15 November 2016
UPDATE November 25: Adele has announced a second and final Sydney show. Tickets on sale at midday on Thursday December 1. Global superstar Adele will visit Australia for the very first time in February and March, 2017 to perform a series of special stadium concerts in a unique 360º in-the-round production. Designed to create intimacy, the tour venues will feature reserved seating on both the playing arenas and the grandstands….
14 November 2016
The Colorist Orchestra & Emilíana Torrini have announced a collaborative self-titled album to be released on Friday 9th December 2016 via Rough Trade / Remote Control. This is a live album containing nine Emiliana Torrini songs from her catalog along with two brand new songs. Seeing Emilíana and The Colorist Orchestra in concert is a truly special experience. They have a musical chemistry that is undeniable, and documenting the experience on an album…
11 November 2016
Body/Head, the duo of Kim Gordon (CKM, Sonic Youth, Free Kitten, etc.) and guitarist Bill Nace (X.O.4, Vampire Belt, Ceylon Mange, etc), have today released No Waves via Matador Records / Remote Control Records. Recorded on 24th March 2014 during Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN at the Bijou Theater, this high-quality live recording captures Gordon and Nace at peak chemistry, clearing pathways of possibility using great waves of amplification…
11 November 2016
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard has unveiled the video for its new single ‘Rattlesnake’. Watch it below. ‘Rattlesnake’ is the first track available from Flying Microtonal Banana, the band’s first LP of 2017 to be released on Friday 24th February via Flightless / Remote Control Records. The Melbourne-based band plan to release five studio albums in 2017, an ambitious feat as each record will be its own unique sonic…
11 November 2016
The xx have announced details of their highly anticipated third album. Titled I See You, the ten song album will be released on Friday 13th January 2017 via Young / Remote Control Records. I See You is the follow up to The xx’s two previous albums – xx and Coexist. I See You marks a new era for the London trio of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith, both sonically and…
11 November 2016
Sleigh Bells (Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss) are excited to release their first new album in three years, Jessica Rabbit. The album was produced by the band and mixed by Andrew Dawson (Kanye West, Tyler, the Creator), and is out today via Sinderlyn / Remote Control Records. When Sleigh Bells first emerged in 2009, they combined sonic elements that had never co-existed before, pushing sounds to and past their limits to create an entirely new left-field pop music. Their widely-acclaimed debut album Treats, and its metal-leaning…
10 November 2016
Homeshake cracks a window open with his third album Fresh Air, out 3rd February 2017 via Sinderlyn / Remote Control Records. FADER debuted lead single ‘Call Me Up’ which they praise as “pushing [Homeshake’s] bedroom R&B in a slightly funkier direction..a strong sense of hospitality is the track’s most defining characteristic.” Homeshake explains “it’s a song about a spiritual connection strong enough to allow you to empathise with your partner from a great distance.” Hear it below! Peter…
10 November 2016
Beguiling performer and esteemed singer-songwriter, Martha Wainwright will return to Australia for an extensive twelve-date run in March 2017 in celebration of her new album (and first in four years) Goodnight City which is out tomorrow. She will be accompanied on vocals and guitar by a three-piece band, comprising drums, piano and bass. Oh Pep! are extremely delighted to be joining Martha as Special Guests on the full tour. Check out the dates below!…
9 November 2016
Chastity have signed to Brooklyn label Captured Tracks, we are pleased to announce the reissue of TAPE – 4 tracks recorded in 2014 and 2015 which should be viewed more as a collection of demos as opposed to the traditional EP. TAPE is available now, currently on cassette and digitally via Captured Tracks / Remote Control Records. Chastity (Brandon Williams) hails from Whitby, Ontario, a suburb whose spirit is well removed from the city of Toronto. Chastity channels the angst…
9 November 2016
Warpaint have added a show in Perth when they return to Australia this February 2017 in support of their new record Heads Up. Catch the band at Perth International Arts Festival on February 19, Brisbane at The Triffid on February 22, Melbourne at Zoo Twilights on February 24 and Sydney Opera House on February 25. More tour details below. This will be the band’s third tour of Australia after very successful headline shows nationally…
8 November 2016
Two years after the release of his celebrated debut album Tremors, SOHN has confirmed details for its follow-up, along with new song ‘Conrad’. Entitled Rennen, the new SOHN album will be released on Friday 13th January 2017 via 4AD / Remote Control Records. The London-born artist has traded Vienna for the warmth of Los Angeles, but the influence of his former home still lingers (Rennen is a German verb meaning…
6 November 2016
Leading into the end of the year, ANOHNI shares a video for her newest album’s title track. ‘HOPELESSNESS’ is a song that demonstrates how a cry of despair can transform into a call for re-engagement doubled and tripled in a mix whose rhythms recall South African freedom songs, it deconstructs the process of uplift arising from the ashes of grief. Watch the new visual below. “I am a human, a warm-blooded creature. I love…
4 November 2016
On a weekday evening, scores gather at a basement club in Dalston, for ‘New Gen Live’ the second in a string of sold-out events. Bonkaz, Avelino, Stormzy and Kojey Radical stand side by side on stage, trading tracks and premiering new material. A few streets away in Old Street, the New Gen team convene on Sunday afternoons for ‘New Gen Radio’, one of the most popular shows on Radar Radio,…
4 November 2016
Gabriella Cohen has shared a wonderful new video for her track, ‘Downtown’, directed by Sky Richards. The track is taken from the excellent debut album Full Closure and No Details out now via Dot Dash / Captured Tracks in North America and Dot Dash / Remote Control Records for the rest of the world. Gabriella Cohen had this to say about the track and video: “Downtown was written in the summer of 2014 in Highgate Hill, Australia. I remember…
4 November 2016
Bing & Ruth have announced their third studio album No Home of the Mind out on Friday 17th February 2017 via 4AD / Remote Control Records. Continuing with the deft minimalism that has marked them out in critical circles in recent years, the New York ensemble’s has marked the announcement with its opening track, ‘Starwood Choker’, out today to stream/download and with an accompanying video. Watch via the image below. Established in 2006,…
4 November 2016
Remote Control Records in partnership with Dot Dash are thrilled to share the debut album from Melbourne associates Client Liaison. Diplomatic Immunity is released in Australia & New Zealand today Friday 4th November. Having known each other since primary school, Harvey Miller AO and Monte Morgan first started performing and writing music together in 2009. Their early shows as Client Liaison around Melbourne at house parties and gigs in warehouses communicated an ineffable…
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