Announced: Standing On The Corner – II + ‘Mr. Postman, wait!’

Standing On The Corner announce their forthcoming album SOTC (“II”) out September 11. In addition, the ensemble shares a new single + visualizer for ‘Mr. Postman, wait!’ (b/w ‘Splitting Moonlight’) – watch here. Founded in Brooklyn, NY, STANDING ON THE CORNER (est. 2015) is a music recording group whose work moves fluidly between performance, film, installation, and sound. Rooted in the cultural exchange between the USA, Puerto Rico, and Africa, the project machinates an intersection…

Out now: Michael Brook – Cobalt Blue & Live at the Aquarium

Canadian musician Michael Brook, Grammy-nominated film composer (Heat, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Into the Wild) and inventor of the ‘infinite guitar’, releases the first vinyl reissue of his 1992 4AD record Cobalt Blue and the vinyl debut of Live at the Aquarium. These underrated gems from the 4AD catalogue have been newly remastered by Rashad Becker and are presented on Crystal Clear 2×LP and 2CD with artwork by…

Announced: Basia Bulat – Bouquet EP + ‘Right Now (Bouquet Version)’

Following a whirlwind season of touring in support of her latest album Basia’s Palace, Basia Bulat returns with her new EP Bouquet, a delicate collection of reimagined acoustic recordings that offers a fresh perspective on some of the album’s most beloved songs via Secret City Records. Recorded in Montreal’s Mile End neighbourhood with engineer Andrew Woods, Bouquet emerged during a quieter autumn period following months on the road. Stripped back…

Introducing: Radie Peat

Rough Trade Records are excited to share the debut solo single by one of Ireland’s most influential and revered vocalists, Lankum and ØXN’s Radie Peat – an interpretation of the popular traditional love song, ‘Still I Love Him’. With unique vision, staggering vocal range and a wry sense of knowing, Peat is celebrated for her powerful contralto voice, technical vocal authority, and emotional depth, she distils the essence of folk…

Announced: Gilla Band – Pugnello + ‘Placeholder’

Gilla Band are happy to announce their brand new album Pugnello released on the 25th September 2026 via Rough Trade Records. The album was recorded from 2022 – 2026 across three studios, Hellfire, Yellow Door Music Studio, & Sonic Studios in Dublin, the album was produced by Gilla Band & it was recorded and mixed by Daniel Fox. The album will be available on Deluxe Gatefold LP with glued in…

Listen: Carla Geneve – ‘Finally Broke Me’ / ‘I Still Think About You’

Renowned for her powerhouse vocals, raw vulnerability, and evocative storytelling, multi-award-winning artist Carla Geneve returns with a new double single, ‘Finally Broke Me’ / ‘I Still Think About You’, out now via Dot Dash / Remote Control. Alongside the release, Carla announces the Finally Broke Me tour, hitting Walyalup/Fremantle, Meanjin/Brisbane, Warrane/Sydney and Naarm/Melbourne later this month. Written in the exhausted comedown of a long tour, ‘Finally Broke Me’ captures the…

Listen: Tommy Barlow – ‘Won’t You Ever Need Me’’

Singer, producer and songwriter Tommy Barlow returns with ‘Won’t You Ever Need Me’, his new single and accompanying Josh Renaut-directed music video, released today via Young. Where debut single ‘Earth Killer’ arrived as a slow-burn torch song – bruised, luminous and slightly unmoored – ‘Won’t You Ever Need Me’ pushes into rawer, more volatile territory: a track that builds from a single drums and piano motif into a wall of collapsing sound, the vocals decaying…

Listen: Rowena Wise – ‘Home In This World’

Today, Naarm/Melbourne-based artist Rowena Wise shares her new single ‘Home In This World’, out now via Beloved Records / Remote Control Records, the third offering from her forthcoming sophomore album, Bad Things Feel Good*, set for release on Friday 7th August, 2026. Alongside the single, Wise announces a run of headline shows across Australia this Oct/Nov with her band. Following the emotional reckoning of ‘Blood Ties’ and the quiet unravelling of ‘Diamond In The Rough’, ‘Home In This World’ enters…

Announced: @ – Autosmile

@ (pronounced “at”) is the art-folk project of Philadelphia-based multi-instrumentalist songwriters Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak. On October 16, the band will share their new album Autosmile, their second full-length record and first release with 4AD. Across Autosmile’s 11 songs, @ reimagine the psychedelic folk tradition as an undeniably contemporary art form, carefully balancing beauty and pain and shifting between black hole heaviness and patient understanding. This is seen first…

Listen: Everything Is Recorded – ‘Beyond The Brilliant Haze’

Everything Is Recorded – Richard Russell’s ever-evolving collaborative artist project – today announces ‘Beyond The Brilliant Haze’, a new single featuring Maryland rapper .idk. and legendary British musician Peter Gabriel, out now via XL Recordings. A striking departure from the spectral folk and soul that defined Everything Is Recorded’s acclaimed 2025 album Temporary (Disco Pogo’s album of the year), ‘Beyond The Brilliant Haze’ is a unique meeting of minds, and…

Announced: This Is Lorelei – The Singer in My Band + ‘Billy Came Back’

The last few years have been transformative for Nate Amos. Between delivering breakout records both as a solo artist — under his This Is Lorelei moniker — and with his band Water From Your Eyes, sold out shows across multiple continents, to seeing some of today’s most influential artists cover his songs, the ascending songwriter has found his stride. As the first This Is Lorelei album for Matador Records, The…

Listen: SOAK – death valley fridge magnet

SOAK – Irish singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson – has returned with ‘death valley fridge magnet’ on Rough Trade / Remote Control Records, their first new solo song in over four years. It follows their 2024 viral collaboration with Fred Again.. on the track ‘just stand there’ which has been played over 25 million times. SOAK’s last album was 2022’s If I Never Know You Like This Again which followed 2019’s Grim…

Announced: Julia Jacklin – The Gem + ‘Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)’

The fourth studio album from Julia Jacklin, The Gem, will be released on 25 September and marks the Australian musician’s debut release on 4AD / Remote Control Records. She has also shared the first single ‘Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)’ as well as details of a summer run of solo in-store performances in the UK. ‘Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)’ is a…

Announced: Pulp – Live! + What Do You Do For an Encore?

“A concert is an event where songs come back to life. That’s why this album is called ‘Live!’” explains Jarvis Cocker of this unique record in the Pulp canon. “It’s both a statement of fact (it’s a recording of a live band) & a challenge (come on! Everyone come alive!).” It’s also Pulp’s first film soundtrack album: the Garth Jennings directed movie What Do You Do For an Encore? which is to…

Announced: Two Shell – Infinite Now + ‘Thing About You’

Two Shell announce their second album Infinite Now, released October 16th as a ten track album on vinyl, CD and digital, alongside an expanding world of infinite new music promised all summer long. Infinite Now is the culmination of a feeling that began with ‘The Nightmare’ earlier this year, a release that leant into positive escapism as a response to the dark and confusing times we’re living in. This album is about existing in the moment,…

Announced: Ed Kuepper – The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper – Live, Today Wonder + The Aints! – Autocannibalism

Ed Kuepper adds three albums to his available catalogue of remarkable work, including a brand new double live album. The three albums will be available on Friday 24th July, with new live single ‘Also Sprach The King Of Euro-Disco’ out now digitally. Ed and his band tour nationally through July and August in support of these releases. The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper – Live Recorded at the National Theatre, Melbourne…

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