Night Street/Interscope Records alt-pop artist K.Flay has released the video for ‘Not In California’. Directed by Clara Aranovich, the video comes as the United Nations Climate Action Summit takes place in New York City, and addresses “our collective inaction on climate change, and the sense of disbelief that I think so many of us feel. We're looking out at a world that is getting hotter and scarier by the day, and still nothing seems to compel the government to take action. The video imagines a trash universe in which social isolation and littering and bad policing are the status quo -- a universe that doesn't feel so different from ours now.”

‘Not In California’ showcases K.Flay’s ability to deliver razor-sharp, brutally honest lyrics and spitfire rhymes. “The babies all cry as the scientists try/ but the politicians keep on screaming/ I’d like a road map/ like to turn the clock back/ but the internet it keeps on freezing” she sings.

‘Not In California’ is from her third full-length album Solutions, which came out earlier this year. It’s the third to be released from the album, yet narratively it serves as the prequel to ‘Bad Vibes’, revealing how and why she was captured, with ‘Sister’ being the closing chapter, where our heroine escapes captivity with her female companion, only to find themselves in a world where everyone is moving backwards.

K.Flay is currently in the midst of The Solutions Tour, which kicked off earlier this month. Following a 19-city run in North America, she’ll venture to the UK performing in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester and London before heading off across Europe.

UK TOUR DATES - OCTOBER

18th - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy2

19th - Bristol, UK - Thekla

21st - Glasgow, UK - St Luke’s

22nd - Manchester, UK - Gorilla

23rd - London, UK – Heaven

On November 22, doom metal wizards Avatarium return to begin another chapter of their hauntingly beautiful otherworld. Only two years after taking fans by storm with their internationally praised Hurricanes And Halos, the Swedes are pleased to announce the completion of their fourth full- length release, The Fire I Long For. This new album sees the band return to their epic doom roots, while taking inspiration from rock legends like Rainbow and Dio.

Founded in 2012 by Leif Edling of Candlemass, Avatarium soon saw the arrival of Marcus Jidell (Candlemass producer) and Jennie-Ann Smith who brought an air of charisma with her soulful grace. By now, the band has become an entity on its own and while Leif still contributed three songs for the new album, the band’s current line-up consists of Marcus and Jennie-Ann, who are accompanied on this record by organist Rickard Nilsson and new drummer Andreas ‘Habo’ Johansson (The Doomsday Kingdom).

Together, this open-minded, yet doom-laden collective draws elements of folk, jazz and psychedelic brilliance into a grandiose amalgamation that manages to maintain an almost pop-like elegance. Recorded at Studio DeepWell in Stockholm, the album was produced by Marcus Jidell, mixed by Grammy Award winner Niklas Flyckt and mastered by Svante Forsback (Rammstein).

The Fire I Long For tracklist

01. Voices

02. Rubicon

03. Lay Me Down

04. Porcelain Skull

05. Shake That Demon

06. Great Beyond

07. The Fire I Long For

08. Epitaph Of Heroes

09. Stars They Move