ANNIE HART OF AU REVOIR SIMONE ANNOUNCES MORE UK TOUR DATES THIS OCTOBER
Annie Hart Annie Hart is best known as one-third of Au Revoir Simone, the all-female synth trio. But with the eight tracks on her solo debut, Impossible Accomplice (Instant Records, Friday 15th September 2017), Annie will emerge as an artist and producer in her own right. Annie has announced additional dates for her UK tour, full details are as follows with tickets available from anniehart.nyc: ANNIE HART OCTOBER 2017 UK TOUR DATES Sunday 1st – By The Sea Festival, Margate Monday... Read More
COURTNEY BARNETT & KURT VILE ANNOUNCE ‘LOTTA SEA LICE’ LP RELEASED OCT – WATCH FIRST SINGLE VIDEO ‘OVER EVERYTHING’ NOW
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, have joined forces to release on Friday 13th October (Marathon Artists/Matador/Milk! Recordings/Mom & Pop) a new album collaboration, Lotta Sea Lice. First single ‘Over Everything’, features dovetailing vocal lines and intricate, guitar stylings from the pair. The lyrics play out as a rambling dialogue as they compare notes about song-writing and inspiration – it was the first song written for this project, and comes accompanied... Read More
LIVE: STRANGE WAVES II (PARQUET COURTS, OMNI, BEACH FOSSILS, DEAD PRETTIES, ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER, ULTIMATE PAINTING) – 02/09/2017
Dead Pretties -THE RITZ, MANCHESTER- Walking into any building to see Ultimate Painting tuning up, and knowing you’ve got five hours of great music ahead of you, is enough to get even the most dour Mancunian hack excited, and that was what we were in for on Saturday Night. Strange Waves II, a festival hosted at The Ritz by promoters Strange Days and Now Wave boasted a line up to rival its initial event. It is impossible to do all the performances justice with but a few choice... Read More
LIVE: NADIA REID – 31/08/2017
Nadia Reid: Official | Facebook | Twitter -DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER- Nadia Reid is one of a string of female folk artists, think Julie Byrne, Julia Jacklin, and Aldous Harding, that have broken through this year. The distinct silence that meets Nadia’s question of how many people were at her last Manchester concert in February just shows how quick her rise has been. Like all of these breakthrough artists, Nadia has a quality that raises her above the rabble below.... Read More
MAC DEMARCO SHARES 360 AND VR VERSION OF HIS VIDEO FOR ‘THIS OLD DOG’
Mac DeMarco released his acclaimed third-full length album, This Old Dog, this past spring via Captured Tracks. Now he revisits the song that launched the album with a new 360 and VR video. The ‘This Old Dog’ video was produced through a partnership between Pitchfork, and Inception and is the first piece to come from this new collaboration. The full VR experience is available here. Mac DeMarco Official | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Read More
IRON & WINE ANNOUNCE UK SHOWS FOR EARLY 2018
Iron & Wine Iron & Wine has announced a number of European shows for early 2018. Beginning in Reykjavik on 14th January, the tour reaches these shores in February for the below UK/Ireland dates. Currently on a huge tour of the US, Iron & Wine tickets and full international touring schedule can be found on the official website. IRON & WINE FEBRUARY 2018 UK TOUR DATES Tuesday 13th – BIRMINGHAM – Symphony Hall Wednesday 14th – DUBLIN – The Helix Thursday... Read More
Silent Radio – 2nd September 2017 – MCR Live Resident
Silent Radio are back and with them are show faves TELEMAN – who join them live in the studio! We get word of a brand-new EP from the lads, how they’ve learnt to take easy on tour and much more. The show also marks an incredible milestone for the band, as Teleman become the most played artist ever, on the Silent Radio Show. Plus, the very best bands coming to town this week and the latest new releases – oooo it’s like we’ve never been away. Join Silent... Read More
TIM HECKER ANNOUNCES LIVE UK TOUR EXPLORING SENSORY DEPRIVATION
Tim Hecker Tim Hecker has announced new headline shows for the UK. With his shows in Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh (October 1st-4th) taking place in total darkness, this will mark a departure for the electronic composer as he further explores sensory deprivation in live performance. Tickets for all dates are now on sale, head to his official site for more details. TIM HECKER OCTOBER 2017 UK TOUR DATES Sun 1 – LEEDS, Howard Assembly Room Mon 2 – MANCHESTER, The... Read More
SWEET BABOO SHARES THE VIDEO FOR ‘SWALLOWS’ ALONGSIDE NOV/DEC TOUR DATES ANNOUNCEMENT
Sweet Baboo shares the video for ‘Swallows’, taken from his latest album Wild Imagination. The video for ‘Swallows’ features Sweet Baboo AKA Stephen braving the elements in various historical army gear while his partner and child (also played by Stephen) wait anxiously at home, it’s a light-hearted playful video that compliments the French pop feel of the song. Stephen says of it, “This, the final instalment in director James Hankins’... Read More
F*CK BUTTONS’ ANDREW HUNG CALLS IN TO MANCHESTER ON FIRST SOLO TOUR THIS NOVEMBER
Andrew Hung Soup Kitchen present Andrew Hung (F*ck Buttons) ‘Touring in support of his debut solo LP Realisation‘ Soup Kitchen, Manchester Sunday 12th November 2017 Doors 7:30pm Tickets £8 Adv. (EXCL FEES) here Andrew Hung Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Read More
