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...
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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.
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Helado Negro – the moniker of Roberto Carlos Lange – shares a second track from his forthcoming new album PHASOR (out 9 February 2024). Built around a chopped and sequenced guitar line, ‘I Just Want To Wake Up With You’ is a languid and fuzzy love song, an ode to domestic life, and to comfort and health. The song is accompanied by a joyously psychotropic official video directed by Lange. Stream / Download ‘I Just Want To Wake Up With...
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Big Thief will release a new edition of their 2016 debut album Masterpiece. The album containing much-loved songs ‘Paul’, ‘Real Love’ and title track ‘Masterpiece’, will be remastered and reissued on reVinyl pressing out 8 December. Masterpiece was recorded in July 2015 at an old house that they turned into a studio on Lake Champlain with producer Andrew Sarlo and engineer James Krivchenia (who would go on to become a...
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Jockstrap & Taylor Skye have today released their remix album I<3UQTINVU, a fully reworked version of the Mercury Prize shortlisted 2022 album I Love You Jennifer B. I<3UQTINVU – I Love You Cutie, I Envy You – is the brainchild of Taylor Skye, who was making multiple versions of the album’s original tracklisting to stay inspired during the writing of I Love You Jennifer B. Stream / Download I<3UQTINVU here.
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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...
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New York four-piece cumgirl8 share the new single ‘cursed angel,’ the third offering from their forthcoming EP phantasea pharm, out August 18th. ‘cursed angel’ is a whimsical dance with insanity, with repeating hook, “I feel like I’m losing my mind.” Speaking on the song, cumgirl8 says: “‘cursed angel’ is about feeling like you’re slipping out of reality; it’s uncontrollable and sometimes you can’t contain it. if you don’t fight it, the outcome can be positive.“ Stream / Download ‘cursed angel’ here.Pre-order / Pre-save phantasea...
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Queens of the Stone Age release their highly anticipated eighth album In Times New Roman… on Matador / Remote Control Records. Paper Machete’ is an instantly identifiable QOTSA future classic, sure to resound with casual fans and die hards alike. Lyrically, ‘Paper Machete’ finds Josh Homme’s trademark rapier wit at its most acerbic. If the previously released ‘Carnavoyeur’ signaled resignation and acceptance, ‘Paper Machete’ is the collision of sheer, raw force that gets you there– “like electricity conveyed through the bristles of a paintbrush” (Wall Street Journal). Stream...
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British-born, New York-based ANOHNI presents ‘Sliver of Ice,’ the new single/video from ANOHNI and the Johnson’s forthcoming album, My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross, out July 7th on Remote Control / Rough Trade. “Now that I’m almost gone/Sliver of ice upon my tongue/In the day’s night/It tastes so good, it felt so right/For the first time in my life” ANOHNI sings on ‘Sliver of Ice,’ remembering some of the last words Lou Reed shared with her. The singer embodies the voice of someone whose experience becomes more awed...
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Artist, producer, DJ and cultural icon Peggy Gou returns with her first new music in nearly two years. Inspired by the eclectic house and pop classics that defined the Balearic sound, alongside 90s and 2000s dance anthems and Peggy’s own inimitable contemporary club production, ‘(It Goes Like) Nanana’ makes an early claim to to soundtrack sunsets and sunrises the world over. ‘(It Goes Like) Nanana’ is released via XL Recordings / Remote Control, her first release for the label....
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King Krule shares a new single and video for ‘If Only It Was Warmth’, the latest piece of new music from the highly anticipated forthcoming new album Space Heavy, out Friday, 9th June via XL Recordings / Remote Control. The wistful, stripped-back instrumentation of ‘If Only It Was Warmth’ comes alongside a self-directed music video that sees King Krule journey across vast waters, with a cactus. Along the way, he is confronted by thoughts of love and lost connection,...
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Overmono announce their debut album Good Lies will be released on Friday, 12th May 2023. The announcement comes in-line with the release of ‘Is U’, the second track to be revealed from the forthcoming album following ‘Walk Thru Water’ (“a display of their impeccable grasp of sound design.” – Clash) which was released in November of last year. Highly anticipated would be an understatement; since their inception Overmono have purposefully cultivated a fanbase that heralds them as one of...
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To celebrate 10 years of Coexist, The xx will release a limited edition, crystal clear vinyl pressing of the record, available to pre-order now. An expanded digital edition will also feature live versions of fan favourites ‘Angels’, ‘Chained’, ‘Reunion & Sunset’. With Coexist, The xx defied any perceived ‘difficult second album’ pressures to create a record that cemented their status as a truly global breakout act. On the follow up to their acclaimed, era-defining debut, the London based...
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Oliver Sim debuts a remix of ‘GMT’ from legendary artist and musician Wolfgang Tillmans and his production partner Marc Krether. Longtime mutual admirers, this is the first official collaboration between the two. The original version is taken from Oliver’s much lauded debut album Hideous Bastard. Produced by Oliver’s The xx bandmate and lifelong friend Jamie xx, the album is a collection of songs inspired by Oliver’s love of horror movies and his own life experience. Stream...
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Yo La Tengo will release their sixteenth album This Stupid World on February 10th. What’s more, you can listen to the new song ‘Fallout’ below! Yo La Tengo have raced time for nearly four decades and they just keep winning. The trio’s latest victory is called This Stupid World, a spellbinding set of reflective songs that resist the ticking clock. This music is not so much timeless as time-defiant. “I want to fall out of...
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More than a quarter century since its primal emergence from the Desert, Queens Of The Stone Age has elected to give three of its landmark albums the upscale re-release treatment, including limited edition colour vinyl pressings, exclusive new and restored artwork, and more. First up is the one that started it all: Back in print after a long, long decade, Queens Of The Stone Age’s self-titled 1998 debut album has been resurrected digitally, with a vinyl release...
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