Remote Control Records | Independent record label based in Australia

16 May 2019

black midi announce Schlagenheim

black midi have announced their debut full length, Schlagenheim, to be released Friday 21 June via Rough Trade. black midi are Georgie Greep(vocals/guitar), Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin (vocals/guitar), Cameron Picton (vocals/bass), and Morgan Simpson (drums). The band laid down eight of the record’s nine tracks in just five days. The process was one of refining and rebuilding tracks around the initial structures. Five hour jams would sometimes yield a riff that then…

10 May 2019

Carla Geneve announces debut EP

Thrilled to announce Carla Geneve‘s debut self-titled EP will be released on Friday 7 June via Dot Dash Recordings! Hear the triple j premiered new single ‘Yesterday’s Clothes‘ and preorder the EP vinyl here. Carla explains the meaning behind the song – “Yesterday’s Clothes is about falling out of love with someone and feeling guilty about it. I wrote it at time when I was burning the candle at both ends and…

10 May 2019

Out Now: Holly Herndon – PROTO

Holly Herndon has released her third album, PROTO, via 4AD. The album isn’t so much about A.I. as much as it was created in collaboration with A.I. – with her own A.I. ‘baby’ Spawn, to be precise. PROTO makes reference to what Holly refers to as the protocol era, where new ideological battles over the future of A.I. protocols, internet protocols, and personal and political protocols force us to ask…

10 May 2019

Watch new videos from Huntly and Pixx

How good were Huntly‘s album launch shows? To celebrate their signing to US label House Arrest, and the re-release of their debut album Low Grade Buzz in North America, Huntly have shared their video for ‘Giving Circle.’ Huntly share “Giving Circle is about the mess left in the aftermath of a break up. The moments you look around your friendship group and want to extricate yourself from the whole scene…

10 May 2019

Out now: Black Cab – Call Signs Reissue

For the first time, Call Signs, the critically acclaimed 2009 third album from Melbourne group Black Cab has been reissued on vinyl via Interstate 40. Purchase Call Signs on vinyl here Call Signs incorporates an original blend of ’70s rock, 80s post-punk and proto electronic dance beats. With shades of Cold War tension and undertones of political intrigue, the album possesses an anxious and exciting energy that holds you captive from start to finish….

3 May 2019

Out Now: Kedr Livanskiy ‘Your Need’ & Drahla ‘Useless Coordinates’

Moscow singer and producer, Kedr Livanskiy, has released her second album Your Need (2MR). The album cements Kedr at the forefront of Russia’s burgeoning electronic and experimental music scene. It’s a celebration of life and rebirth. It’s about a fighter’s spirit, and if you will, a little audacity and courage. DJ’ing and early forms of dance music inspired a furious burst of creative energy after months of melancholy, sadness, and…

3 May 2019

Watch: Palehound – Worthy

Check out the new single and video from Palehound – ‘Worthy.’ It premiered at PAPER Magazine, and is another taste of their forthcoming album Black Friday, out 7 June. Prolific singer / songwriter Ellen Kempner says the song is “about feeling unworthy of love even within a relationship. It’s about years of being conditioned to hate my body and the shock of finding someone who isn’t telling me to change….

3 May 2019

Out Now: Sunbeam Sound Machine – Goodness Gracious

A new album out through out Dot Dash family! Sunbeam Sound Machine‘s Goodness Gracious is out now everywhere. Stream it here. The album debuted at #10 on the NACC (North American College and Community Chart) this week and has sold out on vinyl through Bandcamp. Copies will be available at a special in-store in Melbourne at Oh Jean Records, this Saturday 4 May at 5pm. Details here! Goodness Gracious is a self-produced…

3 May 2019

Out Now: Big Thief – U.F.O.F.

We’re thrilled to share with you Big Thief‘s powerfully affecting new album U.F.O.F. (4AD). Stream it here. U.F.O.F., F standing for ‘Friend’, was recorded in rural western Washington at Bear Creek Studios. In a large cabin-like room, the band set up their gear to track live with engineer Dom Monks and producer Andrew Sarlo, who was also behind their previous albums. Having already lived these songs on tour, they were…

3 May 2019

Holly Herndon shares ‘Frontier’

Holly Herndon operates at the nexus of technological evolution and musical euphoria. Listen to new song, ‘Frontier’ now. It follows previous single ‘Eternal,’ music punctuated by grandiose orchestration and the voices of her Berlin-based vocal ensemble. The video was constructed from footage processed from the perspective of an intelligent machine, analysing and searching for a face, yearning for a connection. These songs are lifted from her forthcoming third full-length album,…

2 May 2019

The National share ‘Hairpin Turns’

The National have shared new single ‘Hairpin Turns‘ featuring Gaill Ann Dorsey and Lisa Hannigan, alongside a Mike Mills directed video. With performances from Dorsey, mina tindle, Kate Stables and featuring dancer Sharon Eyal, co-founder, co-artistic director and choreographer of L-E-V Sharon Eyal | Gai Behar. I Am Easy To Find is out 17 May. Preorder here. To celebrate the release of the new record and short film, The National have announced…

2 May 2019

Introducing Soaked Oats

Meet Soaked Oats, our friends from across the ditch, and the latest signing to Dot Dash Recordings. They’ve announced their new EP Sludge Pop to be released 14 June. Hear the new single ‘Coming Up’, and take the scenic route through the video here. Soaked Oats have done a lot of time together. Last year, they embarked on a DIY US tour on an old and cheap RV with no…

2 May 2019

Listen: black midi – Talking Heads

black midi present a new single ‘Talking Heads‘, out now via Rough Trade. “We’ve always tried to make it heavy but danceable, melodic but good rhythms,” says vocalist and guitarist, Geordie Greep. “It is accessible music, there are experimental aspects that we’ve taken from when we went crazy at the beginning, we’ve just reigned it in to make something that is pop music.” Listen here.

26 April 2019

Introducing SL

Introducing SL, and his debut EP Everything Good Is Bad. Listen here. Watch the video for EP track ‘Homage’ below. At 17 years old, South London’s SL is one of the most intriguing prospects in UK music. If you’re new, check the videos for ‘Gentleman,’ ‘Tropical,’ and ‘Summertime Santa.’ He’s got over 45 million views across all his videos on YouTube. At only 17 years old South London’s SL is one of…

26 April 2019

Listen: Lucy Dacus – My Mother & I

Ahead of both Taurus Season and Mother’s Day in May, Lucy Dacus has shared a devastating new song – ‘My Mother & I.’ Listen here. This is the first composition for her ongoing 2019 holiday song series, which will also include singles tied to US Independence Day, Springsteen’s Birthday, Halloween, Christmas and New Year’s. In Lucy’s words: “Being adopted has encouraged me to consider what mothers pass on through blood…

26 April 2019

FKA twigs shares ‘Cellophane’

FKA twigs has returned with her first new music in over three years. Listen to ‘Cellophane‘ here and watch the breathtaking visual below. Written and produced by FKA twigs with Jeff Kleinman and Michael Ozuwuru, ‘Cellophane’ is twigs’ most vulnerable song to date and is an enticing first glimpse of what to expect from her second album; the follow up to her Mercury Prize and Brit Award nominated 2014 debut,…