To coincide with the 40th anniversary of the seminal X-Ray Spex album Germfree Adolescents, a new film titled ‘Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché’ is in the works. Fund-raising begun recently via Indiegogo, with a cinema release date set for November 2018. Watch the funding trailer for it below. Bi-racial, female, working class and possessing […]
Delving into more expansive and experimental territories, Glasgow’s prodigious talent C Duncan released his second album The Midnight Sun last October to critical acclaim. Blending electronic elements and sweeping synth sounds with his signature layered vocals and dreamy instrumentation, the follow up to his Mercury Prize nominated debut Architect won huge praise from the likes of The Guardian, […]
Celebrating its special sixth year, the multi-award winning Festival No.6 has today announced more details of the arts and culture programme. This includes Irvine Welsh discussing Trainspotting, and Acid House, Kevin Allen on ‘Tin Town’ (the eagerly awaited sequel to ‘Twin Town’), iconic French musician Jean-Claude Vannier rescoring Serge Gainsbourg (live), the brilliant Maxine Peake […]
Sound City have just revealed even more live acts and some exciting additions to the arts and culture programme for its tenth anniversary. This includes Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess, who will be joined by the band’s guitarist Mark Collins for a special performance at the Tim Peaks Diner on Sunday. As well as treating fans […]
Recently announced is the new album from Sweet Baboo, aka. North Wales’ musician, Stephen Black, on Friday 2nd June 2017 on Moshi Moshi. “When you feel the need for space, run away from place to place,” he sings, offering an irresistible invitation: “Here’s two train tickets, let’s go!” After the Harry Nilsson-esque love songs of […]
Calgary, Alberta’s Lab Coast announce their first official UK release; a self-titled collection of songs on one album cherry-picked from the band’s extensive back catalogue by Faux Discx overseer Dan Reeves and the band themselves. Due to be released Friday 12th May 2017, it acts as an introduction to a highly prolific band, and a […]
Clever Thing have already amassed a heavy arsenal of blistering tracks, and cemented their place as one of Brighton’s favourite live bands, but a single listen of ‘Fixer Upper’ confirms this as their boldest output yet. On Friday 28th April 2017 the bands follow up single to last years ‘In A Tissy’ will be released […]
Following international acclaim for their last album Alfarroba, Portuguese dream-punk sisters, Pega Monstro return, with their third album entitled Casa de Cima, which translates as “Upper House”. The album is due to be released on Friday 2nd June 2017, and shares its name with the Villa in which the album was recorded, nestled amongst the pine-scattered terrain of the Sintra mountains. Pega Monstro are sisters Julia […]
Gorillaz are back. The world’s most successful virtual band will make their highly anticipated return, with a new studio album titled Humanz. The new album is to be released by Parlophone Records on Friday 28th April, 2017. Produced by Gorillaz, The Twilight Tone of D /\ P and Remi Kabaka and recorded in London, Paris, […]
Soon to embark on a sold-out UK tour Cigarettes After Sex have today announced the release of their much-anticipated self-titled debut album, Cigarettes After Sex, which will be available Friday 9th June 2017 via Partisan Records. Cigarettes After Sex frontman Greg Gonzalez had a clear vision for his band’s gorgeously cinematic debut album. After the […]