coup de main - noun
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Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.

Ryan Beatty announces new album 'Dreaming Of David' + shares new single 'Casino'.

After sharing two new songs last year ('Dark Circles' and 'Patchwork'), Ryan Beatty has now announced that his second album will be called 'Dreaming Of David', and is coming soon.

He's also dropped the third single in the form of 'Casino', which was co-written and produced with Happy Perez, and Slow Hollows' Austin Anderson and Daniel Fox.

In a statement about the song, he shares: "'Casino’ is an analyzation of my relationship with someone who was a powerful force in my life."

Interview: 2020 Must-Know - mxmtoon

Oakland-based artist mxmtoon (real name: Maia), started sharing her music online at the age of sixteen; connecting with fans and using her platform to help shed light on important issues close to her heart. "As a young bisexual woman of colour from a family of immigrants, a lot of current events directly affect who I am. I firmly believe it’s my obligation and opportunity to speak on issues that affect us all," she says.

Hayley Williams teases new solo project Petals For Armor.

Hayley Williams closed out 2019 by sharing a statement where she revealed, "I'm putting out some music next year. With the help of some of my closest friends, I made something I'm going to call my own. It's a really special project and you'll get a taste of it in January."

She's since shared two cryptic video teasers on her social media pointing to a website petalsforarmor.com, with the date January 22nd highlighted as a potential release date, as well as a potential lyric with the caption, “how to draw the line between wrath and mercy.”

Finn Wolfhard's new band The Aubreys has a new song.

Finn Wolfhard's band Calpurnia announced they were disbanding last November, and now Wolfhard has shared a new song from his new band The Aubreys, called 'Getting Better(otherwise)', which is lifted off the soundtrack to 'The Turning', which he also stars in.

The band appears to be made up of Finn Wolfhard and his Calpurnia bandmate Malcolm Craig, who are also listed as the writers on the new song.

Listen to the song below...

Tove Lo shares new songs 'Bikini Porn' and 'Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak'.

Tove Lo has shared two brand new songs, 'Bikini Porn' and 'Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak', both of which she worked on with Finneas.

The two songs juxtapose each other emotionally and musically, with 'Bikini Porn' working as an upbeat empowering song where she sings, "All I do is drink champagne all day, all day, all day/ And I dance around my room naked, oh yeah, naked," whereas 'Passion and Pain Taste the Same When I'm Weak' sees her reflecting on a dark time in a relationship.

Interview: Gengahr on their upcoming new album 'Sanctuary'.

Back in 2015, when we first met Gengahr while on a trip in Australia, the band's frontman Felix Bushe told us emphatically, "Next time we come to Australia, hopefully we'll jump over to New Zealand too. It's not far."

Four years later, and they've stayed true to their promise, set to make their New Zealand debut on March 10th at Auckland's Neck Of The Woods, in support of their upcoming new album, 'Sanctuary'.

5 reasons to catch Bastille live next week at their very first ever Auckland show.

British pop outfit Bastille are set to play in New Zealand next week on Thursday January 23rd at Spark Arena, marking their first ever headline show in our country.

Ahead of the show next week, we've put together five reasons you don't want to miss this show...

#1. The band released their latest album 'Doom Days' last year which the tour is in support of, and we can't wait to see our favourite song from the album live, 'Joy':

Review: FOMO - The Trusts Arena, January 2020.

Australian's FOMO Festival returned to New Zealand last night, following on from its debut last year at Spark Arena, this year moving to an outdoor location at The Trusts Arena, much more suited to the spectacle of the acts on the bill.

By the time Lizzo took to the stage at 7.20pm, thousands of devoted fans (donning outfits with the phrase '100% That Bitch' emblazoned across the front, to cowboy hats, and glitter galore) were ready to sing along to every single word - from the opener 'Good As Hell' and every song after that.

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