Brazilian Canadian singer-songwriter Fernie releases his EP Hopeless Dreams, out now. The title song, which he shared last month, was enthusiastically received by several important R&B shows in the UK, notably Victoria Jane’s Future Soul on BBC Radio 1, Manny Norte on Capital Xtra, and DJ Ace on Kiss FM. Last April Fernie released his vulnerable ballad ‘Pain’, co-produced by fellow Montrealer Patrick Watson. The duo performed the song together...
Daughter release Middle Farm Session, a digital only EP containing the audio from their 7-track filmed performance Live at Middle Farm Studios, released in April last year. The session sees the trio of Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli and Remi Aguilella return to the intimacy of Middle Farm Studios near Dartmoor, England – where much of their 2023 album Stereo Mind Game was recorded – to perform those songs live for...
Blawan releases his hotly anticipated BouQ EP. The four-track project is his third on XL Recordings, following on from 2023’s critically acclaimed Dismantled Into Juice EP and Woke Up Right Handed. Blawan returns once again to side-step expectations with BouQ, an EP that melds his vocal with disorientating, menacing electronic experimentation. Having previewed the EP during recent DJ sets (including his curated stage at Draaimolen and Overmono’s Pure Devotion), Blawan...
Montreal’s own Jesse Mac Cormack unveils GRIP, his latest EP, blending indie electronic exploration with rich, emotional landscapes. This project captures the highs and lows of growth, vulnerability, and the thrill of reinvention. Jesse teased the EP with ‘La Vérité’ in October, a collaborative single featuring Toronto’s Charlie Houston and French artist BRÖ. With its infectious, up-tempo energy, setting the stage for GRIP’s complex themes of memory, nostalgia, and the...
Memphis LK grabs harder and grittier sounds for her new EP Say, out now! A five-tracker featuring collabs with trailblazers DJ BORING and Willaris. K, it’s packed with high-energy tracks for the headiest haunts. In support of the EP, Memphis heads homeward for True Love Rave II to ignite dance floors in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth, along with supports (including comp winners) just dropped! Details below. Relocating from Melbourne...
Toronto rapper Shad and Michigan based producer 14KT have surprised everyone by dropping a brand-new EP showcasing their recent collaboration. Reel Speakers, a four-track EP stemming from freestyles Shad did on socials, is a compact, high-energy listening with beat, grit, soul, and hope. It is out now on all streaming platforms. The pair, having met at DJ Jazzy Jeff’s iconic Playlist Retreat years prior, connected over freestyles Shad was doing...
Cass McCombs announces the reissue of his first three records by 4AD – debut EP Not The Way, and first two albums A and PREfection, to be released on 6th September. To celebrate, he shares a never heard before demo of ‘Sacred Heart’ alongside a new video filmed by the renowned skater Jerry Hsu. Watch below! Remastered at Abbey Road, the records are finally back in print for the first time since their original release...
Sleaford Mods announce the release of a new six track EP, MORE UK GRIM, out on 20 October. Recorded at the same time as their 2023 album, UK GRIM, the freshly released songs not only continue Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson’s current dancefloor dominance, but with a mix of insight and wit, outrage and compassion, they critique and celebrate our turbulent times. Lead single ‘Big Pharma,’ shares a ‘take no prisoners‘ lyrical approach with the band’s...
Memphis LK returns with the instantly hooky, new dance-pop single ‘Closer To You’, alongside the deep instrumental track ‘Make Yourself At Home’. Both tracks will feature on a brand new EP True Love And Its Consequences, out Friday 27 October. Beginning as a dreamy soundscape punctuated only by Memphis LK’s sweet vocals, ‘Closer To You’ suddenly drops with an unflinching beat. Its hook-laden chorus gives way to Memphis’ sax solo, the highlight of the hyperthermia-inducing video clip. Watch below! Pre-order...
Tahitian/Parisian 5-piece outfit 15 15 (FKA QuinzeQuinze) have announced their new EP ATAHEVA, out November 3rd via Remote Control. The monstrous shapeshifters keep pushing the boundaries of their expansive electronic-tinged music with new single ‘Perfect Heaven’ – which delicately merges sweet melodies with dark, grumbling basslines and sputtering r&b beats – the song depicts what the band calls “the landscape of a marvellous nightmare”. Pre-order / pre-save ATAHEVA here.Stream / download ‘Perfect Heaven’ here.
Marking the two year anniversary of the release of her critically acclaimed album Valentine, Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan) will put out Valentine Demos EP on November 3rd via Remote Control digitally and on vinyl. Consisting of four early stripped-down recordings of songs from the 2021 album including the previously shared ‘Adore You’ (a working title for ‘Valentine‘), it also features previously unreleased song ‘Easy Thing’. Pre-order / Pre-save Valentine Demos EP here.Stream / Purchase ‘Easy Thing’ here.
New York four-piece cumgirl8 release the EP phantasea pharm, their debut release for 4AD / Remote Control. Recorded, mixed and mastered entirely from analog tape, phantasea pharm was born out of an obsession with Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Old McDonald’ ahead of a show in Charlottesville, Virginia. The band decided to pay homage. Vilim dressed up in a cow leotard with pig accessories, Lombardo in a g-string and apron that read ‘The Grillfather,’ Rodrigues became a lawn mower, and Fox took on the role of a sexy rooster. “We went on stage that night and told everyone...
Gena Rose Bruce quickly follows up her critically acclaimed album Deep Is The Way with the announcement of the Lighting Up EP to be released on September 1st. Alongside the news she shares an enchanting reworking of ‘Destroy Myself (Avoid Myself Orchestral Version)’. Bruce enlists the Budapest Art Orchestra to breathe new life into the single, elevating it to new emotional heights with the haunting cacophony of strings. Pre-order / Pre-save Lighting Up EP here.Stream / Download ‘Destroy Myself (Avoid Myself Orchestral Version) here.
A delicate chemistry smoulders between Lauren Flax and Liz Wight. Lauren on sonics, Liz on lyrics; their signatures weave and writhe in such a complementary way that it feels like they’ve been sculpting and crafting together forever and will be released September 22. Liz & Lauren… Two kindred spirits in the cosmos. Across four tracks we’re treated to a wide-armed spectrum of sounds and feelings; from beautiful, sweeping 90s breakbeat to introspective downtempo by way of timeless acid house,...
New York City four-piece c*mgirl8 (aka cg8) announce their new EP phantasea pharm, out 18th August, and share a new song from the project ‘gothgirl1.’ The new single ‘gothgirl1’ opens another chapter. Written with Nick Launay (Kate Bush, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Slits), during the band’s stay at Barbizon, “a magical artist hotel nestled on the edge of a mushroom forest,” the result is a four-minute cut of hypnotising eroticism that perfectly captures the dark mysticism of its genesis. Stream / Download ‘gothgirl1’ here.Pre-order...
On July 7th, Matador Records / Remote Control Records will release Crowd Can Talk / Dressed in Trenches, a composite of two EPs by Lifeguard. Crowd Can Talk was originally released in the summer of 2022 by Chicago label Born Yesterday, while Dressed in Trenches features five brand new and unreleased songs. On each record, there are echoes of underground guitar bands from decades past. This is not record-collector music, though. It’s the product of a present-day community. Lifeguard are, first and foremost, a...
