5 August 2022
In July of 2021, Welsh Producer Lewis Roberts aka Koreless released his highly-anticipated debut album Agor. An album over five years in the making, Agor was released to critical acclaim, and to this day is widely regarded as one of the best electronic records of 2021. Unlike any other record you’ll hear, Agor straddles the worlds of ambient and contemporary classical while not sounding like an example of either. The album was regarded as one of the best electronic…
5 August 2022
Today, NYC pop performance artist, Jennifer Vanilla (they/them), shares their new album Castle In The Sky via Sinderlyn. The release includes singles, ‘Humility’s Disease’ that Stereogum called an “enticing, svelte, sinister earworm,” ‘Take Me For A Ride’ that NYLON called a “maximalist fever dream,” and ‘Body Music’ which Them. featured in their “Favourite Songs Of The Month.” Collaboratively crafted by Kauffman and co-writer/co-producer Brian Abelson, whose credits include releases on…
3 August 2022
Melbourne three-piece jade imagine return with dreamy title-rack from their sophomore album Cold Memory due October21st via Milk! Records / Remote Control Records. The single offers a peek into life’s most visceral moments, perfectly moving between rhythmic, slightly uneasy verses before it explodes into a synth heavy, pop-y chorus – lush and evocative. It was written by front-person and key songwriter Jade McInally following a frigid mid-winter swim with friends in the salty waters of Victorian coastal town Killarney. Speaking on the track’s…
1 August 2022
In honor of Shrines’ ten-year anniversary, Purity Ring return with a reissue of their breakthrough debut record. Titled shrines X, the album features three previously unreleased songs from the Shrines sessions, with the lead track “inovein” perfectly capturing their unique magic – bewitching, eerie vocals dancing uneasily across shimmering electronic haze. A surprise for fans and perfect intro to new listeners, their influence through 2010’s alt and commercial pop is undeniable. Stream / purchase…
29 July 2022
Using inspiration from the past mixed with influences of today, John Rocca blends new original works with various elements of the original 1980s ground-breaking dance staple, IOU. “It had to be fun, simply enjoyable, with the freedom to mess with any ideas. Not a piece of work”, said John Rocca on his experimenting with the idea of old vs new. The result, being eclectic: London House meets Pop; orBrit Funk…
29 July 2022
In 2020, the New York duo of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, aka Cults, shared their critically acclaimed album, Host, praised for being “remarkably atmospheric” (Variety) and it’s “solipsistic charming” (Pitchfork). The duo now announce their forthcoming EP Host B-Sides & Remixes out September 9 featuring remixes from Johnny Jewel, Small Black, Tama Gucci, and more. The first b-side ‘Poodles Dancing’ is out now. Stream / Purchase Cults – ‘Poodles…
29 July 2022
Patrick Holland releases his self-produced debut album, You’re The Boss, his first foray into guitar-driven indie pop, full of upbeat reflections on relinquishing control. Written and recorded in tandem, You’re The Boss finds Holland self-producing, playing almost every instrument on the record, as well as singing and writing his own lyrics for the first time. The album also features vocals from Holland’s bandmates in TOPS. Though it’s full of firsts, You’re The Boss sounds like the work of an…
28 July 2022
Following the success of their recent singles, hypnotic Melbourne trio Telenova further tease their forthcoming EP with latest track ‘Scarlet’. In celebration of the extended release Stained Glass Love – due out Friday 19 August via Pointer Recordings / Remote Control Records – Telenova will take to the road travelling around Australia and New Zealand this August, September and October. Buoyed by recent success with ‘Why Do I Keep You?’ and ‘Haunted’, the laconic ‘Scarlet’ is all raindrop pianos, and FM…
27 July 2022
Julien Baker releases a new EP B-Sides. Intimate and emotional, the 3 never-before-heard songs were taken from the recording sessions for her critically heralded third full-length Little Oblivions. Baker has collaborated on studio recordings with Frightened Rabbit, Matt Berninger, Hayley Williams, Becca Mancari, Mary Lambert, and on stage with Justin Vernon, The National, Sharon Van Etten, Ben Gibbard, and others. Stream / download B-Sides here.
