Brooklyn-via-Kansas City artist Scout Gillett has released her debut album no roof no floor. While “home” can be a tough thing for Gillett to pinpoint, she found her place in Brooklyn’s DIY scene, playing in multiple live bands and even starting her own booking company to organize shows for other independent artists. Her intrepid nature results from a childhood spent running barefoot through rural Missouri and coming of age in...
Patrick Watson is thrilled to share ‘Ode to Vivian (Rework)’ a brand-new version of the song that first appeared on his album Better in the Shade. ‘Ode to Vivian’ has been a fan favourite for creating content on TikTok and Instagram since its release last April. The song is inspired by one of Patrick’s heroes, the late American street photographer Vivian Maier. “She manages to catch just wonderful, unbelievable little moments that in the end are...
Algiers announce their new album SHOOK, out February 24th 2023. SHOOK is a lightning rod for an elusive yet universal energy and feeling. A plurality of voices; a spiritual and geographical homecoming; a strategy of communion in a burning world; the story of an end of a relationship; an Atlanta front porch summer party. Ultimately, it’s a 17-track set of the most mind-expanding and thrilling music that you are likely to...
HAWA releases ‘PROGRESSION’, the second single from the genre-bending singer/rapper/producer’s debut album HADJA BANGOURA which arrives on November 4. Produced by Anthoine Walters and WAVES, ‘PROGRESSION’ is a stirring piano ballad about moving on and thriving in the wake of heartbreak. The accompanying visual opens with an intimate conversation between HAWA and her long-time friend and collaborator, the iconic designer Telfar Clemens. Written and directed by Alex Huggins, it sees...
Emotional dance music pioneers Huntly meld UK garage, breakbeat, electronic-pop and alternative R&B in their high-tempo new single ‘Undertage’. It arrives alongside news of their signing to Dot Dash Recordings! Between Elspeth Scrine and Andrew Huhtanen McEwan there exists a strong creative partnership, one that has been built upon from years of friendship. This friendship has bred an intuitive and unique artistry; perfectly exemplified on the band’s acclaimed 2019 debut album Low Grade Buzz, which positioned Huntly as a dynamic new...
Dry Cleaning take a more sombre turn on ‘No Decent Shoes for Rain’ taken from their upcoming album Stumpwork, out 21 October. It begins with Florence Shaw’s vocals coiled tightly over woozy guitar and minimal percussion: “my poor heart is breaking.” Shaw says “’No Decent Shoes for Rain’ is inspired by grief; grief over past relationships, grief for loved ones who have died, and all the things that come with that; loneliness, numbness, yearning,...
Ibeyi has returned to release a new single ‘Juice of Mandarins.’ A rendition of the song recently debuted on A COLORS SHOW, who exclaimed that the track is “a delectable slice of electronic neo-soul.” Written by Ibeyi’s Lisa-Kaindé, with production from Richard Russell, this latest single follows the duo’s critically-acclaimed third album Spell 31, which was released in May. About the single, Lisa-Kaindé says “‘Juice of Mandarins’ is my favorite love song I’ve ever written. It is about the ecstasy of falling...
On Sunset Poem, experimental musician Claire Rousay reworks three songs from Circuit des Yeux’s otherworldly 2021 album, -io. The complete EP will be out on October 20th. Rousay’s work often utilises environmental recordings to cultivate rich and evocative ambience. Here, the composer unspools three -io compositions –’Vanishing,’ ‘Sculpting the Exodus,’ and ‘Argument’ – stripping back layers of instrumentation and sheltering Fohr’s voice amid a weave of hushed electronic textures. The results reveal a newly tender, meditative, and boundless space within the songs. Circuit des...
New Orleans no-wave punks Special Interest are sharing ‘Foul’ a new track from their upcoming album Endure, out Friday, November 4th, 2022. “This call and response tune is a working class anthem,” Special Interest’s guitarist Maria Elena explains of ‘Foul’. “Alli and I co-wrote the lyrics and sing it together with Ruth adding a classic line – foul! Ever so foul. It’s a dispatch from the dish pit! An ode to all beleaguered workers! Minimum balance savings account blues!” Purchase / Stream...
