Arca, the Venezuelan artist, singer, DJ, performer, model, painter, pop diva and experimental music composer, has released the three newest instalments in her KICK series of albums: KICK ii, KicK iii and kick iiii. If KiCk i is a multidimensional self-portrait that held all of Arca’s many mutations, KICK ii sees her deconstruct reggaeton rhythms she grew up listening to in Caracas, balancing structure and chaos to create her most accessible work yet, without sacrificing...
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Milk! Records / Remote Control Records present Hachiku Remixed, a double single that finds Hachiku reinterpreted by a pair of beloved Australian musicians: Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint, Kurt Vile, Courtney Barnett) and Georgia Maq (Camp Cope). Mozgawa takes ‘Bridging Visa B‘ – Ostendorf’s lyrical tale of submitting your romantic relationship to the scrutiny of immigration officials – to the dancefloor, stripping the sparkling original back to a flickering lost highway of Blue Monday drum machines, squelchy synths, and ersatz bird calls: “My Hachiku remix for ‘Bridging Visa...
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Fake / Fear the band’s new single, picks up where their self-titled fourth album left off. A mantra sits at the heart of ‘Fake’, on which Julia Shapiro examines her inability to be vulnerable. “I’m a fake,” she sings repeatedly, as she takes stock of a situation in which all language broke down and communication failed. “The song is about not being able to be honest with someone and say what you mean,” she explains. “I wrote it because...
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US-based Australian artist Kelly Dance has revealed her long awaited album The Yips: a hypnotic and alluring set of avant-folk songs that reside in a sonic dream-state where poetry and musicality co-exist in perfect harmony – out now via Broken Stone Records / Remote Control Records. The overwhelming mood of The Yips is one of exploration and meditation. Its tranquil musings navigate a range of musical genres with dexterity and subtlety. Folk music...
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Melbourne-based electronic rock band Black Cab return with new single ‘Halo‘, released via Interstate40 / Remote Control Records. Comprising Andrew Coates and James Lee, and accompanied by drummer Wes Holland, the trio’s latest track is the third teaser of their forthcoming album – Rotsler’s Rules – slated for release in mid-2022. Punctuated by glimmering arppegiated synths and driven by expansive, pacing percussion, ‘Halo’s woozy dreamlike trance encapsulates the otherworldly daze the track’s lyrical protagonist finds themselves in. Following on from...
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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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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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