Oliver Sim unveils new single ‘GMT’, from his debut album Hideous Bastard, set for release on 9th September. Watch the accompanying video by longtime friend and collaborator Laura Jane Coulson below! ‘GMT’ was one of the first songs made for the record,” says Sim. “I’d chased Jamie to Australia to escape British winter. We worked in Sydney and road tripped down to Byron Bay, stopping at secluded beaches and listening to a lot...
Julien Baker has announced B-Sides, an EP of tracks taken from the recording sessions for her critically heralded third full-length Little Oblivions. You can listen to ‘Guthrie’, out now, a gorgeous and hushed finger-picked ballad. The EP will be out digitally on July 21st and features three emotionally potent never-before-heard songs. Stream / purchase ‘Guthrie’ herePre-order / pre-save B-Sides here
Richard Cartwright has created DAISY LION, his first official solo album, reflecting his time spent during the Covid years, living in the beautiful Blue Mountains and spending time with family. In many ways it’s an ode to his daughter Juniper who named the album. ‘Daisy Lion’, the new title-track single, is a consummate blend of cool 80s synths Prince-styled drums and Cartwright’s dreamy Air-like vocal wrapped up in a hazy, harmonica-assisted psych vibe. The song is about spending time with his daughter around the ages...
Two new remixes of ‘Chi-Co-La’ are available now – one by Frank Topaz & the other by Spod. Frank Topaz remix: Lured out of retirement by the opportunity to grow new house cuttings from these assorted stems, the Frank Topaz remix takes the vocals on a dark horse journey via the bygone dance floors of Manchester, Mallorca and Milan. Now operating from an abandoned warehouse in Malaga, Western Australia, Frank...
After a sold-out debut at Glastonbury and packed Boiler Room set, Two Shell release their hotly anticipated EP Icons, out now digitally alongside the pre-sale of a limited 12” vinyl. From shell.tech to the real world Icons started life in the mainframe and is now smashing into the mainstream. Listen below! Two Shell are quickly becoming one of the wildest names in dance music, bringing a new spirit into the...
It’s been 25 years since the release of The Prodigy’s The Fat of the Land; an album so iconic it turned the sound of underground rave music into a global force; capturing the world’s attention and dominating the charts. In celebration, XL Recordings announces two-anniversary releases including a limited edition 2LP silver 12” vinyl package of the original album with a reimagined version of Alex Jenkin’s artwork, and a brand-new remix of ‘Firestarter’ by...
Koreless follows up with the second release of Agor remix packages, out now digitally and as a limited run of 12” white labels – it features Wisdom Teeth founders, Facta & K-Lone; who accentuate the softer side of Koreless’ intricate productions on ‘Joy Squad’, a single favoured by Caribou, Jamie xx, Oli XL and HAAi. While, Dwayne Parris-Robinson, AKA Parris, takes ‘Primes’ into a house-inspired new realm. The first remix...
Part Time Records reveal the latest issue of PTR Singles Club, the final split 7” single from Vol.2, featuring Ricky Albeck‘s new single ‘It’s Normal’. Listen below! Ricky’s locked himself in a bathroom stall, but he’s breaking down the door to share with the world his latest single ‘It’s Normal’. This energetic garage rock stomper serves up an instantly compelling mix of Ricky’s trademark folk / country outlaw stylings with classic, pub-rock swagger. Produced, engineered...
Patrick Holland releases ‘Losing Touch’, another preview of his self-produced debut album You’re The Boss, out July 29th. Featuring Holland’s bandmate, TOPS’ Jane Penny, the new single finds Holland vulnerable and grappling with self-doubt over a catchy and up-beat melody with a slick bassline. Alongside an official video from Erin O’Connor, the director behind previous videos for ‘Sinister Bell’ & ‘Nice Try’. Watch below! “This is the most embarrassing song I’ve written,” explains Holland. “Self satire in the...
Much hyped London-based eight piece caroline share a live video for their song ‘IWR’, recorded at Trafo in Jena, Germany this April. Watch below! “After we finished playing at Trafo in Jena in April, they asked if we wanted to quickly record a live version of one of our songs before packing down our gear,” caroline explain of how the new video for ‘IWR’ came to be. “Trafco is an...
Men Seni Süyemin (Kazakh for “I love you”), the solo electronic project of St. Petersburg-based musician & producer Minona Volandova, releases her EP HOPE, a genre-defiant, multilingual collection of irresistible tracks. After several tumultuous experiences playing in bands during her days at music school, Voldanova set off on her own, relocating from her native Kazakhstan to St. Petersburg. Soon enough she’d made a name for herself in her new home,...
Cavallo Nero are back with an electric new single ‘Chi-Co-La’. A dizzying combination of brass and animalia fill the air, staining the walls and pressing up against the ceilings, the chandelier swinging to the rhythm of the lion’s drum. Every bird in the building flocks to the dance floor, feathers rising and falling with the beat. Finally, the frenzy erupts into chanting delirium, ‘Chi-Co-La’. For those who need a refresher – Cavallo Nero are a...
Chicago-based percussionist, composer and producer Makaya McCraven has announced the details of his new album In These Times, set for release on September 23rd. The first offering from the new album is ‘Seventh String,’ which encapsulates the various musical dimensions present on McCraven’s new album, a career-defining body of work that is a remarkable new peak for the already-soaring McCraven. Listen below! In These Times is a collection of polytemporal compositions inspired as much by broader cultural struggles as McCraven’s...
Lucifer on the Sofa is Spoon’s thrilling tenth album. You can now watch the official video for ‘My Babe’. It’s the record’s anthemic centrepiece –a genuine love song shot through with tenderness, optimism, and a touch of self-aware bravado. The ‘My Babe’ video takes inspiration from a short-lived late ’70s variety show hosted by the legendary country music producer and oddball poet, “Cowboy” Jack Clement. The clip is directed by Jamie- James Medina...
NYC pop performance artist, Jennifer Vanilla (they/them), announces their forthcoming album Castle In The Sky out August 5. Along with the announcement, Jennifer Vanilla, aka Becca Kauffman, shares new single ‘Take Me For A Ride’. Watch the video directed by Dawn Lombardi below! Dawn Lombardi shares “I wanted to have some sort of sketch that opens up the video because I think that’s super old school and classic. It’s boring to open music videos with just nothing. When I’m directing...
Bartees Strange releases his long awaited album Farm To Table, with physical formats (LP and CD) following on 7 October. Alongside the album release Bartees shares new single ‘Wretched’. The song is paired with a video directed by Michael Parks Randa that mirrors the rags-to-riches, started-at-the-bottom-now-we-here theme of the album as a whole. Bartees also made his TV debut performing the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Watch below! Bartees says...
