Remote Control Records is proud to introduce new label imprint – Pointer Recordings. Debut signings to Pointer Recordings include a collaboration between Sydney’s imbi and Slim Set, Melbourne three-piece Telenova, a collaboration between Canberra artists Ryan Fennis and Voidhood, and Melbourne club project Cavallo Nero. More info on all artists via the bios below. Founded by Sweetie Zamora (Remote Control’s Head Of Labels & Promotions), Pointer Recordings is a new label that exists to amplify the voices of fiercely creative and ambitious artists. Centred around non-traditional releases with artists aligned...
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Courtney Barnett launches a unique and wonderfully detailed online archive of her touring and performing history. The project was initially conceived as a way to give Barnett’s fans a simple way to experience her live performances at a time where touring was made impossible, but during the website’s development it became clear it could become so much more. View the site here. Courtney played her first ever show at an open mic night at The Lark Distillery in Hobart in 2007, she...
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The last few years have been tremendous for Lucy Dacus. She continues the momentum with a heart-wrenching new single, ‘Thumbs.’ The song debuted live following its creation in fall 2018 and has since become a fan favorite, so much so that it has its own dedicated Twitter account. In spirit of the anticipation and love for the song, prior to its official release, Dacus surprised 100 random fans with a hand-assembled VHS tape with a recording of ‘Thumbs.’ The track...
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Perfume Genius releases the IMMEDIATELY Remixes album via DSPs. IMMEDIATELY Remixes is a companion album to Perfume Genius‘ Set My Heart On Fire Immediately, remixed in original running sequence by Boy Harsher, Jenny Hval, A. G. Cook, Actress, Danny L Harle, Jaakko Eino Kaleivi, Jim-E Stack, Planningtorock, Initial Talk, Nídia, Westerman, Actress, Koreless and Katie Dey. Hadreas has said, “I’m very honored to have all these incredible musicians rework these songs. I felt personally remixed listening to their versions, hearing the spirit of my song completely transformed was...
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Crumb return to share the new song and video, ‘Trophy‘. The accompanying visual, directed by frequent collaborator Haoyan of America, soundtracks the track perfectly, meeting the band in the middle of a car racing championship ceremony through a surrealist, and at times animated, lens. Watch the video for Trophy (with original animations from Truba Animation) below. Crumb is Lila Ramani, Bri Aronow, Jesse Brotter and Jonathan Gilad. ‘Trophy‘ is their first taste of new music this year following the Brooklyn band’s 2019...
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In 2020, 4AD turned 40. Never one to be on time for a party, the label is commemorating that landmark this year with the release of Bills & Aches & Blues. The compilation features 18 of its current artists covering a song of their choosing from 4AD’s past: a creative experiment rooted in the spirit of collaboration and a snapshot of 4AD, 41 years after its inception. Bills & Aches & Blues will be released on 2 April digitally, with...
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Afro-French Cuban musical duo Ibeyi have released a new song titled ‘Recurring Dream‘ which the duo wrote and composed for writer-director Ed Morris’ feature film debut How To Stop A Recurring Dream. Starring Ruby Barker (Marina Thompson in Bridgerton), the film, which will be released across global digital streaming platforms today, won Best Feature and Best Actress awards at December’s British Urban Film Festival. Watch the film’s trailer here and the film here. Ibeyi first started working with Ed Morris in 2014, who directed the twins first music...
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Erika de Casier serves up another dose of minimalist R&B with second new single, ‘Drama’. The song, the Copenhagen-based songwriter and producer says, centres around recognising and acknowledging one’s dramatic tendencies – “you know how sometimes you overthink or misinterpret a situation and act in a less reasonable manner.” Of the song’s companion video which was directed by and starring de Casier, she says, “I wanted to create a sort...
