Marking the release of Crowd Can Talk / Dressed in Trenches, a composite of two EPs, rising Chicago trio Lifeguard have released a video performing lead single ‘17-18 Lovesong’ live at Electrical Audio studio in Chicago. At its core, Lifeguard is a punk band. Their music is loud and energetic. It’s also, at its core, visceral and hypnotic. For the Chicago-based trio that can include repetition and blasts of speaker-shredding feedback. Their songs adeptly balance melody and...
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The wait is over. All three studio albums by Lush will finally be back in print on vinyl starting 11 August. Built around the songwriting talents of Emma Anderson and Miki Berenyi, Lush successfully defined a myriad of 90s scenes such as shoegaze, dream pop and Brit pop before they disbanded in 1998. Outside of a lavish Record Store Day career retrospective boxset in 2016, all three studio albums – Spooky (1992), Split (1994) and Lovelife (1996) – have been unavailable on vinyl since the 90s. Pre-order Lush – Spooky, Split & Lovelife here.
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On 21 July 2003, an 18-year-old Dizzee Rascal released his debut album Boy In Da Corner. Little did he know that the 15-track album would go on to win the Mercury-Prize, become the first-ever Platinum-selling UK Rap album, and lay the foundation for Grime. The 20th Anniversary celebrates with the release of a two-volume deluxe edition that features 14 rare and previously unreleased tracks, alongside the original album. Stream / Purchase Boy In Da Corner (20th Anniversary Edition) here.
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La Force, the mesmerizing solo project of Ariel Engle, who has spent more than a decade as one of Canada’s most sought-after musical collaborators shares ‘october,’ the second single off her forthcoming album XO SKELETON out September 29. ‘october’ brings warmth to the XO SKELETON album – a lush, intimate song with incredible vocals embracing soul, smooth jazz and r&b – all the while reminding some of the “quiet storm” movement from the 90s. Pre-order / Pre-save XO SKELETON here.
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Water From Your Eyes have taken on recent touring companions Interpol’s track ‘Something Changed’ as part of the latter’s Interpolations project, which sees songs from Interpol’s latest album The Other Side Of Make-Believe reimagined by different artists. Taking the original’s punch-drunk piano shuffle and brooding vocals and subjecting them to an expertly wielded sonic and rhythmic sledgehammer, the interpolation adds vocals from Water From Your Eyes vocalist Rachel Brown. “The idea was to invert the tone of the song, like a photo...
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Today, JayWood – the nom de plume of Jeremy Haywood-Smith – has announced the Grow On EP, due for release August 11. Alongside the EP’s announcement comes the release’s lead single, ‘Dirk Gently (Know Yourself).’ Drenched in soul, JayWood exudes confidence throughout the song, while showing off his impressive falsetto, impeccable production skills, bouncy flow and knack for crafting one helluva catchy melody. The music video, which can be seen below, was filmed in Los Angeles and directed by Min Soo Park. The...
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New Orleans no-wave punks Special Interest today share a new stand-alone single ‘Disco 1.5’. The track reflects the way “Disco” was meant to be heard, or rather, the way Special Interest have been playing it live for the past 4 or 5 years. File under Classic Interest. A perfectly formed punk song in one and a half minutes. Stream / Purchase ‘Disco 1.5’ here.
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British-born, New York-based ANOHNI, “one of our generation’s greatest protest singers, or protest songwriters” (NPR’s All Songs Considered), presents My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross, the new album from ANOHNI and the Johnsons’ out now on Rough Trade / Remote Control. My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross expresses a world view by shape-shifting through a broad range of subject matter. Through a personal lens, ANOHNI addresses loss of loved ones, inequality, alienation, acceptance, cruelty, ecocide, devastation wrought by...
