17 November 2022
Romy — of The xx —unveils a new single, ‘Strong’ featuring Fred again.., alongside a video directed by her wife, the filmmaker and photographer Vic Lentaigne. ‘Strong’ came from a moment in my life when I was processing past grief,” says Romy. “Whilst writing the lyrics I was thinking about my cousin Luis, we both have the shared experience of our mums passing away when we were young. I recognise in him the same trait I have which is to…
11 November 2022
London-based duo Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye) have today shared the video for ‘Greatest Hits’, taken from their critically acclaimed debut full-length record I Love You Jennifer B – out now via Rough Trade / Remote Control Records. The video, directed by FKA Twigs’ Caprisongs visual collaborator Aiden Zamiri, charts a fictitious show trial between two eccentric pop icons and features a cast of cameos close to the Jockstrap project. Jockstrap have also announced their first shows in Australia for February and March…
11 November 2022
A note from Jen on ‘Mana Takatāpui’ out now: “In 2019 I typed the words ‘Māori word for Queer’ into Google. The word ‘takatāpui’ flashed onto my screen with this description: ‘Takatāpui is the Māori word meaning a devoted partner of the same sex. In Western terminology, a person who identifies as takatāpui is a Māori individual who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. Takatāpui is used nowadays in response to…
11 November 2022
Today, Jeremy Nutzman, the Minneapolis-raised artist known as Velvet Negroni, releases ‘Pop Song 2 & 1’. Juddering and billowing with piano and flickering percussion, ‘Pop Song 2 & 1’ is taken from his upcoming second album, Bulli, out on 13 January 2023. Created during a particularly tumultuous time in Nutzman’s life that involved drug abuse, bank fraud, and a house fire, it’s unsurprising that Bulli would echo his present state of mind. Bulli feels anticipatory, often frantic and manic…
11 November 2022
Lucifer on the Moon is the anti-gravity companion to Spoon’sLucifer on the Sofa. It’s a full-on reimagination of the Austin band’s tenth album created by On-U Sound founder and UK dub icon, Adrian Sherwood. Lucifer on the Moon flips Lucifer on the Sofa’s rhythm tracks inside-out, and often rebuilds them wholesale. Sherwood supplied extensive additional instrumentation via On-U’s extended family of session players, including bassist Doug Wimbish and drummer Keith LeBlanc (both of whom performed in Sugarhill Records’ early ’80s in-house rhythm section)….
11 November 2022
Melbourne-based genre-melders Huntly announce the release of their most cohesive project to date – their sophomore album Sentimental Still out Friday, 3rd February. The omnibus news comes alongside the second single and video ‘It’s You I’m Here For’. On Sentimental Still, Huntly demonstrate new evolution as their work explores the nature of relationships and a dedication to intimacy in all its forms. It’s a stunning collection of music highlighting a myriad of influences from UK garage, breakbeat, electronic-pop and alternative R&B. Written between 2019…
10 November 2022
Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Gena Rose Bruce announces the release of her sophomore album Deep Is The Way, on 27 January 2023 Last year a suffocating black fog pursued Gena Rose Bruce through the night’s depths – a recurring dream wraith brought on by the passing of her partner’s mother and pandemic instability. Deep Is The Way chronicles Bruce’s fraught path back into the light, as she processes death and inner turmoil to emerge with a newfound state of strength and…
4 November 2022
Today, singer, rapper and producer HAWA releases her debut album HADJA BANGOURA via 4AD / Remote Control. The album, named for HAWA’s great-grandmother who passed away last year, forms a vessel for healing as HAWA crafts a letter to herself through which to work past her toxic relationships. Its guiding light is the palpable, fierce confidence she inhabits as she comes to terms with her past, inspired by the resilient Hadja. On the album, HAWA creates a layered soundscape…
4 November 2022
Dance-punks Special Interest today reveal their new album Endure out now via Rough Trade / Remote Control Records. Endure was self-produced and recorded at HighTower in New Orleans with engineering by James Whitten, mixed by Collin Dupuis (Angel Olsen, Yves Tumor, Lana Del Rey) and mastered by Matt Colton in London at Metropolis. Special Interest describes the experience of recording Endure as “inverted,” since the pandemic obviously stunted the possibilities of live performance, resulting in a new period of experimentation and sonic exploration in which…
4 November 2022
Oliver Sim debuts a remix of ‘GMT’ from legendary artist and musician Wolfgang Tillmans and his production partner Marc Krether. Longtime mutual admirers, this is the first official collaboration between the two. The original version is taken from Oliver’s much lauded debut album Hideous Bastard. Produced by Oliver’s The xx bandmate and lifelong friend Jamie xx, the album is a collection of songs inspired by Oliver’s love of horror movies and his own life experience. Stream…
3 November 2022
Yo La Tengo will release their sixteenth album This Stupid World on February 10th. What’s more, you can listen to the new song ‘Fallout’ below! Yo La Tengo have raced time for nearly four decades and they just keep winning. The trio’s latest victory is called This Stupid World, a spellbinding set of reflective songs that resist the ticking clock. This music is not so much timeless as time-defiant. “I want to fall out of…
3 November 2022
Daring to go where few bands have gone before, Future Islands have done the unthinkable and covered ‘Last Christmas’, the classic festive song originally made famous by Wham! The Baltimore group’s playful reworking retains the song’s charm and melody as Samuel T. Herring’s distinctive vocals adds potent emotional heft to George Michael’s bittersweet lyrics. Future Islands headline Australian / New Zealand tour tickets go on general sale Thursday, 3rd November at 10am local time. For more information and full tour details head to handsometours.com Stream…
3 November 2022
Patrick Holland shares a brand new single and his first new material since releasing his debut record. Holland explains that ‘Years In The Ground’ is “a discussion between a shoulder angel and devil on how to spend your time and money.” Watch the accompanying video below! He continues, “I made this video with my best friend Geoff (Meugens). We woke in the early hours of summer 2021 to catch the sunrise on…
28 October 2022
Brooklyn-via-Kansas City artist Scout Gillett has released her debut album no roof no floor. While “home” can be a tough thing for Gillett to pinpoint, she found her place in Brooklyn’s DIY scene, playing in multiple live bands and even starting her own booking company to organize shows for other independent artists. Her intrepid nature results from a childhood spent running barefoot through rural Missouri and coming of age in…
28 October 2022
Ōtepoti/Dunedin four-piece, Soaked Oats return with their call out track, ‘Headline Opinion’. Headline Opinion’ is the third single from Soaked Oats’ upcoming album, Working Title to be released November 18th, 2022. Lead vocalist and lyricist, Oscar Mein, comments pithily, “Headline Opinion is a song about the news. How we serve it, how we consume it, how we regurgitate it, how we serve it again and…” The track is accompanied with a video of old newspaper headlines and clippings compiled…
28 October 2022
Meg Remy, the experimental alt-pop chameleon U.S. Girls enters her diva era with the ballad, ‘Bless This Mess’. Released today, the song follows her synth anthem, ‘So Typically Now’ and is accompanied by an extraordinary music video created by Remy and artist Evan Gordon. “Before camera phones, the family camcorder was often the mirror tool used to capture selfie-like performances of teenage daydreams and insecurities. Recently I unearthed a VHS tape housing footage of my…
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