NEWS: ESBEN & THE WITCH – NEW ALBUM / FREE TRACK / LIVE DATES

Esben and the Witch return with their new album Wash the Sins Not Only the Face, out January 21st on Matador Records.  The Brighton trio follow up their acclaimed 2011 debut album Violet Cries by transcending ‘second album’ preconceptions, crafting a record that’s bold, confident, expansive and not ‘difficult’ in the slightest.  Daniel Copeman of […]
With the release of their debut album, ‘Persistent Malaise’ today, Cold Pumas share the first visual accompaniment to their longplayer; the fruity and fanciful feast that is ‘Sherry Island’. Shot and edited by Phil Whitby and directed by Cold Pumas’ own Patrick Fisher, the setting is one of glorious hues and faded splendour, with a […]

NEWS: COLD PUMAS – DEBUT ALBUM DETAILS + VIDEO

NEWS: THE ZOLAS – NEW ALBUM ‘ANCIENT MARS’ + HEAR ‘KNOT IN MY HEART’

After debuting with Tic Toc Tic in 2009, The Zolas scaled the precipice of cult status across their native Canada, thanks to a loyal fanbase carried over from Zach Gray (vocals, guitar) and Tom Dobrzanski’s (piano) earlier years as acclaimed indie rock quartet, Lotus Child. On their sophomore release, Ancient Mars, The Zolas are set to continue […]
Everything Everything are pleased to announce details of their full 2013 UK tour to celebrate the release of their new album Arc on January 14. The band have just celebrated their first entry into the UK top 40 with lead single Cough Cough and enjoyed a run of fully sold out dates airing new material […]

NEWS: EVERYTHING EVERYTHING – 2013 TOUR DATES + PRESALE LINK

LISTEN: KING KRULE – ‘OCTOPUS’ (RATKING REMIX)

It has been a manic couple of weeks for King Krule, aka 18-year-old south east London-based singer/producer/songwriter Archy Marshal. Having just released a stunning double A-side single ‘Rock Bottom’/’Octopus‘ via Rinse, he completed an incredible trio of sold-out headline shows in Paris, Manchester and London in support of the release, which proved very much the talk of […]
The mighty Tweak Bird are back with a brand new video ahead of their mini-album release. Filmed at the American Legion Hall in Highland Park, CA, this smoking new video for ‘The Weight’ captures the intensity of the band’s live performance balanced with imagery of exploring the need for release. ‘The Weight’ is one of […]

NEWS: TWEAK BIRD – NEW VIDEO ‘THE WEIGHT’ + FREE DOWNLOAD

NEWS: FISHING – HEAR THE NEW TRACK ‘CHOY LIN’

Whilst doing a bit of travelling over summer, I came into contact with a lot of Australians. Disappointingly, they weren’t too keen on entertaining my hilarious one-sided dialogues about koala bears, kangaroos and all Australians being the descendants of prisoners. However, most of them did seem more than happy to talk to me about was […]
The lead track from the mini-album, ‘Relics’ has been given the Egyptian Hip Hop treatment which, as RCRDLBL explain, involved the track being “melted into a bloopy goop punctuated by springs, wobbles and cumulous FX”. As well as being released on all the normal formats, the Scots are reviving the VHS. Each track on the […]

NEWS: ERRORS – ‘RELICS’ REMIXED BY EGYPTIAN HIP HOP

NEWS: DUTCH UNCLES – UK TOUR DATES + NEW ‘FESTER’ REMIX/FREE DOWNLOAD

Three albums into their career, Manchester’s Dutch Uncles, a group who pitched their tents firmly in pop’s leftfield with their eponymous first album before releasing Memphis Industries debut Cadenza in 2011, have made another huge step forward with their forthcoming album ‘Out Of Touch In The Wild’. The album is due for release on 7th […]
ON AN ON was birthed from the ashes of Scattered Trees, following the departures of two members earlier this year. Nate Eiesland, Alissa Ricci and Ryne Estwing decided to carry on with a name change, and they already have a 10-track debut album to show for it. Recorded with Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene), ‘Give […]

VIDEO: ON AN ON – ‘GHOSTS’