After the release of her anthemic electro-pop EP BLAME, Sydney-based, multidisciplinary artist HANDSOME returns with an equally euphoric remix of the title-track by Perth denizen St. South. Morphing and building throughout the track, St South makes it their own culminating in light, swirling distorted vocals and production giving a brighter edge to the song’s themes of shame and fear. Recently ‘BLAME’ was used in the trailer for the upcoming Heartbreak High reboot which has already had over 410k views – the perfect track to accompany teen anguish. On...
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Tama Gucci announces details for his latest project, Almost Blue (After Hours Deluxe), set for release on September 27th via Sinderlyn. The EP features remixes of several tracks originally found on his widely praised 2021 Almost Blue EP. The new project from the New York City-based, Miami-raised musician, vocalist, and electronic composer aka Kymani Floyd features a cover of Britney Spears’ ‘Toxic’ and six remixes from Autow Nite Superstore, Swami Sound, Phyzical Trax, Indigo Heaven, Peter Fonda and SONIKKU, whose new take on Tama’s ‘Show Me’ is available now. “The updated...
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New Orleans no-wave punks Special Interest announced that they will release Endure, their third album and Rough Trade Records debut, on Friday, November 4th, 2022. The announcement was accompanied by lead single ‘Midnight Legend’ featuring iconic rapper, performance artist, poet and activist Mykki Blanco, and complete with a stunning music video directed by Special Interest vocalist Alli Logout. ‘Midnight Legend’ is described by Special Interest front person Alli Logout as “a love...
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Sunbeam Sound Machine reveals ‘Paradise’, the second sonic dreamscape lifted from his third album Possum out on Friday, 7th October. The single is accompanied by an exquisitely shot film clip, watch below! Multi-instrumentalist and producer Nick Sowersby explains “This song is about the transience of true love, and there’s no better way to express that than by dancing in front of a 1985 Toyota Corolla out by the airport.” The bright new track plays between sparse,...
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Kenny Beats releases his debut solo album, LOUIE. Though best known for producing seminal full-length albums for some of the world’s most exciting artists (including Vince Staples, IDLES, Rico Nasty and Denzel Curry), on LOUIE, Kenny subverts expectations with an almost entirely instrumental artist record that acts as a deeply personal tribute to his ailing father. Set for release on XL Recordings next week, the first solo album from Kenny Beats is a spontaneous burst of creativity spurred by an avalanche of despair...
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Detroit-based singer and producer John FM releases new single ‘White Science’, featuring fellow Detroit artist ZelooperZ. It’s the first piece of new music since the release of his EP American Spirit, which exemplifies the unique, dismantled Hi-Tech Soul music that John FM has globally become known for. Listen to ‘White Science’ here, which John FM explains is about “a high school puppy love gone south after her parents found out I was black.” White Science by John FM feat....
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Brooklyn, NY’s Scout Gillett has shared her vibrant new single ‘slow dancin’‘ from her forthcoming debut LP no roof no floor, due out on October 28th via Captured Tracks. Premiering at FLOOD Magazine, the song’s Matthew Lippman and Jordan Tetewsky-directed video was inspired by the Dennis Hopper film Out of the Blue: “In the movie, Cebe, a young girl, finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene. I related to this a lot,” says Scout. “This video was...
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The National have been playing a number of new songs live since returning to the road this May, and now the group has released one of them as a new single through 4AD / Remote Control Records, ‘Weird Goodbyes’ feat. Bon Iver. The single continues the tradition of Justin Vernon’s collaborations with the band in the studio and on stage. “It’s about letting go of the past and moving on, then later being overwhelmed by...
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Soaked Oats welcome you to their world and the way it works with their debut album Working Title out Friday, 18th November via Dot Dash / Remote Control Records. Written and recorded over the last eighteen months, the New Zealand four-piece group’s first full length album explores the contrasting ways we perceive and interact with the world, how we define ourselves through work, and the subtle shift from viewing objects in the world...
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On the anniversary of her ARIA nominated album 3 – and on the eve of her national tour – Sydney-based, Papau New Guinean future-soul artist Ngaiire reveals ‘F.U.’, taken from the album’s b-sides. The captivating artist also announces the supports for her lengthy tour this August/September. Stripped back to the bones of a single piano and spotlighting Ngaiire’s inimitable vocal alongside rousing choral harmonies, the single leaves a lasting impression as a delicate reminder of the importance of relying solely on yourself. On...
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Oliver Sim and Jamie xx – producer of Sim’s highly anticipated debut solo album Hideous Bastard – continue their longstanding creative partnership with the release of a rare Jamie xx remix. Jamie has only ever released a handful of official remixes (for the likes of Radiohead, Adele, Four Tet and Florence and The Machine) and, on his first remix in over five years, he stretches the Brian Wilson-sampling original into a near ten minute dancefloor epic. Featuring additional production from Floating Points, it’s...
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Daniela Lalita has announced the details of her debut EP Trececerotres, due out September 16th on Young. A direct reference to the apartment – 1303 – in Peru where Lalita grew up with her mother and grandmother, Trececerotres is rooted in magic, ritual, healing and the matrilineal relationship. The five-song EP features previously released single ‘Tenía Razón‘ and Lalita’s newest single ‘No Para.’ Premiering via a music video directed by Bradley & Pablo, ‘No Para’ sees Lalita dressed in her own hand-sewn garments, re-enacting...
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After capping off their last UK performance for 2022 at Green Man festival, Mdou Moctar announces Niger EP Vol. 1, out now. Niger EP Vol. 1 features recordings captured in Moctar’s native country, including previously unreleased 13-minute drum machine and electric guitar epic ‘Imouhar’, four live versions of songs from across Moctar’s albums Afrique Victime, Afelan and Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai (translating to “Rain the Color of Blue with A Little Red In It”, the soundtrack to Moctar’s Tuareg-language film remake of Prince’s Purple Rain), as well as a drum machine version of Afrique Victime opening...
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Leeds-formed art-rock outfit Drahla return with the contorted thrill of ‘Under The Glass’, their first new material since acclaimed debut LP Useless Coordinates and a cover of Psychic TV’s ‘Godstar’ landed in 2019. On the themes behind the new single, the band say “‘Under the Glass’ represents a moment of creative reconnection, almost a sense of euphoria in the darkest moments – an awaited, yet slight, respite from reality. The song is a collage, reworking early ideas...
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Manchester-Colombian Producer and DJ Florentino debuts on XL Recordings under the iconic house-bag series with brand new single ‘Constrictor‘. A true celebration of Florentino’s roots, ‘Constrictor’ combines the darker, robust, low-end tones central to British sound systems with the irresistible rhythms of Latin American dance sounds. Featuring multi-hyphenated Dancehall artist Bambii and Dominican Urbano vocalist KD One, ‘Constrictor’ gives a flavour of some new sounds from a producer that has been blazing a trail of cross-cultural club sounds over the past few...
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THUS LOVE recently announced their debut album Memorial, out on Captured Tracks digitally October 7th & physically November 11th. The Vermont trio have now dropped the beat-driven, new-wave-post-punk inspired single ‘Family Man,’ with accompanying video. Watch below! “Family Man is a playful commentary on internalized capitalism and the mutual hardships of the working class in a binary world,” says THUS LOVE. “This song hints at an inevitable systemic collapse relieving all anguish.” Listen / purchase ‘Family Man’ here.Pre-order / Pre-save Memorial here.
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