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Memphis LK has officially shared her cover of Tame Impala‘s ‘The Less I Know The Better‘ across all digital services. The track is produced by Memphis and mixed by Japanese Wallpaper. Of the track, Memphis says, “I decided to make a club version of one of my fav songs, Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better. I cut in some videos from my camera roll from before we...
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On Friday 21 May, Matador Records and Remote Control will release Afrique Victime, the long-awaited new album by Mdou Moctar. With Afrique Victime the prodigious Tuareg guitarist and songwriter rips a new hole in the sky – boldly reforging contemporary Saharan music and “rock music” by melding guitar pyrotechnics, full-blast noise, and field recordings with poetic meditations on love, religion, women’s rights, inequality, and Western Africa’s exploitation at the hands...
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Juan Wauters shares ‘Unity’, a new collaboration with disco pop multi-instrumentalist Cola Boyy. ‘Unity’ is the third single from Juan’s forthcoming album Real Life Situations, out April 30, which also features collaborations with Mac DeMarco, Peter Sagar (AKA Homeshake), Nick Hakim, El David Aguilar, and more. ‘Unity’ is a hip-hop inspired rumination on partnership and defying expectations that exudes a palpable playfulness. ‘Unity’ follows the “groove-heavy, feel-good” (Remezcla) first single ‘Presentation (with Nick Hakim and Benamin)‘, and the second single ‘Real” (with Mac Demarco)‘ which FADER called an “authentic...
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Following her previously released singles ‘Hardline,’ ‘Faith Healer‘ and ‘Favor‘ which features boygenius collaborators Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus – Nashville-based, Memphis-native Julien Baker releases her new album Little Oblivions via Matador Records. Alongside the album, Baker share’s the lyric video for fourth single ‘Heatwave‘. Julien Baker recently announced her first streamed concert in support of the album, taking place on March 25 at 8PM AEDT. The fully-produced streaming concert will be broadcast from Nashville’s Analog (at Hutton Hotel) via STAGED, Audiotree’s acclaimed virtual concert series. Three screenings will air on March 25 to ensure fans worldwide can tune in during prime...
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Following his acclaimed 2018 debut album Running, Melbourne’s Ryan Downey returns with a new single & video ‘Heart Is An Onion‘, a vibrant full-throated indie-rock march and the first track to be taken from his forthcoming luminous art-rock album A TON OF COLOURS out Friday 14 May via Dot Dash Recordings. To celebrate the announcement, Downey has announced a string of single launches in Sydney, Melbourne & Castlemaine, kicking off mid-April – tickets on sale now here. Downey’s sound is a vibrant affair –musically, stylistically, and vocally. His astonishing voice often raises comparisons...
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Norwegian duo Smerz have released Believer, their debut album, out now via XL Recordings. With Believer, which Motzfeldt and Stoltenberg starting working on three years ago, they formalise the boundless sonic world that started to emerge within each of their famed NTS shows: these new songs seamlessly weave together techniques and sounds pulled from chamber and classical music, hip hop, R&B, and trance, but the end product is something altogether uncanny. Working mostly on their computer, their main instrument, Motzfeldt and Stoltenberg search...
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Bachelor is not a band, it is a friendship. Critically acclaimed, indie-rock powerhouses Jay Som (Melina Duterte) and Palehound (Ellen Kempner) have joined forces to form a new project called Bachelor. They release their debut single ‘Anything At All’ via Milk! Records. The two musicians came together in pre-quarantine 2020, recording in California during what was then a rare break from touring. Written, performed, and produced entirely by the pair, the new single starts with a heavy, funky bass line...
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Brijean – the Oakland-based duo of Brijean Murphy and Doug Stuart – release their new album, Feelings, out now on Ghostly International. Feelings is marked by a notable expanse in range and energy. Brijean’s signature sound — a golden-hued dream pop tropicalia of dazzling beats and honeyed vocals — elevates with the addition of live drummers, strings, and synths. The album also finds Murphy fully trusting in her strengths, not just as a percussionist, but as a songwriter...
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