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1 November 2019

Hachiku shares new song ‘Shark Attack’

In the past couple of years, Hachiku bandleader Anika Ostendorf found herself dealing with darker themes; a 25-year-old’s quarter-life crisis around growing up, changing views and feeling mounting frustrations. The Melbourne-based band, known for their self-produced dream-pop jams release a new single & video, ‘Shark Attack,’ a study of loss and grieving, following a grim diagnosis of Ostendorf’s family dog Lexus. Ostendorf says of ‘Shark Attack’: “If you’re like my friend Tushara you might think this song…

1 November 2019

Pinegrove announce new album Marigold

Pinegrove have revealed plans for their new album, Marigold, to be released on Rough Trade Records on January 17, 2020. Check out the video for the second track to be released from the album, ‘Phase‘, directed by Colin Read. Marigold marks their debut album for Rough Trade Records and offers what Evan calls a “heart-first” perspective. The album begins with a breath and ends with a shimmering exhalation. In between is an urgent, multivalent meditation – and an expanded take on the blend…

1 November 2019

New music from Deerhunter, Algiers, Josienne Clarke, and more

Algiers will return in 2020 with a new album, There Is No Year (Matador), and have shared a new single ‘Dispossession.’ Those aware of the ideals of this outspoken four-piece will find their latest direction on There Is No Year traversing unprecedented ground. The album solidifies and expands upon the doom-laden soul of their foundation, toward an even vaster, genre-reformatting sound, one somehow suspended in the amber of “a different era,” as…

25 October 2019

Banoffee announces debut album Look At Us Now Dad

Thrilled to announce the details for Banoffee‘s debut album! Look At Us Now Dad is out Friday 21st February via Dot Dash (AU/NZ/Asia) and Cascine (ROW). To celebrate the album announce, Banoffee has shared her new single ‘Tennis Fan (feat. Empress Of)’ – premiered via triple j Good Nights. ‘Tennis Fan (feat. Empress Of)’ arrives with a video directed by Quinn Whitney Wilson (Lizzo) and premiered via The FADER. Banoffee shares – “Working with Lorely (Empress Of) and Quinn was such a pleasure and it turned into a day time slumber…

25 October 2019

Obscura Hail Zero EP out now!

A pleasure to announce the release of the brand new EP from Obscura Hail – Zero. It’s out now everywhere through Dot Dash Recordings. Catch em live at the dates below. Born on NSW’s South Coast, and now buried alive somewhere in Melbourne, Obscura Hail (Sean Conran, Tamara Issa & Steven West) are sneaking into intimate spaces and filling strangers with relative truths. Themes of ontology, existentialism, love and loss are somewhat serious……

25 October 2019

Desert Sessions Vols. 11 & 12 out now

Ending a 16-year hiatus since its last instalment, the most mythical, longest running rock n roll mixtape odyssey in existence, Desert Sessions is back and out now through Matador Records. They have their most ambitious entries yet in its expansive and elusive catalog: Vols. 11 & 12 (a/k/a respectively as Arrivederci Despair and Tightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels). A limited-edition first vinyl pressing will include a one of a kind custom mix & match body swap booklet….

25 October 2019

Låpsley shares ‘My Love Was Like The Rain’

Sure you’ll join us in welcoming back Låpsley with some brand new music. These Elements is Holly ‘Låpsley’ Fletcher’s brand-new EP, set for release on Friday 22 November 2019 via XL Recordings. It’s her first new music since Long Way Home, her acclaimed 2016 debut album, a record that distilled the yearning and heartache of teenage love and cemented Låpsley’s position as one of the most exciting new artists in the UK. The album was hugely influential (not least on Billie Eillish,…

25 October 2019

Lankum new album The Livelong Day out now

Dublin four-piece Lankum’s majestic new album The Livelong Day is out now on Rough Trade / Remote Control. Made up of brothers Ian and Daragh Lynch, Cormac MacDiarmada and Radie Peat, Lankum have gained worldwide acclaim for their first two albums and captivating, often euphoric live performances. Lankum honour the sacredness of traditional Irish tunes, but allow them to metamorphose, to grow and breathe like the heavy, ancient breath of the Uilleann pipes which seethe beneath the tracks of their third studio album…

