COMPETITION: HALF MOON RUN – GRAB A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR DEAF INSTITUTE SHOW + A COPY OF NEW ALBUM ‘DARK EYES’
The Montreal quartet Half Moon Run will release their debut album ‘Dark Eyes’ through Glassnote/Communion/Island Records on the 1st July 2013. It will be preceded by a new single, ‘Call Me In The Afternoon’, on the 24th June. Recorded in Montreal, the album was produced by the band alongside Nygel Asselin, Daniel Legace, and Jim [...]
NEWS: BLACK PUS UK TOUR + VIDEO
Brian Chippendale, one half of noise-rock gods Lightning Bolt, will be taking his hard-hitting solo project Black Pus to the UK shores and mainland Europe this September and October. Expect to hear tracks of his newest release All My Relations which was released this March. Thrill Jockey Labelmate Dan Friel will be supporting on all [...]
NEWS: MAZES – ‘BODIES’ VIDEO + LP
Blurring the line between static and moving imagery, Mazes’ new video for ‘Bodies’ is a disconcerting watch. The single was released digitally this week via FatCat Records, and the video, directed by Austin of Vision Fortune, reflects the band’s recent shift from fast, thrashy pop into the considered body of work that is their new record, Ores [...]
WHO ARE YA? THE WATCHMAKERS
From time to time, one of our contributors will recommend an artist/band they think deserves to be brought to your attention. No record labels, PR companies, bands or band’s management will ever have made these recommendations. It is simply one music fan putting their taste on the line in the hope of sharing good music. [...]
NEWS: RADKEY – CAT & MOUSE VIDEO
Silent Radio are pleased to introduce Radkey. These Kansas City punks have turned up with a pretty catchy debut EP and landed on Zane Lowe’s show over 8 times in the last week.The singer has a fuck-off voice for a teenager. They are here for a debut Barfly show this Wednesday and also playing Download [...]
NEWS: MONEY – DEBUT LP + FESTIVALS & UK TOUR
MONEY will be releasing their debut album ‘The Shadow of Heaven’ on 26th August via Bella Union Records and are about to embark on a UK tour to support the release. Recorded in London through the deep, dark winter of 2012/13, it’s an ethereal, transcendent record that’s notable for its musical and intellectual ambition. MONEY are Jamie Lee, Charlie Cocksedge, Billy Byron [...]
NEWS: VICTORIES AT SEA – DEBUT EP / HOMETOWN LAUNCH SHOW
Victories at seas debut EP will be released on Static Caravan Recordings on 3rd July 2013 and is available on preorder at http://www.normanrecords.com/records/141076-victories-at-sea-in-memory The EP contains 4 tracks, three of which never previously released and was recorded in Birmingham earlier this year. To celebrate the release they will be playing an intimate launch show at Sunflower Lounge, [...]
NEWS: DAVID LYNCH – ‘BIG DREAM’ LP + BONUS TRACK
Legendary multimedia artist David Lynch returns this summer with the follow-up to ‘Crazy Clown Time’, his acclaimed 2011 solo debut. ‘The Big Dream’ will be released July 15 in Europe on Sunday Best Recordings. The new album sees Lynch returning to primary songwriting and performance duties, writing 11 out of the album’s 12 tracks. Also [...]
NEWS: UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – VIDEO FOR “FROM THE SUN”
Between the close of their recent European tour and the launch of their imminent US tour dates in June, Unknown Mortal Orchestra have a video for ‘II’ opener ‘From the Sun.’ Directed by Rick Alverson (of ‘The Comedy’ fame), the video has a darker, more deadpan tone than the band’s earlier videos and usual brand [...]
NEWS: KURT VILE – UK TOUR / LP + VIDEO
Kurt Vile and his band The Violators have announced UK tour dates for the end of the year, following triumphant sets at Field Day and Primavera festivals in May. Currently on tour in Europe, the forthcoming dates are the only scheduled UK appearances for 2013, these follow the acclaimed new album Wakin On A Pretty Daze [...]
NEWS: KING KHAN & THE SHRINES LP ‘IDLE NO MORE’ + VIDEO
Six years since the release of King King & The Shrines last album, ‘What Is!?’ (Vice Records), ’Idle No More’ will be released September 3rd on Merge Records. It is an album full of sweat-drenched, ass shaking, groovy, psyched-out numbers, complete with rip roaring horn lines, southern fried guitar riffs and lysergic melodies. Imagine Roky Erickson [...]
