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June 20, 2025 Pinwheel Valley’s ‘Werewolf’ Video Drops: A Raw Cry from the Margins

Pinwheel Valley’s ‘Werewolf’ Video Drops: A Raw Cry from the Margins

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Pinwheel Valley unleashed their latest single, ‘Werewolf’, alongside a gripping music video on June 18th via Hot Soap Records. The band, spearheaded by Jordanian-Canadian frontman Qais Khoury, has stacked up over 2 million streams and landed spots in CLASH Magazine, NOTION, Earmilk, and Billboard Argentina, with airplay on BBC Radio London and BBC Radio Sheffield. Their track ‘Your Superman’ climbed to No. 13 on the US iTunes Alternative Chart, while videos for ‘Willow’ and ‘Abduction’ nabbed Best Music Video awards at the New York Film Awards and Vegas Movie Awards. This year, they inked a deal with Levantine Music for their EP Reverie, earned a Finalist nod in the International Acoustic Music Awards for ‘Counting On You’, and brought their live energy to stages like Fengaros Festival and Indie Week Toronto. Fusing Indie Soul, Alt-Rock, and Folktronica, Pinwheel Valley is cementing their place as a standout act in the alternative world.

The video for ‘Werewolf’ marks a bold step into AI-generated visuals, a move that hands artists like Qais Khoury the reins to their creative vision. Layered with stark piano and shimmering guitar textures, the track carries an emotional heft that mirrors the societal outcast Khoury channels in his lyrics. It’s a tool of empowerment, letting independent voices sidestep industry gatekeepers and shape their narratives—tying directly into the song’s theme of wrestling with neglect and inner turmoil. This leap into AI tech underscores Pinwheel Valley’s knack for blending innovation with raw, human storytelling, resonating with anyone who’s felt sidelined by the system.

‘Werewolf’ kicks off with brooding piano and fragile guitar lines, cradling Qais Khoury’s voice as it cuts deep. The song simmers into a slow-build glow, erupting in a chorus of sweeping melodies that ache with urgency. Think early 2000s Coldplay’s cinematic sweep, but spiked with a restless edge—an anthem for battling personal shadows. Khoury shared: “‘Werewolf’ is the closest thing I ever wrote to a Coldplay song. If you like early 2000s Coldplay albums, this single is right up your alley. ‘Werewolf‘ is about the average working-class man who feels like an outcast in society—a man who has developed an inescapable, uncontrollable urge to turn violent and destructive, much like a werewolf. This transformation is fueled by the ongoing neglect and mistreatment from those who have the power to help but choose not to. As a result, he’s caught in a constant struggle between the good and evil within himself.’

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April 25, 2025 I’MMORTAL Redefines Avant-Pop with the Mind-Blowing ‘Uncanny Valley’ Video

I’MMORTAL Redefines Avant-Pop with the Mind-Blowing ‘Uncanny Valley’ Video

I’MMORTAL’s captivating music video for ‘Uncanny Valley’, launched April 16, 2025, via KALTBLUT Magazine, showcases her as a trailblazing avant-pop force. Based in New York and London, this California native—doubling as producer, vocalist, visual artist, and creative director—ignited her career in 2023 with the tech-house hit ‘Versace Spaceship’. Tracks like ‘Supervillain’ and ‘KILLED U IN A DREAM’ have garnered over 250,000 Spotify streams, with remixes by Droid Bishop and biskuwi featured on NewRetroWave and DJ Mag Spain. Lauded by CLASH Magazine, EARMILK, and NOTION, I’MMORTAL blends EDM’s raw basslines with influences from Björk, SOPHIE, and Sevdaliza, enchanting fans of Billie Eilish or Pastel Ghost. Her violin-honed composition skills and theatrical roots fuel synesthetic visuals that explore AAPI identity, femininity, and the organic-synthetic divide.

