Miami, Florida-Gothic Rock artists Astari Nite release their brand new song All Else is a Curse.
After listening to artists such as ABBA, David Bowie, and Yazoo, it caused Vocalist Mychael, to reflect upon voices that we may never hear again. Inspired by this, Astari Nite started to write their next album. Mychael provides more details on the inspiration of All Else is a Curse..
In essence I fell in love with a lot of laughter and simple conversing during these engagements.

Often, I would slide away in thought during these times only to be reminded of voices I might never hear again. Feeling merry and magical, Astari Nite began tracking for our next catalog of songs and in an instant “All Else is a Curse” became my new obsession.

As melancholy as I may appear, I am carelessly smiling deep inside. The more I dwell on who or what moment in time this song is about, I like to believe that sadness is an artform and as cliché as it may sound, it meant everything to me.
More details on the upcoming album will be released in the coming months. All Else is a Curse is out today on Negative Gain and can be heard HERE

Born to a Thai mother and Irish father, Sinéad Harnett is a Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter born and raised in London. Harnett started to find her voice while participating in talent shows at a local university, and the reception she received was so overwhelmingly positive that she committed to building her confidence on the stage and making the leap toward a career in music. 


Harnett did everything from making bands with friends and performing on campus to recording in grungy studios and uploading demos on YouTube, eventually leading to 320 million lifetime streams and collaborations with high profile producers such as Disclosure, Kaytranada, Rudimental, and GRADES. Harnett's 2019 debut album Lessons in Love found the rising R&B star in a deeply introspective place, learning to acknowledge and accept patterns in her romantic relationships to grow from them. Lessons in Love yielded break out single "If You Let Me," which has surpassed 70 million streams on Spotify alone.

(New York, New York - February 22, 2021) - Brooklyn based alt-pop band Record Heat (fka Spirit Animal) announce the release of their new EP, 1, out March 12th via The Orchard. The 3 track EP will include the band's previously released tracks "Just Hits" and "Nathan" along with closer, "Network," co-written with mega-producer, Nolan Lambroza. Record Heat will also be releasing a limited edition NFT, making them one of the first bands to experiment with cryptoart dedicated to bringing fans a unique artistic experience.
 
"The creative process for our new logo opened our eyes to new visual art styles and techniques, which in turn led us to begin exploring the cryptoart space. Now, after witnessing the explosive growth of this movement through quarantine, we've decided to make our first piece. Popular artists like RAC, Blau, Zack Fox, and Mike Shinoda have experimented with NFTs, but we've come up with a new use case. Instead of making a standard album cover for '1', we collaborated on a 27-second, hyperreal audio-visual loop where our cover art can 'physically' exist digitally. This is accompanied by music from "Nathan," one of the songs on the EP.  Since we can't sell CDs -- both because there's no touring and, generally speaking, because of streaming -- this feels like an exciting new way to re-commodify cover art as something fans can own. We're always looking for unique ways to merge art and commerce, and this time we're doing it while educating people about this new artist-sustaining, digital marketplace," the band says.
 
2019 found Record Heat earning fans so rabid that many got tattoos of the band's lyrics. Their debut album Born Yesterday had struck a chord and they toured relentlessly behind it, supporting bands as diverse as Fitz & the Tantrums, Incubus, The Struts, and White Reaper. As the record continued to gain traction, the opportunity for a deluxe edition arose, hence REBORN YESTERDAY. All of the other original tracks remained, but two new songs-"HYRD8" and "Arm Candy"-were added, plus a stripped-down acoustic take on the first single "YEAH!" Record Heat has received major attention from a variety of high profile media outlets, including Consequence of Sound, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Billboard, Alternative Press, Ones To Watch and Pop Dust. Now the band is ready to bring the heat with the release of their new EP, 1, that's sure to make fans sweat. ​

Released on Epitaph Records, joke's on you was the 7th most listened to release of January 22, 2021, according to Spotify. The streaming service celebrated the launch of joke’s on you by listing “rock bottom” (ft. nothing,nowhere.) on New Music Friday and featuring guccihighwaters on a billboard in Times Square. MTV joined in to praise the album, which has already collected over 17.4 million streams on Spotify alone and features the singles “hold somebody” (ft. Powfu), “straight jacket,” “highschool” “expectations,” and “rope.”