NEWS: SANKOFA – ‘SIREN SONG’ VIDEO
It was a slow burn to begin with. The Liverpool foursome have spent two years nurturing their sound and stride and in becoming a unit they found support from Eighties Vinyl Records. The support has proved fruitful and the boys now launch their first single, Siren Song Part I and II. Siren Song is a [...]
NEWS: SAMARIS – DEBUT SINGLE ‘Góða Tungl’ + LP
Icelandic teenage wunderkind Samaris’ first UK release comes in the shape of an eponymously-titled album on 29th July. Samaris compiles their two Icelandic-released EPs, Hljóma Þú (2011) and Stofnar falla and includes 4 remixes. Combining disparate elements of electronics (Þórður Kári Steinþórsson), clarinet (Áslaug Rún Magnúsdóttir) and Jófríður Ákadóttir’s haunting voice, Samaris mix glacial electronica [...]
NEWS: ESBEN AND THE WITCH – REMIX EP + VIDEO ‘WHEN THAT HEAD SPLITS – MAPS REMIX’
Ever-evolving British trio Esben and the Witch have to announced a new six-track remix EP, complementing their album of January 2013, ‘Wash the Sins Not Only the Face’. A brave and bold statement of intent, embracing new stylistic directions and a developed immediacy while maintaining the band’s signature atmospheres, Wash the Sins… was a critical [...]
NEWS: LIGHTNING DUST – VIDEO FOR ‘DIAMOND’ + NEW LP ‘FANTASY’
‘Fantasy’, the new record from Lightning Dust (Amber Webber and Josh Wells of Black Mountain), will be out on Jagjaguwar on June 24th. ‘Fantasy’ is Lightning Dust’s third proper full-length album, and it finds its inspiration in skeletal synth pop, modern R&B beats, the films of John Carpenter and – in accordance with Lightning Dust’s [...]
NEWS: MONEY – ‘BLUEBELL FIELDS’ VIDEO + TOUR
Having signed to Bella Union after two limited edition 7″ singles last year, Manchester-based quartet MONEY are putting the finishing touches to their much-anticipated debut album, due for release late summer. In the meantime, they have revealed the mesmerising video to ‘Bluebell Fields’, the first single from the album. The video represents a loving collaboration between the band and young [...]
NEWS: CAMERA OBSCURA – LISTEN TO ‘FIFTH IN THE LINE TO THE THRONE’
With the release of their long-awaited new album ‘Desire Lines’ on June 3rd via 4AD, Camera Obscura have revealed another song, ‘Fifth In Line To The Throne’. A sonic foil to recent single ‘Do It Again’, ‘Fifth In Line To The Throne’ sees the Glasgow fifth-piece in full balladeer mode and features backing vocals [...]
NEWS: PVT – NEW STOP-MOTION VIDEO FOR ‘HOMOSAPIEN’
Australian electronic band PVT have released their new video for ‘Homosapien’. The clip is a unique take on the stop-motion technique, featuring a cast of collaborators, inspiring musicians, friends and supporters. Having already conquered the three dimensional in previous video offering ‘Vertigo’, PVT this time take to a 3’20’’ display of world class instrument-switching; beautifully [...]
NEWS: CLOUD BOAT ‘YOUTHERN’ VIDEO + LP
With a debut album ‘Book of Hours’ released 27th May, Cloud Boat unveil the video for new single ‘Youthern’, directed by You Ness. Sam Ricketts and Tom Clarke have been steadily getting a foothold in the world of bass music over the past couple of years as they tour their ever-evolving live show around the [...]
NEWS: NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS ‘MERMAIDS’ OUT 20th May + VIDEO
The new video for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ upcoming new single ‘Mermaids’ is an excerpt from the band’s recent performance earlier this year at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on February 21st. ‘Mermaids’ the third track to be taken from ‘Push The Sky Away’ (their fifteenth studio album) will be released in [...]
NEWS: DEAP VALLY – VIDEO FOR ‘BABY, I CALL HELL’ + LP RELEASE
Ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Sistrionix’ on June 24th, Deap Vally have unveiled the video for their new single ’Baby, I Call Hell’ (out June 17th) Deap Vally will be heading to the UK for live dates around the release of ‘Sistrionix’, including a headline show at London’s Scala on the 22nd May and UK festival appearances at Glastonbury, [...]
