Bowling Green, Kentucky indie rock band Cage The Elephant have aired the video for their current single "Trouble".
The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from the band's fourth studio album 'Tell Me I'm Pretty', which came out in December last year. Grab your copy here.
Legendary singer, superstar, creative artist and seven-time Grammy winner Prince has died at home at his estate, his publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, has confirmed.
The star was admitted to hospital at the tail end of last week, following a battle with flu. He was aged 57.
“It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary, iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson, has died at his Paisley Park residence this morning at the age of 57." Ivette said.
In 1984, he won an Oscar for the score to Purple Rain, a film he also starred in.
Prince’s 39th studio album, ‘HITnRUN Phase Two’ was released last year, he became a global superstar in the 1980s, with albums such as 1999, Purple Rain and Sign O' the Times.
New York psych/punk/funk Guerilla Toss have unveiled the video for their infectious single "Perfume".
The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their LP 'Eraser Stargazer' LP, which came out out via DFA Records on March 4. Grab it here.
The video was directed by Will Mayo. Take a look below.
Russian dream-pop quintet Motorama have shared their new track "Holy Day".
The song features on a new 7" record, b/w “Mirror”, which will be available for purchase on May 27th on limited edition vinyl via Talitres. Grab it here.
Manchester alternative/indie rock trio Man Made have unleashed the video for "Raining In My Head".
The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their debut full length album 'TV Broke My Brain', which will be out tomorrow (April 15) via Kobalt Music. Grab it here.
French synthwave/minimal wave duo Peine Perdue (aka Stephane Argillet and Coco Gallo) have shared the video for their latest track "Machines Aveugles".
The song is taken from their upcoming new LP 'Nuit Blanche', set to arrive on May 6 . Buy it here.
Spanish dance-pop band Delorean have revealed their catchy new single "Muzik".
This is the first single and title track from their forthcoming new album produced by Spanish house producer Pional, out on the 22nd of June via released on PHLEX.
Dutch musician Annelotte de Graaf aka Amber Arcades has announced she will release her debut album titled 'Fading Lines' on June 3 via Heavenly Recordings.
The album was recorded at Strange Weather Studio in New York with producer Ben Greenberg (The Men, Beach Fossils, Destruction Unit) with members of Quilt and Real Estate serving as her backing band. It was inspired by time, continuity, coincidence and magic. Pre-order your copy here.
Check out the album's tracklist and listen to the title track, and below.
Italian dark wave/cold wave duo Schonwald have premiered the video for their current single "Inland".
The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their latest album 'Between Parallel Lights', which came out in November last year through Anywave/Manic Depression Records. Grab it here.
Aussie experimental pop band Shining Bird have dropped their new single "Helluva Lot".
The song, mixed by Tim Whitten (The Go-Betweens, Hoodoo Gurus), is taken from the forthcoming second album 'Black Opal' due out on Spunk Records this spring.
London-based psych-pop group Furs have announced they will release their debut album 'Just Kids' on May 13th through The House Band Co.
The band have also revealed their new single 'Natives’. Check out the tracklisting and listen to ‘Natives’ below.
01. Going Nowhere
02. Just Kids
03. Holy Reviewer
04. Why Don’t You Smile?
05. I Wanna Know
06. Natives
07. Our Blue Moon
08. Modern Lovers
09. An Eye On The Vicious
10. Gone
Toronto based experimental dance/dark new agers Doomsquad, have unleashed the video for their latest single "Pyramids on Mars".
The song is par t of our current playlist and is taken from the from their forthcoming new album 'Total Time', which will be out later this month (April 29) via Hand Drawn Dracula (NA / ROW) and Bella Union (UK / EU). Pre-order your copy here.
The video was directed by Ghostprom & Trevor Blumas. Check out below.
Leeds-based post-punk band Eagulls have premiered the video for their newest single "Skipping."
The song is taken from their forthcoming sophomore album 'Ullages', set to be released on 13th May via the grand Partisan Records. Pre-order your copy here.
Canadian indie pop/rock band Hot Hot Heat have announced they will released their self-titled, and final album, on June 24 through Culvert Music.
The band's fifth studio album and follow-up to 2010's Future Breeds, was written between 2011 and 2014, and rather than continuing on the experimental tangent of Future Breeds, it apparently hears them channelling their first two albums for inspiration. As a result, the album is said to be full of poppy hooks and energetic dance-rock riffs, all of which was captured to tape by producer (and frontman Steve Bays' Mounties bandmate) Ryan Dahle.
