Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983 – 1987 is the first volume of Captured Tracks‘ new venture into compilations – Excavations. Spread across two LPs, Strum & Thrum includes an 80+ page booklet with an extensive oral history of the ’80s indie scene, an introduction by Captured Tracks label head Mike Sniper, and tons of archival images and ephemera. Along with the announcement, the label releases the first...
Plants and Animals drop a brand new single and video for ‘Le Queens‘. A French song featuring Adèle Trottier-Rivard on vocals, the theme was inspired by an evening spent in Queens, NY. The Jungle, their fifth studio album, is set to be released October 23rd via Secret City Records. The band shares the inspiration behind the song: “Woody got this machine that makes a drum kit play samples and he didn’t...
Yaeji has announced that she’ll return to Boiler Room on Saturday August 29th at 9am AEST for a performance titled ‘Yaeji In Place.’ This will be her first time performing material from her full-length mixtape WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던 (released April 2 on XL Recordings / Remote Control). ‘Yaeji In Place’ will see Yaeji joined by collaborators from the mixtape and incorporating live performance and DJing, in a signature hybrid...
Widowspeak have released their fifth studio, Plum, via Captured Tracks. A lyric from the album’s title track says, “The stone that’s buried: what the fruit is for.” This line serves as an apt analogy for the record itself: the self-aware sweetness that the band employs to deliver the seed of a harder, sharper idea. Singer Molly Hamilton coats wry observations in a voice as honeyed as the sun-ripened fruit, and...
Barcelona trio, MOURN, have announced their forthcoming album, Self Worth, out Friday 30 October via Captured Tracks. Along with the announcement, MOURN released their second single and music video for ‘This Feeling Is Disgusting‘. The video opens on the trio during a therapy session about the current state of the world and articulates the honest, angsty emotion that “it sucks.” Two chords and a small melody tame the listener before...
On Friday 9 October, Matador Records will release Yo La Tengo’s Sleepless Night – a six-song EP with one new tune (‘Bleeding’) plus covers of songs by The Byrds, The Delmore Brothers, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Lane, and The Flying Machine. The tracks on Sleepless Night were initially released as one side of an LP, included within a limited-edition catalogue accompanying the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s career retrospective for...
Boss Battle Records have released the soundtrack to the highly anticipated No Straight Roads video game. The soundtrack release coincides with the game’s global release on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Directed by Wan Hazmer, lead game designer of Final Fantasy XV, and Daim Dziauddin, concept artist of Street Fighter V, Metronomik’s No Straight Roads is an action-adventure game that mashes together rhythm-infused combat with a vibrant offbeat...
The Long Island brothers return. The Lemon Twigs have released their new album Songs For The General Public via 4AD. The band made the worldwide debut of their song ‘Hell On Wheels’ live on US TV show Late Night With Seth Meyers earlier this week. The intimate performance, shot in a Midtown, NY loft, is transportive and timeless showcasing the D’Addario brothers’ soaring vocal abilities. Songs For The General Public...
California-born, LA-based, producer and rapper Asha Imuno debuts his new single ‘Big Words’ from his forthcoming album via b4. On the new song, he states: “When I first started recording I was a couple months away from graduation, staying in my pops’ empty apartment and moving real recklessly. I realised it was time to switch my life up — this song became my way of saying that against all odds, I’m...
‘Are You Doing This To Hurt Me’ is the second single from the maverick, London-based artist Ethan P. Flynn. While his debut single ‘Everybody’s Dying To Meet You‘ was written and recorded in Los Angeles during writing sessions for FKA twigs’ acclaimed Magdalene album (described in more detail in a recent profile in The Face magazine), ‘Are You Doing This To Hurt Me’ had much more humble beginnings. Written six...
Siberian Tiger – the South Australian duo of Bree Tranter (The Middle East) and Chris Panousakis (Timberwolf) – today release their debut EP First Dance via Part Time Records. What started as a cathartic ritual soon began to take shape in the quiet moments that punctuate the life of a touring musician – in the back of the tour bus, in airports and hotel lobbies, between long-distance calls, and in...
Experimental audiovisual duo friendships have announced their new album FISHTANK will be released September 30 via Dot Dash Recordings / Remote Control. The record will be released physically on USB via Anterograde. Alongside the announcement, friendships have released their latest video and single ‘happyness.’ Premiered by FBi Radio, happyness acts as a false prophecy of hope. “It’s a mantra with no guide or strategy to get you to your destination.”...
Miami artist, model and visionary Tama Gucci shares his latest single ‘Crazy About Me‘, accompanied by the official video co-directed by Michael Morales and Rodrigo Alvarez. The track is available to buy and stream on all available platforms via b4. Fusing hard-hitting electronic beats with warm, emotive vocals, ‘Crazy About Me’ follows previous standout tracks ‘Online’ and ‘I Let You ft. X-Coast’. “Crazy About Me speaks to relationships where you...
Future Islands share details of a new album, a new song, and a special livestream concert. The Baltimore group will release As Long As You Are, their sixth studio record, on Friday 9 October via 4AD. Check out new single ‘Thrill‘ – the follow-up to recent single ‘For Sure‘ – and its video starring and created by Samuel T. Herring below. As Long As You Are looks to the past...
Boss Battle Records are pleased to release the video game soundtrack for Bright Paw. Bright Paw by Radical Forge (UK) and published by Rogue Games Inc (US) is a narrative-driven puzzle game in which you play as Theo, the cat of a supervillain who has just been murdered. Game day release TBC. Pre-order via Steam. The custom soundtrack by Will Bedford is filled with calming piano, and hybrid electro-orchestral soundscapes....
Wolf & Cub are back with new music ‘Blue State’ released via Part Time Records. As premiered by Double J’s Zan Rowe, ‘Blue State’ is a dark and abrasive-sounding beast that sees the band gravitate away from previous psych-rock offerings in favour of a masterful and revelatory heaviness. Where previous album Heavy Weight hinted at the band’s ability to traverse tougher terrain, ‘Blue State’ has its roots firmly planted in...