NEWS: DATE PALMS – LIVE VIDEO FOR ‘DUSTED DOWN’
Date Palms revolves around the core duo of Gregg Kowalsky (keyboards, electronics) and Marielle Jakobsons (violin, flute, electronics). They employ traditional rock instrumentation to create music informed by Indian classical music, country, minimalism, and spiritual jazz, arriving at a style that is wholly their own. On their third album, The Dusted Sessions, the duo expanded [...]
NEWS: OLYMPIANS – ‘ADVENTURE GUN’ EP AND VIDEO
The math-pop band, who consist of Daniel Harvey (vocals/guitar/synth); Benjamin Thompson(vocals/guitar/synth/trumpet); Christopher Neil (vocals/bass) and Michael Parkin (vocals/drums/glock), formed due to their love of technically proficient bands such as Youthmovies and Don Caballero. The four piece from Norwich have since honed their sound, building a psychedelic twist into their penchant for technical exuberance, producing an exquisite [...]
NEWS: DUTCH UNCLES ‘BELLIO’ VIDEO AND EP OUT THIS WEEK
Dutch Uncles keep on to the break of dawn. However, they were a wee bit tired once dawn broke, so they missed the trip to the aquarium, where coincidentally their latest video, for Bellio, was being filmed. To coincide with the fishy fun, they have an 8 track leviathan of a digital EP featuring Bellio, [...]
NEWS: UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – NEW LIVE DATES + LIVE SESSION VIDEO
Following a sold out London show in February and a full tour in May including Manchester’s Deaf Institute (May 6th) which sold out 3 months in advance, Unknown Mortal Orchestra are returning to UK in November due to huge demand, to play London’s legendary Electric Ballroom (their biggest UK show to date) and Manchester’s Gorilla [...]
VIDEO: PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING – ‘SIGNAL 30′
Public Service Broadcasting get back on the road in 2013 with new single ‘Signal 30′, a cautionary tale of the dangers of disrespecting the rules of the highways and byways, and their hardest-hitting track to date. The lead single from their imminent debut album ‘Inform – Educate – Entertain’ (out May 6), the relentless, high-speed [...]
VIDEO: SPRING OFFENSIVE – ‘NO ASSETS’
Oxford five-piece Spring Offensive put time and consideration into everything; from unique shows in churches, museums, art galleries and WWII bunkers, to self-directed music videos and hand-printed releases. BBC Introducing in Oxford’s Band of the Year for 2012 Spring Offensive release a new self-directed video for “No Assets”. Recorded and mixed by David Pye in [...]
VIDEO: BEACH HOUSE – ‘WISHES’
Directed by Eric Wareheim (of Tim & Eric fame) and starring Ray Wise (Twin Peaks). On the video, Eric Wareheim says… “Beach House, Ray Wise, fireworks, and horses. How can I go wrong? This is the first project that I’ve ever collaborated creatively with the band. Victoria’s imagery inspired me to create this special half time show. It also helps [...]
NEWS: STRFKR – NEW ALBUM DETAILS + NEW VIDEO ‘ATLANTIS’
It’s hard to say exactly when it happened. It could’ve been during one of the 100+ shows STRFKR played over the past two years — ecstatic sold-out dance parties that started in tiny, sweaty rooms before word of mouth spread and forced a move to larger (and even sweatier) venues. It might’ve been when touring [...]
LIVE: DARWIN DEEZ – 15/02/2013
- SOUND CONTROL, MANCHESTER – A few years back I was reading an article about this up and coming artist called Darwin Deez; a 20 something hipster living in New York, working in a well respected vegetarian restaurant making lo-fi pop hits with jazzy guitar tones, quirky vocal hooks and jittery electro beats. Intriguing, right? [...]
NEWS: BEACH HOUSE UNVEIL 4 SONG LIVE PERFORMANCE SHORT FILM ‘FOREVER STILL’
Beach House have just unveiled the short film Forever Still, a stunning 4-song live performance filmed in the desert around El Paso, Texas. The film follows the passing of one night, starting at sunset and ending at dawn. The band explain… “Forever Still is directly inspired by Pink Floyd’s Live at Pompeii. We wanted to [...]
VIDEO: KING KRULE – ‘OCTOPUS’
King Krule -the primary creative vessel for 18-year-old south east London-based singer/producer/songwriter Archy Marshall, released double A-side single ‘Rock Bottom’ and ‘Octopus’ late last year, and now comes the video for ‘Octopus’ directed by Paraic and Michael Morrissey.
