EL VY’s Matt Berninger and Brent Knopf have made good on their promise to deliver a video for every song on their debut album… watch ‘Sad Case/Happiness, Missouri’ and ‘It’s A Game’ videos below. Return To The Moon is out now via 4AD / Remote Control Records. ‘It’s A Game’, directed by Tom Berninger (Matt’s brother, director of the award-winning Mistaken For Strangers film and creator of all preceding EL VY videos...
Liima – the Nordic quartet formed by Finnish percussionist Tatu Rönkkö plus Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen and Rasmus Stolberg of Danish act Efterklang – explore their dark side in their video for new single ‘Roger Waters.’ Not for the faint-hearted, the video was directed by Plastic Zoo and feels more like a miniature horror film. It is focused on a hidden menace, striking fear into a cast of unusual characters who find salvation from an unlikely hero. “You know that feeling when...
Clear the launch pad – Melbourne septet King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have announced the release of their 8th LP, Nonagon Infinity, out Friday April 29 on Flightless / Remote Control Records. This high-octane, face-melting 9-song collection has been ingeniously crafted as the world’s first infinitely looping LP – each track seamlessly flows into the next, with the final song linking straight back into the top of the opener....
Lapsley has shared her stunning video for ‘Love Is Blind.’ The track comes from her debut album ‘Long Way Home’ out now! Long Way Home documents a turbulent time in Låpsley’s life — a period in which she revelled in her new-found music career as it took her from Liverpool to London to Los Angeles and back again. Of the album, Låpsley says “I think it’s helped me to be...
ANOHNI, the singer of Antony and the Johnsons, announces the release of her new album, ‘HOPELESSNESS’, out May 6th on Rough Trade / Remote Control Records. A collaboration with Oneohtrix Point Never and Hudson Mohawke, HOPELESSNESS is a dance record with soulful vocals and lyrics addressing subjects including surveillance, drone warfare and ecocide. The album seeks to disrupt assumptions about popular music through the collision of electronic sound and highly...
Today – Friday 4th March – sees the release of 19 year old singer, producer and songwriter Holly “Låpsley” Fletcher’s highly anticipated debut album Long Way Home on XL Recordings / Remote Control Records. The twelve track album features new versions of her previous releases ‘Hurt Me’, ‘Falling Short’, ‘Painter’ and ‘Station’, in addition to current single ‘Love Is Blind’. For much of the album Låpsley worked with XL’s in-house producer Rodaidh McDonald, in addition to production contributions from Paul O’Duffy and Mura Masa. Listen to Long Way Home via Spotify | Apple Music | Google Play...
Methyl Ethel are incredibly excited to announce that they are the latest signing to the illustrious 4AD roster which currently includes The National, Grimes, Purity Ring, Deerhunter, Ariel Pink and many more. After the release of their debut album Oh Inhuman Spectacle in June 2016 via Dot Dash / Remote Control Records the band has gone from strength to strength. First impressing music industry and fans with their incredible performances...
Stereogum has premiered UK trio HÆLOS’ video for ‘Separate Lives’. The new single is taken from their darkly shaded and radiant debut album, Full Circle, out March 18th via Matador / Remote Control. Made entirely by the band and filmed during their first west coast tour, the ‘Separate Lives’ video gives insight into HÆLOS’ Lotti Benardout, Arthur Delaney and Dom Goldsmith’s lives on the road. As described by the band,...
Chris Cohen has announced his upcoming sophomore album, ‘As If Apart’, to be released on Friday 6 May via Captured Tracks / Remote Control. In celebration of the announcement, Cohen has premiered ‘Torrey Pine’ the first music to be heard from the forthcoming album via Stereogum. The project will be Cohen’s first release since his 2012 solo debut, Overgrown Path. Stream the track below and read more on Chris Cohen...
Originally from from Massachusetts, Jaye Bartell laid the groundwork for his music career after relocating to Asheville, NC in the early 2000’s. During this time, he began to play music among friends, parallel to his poetry and other writing endeavors, which included a reading/performance series and a small magazine. After relocating, again, to Buffalo, NY in 2006, Jaye joined up with the publishing collective House Press and released his first...
FKA twigs has shared a brand new single and video, ‘Good To Love’. The song was originally aired live during FKA twigs’ Soundtrack 7 residency at the Manchester International Festival and is produced by FKA twigs alongside Rick Nowels. ‘Good To Love’ is available to hear right now via a self-directed video below, and will be available across all digital platforms this afternoon, featuring cover photography by Alexandra Horgan. The...
Alabama Shakes have won 4 GRAMMY Awards for Best Alternative Album, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance and Best Engineered Album for their critically acclaimed record Sound & Color out now via Rough Trade / Remote Control. Watch the band’s acceptance speeches here. Watch ‘Best Rock Song’ – Don’t Wanna Fight below
B Boys have announced their debut EP No Worry No Mind will be released on Friday 18 March via Captured Tracks / Remote Control Records. Born in different times from alternate altered states, these B’s convene on the astral plane, channeling the individual experience and wisdom from their respective points of origin into a singular entity. Abstraction takes a triangular form: vibrant guitar melodies, undulating bass lines, deep swirling grooves....
British duo Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker have risen to star status lately on the English acoustic scene, earning last year’s Best Duo award from the BBC in their Folk Awards. On Friday 4 March, Clarke & Walker will release a new EP, Through The Clouds, via Rough Trade / Remote Control Records, featuring a handful of the best tracks from their small catalogue, rearranged anew. Watch their Rough Trade session for ‘Silverline’ below.
Danish producer and singer Anders Rhedin aka Dinner has shared his video for ‘Turn Me On’. The track comes from his debut album Psychic Lovers, out Friday 1 April via Captured Tracks / Remote Control Records. “Dinner’s music is about parties. And women. Late nights and early mornings in strange cities. But mainly it’s about magic and the communion with spirits,” Dinner says. “It’s like sexual Christian rock, really. But with out all the Christianity.” Listen to ‘Turn Me On’ via Apple Music | Spotify | JB Now Purchase ‘Turn Me On’ via iTunes | Google Play
MssingNo returns with the ‘Fones’ EP. Out now, the EP is the London artist’s debut release for XL Recordings. MssingNo first came to prominence in 2013 with the release of his debut ‘MssingNo’ EP on Goon Club Allstars. The EP immediately sent a seismic shock through the underground electronic music scene, especially EP track ‘XE2’ which became one of the year’s defining anthems and was named FACT magazine’s ‘track of...
