Romy – Romy Madley-Croft of The xx – releases her debut solo single ‘Lifetime‘. Written and recorded in London during lockdown, ‘Lifetime’ is a song about the dream of being reunited with friends, family and the ones we love, capturing the euphoria of being together again. Carefree and uninhibited, it’s a song that finds Romy giddy on possibility and, in her own words, is about “being totally in the moment...
Experimental audiovisual duo friendships have released their full project FISHTANK via Dot Dash Recordings. The record will be released physically on USB via Anterograde. Each song from the eleven track album features a corresponding video. Nic Brown describes the concept behind the project: “FISHTANK is a concept set on a non-linear timeline between the blurring of two worlds. The physical present (your world) and an alternative present reimagined and interpreted in...
Kurt Vile releases Speed, Sound, Lonely KV (ep). Announced last week with the track ‘How Lucky’, a cover of and duet with the late John Prine, the EP features an additional Prine cover, a cover of “Cowboy” Jack Clement and two originals. It was recorded alongside a cast of Nashville heavyweights including Bobby Wood, Dave Roe, and Kenny Malone with Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) and Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Superwolf) tossed...
Washington-based vocalist and songwriter Marti shares her new single ‘Mothers & Fathers’. The single and accompanying video are available to buy and stream on all platforms via b4. On ‘Mothers & Fathers’, Marti imagines a utopia for her chosen family. “This song and video are about the freedom of youth. The freedom to simply exist,” Marti explains. “We often find ourselves in a complex or “forbidden” love as one of our...
UK quartet Goat Girl are delighted to announce their new album On All Fours out Friday 29 January, 2021 via Rough Trade. The new album was produced by Dan Carey (Kae Tempest, black midi & Franz Ferdinand) in South London in early 2020. The album will be available on black double LP, transparent pink double LP & CD. This new record sees the band veer away from the confrontational lyricism...
Big Thief‘s Adrianne Lenker will release two new albums, songs and instrumentals, on Friday 23 October. She shares a new single, ‘dragon eyes’, which follows lead single ‘anything’. Throughout ‘dragon eyes’, Lenker’s sweet voice moves over guitar like wind rustling through autumn leaves. Her lyrics refer to tangible feelings – hot sand, cold air, and cool hands – and more mystical images – a “dragon with silent eyes.” Each stanza...
Plants and Animals release a brand new single and video for ‘Love That Boy‘, an intimate song created out of childhood memories and reflection about the constant evolution of family – The Jungle, their fifth studio album, is set to be released October 23rd via Secret City Records. Warren Spicer shares the inspiration behind the song : “It’s a song about my family, present and past, but it feels more...
Following the April release of their third album WOMB, Purity Ring release a cover of Alice DJ’s 1999 eurodance hit ‘Better Off Alone’ via 4AD. The duo have flipped the euphoric trance classic into a signature, ghostly Purity Ring track – watch the video, directed by Andrew Barchilon below. “We have wanted to cover this song for years and it felt like it was time. It’s been an influence on how we...
Rough Trade Records have physically released the debut album Whatever It Is by Californian group Hello Forever. Frontman Sam Joseph explains a little about lead track ‘Im Feeling It‘, “Songs have a way of writing themselves. ‘I’m feeling it’ came out all at once in a moment when I was unhinged and disconnected — it lifted me up out of that trance and reminded me of what’s underneath. It’s an anthem...
Berlin-based vocalist and songwriter LIA LIA shares her new single ‘Night Call’. The single and accompanying video, directed by Jannick Schneider, are available to buy and stream on all platforms via b4 . Thriving in the space between the sugary-sweet and the melancholic, LIA LIA’s latest single is pop for after midnight. Inspired by Chinese fairy tales and Japanese anime, the ‘Night Call’ video sees a teenage LIA LIA stuck...
23-year-old Muslim poet and songwriter Mustafa shares his new single and video, ‘Air Forces‘. Built around samples of a Sudanese tribal chant – a nod to his own heritage – while still existing within the framework of contemporary Western music, it’s a further exploration of a style Mustafa describes as “inner city folk music”. The accompanying video, directed by Kid. Studio, is a striking exploration of the intersection of these...
Kurt Vile has announced his Speed, Sound, Lonely KV EP will be released Friday 2 October via Matador. Speed, Sound, Lonely KV was recorded and mixed in sporadic sessions that spanned four years at The Butcher Shoppe studio in Nashville, TN. It includes five songs — covers of John Prine and “Cowboy” Jack Clement as well as two originals — and was recorded alongside a cast of local heavies like...
It was in the early stages of COVID-19 lockdown that Emma Coyle and Joel Byrne, co-owners of Part Time Records, created PTR Singles Club – a new extension of the label that focuses on delivering a selection of new musical discoveries straight to your doorstep. Today they announce the first iteration of the Singles Club with singles from Adelaide duos Tiles and Siberian Tiger. Dream pop duo Tiles first came...
Tune-Yards releases their new song ‘nowhere, man’. The bright, brash and upbeat song is paired with a lively video that takes Chaplin-esque footage shot in Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner’s garage during quarantine and brings them to life alongside stop motion animation by Japhy Riddle and Callie Day. The song title references the Beatles song, and is a referendum on how far society has or has not come based on...
Yo La Tengo share a second song from their forthcoming EP, Sleepless Night. ‘Bleeding‘ is the record’s standalone original composition, a windswept ballad where delicate guitar melodies give way to cyclonic fuzz. The five-song record will also feature covers of songs by The Byrds, The Delmore Brothers, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Lane, and The Flying Machine. Ira Kaplan on Sleepless Night: “We met Yoshitomo Nara in 2003, would see him at...
Hachiku has announced her debut album and released the title track ‘I’ll Probably Be Asleep.’ ‘I’ll Probably Be Asleep’ is a dream-pop jam on yearning for other experiences & feelings with growling guitars, vigorous drum-machines, topped with gentle, omniscient vocals. Of the track, Anika Ostendorf says, “In essence, it is like an escapist’s testament about the wish to gain sovereignty over your thoughts. Freud’s id vs superego. The thought of...
