27 November 2020
Broken Stone Records are pleased to announce Wade Jackson has joined their roster and will release his new album Sensationalized on Friday 4 December. Wade releases new single ‘Nightlife‘ ahead of the album. As Wade says of the single “I wrote and recorded Nightlife during the Coronavirus lockdown in Sydney. The view of the empty streets from my apartment window, particularly in the night, made me imagine a dystopian city…
20 November 2020
Bolton-born, Berlin-based artist Planningtorock has made a remix of Romy‘s track ‘Lifetime‘. Taking things even further into the club, it’s a stunning reinterpretation of the track from one of Romy’s favourite artists. Talking about the remix, Jam Rostron aka Planningtorock says: “I’m so proud of this remix I made for my dear friend Romy. Think it’s one of the best I’ve ever made! It was so much fun re pitching…
20 November 2020
A prolific artist and singular voice in the world of Australian music, June Jones announces her sophomore album Leafcutter set for release on February 19, 2021. Alongside the announcement comes her new track & video ‘Therapy’, as premiered via Triple R and The FADER respectively. “Combining angular post-punk with immediate, indelible pop songwriting, “Therapy” finds Jones seeking human connection but finding only things: scented candles, dresses, a calculator, a clock.” says The…
20 November 2020
Dry Cleaning share the song ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’, the group’s first release on 4AD / Remote Control Records. ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’ is a treatise on the joy of life’s little pleasures, where air fresheners become mighty oaks and Instagram filters are glamourous holiday destinations. The South London band explain further – “In the search for your true calling in life, it’s easy to try so many things that you end up confused….
20 November 2020
Early this year, emerging U.K.-based singer, producer and harpist TATYANA, released her thrilling debut EP Shadow On The Wall via Sinderlyn, that was praised by tastemaker outlets including NYLON, FADER, office, Line of Best Fit, Crack, and more. Now, she releases ‘Back In My Head’ a new single off an evolving mixtape called MELT. Like many of TATYANA’s songs, ‘Back In My Head’ is about the digitisation of romance that…
20 November 2020
Wolf & Cub have released their fourth album NIL via Part Time Records. Featuring the dark and abrasive first single ‘Blue State’ & searing second single ‘Close to the Edge’, NIL is Wolf & Cub’s first long-form release since 2013’s Heavy Weight. Where Heavy Weight hinted at the band’s ability to traverse tougher terrain, NIL sees the band gravitate away from previous psych-rock offerings in favour of a masterful and…
20 November 2020
Egyptian sound artist Rozzma has released new single ‘Gheirek’ form his forthcoming Khatar Sayeb EP out December 4. “Gheirek talks about one’s struggle with being outcast,” Rozzma says. “It talks about the journey of finding the strength to believe in oneself and to fully understand one’s identity while completely ignoring and diminishing universal pressures to adapt pre-set identities. It talks about the will to abandon the fear of the future…
20 November 2020
Julien Baker shares her take on festive classic ‘A Dreamer’s Holiday’. The track is out via this year’s Spotify’s Singles: Holiday Collection which includes a wide range of covers and originals, from artists across a myriad of genres. Listen HERE. “I chose ‘Dreamers Holiday’ because I found it incredibly unique as far as holiday songs are concerned”, says Baker. “It’s a very understated song- both lyrically and musically; while it’s…
20 November 2020
Brijean – the Oakland-based duo of Brijean Murphy and Doug Stuart – announce their new album, Feelings, will be released February 26th on Ghostly International. They’ve also shared the lead single/video, ‘Day Dreaming.’ The forthcoming album and lead track draw on Murphy’s experience growing up in a family immersed in jazz, Latin, and soul music, and arrive after working extensively within Oakland’s diverse music scene and as one of indie’s most…
13 November 2020
Captured Tracks releases Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983 – 1987, the first volume of Captured Tracks’ new venture into compilations – Excavations. Spread across two LPs, Strum & Thrum includes an 80+ page booklet with an extensive oral history of the ‘80s indie scene, an introduction by Captured Tracks label head Mike Sniper, and tons of archival images and ephemera. The release caught the attention from major…
13 November 2020
Hachiku release their highly anticipated debut LP I’ll Probably Be Asleep on Milk! Records and share a new video for ‘Dreams of Galapagos‘ directed by Chloe Holliday. When a close friend took an in-advance listen to Hachiku’s debut album, I’ll Probably Be Asleep, she had one question for bandleader Anika Ostendorf: “‘why are you so angry?’” It’s not the first reaction that most people would have to the Melbourne-based outfit, whose dream-pop…
13 November 2020
Part Time Records announce two emerging South Australian artists – Tilly Tjala Thomas and Plastix – as the latest signings to PTR Singles Club, a newly formed split 7” singles club developed as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns. Hailing from the Fleurieu Peninsula, emerging songwriter Tilly Tjala Thomas has been writing and performing her own songs around Adelaide since the age of 11. This year has seen Tilly complete her final year of high school, electing to undertake a creative mentorship with Memphis…
13 November 2020
Parquet Courts announce ‘On Time,’ a concert livestream and retrospective in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their first show. The show, filmed live at Brooklyn’s Pioneer Works, will air on December 10th at 8pm AEDT, commemorating their first show ever, which took place at Monster Island on December 17th, 2010. It will feature rare archival footage, new interviews, exclusive merch available only to ticket buyers, and much more. The…
13 November 2020
Leif Vollebekk shares Long Blue Light, a two-song EP available now across all streaming services. The title track is a brand new original song from Leif, while the second is a Bon Iver cover of the song ’29 #Strafford APTS.’ Leif explains: “Long Blue Light was recorded during the sessions for New Ways, live with just myself and a drummer, Homer Steinweiss. I had all but abandoned it but this…
6 November 2020
Helado Negro, the creative moniker of Roberto Carlos Lange, is the latest addition to the 4AD roster, and today, he releases a cover of Neil Young’s ‘Lotta Love’. The track features Flock Of Dimes as well as backing vocals by Devendra Banhart and Adron and piano by Trey Pollard. This new version of ‘Lotta Love’ was recorded with the upcoming U.S. election and global crises on Roberto Lange’s mind. “I…
6 November 2020
Partners, Sisters and Friends. Partner Look are a Melbourne-based band made up of German sisters Ambrin (Cool Sounds) and Anila Hasnain (Studio Magic), who are joined by their partners Dainis Lacey (Cool Sounds) and Lachlan Denton (The Ocean Party). The members also share a history of friendship and musical bonds. When Stefan proposed to Jana, in a small Rhineland town, he had a good feeling she would say yes. Little…
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