Watch: THUS LOVE – Put On Dog

THUS LOVE have today revealed their brand new single ‘Put On Dog’ and its accompanying video, directed by Min Soo Park.  Speaking about their new single THUS LOVE say: “In 2023 self expression is still a challenge. In the 1920s, ‘Put on the Dog’ was a term coined to express putting on your finery and dressing to the nines. From the old twenties to new twenties, we’re bringing it back, but for the gays this time‘. …

Announced: The National – First Two Pages Of Frankenstein + ‘Tropic Morning News’

The National has announced the release of its ninth studio album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, due April 28, 2023. Anchored by evocative melodies and an enthralling lyrical narrative, First Two Pages of Frankenstein signals a new chapter in the band’s beloved discography. The eleven-song album was produced by The National at Long Pond Studios in upstate New York and features guest appearances by Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens.  The band has also shared the first single off the album, the deceptively upbeat ‘Tropic Morning News.’ Partly…

Announced: Overmono – Good Lies + ‘Is U’

Overmono announce their debut album Good Lies will be released on Friday, 12th May 2023. The announcement comes in-line with the release of ‘Is U’, the second track to be revealed from the forthcoming album following ‘Walk Thru Water’ (“a display of their impeccable grasp of sound design.” – Clash) which was released in November of last year. Highly anticipated would be an understatement; since their inception Overmono have purposefully cultivated a fanbase that heralds them as one of…

Out Now: Memphis LK – Too Much Fun EP

Taking time out of her stacked summer festival appearances, producer, artist and DJ Memphis LK today reveals her Too Much Fun EP via Dot Dash / Remote Control Records. The EP lands in the same month she was named SpotifyAU/NZ’s EQUAL ambassador, following in the footsteps of Meg Mac and KYE taking over billboards and playlists. The title-track is a play on tempos featuring floating, silky vocals atop a bed of energetic, forward-thinking production. It was co-written and co-produced by Pharaoh Vice and Vendr (of multi-platinum collective Internet Money)…

Out Now: Velvet Negroni – Bulli

Back in 2017, Minneapolis-raised artist Jeremy Nutzman emerged with his debut project, NCOD, released under the moniker Velvet Negroni. It was a sprawling and strangely beautiful sound, with vast electronics teeming with an ambitious experimentalism and forthright vocals, all unconfined by any specific genre. This sound was something which, at the time, Nutzman credited to his unusual upbringing: a Black kid adopted by a strict white evangelical Christian family, he’d had no access to secular music…

Out now: Belle and Sebastian – Late Developers

Belle and Sebastian hit the ground running in 2023 with the release of their 12th album Late Developers, out now. It came as a surprise announce earlier in the week alongside first single ‘I Don’t Know What You See In Me’. One of the band’s most unabashedly infectious pop offerings to date, it is also their first co-write, featuring young pop composer Pete Ferguson first. Arriving almost back-to-back to 2022’s Top Ten…

Listen: Gena Rose Bruce ‘Harsh Light’

With the release of her second album on the horizon, Gena Rose Bruce shares one final insight in ‘Harsh Light’ before the full record release on Friday, 27th January. Her appearance at Meadow Festival in March will be one of the first chances to hear new album Deep Is The Way live. Centred around Gena Rose Bruce’s distinct vocals, ‘Harsh Light’ is one of the more up-tempo songs in the collection with Bruce confessing “Originally I wrote this song…

Announced: U.S Girls – Bless This Mess + ‘Futures Bet’

The eighth album by U.S. Girls, the nom de plume of North American multi-disciplinary and experimental pop artist Meg Remy, will be released on 24 February entitled Bless This Mess. To celebrate, U.S. Girls releases the slow jam gem, ‘Futures Bet’ alongside a music video directed by Alex Kingsmill that explores the visual wonder and resiliency of trash. Watch below! A combination of traditional 3D animation and composited live action footage was fed into various Stable Diffusion deep learning models….

