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. Read More

NEWS: MS MR – TWIN SHADOW REMIX UNVEILED THROUGH TUMBLR

Last week, MS MR started to unveil their 4-track debut EP ‘Candy Bar Creep Show’ exclusively via Tumblr This week, they share a Twin Shadow remix of the single “Hurricane”. In classic MS MR fashion, they’ve done things a little differently – for the first time ever, an EP is completely revealed through Tumblr. Here’s how it works: every Monday for the next four weeks, a new track will be revealed along with artwork, a video, and an... Read More

NEWS: REBEKKA KARIJORD – WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘USE THIS BODY WHILST IT’S STILL YOUNG’

Rebekka Karijord has crafted a record of unforgettable, eerie magic as epic yet peaceful as the Northern Norwegian landscape into which she was born with new album, ‘We Become Ourselves’. We Become Ourselves’s centrepiece, the first single ‘Use My Body While It’s Still Young’ is a song built upon a bedrock of vast, tribal drums. Karijord’s vocals are potent and unafraid to display a subtle, bewildering vulnerability in both her delivery and lyrics. Its video... Read More

NEWS: LAST DINOSAURS – WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘TIME & PLACE’ + TOUR DATES

Following a fantastic run of live shows this summer including Lovebox, Field Day and a headline performance at The Nest in London, Last Dinosaurs have announced a full regional tour this September including two headline London Shows at Madame JoJo’s and Barfly. Coming in the wake of a string of live dates in the UK and the uniquely brilliant sound of debut single release ‘Time & Place, Last Dinosaurs are set to bring some summer indie pop bliss to gig goers, with Lachlan... Read More

NEWS: THE GARY – LISTEN TO THE NEW ALBUM ‘REMAINS’

2012 marks the fourth release by Austin , Texas trio The Gary, an LP titled ‘Remains’, the follow-up to last year’s Albini-recorded ‘El Camino’ EP. This also marks their first full-length since 2010’s acclaimed Logan. The Gary began in 2008 as an informal gathering three friends with instruments, with no more ambition than to get together and break up the monotony of the workweek. Somewhere, between the discussions of music, family, favorite beer, and... Read More

NEWS: JAN – DOWNLOAD ‘WORK FOR THE CITY’ FROM THE FORTHCOMING DEBUT ALBUM

Photo: Emma Kathan Jan, aka Kim Talon, will release a self-titled debut album on November 13th. With riot grrrl-infused vocals, fuzzed out guitar lines, and blissed out grunge rhythms, Jan is a genre-straddling album that packs a mean punch. Known for being the latter half of art-rock band Eagle and Talon, Kim is now joined by Chloe Saavedra (Smoosh) & Melinda Parks (Har Mar Superstar) when performing live. The album was produced by John Goodmanson (Blonde Redhead, The Gossip,... Read More

NEWS: JOE BANFI – LISTEN TO ‘GUTS AND BONES’ FROM THE FORTHCOMING DEBUT EP

Already championed at XFM and 6Music, Northwich’s Joe Banfi has that stark individualism that Communion discovered with the debut releases by both Michael Kiwanuka and Ben Howard. And what immediately proved so distinctive for Kevin Jones and Ben Lovett of Communion, after receiving an unsolicited email from Joe linking them to his demos, is what also makes this debut EP such a compelling listen. Where Banfi typically shares an affinity with a number of timeless solo artists... Read More

NEWS: CASPIAN – WATCH THE NEW ALBUM TRAILER + LISTEN TO 2 TRACKS

Beverly post-rock quintet Caspian will release their new full-length studio album ‘Waking Season’ on 24th September through Triple Crown Records. Co-produced by Matt Bayles, former keyboard player from Minus the Bear and producer for such seminal albums as Isis’ ‘Oceanic’, Botch’s ‘We Are Romans’ and Mastodon’s ‘Blood Mountain’, ‘Waking Season’ is the follow-up to Caspian’s 2009 album ‘Tertia’ and marks the first time that the band has worked with... Read More

NEWS: ERAAS – DOWNLOAD ‘BRIAR PATH’ ANOTHER TRACK FROM THE FORTHCOMING DEBUT ALBUM

A sense of place. It’s a notion that has informed some of our most memorable works of art — everyone has a favorite book or painting or album that somehow has the power to immerse you completely in its world, so much so that you don’t want to leave. This sense of creating art that can spirit you away somewhere else entirely is something that most definitely also informs ERAAS debut album. In 2011, the band’s founding members Robert Toher and Austin Stawiarz... Read More

NEWS: DJANGO DJANGO – NEW SINGLE ‘LIFE’S A BEACH’

Following on from the release of recent single Hail Bop and subsequently the extended Hail Bop EP, Django Django are pleased to confirm details of their next release from their exceptional eponymous debut album – which has been nominated for this year’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize. This revered accolade is yet another deserved nod, as it was announced last week that the band are in the running for Best New Act at this year’s Q Awards. ‘Life’s A Beach’ will be released... Read More