Remote Control Records | Independent record label based in Australia

17 March 2023

Watch: Xylouris White – Long Doll

The Forest In Me, the forthcoming LP from Xylouris White, is actually the work of a musical triumvirate: Giorgos Xylouris and Jim White, of course, as well as their long-time producer, Guy Picciotto. Recorded in isolation in 2020, the trio conjured cinematic sounds while physically remote from each other, yet these songs were constructed with a unique psychic connection unbound by location. ‘Long Doll,’ the latest single from The Forest In Me, is music for a day…

17 March 2023

Announced: Milk! Records- Remixed Vol. 1

In celebration of their 10 year anniversary, Milk! Records proudly announces Milk! Records Remixed Vol 1. The label’s first remix compilation will be released on Friday, 12th May and filled with Milk!’s most beloved songs, crafted into something fresh by a collection of their favourite Australian musicians, artists and producers. The first cut is a re-imagining of Liz Stringer’s ‘First Time Really Feeling’ by the team-up of renowned contemporary guzheng artist Mindy Meng Wang – who’s credited with collaborations with the Gorillaz and Regurgitator – and the Australian Music Prize-nominated Tim Shiel….

10 March 2023

Out Now: Sleaford Mods – UK GRIM

Sleaford Mods are pleased to release their new album UK GRIM, out now via Rough Trade / Remote Control Records. As the Nottingham duo’s most dance-floor friendly release to date, UK GRIM is an urgent and sage-like look at life, living and the gritty reality of our era. Truly the sound of now, not only in terms of the ideas and issues Jason Williamson’s strong words invoke, but also thanks to the innovative and immersive production of Andrew Fearn,…

10 March 2023

Listen: Bartees Strange – Daily News

Bartees Strange releases ‘Daily News’ to streaming services for the first time. The song was previously available as a bonus track on the physical formats of his 2022 album Farm To Table. Released digitally in June 2022, Farm to Table is the second album from Washington D.C. resident Bartees Leon Cox Jr. Where his 2020 debut record Live Forever introduced the experiences and places that shaped Bartees (Flagey Brussels, Mustang Oklahoma), Farm to Table zeros in on the people — specifically his family…

10 March 2023

Listen: not dvr – prettynames

19-year-old Dillon Van Rensburg aka artist and producer not dvr returns with ‘prettynames’, the second release this year via XL / Remote Control. ‘prettynames’ is another display of raw vulnerability from not dvr who documents the ups and downs of teenage life via his wry lyricism, unique productions, and infectious guitar hooks; a charismatic style that has seen him accumulate a committed global fanbase. With an update to his artist moniker and a recent move to…

10 March 2023

Introducing: bar italia

bar italia, the London based trio of Nina Cristante, Jezmi Tarik Fehmi and Sam Fenton, have joined the Matador Records roster and released new single ‘Nurse!’. Over the last couple of years, bar italia have released two albums and an EP on Dean Blunt’s World Music label, as well as several singles. Throughout 2022 they have performed at festivals including Pitchfork Music Festival London, by:Larm, OUT.FEST, Le Guess Who?, and End Of The Road, in addition to their own headline shows. Stream / Purchase ‘Nurse!’ here.

8 March 2023

Announced: Telenova – Regional Tour + single ‘Lost In The Rush’

Fresh from a festival-filled summer including Spilt Milk, Lost Paradise and Falls Fest, Telenova will take their sophomore EP Stained Glass Love to new audiences on a 15-date regional tour this April. In addition, the band have announced a limited custom marbled black and white vinyl repress of Stained Glass Love featuring their self-remixed EP by alter-ego Telenoir mirrored on the B-side which will be released on 14th April. To coincide with the regional tour announce, Telenova are also releasing fan favourite single ‘Lost In The Rush’, which was previewed on triple j’s Good…

3 March 2023

Out Now: Jen Cloher – I Am The River, The River Is Me

Multi-award-winning artist and Milk! Records co-founder Jen Cloher releases their fifth album I Am The River, The River Is Me. I Am The River, The River Is Me is an honouring of Jen’s Māori heritage, the indigenous people of Aotearoa, New Zealand and the first time they have woven the Māori language through their songwriting. These are fiercely political songs that never feel heavy. It suggests that home is not found in a place or a politic, but in the community you…

