impact on artists and what she’s been doing to keep busy while staying at home in the below Q&A.

QUARANTINE Q&A with HEATHER ANNE LOMAX

What are some of the changes you’ve seen around you following the spread of the coronavirus pandemic?

LOMAX: “I think one thing that is GOOD that has transpired with this pandemic, is that it has heightened people’s compassion for others. I see people willing to do favors for others, donate time, resources, etc. for the common good. It’s tragic that sometimes we need a wakeup call like a pandemic, or 9/11 to remember those noble qualities in our species.”

While staying at home, what are some of the activities that you’ve been doing to keep busy?

“I have been binge watching (thanks to my friend Aubrey Richmond) ‘The Outlander.’

It’s a truly romantic escape to the shores of Scotland. At its core, it’s a love story set in the mid-1700’s during the Jacobite uprising against England. It’s full of dramatic twists and turns, passion, loyalty, and the undying, unbridled love of two soulmates that weather the test of time. Do I believe in this kind of love? Absolutely.”

“I’ve also been reading a lot of books. I am currently reading ‘My Symphony’ by William Henry Channing and there’s a quote in the book that really stands out to me in these times because it is easy to become fearful, and not mindful:

‘To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart, to bear all cheerfully, to all bravely await occasions, hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual unbidden and unconscious grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony.’

What it’s been like as an artist surviving during these times?

“I had shows and a record release lined up, but like so many other musicians, have had to cancel or postpone those performances. For so many musicians, touring is a big part of their financial equation to support their work. This situation is causing a paradigm shift. Now musicians are performing online just to stay in the public eye. This music offers much needed comfort, support and healing. Hopefully it puts some money in musicians’ pockets as well via online views. I have my own financial concerns, but I am better off than many of my friends who tour exclusively to support themselves. My heart really hurts for them.”

“I’m hoping this situation cracks open our hearts to be more aware that we are ALL struggling–financially, emotionally, spiritually and physically. This virus does not discriminate based on status, race, sex or religion. Perhaps we will be more keenly aware that we are all just trying to survive on this planet. I think that it has also made me aware that this life IS truly a gift, and it’s best to take time to ‘stop and smell the roses.'”

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April 10, 2020

Rock and Roll Trio THE BLACK MOODS Share “Sunshine” In Animated Music Video

DT: APRIL 10, 2020

FM: KELLY WALSH

ROCK AND ROLL TRIO
THE BLACK MOODS
SHARE NEW SINGLE “SUNSHINE”
WITH ANIMATED STOP-MOTION MUSIC VIDEO

ALBUM OF THE SAME NAME OUT MAY 8

With only one month left until the release of their sophomore album SUNSHINE on May 8 via Steelhorse Entertainment/The Fuel, Arizona-based rock and roll trio THE BLACK MOODS–whom the Arizona Republic describe as “the very definition of ‘swagger'”–lighten the mood with a fun, stop-motion/paper-animated music video for its melodic title track. Directed by Stefano Bertelli (lovelytheband, Alter Bridge), the video and single are out today, April 10, across all digital platforms. Watch “Sunshine” here or streaming below.

“Sunshine” was co-written by THE BLACK MOODS vocalist/guitarist Josh Kennedy and Grammy Award-winning producer Johnny Karkazis. It follows four previously shared singles: “Throwing Shade,” “Bella Donna” and two Billboard Top 30 Active Mainstream Rock-charting hits “Bad News” and “Whatcha Got.”

The band further enlisted Karkazis to record and produce SUNSHINE using their Phoenix rehearsal space as a makeshift studio to capture the spirit of their zealous live show across its eight tracks filled with electric guitar, percussive stomp and anthemic hooks.

