Becca Mancari announces her forthcoming digital EP, Juniata, out March 19 via Captured Tracks. Along with the announcement, Mancari shares ‘Annie’, a nostalgic tune reminiscent of old hollywood film soundtracks, featuring a lush strings quintet. Listen to ‘Annie’ here. Confronting one’s past doesn’t always end in a fiery explosion – sometimes, acceptance has the quiet strength of water. Mancari knows this; it’s why she chose to name her new EP Juniata, after the rural Pennsylvania river where she spent much of her childhood. In...
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Braids is thrilled to start 2021 with a brand-new ‘Young Buck’ remix from renowned New York-based DJ Python. The lead single from their most recent album Shadow Offering was widely acclaimed by fans and media when it was released a year ago. DJ Python’s take on the track is hypnotic, throbbing and intoxicating. Electronic modulations of Raphaelle’s voice project the listener to an out of comfort, new dimension where Braids is suddenly dominating the dancefloor. Amid this year-long pandemic struggle, it is time...
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Australian artist Indigo Sparke has released debut album Echo which was co-produced by Sparke, Big Thief‘s Adrianne Lenker and Andrew Sarlo. Sparke has released a track by track breakdown of the record via Consequence of Sound. Echo is out now digitally and available for vinyl pre-order via Sacred Bones. To celebrate the release Indigo has announced a six-date AUS tour performing in Eltham, Brisbane, Bellingen, Sydney and Melbourne this March....
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Elena Tonra of Daughter resumes her Ex:Re moniker to present a reinterpretation of her debut solo album. Ex:Re with 12 Ensemble, released digitally on 19th February 2021, is a collaboration between Tonra, classical composer Josephine Stephenson and one of the UK’s leading string orchestras, 12 Ensemble. Originally released in 2018, Ex:Re (pronounced “Ex Ray” and meaning “regarding Ex”) laid bare Tonra’s unfiltered internal monologue after the end of a relationship. Containing her most personal lyrics to date and brought into being with the help of Stephenson and producer/drummer Fabian Prynn, Ex:Re struck a chord with the broken-hearted...
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Comprised of two songs, ‘4th of july,’ a simmering swell of chaos and beauty and ‘i believe in you,’ a favorite of Meg Duffy‘s from the Neil Young canon, the EP finds the songwriter exploring themes of growth and finding ways to let go of the parts of their past that no longer serve them. After cutting their teeth in the upstate New York d.i.y. music scene and several years...
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Dry Cleaning are delighted to announce details of their debut studio album and have shared a new single ‘Strong Feelings’. The South London group of Nick Buxton (drums), Tom Dowse (guitar), Lewis Maynard (bass) and Florence Shaw (vocals) will release New Long Leg on 2 April via 4AD. The 10-track long-player, which includes ‘Strong Feelings’ and last year’s single ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’, was recorded over two weeks last summer at Rockfield...
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Brijean – the Oakland-based duo of Brijean Murphy and Doug Stuart – presents the new single/video, ‘Hey Boy‘ from their forthcoming album, Feelings, out February 26th on Ghostly International. Following ‘Ocean,’ ‘Day Dreaming,’ and ‘Moody,’ ‘Hey Boy’ radiates with a percussive, atmospheric energy. Murphy calls the charming track a “psychedelic guide — the exploration of finding what feels good — through sorrow, anxiety, apathy.” This mentality applies to Feelings on...
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Hand Habits, the project of Meg Duffy (they/them), has shared a cover of Neil Young‘s ‘i believe in you,’ the latest from their upcoming dirt EP. dirt finds the songwriter exploring themes of growth and finding ways to let go of the parts of their past that no longer serve them. It illuminates Duffy’s attempts to evolve beyond the confines of their past. Last month Hand Habits shared a video...
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Julien Baker has shared another single from her forthcoming album Little Oblivions by way of a new single, ‘Favor’. The track follows up Baker’s previously released singles, ‘Hardline’ and ‘Faith Healer’. Fans can pre-order Little Oblivions here and the album will be available on February 26th via Matador. “I used to think about myself, like I was a talented liar,” Baker sings on the track, “turns out that all my...
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‘Home‘ is the third single from June Jones‘ self-produced sophomore album, Leafcutter, out February 19th via her label Emotion Punk Records in collaboration with Remote Control Records. This bittersweet art-pop epic opens with a rhythmic arpeggiated bass line that runs through the song, hinting at inspiration from tracks off Robyn’s 2010 album, Body Talk. Confessional and poetic verses culminate in choruses that ache with chalky syncopated synths which sit behind...
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Australian artist Indigo Sparke has shared a video for ‘Colourblind,’ the latest single from her anticipated debut album, Echo. The Paris, Texas-inspired video was co-directed by Sparke and DP Monica Buscarino. Of the song and video, Sparke says “I think there was a period of time when I was almost laughing at how sad I was in the space of ambiguous liminal love. If you don’t start laughing, you just...
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Juan Wauters announces his forthcoming album, Real Life Situations, featuring collaborations with Mac DeMarco, Peter Sagar (AKA Homeshake), Nick Hakim, Cola Boyy, El David Aguilar, and more, out April 30 via Captured Tracks. Along with the announce, Juan shares a new single and video, ‘Real (with Mac DeMarco)’. Much like preceding single/video ‘Presentation (with Nick Hakim and Benamin)’, ‘Real’ evokes nostalgia for warm days. In the video (directed by Matthew...
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Last year, emerging U.K.-based singer, producer and harpist TATYANA, released her thrilling debut EP Shadow On The Wall via Sinderlyn, that was praised by tastemaker outlets including NYLON, FADER, office, Bandcamp, Line of Best Fit, Crack, and more. Now, she releases ‘Lock U Down‘ a new single off an evolving mixtape called MELT. ‘Lock U Down’ is an irresistible hyperpop track that’ll keep you dancing and singing along to the...
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Three of the UK’s most influential and groundbreaking artists FKA twigs, Headie One and Fred again.. have come together on new single ‘Don’t Judge Me‘. Originally featuring as an interlude on Headie and Fred’s GANG mixtape, this expanded sequel is accompanied by a video from acclaimed director Emmanuel Adjei, renowned for his work with the likes of Beyonce, Madonna and Sevdaliza among others. In keeping with the song itself, the...
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Perth-based, Albany-native Carla Geneve is proud to announce her debut album Learn To Like It will be released by Dot Dash Recordings on Friday 23rd April 2021. New single ‘Dog Eared‘ was premiered by triple j’s Good Nights earlier this week and arrives today with a gritty video directed by long time collaborator Duncan Wright. Inspired by her work as a music teacher, ‘Dog Eared’ sees Geneve harnessing the enthusiasm received...
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Venezuelan artist, DJ, singer and composer Arca and London based cellist, producer and composer Oliver Coates have collaborated on Arca’s latest work ‘Madre feat. Oliver Coates‘. Available as part of a four track maxi-single, the song is accompanied by a visual by Aron Sanchez. Music from the release features as part of an original Arca score for the latest episode of HBO’s acclaimed drama series EUPHORIA. Arca’s score –titled ‘Fantasia...
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