In 2011, Toronto’s Fucked Up delivered an album that chafed the edges of punk rock’s conceptual boundaries – a set of songs that splayed freely into unexpected instrumentation, psychedelic drift, and situationist philosophy. Its ambition was limitless and its run time opulent. Which is to say, they made a concept album. Matador Records / Remote Control Records celebrate’s the 10th anniversary of Fucked Up’s titanic 78-minute early ’10s masterpiece, David Comes to Life, with a limited-edition 2xLP...
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Matador Records / Remote Control Records celebrate the 21st anniversary of The New Pornographers’ debut record and breakout, Mass Romantic (2000), with the release of a limited-edition LP reissue – out now. The album – clocking three singers and 12 effervescent and undeniable power-pop gems – returns to us on red vinyl and will include a bonus 7”, Letter From An Occupant, which includes two rare B-sides, ‘The End of Medicine’ and ‘When I Was a Baby.’ All told, Mass Romantic took three...
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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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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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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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Before there was news of Home Video, an album which captured the complexities of Lucy Dacus’ formative years growing up in Richmond, VA, leading it to be described alternately as “a triumph” (Sunday Times) and “… a record with a rich storytelling impulse that could easily have seen it released as a written memoir in a parallel reality” (i-D), Lucy presented the long-awaited ‘Thumbs’ to the world. Debuted on tour in 2018 while on the road with boygenius, ‘Thumbs’...
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Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan) has released Valentine, her new album out now via Matador Records / Remote Control Records. “I wanted to take as much time as possible with this record to make sure I was happy with every detail before unleashing it unto y’all,” says Jordan. “Referring to the process as the deepest level of catharsis and therapy I have ever experienced would be a huge understatement. Valentine is my child!” A hugely anticipated follow-up, Valentine was written and produced...
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Spoon’s tenth album, Lucifer on the Sofa, is the band’s purest rock ’n roll record to date. Texas-made, it is the first set of songs that the quintet has put to tape in its hometown of Austin in more than a decade. Lucifer on the Sofa bottles the physical thrill of a band tearing up a packed room. It’s an album of intensity and intimacy, where the music’s harshest edges feel as...
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Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan) has released ‘Madonna’, the third preview from her forthcoming new album Valentine – out November 5 via Matador Records / Remote Control Records. Alongside the single’s release, Jordan shares a live performance of ‘Madonna’ filmed at the Armour-Stiner Octagon House in New York. Lindsey says, “I am excited to share this one! In summation it’s about why love can’t exist between a person and a concept of a person. Remove the pedestal and you might...
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Circuit des Yeux (Haley Fohr) today releases her Matador Records / Remote Control Records debut album, -io, following singles ‘Vanishing‘, ‘Dogma‘ and ‘Sculpting the Exodus‘. –io is the sixth album by vocalist and composer by Circuit des Yeux. A celebrated figure in Chicago’s music community, she has released acclaimed albums via De Stijl, Thrill Jockey, and Drag City and toured throughout the world. However, -io is Circuit des Yeux’s most ornate and elaborate work to date – a set of compositions...
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Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan) recently announced the November 5th release of her new album Valentine via Matador Records / Remote Control Records. Today, the American indie rocker shares a new single ‘Ben Franklin,’ along with a companion music video directed by Josh Coll. ‘Ben Franklin’ sees drum machine and synths enveloping Jordan’s raw and sneering yet vulnerable vocals: Got money, I don’t care about sex / You knew how i’d take it / You brought her to flex. “I wanted to sonically...
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Circuit des Yeux (Haley Fohr) has released a new single and video taken from her Matador Records / Remote Control Records debut, -io, out October 22nd. ‘Vanishing’ is Circuit des Yeux at her most colossal, with driving strings that border on Bond theme leading to a howling chorus refrain, with Fohr’s sonorous 4-octave voice at center stage. The self-directed video for ‘Vanishing’ sees Fohr veering between different personas and backdrops, channelling the multifaceted drama, absurdity and apocalypse which underpin the new album. Of...
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Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan) has announced Valentine, her new album out November 5th via Matador Records / Remote Control Records. To mark the occasion, she has released the title track, ‘Valentine’, and its outrageous period drama companion video directed by Josh Coll. A hugely anticipated follow-up, Valentine was written and produced by 22-year-old Lindsey Jordan and co-produced by Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Waxahatchee) in 2019-2020. The album is filled with romance,...
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Mdou Moctar has released Afrique Victime – The Documentary. The 10-minute short film offers an intimate glimpse into Moctar and his band – rhythm guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane, drummer Souleymane Ibrahim and American bassist and producer Mikey Coltun – as they prepare for the release of their critically acclaimed latest album Afrique Victime in Niamey, Niger. Navigating complex world and regional geo-political circumstances, the film touches on the environment, inspiration, stories, challenges and singular musical and personal...
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Circuit des Yeux has released the second single and video taken from her Matador Records / Remote Control Records debut, -io, out October 22nd. With sweeping strings and ornate vocal arrangements, ‘Sculpting the Exodus’ brings the scale of the album’s ambition into sharp focus. The video was filmed in Chicago during the same session that yielded -io’s cover image, which captures vocalist/composer Haley Fohr suspended in void. Fohr on ‘Sculpting the Exodus’: ...
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Julien Baker has released Little Oblivions Remixes – via Matador Records / Remote Control Records – which sees tracks from her critically acclaimed album Little Oblivions reworked by notable contemporaries personally selected by Baker. The EP features contributions from Australian folktronica songwriter Gordi, singer-songwriter Half Waif,celebrated electronic composer Helios, Oakland artist and producer Thao, and UK experimental and industrial metal artist Jesu (Matthew Broadrick). Of Gordi’s take on Baker’s ‘Ringside’, the Australian artist notes, “I first met Julien in...
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