8 October 2021
Big Thief have unveiled ‘Change’, another gorgeous track in their catalogue, out now via 4AD / Remote Control Records. Following three stunning singles – ‘Little Things’, ‘Sparrow’, and ‘Certainty’,‘Change’ is intimate and evocative, and places the listener right alongside the band. Dreamy, eerie harmonies find warmth in the simple romance of Adrianne Lenker’s lyrics; their innocent hope looking to find a simple moment of peace in chaotic times. Stream / Download Big Thief – ‘Change’
8 October 2021
Hand Habits, the project of Los Angeles-based musician Meg Duffy (they/them), has shared a striking video for ‘Clean Air,’ the new single from their upcoming album, Fun House – out October 22 via Milk! Records / Remote Control Records. The song features Dave Hartley from The War On Drugs on bass. them., who premiered the V Haddad directed video today and profiled Duffy, says Fun House “indicates a sea change, not only in its sound, but in how Duffy writes of their pain — now centring compassion, empathy,…
8 October 2021
Hugely respected for his pop melodies and energy, Sydney singer-songwriter (and triple j Unearthed winner with Cuthbert and the Night Walkers) Richard Cuthbert is set to release his third full-length album Daydreaming this November, via Broken Stone Records / Remote Control Records. The new single ‘Tomato Plants‘ is another slice of concise and super-catchy indie guitar pop from Richard. The song ebbs and flows on the interplay between his perfect fuzzed-out and jangly chord changes and the way…
8 October 2021
Dinner aka Danish multi-instrumentalist Anders Rhedin shares the video for ‘Connection’ the exquisite, reflective new single which features dreamy vocals from Molly Burch, and appears on the new album titled Dream Work, a lush collection of synth and guitar-laden indie pop that expertly channels Ryuichi Sakamoto, early British indie, and the sound of water, due for release October 22 on Captured Tracks / Remote Control Records. The delicately expressive, hazy-yet-sunlit video for ‘Connection’ was directed by Amsterdam-based multimedia artist and photographer, Annabel van…
1 October 2021
With the release date for Mess Esque’s debut album nearing, the collaborative new duo of Mick Turner (The Dirty Three) and Helen Franzman (McKisko) have dropped a new video for their latest single ‘Sweetspot’. The video, directed by Charlie Hillhouse, is equally hypnotizing with a dreamlike quality that gently rouses the viewer from induced inertia only to be thrust further down the rabbit hole. A story told in multiple parts, it demands your divided attention. Helen‘s words on the song: “The song was about…
1 October 2021
One of the shimmering highlights of her upcoming album Things Take Time, Take Time, Courtney Barnett’s new single ‘Write A List of Things to Look Forward To’ is gorgeous and poignant; a joyful and melodic love letter to friends and friendship. ‘Write A List of Things to Look Forward To’ takes its name from the technique one of Barnett’s friends advocated for her to get her out of a depressive funk, and paints a bittersweet picture of small…
1 October 2021
Kedr Livanskiy has released her new album Liminal Soul, via 2MR / Remote Control Records. Liminal Soul plays like an opera. It’s expansive, timeless and finds the Russian producer/musician pushing the boundaries of electronic songwriting. In the past, Livanskiy’s vocals were used sparingly, a gentler element in a larger production tapestry. On Liminal Soul, though, she’s brought them to the forefront. With this liberation came the freedom to experiment with the voice as an instrument…
1 October 2021
XL Recordings / Remote Control Records announce the release of Diamond Cut/Bby, the new 12” from London duo Overmono. Out mid-November, ‘Bby‘ is available digitally now. Over the course of the pandemic, Overmono have undoubtedly risen to become the most sought-after dance act of 2021. Shows at festivals like Greenman, We Out Here, Field Day and Gala were all hailed as highlights, as was their sold out, packed-out headline show at Village Underground earlier this month. Their track ‘So U Kno’ is…
1 October 2021
