23 February 2017
Spoon share their second track ‘Can I Sit Next To You’ from their career defining album Hot Thoughts, out Friday 17th March on Matador / Remote Control. To accompany the single, the band have unveiled a new video, directed by Marcel Dzama, the acclaimed contemporary artist whose previous musical collaborators have included the likes of Beck and Bob Dylan, not mention last year’s costume and stage design for the New York City…
21 February 2017
Sui Zhen has shared her new clip for ‘Hangin’ On’ premiered over at NPR. The track is taken from Secretly Susan, released via Dot Dash/Remote Control in Australia and New Zealand and TwoSyllable Recordings in North America. Watch it below! The ‘Hangin’ On’ music video continues the story of Susan. We find her in a dream, a billowy satin room where we encounter pieces of the world we know Susan inhabits. Pastels, foliage, her beloved egg and saccharine pink drink. All the…
20 February 2017
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17 February 2017
Following the emergence last week of Nines’ ‘High Roller’ featuring J Hus, which has already amassed over 1 million views, XL Recordings / Remote Control have released Nines’ eagerly awaited debut album One Foot Out. It follows his One Foot In mixtape, titles informed by the desire to move away from street activity and towards the industry recognition he deserves. For those not familiar with with the most authentic name…
17 February 2017
Following the frazzled freakbeat of 2016’s Nonagon Infinity LP, the magical mayhem of the national Gizzfest tour and their last loud summer lap on Laneway Festival it is very fitting that the endlessly inventive rock ‘n’ roll septet, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, do Australian exclusive hometown launches for the new LP Flying Microtonal Banana. Out Friday 24th February via Flightless / Remote Control, it is the band’s ninth studio album in…
17 February 2017
Sam Gellaitry is ready to present the third chapter in his Escapism saga: a coming-of-age trilogy that demonstrates the young prodigy’s unique, filmic musical productions. Hot off the heels of the previous two Escapism instalments, Escapism III will be released Friday 7th April via XL Recordings / Remote Control Records. The EP sees Sam Gellaitry’s sound transcending, invoking a cinematic feel of technicolour-esque scope to his experimental production. Gellaitry, now 20,…
17 February 2017
Congratulations to Adele for taking out five wins at the 2016 59th Grammy Awards Record Of The Year – ‘Hello’ Best Pop Vocal Album – 25 Best Pop Solo Performance – ‘Hello’ Album Of The Year – 25 Song Of The Year – ‘Hello’ Adele will begin her Australian tour this month. For complete tour and ticketing details visit: adele.com/live or livenation.com.au
17 February 2017
Hannah Rodgers, the 21 year old musician behind Pixx, has announced details of her long-awaited debut album, The Age Of Anxiety, released on Friday 2nd June via 4AD / Remote Control, and previews its opening salvo, ‘I Bow Down’. Following the singles ‘Baboo’ and ‘Grip’, its technicolour video was created by Natasha Lawes and premiered by FADER. Watch it below. The Age Of Anxiety is a brave step forward from…
17 February 2017
London quartet Novella have released their sophomore album Change of State via Sinderlyn /Remote Control Records. On Change of State, the plasticity behind the meaning of the title was no fortuitous afterthought. Rather, it is very idea on which the album was built. Following the band’s debut album the band toured extensively, traveling from one country to the next, and they have watched their home country of Britain change dramatically in social…
17 February 2017
Bing & Ruth have today released their third studio album No Home of the Mind via 4AD / Remote Control Records. The record sees the New York outfit continue with the deft minimalism that has marked them out in critical circles in recent years. Just ahead of the release, Bing & Ruth shared an accompanying video to their new single ‘The How of it Sped’. Watch the video below. Directed by previous collaborator Sebastien Cros, the video was shot in…
17 February 2017
Molly Burch‘s timeless and stunning voice is the first thing you’ll notice on Please Be Mine. It’s smoky, with an incredible range, effortlessly evocative of her early influences. Burch grew up in LA with a writer/producer father and a casting director mother – her childhood was filled with old Hollywood musicals and the sounds of Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone which bleed through her sound. After finding her voice…
17 February 2017
Today, self-produced American songwriter London O’Connor officially releases the re-mastered version of his debut album OΔ via True Panther Sounds / Remote Control. To coincide with the album release, London also shared his self-directed music video for his melancholy ode to the smart phone-obsessed internet generation, ‘Nobody Hangs Out Anymore’. Watch it below! Upon self-releasing OΔ on SoundCloud and as a free download, London’s diary-like accounts and immediate pop songs wooed both critics…
14 February 2017
The Lemon Twigs share their new video for ‘I Wanna Prove To You’, taken from their debut album Do Hollywood, out now via 4AD / Remote Control Records. In the cinéma vérité clip directed by Nick Roney in Utah, the brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario visited Roney’s real-life grandparents for the four-day shoot, eating and sleeping under the same roof while exploring the concept of love. “The song is about proving your love…
14 February 2017
4AD and Remote Control Records welcome Aldous Harding, a remarkable talent from New Zealand. Today, she presents a powerful opening statement with a new song ‘Horizon’ and startling companion video. Watch it below. Aldous Harding’s music is not for the faint of heart. Disarming in its desolate imagery and stark instrumentation, her songs draw from the core facets of life: death, birth, grief and love. There are few happy endings, but…
14 February 2017
In anticipation of its forthcoming ninth album heralded by a title track that “rises and falls like an orchestral disco opus” (Rolling Stone), Spoon has launched the ‘Hot Thoughts’ Aura Reader app. Go to: aura.spoontheband.com While the Aura Reader name may sound intimidating, the way the web app works is actually quite simple: A fan creates a Spoon Spotify playlist, the Aura Reader analyses that playlist then creates a individualised version…
13 February 2017
On Thursday night Future Islands had their fifth studio album The Far Field debut on TV, performing their new single ‘Ran’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. ‘Ran’ is the Baltimore-based trio’s first single from The Far Field, released on April 7th via 4AD / Remote Control. Watch Future Islands perform ‘Ran’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon below. The Far Field refines and builds on the breakthroughs of their 2014 album Singles, bursting with undeniable…
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