Burial announces ‘Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above’, released 9th February on 12” vinyl and digitally. The vinyl is available to pre-order now. Earlier this week, a limited edition run of 500 white label 12”s also appeared in select record stores around the world, available in store only. Pre-order Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above here.
Joy Orbison starts the year in style with the release of ‘flight fm’. It’s a track that’s already made a big impact on dance-floors around the world, one that belies the speed and ease with which it was made. Written and recorded while waiting for a lift to perform at last year’s Lost Village Festival, ‘flight fm’ was (literally) road tested through the car stereo on the drive to the event, followed by much encouragement from the...
The Smile have revealed their brand-new single ‘Friend Of A Friend’, taken from the forthcoming sophomore album Wall Of Eyes. Showcased live during the band’s 2022/2023 touring, the studio version features strings from the London Contemporary Orchestra and saxophone from Robert Stillman. The video for ‘Friend Of A Friend’, by motion picture director Paul Thomas Anderson will be premiered alongside a surround sound album playback of Wall Of Eyes at a series of one-off events hosted at independent cinemas between 18-25th January. The events,...
Jamie xx returns with new track ‘IT’S SO GOOD’. Released via Young / Remote Control, ‘IT’S SO GOOD’ is the soundtrack to the latest Chanel Coco Crush campaign. Available on all digital services, it’s a subtly euphoric anthem that builds over four and a half minutes of stop-start tension and release. ‘IT’S SO GOOD’ is Jamie’s first new music in over a year and is set to build on the success of 2022’s ‘LET’S DO IT AGAIN’ and ‘KILL DEM’ singles. Stream /...
In March of this year, 100 gecs broke the internet by opening their debut Boiler Room set in Los Angeles with an energetic dub-take of the Basement Jaxx classic, ‘Where’s Your Head At’. Racking up over 1.3 million streams and counting, it’s one of the most in-demand underground remixes this year. The search is now over as today, XL Recordings / Remote Control officially release the highly sought-after remix, ‘Where’s My Head At_’, digitally under the label’s iconic house bag series. Stream...
The Smile will release a new album, Wall Of Eyes, on 26th January 2024 via XL Recordings / Remote Control Records. A track from the record, also called ‘Wall Of Eyes’, is out today and is accompanied by a video from the film director Paul Thomas Anderson. Pre-order / Pre-save Wall Of Eyes here.Stream / Download ‘Wall Of Eyes’ here.
Artist, producer, DJ and cultural icon Peggy Gou releases ‘I Believe In Love Again’, the highly-anticipated follow up to her global summer hit single ‘(It Goes Like) Nanana’. A truly unique collaboration with legendary Grammy award-winning artist Lenny Kravitz, ‘I Believe In Love Again’ is the sound of an artist who continues to defy categorisation: a timeless R&B-tinged anthem that reflects Gou’s diverse range of influences and open-ended musical philosophy. On it, we hear Kravitz as we’ve rarely heard him before. Stream /...
Following the release of her much anticipated and critically acclaimed debut album With A Hammer earlier this year, Yaeji returns with a brand new single and music video for ‘easy breezy’. ‘easy breezy’ sees Yaeji draw inspiration from a lot of the Japanese and Korean music she grew up listening to (and still does), which itself is heavily influenced by UKG, House and Brazilian music; Yaeji combines a Bossa nova style guitar sample with her unique beats and vocals...
Fabiana Palladino and Jai Paul come together to release ‘I Care’. The single, which the pair co-wrote and produced – is the first track to be released from Palladino’s highly-anticipated debut album and the first piece of new music from either musician in over three years. Fabiana Palladino first broke out in 2017 as one of Paul Institute’s founding artists after her shadowy R&B-influenced spectral pop reached Jai Paul, who founded the label alongside his brother A.K. Paul. Stream / Download ‘I...
5-piece outfit 15 15 (FKA QuinzeQuinze) make music like no one else, conjuring up epic soundscapes coated in Moombahton and club-ready jaunts of the underground that’s been lauded by Crack, Dazed, Pitchfork, Resident Advisor, and NPR. Today, they share their new shapeshifting 7-track EP ATAHEVA. “The overall theme of the EP is centred around the concept of death,” says the Parisian outfit of their latest release, ATAHEVA. “But not presented as a sad or dark subject – more as an invitation to...
BADBADNOTGOOD and Charlotte Day Wilson join forces for new single, ‘Sleeper’. Recorded at the legendary Los Angeles studio Valentine Recording Studios on analog tape, ‘Sleeper’ sees the lush vocals of Charlotte Day Wilson drift in and around a refreshing instrumental by BADBADNOTGOOD. The single gets a full digital release via XL Recordings / Remote Control alongside artwork by fellow-Canadian creative, Mark Krzepis. Stream / Download ‘Sleeper’ here.
Florentino releases a brand-new EP Kilometro Quinze out now on XL Recordings / Remote Control. Kilometro Quinze is a total realisation of the riveting, cross-culture club sound that Florentino has carefully constructed over the last few years. By drawing on the vast musical influences of his British-Colombian heritage, Florentino presents a unique sonic world where the darker acid tones central to Manchester’s underground club scene meet the irresistible swing of Latin American dance sounds. It includes the celebrated single ‘Constrictor (feat....
CASISDEAD releases ‘Venom’, the latest single to be taken from his highly anticipated debut album Famous Last Words. Following the success of recent single ‘Matte Grey Wrap’, ‘Venom’ ups the tempo and the stakes, packing a film’s worth of plot into under four minutes and set to join a long line of CASISDEAD cult classics. It’s a track unlike anything CASISDEAD has done before and comes accompanied by a video directed by...
Tahitian/Parisian 5-piece outfit 15 15 (FKA QuinzeQuinze) are making music like no one else, conjuring up epic soundscapes coated in Moombahton and club-ready jaunts of the underground that’s been lauded by Crack, Dazed, Pitchfork, Resident Advisor, NPR. Following their mesmerising slice of r&b ‘Perfect Heaven’, 15 15 have today shared their expansive juggernaut ‘That Boom’, which morphs in-and-out of r&b and alté rhythms with leader Tsi Min’s spellbinding vocals effortlessly gliding on top. Stream / Purchase ‘That Boom’ here.Pre-order / Pre-save ATAHEVA here.
Florentino announces Kilometro Quinze, a brand-new EP out 20 October. It includes the celebrated single ‘Constrictor (feat. BAMBII and KD One)’ and a newly released single ‘Pressure’ featuring the Mercury Prize-shortlisted multi-hyphenate, Shygirl. Premiering today, ‘Pressure’ sees Shygirl’s irresistible vocals fused with Florentino’s idiosyncratic production that combines the bass-heavy textures of UK soundsystem culture with the energy of the Bogotá club music. Stream / Download ‘Pressure (Feat. Shygirl)’ here.Pre-order / Pre-save Kilometro Quinze here.
Peggy Gou releases the hotly-anticipated video for her global, chart-topping hit single ‘(It Goes Like) Nanana’. Directed by Thomas Hardiman and featuring Gou herself as creative director, the ‘(It Goes Like) Nanana’ video is a pitch-perfect accompaniment to the song, a celebration of summer that features Peggy and friends enjoying all the charms of the video’s Ibizan backdrop. Meanwhile, “(It Goes Like) Nanana” has been released on 12” vinyl. Featuring the original version alongside a brand new...
