black midi – the UK-based trio of Geordie Greep (guitar, vocals), Cameron Picton (bass, vocals) and Morgan Simpson (drums) – present a new single ‘Eat Men Eat’ from their upcoming album Hellfire, out July 15th. Watch its accompanying video, directed by Maxim Kelly below! Musically, ‘Eat Men Eat’ is a fusion of Rock and Flamenco, the latter being the working title found on early setlists. The lyrics, written by Picton, tell the story of a couple’s quest to overcome...
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London-based duo Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye) have announced their hotly-anticipated debut full-length record I Love You Jennifer B for release on 9 September. The announcement comes with the record’s lead single ‘Glasgow’ and its vlog-like, fantastical music video – featuring Taylor’s compelling portrayal of a mythical pixie-ish creature – which was shot, directed and edited by Jockstrap themselves. Watch below! On the album release, Jockstrap’s Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye said: “I Love You Jennifer B is a collection of Jockstrap tracks that have been...
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To mark its 20th anniversary, The Libertines’ era-defining debut ‘What A Waster’ is being re-pressed on seven-inch single (backed by original b-side I Get Along), while the new What A Waster Live From The ICA EP will be made available on streaming services. This digital only edition features live versions recorded during the band’s legendary show at the iconic venue just up the road from Buckingham Palace on the original day of release, 3rd June 2002. Part calling...
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SOAK, aka singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson, releases their new album If I Never Know You Like This Again. Alongside the release comes the lyric video and an intimate acoustic version for the final single from the record, ‘Swear Jar’. Watch below! ‘Swear Jar’ deals with depression and the breakdown of a relationship. “I felt so disconnected from myself and life that I was starting to question if I’d ever truly been present or if I’d always been...
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New Orleans no-wave punks Special Interest are sharing their first music on Rough Trade Records, a dynamic new track called ‘(Herman’s) House’ which comes with a video directed by Special Interest vocalist Alli Logout. Watch below! Special Interest is a four piece punk band emerging from New Orleans, Louisiana. Combining elements of No-Wave, Glam and Industrial, they create a frenetic and urgent revisioning of punk and electronic music for a modern world gone mad. Propulsive analogue drum machines, a swirling layer...
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black midi – the UK-based trio of Geordie Greep (guitar, vocals), Cameron Picton (bass, vocals) and Morgan Simpson (drums) – announce their third album, Hellfire, out July 15th on Rough Trade. In conjunction with the announcement, they share the album’s lead single/video, ‘Welcome To Hell.’ Written in isolation in London after the release of last year’s Cavalcade, Hellfire builds on the melodic and harmonic elements of its predecessor, while expanding the brutality and intensity of their debut, Schlagenheim. As Greep describes it: “if Cavalcade was a drama, ‘Hellfire’ is...
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Sleaford Mods have released a brand new EP, Live At Nottz. Recorded live at Nottingham Arena in 2021 during their biggest show ever, it features six fiery, transformative tracks and includes guest appearances from Billy Nomates and Amyl and the Sniffers’ Amy Taylor. Additionally, Sleaford Mods are sharing three electrifying live videos from the performance for ‘Nudge It’, ‘Mork n Mindy’ and ‘Tied Up in Nottz’. Watch below! If the legends are true, the first ever Sleaford Mods gig took place at a cafe near Nottingham...
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London-based duo Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye) have shared their brand new single and video ‘Concrete Over Water’; another hint at a still-to-come TBA debut full-length record on their new label home Rough Trade / Remote Control. ‘Concrete Over Water’ received its first national airplay from Lauren Laverne on her BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast show. Watch the video below! Commenting on the new single – which comes complete with hugely inventive and ambitious storytelling visuals, directed by the band themselves...
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Bridie Monds-Watson, aka SOAK shares ‘purgatory’, the second single from their third album If I Never Know You Like This Again. Listen to ‘purgatory’ and watch the accompanying video shot by Ellius Grace below! Bridie explains “’purgatory’ is about the weight of time and the perpetual fear of reaching the end of your life, unsatisfied with how you’d spent it. The song came out of a slump phase, I wasn’t really a fan of myself and honestly just felt...
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