THE BLACK MOODS have shared their passion and strong work ethic with relentless tours alongside acts including Doors’ Robbie Krieger, Shinedown, Jane’s Addiction, Whitesnake, Adelitas Way, and Otherwise, earning them a dedicated fanbase across the U.S. Having originally been scheduled to appear on tour this summer with Otherwise and at Epicenter Festival, all of which have been postponed due to coronavirus, THE BLACK MOODS have continued to bring their show to fans worldwide with their virtual “Shelter in Place” live-streaming performance series and a special ‘Happy Hour’ Q&A session where fans can have a drink with the band, perhaps even the band’s own ‘Bella Donna‘ red blend wine made with Arizona’s Su Vino Winery. Bottles are currently available for purchase online (21+ only) at https://www.suvinowineryaz.com/red-wines/bella-donna.

(Lineup [l-r] Jordan Hoffman (bass), Josh Kennedy (vocals, guitars), Chico Diaz (drums); Photo Credit: Jim Louvau)

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April 9, 2020

TASH SULTANA New Song And Video For “Pretty Lady” Features Clips From A World In Isolation

DATE: APRIL 9, 2020

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

TASH SULTANA

RELEASES SEDUCTIVE NEW SONG

‘PRETTY LADY’

AND EXPLOSIVE VIDEO CLIP

AVAILABLE TO STREAM OR PURCHASE NOW

After a world premiere on Australia’s “The Breakfast Show” (via national broadcaster triple j), multi-instrumentalist and global sensation TASH SULTANA has released her seductive new song “Pretty Lady,” out today (April 9) on Mom + Pop Music. Listen to the song here and watch the video here.

The video was created using clips of friends, family, and fans all around the world in isolation to spread positive energy into the world. All the participants will continue to spread the word with the #PrettyLadyChallenge on social media. To coincide with the single’s release, TASH also performed live on YouTube as part of their #Stayhome series through the pandemic on TASH‘s YouTube page.

“Pretty Lady” was co-written and made by TASH with Matt Corby and Dann Hume in TASH‘s own studio. The song is an exquisite showcase of storytelling that TASH has become known for, while also showcasing TASH‘s soulful and intimate vocals.

Reflecting on the track, TASH explains, “I’ve been trying to figure out how to write this song for like six years. I used to loop it and just free style to it when I was busking years ago, but I always got stuck on the same parts. I put the song in a box at the back of my mind and revisited it in November 2019. I had Dann (Hume) and Matt (Corby) spend some time in my studio and that’s when I decided to show them this song. It’s my first song I’ve collaborated with other players on.”

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.

GODSMACK Release “Unforgettable” Music Video Highlighting Two-Year Journey with Young Musicians

DATE: APRIL 8, 2020

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER/KELLY WALSH

SULLY ERNA AND GODSMACK

TAKE 400+ NEW ENGLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE MUSICAL ADVENTURE OF THEIR LIVES

BAND’S NEW MUSIC VIDEO “UNFORGETTABLE”

OUT TODAY (APRIL 8) DOCUMENTS THE TWO-YEAR JOURNEY

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

Multi-platinum hard rock titans GODSMACK today (Wednesday, April 8) have released the video for their new hit single “Unforgettable” from their latest smash album WHEN LEGENDS RISE (BMG).

With music programs continuing to be at risk in schools across the country, it was important for the band–Sully Erna [vocals, guitar], Tony Rombola [guitar], Robbie Merrill [bass] and Shannon Larkin [drums]–to make a video about the power of music to uplift lives. They invited 400+ aspiring musicians from all over New England to join them at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, NH for the shoot.

The “Unforgettable” video (directed by Noah Berlow) culminates a two-year process where the band involved students, starting with the recording of the song when 20 students joined them in the studio to provide vocals on the chorus. These same students were also invited to perform the song live onstage with GODSMACK at their show in Gilford, NH on August 22, 2018 at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion. Earlier this year, the band returned to the Gilbert H. Hood Middle School and enlisted students to rehearse with them the day before the shoot to prepare them for the filming. As part of the band’s visit, SULLY talked to the students about his life–the challenges, blending in, how music saved him–and encouraged the young musicians to continue to pursue their dreams.

