Milyssa Rose makes a bold return with announcing her gritty new single "Reason"

Truth Records proudly unveils a sonic throwback with Milyssa Rose, whose electrifying tribute to the pop/punk pulse of the '90s is as nostalgic as it is fresh. 

Fueled by the dynamic production of Papi Hey, this collaboration fuses raw emotion with polished artistry, channeling the rebellious spirit of the era while carving out a bold new sound. 

From gritty guitar riffs to infectious hooks, Milyssa’s powerhouse vocals and fearless energy promise to ignite hearts and playlists alike. 

Get ready to relive the attitude—and discover something entirely new.

Reason is out now - https://milyssarose.hearnow.com/reason 

About Milyssa Rose:

Milyssa Rose is a passionate and multi-talented artist, covering a variety of genres ranging from Pop and Rock, to Hiphop and Club Bangers. Her diversity and sense for musical freedom has always pushed her to move amidst many creative circles, whilst leaving her own unique mark set outside of the norm.

Milyssa has shared the stage with a plethora of artists including B5, Kilo Ali, Faith Evans, Mykko Montana, Donnell Jones, and the Rich Kidz.

Alongside this, Milyssa has won numerous awards including the A.U.M.A. Radio Best Female Vocalist (2015), Straight Ally 2014 for Meak Productions, Akademia Music Awards for Best Pop four times (2014/2016), Poze Records Best Music Video (April 2014), and Follow Because I am Hot (Hot Block Magazine, 2013).

More information on Milyssa Rose:
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Presenting new release "DOOM on the Beatbox" by Lower Life Forms, MF DOOM, and Kurious

The setting is Burke, Virginia in the mid 90s. 

Kurious and DOOM are in town and are hanging out at the basement studio of the Lower Life Forms and Team Demo crew. Smoke is in the air. Libations are flowing. 

Ping pong matches ensue. 

Wise throws on a beat. DOOM jumps in the booth and begins to beatbox. Kurious kicks a freestyle. 

This is a celebration of friendship and history revealed.

DOOM on the Beatbox is out now - https://www.lowerlifeforms.com 

For more information on Lower Life Forms:
https://www.lowerlifeforms.com
https://www.instagram.com/misterwise/
https://www.instagram.com/djdialtone_teamdemomusic/
https://www.facebook.com/lowerlifeforms
https://bsky.app/profile/lowerlifeforms.bsky.social

About Lower Life Forms:

As two thirds of the hip hop production squad, Team Demo, DJ Dialtone and Mister Wise have an impressive discography behind records for hip hop luminaries such as 50 Cent and Sean Price, but their musical career began in the early 1990s in Burke, Virginia as a duo known as the Lower Life Forms.

While still in high school, the Life Forms were spotted by Ahmed and Otis (dancers for the legendary group, 3rd Bass,) who signed them to a management deal. After prospects with two major labels dissolved, Wise founded Depth Charge Recordings, a label and recording studio operation centered around his extended family of artists, producers and djs, known collectively as Team Demolition. 

In 1997, the Lower Life Forms completed their debut album, “The Whole Universe is Ours,” and released their first 12 inch single, “Open Invitation.” After a small local cassette circulation, Wise opted to table the commercial release of the album to direct company resources towards production of Team Demolition’s debut album. Wise and Dialtone would spend the next 25 years amassing scores of artistic, production, and technical credits before re-emerging as the Lower Life Forms in late 2021 with the remastered pressing of “The Whole Universe is Ours” album on Belgian label, Back 2 Da Source Records.