The ‘Uncanny Valley’ track is a glitchy avant-pop vortex, fusing creaky soundscapes, sharp trap beats, and autotuned vocals into a pulsating club bridge that evaporates into futuristic hums. Directed by Victoria Gong, the video is a stark sci-fi vision, with I’MMORTAL facing her robotic clone in scenes echoing Gong’s chilling aesthetic from her 2022 short Echoes of You. The clone imagery—central to the Turing test and Dove Che’s visceral dance-fight—mirrors pop culture’s obsession with doubles, like Prince’s split personas in ‘Kiss’ or Kylie Minogue’s doppelgängers in ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’. Clones in music videos often probe self-conflict or societal cloning of identity, and here, I’MMORTAL’s battle suggests a fight to preserve individuality against a homogenized, tech-driven culture. Gong’s dynamic framing, akin to her 2023 Zoe Kazi video ‘Flicker’, elevates this narrative with haunting precision.

I’MMORTAL shared: “I really love incorporating movement into my videos, so I was super excited when Victoria came up with the brilliant idea of having a choreographed fight scene that is also an abstract dance piece.” This passion for movement shines through in the video’s climactic dance-fight, a testament to the collaborative brilliance of Gong, Dove Che, and body double KiKi Song. ‘Uncanny Valley’ is more than a music video—it’s a bold statement on identity and autonomy in an era dominated by technology. With its gripping visuals and pulsating sound, I’MMORTAL not only pays homage to the provocative pop aesthetics of the past but also carves a daring path forward, inviting viewers to question what it means to be human in a world of mirrors. This release solidifies her as an artist to watch, pushing avant-pop into thrilling new territory.

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May 15, 2024 Nastiya Kai – Nomadic soul and boundless musical spirit releases a wild & raw new single and video ‘Demons’.

Nastiya Kai – Nomadic soul and boundless musical spirit releases a wild & raw new single and video ‘Demons’.

Emerging alt pop sensation Nastiya Kai shares another single and music video, ‘Demons’ via her imprint Nastiya Kai Music. The single offers a taste of what is to come with her debut album, Demon Era, slated for release on May 31st, 2024. Her recent singles garnered support from NOTION Magazine, CLASH Magazine, Wonderland Magazine and EARMILK as well as landing her an interview with Numéro and airplay on Flux FM. With her music accumulating more than 141 500 streams and counting, Nastiya Kai is carving a place for herself in pop’s prolific world, and she’s here to stay.

‘Demons’ is a glitchy and upbeat ode to the dizzying experience of bypassing somebody’s red flags as you fall in love with them. Nastiya Kai creates depth with catchy vocal layering coupled with an infectious dance pop beat, occasionally giving way to passages of haunting ambience. The accompanying video is a neon-clad chronicle of Nastiya and a lover, steamy yet tender and intimate, and at times painful.

Nastiya Kai shared: ’Demons’ is a love song, contrary to how it sounds. It’s about loving someone so

much you keep ignoring the red flags over and over again and at some point you stop fighting and just give in. It’s also about rushing into something without having the time to think things over so it’s a little more fast paced compared to most tracks on the album.”

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June 23, 2023 The Chainsmokers Release New Song “See You Again” With Illenium, Feat. Carlie Hanson

The Chainsmokers Release New Song “See You Again” With Illenium, Feat. Carlie Hanson

Grammy Award-winning and chart-topping artist/producer duo The Chainsmokers have joined forces with ILLENIUM & Carlie Hanson on their new collaboration, “See You Again,” out today via RCA Records.  

The song arrives alongside an official video directed by That One Blond Kid, which was filmed in part when all the artists came together for a performance at Denver’s Mile High Stadium in front of 50,000 people, and also on a drive throughout the streets of Los Angeles with Carlie.

“See You Again” follows The Chainsmokers and ILLENIUM’s previous collaboration, 2019’s Platinum single “Takeaway” featuring Lennon Stella, which has over half a Billion streams to date.  

The Chainsmokers continue to play shows and festivals around the world, including the biggest show of their career at LA Historic Park in California on August 19th, and two upcoming special shows at Red Rocks in Colorado on September 2nd and 3rd.