Helado Negro – the moniker of Roberto Carlos Lange – shares a second track from his forthcoming new album PHASOR (out 9 February 2024). Built around a chopped and sequenced guitar line, ‘I Just Want To Wake Up With You’ is a languid and fuzzy love song, an ode to domestic life, and to comfort and health. The song is accompanied by a joyously psychotropic official video directed by Lange. Stream / Download ‘I Just Want To Wake Up With...
Following the release of her much anticipated and critically acclaimed debut album With A Hammer earlier this year, Yaeji returns with a brand new single and music video for ‘easy breezy’. ‘easy breezy’ sees Yaeji draw inspiration from a lot of the Japanese and Korean music she grew up listening to (and still does), which itself is heavily influenced by UKG, House and Brazilian music; Yaeji combines a Bossa nova style guitar sample with her unique beats and vocals...
Future Islands announce the details of their new album People Who Aren’t There Anymore which will be released 26 January. The seventh album from the band – Samuel T. Herring (vocals, lyrics), William Cashion (bass, guitars), Gerrit Welmers (keyboards, programming), and Michael Lowry(drums) – follows 2020’s As Long As You Are. Along with the announcement, the band share a new single from the album, ‘The Tower’, alongside a video directed by Jonathan van Tulleken. Pre-order / Pre-save People Who Aren’t There Anymore here.Stream / Download ‘The Tower’ here.
CASISDEAD releases ‘Venom’, the latest single to be taken from his highly anticipated debut album Famous Last Words. Following the success of recent single ‘Matte Grey Wrap’, ‘Venom’ ups the tempo and the stakes, packing a film’s worth of plot into under four minutes and set to join a long line of CASISDEAD cult classics. It’s a track unlike anything CASISDEAD has done before and comes accompanied by a video directed by...
bar italia have released new single and video ‘Jelsy’, taken from their forthcoming second full length of 2023 – The Twits – out November 3rd. Led by the group’s three-way vocal dynamic, ‘Jelsy’ plays out like a conversation between friends over wistful, buzzing country blues, the alternating voices at points comforting, wry and hopelessly yearning. Stream / Purchase ‘Jelsy’ here.
Gruff Rhys is pleased to announce his new album Sadness Sets Me Free which will be released on 26 January, 2024. This incredibly will be the 25th album he has released in his 35 year career individually, collaboratively and as a member of various bands. Lead-off single ‘Celestial Candyfloss’ is a telling four minute glimpse of the forthcoming album, revealing the heady wonders and classic pop sounds within. Soaring strings carry the sweet melodies along,...
Sleaford Mods announce the release of a new six track EP, MORE UK GRIM, out on 20 October. Recorded at the same time as their 2023 album, UK GRIM, the freshly released songs not only continue Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson’s current dancefloor dominance, but with a mix of insight and wit, outrage and compassion, they critique and celebrate our turbulent times. Lead single ‘Big Pharma,’ shares a ‘take no prisoners‘ lyrical approach with the band’s...
Memphis LK returns with the instantly hooky, new dance-pop single ‘Closer To You’, alongside the deep instrumental track ‘Make Yourself At Home’. Both tracks will feature on a brand new EP True Love And Its Consequences, out Friday 27 October. Beginning as a dreamy soundscape punctuated only by Memphis LK’s sweet vocals, ‘Closer To You’ suddenly drops with an unflinching beat. Its hook-laden chorus gives way to Memphis’ sax solo, the highlight of the hyperthermia-inducing video clip. Watch below! Pre-order...
CASISDEAD announces his debut studio album, Famous Last Words, the London-based rapper, producer and director’s most ambitious statement yet will be released on 27th October. For a taste, brand new single ‘Matte Grey Wrap’ is out now. Featuring Megan Louise and Johnny Jewel’s Desire project, it’s accompanied by a video directed by CASISDEAD himself. Watch below! Famous Last Words is a fully realised expansion of the dystopian futurism that has captivated audiences since CASISDEAD first announced himself in...
Tahitian/Parisian 5-piece outfit 15 15 (FKA QuinzeQuinze) have announced their new EP ATAHEVA, out November 3rd via Remote Control. The monstrous shapeshifters keep pushing the boundaries of their expansive electronic-tinged music with new single ‘Perfect Heaven’ – which delicately merges sweet melodies with dark, grumbling basslines and sputtering r&b beats – the song depicts what the band calls “the landscape of a marvellous nightmare”. Pre-order / pre-save ATAHEVA here.Stream / download ‘Perfect Heaven’ here.
Wild Nothing shares new single ‘Suburban Solutions’ from his forthcoming LP Hold, out October 27th. Featuring his wife Dana and Molly Burch in a faux choir, Tatum sells a plea for self-improvement: an anti-jingle atop unabashed 80’s throwback synthpop. Watch the accompanied video below! The video, directed by Tatum and Josh Burgess of Yumi Zouma, was filmed partially in the suburbs of Tatum’s very own Virginia upbringing, and satirises the incessant advertising Tatum experienced after having a child: imploring...
Jockstrap & Taylor Skye have today announced I<3UQTINVU, a fully remixed version of the Mercury Prize shortlisted 2022 album I Love You Jennifer B. I<3UQTINVU – I Love You Cutie, I Envy You – is set for release on November 3 via Remote Control and its lead single ‘Red Eye (feat. IAN STARR)’ is out now. The remix record is the brainchild of Skye, who was making multiple versions of the album’s original tracklisting to stay inspired during the writing of I Love...
Sampha announces his sophomore album LAHAI, out October 20th. Taken from his paternal grandfather’s name, which is also Sampha’s middle name, LAHAI revels in the awe and magic of our existence, synthesising the exquisite chaos that one experiences confronting the cycle of life and the beyondness. With contributions from some of Sampha’s closest friends, peers and collaborators including Yaeji, LéaSen, Sheila Maurice Grey (Kokoroko), Ibeyi, Morgan Simpson (Black Midi), Yussef Dayes, Laura Groves and Kwake Bass, LAHAI, in contrast to Process, is a communal affair...
Ethan P. Flynn releases ‘Clutching Your Pearls’, the latest single from his highly anticipated debut album Abandon All Hope, out 6 October. Written, and produced by Ethan P. Flynn, ‘Clutching Your Pearls’ is a captivating fable about letting go, told using a uniquely-tuned mandola. The new single is accompanied by a cinematic music video, directed by Ethan P. Flynn and shot by CHILD studio (Pa Salieu, Anaiis, The xx). Reflective of the liberating single, the mythical video for...
Molly Burch shares the third offering ‘Tattoo,’ from her upcoming album Daydreamer out September 29th. The song is dedicated to her late best friend, Lena, and is an ethereal ballad featuring sweeping harp and backup vocals from Hannah Kim (Luna Li). Watch the accompanying video created by Burch and Lena’s sister below! Having recently relocated to her hometown of Los Angeles, the beginnings of her latest album came together after Burch found her old diaries from age 13 and younger. Renowned for her captivating...
Following the release of the critically acclaimed album Space Heavy, King Krule returns with “You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next…”, a brand new live performance film directed and shot by filmmaker Anna Pollack. “You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next…” brings live recordings of seven songs from the show at The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett together with rare behind-the-scenes footage from the band’s time in New York. The near half-hour film...