After the release of Team Demo’s “It’s a Demo,” album in late 2023, Wise and Dialtone began exploring the idea of creating another Lower Life Forms album. Inspired by the renewed interest in the group’s early work, the duo embarked on a project that begins set in the early 90s and with each subsequent track, progresses towards present day. Special attention was made to adhering to the duo’s original jazz fusion inspired sound. The completed result, “A Journey Through the Anthropocene,” will be released on Friday 30th October 2025 - https://www.lowerlifeforms.com

Hiphop Indie Legends Atmosphere drop new album "Jestures" today and share music video "Grateful"

Atmosphere, the iconic hip-hop duo consisting of Slug and Ant, have released their new album Jestures, out today via Rhymesayers Entertainment. Alongside the release, they’ve shared a new video for the album highlight "Grateful," directed by Marmo Films. The visual finds Slug stepping into the role of a pastor in a Righteous Gemstones-style megachurch, fleecing a congregation desperate for salvation.​“Grateful” captures a sense of personal spiritual elevation and transformation. Striving for greatness while staying grounded in gratitude and making amends for past mistakes. 

This evening, the duo will close out the summer with a sold-out headline performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, marking their thirteenth headlining performance at the historic venue. 

Atmosphere have released a suite of singles and accompanying videos during their rollout. The video for “Really,” directed by Melby, features Slug performing a series of daredevil stunts, landing somewhere between John Wick, The Rehearsal, and Jackass. Meanwhile, the “Velour” video, shot and edited by ZooDeVille, combines dreamlike melodies with lighthearted lyrics to embody euphoric love in an everyday setting.

“Yearning” and "Daley" both arrived with videos directed by Evidence, showcasing Slug amid the urban backdrops of Minneapolis, MN, and Venice Beach, CA, respectively.  While "Daley" leans into more crackling, soulful dimensions of the producer Ant's sound, "Yearning" finds Slug sharing themes of social experiences and personal identity, grappling with the addictive lure of external validation and the human condition.

The cliches about creativity say that it comes from chaos—the rock star archetypes forged in the 1970s conjure images of coke spoons and trashed hotel rooms, and more recent thinking makes it inextricable from major trauma. Jestures, which is already Atmosphere’s fifth release of the 2020s, challenges that notion. This remarkably productive period has seen Slug burrow into every crevice of middle-aged stability and domestic life for its unexpected points of friction. With Jestures, this exploration has yielded its most fascinating results to date. The songs arrive in the order they were completed, from top down alphabetically, providing a fascinating look into the duo’s artistic process as the album coalesced into a final product.

A little less than a quarter of the way through Jestures, Atmosphere’s sprawling, acrobatic new album, Slug cuts right to the beating heart of this phase in the legendary duo’s catalog: “Still get nightmares when you’re living your dreams,” he raps. 

The first thing you notice about Jestures is its shape. Not only does it feature an eye-popping 26 songs, but those songs are arranged alphabetically by their titles: “Asshole” into “Baby” into “Caddy,” and so on. Even the lineup of guests conforms to this, with Evidence on “Effortless,” Kurious on “Kilowatts,” and a trio of heavy hitters—Musab, Muja Messiah, and Mike the Martyr—on “Mash,” among others. Both the sequencing of tracks and their sheer number are bits of misdirection. Many songs on Jestures last just long enough to fully articulate their core ideas; the crop of 26 is arranged in such a way so as to be musically intuitive and a comprehensive survey of one man’s life as he pauses to take stock.

Jestures is an album not about being stuck, but about the relentless forward progress of time. “Don’t mistake my circle as the shape of repetition,” Slug raps on opener “Asshole,” underlining how central this pursuit has become. This manifests in the mundane—those rent or mortgage payments come no matter what’s happened in the 30 days since; the fridge needs to stay full—and when it comes to life’s bigger, more abstract anxieties. If, as he raps on “Daley,” Slug wants “to skip ahead to read the end of the story,” he’s out of luck.

What exists in place of that certainty that will never come is the joy of discovery. Little things you never noticed about your partner, tics your kids pick up when you aren’t looking. All of this is laid over a lush, varied set of beats from the illustrious Ant, ranging from the controlled electro-chaos of “Furthermore” to the heavy droning of “Past,” the playful drum cascade of “XXX” to the cowboy-outlaw twang of “Locusts.” Early on the title track, Slug quips that while he has both an angel and a devil on his shoulders, “all they really want is exposure.” It’s funny, but it’s also the core ethos of Jestures. On a long enough timeline, all the overdue credit card bills or lovers’ quarrels simply become the things that shape you in the present—and point you, better prepared, toward the future.

