Trash Kit have previewed their upcoming second album with a video for their track Medicine. The London three-piece will release Confidence, the follow up to 2010’s self titled debut album, on December 1 through Upset The Rhythm. Writing for the record began in 2012, with recording taking place at DIY recording hub Sound Savers with […]
Swedish group Last Lynx have shared a track from their new EP Rifts. The new single None of My Friends as well as the six track EP are both now available through Universal Sweden’s imprint SoFo Records. The EP follows hot on the heels of previous tracks Lacuna and Curtains, which are featured, as well as […]
Following their headline show at Manchester’s Gorilla last month, TELEMAN announce they will join Metronomy on the road in December, returning to play the Albert Hall in Manchester followed by dates in The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany: DECEMBER Saturday 6th – Manchester (Albert Hall) Monday 8th – Utrecht (Tivoli Vredenburg Popzaal) Tuesday 9th – Brussels […]
Melodic explorer, Postcards From Jeff releases Veronica. The eponymous Femme Fatale first emerged from a writing session in the multi-instrumentalist and producer’s studio, located in the bleak moors between Leeds and Manchester. Personifying a hyperreal yet impossible idea of femininity, of the kind portrayed by directors such as David Lynch and Alfred Hitchcock, Veronica is […]
A unique musical collaboration between artist David Shrigley and songwriter Malcolm Middleton will be released on December 15th via Melodic Records. The duo have blended their work to create Music and Words, a 12 track LP featuring the vocals of comic actor Gavin Mitchell, the transatlantic tones of Californian Scott Vermeire, actor Bridget McCann and Shrigley […]
Surf inspired Liverpool band Beach Skulls has shared a video for their track Dreamin’ Blue. The two-piece released the track on 7 inch vinyl earlier this month through Eighties Vinyl Records. The group say the track is inspired by the sun drenched West Coast U.S. Beaches of Huntington and Half Moon Bay. Beach Skulls Facebook | […]
Electronic five-piece Breton has shared a bonus track from their expanded reissue of their latest album War Room Stories. Exit Row is one of nine bonus tracks to appear on the reissued EP, set for release on November 10. The London group, which has previously toured with Local Natives and Foals, also include two new […]
Ty Segall has showcased a new video for his single The Singer, ahead of his show in Manchester on November 10. The Singer is taken from his seventh studio album Manipulator, which was released in August, with the video being directed by Matt Yoka. The video cuts to Segall performing in a basement, featuring ghostly […]
London based singer Natalie Bang Bang will release her new single Dangerous When Wet through Speedy Wunderground on November 3. The single by Natalie Bang Bang, real name Natalie Chahal, is the label’s ninth release, which will be available on a limited edition 7 inch. Citing Patti Smith, Talking Heads and The Velvet Underground as influences, […]
Guy Garvey, Edwyn Collins and Tim Burgess are the among the big names set to appear at the second Louder than Words festival in Manchester next month. The festival, which is a collection of talks, discussion events and live gigs, takes place at the Palace Hotel, on November 14, 15 and 16. Highlights of the […]
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