London quartet Novella have released their sophomore album Change of State via Sinderlyn /Remote Control Records. On Change of State, the plasticity behind the meaning of the title was no fortuitous afterthought. Rather, it is very idea on which the album was built. Following the band’s debut album the band toured extensively, traveling from one country to the next, and they have watched their home country of Britain change dramatically in social...
Bing & Ruth have today released their third studio album No Home of the Mind via 4AD / Remote Control Records. The record sees the New York outfit continue with the deft minimalism that has marked them out in critical circles in recent years. Just ahead of the release, Bing & Ruth shared an accompanying video to their new single ‘The How of it Sped’. Watch the video below. Directed by previous collaborator Sebastien Cros, the video was shot in...
Molly Burch‘s timeless and stunning voice is the first thing you’ll notice on Please Be Mine. It’s smoky, with an incredible range, effortlessly evocative of her early influences. Burch grew up in LA with a writer/producer father and a casting director mother – her childhood was filled with old Hollywood musicals and the sounds of Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone which bleed through her sound. After finding her voice...
Today, self-produced American songwriter London O’Connor officially releases the re-mastered version of his debut album OΔ via True Panther Sounds / Remote Control. To coincide with the album release, London also shared his self-directed music video for his melancholy ode to the smart phone-obsessed internet generation, ‘Nobody Hangs Out Anymore’. Watch it below! Upon self-releasing OΔ on SoundCloud and as a free download, London’s diary-like accounts and immediate pop songs wooed both critics...
The Lemon Twigs share their new video for ‘I Wanna Prove To You’, taken from their debut album Do Hollywood, out now via 4AD / Remote Control Records. In the cinéma vérité clip directed by Nick Roney in Utah, the brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario visited Roney’s real-life grandparents for the four-day shoot, eating and sleeping under the same roof while exploring the concept of love. “The song is about proving your love...
4AD and Remote Control Records welcome Aldous Harding, a remarkable talent from New Zealand. Today, she presents a powerful opening statement with a new song ‘Horizon’ and startling companion video. Watch it below. Aldous Harding’s music is not for the faint of heart. Disarming in its desolate imagery and stark instrumentation, her songs draw from the core facets of life: death, birth, grief and love. There are few happy endings, but...
In anticipation of its forthcoming ninth album heralded by a title track that “rises and falls like an orchestral disco opus” (Rolling Stone), Spoon has launched the ‘Hot Thoughts’ Aura Reader app. Go to: aura.spoontheband.com While the Aura Reader name may sound intimidating, the way the web app works is actually quite simple: A fan creates a Spoon Spotify playlist, the Aura Reader analyses that playlist then creates a individualised version...
On Thursday night Future Islands had their fifth studio album The Far Field debut on TV, performing their new single ‘Ran’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. ‘Ran’ is the Baltimore-based trio’s first single from The Far Field, released on April 7th via 4AD / Remote Control. Watch Future Islands perform ‘Ran’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon below. The Far Field refines and builds on the breakthroughs of their 2014 album Singles, bursting with undeniable...
Novella have shared new single ‘Thun,’ the third track to be lifted from the London quartet’s forthcoming sophomore album Change of State to be released on Friday 17th February via Sinderlyn / Remote Control Records. In the band’s own words: ‘Thun’ is the name of a place in Switzerland we visited on tour last year. It is incredibly beautiful but the journey there was the most terrifying experience we had...
Vaguess will be releasing their sophomore album Guilt Ring on 3rd March 2017 via Sinderlyn / RemoteControl Records. Ahead of its release the band are happy to share the album’s title track which premiered via CLRVYNT – “The latest single is ‘Guilt Ring,’ an urgent, minute-plus ripper (from the album of the same name) that recalls Devo, the Spits and more; it keeps the emphasis on melody over muscle while...
Grimes shares the official video for ‘Venus Fly’. The video, directed and edited by Grimes, also features Janelle Monáe. ‘Venus Fly’ is now live on Grimes’ YouTube; watch the video below. “We used the Phantom cameras to create a feeling of time suspended,” said Grimes of the inspiration behind the video. ‘Venus Fly’ is taken from Grimes’ critically-adored album ‘Art Angels’ (4AD) which had prime placement on basically every End...
Frontier Touring are excited to announce the long-awaited return of critically acclaimed Austin rock ambassadors Spoon, performing two special headline shows in March. Spoon will perform at Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Thurs 23 March and Melbourne’s Croxton Bandroom on Sat 25 March in celebration of their highly-anticipated ninth studio album, Hot Thoughts – out Fri 17 March via Matador/Remote Control. Spoon will return to Australia with founding members Britt Daniel (lead vocals/guitar)...
Merchandise have launched a video for their single ‘Right Back To The Start’, taken from the band’s recent album A Corpse Wired For Sound. The fifth song to be given a visual treatment by Carson Cox, the Merchandise frontman says ‘Right Back From The Start’ is about finding yourself repeating old scenarios. Filmed in Washington, DC over a weekend in December, the video’s storyline was heavily influenced by the film...
XL Recordings are delighted to unveil the video for ‘High Roller’, Nines’ debut release for XL Recordings / Remote Control. Co-directed by Nines and starring Nines and J Hus, ‘High Roller’ is another step towards cementing Nines as one of the most exciting names in British rap music. Watch the video below. For those not familiar with with the most authentic name in London’s exploding underground scene, Nineshails from the...
Italy’s Matteo Vallicelli has shared Primo, out now via Captured Tracks / Remote Control. The drummer and composer is best known as the live drummer of The Soft Moon, Death Index and as a founding member of many renowned Italian punk bands. Primo is result of three years of experimentation and ultimately an exercise in self-limitation and discovery. In 2013, Vallicelli relocated from the ancient neighborhood of Trastevere in Rome to the ever-changingKreuzberg district in Berlin. This dramatic uprooting...
The Colorist Orchestra & Emilíana Torrini have shared a new Dan Carey Remix of the single ‘When We Dance’ with a video directed by Belgian directors Jasper Rigole & Hannes Verhoustraete, the single is featured on the collaborative self-titled live album out now via Rough Trade / Remote Control. Hear the remix and watch the video below. Remixer Dan Carey has worked with Emilíana for many years since first producing her Fisherman’s...
