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7 July 2023

Watch: Locate S,1 – ‘Go Back To Disnee’

Locate S,1 (aka Christina Schneider) shares the devastating Bossa Nova-inspired single ‘Go Back to Disnee’ from the forthcoming full-length Wicked Jaw, due out July 28, 2023. The song’s release is accompanied by a video directed by frequent collaborator Tristan Scott-Behrends. On this tune Schneider’s exceptional songcraft is most evident through her ability to excavate the toxins lingering beneath the surface in a way where they begin to shine and radiate…

7 July 2023

Out Now: ANOHNI and The Johnsons – My Back Was A Bridge For you To Cross

British-born, New York-based ANOHNI, “one of our generation’s greatest protest singers, or protest songwriters” (NPR’s All Songs Considered), presents My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross, the new album from ANOHNI and the Johnsons’ out now on Rough Trade / Remote Control. My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross expresses a world view by shape-shifting through a broad range of subject matter. Through a personal lens, ANOHNI addresses loss of loved ones, inequality, alienation, acceptance, cruelty, ecocide, devastation wrought by…

30 June 2023

Out Now: HANDSOME – HANDSOME GANG: Every Second We Try

Combining forces with a multitude of queer artists and friends, HANDSOME today releases her collaborative project HANDSOME GANG: Every Second We Try, via Dot Dash / Remote Control Records. Named in Rolling Stone’s ‘Ones To Watch’, HANDSOME melds electronic beats with her co-conspirators indie-pop and singer songwriter tendencies to form a collection of dance floor anthems. Each unique track sees HANDSOME pair up with at least one other artist, from ‘Dumb it Down’ with EGOISM and Chloe Dadd, to ‘Running Out of Time’ with flowerkid and St South, ‘Delirium’ with Hope D, and most…

30 June 2023

Listen: Anjimile – Father

Anjimile shares his new single, ‘Father’, the latest from his upcoming album, The King, out September 8th via 4AD / Remote Control. Earlier this year he shared title track ‘The King’, accompanied by a lyric visualiser inspired by the work of Daniela Yohannes, the artist behind the cover art. ‘Father’, with its gentle thrumming, recalls 2020 debut album Giver Taker’s soft, stirring folk. Anjimile needs little more than his voice and a guitar, played by Brad Allen Williams, to draw forth…

29 June 2023

Announced: The Breeders – Last Splash (30th Anniversary Original Analog Edition) + ‘Go Man Go’

A defining album of the 90s, Last Splash by The Breeders turns 30 this year. Recorded by the ‘classic’ Breeders line-up of Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs and Jim Macpherson, and featuring the infectiously appealing ‘Cannonball’, Last Splash immediately became an alt-rock classic, achieving platinum status in the UK and US, and is ranked in Pitchfork’s Top 100 Records of the 1990s. To celebrate this anniversary, the album has been remastered from the original analog tapes – previously thought to be lost – a process which also…

29 June 2023

Announced: The Prodigy – The Fat of the Land 25th Anniversary Remixes

Continuing the celebrations around the 25th anniversary of The Prodigy’s game-changing third studio album The Fat Of The Land, XL Recordings today announce a stacked new remix package. Available on 28th July on special edition silver 12” vinyl and digital, The Fat Of The Land 25th Anniversary – Remixes will feature exclusive new remixes from Mefjus and Camo & Krooked, Gydra and René La Vice alongside Andy C’s iconic ‘Firestarter’ remix from last year. To mark the news, dj/producer René La Vice – well known for his years hosting Radio Ones Drum…

29 June 2023

Introducing: Glenn Hopper

In celebration of his signing to Pointer Recordings / Remote Control, Sydney based songwriter, composer, producer and friend to many Glenn Hopper today shares his debut single and video’Just For Now’. Almost a decade in the making, ‘Just For Now’ began as a spontaneous stoned voice memo and later brought to life in Glenn’s sun-dappled studio above Newtown’s bustling Enmore Road. A tongue-in-cheek ode to the transient nature of modern life, ‘Just For Now’ is a sprawling affair that knows no bounds…

29 June 2023

Listen: Sampha – ‘Spirit 2.0’

London singer, songwriter and producer Sampha returns with a brand new single, ‘Spirit 2.0’. Released today via Young / Remote Control, ‘Spirit 2.0’ is Sampha’s first solo music in over six years, following the global success of his acclaimed 2017 debut album Process. Those intervening years have been anything but fallow, with Sampha contributing his inimitable voice to some of music’s biggest releases including, most recently, Kendrick Lamar and Stormzy. Simultaneously, he’s been firmly focused on the creation of his highly anticipated second album alongside a close…

