Last month, Belgium-based, American-born, singer-songwriter Tucker Zimmerman announced his record Dance Of Love and shared its lead single ‘Burial At Sea’. Zimmerman now blesses us with two new singles, ‘The Idiot’s Maze’ and ‘The Season’. An up-tempo singalong romp with campfire sensibilities, ‘The Idiot’s Maze’ is composed of lively tambourine hits and jubilant head-bobbing bass, it transports listeners into the heartwarming camaraderie fostered by Zimmerman and backing band Big Thief....
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Jamie xx will return to Australia for his first headline tour since 2015. He will arrive on Australian shores in support of his hotly anticipated record In Waves, out on 20th September. Jamie xx will perform at Melbourne’s PICA, Hotel Brunswick in Brunswick Heads, Meredith Music Festival (VIC), and Sydney’s Carriageworks from 5 to 9 December. Full tour details below! Pre-order / pre-save In Waves here. Jamie xx – In...
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Jamie xx releases ‘All You Children’. Taken from his second album In Waves (out 20th September), the brand new single sees Jamie xx collaborating with The Avalanches on a swirling club anthem propelled by a hypnotic chorus of chants and Moroder-esque basslines. A huge live favourite with fans who’ve heard Jamie roadtesting the song at sold out headline shows around the world, it’s the second collaboration from two artists who’ve enjoyed a longstanding mutual appreciation,...
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The Hard Quartet is a band. But what is a band? A band, perhaps, can be thought of as a body, a corpus, in which physically discrete lifeforms comprise a chimera that shrieks with one voice. In this particular band, which is one of millions in the world today, four players selflessly merge, become musical, and emit rock ‘n’ roll that is familiar but new, warm but icy, melodic but...
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To celebrate 10-years of Nikki Nack, Tune-Yards announce a digital deluxe edition and a zine, set for release on 9th August. Tune-Yards also unveil a brand new remix of the iconic indie anthem ‘Water Fountain’, deconstructed by Water From Your Eyes. This danceable and utterly bonkers version reimagines the song as a dynamic, contemporary floor-filler, offering a thrilling new take that complements the original. The Water From Your Eyes remix,...
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Sampha and Little Simz have come together on new single ‘Satellite Business 2.0’ – a brand new, fully-realised version of the ‘Satellite Business’ interlude from Sampha’s latest album LAHAI. Little Simz first heard the song live during Sampha’s run of ‘Satellite Business’ residency shows in 2023 at Brooklyn’s Pioneer Works, she witnessed the song evolving and expanding while Sampha and his band experimented in the round during a series of intimate, rapturously-received events. She later joined Sampha on stage in...
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Sleaford Mods have released two previously unheard tracks, ‘Git Some Balls’ and ‘Air Con’(a reworking of the track Air Conditioning) ahead of the 10th anniversary edition of their scene stimulating, acclaimed album Divide and Exit, out July 26th. ‘Git Some Balls’ was written and recorded by Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson during the sessions for the album, but is only being made available now for the first time via streaming...
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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...
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Following the announcement of his long-awaited second album In Waves (to be released 20th September via Young / Remote Control), London musician, DJ and producer Jamie xx today reveals the latest single from the album. A collaboration with Robyn on her first major new release since 2018’s Honey, ‘Life’ arrives in a blaze of horns and filtered loops, a hymn as nu-disco affirmation featuring one of the most iconic vocalists in recent times. Speaking about ‘Life’, Jamie says: “I made this track pretty fast...
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Fontaines D.C. have unveiled ‘Favourite’, the second single from their highly anticipated fourth album ROMANCE – out August 23rd via XL Recordings / Remote Control. ‘Favourite’, the new album’s gorgeous finalé, soars as a shimmering, clear-eyed love song replete with harmonies, jangling guitars, and heartfelt, ardent lyrics. It’s a song the band’s Grian Chatten describes as having “this never-ending sound to it, a continuous cycle from euphoria to sadness, two worlds spinning forever” and is destined to be a...
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From the sessions that created ANOHNI’s critically acclaimed 2023 album My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross comes a new unreleased gem, ‘Breaking’. A stripped-down trio of guitar, clarinet and layers of jazz-infused vocals, at first distilled and then volatile, ‘Breaking’ is a stunning addition to ANOHNI’s vital canon. Stream / Purchase ‘Breaking’ here.
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Nine years on from the release of his GRAMMY, BRIT, Ivor Novello and Mercury Music Prize-nominated debut album In Colour, London musician, DJ and producer Jamie xx today announces his long-awaited second album. Titled In Waves, the album will be released on 20th September via Young / Remote Control. Across 12 tracks including ‘Baddy On The Floor’, his joyous summer collaboration with club culture icon Honey Dijon, Jamie xx replicates the emotional crescendos and thrilling volatility of an almost mystical night out and features further...
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Becky and the Birds (the moniker of Swedish producer and songwriter Thea Gustafsson) returns with the release of an ethereal and intimate new track ‘When She Holds Me,’ a first look at her album arriving later this year. Finding inspiration in the early work of Bon Iver, the self-produced track’s intimacy blossoms into lush harmonies and atmospheric soundscapes; the rich instrumentation references previous collaborators Dijon and Lapsley via soft-spoken harmonies and plucked strings. As described by Pitchfork, the sonic...
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John Glacier announces her second project of the year, Duppy Gun, with a brand new Kwes Darko-produced single, ‘Steady As I Am’. The opener on Duppy Gun, ‘Steady As I Am’ feels like an autobiographical amble from Glacier’s inner psyche. A subtle, yet authoritative affirmation of who she is, the track is the epitome of letting her output do the talking. Set to a hypnotic, looping melody, Glacier’s trademark deadpan flow...
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Romy releases a brand new single ‘Always Forever’. The song, which was debuted at Mexico City’s Ceremonia Festival and became an instant live favourite during Romy’s recent run of sold-out headline shows, is her first new music since the release of her acclaimed Mid Air debut solo album last year. Built around an interpolation of Donna Lewis’ iconic 1996 hit ‘I Love You Always Forever’ and made with Mid Air co-producer Fred again.., it’s a joyous piece of ecstatic ear...
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Sleaford Mods’ era-capturing, breakthrough album Divide and Exit is set to be reissued on 26 July to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Originally released in May 2014, not only did Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson’s second ‘proper’ album, capture the ‘death by a million vested interests’ malaise that was engulfing British society as contaminative politics oozed its core, but its union of strong words and minimal electronics saw a fresh voice articulated a much-needed rage, anger, hurt and hope. Fully remastered,...
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