Karima Francis releases her stirring new single ‘Glory Days’, August 6th on Mercury, self-penned and produced by Flood (U2, PJ Harvey, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave). ‘Glory Days’ is the rousing, emotionally charged centrepiece from the Blackpool born singer-songwriter’s extraordinary new album ‘The Remedy’. It captures the album’s overriding sense of rediscovered strength, perspective and newfound […]
‘Who Needs Who’, the new album by Dark Dark Dark, is a stirring and rich body of songs that sees the band breaking new ground, and settling into the strengths of a quintet that has worked incredibly hard, both on the road and in their personal lives. The band’s commitment to their music has proven […]
X-Ray Recordings are proud to introduce the latest band to join the fold and commit their music to flexi disc, Mickey Gloss. Their single ‘Crocodile Smile’ is available from the X-Ray Recordings online store from July 9th and in most independent record stores from July 16th. Mickey Gloss is a Psychedelic Punk Party Band that […]
Clark announces the release of ‘Fantasm Planes’. The six track EP is due for release on 3rd September. It is a counterpart to Iradelphic, featuring new variations on key album tracks as heard in his recent live shows; this includes 3 reworks of album tracks and 3 brand new tracks. ‘Fantasm Planes’ sees Clark exploring […]
Taken from Opossom‘s debut album ‘Electric Hawaii’, this video for “Fly” is another zany sci-fi-themed adventure directed by Sam Kristofski, following on from the promo video for ‘Blue Meanies’ (single out digitally on 30 July). Their psych-pop, sun-drenched tunes are sure to brighten up your summer. Frontman Kody Nielson describes the “Fly” video like this: […]
‘Dirty Money’ is the second song to be released from their forthcoming self-titled album, released via Daptone on 6th August. It follows hot on the heels of ‘Sare Kon Kon (Redux)’ (also below). “The idea,” says singer Amayo “was to come up with something hot. We’ve had so many collective money talks in Antibalas from […]
Susanne Sundfør is set to release new album ‘The Silicone Veil’ on 8th October 2012 in the UK through Sonnet Sound, preceded by forthcoming first single ‘White Foxes’. When you listen to Susanne Sundfør it is no surprise that she is both Norway’s most critically acclaimed artist of the year, and one of it’s most […]
Chelsea Light Moving are set to release their debut on Matador Records later this year. All words below are by Thurston Moore: FOR IMMEDIATE…mmmmm…RELEASE (newsflash courtesy of Love Sick Times, free periodical for poets and punks) This song is called BURROUGHS. It is by the band CHELSEA LIGHT MOVING. ‘Burroughs’ is the first track from […]
Since her last trip to the UK for her November tour last year, Zola Jesus has continued to surprise and inspire her fans. Providing guest vocals on an Orbital track, an orchestral performance at New York’s Guggenheim Museum, and most recently an appearance on US talk show Conan accompanying hip hop artist El-P, 2012 has […]
Following a string of sold out European dates and a US tour supporting Jack White earlier this year, Alabama Shakes have announced that they will be doing a full European tour this November, which will include their two biggest headline shows to date at London’s Coronet and The Forum. November 2012 dates: 4th – Muffahalle […]