Lambchop recently announced their new album This (is what I wanted to tell you) will be released on 22nd March 2019 via City Slang. Along with the announcement they shared the lead single ‘The December-ish you’ and they have now followed up the video for ‘Everything for you’, directed by Jonny Sanders. The track which […]
Disintegration State is one of the most exciting new electronic labels around. They’ve only existed for six months but released some of the best records of last year, as exemplified on their first release, a compilation record named Disintegrated Journeys // Disintegrated Destinations. Half the album was more beat-driven, the second half more drone-focussed, and […]
Manchester based alt-rock trio Mada Cram have unveiled their new single ‘To the Unknown’, the first new music since their debut EP ‘Now Is the Time’ was released back in April. Available immediately across all your favourite digital platforms, today also sees the release of a new video to accompany the song. The band have […]
Announcing its winners of the Independent Festival Awards 2018, The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has named intergalactic rock-rave outfit Henge as the ‘Live Act Of The Year’. Taking place at a packed-out event in Sheffield, the event was hosted by Glastonbury Festival’s Ben Challis as part of the AIF’s acclaimed annual Festival Congress. In an unprecedented […]
Swedish minimal techno maestro Axel Willner, aka The Field, is bringing his live show to Manchester this week to support his recently released sixth studio album Infinite Moment. Berlin based Willner spins out his tracks to epic lengths (most of his tracks are at least 8 mins long, and none of his LPs go beyond […]
J Fernandez has shared a video for new song “Volcanic Winter” taken from his new album “Occasional Din”. Started as the eponymous home recording project of Arkansas born Justin Fernandez, who came to Chicago in 2008, after three EPs, his 2015 debut LP Many Levels of Laughter attracted high praise from the music press. That year also […]
Following the release of her debut Thrill Jockey single “Another Kind Of Revolution,” Elena Setién has now released a video for the song, directed by Danish video artist Caspar Nørgaard. Of the lyrics on “Another Kind Of Revolution” Setién said: “Why ladies of the shadow in the lyrics? First one lady, then many. There are […]
Canadian band The Burning Hell will be playing a string of UK concerts from November 27th to December 15th to coincide with the release of the remastered and for the first time on Vinyl 10th anniversary reissue of “Baby” – including fan favourites: “When The World Ends”, “Everything Will Probably be OK” and “The Berlin […]
London newcomers Calva Louise have unveiled the visuals for their latest single “I Heard A Cry” and announced plans for an extensive UK tour in March next year following the release of their debut album ‘Rhinoceros’ on February 1st. Having developed a fierce live reputation within London’s flourishing punk scene, the chaotic garage rockers have since […]
London-based Canadian artist Jenny Moore (Charismatic Megafauna, MUSARC choral collective, F*Choir) and her rabble rousing vocal ensemble have released their new single “Sandwiches” taken from upcoming debut album ‘S/T’ due to be released on November 23rd. With raucous maelstroms, droning incantations, sweet solos and meditative murmurs, Mystic Business encompasses the macro and the micro, the political and personal, the ancient […]
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