NEWS: WILD NOTHING – VIDEO FOR NEW SONG ‘SHADOW’ + 2ND ALBUM DETAILS

Bella Union records are thrilled to announce the signing of Wild Nothing who returns this summer with second album ‘Nocturne’, the follow-up release to his acclaimed debut ‘Gemini’. Ask Jack Tatum what ‘Wild Nothing’ means and he’ll answer: ‘a contradiction’. In 2010, 21 year old Tatum released one of the finest cult pop records of […]
Bella Union are truly thrilled to announce the signing of one of our all-time favourite bands The Flaming Lips. The Flaming Lips’ first release for the label will be a project that’s shaping up to be one of the most talked-about releases of the year: THE FLAMING LIPS AND HEADY FWENDS. In between one-off shows […]

NEWS: FLAMING LIPS – NEW ALBUM & NEW LABEL

NEWS: CATE LE BON – ‘CYRK II’

The reviews are in. The second album by silver-plated songstress Cate Le Bon, CYRK, is a bona fide critical hit. The cavalcade of comparisons that crop up in every review – John Cale, Nico, Malkmus et al – give you an idea of the regard in which Le Bon is currently held. So it’s with […]
Transgressive are thrilled to announce the release of The Antlers four song record Undersea. In January the celebrated Brooklyn band returned from a year of touring and entered their studio. The despair of “Hospice” and the subsequent recovery of “Burst Apart” felt like a closed chapter and there was a newfound freedom to change the […]

NEWS: THE ANTLERS – NEW EP DETAILS + VIDEO TEASER

NEWS: ONE OF THESE DAYS – A FESTIVAL OF FESTIVALS

One Of These Days will capture the essence of Field Day, Oya Festival, Melt!, Kendal Calling, Glastonbury Dance Village, Electric Elephant, End of The Road, DFA Records, SWN Festival, The Warehouse Project, Now Wave, Free Rotation, Eden Sessions, Fiber Festival, and Shambala to create a truly unique experience in the suitably elaborate and legendary Blackpool […]
It’s been two years since THE HICKEY UNDERWORLD released their eponymous debut album, featuring the radio-friendly hit singles ‘Future Words’ and… Actually, that’s it. So what have the boys from Antwerp been up to in the mean time? Younes Faltakh (vocals, guitars, keys) is about to launch his own line of perfume, enticingly labelled ‘Vagrance’. […]

NEWS: THE HICKEY UNDERWORLD – SEE THE MAD VIDEO TO NEW SINGLE ‘THE FROG’

VIDEO: BRETON – PERFORMANCE FILM OF NEW SINGLE ‘JOSTLE’

To coincide with the release of their new AA single, ‘Jostle’/’Foam’, due for release of FatCat Records on 2nd July 2012. Breton have released a performance film of ‘Jostle’. It was recorded for A Take Away Show, filmed by and for the acclaimed French site La Blogotheque. Breton transported all their recording equipment and PA […]
Formed in Carlisle, Cumbria in 2006, finalists in MTV’s unsigned artists competition ‘Get Seen Get Heard’ in 2008, Birds vs Planes are part of a new wave of alternative bands breaking out of the North East and Cumbria scene in recent years, following in the footsteps of fellow locals Wild Beasts, Little Comets, and Shields. […]

VIDEO: BIRDS Vs PLANES ‘WE GET TO DROP’ (LIVE)

VIDEO: THE YOUNG – ‘LIVIN’ FREE’

A few weeks ahead of the UK release of The Young‘s new album ‘Dub Egg’, Spotify host an exclusive stream of the album HERE. Watch The Violinist sessions – Matador blog ‘Dub Egg’ album released June 25th on Matador Records
Not to be missed! July: 24th Manchester – Deaf Institute 25th Liverpool – Leaf 26th Glasgow – Captain’s Rest 27th Newcastle – The Cluny 28th Leeds – Cockpit 3 30th Nottingham – Bodega 31st Oxford – Jericho

NEWS: SAVAGES – TOUR DATES VIDEO