This Is The Kit today shared their latest single ‘More Change’ from the band’s new album Careful Of Your Keepers – produced by Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) – due out on June 9th via Rough Trade/Remote Control Records. Featuring Rhys on backing vocals, the meditative track is out now alongside an adorable animated video created by Benjamin Jones that brings everyday objects to life as it follows along to the song’s heartfelt lyrics. Jones explains the video: “With this video I wanted to create something...
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On July 7th, Matador Records / Remote Control Records will release Crowd Can Talk / Dressed in Trenches, a composite of two EPs by Lifeguard. Crowd Can Talk was originally released in the summer of 2022 by Chicago label Born Yesterday, while Dressed in Trenches features five brand new and unreleased songs. On each record, there are echoes of underground guitar bands from decades past. This is not record-collector music, though. It’s the product of a present-day community. Lifeguard are, first and foremost, a...
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Tama Gucci returns with ‘Only Smoke Trees,’ out now via Sinderlyn / Remote Control Records. The track is his first new single of 2023, and first taste of his latest project. ‘Only Smoke Trees’ is a celebration of friendship and life, written during the height of the pandemic. The New York-based, Miami-raised musician, vocalist and electronic composer notes, “I was stuck in Miami and the only thing my friends and I could do was...
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Ethan P. Flynn releases a brand new single ‘Used to It’, his first solo music of 2023. Out now via Young / Remote Control Records, ‘Used to It’ is a celebration of that feeling of finally belonging. The lyrics are buoyed by a production that seamlessly blends stripped-back acoustics with electronic experimentation, all underpinned by Flynn’s idiosyncratic voice. The new music follows Ethan P. Flynn’s acclaimed 2022 EP Universal Deluge and is the culmination of an intensely fruitful period of personal creativity. Having...
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Swiftly following up her acclaimed sophomore album, Gena presents brand new single ‘Lighting Up’. Thoughtful and powerful vocals are the centrepiece of this mesmerising track that sees the songwriter at her most vulnerable and intense. “For a long time I would just suppress how I was feeling and would give off the fake ‘I don’t care about anything’ vibe” says Gena. “But I came to a point where I was just numb. You stop the pain, you stop...
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bar italia, the London trio of Nina Cristante, Jezmi Tarik Fehmi and Sam Fenton, have announced details of their new album Tracey Denim, which will be released on May 19th via Matador / Remote Control. The album will be available physically on September 8th. Tracey Denim was recorded and produced by bar italia with mixing from Marta Salogni. It features the single ‘Nurse!’ which was released in March to acclaim, and described as “a hypnotic post-punk ballad” (The Guardian) and “narcotically arresting” (Pitchfork). Pre-order / Pre-save Tracey...
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New York four-piece cumgirl8 (aka cg8) share the new song and video ‘cicciolina’, their debut release on their new label 4AD / Remote Control. Made up of Lida Fox (bass), Veronika Vilim (guitar), Chase Lombardo (drums) and Avishag Rodrigues (guitar), the quartet come together to make boundary-less, brilliantly chaotic music that pulls from the likes of CocteauTwins, ESG, Suicide, B-52s, Madonna and more. ‘cicciolina’ is a perfect introduction, a four-minute cut that encapsulates the raw and daring energy of its namesake, Hungarian-Italian pornstar turned politician Ilona Staller, aka Cicciolina. The video directed by Emmie America is...
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Following the release of their acclaimed fifth album, Jen Cloher reveals the clip for the title track ‘I Am The River, The River Is Me’. Supports have also been announced today for the national album tour which kicks off in Perth on the 6th of May and concludes June 1st at the Sydney Opera House as part of the VIVID Live program. The title is taken from a Māori proverb with Jen sharing further insight saying “It holds especially deep significance for Iwi (tribes) along the Whanganui...
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Archy Marshall announces Space Heavy, the fourth studio album under his King Krule alias, due out on Friday 9th June via XL / Remote Control Recordings. Coming ten years on from his debut album, Space Heavy presents King Krule at his most articulate; using his years of experience to create a dynamic body of work that reveals something new with every listen. The album’s first single ‘Seaforth’ arrives today with an endearing music video directed by visual artist and previous collaborator Jocelyn Anquetil. The dreamlike, stripped-back melody of ‘Seaforth’ soundtracks a video that...
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The Lemon Twigs release the fourth single off their forthcoming album Everything Harmony that arrives May 5th via Captured Tracks / Remote Control. ‘Every Day Is The Worst Day Of My Life’ follows singles ‘Corner Of My Eye,’ which KCRW named Today’s Top Tune, ‘Any Time Of Day,’ a “70s easy-listening, psychedelic track” (Stereogum) and ‘In My Head,’ which FLOOD called “ocean-sprayed pop music at its finest.” The single is accompanied by a brooding video shot by Hilla Eden, that features performance footage of the band in New...
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Following the crossover success of her recent single ‘Strong’ – a collaboration with Fred again.. that has become her biggest solo song to date – Romy returns with a new single ‘Enjoy Your Life’. Premiered as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record, ‘Enjoy Your Life’ features the voice of Beverly Glenn-Copeland and is produced by Fred again.., Stuart Price and Jamie xx. ‘Enjoy Your Life’ is inspired by a special evening when pop icon Robyn took Romy to see American-Canadian singer and songwriter Beverly Glenn-Copeland perform in...
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The National has released the fourth and final offering ahead of its upcoming album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein (out April 28th), the idyllic ‘Your Mind Is Not Your Friend’ featuring Phoebe Bridgers. The track confronts the entanglements of the habitual mind and the overwhelming nature of scrutiny. “Don’t you understand? / Your mind is not your friend again / It takes you by the hand/ And leaves you nowhere,” frontman Matt Berninger croons in tandem with the distinct grace...
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Out May 26, Everyone’s Crushed is the Matador / Remote Control debut from Brooklyn duo Water From Your Eyes. Second single ‘True Life’ teams ping-ponging guitar riffs with drop-tuned bass and an unexpected shoutout to Neil Young. “‘True life’ is our Neil Young-inspired quasi-nu metal stomp,” explains the band. “It is also intended to be our ‘Short Skirt / Long Jacket.’ The bridge was initially meant to contain lyrics from ‘Cinnamon Girl,’ but Neil Young’s lawyers wouldn’t let us use them. Now...
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British electronic duo Overmono return with new single ‘Good Lies’, the title track taken from their highly anticipated debut album, out via XL Recordings on Friday 12 May 2023. On ‘Good Lies’, vocals from Norwegian act Smerz are layered over a skittering two-step beat, building synths, and rumbling bassline to create a euphoric, pop-leaning track that shines. Overmono says “Good lies was the first track we wrote that we knew was going to be part of the album. The...
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Hello darling it’s me!!! how are you getting on? Have a listen to this. It’s the new Two Shell song and I really love it. They have made a new video. Take a look at some other stuff they made which i really like. Speak soon, love, mum x Download/Stream ‘✨mum is calling✨’ here.Download/Stream lil spirits here.
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The National has released a third new track ahead of its upcoming album First Two Pages of Frankenstein. ‘Eucalyptus’ is taut and punchy, having come together in a charmed burst of spontaneity surrounding a visit to the historic Capitol Theatre just north of New York City in Port Chester. Group member Bryce Dessner had sent the song to frontman Matt Berninger so long ago that he’d forgotten about it, but Berninger came up with lyrics and asked to play...
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