Aficionado is a Manchester institution, a Sunday night session devoted to the musical miracles which many overlook. Moonboots and Jason Boardman have, over many long years at the helm, championed an endless list of lost classics and new delights. It’s the very definition of Balearic, without genre or agenda… So it’s high time the pair […]
Visions, her debut album for 4AD, is out a week today (March 12th) Grimes is currently on tour in North America and reaches the UK in May to play a handful of dates. Her show at London’s XOYO has sold out already so a headline show at London’s Heaven on September 5th is ready to be announced. May 6th – Simple Things Festival, Bristol 7th – Berkeley […]
Spector are pleased to announce their third headline tour to date; Spectour III. Currently rounding off Spectour II with 2 sold out shows at London’s legendary 100 Club, the quintet are supporting Florence + the Machine throughout the UK and Europe in March, before embarking on their first live dates in North America, including gigs in […]
We Are Augustines release their much anticipated debut album ‘Rise Ye Sunken Ships’ today via their own label, Oxcart Records and celebrate this by giving away a free MP3 of their wonderful album track ‘Augustine’ from http://weareaugustines.com/free/ The Brooklyn 3-piece enjoyed playing their debut US TV show performance on the David Letterman show in NYC, which can […]
Norwegian born, Swedish based Ane Brun releases the second single ‘Worship’ from her recent, highly acclaimed album ‘It All Starts With One’ on April 2nd 2012. Worship is a duet with her fellow Gothenburg resident, José González, and is without a doubt one of the highlights of a record that has already reaped rewards across the globe, including a Norwegian Grammy (a […]
Dot To Dot, the UKs only tri-city travelling festival returns for 2012 announcing its first salvo of must-see artists. Renowned in its seven year history for offering guaranteed crowd-pleasing bands alongside the first live glimpses of some of today’s biggest acts, which have included double Brits winner Ed Sheeran, The xx, Florence & The Machine, The […]
Beirut are confirmed to play 2012’s Field Day Festival, at London’s Victoria Park on 2nd June and have released a brand new video for the track ‘Vagabond’. Taken from the acclaimed album, The Riptide, the video was again directed by Sunset Television “We were really excited when Beirut asked us to direct another video, and knew we wanted to […]
Bombay Bicycle Club have unveiled a brand new remix of their current single ‘How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep’ from UK dubstep’s most idiosyncratic of voices, Scuba. ‘How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep’ is the fourth single from Bombay Bicycle Club’s third album ‘A Different Kind of Fix’. It’s released on the 9th April via Island Records. […]
Currently putting the finishing touches to their debut album, following excellent coverage for their recent “Noah & The Paper Moon EP”, Liverpool’s Stealing Sheep will be taking to the road for some extensive touring over the next few months. Feb/March sees them joining kindred spirits Field Music on tour and performing headline shows in London […]
Phenomenal Handclap Band return with their second album for Tummy Touch – Form & Control – an ambitious work which takes their fusion of international psych, soul, and cosmic disco a step forward. The band – or self-styled collective – broke through in 2009 with their debut single 15 To 20, a club hit both […]
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