5 November 2021
Los Angeles-based artist and songwriter Hana Vu shares her new album Public Storage, her debut record on Ghostly International / Remote Control Records. Public Storage follows the release of the “ethereal” (NYLON) ‘Maker’, and the “quasi-darkgaze banger” (MTV) ‘Everybody’s Birthday’ and “satisfyingly fuzzy” (Stereogum) ‘Gutter’. Public Storage expands on the sounds of Vu’s early work, underscoring her strengths as a songwriter with a deeper sense of luster, sophistication, and urgency. She calls it “very invasive and intense sounding music,” refreshingly out of step with contemporary trends; this is music to…
5 November 2021
Hugely respected for his pop melodies and energy, Sydney singer-songwriter Richard Cuthbert has released his third full-length album Daydreaming – a direct line to the heart of Richard’s songwriting. It’s pure and unfettered in the way everyday life is framed and conveyed via his matter-of-fact and poetic lyrics. There’s also a lush simplicity to the way that guitar lines unfurl, as they do on the title-track and right across the album. The trio format is…
5 November 2021
Earlier this year, 4AD released Bills & Aches & Blues, where 18 of its current artists reworked songs from 4AD’s catalogue: a creative experiment rooted in the spirit of collaboration and a snapshot of the label, 41 years after its inception. In tandem with this celebratory compilation, today 4AD releases Go Back For New, a 5-track digital EP of 4AD songs reimagined by five Chinese musicians. The five recordings showcase some of China’s most forward-thinking and influential musicians, all of…
5 November 2021
Following the release of the Bills & Aches & Blues compilation, Maria Somerville shares her reworking of Pale Saints’ ‘Kinky Love’ today, via 4AD / Remote Control Records. Previously only available as a bonus track on the Bills & Aches & Blues Japanese edition, the song is now available worldwide on all digital services. Originally made famous by Nancy Sinatra, ‘Kinky Love’ was covered by Pale Saints as part of their 1991 Flesh Balloon EP. Maria Somerville’s version of ‘Seabird’ by Air Miami is also included in Bills &…
29 October 2021
Spoon’s tenth album, Lucifer on the Sofa, is the band’s purest rock ’n roll record to date. Texas-made, it is the first set of songs that the quintet has put to tape in its hometown of Austin in more than a decade. Lucifer on the Sofa bottles the physical thrill of a band tearing up a packed room. It’s an album of intensity and intimacy, where the music’s harshest edges feel as…
29 October 2021
Melbourne’s cult pop-mystiques, Dorsal Fins are back after an extended stay in the musical wilderness, returning with new single and video ‘Sugar‘, via Dot Dash Recordings / Remote Control Records. In the 5 years since their last release, Dorsal Fins have peeled back from the epic cast of 9 mates, entrusting the band’s songwriting trinity, Liam McGorry, and co-vocalists, aka The-Twin-Tweaks, Ella Thompson & Jarrad Brown to navigate a kaleidoscopic bag of sun-soaked horns, love-puddle funk, and brat-pop night moves. Soak up…
29 October 2021
Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan) has released ‘Madonna’, the third preview from her forthcoming new album Valentine – out November 5 via Matador Records / Remote Control Records. Alongside the single’s release, Jordan shares a live performance of ‘Madonna’ filmed at the Armour-Stiner Octagon House in New York. Lindsey says, “I am excited to share this one! In summation it’s about why love can’t exist between a person and a concept of a person. Remove the pedestal and you might…
29 October 2021
Following the release of their acclaimed debut EP Tranquilize in July and their standout performance for triple j’s Like A Version in August, today, Melbourne three-piece Telenova share their Tranquilize Remixes EP via Pointer Recordings / Remote Control Records. Preceded by the release of LA-producer Meija‘s remix, the EP also features contributions from UNO Stereo, Joe Smallwood & Tim Zen. Of the remix EP, frontwoman Angeline Armstrong shares, “We wanted to see what happened when you put our first ever written song, ‘Tranquilize’, through the sonic prism of artist/producers from…
29 October 2021