Toronto rapper Shad’s brand-new album TAO is out now, via Secret City Records / Remote Control Records. To celebrate the release week, Shad shares the video for ‘Black Averageness‘. The rapper explains the concept behind the song: “’Black Averageness’ is a just fun celebration of our beautifully imperfect selves in a society that still struggles to see our humanity. As vital as it is to elevate Black Excellence and to address the harsh realities that we disproportionately experience,…
1 October 2021
Circuit des Yeux (Haley Fohr) has released a new single and video taken from her Matador Records / Remote Control Records debut, -io, out October 22nd. ‘Vanishing’ is Circuit des Yeux at her most colossal, with driving strings that border on Bond theme leading to a howling chorus refrain, with Fohr’s sonorous 4-octave voice at center stage. The self-directed video for ‘Vanishing’ sees Fohr veering between different personas and backdrops, channelling the multifaceted drama, absurdity and apocalypse which underpin the new album. Of…
1 October 2021
Helado Negro has released the new single ‘La Naranja’. The song is accompanied by an official video directed by Andrew Anderson. ‘La Naranja’ is the third single to preview the new album Far In which will be released on October 22 via 4AD / Remote Control Records. The song opens with long violin tones, joined by a creeping tea kettle frequency. Rather than a brutal jolt, at the point of contact, Roberto Lange’s voice gleefully bounces in to tell us that we will…
24 September 2021
Radiohead have revealed the brand-new video for their recently released single ‘If You Say The Word’. The video is directed by Norwegian director Kasper Häggström (Kelly Lee Owens). ‘If You Say The Word’ is taken from Radiohead’s upcoming KID A MNESIA reissue package, set for release on 5th November via XL Recordings / Remote Control. KID A MNESIA collects Radiohead’s fourth and fifth albums, alongside the debut of a newly compiled third disc, titled Kid Amnesiae. Exclusive to this release, Kid Amnesiae is made up of unearthed material from…
24 September 2021
Parquet Courts have shared a new single/video, ‘Black Widow Spider’, from their forthcoming album, Sympathy For Life, out October 22nd on Rough Trade Records / Remote Control Records. Following their highly-praised lead single ‘Walking at a Downtown Pace’, ‘Black Widow Spider’ kicks off with scorching guitar. In A Savage’s words, “I told [producer] Rodaidh McDonald that I wanted to find a sound that was equal parts Can, Canned Heat and This Heat. He was really into that and probably took some glee…
24 September 2021
Imperial Broads are a noisy, deranged, pop explosion led by three Sydney/Blue Mountains singer-songwriters who work together to make a delightfully raucous, urgent, and melodic sound. Comprised of Pip Smith, Eve Lande and Lauren Crew, the trio share their new album Counterpart, via Broken Stone Records / Remote Control Records. The scene has already been set for the album with its three hook-laden singles, ‘Unromantic‘, ‘Control‘ and ‘Another Planet’, songs that show the range of three songwriters…
24 September 2021
Los Angeles-based artist Hana Vu has released ‘Keeper’, the newest single from her upcoming album Public Storage, out November 5th on Ghostly International / Remote Control Records, following ‘Maker’ and ‘Everybody’s Birthday’. ‘Keeper’ is a pulsating new wave cut, replete with soaring dreamy synths and a cool-voiced narrator. The accompanying video, directed by Meagen Houang and choreographed by Jas Lin, sees Vu honing in on her artistic craft, both sonically and physically. It was shot in a single take on 16mm film by cinematographer Andrew Yuyi Truong and it’s a…
24 September 2021
For its 30th anniversary, Pixies‘ 1991 album, Trompe Le Monde, has been reissued on limited marbled green vinyl, available now via 4AD / Remote Control Records. Translated from French to mean “fool the world,” Trompe Le Monde showed the band still restless to push their sound forward. Recorded between Burbank, Paris, and London, with producer Gil Norton again at the controls, their fourth album is arguably their most playful, with Black Francis’s lyrics on UFOs and conspiracy theories keeping things…
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