VIDEO: BO NINGEN – ‘NICHIJYOU’ FEAT. SAVAGES’ JEHNNY BETH
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VIDEO: TELEMAN – ‘CHRISTINA’ + HEAR B-SIDE ‘IN YOUR FUR’
Amongst a flurry of praise & growing excitement, London trio Teleman release their debut 7” single this week through Moshi Moshi records. The single’s a-side ‘Cristina’ has notched up over 35,000 listens in the last month. Now they unveil the second song on the release ‘In Your Fur’; a more guitar driven track that escalates [...]
LIVE: DUTCH UNCLES – 14/01/2013
- THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – So it’s fair to say that I’m pretty excited ahead of tonight’s events! Not only is today the day that the first albums of the 2013 have been released but I’m also at my first gig of the year at one of my favourite venues in Manchester for an [...]
NEWS: SIGUR ROS TO HEADLINE LIVE FROM JODRELL BANK
‘INCOMING TRANSMISSION’ The multi award winning Live From Jodrell Bank series is thrilled to announce another Transmission from the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire. Sigur Rós are confirmed to headline this unique event in the shadow of the iconic Lovell Telescope, one of the biggest and most powerful radio telescopes in the world. Previous Live [...]
OUTSIDE BROADCAST: EUROSONIC 2013 – DAY 3
- Friday 11/01/2012 – Day 3 - Final coverage Right. I think I finally caught up with everything that went down in that crazy student town in the North of the Netherlands. Sure is clear that even 3 years after my last SXSW visit, the industry still knows how to work hard, play hard. As part [...]
OUTSIDE BROADCAST: EUROSONIC 2013 – DAY 2
- THURSDAY 10/01/2013 – Day 2 - Let’s see what we stumble across So as a Dutch resident myself, I’ve been bombarded with dozens of great sounding Belgian bands that make it across the border and invade our radio playlists. Therefore, whenever there is a Belgian neighbour, whose music is described to be inspired by The [...]
OUTSIDE BROADCAST: EUROSONIC 2013 – DAY 1
- WEDNESDAY 09/01/2013 - DAY 1 – Less is more and more is better Kicking off with a quick visit to the European Border Breakers Awards, which culminates in French DJ quartet C2C pick up the ‘EBBA Public Choice Award’, we are off into the cold northern night to crawl our way from venue to [...]
VIDEO: KAVINSKY – ‘ PROTOVISION’
After releasing three EP’s through the Record Makers label, Kavinsky has emerged as one of the biggest artists of the French electro scene. Kavinsky’s signature track – ‘Nightcall’ – produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk, was the lead track from the soundtrack of the hit neo-noir crime film ‘Drive’. The track has also [...]
NEWS: SWISS LIPS – NEW SINGLE/VIDEO ‘DANZ’ + LIVE DATES FOR 2013
Mancunian five-piece SWISS LIPS release their debut single ‘Danz’ on 3rd February 2013 and have confirmed three headline shows for later that month. An exquisite dance/pop/electro collaboration, ‘Danz’ showcases the band’s ability to write classic hits with infectious beats and irresistible hooks. The band recently hosted a month of gigs/parties and events at The Union [...]
VIDEOS: BATTLESHIPS – ‘IN RETROSPECT’ / ‘YOUR WORDS’
Sydney Indie Rock/Folk quartet Battleships have just released their debut 7-track mini album ‘To You’, following singles ‘In Retrospect’ and ‘Your Words’ earlier this year. ‘In Retrospect’ was the first track to grab attention with its blend of haunting vocals and atmospheric, intelligent musicianship, while follow up single ‘Your Words’ pushed their sound to the [...]
NEWS: FICTION – DEBUT ALBUM + NEW VIDEO
In the weird, hyper-speed blog-world of the 21st century musical underground Fiction’s ‘80‘s inflected, thoughtful, outsider indie has served to set them apart from a revolving door of faddish trends and fly by night ‘scenes’. Taking a template determined by debut single Curiosity, the London based quintet of James Howard, Mike Barrett, Nick Barrett, Dave [...]
