The Mountain Goats will return to Australia in April 2017 for the first time in five years. Led by founder, singer and songwriter John Darnielle, the band will hit Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Byron Bay’s Bluesfest. Tickets are on sale now via handsometours.com Perth Thursday 6th April Badlands Adelaide Saturday 8th April The Grace Emily Sydney: Sunday 9th April The Factory Theatre Melbourne Wednesday 12th April The Corner Hotel
Chavez have announced their new EP, Cockfighters. out Friday 13 January via Matador / Remote Control. It is both a blessing and a curse to be born with a penis. Freud knew this. So did Candy Darling. And so, mutatis mutandis, do the men of Chavez. They are phallus-wrestlers of the highest order, as evidenced not only by the muscular sensitivity of their music, but also quite literally by the...
Italy’s Matteo Vallicelli has unveiled the first single ‘Michelangelo’ from his solo record Primo, out February 3 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-changing Kreuzberg...
Over the weekend, The xx made their official debut on Saturday Night Live performing ‘On Hold’ – the first taste of their highly anticipated forthcoming third album ‘I See You’ out Friday 13th January 2017 via Young / Remote Control Records. Watch the performance below.
Molly Burch is happy to announce the forthcoming release of her debut album Please Be Mine out on Friday 17th February 2017 via Captured Tracks / Remote Control. Premiering via Stereogum, Burch shares the album track ‘Try’ – “a spacious and sweet throwback number.” Since announcing her signing to Captured Tracks Burch has also released single, ‘Downhearted,’ sparking high praise from Fader: “[Her] voice is a time capsule. The Austin-based singer-songwriter [takes] cues from old timers like...
Melbourne trio Pearls have returned with a new single ‘Superstar’ out now via Dot Dash / RemoteControl Records. Pearls are fine purveyors of glam rock, where sugar meets the grit. They are ex lovers Ryan Caesar & Ellice Blakeney and newly joined, long-term friend, James Payne. Fusing tightly constructed rock with dance sophistication and an unnerving grasp of pop, ‘Superstar’ marks the coming of Pearls’ sophomore album, due early 2017, the follow-up to their...
The Colorist Orchestra & Emiliana Torrini have shared a new video for ‘When We Dance’. The single is one of two brand new songs that feature on a collaborative self-titled live album to be released on Friday 9th December. Watch the video below. Emiliana describes the unique circumstances behind the song’s origin, “We had two days to write a song before the booked studio time. We were in the Belgian countryside staying...
Kurt Vile returns to Australia for his debut solo tour! It will include stops at Perth International Arts Festival on Tuesday 28th February, Sydney’s Taronga Zoo on Friday 3rd March, Melbourne Zoo on Saturday 4th March, Queensland Performing Arts Centre on Thursday 9th March, Golden Plains Festival on Saturday 11th March and A festival called Panama in Golconda on Sunday 12th March . Check out further details below. Kurt Vile has packed out rooms across Australia, including...
UPDATE November 25: Adele has announced a second and final Sydney show. Tickets on sale at midday on Thursday December 1. Global superstar Adele will visit Australia for the very first time in February and March, 2017 to perform a series of special stadium concerts in a unique 360º in-the-round production. Designed to create intimacy, the tour venues will feature reserved seating on both the playing arenas and the grandstands....
The Colorist Orchestra & Emilíana Torrini have announced a collaborative self-titled album to be released on Friday 9th December 2016 via Rough Trade / Remote Control. This is a live album containing nine Emiliana Torrini songs from her catalog along with two brand new songs. Seeing Emilíana and The Colorist Orchestra in concert is a truly special experience. They have a musical chemistry that is undeniable, and documenting the experience on an album...
Body/Head, the duo of Kim Gordon (CKM, Sonic Youth, Free Kitten, etc.) and guitarist Bill Nace (X.O.4, Vampire Belt, Ceylon Mange, etc), have today released No Waves via Matador Records / Remote Control Records. Recorded on 24th March 2014 during Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN at the Bijou Theater, this high-quality live recording captures Gordon and Nace at peak chemistry, clearing pathways of possibility using great waves of amplification...
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard has unveiled the video for its new single ‘Rattlesnake’. Watch it below. ‘Rattlesnake’ is the first 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 Melbourne-based band plan to release five studio albums in 2017, an ambitious feat as each record will be its own unique sonic...
The xx have announced details of their highly anticipated third album. Titled I See You, the ten song album will be released on Friday 13th January 2017 via Young / Remote Control Records. I See You is the follow up to The xx’s two previous albums – xx and Coexist. I See You marks a new era for the London trio of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith, both sonically and...
Sleigh Bells (Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss) are excited to release their first new album in three years, Jessica Rabbit. The album was produced by the band and mixed by Andrew Dawson (Kanye West, Tyler, the Creator), and is out today via Sinderlyn / Remote Control Records. When Sleigh Bells first emerged in 2009, they combined sonic elements that had never co-existed before, pushing sounds to and past their limits to create an entirely new left-field pop music. Their widely-acclaimed debut album Treats, and its metal-leaning...
Homeshake cracks a window open with his third album Fresh Air, out 3rd February 2017 via Sinderlyn / Remote Control Records. FADER debuted lead single ‘Call Me Up’ which they praise as “pushing [Homeshake’s] bedroom R&B in a slightly funkier direction..a strong sense of hospitality is the track’s most defining characteristic.” Homeshake explains “it’s a song about a spiritual connection strong enough to allow you to empathise with your partner from a great distance.” Hear it below! Peter...
Beguiling performer and esteemed singer-songwriter, Martha Wainwright will return to Australia for an extensive twelve-date run in March 2017 in celebration of her new album (and first in four years) Goodnight City which is out tomorrow. She will be accompanied on vocals and guitar by a three-piece band, comprising drums, piano and bass. Oh Pep! are extremely delighted to be joining Martha as Special Guests on the full tour. Check out the dates below!...