Conceived by revisiting his old recording process – isolated in a room with nothing but a laptop and some basic music equipment – joke's on you captures the momentum and emotion of Morgan Murphy, who creates under the moniker guccihighwaters. A quiet and sensitive introvert, Murphy often stood in the shadow of doubts of his peers. joke’s on you candidly refers to the lack of confidence others had in him in the early stages of his career. 
“joke's on you is about feeling like I finally did something with my life,” Morgan admits. “I made an impact with my music while many people doubted me as I was coming up.”
Despite his recent success, which has him poised for pop stardom, guccihighwaters hasn’t always embraced attention or popularity. “I was very shy…I didn't say much. I was always nervous to be in social situations,” Murphy confesses. However, when he uncovered the ability to namelessly create on the internet, a feeling of freedom came over him and he found a sense of belonging, admitting that “it was like a secret party that I just discovered.” This breakthrough was monumental to the creation and success of guccihighwaters. As Murphy made “friends” at that “party,” he used his tenacious ebb and flow storytelling style, his unwavering passion for perfection and a blue-collar work ethic to cultivate and shape an eager and vibrant fanbase of over 1 million monthly listeners and over 196 million streams on Spotify who all subscribe to his community approach to emotional connection. 
Reluctance to embrace the good moments, Murphy still approaches his music with a fresh and modern outlook, as the Irish kid from Long Island making beats in his bedroom, unaware that he could someday experience success just by being himself. “Blowing up and not being kind of ready for it was crazy,” Murphy confesses of the real-life shock he experienced of the success. “I always wanted it,” he says. “But it's almost like I was lying to myself, that I wasn't confident enough to actually tell myself I could really make it. I didn't want to get my hopes up in case I didn't.”
However, the result of his efforts speak for themselves. guccihighwaters’ sophomore album, joke’s on you, includes “hold somebody” – which features viral sensation Powfu – has gathered 1.5 million streams since its release – and previously released singles “straight jacket,” “rope, “expectations,” and “highschool” combined have over 10 million streams. His recent single joins guccihighwaters’ catalog including “i’m so sick of this,” which gathered 41 million streams on Spotify, “i hate me too,” “oh fuck i’m drunk,” which 20 million streams and 18 million streams respectively, “i thought i died inside,” which boast 15 million streams, and “rather be a ghost,” and “needle & thread” which check in with over 5 million streams each. ​

​FEBRUARY 25th, 2021 - Hope Vista, former lead vocalist of alt rock band VISTA, has unveiled her new solo pop project, called Ravive. She will release all future solo work under the name Ravive, and her debut single "Sahara" will be released on all digital platforms March 5th. The DNA of Ravive is a culmination of all of her past musical endeavors, including her time in VISTA and releasing music as a solo artist years ago. Growing up in the mid 90's bubblegum pop era, Hope Vista has been fascinated with the structure and production of pop music since young childhood. Ravive creates her own blend of ghostly ear candy, and the release of "Sahara" will introduce the hypnotic nature of what's to come. About Ravive, she states:"Releasing music under the name Ravive is the most authentic representation of who I am artistically at 27. Of course, Hope Vista is my real name, and that is my core - but Ravive allows me to showcase the evolution of my artistry from 2015 to now. Ravive is me, now, 5 years later. My previous musical endeavors - releasing solo music years back as Hope Vista and then as the lead vocalist of alt rock band VISTA - represented where I was. Ravive is darker, feels everything quite vividly, and knows what the music in her head sounds when brought to fruition. Pop music is an exciting part of what's in my blood. I am RAVIVE - a revived form of Hope Vista, just a bit more evolved."

Ravive is a breather. She is emboldened, a breath of desert air. An ethereal fusion of breathy pop, cinematics, and synthesized melancholia, Ravive is writing her own story of revitalization. After spending years in the rock industry and touring nationally with an alternative duo, the 27 year old is embracing evolution, simplicity, eeriness, and reflection. Fueled by Diet Dr. Pepper, her experimental sonic blend is simply an audible painting showing where she’s been. Her debut single “Sahara,” a pulsing, ghostly dream, paints the visual of walking through the desert to try and reach a place of safety. A phantom for your ears, Ravive toys with her inner darkness to create a hypnotic, synth pop smoothie.