The band have also dropped the album's first single "Kid Who Stays In The Picture". Pre-order your copy here, check out the tracklist and listen to the new track below.
Hot Hot Heat Tracklist:
01. Kid Who Stays In The Picture
02. Modern Mind
03. Pulling Levers
04. Bobby Joan Sex Tape
05. Magnitude
06. Mayor Of The City
07. Alaskan Midnight Sun
08. Comeback Of The Century
09. Sad Sad Situation
10. The Memory's Here
Ohio lush punk/rockn'roll band Leggy have unveiled their new infectious track "Kick The Habit".
The song is taken from their forthcoming self-titled compilation, which comprises tracks released on three separate EPs: Grrrls Like Us (2014), Nice Try (2015), and Dang (2016), and will be out on April 29 via via Damnably.
New Zealand-based indie pop band Yumi Zouma have announced they will release their debut full-length album 'Yoncalla' on May 27 via Cascine.
Continue their tradition of creating collectable vinyl releases, the new album includes a limited grey 7” that will have two studio outtakes from the recording sessions. The 7” will be bundled with the first 500 copies of the Yoncalla 12”.
The band have also aired the album's lead single "Keep It Close To Me"
About the record, YZ guitarist Charlie Ryder said: "Yumi Zouma has always been an exercise in refining ideas and collaborating, but this was the first time we weren’t limited or protected by distance. With Yoncalla, the process was different, and it can be scary to present raw ideas to your friends ‐ but it’s also incredible to see songs evolve through the sparks of inspiration that bounce between people in the same room."
Pre-order your copy here, check out the tracklist and stream "Keep It Close To Me" below:
Yoncalla’s tracklist:
01. Barricade (Matter Of Fact)
02. Text From Sweden
03. Keep It Close To Me
04. Haji Awali
05. Remember You At All
06. Yesterday
07. Better When I’m By Your Side
08. Short Truth
09. Hermisphere
10. Drachma
Los Angeles based goth/tragic wave musician Deb Demure aka Drab Majesty has aired his new track"The Demon".
The song serves as the b-side from his upcoming new 7inch single "The Heiress / The Demon", set to be released this Thursday (April 7) through Weyrd Son Records. Grab it here.
The clip was directed by Thomas McMahan. Take a look below.
Belgium minimal wave, synth pop, electro act Unidentified Man has shared the visuals for his infectious track "Chasing Objects".
The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from his latest album 'Dissociative Identity', which came out in October 2015 via Wool-E Tapes. Buy it here.
Philadelphia based dream pop/shoegaze band Weekender have unveiled the video for their catchy single "Floaty Feeling, Blue".
The song is part of our current playlist and is the title track of their latest EP 'Floaty Feeling, Blue', released in January via PaperCup Music. Grab it here.
London psychedelic/electronic/techno outfit Death in Vegas (the project of Richard Fearless) have released their infectious new single "You Disco I Freak".
The single features artist, writer, and former adult film performer Sasha Grey on vocals, and is out today (April 1st). It is the first track taken from their upcoming sixth studio album 'Transmission', which will be out at the end of May via Drone Records..
This month's BOTM on Kool Rock Radio is Switzerland-based indie rock four-piece PRISMA.
The band's line-up consists of:
Paulo Mendoza (Guitars/Vocals)
Dennis Benavides (Guitars/Synthesizer/Vocals)
Mauro Boffa (Bass/Guitar/Vocals)
Fabian Ranzoni (Drums)
There is an element of unpredictability about Prisma. In fact, the band’s beginnings could come straight out of a vintage rock ’n’ roll novel: two Peruvian brothers, an Argentinian and a young Swiss met in Europe, discovered common musical aspirations, formed a group and started producing their own music!
Prisma was founded in 2011, when brothers Paulo and Dennis chose to embrace their musical fate and live their dream of forming a rock group. Together they pooled their rich musical creativity and merged their talents and enthusiasm. From a young age they had developed a philosophy that music should come from people playing instruments. Those natural vibrant sounds contrasted with the synthetic and digital noise that was coming out of computers. Their philosophy was that no machine could ever replace the mystic experience of a live rock ’n’ roll band on stage.
The brothers join forces with Mauro, a talented Argentinian bass player, who shared their musical philosophy as well as their South American roots. Finally after some auditions, none other than Fabian, a Swiss cheeky-cool drummer, completed their line-up.
Last month the band released their self-titled debut album, and their next ambition is to hit the road and make all rock ’n’ roll lovers worldwide dance, scream, sing and shout.
Buy Prisma' s/t debut album here, and watch the video for their current single "Prophet (Take A Look At The Sky)" below.