One of the hottest topics in dance music in recent years has been about the lack of bona-fide anthems; those certified, unifying tracks that transcend genres, audiences and even the artist who made them to take on a life and energy of their own. Undeniably bucking that trend in 2024 is Joy Orbison’s ‘Flight FM’. ‘Flight FM’ has spawned dozens – if not hundreds – of unofficial edits from the...
Last year, the members of Mdou Moctar convened in Niger to complete their then-unfinished album, Funeral For Justice, and to capture a series of live sets in the region surrounding Agadez, a historically important hub. Now released is the first of these sessions: The Agadez Folders: Live at Sultan’s Palace. It features Mdou Moctar performing a complete electric live set at the King’s Palace in the city’s centre. The band...
gyrofield will release her new EP, These Heavens, on 30 August 2024. The four-track project will be the Hong-Kong-born, Bristol-based producer’s debut EP on XL Recordings as part of the iconic house bag series. These Heavens EP is an exploration into the universe and the beauty of nature via a series of shapeshifting sonics that are just as well-suited for personal introspection as they are for sweaty underground dancefloors. ‘Lagrange’...
Philadelphia group Bardo Pond announce a much overdue reissue of Set and Setting (1999) to celebrate its 25th Anniversary. Out October 25th, the record has been fully remastered and returns pressed on purple vinyl. Watch a previously unseen video for the song ‘This Time (So Fucked)’ below! Set and Setting will be accompanied by a new double LP compilation, Melt Away, cataloging late-’90s rarities and outtakes from a creative apex...
Green Mohair Suits return with ‘Hell or High Water’, the first single from their fifth album Stan Wella, out September 27th. Green Mohair Suits (Brian Campeau, Richard Cuthbert, Jason Mannell, and Ben Romalis) hold a reputation for inspired showmanship and performances as brash as they are emotive. After an attempt to record Stan Wella during Covid didn’t pan out, the group did what always works best for them: “The four...
The Smile have released a new track ‘Don’t Get Me Started’. Watch the accompanying video, directed by audiovisual artist Weirdcore, below! ‘Don’t Get Me Started’ follows a very limited edition 2-track 12-inch single released last week through record shops globally. The double A-side comprises ‘Don’t Get Me Started’ and another new song, ‘The Slip’, sleeved in XL’s iconic housebag, re-designed by Stanley Donwood. Debuted during The Smile’s UK tour dates in March this year, ‘Don’t Get Me Started’ was produced...
Fontaines D.C. reveal ‘Here’s The Thing’, the third single from their upcoming album ROMANCE, out August 23rd. Watch the accompanying cinematic music video directed by lauded filmmaker Luna Carmoon below! Written days before the band entered the studio to record the album, ‘Here’s The Thing’ leads with the mechanical, mutant guitar sounds of Placebo and the electronic expressiveness of Shygirl and Eartheater. “It’s an anxious tune that twists and turns in what...
cumgirl8 emerge with the announcement of their long-awaited debut 4AD LP the 8th cumming, out on October 4th. cumgirl8 also share the record’s first single ‘Karma Police’ alongside a visualiser, watch below! With the track, the band deliver not a Radiohead cover, but a chaotic tour story of missed flights and stolen luggage delivered with a hailstorm of angular glittering keys, propulsive swirling riffs, and darkwave night club whispers. the 8th cumming (recorded...
After releasing her beloved new album Bright Future earlier this year, which won over the hearts of fans and critics alike, Adrianne Lenker shares new single ‘Once a Bunch’. Listen below! Recorded during the Bright Future sessions and originally only appearing on the Japanese CD release of the album, the sweet, country-tinged single – already a live favourite – is seeing its wide release for the first time. Later this year, a 7”...
To celebrate 10 years after its original release, Spoon reissue their beloved eighth album They Want My Soul on all digital platforms, with a 2xLP gatefold vinyl / 2xCD release to follow on November 8th. Along with the record’s original 10 tracks – including all-time Spoon classics ‘Inside Out’, ‘Do You’, and ‘Rent I Pay’ – They Want My Soul: Deluxe More Soul Edition features 11 demos and alternate versions, almost all of them previously unreleased....
Worldwide production unit Two Shell has been shooting long and straight across 2024 with chart topping single ‘Talk To Me’, with avant garde icon FKA twigs, and a number one live debut at Coachella. In ‘Round’, a collaborative effort featuring new vocals from iconic British girl group Sugababes, the inventive entity delve back to the future in blazing fashion. ‘Round’ takes Sugababes’ #1 hit ‘Round Round’ and twists it into...
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...
BADBADNOTGOOD share ‘Best Left Unsolved’, a bonus track from the Mid Spiral sessions that took place at Valentine Studios in LA during February 2024. This new, previously unreleased track accompanies the trio’s recent surprise release of the Mid Spiral suite: Chaos, Order and Growth. The Mid Spiral suite exploits instrumental jazz at its core seeing BADBADNOTGOOD continue to push the boundaries of how they integrate a limitless range of genres...
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,...
Nick Meredith, on behalf of Salmon Brothers, announces the release of their third single, ‘More To Love’. This track is the precursor to their highly anticipated album of the same name, scheduled for release on 16th August. ‘More To Love’ captures the vibrant energy of Salmon Brothers, reflecting both their musical synergy and their deep friendship. Inspired by a couple who appeared on the Jerry Springer show, the single is...
GIFT have shared ‘Light Runner,’ a breakbeat-inspired track displaying another step taken in their dynamic fusion of genres and widescreen pop production techniques. The band also shares a video for the new single directed by vocalist/guitarist TJ Freda. Watch below! TJ says “‘Light Runner’ celebrates the triumph of emerging from a dark time while acknowledging the transformative power of overcoming it. It’s a testament to the euphoria of personal achievement. In 2023, during our...
