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

VIDEO: CAT POWER ‘RUIN’ + NEW ALBUM DETAILS

‘Sun’ is the first album of original material from Cat Power in over six years. Chan Marshall performed and produced ‘Sun’ herself in various locations including a studio she built in Malibu. ‘Sun’ Track Listing: 1: Cherokee 2: Sun 3: Ruin 4: 3,6,9 5: Always On My Own 6: Real Life 7: Human Being 8: […]
Toronto/ New York-based director Adam Beck has directed the first official video from fellow Canadian producer CFCF’s extraordinary eight-track EP ‘Exercises’, released on Dummy. Like the EP, the video is inspired by modernist architecture and mid-century visions of the future. Also like the EP, it’s pretty, moving and makes the viewer wish for a kinder, […]

NEWS: CFCF – WATCH THE VIDEO TO ‘EXERCISE #3’ + EP DETAILS

NEWS: OPOSSOM – FREE DOWNLOAD AND VIDEO OF ‘BLUE MEANIES’

Fire Records are excited to announce the worldwide signing of hotly tipped New Zealand band Opossom. The brainchild of Kody Nielson, formerly of acclaimed “trouble gum art punks” The Mint Chicks, Opossom have produced the exceptional and captivating album ‘Electric Hawaii’, which is due for release on 6 August. Home-written, recorded and mixed by Kody […]
Having received acclaim from the likes of Gorilla Vs. Bear, The Fader, and the NME for the song ‘Doldrums’, taken from their last demo cassette, Fear of Men return with the 7” ‘Green Sea’, which sees the band combine the warmth and intimacy of their first home recordings with a more ambitious and textured production […]

NEWS: FEAR OF MEN – LISTEN TO NEW TRACK ‘GREEN SEA’