NEWS: PURITY RING – ‘LOFTICRIES’ VIDEO / TOUR DATES
Acclaimed video director AG Rojas (Jack White’s ‘Sixteen Saltines’, Spiritualized’s ‘Hey Jane’) has added his macabre touch to the Purity Ring song ‘Lofticries’, placing it as a soundtrack to a fever dream of vast ideas – conception, birth, sickness, and death. The band start their first headline tour of Europe this week and will then [...]
NEWS : SUUNS – HEAR ‘EDIE’S DREAM’ FROM THE 2ND ALBUM
Suuns will release their second full-length album, ‘Images Du Futur’, via Secretly Canadian in the UK on 4th March 2013. The Montreal four-piece are also set to play a handful of UK and European dates including London’s Village Underground on the 5th Dec, followed by ATP later that month. The first single, ‘Edie’s Dream’, starts with [...]
VIDEO: BEACH HOUSE – ‘WILD’
Following their recent sold-out UK tour and with a triumphant 2012 under their belts, BEACH HOUSE premier a new video for ‘Wild’, one of the many highlights from their fourth album Bloom. The intense and compelling clip was directed by filmmaker Johan Renck (Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Madonna, The Knife).
VIDEO: THE LOVELY EGGS ‘I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH’
A message from The Lovely Eggs…. “Our new single ‘I Just Want Someone To Fall in Love With’ comes out on Monday. Here is the brand new video to it done by mind warbler Casey Raymond… We are trying to get with it so it is our first ever digital only release.You can pre-order it here… [...]
NEWS: STUBBORN HEART – DEBUT ALBUM / VIDEO / TOUR DATES
Stubborn Heart – aka Luca Santucci & Ben Fitzgerald – set ears buzzing last year with a then unidentified white label 12” and followed it up with their EP ‘Need Someone’ on Kaya Kaya records. Now signed to One Little Indian, their full length eponymous debut, Stubborn Heart (released on November 5th) revealed a stunning [...]
NEWS: COLD PUMAS – DEBUT ALBUM DETAILS + VIDEO
With the release of their debut album, ‘Persistent Malaise’ today, Cold Pumas share the first visual accompaniment to their longplayer; the fruity and fanciful feast that is ‘Sherry Island’. Shot and edited by Phil Whitby and directed by Cold Pumas’ own Patrick Fisher, the setting is one of glorious hues and faded splendour, with a [...]
NEWS: TWEAK BIRD – NEW VIDEO ‘THE WEIGHT’ + FREE DOWNLOAD
The mighty Tweak Bird are back with a brand new video ahead of their mini-album release. Filmed at the American Legion Hall in Highland Park, CA, this smoking new video for ‘The Weight’ captures the intensity of the band’s live performance balanced with imagery of exploring the need for release. ‘The Weight’ is one of [...]
NEWS: ERRORS – ‘RELICS’ REMIXED BY EGYPTIAN HIP HOP
The lead track from the mini-album, ‘Relics’ has been given the Egyptian Hip Hop treatment which, as RCRDLBL explain, involved the track being “melted into a bloopy goop punctuated by springs, wobbles and cumulous FX”. As well as being released on all the normal formats, the Scots are reviving the VHS. Each track on the [...]
VIDEO: ON AN ON – ‘GHOSTS’
ON AN ON was birthed from the ashes of Scattered Trees, following the departures of two members earlier this year. Nate Eiesland, Alissa Ricci and Ryne Estwing decided to carry on with a name change, and they already have a 10-track debut album to show for it. Recorded with Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene), ‘Give [...]
NEWS: THE VOLUNTARY BUTLER SCHEME – ‘BRAIN FREEZE’ VIDEO + APP SINGLE
Since making 2011′s largely electronic album The Grandad Galaxy – The Voluntary Butler Scheme’s Rob Jones has been learning some new non-electronic skills in the shape of the Trumpet and the Saxophone. Having learnt them largely from Youtube clips and iPhone apps – it inspired The Voluntary Butler Scheme to release his next single as [...]
NEWS: PURITY RING – DOWNLOAD ‘BELISPEAK II’ + UK LIVE DATES
Purity Ring’s Corin Roddick has reworked their song ‘Belispeak’ to feature a ferocious new verse by Danny Brown. Brown, who first saw Purity Ring on their summer tour, expressed interest in wanting to work with them via Twitter. The two then exchanged ideas through email and Brown re-imagined ’Belispeak’s fairy-tale creepiness as an evocative snapshot of his [...]