“We took these middle school students on a two-year long journey to show them how important music truly is to us all,” SULLY says. “Throughout 2018, we continued to include these kids in all aspects of the process by showing up at their school and personally teaching them the song, including them to join a part of our world tour inviting them to perform live onstage with us, taking them to NYC to further educate them on the business side of the music industry, visiting them at their schools to talk to them about the gift of music, and ultimately inviting them to shoot their first ‘official music video’ with the band.”

“Unforgettable” comes on the heels of last year’s career first for the band when they scored three #1 singles from GODSMACK‘s critically acclaimed and seventh studio album WHEN LEGENDS RISE. The song is currently at #11 on the active rock charts. It follows “Under Your Scars,” which was the group’s third #1, and the album’s two previous tracks that were #1 active rock hits: “When Legends Rise” and “Bulletproof,” the latter of which was recently certified Gold in the U.S. and was also the most-played song at rock radio in 2018. WHEN LEGENDS RISE entered the Billboard Top 200 album chart in the top ten (#8), with four #1 placements on other charts: Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Music Albums, Top Independent Albums and Top Alternative Albums.

GODSMACK – “Unforgettable” Official Music Video

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WARDRUNA Postpone ‘Kvitravn’ Release Until January 2021; Fall N. American Tour Remains Scheduled

DT: APRIL 7, 2020

FM: KELLY WALSH

WARDRUNA
POSTPONE ‘KVITRAVN’ ALBUM RELEASE TO
JANUARY 22, 2021

NORDIC FOLK OUTFIT TO PROCEED WITH
NORTH AMERICAN FALL TOUR DATES

KVITRAVN cover artwork

Due to the effect of the coronavirus pandemic forcing the closure of warehouses and production facilities, Nordic folk outfit WARDRUNA have made the decision to postpone the release of their fifth full length album, KVITRAVN–which translates to ‘White Raven’–from its originally scheduled release date of June 5, 2020 until January 22, 2021 via BY NORSE MUSIC in the U.S. and SONY MUSIC / COLUMBIA RECORDS (worldwide excl. U.S.). It will remain available for pre-order during this time (links below). WARDRUNA will proceed to keep plans for their anticipated return to North America this Fall on a solo run from September 24 to October 20, dates of which are listed below. The band will continue to reveal new music throughout the year.

“It is with heavy hearts and great disappointment that we announce that our upcoming album ‘Kvitravn’ will be moved to January 22, 2021,” says founder/composer EINAR SELVIK. “Closed-down production factories and heavily reduced logistic services due to the COVID-19 situation makes it impossible to go forth with the release as planned. Nobody knows how long this situation will last and therefore we feel it is best to set a realistic date with a higher certainty of us being able to execute the release in the manner needed. On a more positive note, we plan to release a good handful of songs in the time to come before the full album comes out, so stay tuned!”

Pre-order options for KVITRAVN are available via digital download at https://wardruna.lnk.to/Kvitravn_Album. The album is also available on CD and 180-gram 2LP gatefold vinyl (black or ltd. Edition white) at https://wardruna.aisamerch.com/.

Photo Credit: Kim Öhrling

Since their formation in the early 2000’s initiated by Selvik, WARDRUNA have transcended genres, cultures and language barriers worldwide with their musical ode to ancient Nordic traditions with a #1 Billboard World Music album (2016), massive music contributions to the History Channel’s “Vikings” and a 2018 sold-out headlining show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.

Beyond genre, theirs is a sound that must be truly experienced. WARDRUNA‘s first-ever concert was held in front of the 1,500-year-old Gokstad Viking ship in Oslo, NO and they’re the only band to have ever been allowed to hold an amplified concert at the Viking ship museum. Since then they’ve performed sold-out shows worldwide, including major festival headlining appearances (Hellfest, Roadburn, Summer Breez, Castle Fest, Echoes & Merveilles, Rock oz Arenes, Rock The Coast, etc.).