Atmosphere recently completed the Dank Daze of Summer tour alongside Cypress Hill, Lupe Fiasco, and The Pharcyde, and concluded the tour with a milestone moment: a special hometown headline show at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand.

Jestures is out now - https://rse.lnk.to/Jestures

Jestures is also in stores now and available on vinyl, CD, and cassette, shipping directly from atmospheresucks.com.
Additionally, merchandise such as hoodies, t-shirts, keychains, posters, and stickers are available. 

Jestures Tracklist:
1. Asshole
2. Baby
3. Caddy
4. Daley
5. Effortless (feat. Evidence)
6. Furthermore
7. Grateful
8. Heavy Lifting (feat. Haphduzn)
9. Instrument
10. Jester
11. Kilowatts (feat. Kurious)
12. Locusts
13. Mash (feat. Mike the Martyr, Musab, Muja Messiah)
14. Neptune 
15. Ophidiophobia
16. Past
17. Quicksand
18. Really
19. Sean
20. Trying
21. Used To
22. Velour
23. Westbound
24. XXX
25. Yearning (feat. Yoni Wolf (of WHY?))
26. Zorro (feat. ZooDeVille)

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Natalie Holmes drops new music video "Alone Time" ahead of studio album "Opposite Day"

A nod to that ‘you always want what you can’t have’ feeling, ‘Alone Time’ is a sonic self-confrontation wrapped in shimmering pop meditation. 

Where the rest of the album roams, this track stands its ground, providing a steady and unwavering foundation for an eternal tug-of-war between craving solitude and needing connection, coupled with the haunting sense that you might be too tangled to harmoniously share life with another.

Melodic keys based synths pair with a heartbeat 808 kick and addictively silky, catchy vocals, building subtly throughout.

Alone Time is out now - https://singinglight.ffm.to/natalieholmes-alonetime 

For more information on Natalie Holmes:
https://natalieholmes.co.uk 
https://www.instagram.com/_natalieholmes 
https://www.facebook.com/natalieholmesmusic
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https://www.youtube.com/natalieholmes 
https://www.tiktok.com/@_natalieholmes 

Natalie Holmes - Opposite Day

Alt-pop artist Natalie Holmes is set to release her highly anticipated second album, Opposite Day, on 17/10/25.

Following the success of her debut self-produced album, Vitamin Be (2022), Natalie’s new project takes listeners on a kaleidoscopic journey through the paradoxes of human existence. Like Alice down the rabbit hole, we tumble together through accidental worlds of style and sound that mirror the disorienting beauty of being alive today.

Reaching her arms wide, ’Opposite Day’ involves a team of outrageously talented musicians - Boci, violin; Rob Pemberton, drums & mix, Alex Heane, bass & William J Stokes, co-production - Holmes proudly prepares to release this collection of genre-blurring alt-pop that ping-pongs between introspective ballads and upbeat anthems. With influences ranging from Caroline Polachek & Aurora to The Japanese House & Bon Iver, Opposite Day continues to showcase Natalie’s signature blend of ethereal vocals and thought-provoking lyrics.

Natalie’s musical journey has already seen a sea of milestones. After starting with grainy YouTube videos in 2010, she’s since released several EPs, collaborations, and her debut album, Vitamin Be, which received praise from BBC Radio 2, BBC 6, Clash, and EARMILK. In 2016, she joined Above & Beyond as a lead vocalist on their Acoustic World Tour, performing at legendary venues like the Hollywood Bowl and Royal Albert Hall. Her solo material has captured the attention of fans and critics alike, with Tom Robinson on BBC 6 calling her work “fresh, adventurous, and really assured.”

“An inspired return from a songwriter we will enjoy watching develop over the coming months and years,” wrote Clash about her debut. And indeed, with Opposite Day on the horizon, Natalie is poised to continue that trajectory—finding new ways to connect with listeners through her rivers of wordplay and arresting reflections on the human condition.

