23-year-old Muslim poet and songwriter Mustafa shares his new single and video, ‘Air Forces‘. Built around samples of a Sudanese tribal chant – a nod to his own heritage – while still existing within the framework of contemporary Western music, it’s a further exploration of a style Mustafa describes as “inner city folk music”. The accompanying video, directed by Kid. Studio, is a striking exploration of the intersection of these...
Kurt Vile has announced his Speed, Sound, Lonely KV EP will be released Friday 2 October via Matador. Speed, Sound, Lonely KV was recorded and mixed in sporadic sessions that spanned four years at The Butcher Shoppe studio in Nashville, TN. It includes five songs — covers of John Prine and “Cowboy” Jack Clement as well as two originals — and was recorded alongside a cast of local heavies like...
It was in the early stages of COVID-19 lockdown that Emma Coyle and Joel Byrne, co-owners of Part Time Records, created PTR Singles Club – a new extension of the label that focuses on delivering a selection of new musical discoveries straight to your doorstep. Today they announce the first iteration of the Singles Club with singles from Adelaide duos Tiles and Siberian Tiger. Dream pop duo Tiles first came...
Tune-Yards releases their new song ‘nowhere, man’. The bright, brash and upbeat song is paired with a lively video that takes Chaplin-esque footage shot in Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner’s garage during quarantine and brings them to life alongside stop motion animation by Japhy Riddle and Callie Day. The song title references the Beatles song, and is a referendum on how far society has or has not come based on...
Yo La Tengo share a second song from their forthcoming EP, Sleepless Night. ‘Bleeding‘ is the record’s standalone original composition, a windswept ballad where delicate guitar melodies give way to cyclonic fuzz. The five-song record will also feature covers of songs by The Byrds, The Delmore Brothers, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Lane, and The Flying Machine. Ira Kaplan on Sleepless Night: “We met Yoshitomo Nara in 2003, would see him at...
Obscura Hail – the Melbourne-via-Wollongong indie rock trio, helmed by musician Sean Conran, digitally release their new EP Siren via Dot Dash, and physically as a combined Siren EP / Zero EP on 12″ vinyl. The band have also shared a beautiful video for ‘Penumbra‘ – directed by Rick Clifford and shot in Conran’s lounge room during Melbourne’s lockdown. Conran says of the video – “This one was low key...
Future Islands have shared ‘Moonlight’, the third new song from forthcoming album As Long As You Are out 9 October via 4AD. The song is paired with a video directed by Will Mayer (BADBADNOTGOOD) and starring Matthew Gray Gubler (Criminal Minds, 500 Days of Summer) and Callie Hernandez (La La Land, Alien). Samuel T. Herring says of the song, “’Moonlight’ is a song about love in a depressive state. It’s...
Cults, aka multi-instrumentalist/singer Madeline Follin and multi-instrumentalist Brian Oblivion, release their fourth studio album Host via Sinderlyn. With praise for singles: ‘Spit You Out‘ that Consequence of Sound compares to a “My Bloody Valentine sample,” ‘Trials‘ that Entertainment Weekly calls “a witchy dream-pop track that channels the creepiness of an abandoned opera house” and Variety calls “remarkably atmospheric,” “No Risk” that The Line of Best Fit calls “empowering,” and “Monolithic”...
Californian group Hello Forever have released a new single and live video for ‘I’m Feeling It’ ahead of their album release on October 2nd. Based in Topanga, California, on a piece of land once used by a free-love nudist commune, the art-pop collective Hello Forever are led by the eccentric, magnetic figure of Samuel Joseph. They live together, in this pastoral setting high above the Pacific Ocean – not far...
Experimental audiovisual duo friendships have released an incredible video and single for ‘meat sack‘. The track comes from their highlight anticipated new album FISHTANK will be released September 30 via Dot Dash Recordings. The record will be released physically on USB via Anterograde. Of ‘meat sack’ Nic Brown describes the track “meat sack is hindsight with impaired vision. Revisiting distorted scenes and centring yourself as every archetype: the heroine, the...
Emerging producer and rapper Asha Imuno shares the single ‘CAVIAR’ featuring Gidi, from his forthcoming album Good News, set for release October 15th via b4. The track is available to download and stream now on all available platforms. The second song to be taken from the Good News album following the release of ‘BIG WORDS’, Asha collaborates with fellow Raised by the Internet member Gidi. Of the song, Imuno says,...
Melbourne group Black Cab have released new single and video for ‘Hanna.’ The single comes from a brand new Cab album. Keep your eyes peeled for more release details soon. The single ‘Hanna’ is an ode to the cosplay community. The song is pulsing and uplifting, filled with vibrant synths and features both GL’s Graeme Pogson on drums plus Lowtide’s Lucy Buckeridge on backup vocals. “She’s a dress up girl...
Ethan P. Flynn has released an expanded version of his debut compilation and career retrospective B-Sides & Rarities Volume 1. Originally released via Bandcamp, B-Sides & Rarities Volume 1 is an evolving body of work featuring a collection of songs recorded between 2015 and 2018. Showcasing a deft songwriting flair and touching on musical inspirations that run the gamut from Sparklehorse to Madlib, Julia Holter to Danny Brown and Tom...
This Is The Kit are pleased to announce their new single ‘Coming to Get You Nowhere‘. This is the second track taken from her forthcoming fifth album Off Off On which will be released by Rough Trade Records Friday 23 October. The single was premiered yesterday via Triple R’s Breaking and Entering program. Kate Stables of This Is The Kit explains the meaning behind the video and the song: “We...
Following on from his debut 7″ release in July, Melbourne’s Ex-Olympian is proud to announce his debut album Afterlife will be released Friday 16th October via Dot Dash Recordings. The announcement comes alongside brand new single ‘Penny In The Well (feat. Sam Lawrence)‘. Ex-Olympian is the new musical vessel for Liam McGorry – songwriter & musician for bands such as Saskwatch and Dorsal Fins. Named after the neon sign that adorns...
Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker announces two new albums, songs and instrumentals, out Friday 23 October, and presents a new single, ‘anything’. ‘anything’ is a look into Lenker’s introspective and quietly magical catalogue. Backed by soft fingerpicking, Lenker’s magnetic voice references a flurry of memories and beautiful imagery – a hot sun, juicy mango, family fighting on Christmas eve, a circle of trees. It’s a deep and unflinching love song. As...
