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EZRA FURMAN SHARES VIDEO FOR ‘BODY WAS MADE’

Following the release of his LP Perpetual Motion People on Bella Union, Ezra Furman has shared the playful video for ‘Body Was Made’ on Noisey. The video sees an all-star cast featuring members of Bella Union label-mates Landshapes as well as members of Peggy Sue performing in a sort of bizarro-reality musical contest that’s brimming […]
MONEY have announced the release of their much-anticipated second album Suicide Songs, which will be released 29th January via Bella Union and is available to pre-order from iTunes. The band has unveiled a first taste of the album with ‘You Look Like A Sad Painting On Both Sides Of The Sky’ which is streaming below. The band has also […]

MONEY ANNOUNCE SECOND ALBUM ‘SUICIDE SONGS’

Album Review: John Grant – Grey Tickles, Black Pressure

If you were to judge the new album from John Grant on the title alone, you may surmise that this was going to be heavy going. Especially when you find out that Grey Tickles… is the literal Icelandic translation for mid-life crisis, and that Black Pressure… is from the Turkish word for nightmare. Having listened to this […]
Pressing play on a Mercury Rev album is like the aural equivalent of opening a volume of fairy tales. You know you’ll be in for an intense and evolving series of narratives infused with melancholy and introspection best enjoyed in its entirety as an immersive experience. For a band with a track record of creating […]

Album Review: Mercury Rev – The Light In You

PINS SHARE ‘DAZED BY YOU’ VIDEO

Hot on the heels of their wildly successful second LP Wild Nights, PINS have shared their video for ‘Dazed By You’. “We made this video when we were on tour in America, driving across strange landscapes and visiting unusual places,” the band explains. “The filming was done when we drove 2,500miles, from Seattle to Michigan […]
With his much-anticipated third album Grey Tickles, Black Pressure due for release 2nd October on Bella Union, JOHN GRANT today unveils the LP’s first single ‘Disappointing’, which features Tracey Thorn on guest vocals. Upcoming UK and European live dates Thursday 5 November – REYKJAVIK – Eldborg Harpa Friday 6 November – REYKJAVIK – Eldborg Harpa […]

JOHN GRANT UNVEILS NEW SINGLE ‘DISAPPOINTING’ FEATURING TRACEY THORN

Album Review: Beach House – Depression Cherry

Is Beach House sticking two fingers up to the tyranny of change on their fifth album, Depression Cherry? Perceived wisdom maintains that constant musical transition bears the seal of authenticity. Arguably, titan, critically adored bands look like snakes constantly shedding their skins. The Beatles took a glorious trip from exuberant rock ‘n’ roll to the […]
Ezra Furman’s rise to prominence stems from some hyperbolic words from Michael Hann. His five star review of Day of the Dog, where he proclaimed the record a “genre classic…that never feels like an exercise, but a living breathing piece of self-expression”, gave the band the success they enjoy in the UK. And those words aren’t unfounded, […]

Album Review: Ezra Furman – Perpetual Motion People

JOHN GRANT ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM AND EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

The album ‘Grey Tickles, Black Pressure‘ was recorded in Dallas with producer John Congleton (St Vincent, Franz Ferdinand, Swans) Grant had this to say about his new release: “I do think the album’s great, and I’m really proud of it,” he says. “I wanted to get moodier and angrier on this record, but I probably had […]
It doesn’t feel like three years since Pins first arrived with their killer EP LUVU4LYF. This is mainly because they don’t seem to have stopped since then, constantly touring and supporting the likes of Sleater Kinney and Warpaint, and endlessly plugging away for their début album Girls Like Us. That album didn’t seem to capture […]

Album Review: Pins – Wild Nights