Roots firmly planted in the DIY ethos, Natalie remains determined to grow as a songwriter and artist.

Her work also reaches listeners through platforms like Calm, where her music is featured on the #1 sleep and meditation app.

Opposite Day is out Friday 17th October - https://natalieholmes.bandcamp.com/album/opposite-day

El Gant drops his next single “Justify” featuring Copywrite and D1 ahead of new studio album "Gantatello"

El Gant presents “Justify,” the gripping single taken from his forthcoming album Gantatello, produced entirely by Portuguese beatsmith Martello Sousa. 

Copywrite opens with a blistering verse reflecting on a youth scarred by parents battling addiction, amplified by D1’s soulful, powerful hook. 

El Gant follows with equal intensity, confronting the lure of substance abuse and its tragic fallout. “Justify” is available now on all platforms, with Gantatello due 14th October via Rule By Secrecy. 

Justify is out now - https://foundation-media.ffm.to/justify 

El Gant - Gantatello

As Hip-Hop progresses through time, many Boom bap veterans either recycle the same formula in hopes of achieving the success of their heroes, or perhaps change their music completely to keep up with the current trends. Others continue to evolve both personally and musically, whilst continuing to pay homage to those from the era that inspired them.

El Gant has continued to the latter... 

With several songs under his belt produced by DJ Premier, and having appeared as a featured artist on seminal albums by The Beatnuts and Ras Kass, El Gant is no stranger to notoriety with a career that kicked off in the early 2000’s, and has been consistent right through to the present day. This is evident through his endless touring, output of releases, and worldwide radio coverage.

“Gantatello” is his fourth LP this time teaming up Portuguese producer Martello Sousa, together forging a unique exclusive style of production. In this project, Gant reflects on what it means to emerge from decades in the game, enduring both the highs and lows of life as an artist and as a person navigating a turbulent world. He explores themes of loss, resilience, and personal growth, honouring those he has lost along the way. Rather than giving up, this project stands as a testament to perseverance, learning from failure, and arriving on the other side with a deeper, more informed perspective.

El Gant also pulled in assistance from some of his peers for the project including the aforementioned Ras Kass, plus Copywrite, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Napoleon Da Legend and others. Instead of overly suffocating the project with features, he allowed his fellow artists to compliment the journey, whilst taking the lead on all fifteen tracks with his commanding delivery and signature rapid-fire cadences. 

The album will be released via his imprint “Rule by Secrecy”, set to drop on 14th October 2025. This will coincide with a European tour, and limited edition vinyl. 

For more information on El Gant:
https://www.instagram.com/elgant/ 
https://www.tiktok.com/@elgant913 
https://x.com/ElGant 
https://www.facebook.com/elgant 

New music video "Daley" drops today by Atmosphere ahead of their new studio album “Jestures"

A brand new video “Daley" has dropped today amidst the new Atmosphere album release campaign for “Jestures”, due out Friday 19th September.

The video was directed by none other than Evidence (Dilated Peoples) and delves further into the new world of this up coming project.

Alongside the album announcement to date, Atmosphere have also released singles and accompanying videos for “Yearning”, “Really” and “Velour.”

“Yearning” showcases Slug amid the urban backdrop of Minneapolis, MN and leans into a crackling, soulful dimension of the duo’s sound. On the track, Slug shares stories involving themes of social experiences and personal identity, grappling with the addictive nature of the human need for external validation.

The video for “Really,” directed by Melby, features Slug performing a series of daredevil stunts, landing somewhere between John Wick, The Rehearsal, and Jackass.

Meanwhile, the “Velour” video, shot and edited by ZooDeVille, combines dreamlike melodies with lighthearted lyrics to embody euphoric love in an everyday setting.

Jestures is out Friday 19th September - https://rse.lnk.to/Jestures

For more information on Atmosphere:
https://atmospheresucks.com
https://www.facebook.com/Atmosphere
https://www.instagram.com/Atmosphere/
https://x.com/Atmosphere
https://www.tiktok.com/@atmospheresucks
https://www.bandsintown.com/a/282-atmosphere