Experience WARDRUNA live at one of the below dates:

DATE	CITY, ST	VENUE
24-Sep	Charlotte, NC	Ovens Auditorium
25-Sep	Washington, DC	Warner Theatre
26-Sep	Brooklyn, NY	Kings Theatre
28-Sep	Boston, MA	The Orpheum Theater
29-Sep	Montreal, QC	M Telus
30-Sep	Toronto, ON	Meridian Hall
2-Oct	Chicago, IL	Auditorium Theatre
3-Oct	Minneapolis, MN	The State Theatre
6-Oct	Calgary, AB	Jack Singer Concert Hall
8-Oct	Vancouver, BC	Queen Elizabeth Theatre
9-Oct	Seattle, WA	Moore Theatre
10-Oct	Salem, OR	Elsinore Theatre
12-Oct	Salt Lake City, UT	The Complex
14-Oct	Oakland, CA	Paramount Theatre
16-Oct	El Cajon, CA	Magnolia
17-Oct	Los Angeles, CA	Orpheum Theatre
18-Oct	Mesa, AZ	Ikeda Theatre
20-Oct	Dallas, TX	The Majestic Theatre

Find more information on WARDRUNA here:
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER

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Kelly Walsh – kwalsh@sropr.com

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April 3, 2020

Indie Folk/Americana Artist DYLAN HARTIGAN Shares Debut Single “My Island”

DT: APRIL 3, 2020

FM: KELLY WALSH/MITCH SCHNEIDER

SRO PR (LOS ANGELES)

LYNDIE WENNER

SRO PR (NASHVILLE)

SOULFUL INDIE FOLK/AMERICANA ARTIST

DYLAN HARTIGAN

LAUNCHES FIRST SINGLE “MY ISLAND”

“In a time where there’s so much uncertainty going on in this world, many are turning to music to help cope. For Dylan Hartigan, he’s releasing new single ‘My Island’ for people to enjoy while also bringing the current condition of the world to light.”

-Brad Curry, American Songwriter (4/2/2020)

DYLAN HARTIGAN‘s soul-warming vocals resonate a feeling of being at one with nature and self as he shares a vulnerability in his debut single “My Island,” which is available now across all digital platforms following its premiere yesterday (April 2) via American Songwriter. The heartfelt single will be included on DYLAN‘s debut 10-track album (as-yet-untitled) due later this fall. The album was co-produced by Grammy-nominated producer Bobby Holland (ZZ Ward, Kesha, Drake White) in Nashville alongside rock n soul artist Maggie Rose.

On “My Island,” DYLAN‘s distinctive Americana-inspired indie folk melodies and thought-provoking lyrics shine as he tells the story of the world as if it were a person.

“I wanted to create a song that humanizes the world by bringing awareness to the planet as a living being–by turning myself into it. It is the story of a stolen heart,” shares DYLAN. “A woman washes up on shore and comes into this man’s life and steals him away from the woman he loves. However, with her success comes the fear of the same thing happening to her. So…unfortunately, the island gets taken over.”

Listen/download “My Island” on your preferred digital platform here.

DYLAN was raised in a family of musicians that played for nothing other than the love of music. He says that “music is something my family has built happiness on. I grew up surrounded by love every second music was on.” He has been an entertainer since childhood, having pursued acting at an early age with supporting roles in The Stepford Wives (2004) aside Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick and the coming-of-age film Funeral Kings (2012) plus appearances on TV shows including “The Black Donnellys” (2007) and “Law & Order”(2008). With a desire to explore his passion for music, he tried out for Season 14 of NBC’s “The Voice” reality singing competition and made it all the way to live performances, earning praise from such national outlets as the Hollywood Reporter which described him as “soulful and charming [with] impressive range.”

For more information on DYLAN HARTIGAN, please visit:

WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER

SRO PR ASSETS: http://www.sropr.com/portfolio/dylan-hartigan

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