Lauded by Paper Mag as “that rare act that melds the sweat of performance with the immediacy of a headphones-on experience,” cumgirl8 further proves their infectious nature with this new track, a throbbing, late night overture to twisted romance. With an unsettling, industrial air, here, the band touch close to Cabaret Voltaire in the style of “gothic pop and scuzzy dance-punk studded with horny prose”. Earlier this year, cumgirl8 shared another stand-alone track entitled ‘glasshour’ praised by the likes...
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Ahead of the launch of their coast-to-coast North American tour this month, Belle and Sebastian have released a brand new song, ‘What Happened to You, Son?’ Stuart Murdoch says on the song “‘What Happened to You Son’ got pulled rather randomly from the last LP because the LP felt one track too long. Out it came. The song is about my youth, and the funny hole I fell into in my late teens....
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Kicking off 2024 with a bang, Manhattan four-piece cumgirl8 (aka cg8) return with a brand new single entitled ‘glasshour’. It’s a spiky post-punk haze, showcasing all that’s exciting and unique about cumgirl8 via jarring electro-punk flourishes, industrial sludge, and an irrepressible hook tying it all together. A live highlight of their incendiary underground shows, the new track also previews the group’s upcoming debut 4AD / Remote Control record (due later this year). The release additionally marks the...
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Adrianne Lenker shares a new single ‘Fool’ from her upcoming album, Bright Future, out on 22nd March. With bent, plucked, and trembling strings, ‘Fool’ chases its tail for answers with softened beach glass geometry. Accompanying the single is another video directed by Adrianne’s brother, Noah Lenker, featuring Adrianne’s family and their dogs. “I feel like I can hear her laughing and smiling when I listen back to this song. The joy is palpable,” says producer Philip Weinrobe. “It’s easy to forget that Adrianne can do unbridled ecstatic...
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Erika de Casier shares a new single and video from her highly-anticipated third album Still, out on 21 February via 4AD / Remote Control. ‘ice’ featuring Tampa rap duo They Hate Change marks the first collaboration in de Casier’s discography, and what a marvellous first showing. For the three-minute cut de Casier moonlights as the duo’s third member, flipping a classic hip-hop trope (“Ice – you put it all on me,” she sings) into a comment on a frustratingly noncommittal person. The song...
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Dry Cleaning will reissue their first two EPs on 8 March. Remastered to celebrate the release, Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks and Sweet Princess will be pressed as one single vinyl. The former will be available on cassette for the first time and include an exclusive bonus single, a demo of New Long Leg single, ‘Strong Feelings’, recorded during the sessions for Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks. The band has shared a new visualiser for the song ‘Sit Down Meal’,...
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Adrianne Lenker announces her new solo album, Bright Future, out on 22nd March, and shares the new single ‘Sadness As A Gift’. Bright Future marks Lenker’s first album since 2020’s songs & instrumentals, and features co-production from Philip Weinrobe, alongside contributions from Nick Hakim, Mat Davidson, and Josefin Runsteen. Following the previously released single ‘Ruined,’ ‘Sadness As A Gift’ sees Lenker at her most familiar and warm, a track that is both utterly timeless, yet sounding new and surprising on every listen. The aliveness of Adrianne’s voice...
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Helado Negro (aka Roberto Carlos Lange) releases a new single, ‘Best For You and Me’, from his upcoming album PHASOR, which will be released on the 9th February via 4ad / Remote Control Records. In ‘Best For You and Me’ Lange retains the warmth of a childhood summer night on the Florida peninsular soundtracked by frogs and crickets, Bermuda grass between your toes. With its bright, pastel tones and uplifting melodies and rhythms, ‘Best For You and Me’ feels like an...
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Erika de Casier returns to announce her highly-anticipated third album Still, out February 21st via 4AD / Remote Control Records, and shares the first single ‘Lucky.’ The song arrives alongside an accompanying Jesse May Fisher-directed video titled “me walking on the beach” made as homage to viral YouTube videos from the early aughts. The album is classic de Casier, her idiosyncratic mix of luxuriant electronica and moonlit R&B drilled further into that one-of-a-kind sound here. Her songwriting is as masterful...
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At the end of this month, Future Islands will release their highly anticipated new album, People Who Aren’t There Anymore (Jan, 26, 2024). Today, they’ve shared another new song, ‘Say Goodbye,’ an examination of a long distance relationship unravelling. People Who Aren’t There Anymore, the band’s seventh album, heralds a new chapter for Future Islands who, despite having formed nearly two decades ago, continue to challenge themselves and each other. Stream / download ‘Say Goodbye’ here. Pre-order /...
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Buck Meek kickstarts 2024 with two new singles ‘Cuero Dudes’ and ‘Beauty Opens Doors’, as well as a video for ‘Cuero Dudes’, watch below! Last year, Meek released his stunning third solo album, Haunted Mountain, featuring songs co-written with one of Buck’s longtime musical heros Jolie Holland. ‘Cuero Dudes’ should sound familiar to those who have listened to the record. It’s a rollicking reworking of the track ‘Cyclades,’ one of the album’s singles and live standouts. Meanwhile, ‘Beauty Opens Doors’ was a song...
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Following the release of her critically-acclaimed debut album YIAN earlier this year, Lucinda Chua shares her brand new EP Reclaiming The Rose, out now via 4AD / Remote Control. Reclaiming The Rose expands sonically on YIAN, with Chua explaining “Reclaiming The Rose is a bi-lingual meditation exploring ideas of returning, remembering and retracing ancestral roots. I was inspired by the journey of the rose; a plant indigenous to China that made...
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Adrianne Lenker (Big Thief) presents her new single and video, ‘Ruined’. The track is a heart-breaking, remarkable intro to Lenker’s highly anticipated new solo album, which she has announced will be coming in 2024. On ‘Ruined’, Lenker moves to the piano for the first time and the accompanying video was directed by Adrianne’s brother Noah Lenker, collaging gorgeous footage of Lenker in autumnal foliage. Of ‘Ruined,’ Lenker says: “This song has been a quiet beacon for me. It may contain the essence of the gift...
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the GOLDEN DREGS release their new 3-track EP entitled popular music vol. 1. The digital only release consists of cover versions of well-loved songs by pop icons: ‘When the Party’s Over’ by Billie Eilish, ‘Dealer’ by Lana Del Rey, and ‘Billions’ by Caroline Polachek. With their gentle harmonies and atmospheric instrumental arrangements that uniquely meld the bleak and the beautiful, combined with Woods’ rich baritone voice, the GOLDEN DREGS transform this trio of contemporary pop anthems into their...
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Future Islands have today shared ‘The Fight’, the latest song from their forthcoming album, People Who Aren’t There Anymore, out on 26 January 2024. Atop a sensual, synth-based groove, lead singer Sam Herring vies for self-preservation via his trademark impassioned vocals: “I won’t fade away / I will face every day / As if it’s my last one / And I will keep you safe / Just like our past was / Fight for love...
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Would you and a friend like to get exclusive access to see The National soundcheck on their Australian tour in 2024? All you have to do is buy the ticket/album bundle at lvntn.com/TheNational2024 and we will be in touch to let you know how you can go into the draw to win exclusive access to soundcheck at the gig you are attending. All fans who have already purchased the bundle will...
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