NEWS: JAMES BLAKE – ‘CONFIDENCE BOOST’ VIDEO + LIVE DATES
It’s been almost a year since The Kentish Town Forum hosted James Blake’s last live performance on UK shores, but his unique brand of introspective electronica will return to the British stage once again for a series of performances this winter. Having released one of 2011’s most talked about and critically praised records in the [...]
VIDEO: EMBERS – TUNNEL VISION
Limited edition double A side 7″ Vinyl. Tunnel Vision/Sins Unknown. Recorded at Sandhills Studios, Liverpool. Engineered by Kyle Western. Mixed and produced by Embers. Directed by Sam Alder & Toby Potter (Plastic Zoo/MCR Scenewipe) Shot by Luke Bather & Nathan Bather Purchase here - http://embersembers.bigcartel.com/ www.embersembers.com
VIDEO: GREAT PAGANS ‘TEENAGE SILHOUETTES’
Great Pagans are the third act to release on Anti-Ghost Moon Ray Records, the Brighton DIY Label/Collective that put out Gazelle Twin’s critically acclaimed debut ‘The Entire City’ and Bernholz’s leftfield take on Madonna’s Material Girl’. It’s a label with a very carefully selected, small but perfectly formed roster. Great Pagans are the label’s band [...]
VIDEO: WE ARE AUGUSTINES – ‘PHILADELPHIA’
Brooklyn’s We Are Augustines have released a live video of Philadelphia (The City of Brotherly Love) this week following successful appearances at both Reading and Leeds Festivals playing in front of packed audiences. The video was recorded at The Neptune in Seattle this year, one of their favourite venues on the gig circuit since they [...]
VIDEO: FIRST AID KIT – ‘WOLF’
First Aid Kit have unveiled the dreamlike and kaleidoscopic video for their new single ‘Wolf’ which is out now on Wichita Recordings. Shot in the forest of Järvsö, Hälsingland in Sweden and directed by Johan Söderberg. “It’s about our destruction of the planet,” said the band. “But it’s also about finding the animal within you. [...]
NEWS: THE MINX – LIVE DATES
Mixing an energetic blend of punk, ska and northern soul with a healthy dose of pop sensibility and hometown swagger The Minx have been tearing up venues around the UK collecting an ever growing fanbase. With support from Mike Joyce (The Smiths), Jennie Matthias (The Belle Stars), Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets) and a number of [...]
NEWS: THE LOVELY EGGS – NEW ALBUM ‘WILDLIFE’ + LIVE DATES
The Lovely Eggs return with their third album ‘WILDLIFE’ after a year and a half touring their critically acclaimed second album ‘COB DOMINOS’. This time the Eggs return with an album that encapsulates the isolation of extensive touring and brief time back in their home town Lancaster. The two piece raucous noise pop duo combine [...]
VIDEO: CAT POWER – ‘CHEROKEE’
Here is the new Cat Power new video for ‘Cherokee’, starring and directed by Chan Marshall (Cat Power), it’s the first music video to be taken from her new album, ‘Sun’. Shot in the Californian desert, it depicts a post-apocalyptic world in the near future where road gangs rule a lawless land. The video follows [...]
VIDEO: PINS – ‘LUVU4LYF’
The first track from PINS debut EP LUVU4LYF, released on glittery 10″ vinyl in collaboration with Bella Union. Order here Video credits: Director – Sing J Lee Director of Photography – Davey Gilder Editors – Sing J Lee & Dan W Jacobs
NEWS: INDIANS – WATCH THE 4AD SESSION
Indians, the musical alter ego of Copenhagen resident Søren Løkke Juul, have just signed to 4AD. While they only played their first concert in their hometown in February of this year and self-released their debut single in April, they’ve already garnered enough attention to perform shows across Europe and in North America, playing shows with [...]
VIDEO: FUTURE ISLANDS – ‘GREASE’
The Future Islands video (directed by Jay Bulm) shot in black & white and using an innovative 360 panning style, documents the band’s typical day on the road. ‘Grease’ is the last track taken from their acclaimed album ‘On the Water’ which was released last year.
NEWS: SPRING OFFENSIVE – NEW VIDEO/SINGLE ‘NOT DROWNING BUT WAVING’
In addition to their exceptional self-directed video portraying one man’s struggle with guilt, Oxford’s SPRING OFFENSIVE share a slightly darker side to their songwriting prowess with brand new single ‘Not Drowning But Waving’. The dynamic quintet confirm its physical availability will be on very limited edition 7” vinyl with download code in bespoke packaging assembled [...]
