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Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale has inked a deal with Hollywood Records. The actress has been working on her debut album for the label, although the disc has yet to get a release date. Hale tweeted, “I can now share that I have recently been signed to Hollywood Records @HollywoodRecs ! I couldn’t be more excited to share my music with you. Its going to be diff from anything you’ve ever heard from the label and not what you’d expect from me. Thanks for the support.”
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Blaqk Audio, the electronic duo featuring AFI members Davey Havok and Jade Puget, has signed with Superball Music. The group will release a new album, Big Black Heaven, this fall via the label and their own Big Death imprint. The band said in a press release, “We are thrilled to be partnering with Superball Music for the release of Bright Black Heaven and the premiere of Big Death. To be supported by a label built by true music fans is a refreshing pleasure. Together, we will bring our version of heaven to the world.” You can hear a new song, “Bliss,” is you join the band’s mailing list here.
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Bloodshot Records has signed Murder By Death, who will release their sixth album this fall. More details about the album, a follow-up to 2010’s Good Morning, Magpie, will be announced soon.
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Field Report have joined the Partisan Records roster. The band’s debut album, Field Report, will be released on September 11. The disc was recorded at Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon’s studio with engineer Beau Sorenson. Band mastermind Chris Porterfield said, “We began to feel like it was time to make a record in the fall of 2011. Around that time, Bon Iver was touring, and came through Milwaukee. I was talking with Justin, and he said that he had heard through the grapevine that I finally had found the right people to play with. He invited us to use his space. We were particularly interested in recording at his studio (April Base) because of the large live room. We wanted to capture the sound of a band in a moment.”
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Canadian metalcore band Obey the Brave have signed with Epitaph Records. The label will release the band’s album Young Blood on August 28. Singer Alex Erian said, “I remember listening to my Pennywise and Rancid cassettes back in high school and daydreaming endlessly about being in a band and touring the world. If someone would have told me back then that I’d sign one day with the label that started it all, I would have never believed it. It feels unreal but my boys in OTB and I are definitely up to the challenge. We’re extremely honored to now be part of the Epitaph family and are looking forward to many years of pure fucking destruction together!”
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Nettwerk Records has signed U.K. musician Passenger, who will release his album All the Little Lights on August 28 in North America. It’s a big step for the musician, named Mike Rosenberg, who got his start busking in Europe. Rosenberg said, “It’s crazy. I’ve funded my last four records basically from busking.. It’s an amazing thing to have stumbled upon because it is the dilemma for every musician – how do I put a hundred percent of myself into my music, whilst keeping myself together? It’s not a new problem – it’s always been the case – but you find something like busking, which you can still do; while you’re making money you can play your songs and hopefully further your fan base – it’s ideal really.” Check out the video for “The Wrong Direction” below:
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