3 March 2023

Out Now: Dry Cleaning – Swampy

Swampy, the new EP from Dry Cleaning, is out now. Serving as a companion release to last year’s critically acclaimed second LP, Stumpwork, the five-track EP includes recent singles ‘Swampy’ and ‘Sombre Two’, a demo of song ‘Peanuts’ and remixes from Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul and Nourished By Time (who supported Dry Cleaning on their recent North American tour). Of the remixes and remixers, Dry Cleaning said: “We asked Marcus (aka Nourished by Time) to remix his choice of song from Stumpwork as we are big fans of his…

3 March 2023

Watch: Braids – Apple

Canadian art rock band Braids release their new single ‘Apple,’ the latest peek at their forthcoming album Euphoric Recall out April 28th. Among the most joyous moments in the Braids discography, ‘Apple’ is a bubbling anthem of symphonic shoegaze, a celebration of seeing new possibilities in the eyes of a lover, acknowledging past loss with a new state of heart that’s been opened and filled. Singer Raphaelle Standell-Preston sings of…

3 March 2023

Watch: Soaked Oats – Pink Beach

Off the back of Soaked Oats debut album comes the release of the official music video for sublime album track, ‘Pink Beach’ featuring the gorgeous harmonies from Ōtautahi/Christchurch multi instrumentalist, Motte. Filmed by Oscar Mein’s brother, Jake Mein from sunrise to sunset, across two days in Cape Foulwind, Aotearoa/NZ. The video features Paul and Romilly Mein – Jake’s father and Jake’s child and edited by Oscar. Oscar reveals, “Jake told me he wanted to make a video for this song, and it didn’t take much to…

3 March 2023

Listen: Layo & Bushwacka! – Love Story (vs Finally) – Paul Woolford 2023 Remix

Today we announce the release of ‘Love Story (vs Finally) – Paul Woolford 2023 remix’. Released this year to celebrate the original track’s 20-year anniversary, this “floor ready remix proves that classics never die; Paul Woolford breathes new life into a track that “changed the course of dance music history” (DJ Mag). Grammy nominated producer, remixer, songwriter and DJ Paul Woolford has been redefining and reinventing all shapes of dance…

3 March 2023

Listen: Lankum – The New York Trader

Critically acclaimed Irish quartet Lankum today share a new single ‘The New York Trader’, taken from their forthcoming album False Lankum, which is released on March 24, 2023. “We started working on the New York Trader in January 2021.” explains Ian Lynch of Lankum. “We learned it, like so many other great songs, from Ringsend native and all round legend Luke Cheevers. It is one of a group of songs…

1 March 2023

Out Now: Algiers – SHOOK

Algiers release their fourth album, SHOOK. It’s a record that’s deeply informed by collaboration and community, with almost every track including a guest or feature. Algiers have always been unflinching, but SHOOK is at the same time notably joyous and celebratory. It was born when Fisher and Mahan found themselves back in their native Atlanta for several months, reeling from growing pressures and burnout as touring musicians. While community and collaboration has always been integral to Algiers’ ethos, SHOOK brings this to its fullest manifestation. The…

1 March 2023

Announced: Water From Your Eyes – Everyone’s Crushed + ‘Barely’

On the follow-up to the Brooklyn duo’s 2021 breakthrough, Structure, Everyone’s Crushed – to be released on May 26th – sees Rachel Brown (they/them) and Nate Amos (he/him) find silliness and fatalism dancing in a frantic lockstep, using heart palpitating rhythms and absurdist, deadpan lyrics to convey stories of personal and societal unease. ‘Barley’ is a dance-rock track sequenced in alien tonality, with Brown speaking garbled transmissions (“One two three/Counter/You’re a cool thing count mountains”) over a bed of…

1 March 2023

Listen: Daughter – Swim Back

Daughter share another single ‘Swim Back’ from their upcoming album Stereo Mind Game, out on 7 April. Elena Tonra isn’t a keen swimmer, but oceans pervade Stereo Mind Game. On ‘Swim Back’, deep feeling comes from the bows of the 12 Ensemble, the London-based string orchestra, arranged by Haefeli, and orchestrated by Josephine Stephenson. The track is accompanied by another Tiff Pritchett-directed video. Stream / Purchase ‘Swim Back’ here.Pre-order / Pre-save Stereo Mind Game here.