18 October 2019

Carla Geneve & Gena Rose Bruce to play SXSW

Thrilled to share news of two Dot Dash artists representing at SXSW 2020 – Carla Geneve and Gena Rose Bruce. See the first lineup announcement here. 2019 has already proven to be a massive year for Carla Geneve including performances at festivals such as Laneway & Falls, touring with & supporting artists such as Cat Power, Kurt Vile, San Cisco and Holy Holy. Carla received international praise from KEXP and Matt Wilkinson…

18 October 2019

Rebel Cops videogame soundtrack out now

The latest in soundtracks released by Boss Battle Records – the original soundtrack for Rebel Cops is out now. Composed by Kevin Penkin (Florence, Made in Abyss, The Rising of the Shield Hero) and Ben Matthews, (This is the Police franchise). Listen here. Rebel Cops is a spin-off game from This Is the Police, which exclusively focuses on the series’ turned-based tactical operations. Lead a ragtag squad of cops in rebellion…

18 October 2019

Memphis LK signs to Dot Dash

Proud to announce the news of Memphis LK joining the Dot Dash family! New single ‘Roses‘ was premiered this week on triple j‘s Home & Hosed, and single launch shows have been announced for Sydney and Melbourne. ‘Roses‘ is spirited bass-pop atop a bed of dystopian electro. It’s an empowering antidote to Australia’s prevalent tall poppy syndrome. Memphis offers, “We’d all just grow so much taller and brighter and stronger and…

18 October 2019

Common Holly When I say to you Black Lightning out now

Montreal’s Common Holly has released her debut album When I say to you Black Lightning. Out now through Solitaire Recordings. The record is more experimental than Brigitte Naggar’s debut. It is rougher, looser, louder and more atonal. It feels edgy, but still kind. When I say to you Black Lightning ditches fear without losing vulnerability, and trades in sadness for the healing powers of anger, and the strength of observing,…

18 October 2019

Jack Peñate announces new album After You

Jack Peñate has announced the release of his third album After You. Over a decade in the making, the album is set for release on Friday 29 November via XL Recordings and was produced in collaboration with Paul Epworth, Inflo and Alex Epton. ‘Murder’ is the second track to be taken from the album (following from ‘Prayer’), it’s a song of forgiveness and redemption and another indication of what to expect from the forthcoming album. Watch the video below. Preorder After You here.

18 October 2019

New music from Perfume Genius, Lankum and Steve Gunn

Perfume Genius shares another track from his collaborative music project The Sun Still Burns Here. ‘Pop Song‘ is a euphoric piece of orchestral chamber pop, elevated by another stunning vocal performance by Mike Hadreas. Listen here. Watch the video for previous single ‘Eye In The Wall.’ Ahead of next Friday’s album release, Lankum share a final single ‘The Young People.’ Another taste of The Livelong Day from the Irish…

18 October 2019

HXXS debut album Year of the Witch out now

Glitched out pop duo HXXS release their debut album Year Of The Witch via Captured Tracks. As with much of the art created in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Year Of The Witch sizzles with the fresh sting of political anguish. Instead of firing off platitudes about a nation divided, however, HXXS choose to look inward at how this divide affects familial relationships. Take it in, here.

17 October 2019

Memphis LK signs to Dot Dash + new single ‘Roses’

Memphis LK grows tall with the release of her fresh single ‘Roses’. Spirited bass-pop that blooms from a bed of dystopian electro, the new single reveals a further metamorphosis for the self-sufficient songwriter and producer since her introduction with ‘Speak Honestly’. Her newly cherished creative independence has been a journey of renewal and rebirth. Memphis looks back on the cathartic process as “clearing things that don’t serve you anymore, so you can step into…