27 July 2022
On previous singles ‘A Dream in Slow Motion’ and ‘Summer Lungs’, Mount Monda demonstrated they’re no strangers to exploring deeply personal experiences within their beautifully crafted songs. New single, ‘Death in a Retirement Home’, heads a notch deeper again. Introspectively focussed, the song examines the grief that comes with losing a parent. In 2014, singer Matt Walters’ mother was diagnosed with a rare, neurodegenerative disease. “I was close with my mum. She was a…
27 July 2022
It is with great pride to announce THUS LOVE’s debut album Memorial, out on Captured Tracks October 7th. With the release of their first single, ‘Inamorato’, and early critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, THUS LOVE hits us with a pugnacious rhythmic punch on lead single ‘In Tandem,’ out now via Remote Control Records. The band explains, “Written in 12 hours of digestion of emotional turmoil, “In Tandem” is a sonic promise to hold awareness of a fundamental truth: we are nothing…
27 July 2022
U.S. Girls – the nom de plume of North American multi-disciplinary and experimental pop artist Meg Remy – has shared a brand new song ‘So Typically Now’ and a self-directed official companion video. A sleek widescreen synth anthem that punctures the real estate bubble, ‘So Typically Now’ features powerhouse backing vocalist Kyle Kidd and is the first taste of new U.S. Girls music since the release of Christmas song ‘Santa Stay Home’ and the Polaris Prize-shortlisted album Heavy Light….
27 July 2022
Dry Cleaning release new single ‘Anna Calls From The Arctic’ off their forthcoming album Stumpwork, out 21 October, alongside a visualiser featuring the band’s drummer, Nick Buxton, displaying perfect form while skating backwards. Watch below! On ‘Anna Calls From The Arctic’, Florence Shaw narrates an off-kilter conversation with a distant friend. The track is whacked-out and otherworldly. “The lyrics were partly inspired by phone calls with a friend who was living and working in the…
21 July 2022
Last month, Chicago-based percussionist, composer, and producer Makaya McCraven announced the details of his new album In These Times, out September 23rd via International Anthem / Nonesuch / XL Recordings. The second offering from the new album is out now: ‘Dream Another,’ which McCraven wrote and recorded in his home studio in Chicago. The track features Brandee Younger on harp, Junius Paul on bass, Matt Gold on guitar/sitar, and De’Sean Jones on flute. An accompanying music visualizer, directed by Nik Arthur, features hand-drawn, digital, and photographic animations composed…
21 July 2022
Fresh off her performance at Pitchfork Music Festival, Dacus unveils her contribution to the Spotify Singles series: a reworked studio rendition of Home Video standout ‘Partner in Crime’ and a cover of Cher’s ‘Believe’, a “huge, expansive, beautiful, heart-pumping, excitement-inducing song,” says Dacus, and “iconic for its use of auto-tune.” Despite this distinct use of auto-tune in both ‘Believe’ and the original ‘Partner in Crime’, Dacus’ new versions remove the auto-tune and scale back the production, bringing each songwriter’s prowess to the forefront. “I feel like some of my favourite lyrics…
21 July 2022
Pointer Recordings is thrilled to release the new single from Jamaica Moana called ‘HERMIONE’ featuring Temgazi. The Sydney-based artist, rapper, creative director & songwriter of Māori (Ngāpuhi/Tainui) and Samoan descent made her Pointer Recordings debut with fiery new single ‘CYA’ earlier this year. Speaking on ‘HERMIONE‘ Jamaica shares – “Firstly, Temgazi has been my boo for a decade! We’ve been close friends tied to the hip since we met each other in 2013. Amongst so many people who blend in, Temgazi’s personality drew me to her…
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