NEWS: RINGO DEATHSTARR – VIDEO ‘RIP’ + NEW ALBUM DETAILS
Ringo Deathstarr have announced details of the release of their second album. Mauve will be released through Club AC30 Records on Monday 24th September 2012. The album, produced by Elliott Frazier from the band, was recorded at The Bubble in Austin, Texas and Skylab in Los Angeles in the spring of 2012. Ringo Deathstarr formed [...]
INTERVIEW: JOSH OSHO
Josh Osho is kick starting a new breed of gritty Brit urban boy, meets souly singer-song writer. I catch up with the rising star, just before he steps into the studio to polish off his new EP (details after the big chat) and mixtape… in between a gob of breakfast. We cover such bases as [...]
NEWS: BETH JEANS HOUGHTON & THE HOOVES OF DESTINY – NEW SINGLE/VIDEO + UK LIVE DATES
Following a phenomenal response for the debut album ‘Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose’, released in February this year, Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny are set to release a new single: the brilliant ‘Dodecahedron’, which was formerly picked up by Radio 1 BBC Introducing playlist. Showcasing Beth’s extraordinary voice and off-kilter lyrics, ‘Dodecahedron’ explodes [...]
VIDEO: FINDLAY – ‘YOUR SISTER’
Findlay is a new 20-something artist from Manchester, and Your Sister and You Gave Me Grace are her first offerings – evoking a gritty and raw garage fuelled energy that could easily give her male counterparts a clear run for their money when she hits the stage. There’s a limited 7″ released on Manchester label [...]
NEWS: CAVE PAINTING – WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘SO CALM’ + TOUR DATES
Having become the toast of the blogs and those in the know with their early releases ‘Rio’ and ‘Gator’, Brighton’s Cave Painting announce the release of a new single, ‘So Calm’, their debut album, ‘Votive Life’ and a UK tour throughout October. Cave Painting’s debut album, ‘Votive Life’, released on September 24th, features the singles [...]
NEWS: FRIGHTENED RABBIT – NEW EP + ‘STATE HOSPITAL’ VIDEO + LIVE DATES
Frightened Rabbit are pleased to announce details of their eagerly awaited new EP ‘State Hospital’, out September 24 through Atlantic Records. The acclaimed Scottish quintet will celebrate the EP’s release with a UK and Ireland tour throughout September. The dates will kick off in Portrush’s Playhouse on September 6, taking in Navan, Michelstown, Dundalk, Dublin, [...]
VIDEO: PALMA VIOLETS – ‘BEST OF FRIENDS’
Up until now Rough Trade’s Palma Violets have had minimum online presence and no songs recorded, instead preferring for people to come and experience their raucous live shows at their Lambeth art studio / squat Studio 180, and then later on a UK co-headline tour with Savages. As of today, the London four-piece’s debut single ’Best Of Friends’ is available to buy from iTunes. [...]
NEWS: OPOSSOM – WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘GETAWAY TONIGHT’ + UK TOUR DATES
With their debut album ‘Electric Hawaii’ due for release on Fire Records in August, New Zealand’s Opossom are pleased to announce a US and European tour this coming October/November. ‘Getaway Tonight’ is directed by Joel Kefali from Special Problems (Tame Impala, Flying Lotus) and is inspired by b-grade sci-fi, featuring frontman Kody Nielson as two cyborgs [...]
VIDEO: POND – ‘MOTH WINGS’
Pond, have just released a video for recent single ‘MothWings’. The video was shot using iPhone application Funny Movie Maker. www.facebook.com/pondling www.modularpeople.com
NEWS: GRIMES – WATCH THE NEW VIDEO TO ‘GENESIS’
Continuing an already crazy year for Grimes, on the eve of her next European tour she is premiering the incredible new video for ‘Genesis’. Releasing the album Visions earlier this year (4AD/Arbutus), to near universal praise, Grimes has barely stopped since; she’s graced numerous magazine covers, made her first live TV performances in both the [...]
NEWS: BIRDS OF MAYA – ‘READY TO HOWL’ LIVE VIDEO
Over the past few months and years, dropouts all over the world have been nodding out to the amped up riffing of Purling Hiss and the economical chug-a-lug zen of Spacin’. But only the most committed seekers have been privy to the roaring big bang that started it all: Birds Of Maya. Agitated Records are [...]
