Enigmatic Irish musician (and regular NTS Radio host) Maria Somerville returns with her first new single in three years ‘Projections’, accompanied by visuals from Somerville, Michael Speers and Róisín Berkeley, recorded on VHS across Marseille and Somerville’s native Galway. Watch below! The wistful, romantic shoegaze track is drenched in longing via fuzzed-out bass and strummed guitar, carried by Somerville’s hypnotic and tranquil vocal stylings. The other-worldly, swirling single is a...
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Basia Bulat announces her new album Basia’s Palace – co-produced by frequent collaborator Mark Lawson, and mixed by legendary engineer Tucker Martine – will be released on February 21, 2025. As well as sharing the glistening lead single ‘Baby’, an elegant dance-inflected track augmented by strings courtesy of GRAMMY-nominated arranger Drew Jurecka. The track showcases the stunning, silvery voice of three-time Polaris Music Prize finalist and five-time JUNO Award nominee...
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Interpol celebrate the 20th anniversary of their iconic sophomore album, Antics (first released on September 27th, 2004) with a newly expanded reissue – now available on digital services, which includes the record, the new-to-streaming b-side ‘Direction’ (digital-exclusive), and a complete live recording and video of the band’s legendary 2005 performance at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes, “never before heard or seen”. A limited-edition red vinyl reissue will be available at record stores...
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Adrianne Lenker shares a four-song session recorded for burgeoning musical platform Brodie Sessions. Watch below! Back in the Spring during her sold-out European solo tour, Lenker was invited to perform at a private residence outside the Danish capital. Captured in just one take on 16mm film, Lenker and her bandmate Nick Hakim played astonishingly raw cuts from her latest solo album Bright Future in front of a small Copenhagen audience. ...
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Ruthven reveals ‘Itch’, the latest single from his debut album Rough & Ready, which is out October 25th. Written, performed and produced in collaboration with A.K. Paul, ‘Itch’ is yet another shining example of the South London-based ex-firefighter’s flawless vocals and sleek funk-inspired productions. Ruthven shares “‘Itch’ was one of the first tracks I wrote but the last I knew was going to be part of the album. It all...
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Fernie announces brand-new EP Hopeless Dreams, available on February 14. Fernie also unveils ‘Bones & All’, a hauntingly introspective new single. This track captures the EP’s exploration of navigating heartbreak and emotional struggle with both elegance and intensity, reflecting the signature grace and grit that define Fernie’s music. “The song generalises the horrors of being in an abusive environment.” Fernie explains, “Do we truly know the deep psychological impact we place upon younger generations? If I...
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Becky and the Birds has recently turned a new leaf, entering an era of creative freedom and emotional release with the announcement of her forthcoming self-produced debut album Only Music Makes Me Cry Now, due for release on 15 November. She also shares new single ‘I made my baby cry’, a gorgeous post-breakup lament that swells with emotional catharsis alongside an accompanying visualiser, made by Gustafsson. Watch below! Meshing delicate...
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Arca and Tokischa share new single ‘Chama.’ Their first collaboration arrives with a music video, shot by Stillz in Barcelona, starring a very pregnant Arca and Tokischa. Watch below! Last November photos of Arca and Tokischa at Electric Lady Studios appeared on the internet receiving a rapturous applause from fans. Since then the two have been seen together riding a chariot through Times Square, hanging out backstage at Ceremonia Festival...
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After coming-of-age with their introductory self-titled EP (2020), experiencing their own end with their RIPcumgirl8 EP (2021), and witnessing a twisted vision of the afterlife through their first EP, phantasea pharm (2023), cumgirl8 is now on the cusp of their 8th cumming by way of their long-awaited debut LP of that name, out on 4 October. Following the record’s first tongue-in-cheek single ‘Karma Police’, the band return with new single ‘ahhhh!hhhh! (i don’t wanna go)’, along with a...
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The Hard Quartet release brand new single ‘Our Hometown Boy’, alongside a video by Jared Sherbert. Watch below! Their self-titled debut album, The Hard Quartet, is out on October 4th. The new group features Emmett Kelly, Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney, and Jim White. “In ‘Our Hometown Boy,’ The Hard Quartet mythologises the fierce inhabitants of our shared hovels and shangri-las from the vantage point of a beach famous for the undertow. A conversation about what paradise looks...
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On her vibrant and mournful electronic debut, Ece Era challenges cultural ideologies, identity structures, and her difficult past with tracks crafted during introspective moments before sleep or upon waking. With her debut album, Bedside Tunes, releasing on October 25, electronic musician and filmmaker Ece Era presents a body of work that seeks to reveal this inner self. Beyond the conditioning of her childhood and the culture of her home nation, Turkey, lies Ece Era’s “real persona.” Through her...
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Future Islands share their brand-new glistening single ‘Glimpse’. Watch the accompanying animated video created by Jayla Smith below! Recorded during the People Who Aren’t There Anymore sessions, ‘Glimpse’ focuses on a family home burning down and coming to terms with the physical and emotional losses and coming to terms with the erasure of a collective history. ‘Glimpse’ was mixed by Chris Coady and Steve Wright and produced by Future Islands...
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Two years after the release of his record Dungeon Master, former pro snowboarder reborn nomadic psych-pop prophet Gus Englehorn announces brand new album The Hornbook, due for release January 31st. Today he shares a first glimpse of the new record with the nervy post-punk propulsion of a track that is ‘Thyme’. “This song is about someone who travels back in time to Scarborough fair,” Gus says. “A song about yearning...
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Peggy Frew, the best-selling, prizewinning novelist and member of legendary band, Art of Fighting, announces her debut solo album Dial-Up, due for release on 8th November. ‘Country House’ is the first taste of the world conjured up by Frew, watch the accompanying video of the enchanting first single below! Luminous and ominous, the songs on Dial-Up are full of both vulnerability and bravado. Silver days, thunderstorms, broken-down cars and lonely...
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The Smile announce their new album Cutouts, set for release on October 4th. Two new tracks off the record are released ‘Foreign Spies’ and ‘Zero Sum,’ watch the accompanying videos, directed by audiovisual artist Weirdcore below! Previously released album tracks ‘Don’t Get Me Started’ and ‘The Slip’ debuted earlier this month. The trio – Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner – debuted several songs from Cutouts during The Smile’s...
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Jamie xx reveals new single ‘Dafodil’, from his hotly-anticipated second album In Waves, released 20th September. A collaborative masterclass featuring Kelsey Lu, Panda Bear and John Glacier, ‘Dafodil’ is a swirling summer symphony that conjures the intense feelings of euphoria experienced on a dance floor. Watch the mesmerising visualiser below! The single arrives as Jamie’s In Waves Australia tour adds two more dates to the run of sold out shows....
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