NEWS: GLASS ANIMALS UNVEIL VIDEO TO NEW SINGLE ‘POOLS’

Ahead of the release of their much-anticipated debut album ‘ZABA’ on the 9th June, Oxford quartet Glass Animals have shared the stunning animated video for their new single ‘Pools’. Directed by Rafael Bonilla, the vivid stop motion video brings the already-engrossing song even further to life. ‘ZABA’ will be released on June 9th via Wolf […]
Dans & Lær’s combination of natural science and electronic beats is the brain child of guitarist and bird enthusiast Bjarke Andersen-Tran. While searching for musical inspiration among childhood possessions he came across an old beloved cassette tape with bird song. The idea of combining the knowledge stored on the tape with freshly composed electronic music […]

NEWS: DANS & LÆR – NEW SINGLE ‘GREY WARBLER’

NEWS: EAST INDIA YOUTH – NEW SINGLE & VIDEO ‘HEAVEN HOW LONG’

East India Youth, aka William Doyle, released his debut album ‘TOTAL STRIFE FOREVER’ in January, it’s been cited by many as an early contender for album of the year.  A new single ‘HEAVEN HOW LONG’ taken from the album was released on June 16th, featuring remixes by Taigen (Bo Ningen) and Perc. You can see […]
This year’s Dot To Dot festival will be hitting Manchester on Friday the 23rd of May and will have its biggest line-up to date. The multi venue and multi city (Manchester, Bristol,Nottingham) festival now in its ninth year brings together some of the freshest new talent and also the more established acts in music. Not […]

NEWS : DOT TO DOT – MANCHESTER SET TIMES RELEASED

NEWS: SMOKE FAIRIES RETURN TO MANCHESTER

Smoke Fairies return to Manchester this month on the back of their new album, the eponymously titled Smoke Fairies.  There is much press about the fact that the album nearly wasn’t made due to one-half of the duo Jessica Davies suggesting to her musical partner Katherine Blamire that she was no longer sure whether Smoke […]
From 1960s pop icon to 21st century avant-garde musician, Scott Walker’s musical metamorphosis and increasingly uncompromising attitude to his work makes him revered by many in the business yet largely ignored by the public…30 Century Man charts this enigmatic figures life and music and explores the darkness that imbues both… As part of the Manchester […]

NEWS: SCOTT WALKER 30 CENTURY MAN FILM SCREENING

NEWS: THE ICYPOLES – VIDEO FOR SINGLE ‘BABIES’ + DEBUT ALBUM DETAILS

My World Was Made For You is the debut album from The Icypoles, four girls who call Melbourne home but would just as easily fit into a Bande à Part dance scene or be happily serving cherry pie at Twin Peaks’ Double R Diner*. Produced by Haima Marriott (Architecture in Helsinki), My World Was Made […]
Beirut are set to perform their only UK headline date outside of Greenman Festival at Manchester’s iconic Albert Hall on the 14th August. Tickets go on sale this Friday (16th) at 9am (gigsandtours) Their sound traverses a broad spectrum, from the whimsically plaintive stripped-back touches of the Decemberists to the lo-fi psychedelic experimentation of Neutral […]

NEWS: BEIRUT ANNOUNCE MANCHESTER LIVE DATE

VIDEO: PINS – ‘SHOOT YOU/ELEVENTH HOUR’ FEAT. ACTRESS MAXINE PEAKE

Today, PINS unveil a brand new double video for the new versions of ‘Shoot You’ and ‘Eleventh Hour’. Notably, the video opens with acclaimed actress Maxine Peake reading an original poem written by PINS vocalist Faith Holgate. Peake’s distinctive northern voice perfectly complements Sing J Lee’s (PINS’ long-time collaborator, who has also made films for […]
LIARS (Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross) have announced details of their new single, ‘Pro Anti Anti’, out on 9 June 2014 on Mute Records The single will be released on limited flesh coloured vinyl and download. It will also feature remixes from Factory Floor whose recent remix credits include Trent Reznor and Daniel […]

NEWS: LIARS – HEAR NEW SINGLE ‘PRO ANTI ANTI’