Cults, aka multi-instrumentalist/singer Madeline Follin and multi-instrumentalist Brian Oblivion, announce their fourth studio album Host out September 18 via Sinderlyn. Along with the announcement, the duo share their second single ‘Trials‘ which follows the pulsating single ‘Spit You Out.’ Cults on ‘Trials’: “Trials focuses on the power that addictions and harmful ideologies have to transform. The chorus walks a tightrope between a metaphor for gaslighting and a despairing worry about...
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Experimental audiovisual duo friendships have returned with new single ‘MLG_recovery patch.’ This is the first piece of new work from the pair since their 2016 critically acclaimed album Nullarbor 1988-1989. ‘MLG_recovery patch’ presents a sonic and visual shift for the band. Beginning with a somber piano soundscape, the track warps and becomes interlaced with their dark, pulsing industrial sound. Throughout the video, dark visuals morph, glitch and loop back on...
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The Lemon Twigs have done it again with another shot of adrenaline straight into the vein of the American pop scene. ‘Live In Favor Of Tomorrow’ is a euphoric dance in the clouds which brings you close enough to God to slap him five. Time is an antiquated illusion when you play this puppy loud. Judy Garland twerks on Galileo to the sound of jangly guitars and drumming we haven’t...
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Pinegrove have shared the video to “Endless,” from their already critically lauded new album, Marigold. Pinegrove have also released an expanded version of Marigold which is out digitally now. Marigold (Expanded Edition) includes an alternate version of ‘No Drugs’ from the Skylight album sessions, and an acoustic version of ‘Phase.’ Listen to Marigold (Expanded Edition) HERE “In this video we wanted to explore tenacity & endurance of spirit.” Says singer...
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On March 10th, 2020, 23-year-old Muslim poet Mustafa (pictured) released his stunning debut single ‘Stay Alive‘. Mustafa follows the track with a beautiful performance of new song ‘Come Back‘ alongside James Blake. Directed by Nabil, the minimalist performance highlights Mustafa’s elegant, understated songwriting. Speaking on the meaning behind song and Blake’s hand in it, Mustafa says: “Perpetually grateful for James who helped free me of my own emotional burdens when I...
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New York artist Spencer. shares his latest single ‘Maybe’ via 4AD. A manifesto on the trials of growing up, the song is paired with a video that sees his soul taking a trip directed by Sabrina Nichols. Watch it below. Spencer.’s dewy, sleek vocals carry along honeyed lyrics that illustrate the feeling of a first love. The 21-year-old musician melds R&B with his velvety vocals, hip-hop in his off-kilter beats,...
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Spoon have confirmed their celebrated back catalog will be returning fully to print and become widely available worldwide for the first time on vinyl and CD in 2020 on Matador Records. The Slay On Cue series will see the reissue of the band’s first eight records in original editions, encompassing classic albums Telephono (1996), Soft Effects EP (1996), A Series Of Sneaks (1998), Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill The Moonlight...
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Melbourne’s Gena Rose Bruce & Japan’s Ayane Yamazaki have teamed up to deliver a stunning split single The Way You Make Love / Kitchen Song out now digitally and on 7″ vinyl. Ayane Yamazaki on covering Gena Rose Bruce’s ‘The Way You Make Love’: “We can jump over any walls, the language and the seasons, even if distances exist there, like Japan and Australia. Gena and I really enjoyed this...
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Ahead of the highly anticipated video game release of No Straight Roads, Remote Control and Boss Battle Records are pleased to release the No Straight Roads Digital Mini-Soundtrack. The mini-soundtrack provides a teaser to the diverse sounds and music which will be available in the music action game. Directed by Wan Hazmer, lead game designer of Final Fantasy XV, and Daim Dziauddin, concept artist of Street Fighter V, Metronomik’s No...
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Remote Control Records‘ inaugural compilation Bloom and Simmer is out now! Released digitally, the compilation is a celebration of community, connexion and creativity, featuring 21 tracks you’ve never heard before from the Remote Control Records family of artists. This is the music they make when they’re not making music; a dive beneath the waves, a journey off the beaten path, a glimpse behind the curtain. Bloom and Simmer brings together...
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Arca, KiCk i defines a new era of multiplex harmony for the Venezuelan artist, singer, DJ, performer and experimental music composer. With appearances from Björk, Rosalía, Shygirl and SOPHIE, this is the first time Arca has invited collaborators into her world, previously having lent her sound to some of the decade’s most avant-pop artists. To introduce the project, she first shared ‘Nonbinary‘ and her singles ‘Mequetrefe‘ and ‘Time,’ which is...
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‘Green Light‘ is the new single from Melbourne/Narrm-based artist, producer & vocalist, Memphis LK. As premiered by triple j & triple j Unearthed, ‘Green Light’ is Memphis’ first offering of 2020 – a powerhouse bass-driven anthem accompanied by an endearing homemade video created during isolation. Memphis says “Green Light is like driving round in fast cars or being out at a club and dancing with your friends, and these are...
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With high praise from i-D, Paper, Notion, Fader and more, and a sound that melds neo-soul, R&B, and a love for Erykah Badu and Ella Fitzgerald, Andrea Valle has served up seven new contenders for song of the summer. The Philly-based songstress drops her sophomore EP Lovergirl via b4. The seven-song EP includes recently released single ‘Wild,’ which Zane Lowe called “an absolute stunner” on his Beats 1 show, Nylon...
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Los Angeles-based musician Jess Cornelius releases a new single/video, ‘Body Memory,’ from her debut album, Distance, out July 24th via Part Time Records. It follows the Roy Orbison tinged rave-up, ‘Kitchen Floor.’ On ‘Body Memory,’ the last song she wrote for the record, Cornelius intones over a calming electro-rhythm “When we met I used to make you laugh/then we lost the baby and it broke my heart,” adding later: “My...
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Becca Mancari releases her new album The Greatest Part via Captured Tracks, her first project with the label. The deeply personal album navigates the tender crevices of Nashville-based Mancari’s origins, greeting past traumas head on with vivid, unflinching melodies and Becca’s crystalline voice. The album has already earned high praise from Rolling Stone, NPR and GRAMMY.com, who call Mancari one of Nashville’s “most audacious pop stars” alongside Hayley Williams and...
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Montreal indie trio release Braids brand new album Shadow Offering, co-produced by Chris Walla via Secret City Records. The band also release the official video for the opening track ‘Here 4 U‘. They share the inspiration behind the song: “Here 4 U is an oldie in our books. The original demo dates back four or five years, written while Austin and I spent a few months snowbirding in Los Angeles....
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