Legendary rocker Lenny Kravitz has unleashed the video for 'Raise Vibration', which is also the title track to his 2018 LP. With Mark Seliger manning the direction, the visuals feature Kravitz among breathtaking landscape whilst stylishly dressed in Saint Laurent attire.
Glasgow's Declan Welsh & The Decadent West are another one of the city's dynamic bands bursting from the powerful wave of talent exploding from the country. Dropping their debut LP 'Cheaply Bought, Expensively Sold' back in 2019, the group have shared their latest cut 'Parisian Friends', the follow-up to their recent single 'Another One'.
Toronto outfit Bad Waitress are slated to drop their debut album 'No Taste' on September 3rd. To coincide with the news, the group have also unveiled the video to their single 'Strawberry Milkshake'. Filmed in an American style diner or rather an American horror style diner, the place is packed with zombie like figures, a result of the customers eating what looks like raw meat.
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.
Glam rock leaders The Struts have shared a cover version of Queen's classic 1977 song 'We Will Rock You'. Whilst the original track remains one of the biggest anthems of all time The Struts manage to give the tune their own spin, launching the track with lush keys accompanying the stadium style drums in a cinematic fashion.
London's Desperate Journalist will release their new album 'Maximum Sorrow!' on July 2nd via Fierce Panda Records. To coincide with the news, Desperate Journalist have also unveiled a video for their second single 'Personality Girlfriend'. Inspired by a 90s visual aesthetic, clips of the band performing the song are layered atop imagery of each member listening to vinyl records in their respective homes.
Reading band Mellor will release their forthcoming EP 'Fragment Of Imagination' on May 14th via the Eighty4 Music label. To coincide with the news the band have also shared their latest single 'Vacant Stare'. An absolute ripping piece of indie rock, the song shines a spotlight on the toxic attitudes revolving around adversarial people.
Swansea band Bandicoot follow-up their debut track 'Dark Too Long' with a fiery cut called 'FUZZY'. Fusing elements of garage, blues rock and glam into one glorious concoption, the tune is built on a solid foundation of spikey, blues guitar riffs, thundering drumming and vocals that embodie a sense of classicism and rock & roll nostalgia that bridges the past and present in one stunning package.
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth have announced a new collaborative album titled 'Utopian Ashes'. The forthcoming LP will land July 2nd on Jack White's Third Man Records. The record will also feature Primal Scream members Andrew Innes, Darrin Mooney and Martin Duffy, as well as producer/musician Johnny Hostile, operating as the project band.
With Black Honey's new album 'Written & Directed' currently out now and garnishing a vast amount critical praises, the band has unveiled a new video for their single 'Back Of The Bar'. Filmed in a retro, 60s style manner, the vid features front woman Izzy Phillips stylishly dressed whilst trotting around the city of London. Some of the locations include Dots Music Shop in Camden as well as the Repton Boxing Club in Bethnel Green.
