Wolf & Cub, on the first anniversary of the release for their acclaimed fourth album NIL, have announced the release of new single ‘Blue State – Live’, the first taste of the band’s forthcoming live EP and short film, Dusk at the Watagan Forest Motel – set for release on Friday 10 December via Part Time Records / Remote Control Records. On April 16th, 2021, in between shows on their most recent Australian tour, the band travelled to a...
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Songwriter, beatmaker and multi-instrumentalist Ethan P. Flynn releases his new single ‘The Universal Deluge’ – out now via Young / Remote Control Records. Accompanied by a pensive new visual directed and shot by Aliyah Otchere which places Ethan at the centre of a vastly desolate and unworldly landscape; reflective of the emotive new single. Ethan says of its creation, “The film of me walking was taken just after a sandstorm, I still feel like I have sand in my ears...
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In the first of a series of releases, Arthur Russell’s acclaimed albums World of Echo and Iowa Dream are out now in Australia. Rough Trade originally released World of Echo in 1986 and the album was subsequently reissued and remastered by Audika to include previously unreleased material in 2005. World of Echo is Arthur’s most extraordinary work, a deeply intimate and meditative collection of awe-inspiring beauty. Arthur Russell’s stated aim at the time was to achieve what he termed “the most vivid rhythmic reality”, using...
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Big Thief announce their new album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, out Friday 11 February 2022 via 4AD / Remote Control Records and share a new single ‘Time Escaping’. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You is a sprawling double-LP exploring the deepest elements and possibilities of Big Thief. To truly dig into all that the music of Adrianne Lenker, Max Oleartchik, Buck Meek, and James Krivchenia desired in 2020, the band decided to write and record a rambling account of growth...
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The unveiling of the KICK series culminates with the announcement of the fourth, and final, album in the anthology: kick iiii. Arriving on December 3 via XL Recordings / Remote Control Records, kick iiii, along with the recently announced albums KICK ii and KicK iii, will all arrive on the same day, joining the previously released KiCk i, to complete the cycle of the series. kick iiii sees Arca inviting new and former collaborators into her world Including Oliver Coates, Planningtorock, No Bra and Shirley Manson....
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On-the-rise artist, producer and vocalist Memphis LK shares ecstatic pop track ‘tricky’. A euphoric burst of energy, ‘tricky’ explodes with serotonin as Memphis’s breezy pop vocals float over debauched bass lines and dynamic DnB breaks. Written and produced by Memphis LK at home during lockdown, the DIY artist continues to expand her burgeoning sonic world of pop perfection fuelled by the energy of underground dancefloors. Memphis shares: “tricky is about dealing with difficult thoughts in your head. I made it on my...
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At the beginning of 2021, Afro-Cuban French twins Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz, better known to the world as Ibeyi, headed back into the studio in London to begin work on their third studio album. Feeling a sense of chaos, due to the state of the world, Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi set out to invoke the ancient teachings of their ancestors to remobilise the power of their birth given destiny as Ibeyi. The result of this summoning arrives via the duo’s...
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Spoon has shared their take on The Beatles 1967 fan club single ‘Christmas Time (Is Here Again)’ for Spotify Singles: Holiday Edition 2021. The collection marks the fifth year of Spotify Singles: Holiday and includes a wide range of covers and originals, from artists across a myriad of genres, in hopes of connecting friends and family from afar as they listen. Spoon recently announced the forthcoming release of their tenth studio album, Lucifer On the Sofa, out February 11th, 2022....
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XL Recordings / Remote Control Records are pleased to announce the release of Diamond Cut/Bby, the new EP and 12” record from dynamic London duo Overmono. Previewed in their recent BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, ‘Diamond Cut’ is a euphoric, soulful UKG-inspired rave track and the a-side to the previously released ‘Bby’. A natural follow-on to the 2021 summer dance music anthem, ‘So U Kno’, Diamond Cut / Bby cements Overmono’s position as two of the...
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Chicago’s Horsegirl, the trio of 17-19 year olds Penelope Lowenstein (she/her), Nora Cheng (she/her), and Gigi Reece (they/them), present ‘Billy’, their debut single/video via Matador / Remote Control Records. Having only formed in 2019, Horsegirl’s first three singles captured the ears and fans and critics worldwide, garnering early support and acclaim from BBC 6 Music, Pitchfork, NME, Loud & Quiet, NPR, Stereogum, and others. Following their appearance at the Pitchfork Music Festival this fall, where the trio performed for their biggest crowd yet, NYLON remarked “Horsegirl...
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London-based duo Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye) have announced their signing to Rough Trade Records / Remote Control Records and shared the first single on their new label home ‘50/50’. Fresh from a sold-out headline tour of the UK, and a summer of rightfully hyped festival slots (alongside the likes of Pa Salieu, Kode 9, Jamie XX, Floating Points) and one-off appearances supporting Caroline Polachek & Jarvis Cocker, Jockstrap have returned with a pulsating new track, more influenced by the club...
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dvr announces the release of dirty tapes, his debut EP on XL Recordings / Remote Control Records due out on 14th January 2022. To mark the news dvr shares a new single ‘stupid’. Written, recorded and produced by dvr, ‘stupid’ is accompanied by a Forluck-directed music video. ‘stupid’ is the second track to be released from the dirty tapes EP following September’s release of lead single ‘lowlife (with kenny beats)’. It once again showcases dvr’s genre-fluid sound, combining wry lyricism, unique DIY production and...
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Singer-songwriter and producer Ruthven releases his new single ‘123 Days’. Flexing a different side to his multilayered productions, Ruthven follows recent single ‘Don’t Keep It To Yourself’ with this infectious drum-led track; adding to his growing catalog of timeless music. Speaking on the creation of the new record, Ruthven says:“123 Days came out of a tough time for me: struggling to finish music, frustrated, running out of money and burning out from a workaholic lifestyle. My head was in...
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Next month, Matador Records / Remote Control Records will honour the 10th anniversary of Fucked Up’s early ’10s masterwork David Comes to Life with a limited-edition lightbulb-yellow 2xLP reissue. That album – which clocks in at 78-minutes – may be as heavy a dose of genre-bursting progressive-psychedelic-hardcore punk brilliance as anybody can comfortably ingest at once. On March 25th, Fucked Up will release Do All Words Can Do, a nine-track compilation gathering David era-appropriate rarities and B-sides, all of which were previously available...
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Montreal’s Basia Bulat announces The Garden: a new album that reimagines songs across her five studio albums with stunning classical string quartet arrangements by Owen Pallett, PaulFrith, and Zou Zou Robidoux, set for digital release on February 25th 2022 and physically out March 25th, via Secret City Records / Remote Control Records. While she has been known to play live with small chamber ensembles and full orchestras, The Garden marks Bulat’s first recording to capture this spellbinding configuration, which further showcases her singular voice...
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Leif Vollebekk shares a live version of ‘I’m Not Your Lover,‘ recorded at The Troubadour in Los Angeles back in 2020 – out now via Secret City Records / Remote Control Records. “This was the first time we played the song live, a couple of months before the lockdowns. It was a beautiful sold-out show at one of my favourite venues,” Leif explains. “When I first heard the live recording,” he continues “I thought it sounded better than the record.” Its accompanying...
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