Singer and musician Julia Shapiro is scheduled to release her new album 'Zorked' on October 15th via the Suicide Squeeze label. To coincide with the announcement, Shapiro has also dropped a new video to coincide with her single 'Wrong Time'. Directed by Colby Makin, the analog visuals are collaged footage of Julia doing random things around her area of L.A.
Having released her killer EP 'Channel Zero' back in May, L.A. rock queen Kate Clover now returns with a video to her mew single 'Crimewave'. Directed by Ambar Navarro, the narrative revolves around a bad cop who goes around arresting everyone from a punk (musician Allan Wan) to protestor (photographer Kristin Gallegos) for basically doing nothing.
Photographer, director and singer/musician Kate Hollowell has released a video under her Number One Popstar moniker titled 'TV'. Self-directed, the stylishly and creatively shot vid finds Holowell playing multiple characters from a woman on a cereal commercial to a bean eating princess, which is inspired by The Who's 'Tommy'.
L.A. punk outfit Death Valley Girls have released their new single 'It's All Really Kind of Amazing' via Suicide Squeeze. Quite the uplifting song, the track touches on believing in your dreams and the understanding that you can achieve your visions. Magnificently composed, there are elements of psychedelic and desert rock with bright pop melodies bursting through the production.
Colleen Green is scheduled to release her forthcoming album 'Cool' on September 10th via Hardly Art. To coincide with the announcement, she has shared her the video for her latest single 'Highway'. Directed by Ben Kettleson, there are clips of Green collaged with overlays of freeways, cityscapes and more. The retro feel to the video goes great with this infectious indie meets post-punk offering.
Los Angeles-based duo Cash & Skye (Henri Cash of Starcrawler and Sophia Skye) have released their debut 7" 'No More Candy' b/w 'Sweeping Wet Floors' via Jack White's Third Man Records. The two-track package finds the two delving into their love of country and classic rock & roll, bridging the past and present into one lush and stunning record.
Los Angeles rockers Death Valley Girls have unveiled the video to their track 'I'm A Man Too', which is taken from their album 'Glow in the Dark', set to get reissued on August 27th via Suicide Squeeze Records. Directed by Cherry, the vid is one long take on how to apply makeup in the most absurd way. Seemingly representing a duality of genders with there being a moustache and thick eyebrows painted on the face, the track itself is definitely one of the highlights on the LP.
Los Angeles-based artist Jenna Kyle has released her latest tune entitled 'Ojos'. Incorporating the sounds of sensual house to her palette, Kyle's lush vocals over the pulsing 4x4 rhythm fits like a hand in glove.
Los Angeles-based group Joe Fox & The Frantics, comprised of singer Joe Fox and producer/musician Aaron Edwards, have released their new single 'Smoke Show'. Packed with a heap of rock & roll fierceness, the song is stacked with lashing guitar lines, sweltering synths, bass tones and killer drums all laid underneath the wooing vocal delivery of Fox.
On July 30th L.A. band Death Valley Girls will reissue their 2014 debut LP 'Street Venom' on vinyl. The re-release will land as a deluxe edition via Suicide Squeeze. Along with the announcement of the reissue, Death Valley Girls have also shared a new video for their track 'Sanitarium Blues'. Directed by Wiktor Lekston, the visuals are a collage of trippy, psychedelic visuals that represent a form of astral projection.