NEWS: THE SANCTUARIES – 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COOKING VIDEOS FOR THE ‘NOT GUILTY’ EP
In light of The Sanctuaries’ upcoming self-release ‘Not Guilty’ EP, the quartet share two instructional cooking videos which end with endearing mom-activities as a reward. The Rickenbacker-loving band teamed up with The Deli to premiere the recipe for chicken schnitzel alongside their track “Not Guilty” calling it “the perfect blend of indie songwriting charm and [...]
NEWS: FESTIVAL NO.6 – LIVE BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC
Festival No.6 have announced that they are teaming up with BBC Radio 6 Music as part of their Autumn Live Music Programme to transmit exclusive performances from some of the legendary and cutting edge acts performing at this year’s event. To celebrate New Order headlining the first year of the UK’s newest festival and the [...]
VIDEO: BJORK – ‘DECLARE INDEPENDENCE’ DEDICATED TO PUSSY RIOT
Bjork statement: ‘dear folks here comes a statement in defense of pussy riot : as a musician and a mother i would like to express i fiercely dont agree with them being put to jail because of their peaceful protest performance . they are currently standing trial and facing seven years in prison for this [...]
NEWS: 2:54 – WATCH THE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘SUGAR’ + TOUR DATES
One of the UK’s exciting new bands, 2:54 -sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow- have unveiled the video for their new single ‘Sugar’, taken from their self-titled debut album released in May on Fiction. Ahead of their September tour with the XX and slew of high-profile summer festival dates including Reading, Leeds and Bestival they debut [...]
VIDEO: TOM WAITS – ‘HELL BROKE LUCE’
“As most of you guessed, it’s a tour…a tour de force! Matt Mahurin has created an apocalyptic war dream to accompany the song ‘Hell Broke Luce’. Kathleen and I envisioned it as an enlightened drill sergeant yelling the hard truths of war to a brand new batch of recruits. The video grew from the gnawing [...]
NEWS: VACATIONER – WATCH THE LOMOGRAPHY-SHOT VIDEO FOR ‘TRIP’
Vacationer have shared the worldwide release of their visually stunning video for single, ‘Trip.’ The video was shot on Oahu’s North Shore by surf cult cinematographer Dave Homcy. Vacationer teamed up with Lomography, the international community dedicated to analogue photography, for the filming, the first partnership of this kind. The video was shot on Lomography’s [...]
NEWS: SISSY & THE BLISTERS – HEAR TWO TRACKS FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM
Sissy & The Blisters have unleashed an energetic live performance of ‘Do It Alone’, filmed as part of a Youth Hymns Session. The track, alongside their forthcoming single ‘Killing Time’, is taken from Sissy & The Blister’s debut album, set for release early 2013. Sissy & The Blisters had a sensational year in 2011. The lead [...]
NEWS: LIARS – WATCH THE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘BRATS’ + TOUR DATES
Liars – Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross – have announced details of their brand new single, ‘Brats’ which is set for release on 12″ and download on 15th October, via Mute. One of the stand-out tracks from recent live shows, ‘Brats’ is the latest track to be taken from Liars’ current album ‘WIXIW’ [...]
NEWS: BEAK> – HEAR PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACK ‘0898’ + TOUR DATES
Bristol band BEAK> (Geoff Barrow/Billy Fuller/Matt Williams) will hit the road in support of their second album ‘>>’ freshly released on their hometown label Invada. To coincide with the news, Invada have released details of a special edition fabric boxset of the album which includes a bonus disc of 10 previously unreleased tracks from the [...]
NEWS: SPECTOR – MANCHESTER INSTORE GIG
London quintet Spector have announced a Manchester instore gig for the day of their debut album release. They will play at Manchester’s HMV at 6pm on the 13th August to coincide with the release of ‘Enjoy It While It Lasts’, as well as their new single ‘Never Fade Away’, a firm fan favourite. The band [...]
NEWS: DUM DUM GIRLS – WATCH THE ‘MINE TONIGHT’ VIDEO TAKEN FROM ‘END OF DAZE’ EP
Sub Pop is pleased to share release details for Dum Dum Girls’ End of Daze EP, due out 24th September. The EP is led by the single “Lord Knows”, along with track highlights “Mine Tonight”, “I Got Nothing”, and a cover of Strawberry Switchblade’s “Trees and Flowers”. The band recently recorded an acoustic version of [...]