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Combining forces with a multitude of queer artists and friends, HANDSOME today releases her collaborative project HANDSOME GANG: Every Second We Try, via Dot Dash / Remote Control Records. Named in Rolling Stone’s ‘Ones To Watch’, HANDSOME melds electronic beats with her co-conspirators indie-pop and singer songwriter tendencies to form a collection of dance floor anthems. Each unique track sees HANDSOME pair up with at least one other artist, from ‘Dumb it Down’ with EGOISM and Chloe Dadd, to ‘Running Out of Time’ with flowerkid and St South, ‘Delirium’ with Hope D, and most...
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Anjimile shares his new single, ‘Father’, the latest from his upcoming album, The King, out September 8th via 4AD / Remote Control. Earlier this year he shared title track ‘The King’, accompanied by a lyric visualiser inspired by the work of Daniela Yohannes, the artist behind the cover art. ‘Father’, with its gentle thrumming, recalls 2020 debut album Giver Taker’s soft, stirring folk. Anjimile needs little more than his voice and a guitar, played by Brad Allen Williams, to draw forth...
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Continuing the celebrations around the 25th anniversary of The Prodigy’s game-changing third studio album The Fat Of The Land, XL Recordings today announce a stacked new remix package. Available on 28th July on special edition silver 12” vinyl and digital, The Fat Of The Land 25th Anniversary – Remixes will feature exclusive new remixes from Mefjus and Camo & Krooked, Gydra and René La Vice alongside Andy C’s iconic ‘Firestarter’ remix from last year. To mark the news, dj/producer René La Vice – well known for his years hosting Radio Ones Drum...
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In celebration of his signing to Pointer Recordings / Remote Control, Sydney based songwriter, composer, producer and friend to many Glenn Hopper today shares his debut single and video’Just For Now’. Almost a decade in the making, ‘Just For Now’ began as a spontaneous stoned voice memo and later brought to life in Glenn’s sun-dappled studio above Newtown’s bustling Enmore Road. A tongue-in-cheek ode to the transient nature of modern life, ‘Just For Now’ is a sprawling affair that knows no bounds...
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London singer, songwriter and producer Sampha returns with a brand new single, ‘Spirit 2.0’. Released today via Young / Remote Control, ‘Spirit 2.0’ is Sampha’s first solo music in over six years, following the global success of his acclaimed 2017 debut album Process. Those intervening years have been anything but fallow, with Sampha contributing his inimitable voice to some of music’s biggest releases including, most recently, Kendrick Lamar and Stormzy. Simultaneously, he’s been firmly focused on the creation of his highly anticipated second album alongside a close...
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Buck Meek – Texas-bred singer/songwriter and Big Thief guitarist – presents his new single, ‘Paradise’, from his first album for 4AD / Remote Control, Haunted Mountain, out 25 August. The band is always finding their sound, every time they pick up their instruments, and you can hear them forming anew on ‘Paradise’, where attention is thick in the form of spaciousness and the supportive listening becomes atmospheric. Stream / Download ‘Paradise’ here.Pre-order / Pre-save Haunted Mountain here
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Becca Mancari (they/them) recently announced their third album, Left Hand, due out this August 25th. Mancari has already shared the record’s lead single and queer joy anthem ‘Over and Over’ featuring Julien Baker to critical acclaim, and now Mancari shares another taste of the album, releasing ‘Don’t Even Worry,’ a guitar-driven ode to our closest friends. Featuring Mancari’s friend and fellow Bermuda Triangle bandmate, ‘Don’t Even Worry’ was written with Brittany Howard, who also provided additional production and performs backing vocals, guitar, keys, sub bass, percussion and even snaps on the track....
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Yorkshire-born, London-based singer, songwriter, and. producer Ethan P. Flynn announces details of his debut album, Abandon All Hope. Out October 6 via Young / Remote Control Records, Abandon All Hope pours twenty-four years’ worth of experience into 8 eclectic tracks. Featuring backup vocals from rising singer, Ava Gore, Abandon All Hope is a bold statement to mark Ethan P. Flynn’s arrival as a true artist in his own right. The album’s title single ‘Abandon All Hope’ is the first released today alongside a self-directed music video...
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