NYC-based producer and artist Yaeji, in collaboration with OHHYUK, founder of the Seoul based indie band HYUKOH, has announced two new singles and music videos: ‘29′ and ‘Year to Year‘ (out now on XL Recordings / Remote Control Records). Starting as sketches exchanged between the two artists, the songs took full shape when they connected for studio sessions in Seoul earlier this year. Written, recorded and produced by Yaeji and OHHYUK, the singles premiered with two new music videos: ‘Year to Year’ directed by Seoul-based…
29 October 2021
Los Angeles-based artist and songwriter Hana Vu shares ‘Gutter’, the latest single off of Public Storage, her debut record on Ghostly International, due out next Friday, November 5th. In conjunction, she shares a live performance of ‘Gutter’. Following the “ethereal” (NYLON) ‘Maker’, and the “quasi-darkgaze banger” (MTV) ‘Everybody’s Birthday’, ‘Gutter’ is the heaviest song on the album. It thrives in grungy lowlight, with muscular guitar riffs striating above a bed of feedback, swelling alongside orchestral strings to a roaring finish. ‘Gutter’ sees Vu leaning into the alternative media she consumed…
29 October 2021
Rough Trade Records / Remote Control Records have released the deluxe edition of Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes’ groundbreaking GRAMMY-winning 2015 album. The repackaged set – available in digital, CD and limited 2-disc vinyl formats – features seven bonus tracks pulled from unreleased studio material, B-sides and live recordings, plus reimagined artwork by GRAMMY-winning art director Frank Harkins and new photos. Originally released in April 2015, Sound & Color debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album also went Top…
22 October 2021
XL Recordings & Remote Control Records are pleased to announce the release of Blawan’s Woke Up Right Handed EP. Scheduled for release on 12th November 2021, you can stream his new single ‘Under Belly’ now. Presented in XL’s iconic house bag, this release sees the mercurial producer arguably at the height of his powers and release some of his most riveting, genre-bending music to date. Having released music for over…
22 October 2021
Sydney-based, Papau New Guinean future-soul artist Ngaiire has been nominated for four ARIA Awards. Announced this morning, Ngaiire and her album 3 are nominated for Best Artist, Best Soul and R&B Release, Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist Award and also Best Cover Art, which is centered around an artwork that Ngaiire painted. Of the nominations Ngaiire shares – “Look I wasn’t expecting anything but FOUR!? Holy crap! I’m absolutely beside myself. Me and my team worked so hard on this release and this is already a win for us regardless…
22 October 2021
Courtney Barnett, the unstoppable singer-songwriter, has released her song entitled, ‘Smile Real Nice’, which serves as the theme song for Harriet the Spy, new Apple Original series for kids and families that will premiere November 19, and marks the first animated adaptation of the iconic children’s novel chronicling the coming-of-age adventures of the irrepressible Harriet M. Welsch. The single was released via Mom + Pop and is now available on Apple Music. Courtney Barnett will be releasing her highly anticipated new…
22 October 2021
Parquet Courts have released their much-anticipated new album, Sympathy For Life, via Rough Trade Records / Remote Control Records, alongside a scorching new single & video,‘Homo Sapien’. Sympathy For Life is Parquet Courts at their most instinctive and electronic, spinning their bewitching, psychedelic storytelling into fresh territory, yet maintaining their unique identity. Although new track ‘Homo Sapien’ is guitar heavy, it still has a grooving edge as A Savage’s vocals ruminate: “The erotic quality of not feeling meaningless //…
22 October 2021
Today, Helado Negro releases new album Far In, via 4AD / Remote Control Records, alongside the video for the album’s fourth single ‘There Must Be A Song Like You’. Commenting on the song, Roberto Lange writes, “who are you? All of our songs are so different. All of the experiences that we are, can there be a song like you? This song is a map of this exploration. Looking for melodies and rhythms that are you, day to day moment to moment, we are…
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