Poised to blow the cobwebs off life and unleash some much-needed wit and charm upon us, Nottingham-based duo Sleaford Mods announce the release of their astonishing sixth studio album, entitled Spare Ribs, out via Rough Trade January 15th 2021. New single, ‘Mork n Mindy’ featuring Billy Nomates is out now. The official video, which was directed by Ben Wheatley (whose latest body of work, Rebecca, is currently showing on Netflix and...
Patrick Watson is thrilled to unveil his new track and video entitled ‘Lost With You‘. Recorded during the pandemic, Patrick felt the urge to reach out to his fans and offer a little comfort. “I wanted to share this song with you,” says Patrick, “I hope it keeps you good company.” The accompanying music video was directed by Watson himself with the additional craft of Arizona O’Neill who directed the...
UK electronic duo Overmono release their new Everything U Need EP via XL Recordings. “Clipper was written just after Andrew Weatherall sadly died,” say the duo. “In the days after his death we went on a massive Weatherall bender, listening to all his various projects. We don’t usually listen to much music when we’re writing, but in this case there’s no doubt the influence of his back catalogue shaped this...
Portland’s duo Reptaliens share their EP Wrestling via Captured Tracks. The duo has always been known for their sci-fi, whimsical lyrical themes and theatrical stage shows, but on this EP they’re channeling more of their sophisticated darker synths side. Last month they shared their lyric video for ‘Taking‘ that American Songwriter describe as “apocalyptic” and a “gliding, whirring synth groove.” Reptaliens’ Wrestling EP differs in two major ways from the groups...
Dot Dash Recordings is thrilled to announce that Jess Locke‘s forthcoming album Don’t Ask Yourself Why will be released on Friday 26 March 2021. The Melbourne-based singer-songwriter is known for penning indie guitar-pop tracks that are at times subtle and full of melancholy, at times delivered with an acerbic tongue, but always steeped heavily in narrative. To celebrate the album announcement, Jess Locke shares a contrasting track from the album...
Rozzma announces the Khatar Sayeb EP, the artist’s first release for XL Recordings / Remote Control. He kicks off the EP release with ‘Hout’, a track that displays Rozzma’s knack for combining tribal sounds and contemporary urban/street music with a sharp, idiosyncratic flair. Rozzma is an Egyptian sound artist inspired by the era where sound preceded music – he finds inspiration in the similarities between the wilderness of prehistoric times...
Overmono release new single ‘Clipper (Another 5 Years)’, the second single to be taken from their forthcoming Everything U Need EP, due for release on Friday 6 November 2020. “Clipper was written just after Andrew Weatherall sadly died,” say the duo. “In the days after his death we went on a massive Weatherall bender, listening to all his various projects. We don’t usually listen to much music when we’re writing,...
On Friday 11 December, Matador Records and Remote Control will release Belle and Sebastian’s What to Look for in Summer, a live double album gathering choice selections from the band’s 2019 world tour, including last summer’s epic Boaty Weekender cruise. The band have released new videos with the audio of live renditions of their classic songs ‘The Boy With The Arab Strap‘, in a special near-8 minute version featuring the...
Barcelona trio MOURN release their album Self Worth, via Captured Tracks. Adversity does not incite the best feelings: frustration, anger, fear, anxiety – nothing unusual for today’s world. The members of MOURN know quite a bit about these setbacks, but a latent belief persists within: the negative will eventually become positive. It’s the belief of facing and overcoming a problem. To come out reinforced: the wonder of resilience. It’s the...
We’re lated to share ‘Letters In Concrete‘, the latest release from Melbourne based artist & producer Memphis LK. Packed with powerful lyricism, dreamy synths and danceable lo-fi breaks, ‘Letters In Concrete’ sparks a new euphoric-pop direction for Memphis LK. Mixed by UK engineer Dave Emery (Madonna, Bjork, Sam Smith) and with additional production from Running Touch, this release signifies an artist staking her claim as a dance-pop force to be...
4AD and Remote Control are delighted to welcome Erika de Casier to the family, today she releases her label debut, the single ‘No Butterflies, No Nothing’. Born in Portugal and raised in Denmark, de Casier is an ally of the Regelbau collective and also something of a creative polymath, having written, produced and released her debut album, Essentials, through her own Independent Jeep label last year. Critically-lauded, Essentials graced Best...
Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker releases two new albums, songs and instrumentals, out now through 4AD. songs and instrumentals are two distinct collections, both written and recorded in April after Big Thief’s March tour was abruptly cut short due to coronavirus. After returning to the US from Europe, Lenker decamped to a one room cabin in the mountains of western Massachusetts. “I grew really connected to the space itself,” says Lenker. “The...
Norwegian duo Smerz release ‘I don’t talk about that much‘ and ‘Hva hvis‘ together in a visual that’s both enchanting and bizarre. Following the recent release of the Believer trailer that featured ‘The favourite‘ and ‘Rap interlude‘, the visuals released today traverse as many varied influences as the duo’s music. Smerz, who are Henriette Motzfeldt and Catharina Stoltenberg, star in the video, which shows the Norwegian folk tradition Hallingdansen, a...
This is The Kit – the musical project helmed by UK singer-songwriter Kate Stables – are pleased to release their new album Off Off On through Rough Trade Records / Remote Control Records. This is the fifth album by the band and is the follow up to 2017 critically acclaimed album Moonshine Freeze. Kate Stables decided to work on the new record with producer Josh Kaufman, New York-based musician, Hold Steady collaborator...
In April of this year, Yaeji released a stunning mixtape called WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던, which was noted by Time Magazine, Stereogum, Billboard, Gorilla vs Bear, New Yorker, Pitchfork and more as one of the best albums of 2020. Yaeji has now officially released an exclusive bonus track, ‘When In Summer, I Forget About The Winter,’ originally featured on CD formats of WHAT WE DREW exclusively in Korea and Japan....
Chicago-based duo LOWERLIPDRIP share their latest single ‘Flawless’, with a second track ‘Scandalous’ also dropping today as part of their 2pack project V. ‘Flawless’ is accompanied by the official video directed by Gabriella Plotkin and Derek Matar. Both tracks are available to buy and stream now via b4. On the lead track ‘Flawless’, the duo are rejecting the rigidity of society’s expectations of masculinity while hitching every line to their...
