GIFT release new single ‘Later’, which was co-written by the band’s multi-instrumentalists Jessica Gurewitz and vocalist/guitarist TJ Freda. The band’s own Jessica Guerwitz not only co-wrote ‘Later’, but she also co-directed its music video for the first time, working with Sophia Feuer (Director, DP, Editor). Watch below! GIFT’s forthcoming album Illuminator is out on August 23rd. The album is a dynamic fusion of genres, seamlessly blending electronic elements with widescreen pop production techniques. Listen / download ‘Later’ here.Pre-order /...
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Ahead of her tour next month Kim Gordon releases new single ‘ECRP’, with an accompanying video once again featuring, this time as director, her daughter, Coco Gordon Moore. Watch below! In it, quick-cutting shots of a variety of New York street scenes augment the Justin Raisen-produced song’s disorienting sonics, as Gordon intones of “rumors of free speech” and “ashes on the nightstand”. Earlier this year, Gordon released her second solo album, The Collective, and also made her explosive solo late...
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Fontaines D.C. have unveiled ‘Favourite’, the second single from their highly anticipated fourth album ROMANCE – out August 23rd via XL Recordings / Remote Control. ‘Favourite’, the new album’s gorgeous finalé, soars as a shimmering, clear-eyed love song replete with harmonies, jangling guitars, and heartfelt, ardent lyrics. It’s a song the band’s Grian Chatten describes as having “this never-ending sound to it, a continuous cycle from euphoria to sadness, two worlds spinning forever” and is destined to be a...
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From the sessions that created ANOHNI’s critically acclaimed 2023 album My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross comes a new unreleased gem, ‘Breaking’. A stripped-down trio of guitar, clarinet and layers of jazz-infused vocals, at first distilled and then volatile, ‘Breaking’ is a stunning addition to ANOHNI’s vital canon. Stream / Purchase ‘Breaking’ here.
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Klô Pelgag unveils ‘Libre,’ the first single from her album Abracadabra, out October 11 via Secret City / Remote Control Records. The video for the song was directed by her longtime collaborator Laurence BAZ Morais. He explains his creative process saying “Through visual metaphors the video explores how we hide our raw emotions behind deceptive facades. The goal is to shine a light on the inner struggle, the tension between the carefully crafted appearance and the chaotic...
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Nine years on from the release of his GRAMMY, BRIT, Ivor Novello and Mercury Music Prize-nominated debut album In Colour, London musician, DJ and producer Jamie xx today announces his long-awaited second album. Titled In Waves, the album will be released on 20th September via Young / Remote Control. Across 12 tracks including ‘Baddy On The Floor’, his joyous summer collaboration with club culture icon Honey Dijon, Jamie xx replicates the emotional crescendos and thrilling volatility of an almost mystical night out and features further...
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Tama Gucci has a knack for pushing the envelope, and pushes he does with the deliciously devious video for new track, ‘Runaway Pup’– the lead single from his long awaited debut album, Notes to Self. Out August 16 via Sinderlyn / Remote Control, the album is the culmination of years of forward-thinking pop songwriting while creating intricate club soundscapes, and tracks Tama’s evolution from fun-loving cover artist and studious songwriter/producer to self-assured, wholly encompassing visionary. New track ‘Runaway Pup’ pushes...
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Jen Cloher’s taut, terse brand of rock is charged with the static tension that comes with being an eternal misfit; they have spoken truth to power with the shrewd eye that only an outsider can possess. On their latest single ‘Annabelle’, Cloher paints a harrowing portrait of the protagonist who is undone by her need to win at all costs. On a deeper level the song questions white feminism’s centring in modern discourse...
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New York rock quintet GIFT announce their new album entitled Illuminator today, to be released on August 23rd. A dynamic fusion of genres, perfectly blending electronic elements with widescreen pop production techniques, Illuminator is the sophomore record and follow-up to Momentary Presence that finds the young band remarkably fully formed. GIFT share another preview of Illuminator with ‘Going In Circles.’ Following the critically acclaimed previously released single ‘Wish Me Away,’ ‘Going In Circles,’ exemplifies a newfound confidence and versatility. The band’s vocalist/guitarist TJ Freda shares “This was the first song I...
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Romy releases a brand new single ‘Always Forever’. The song, which was debuted at Mexico City’s Ceremonia Festival and became an instant live favourite during Romy’s recent run of sold-out headline shows, is her first new music since the release of her acclaimed Mid Air debut solo album last year. Built around an interpolation of Donna Lewis’ iconic 1996 hit ‘I Love You Always Forever’ and made with Mid Air co-producer Fred again.., it’s a joyous piece of ecstatic ear...
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Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leif Vollebekk announces his brand-new album Revelation, to be released on September 27th, with new single ‘Moondog’ out now. ‘Moondog’ offers firm proof of this juxtaposition with its “meditation on love,” fateful meetings, family, and magic, with a lyrical nod to “tessellation”. The accompanying video was directed by longtime collaborator Kaveh Nabatian and was filmed in Norway. The eleven tracks on Vollebekk’s Revelation combine narrative lyrics and many one-take lead vocal performances with cinematic arrangements, gorgeous...
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Sleaford Mods’ era-capturing, breakthrough album Divide and Exit is set to be reissued on 26 July to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Originally released in May 2014, not only did Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson’s second ‘proper’ album, capture the ‘death by a million vested interests’ malaise that was engulfing British society as contaminative politics oozed its core, but its union of strong words and minimal electronics saw a fresh voice articulated a much-needed rage, anger, hurt and hope. Fully remastered,...
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Uniquely reimagining the intersection of pop and R&B, the NYC-based, Miami-raised musician, vocalist and electronic composer returns today with his first single of 2024, ‘You Lost Me’ (feat. Colle Of Chanel Beads) via Sinderlyn / Remote Control. The track comes with a video that was filmed on Monday, April 8th during the solar eclipse. “I’m not sure the stakes get higher than a one-take choreographed video during a 1 minute and 11 second Total Eclipse that doesn’t...
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Nearly three years after the release of his critically acclaimed EP Aurora, Brazilian-Canadian singer-songwriter Fernie returns with a new single titled ‘Pain.’ His first official release via Secret City / Remote Control Records, this song was produced in collaboration with Montreal artist Patrick Watson. “Ultimately this song is about the universal feeling of emptiness. From my experience surrounding the idea of pain… it blinds you. Aside from love, pain is one of the most powerful feelings on earth....
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Fontaines D.C. today announce details of their highly-anticipated fourth album, ROMANCE. Released on 23rd August via XL Recordings / Remote Control, ROMANCE is the band’s first album with producer James Ford and is without doubt their most assured, inventive and sonically adventurous record yet. It’s set to build on the success of the Dublin-made, now London-based band’s acclaimed 2022 album Skinty Fia, which reached #1 in the UK and Irish album charts and saw the band receiving a host of accolades including “International...
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Jamie xx returns with a new single ‘Baddy On The Floor’ featuring GRAMMY Award-winning DJ, producer, and fashion icon Honey Dijon, out now on Young / Remote Control. The single premiered on Radio 1’s Future Artists with Jack Saunders, and features a new interview with Jamie xx. ‘Baddy On The Floor’ originally appeared in Jamie xx’s All Points East set in 2021 and is the first collaboration between the cross-continent based DJs and producers, who were in touch over the pandemic, and started working on the...
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