To celebrate the release of I See You, The xx appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night. I See You, the long awaited third album from The xx, is out now on Young / Remote Control Records. Watch The xx perform ‘Say Something Loving’ and ‘Lips’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon below. I See You marks a new era for the London trio of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and...
Over the weekend Sampha performed new single ‘(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Emotionally raw and achingly beautiful, the track is a tribute to the piano that sat in Sampha’s south London family home from the age of three – a piano on which he wrote much of his highly anticipated forthcoming debut album Process, out Friday 3rd February via Young / Remote Control...
Jarrow has just released a new video for his track ‘Mutual Feelings’, ahead of a run of shows that includes supports for Car Seat Headrest and a headline show at Melbourne’s Yarra Hotel. Watch the clip below! Film-maker Max Wood drew from unlikely inspiration when making the visually compelling clip. It features a non-plussed Jarrow performing to the camera while the surprisingly beautiful urban landscape of Footscray swirls manically in the...
Two years after the release of his celebrated debut album Tremors, SOHN has returned with the release of Rennen, out today via 4AD / Remote Control Records. The London-born artist has traded Vienna for the warmth of Los Angeles, but the influence of his former home still lingers (Rennen is a German verb meaning ‘to run’). Resuming a nocturnal schedule – as he did with Tremors – SOHN spent a month writing alone in northern California, recording until morning most days. The ten songs of Rennen are...
I See You, the long awaited third album from The xx, is out today on Young / Remote Control Records and sitting at #1 on the iTunes Album Chart! I See You marks a new era for the London trio of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith, both sonically and in terms of process. The album was recorded between March 2014 and August 2016 in New York, Marfa, Reykjavik, Los...
‘BHS’ is the first single from the upcoming Sleaford Mods album English Tapas out Friday 3rd March via Rough Trade / Remote Control. The album was recorded at Steve Mackey’s (Pulp) West Heath Garage studios in London. Watch the video below! British Home Stores (BHS) was a chain of department stores in the UK controlled by Sir Philip Green, the chairman of Arcadia Group, which also owns Topshop, among others. The chain...
Sampha has released a brand new single ‘(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano’. At once both emotionally raw and achingly beautiful, the track is a tribute to the piano that sat in Sampha’s south London family home from the age of three – a piano on which he wrote much of his highly anticipated forthcoming debut album Process, out Friday 3rd February via Young / Remote Control Records. Produced by...
Memphis, TN-based songwriter Julien Baker is the latest addition to the Matador Records roster. The 21-year-old’s devastating and vulnerable debut album, Sprained Ankle, saw Baker tour the critically acclaimed release across Australia last December. Fans can now hear a previously unreleased song ‘Funeral Pyre’, which is the title-track and A-side forBaker’s new 7” coming out Friday 17 March via Matador / Remote Control. Only Baker can make a song with such a darkly macabre...
SOHN has kick-started 2017 with a brand new single ‘Hard Liquor’,the opening track from SOHN’s imminent second album Rennen, out Friday 13th January via 4AD / Remote Control Records. It’s a gutsy follow up to previous Rennen singles ‘Signal’, ‘Conrad’ and title track ‘Rennen’. The slick black and white companion video, created by Jovan Todorovic and shot in Belgrade, Serbia can be viewed below. On top of his album release, SOHN has been announced to...
The xx have released a new song from their forthcoming album, I See You. Following the global success of lead single ‘On Hold’ (and its accompanying Alasdair McLellan directed video), ‘Say Something Loving’ is the second song to be revealed from the London trio’s highly-anticipated third album and is available to download / stream here. The xx’s new album I See You will be released on Friday 13 January 2017 via...
Melbourne’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard has released ‘Nuclear Fusion,’ the second track available from Flying Microtonal Banana, the band’s first LP of 2017 to be released on Friday 24th February via Flightless / Remote Control Records. The band plan to release five studio albums in 2017, an ambitious feat as each record will be its own unique sonic adventure. Flying Microtonal Banana is King Gizzard’s first-ever experience in microtonal...
Mistletone and Remote Control are rapt to announce that Kurt Vile will be stopping by the picturesque Meeniyan Town Hall as part of his supreme solo tour. Kurt Vile makes the journey to the South Gippsland township of Meeniyan on Sunday March 5 for a magnificently intimate show in the old-timey surrounds of Meeniyan Town Hall, following his fast-selling Zoo Twilights show at Melbourne Zoo the night before. Very limited...
Earlier this year, Catalan foursome Mourn released their Sohpomore LP Ha Ha He., the follow up to 2015’s standout self-titled debut. To close out their year, they share the video for album track ‘Irrational Friend’. The Roger Guàrdia-directed video was originally premiered on Rookie, who say it’s “a sleek accompaniment to the chaotic track.” Watch the new video below!
Two years after the release of his celebrated debut album Tremors, SOHN will return with the release ofRennen on Friday 13th January 2017 via 4AD / Remote Control Records. Prior to its release, SOHNshares the latest single, and title track from the album. The London-born artist has traded Vienna for the warmth of Los Angeles, but the influence of his former home still lingers (Rennen is a German verb meaning ‘to...
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Amnesia Scanner has released ‘AS Truth’, a two-track release featuring brand new works ‘AS Truth’ and ‘AS Brieth’ ft. Colin Self. The release is available via digital services and is available to hear / embed HERE. Both tracks were originally previewed as part of a 15 minute audio-visual live stream which has been archived HERE ‘AS Truth’ is the follow up to Amnesia Scanner’s ‘AS’ EP, which was released this...