Announced: Daughter – Stereo Mind Game + ‘Be On Your Way’

Returning with their first studio album for seven years, Stereo Mind Game is a new chapter for Daughter. To be released on 7 April, the group’s third record follows Not to Disappear (2016) and soundtrack Music from Before the Storm (2017). After more than a decade spent depicting the darkest emotions, the trio of Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli and Remi Aguilella present their most optimistic record yet. The album’s lead single ‘Be On Your Way’ is a longing but resilient song…

Listen: Yo La Tengo – ‘Aselestine’

On February 10th, Matador will release This Stupid World, the brilliant sixteenth album (and, to be honest, the sixteenth brilliant album) by Yo La Tengo. To help fix this date more firmly, we offer a new single, the gentle and atmospheric ‘Aselestine,’ which features a lead vocal by Georgia Hubley. Listen / purchase ‘Aselestine’ here.Pre-order / pre-save This Stupid World here.

Listen: The Lemon Twigs – Corner Of My Eye

The Lemon Twigs release poignant, ’60s-tinged rock song and first single ‘Corner Of My Eye’, accompanied by a wistful video set in a cemetery, directed by Hilla Eden and Brian D’Addario. Watch below! The release marks their first new music in two years, following the 2020 album Songs For The General Public. ‘Corner Of My Eye’ is a warm, guitar-led ode to a new love interest, written and produced entirely by The Lemon Twigs. On the release, The Lemon…

Announced: Kate Fagan – I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool (Expanded Edition) + ‘Cover It Up’

Kate Fagan took the Chicago punk rock scene by storm in the early ‘80s with her self-released single ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool, ‘ which became the best-selling single ever by a local artist at the legendary Wax Trax! Records. In 2016, Manufactured Recordings reissued the coveted 7” with the original B-side ‘Waiting for the Crisis’ and two bonus tracks, which quickly sold out. Captured Tracks / Remote Control are thrilled to announce plans to…

Announced: Bertie Serveert – Palomine 30th Anniversary Reissue

Kicking off Matador’s Revisionist History Series for 2023, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bettie Serveert’s debut album, Palomine. Heralded in its original four-star review by Rolling Stone as “untamed and free as pop gets,” this 1993 classic will see its first pressing by Matador since the album’s original release on June 23rd on limited-edition translucent orange vinyl, accompanied by the ‘Brain-Tag’ 7”, which was included with the original pressing.  A deluxe digital edition of the album is out now on streaming services, featuring…

Listen: Gena Rose Bruce – Misery and Misfortune

Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Gena Rose Bruce offers further insight to her anticipated sophomore album with the release of ‘Misery And Misfortune’. Her sophomore album Deep Is The Way will be released on 27 January 2023 via Remote Control Records. Following her recent collaboration with iconic singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, ‘Misery And Misfortune’ is a slow tempo, vulnerable cacophony of guitars and synths. Gena Rose Bruce opens up on the subject matter explaining “This song is about feeling grateful and appreciative for when you can actually feel your feelings. Even if some of…

Out now: The Smile – The Smile At Montreux Jazz Festival July 2022

The Smile have today revealed details of a brand new live release, The Smile At Montreux Jazz Festival July 2022. The seven track, eight song digital-only live release of selected tracks from the band’s debut album A Light For Attracting Attention is available from Wednesday, 14th December. A film of the performed tracks will broadcast from the band’s YouTube channel on Tuesday 13th December. The performance, available for just 48 hours, will also exclusively contain the first ever public outing of new…

Announced: Gruff Rhys – The Almond & The Seahorse

Gruff Rhys is pleased to announce his forthcoming soundtrack to the film The Almond & The Seahorse via Remote Control Records. The double album will be released digitally and on double deluxe LP in February 2023.  The 22-track album comprises original songs and instrumental score, all composed by Gruff Rhys. Recorded between 2021-2022 with a host of featured musicians including members of the National Orchestra of Wales, the music features throughout the forthcoming film of the…

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