Tama Gucci aka Kymani Floyd, shares Almost Blue (After Hours Deluxe). His latest project features remixes of several tracks originally found on his Almost Blue EP. The project also includes a cover of the Britney Spears classic ‘Toxic,’ check out the accompanying video directed by Jonathan Qualtere below! The ‘Toxic’ video was imagined as an intimate companion piece to ‘Challenge’ and shares the same premise: Tama Gucci totally embodies the sense of being young, hot, fun and free. “The authenticity and self love he exudes and...
Having made a long-awaited return in the middle of this year, Sunbeam Sound Machine offers another slice of his forthcoming third album with the reveal of his breezy ‘Two Summers‘. The globally recognised multi-instrumentalist also announces Melbourne and Sydney launch shows for the release of Possum on Friday, 7th October via Dot Dash / Remote Control Records. ‘Two Summers‘ is reminiscent of ‘In Your Arms’ (20M+ single streams) and showcases the heavily layered signature sound that Nick Sowersby has been known for. Dreamy, yet melancholic;...
Following their sophomore album announcement, jade imagine offer further insight into Cold Memory with ‘Instinct I Wanna Know’. The album by the Melbourne indie-stalwarts is due out October 21st. Blending synths and muffled beats, ‘Instinct I Wanna Know’ is a departure from their recent ominous release. An ode to ESP (Extra-sensory perception) – feeling spiritually in sync with those closest to you – the track builds with Jade’s dreamy vocals before erupting in a lush dance-floor worthy chorus. On the theme, front...
Algiers return with new track ‘Bite Back’, featuring Backxwash and billy woods. Born in the band’s hometown of Atlanta, the six-minute opus sees Algiers front person Franklin James Fisher trading verses with contemporary hip hop innovators Backxwash, aka Montreal Zambian-Canadian rapper & producer Ashanti Mutinta, and NYC rapper and Backwood Studioz label founder billy woods, on Black resistance, PsyOps and police oppression. Multi-instrumentalist/producer Ryan Mahan said: “Shit’s been so real the past few years, we really needed to grow our community of collaborators and make solid the bonds we’ve always felt, particularly with...
The countdown begins! We are mere weeks away from the debut full-length release from THUS LOVE. Memorial is out on Captured Tracks digitally October 7 then physically November 11th . The band have now released the latest single, ‘Repetitioner’ – a song that could be on a soundtrack of your favourite 80s cult film never made. Post-punk with indie-sensibility, the band says of the track: “Repetitioner is a recognition of patterns–a look...
Ireland’s Gilla Band are sharing a new track and video, ‘Post Ryan’ today off their upcoming album Most Normal, out October 7, 2022 on Rough Trade Records. ‘Post Ryan’ was directed by Michael Speed and follows earlier singles ‘Backwash’ and ‘Eight Fivers’, which were accompanied by videos directed and animated by Mortis Studios. ‘Post Ryan’ is the album’s electrifying closer, in which the beat has been taken from ‘I Ran’ by Flock of Seagulls, the band quote saying “We thought, that’s a really great, immediate pop-sounding beat, let’s start there and go somewhere else’ –to have that immediacy, and then abstract...
Minneapolis-raised artist Jeremy Nutzman, the brainchild behind Velvet Negroni, has announced details of a second album. Bulli will be released on 13 January 2023 and its lead single ‘Sinker’ is out now. Whirring with a strutting positivity and rich instrumentation, ‘Sinker’ is accompanied by an official video directed by Casey Anderson. Watch below! Created during a particularly tumultuous time in Nutzman’s life that involved drug abuse, bank fraud, and a house fire, it’s unsurprising that Bulli would echo his present state of mind. Bulli feels...