29 June 2023

Listen: Buck Meek – Paradise

Buck Meek – Texas-bred singer/songwriter and Big Thief guitarist – presents his new single, ‘Paradise’, from his first album for 4AD / Remote Control, Haunted Mountain, out 25 August. The band is always finding their sound, every time they pick up their instruments, and you can hear them forming anew on ‘Paradise’, where attention is thick in the form of spaciousness and the supportive listening becomes atmospheric. Stream / Download ‘Paradise’ here.Pre-order / Pre-save Haunted Mountain here

29 June 2023

Watch: Becca Mancari – Don’t Even Worry

Becca Mancari (they/them) recently announced their third album, Left Hand, due out this August 25th. Mancari has already shared the record’s lead single and queer joy anthem ‘Over and Over’ featuring Julien Baker to critical acclaim, and now Mancari shares another taste of the album, releasing ‘Don’t Even Worry,’ a guitar-driven ode to our closest friends. Featuring Mancari’s friend and fellow Bermuda Triangle bandmate, ‘Don’t Even Worry’ was written with Brittany Howard, who also provided additional production and performs backing vocals, guitar, keys, sub bass, percussion and even snaps on the track….

29 June 2023

Announced: Ethan P. Flynn – Abandon All Hope

Yorkshire-born, London-based singer, songwriter, and. producer Ethan P. Flynn announces details of his debut album, Abandon All Hope. Out October 6 via Young / Remote Control Records, Abandon All Hope pours twenty-four years’ worth of experience into 8 eclectic tracks. Featuring backup vocals from rising singer, Ava Gore, Abandon All Hope is a bold statement to mark Ethan P. Flynn’s arrival as a true artist in his own right. The album’s title single ‘Abandon All Hope’ is the first released today alongside a self-directed music video…

23 June 2023

Announced: Liz Phair – Exile In Guysville 30th Anniversary Reissue

This spring, Matador / Remote Control will reissue Liz Phair’s iconic debut album Exile in Guyville , a record whose impact and resonance has only grown more profound over the last three decades on limited-edition purple vinyl. The 2xLP is available for pre-order now and will be out October 20th. To celebrate, a long-lost studio outtake is available to stream. ‘Miss Lucy’ was recorded with Brad Wood during sessions for Exile in Guyville but left off the album. An 18-track double…

23 June 2023

Listen: The Smile – Bending Hectic

The Smile release a brand new single, ‘Bending Hectic’. Produced by Sam Petts-Davies and with strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra, the standalone single was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London earlier this year. It was first debuted by The Smile during their Montreux Jazz Festival appearance in 2022 and, while not included on the subsequent live album The Smile (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2022), it became a word-of-mouth phenomenon, with fans and critics calling for its release. After a…

23 June 2023

Out Now: Kedr Livanskiy – K-Notes EP

Kedr Livanskiy has released her new EP, K-Notes. It’s an expert fusion of drum and bass, trance, and alt-pop anchored by Kedrina’s signature crystalline vocals. K-Notes feels at once nostalgic and remarkably current: Livanskiy filters today’s UK revivalism through her own unique lens, shaped by her upbringing in the underground music scene and her personal love of early electronic and alternative music. The EP comes alongside her self-directed, Twin Peaks inspired video for its title track, ‘K-Notes’. Livanskiy explains, “This…

23 June 2023

Announced: Jeremy Dutcher – Motewolonuwok + single ‘Ancestors Too Young’

Jeremy Dutcher – the classically trained Two-Spirit song carrier, composer, activist and member of Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation) in Eastern Canada – announces his sophomore record, Motewolonuwok, to be released October 6th, with new single ‘Ancestors Too Young.’ The Motewolonuwok album inspiration began with a poem by Cherokee writer Qwo-li Driskill. A singular story of a two-spirit kin who was taken too soon. Jeremy sings in Wolastoqey — his native tongue, considered an endangered language — anchoring his work while he continues to reimagine the song traditions…

16 June 2023

Out Now: Queens of The Stone Age – In Times New Roman…

Queens of the Stone Age release their highly anticipated eighth album In Times New Roman… on Matador / Remote Control Records. Paper Machete’ is an instantly identifiable QOTSA future classic, sure to resound with casual fans and die hards alike. Lyrically, ‘Paper Machete’ finds Josh Homme’s trademark rapier wit at its most acerbic. If the previously released ‘Carnavoyeur’ signaled resignation and acceptance, ‘Paper Machete’ is the collision of sheer, raw force that gets you there– “like electricity conveyed through the bristles of a paintbrush” (Wall Street Journal). Stream…