Interpol share ‘Toni’, the first single from their 7th LP The Other Side of Make-Believe, out July 15th. The album breaks fresh ground for the group: parallel to exploring the sinister undercurrents of contemporary life, Interpol’s new songs are imbued with pastoral longing and newfound grace. ‘Toni’ arrives as the first instalment of a two-part dance film directed by Van Alpert (Post Malone, Machine Gun Kelly), with the second chapter to follow soon. Van Alpert says: “I...
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Belle and Sebastian have released a new song and video piece ‘If They’re Shooting At You’ – out via Matador Records / Remote Control Records – in support of those affected by the situation in Ukraine. The visual collage is a collaboration with photographers covering the conflict in Ukraine highlighting the situation on the ground whilst offering a message of solidarity and hope. Belle and Sebastian will pledge all artist income from the song, from streaming...
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Pavement have shared a new video to B-side ‘Harness Your Hopes,’ directed by Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell) and starring Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets). The song is drawn from the Spit on a Stranger EP, which Matador Records / Remote Control Records will reissue as a 12” on April 8th alongside the release of Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal. ‘Harness Your Hopes’ was originally released in 1999 on the CD-edition of the Spit on a Stranger EP, which included the titular Terror Twilight single plus four previously unreleased tracks. Needless...
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Chicago trio Horsegirl announce their debut record, Versions of Modern Performance, out June 3rd on Matador / Remote Control, and present charged lead single/video, ‘Anti-glory’. Following last year’s one-off ‘Billy’, lead single ‘Anti-glory’ is elastic and propulsive, entrancing listeners with a central call: “Dance / Dance / Dance / Dance / With me”. The accompanying video, directed by Erin Vassilopoulous, exudes confidence, putting Horsegirl front and center, their uncanny ability to layer sound on full display. “We wrote Anti-glory almost by accident, while messing around...
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Mdou Moctar has released the deluxe edition of Afrique Victime, via Matador Records / Remote Control Records, expanding the album with nine previously unreleased songs, including the studio outtake, ‘Nakanegh Dich.’ “These are a mix of demos from Niger and some live tracks from touring around the world, when we were still working out the songs together as a band,” says bassist and producer Mikey Coltun. “These are fun and different early versions of the...
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Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan) has shared ‘Adore You,’ the early demo version of the lead single and title track off of her critically acclaimed new album Valentine – out now via Matador Records / Remote Control Records. Featuring early lyrics and a different structure, the whispered, vulnerable lo-fi version is a sonically opposite yet equally devastating flipside, proving that in any configuration ‘Valentine‘ is as powerful a lovelorn torch song as they come. Jordan also released a live full band...
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Spoon have shared ‘My Babe,’ alongside their new album Lucifer On the Sofa via Matador Records / Remote Control Records. ‘My Babe’ is a song of contrast. What begins as a sentimental ballad with a heartbreaking piano melody yields to an exuberant chorus with a proclamation of sheer bravado. Hailed by Time magazine as “one of the greatest American rock bands,” Spoon previously shared the visceral and vivid track ‘Wild‘ a song Stereogum says “demands to be played from rooftops”. It follows...
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Lucy Dacus released Home Video via Matador / Remote Control Records last year, solidifying her place as one of music’s best storytellers. After a remarkable showing on year-end lists, she returns with the new single, ‘Kissing Lessons’, and an accompanying video directed by Mara Palena. Complete with hand-drawn hearts and Polaroids, ‘Kissing Lessons’ is another gem mined from Dacus’ childhood in Richmond, Virginia. It was recorded and mixed during the Home Video sessions, and stood out with its sweet and relatable reflection of...
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Circuit des Yeux has released new song and video, ‘The Manatee (A Story of This World Pt. III)’, via Matador Records / Remote Control Records. Recorded during the sessions for last year’s masterful and multi-layered full-length -io, ‘The Manatee’ is a shift in mood – serene astral folk sewn up with whirring aquatic interludes. Circuit des Yeux’s Haley Fohr says: “At 4:30 A.M. on February 4th, 2020 a manatee popped out of the sea and stared...
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Now out digitally via Matador Records / Remote Control Records, Steve Gunn’s Nakama EP features reinterpretations of six songs from the guitarist’s recent full-length, Other You, created with close friends. This includes new studio recordings made alongside Mikey Coltun and Ahmoudou Madassane of Mdou Moctar, and Natural Information Society, as well as remixes by Circuit des Yeux and Bing & Ruth. The artwork was shot and sequenced by American photographer Duane Michals. These are not covers, exactly. Nor are they full-blown from-the-ground-up collaborations. It’s a third path...
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DARKSIDE have made new song ‘Ecdysis!‘ available online. The propulsive six and a half-minute track, led by Nicolas Jaar’s coasting vocal and Dave Harrington’s volatile guitar work, was recorded in the same sessions that yielded their long-awaited second full-length, Spiral – out now via Matador Records / Remote Control Records. DARKSIDE is an American rock band formed in Providence, Rhode Island in 2011. The group consists of Chilean electronic musician & vocalist Nicolás Jaar and American multi-instrumentalist Dave Harrington. Jaar and Harrington first met while...
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In the lead up to their forthcoming new album Lucifer On the Sofa, out February 11 (Matador Records / Remote Control), Spoon share ‘Wild’, a celebratory and anthemic song about finding one’s way from cashed out depths back into a vivid world full of colour and life. ‘Wild’ is the second track that Spoon have revealed off of Lucifer On the Sofa. Like ‘The Hardest Cut’ before it, the song captures the sound of a band cracking things open and letting it all spill...
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Matador Records / Remote Control Records celebrate the 25th anniversary of Bardo Pond’s long out-of-print second album and label debut, Amanita, with a newly remastered 2xLP reissue, featuring ‘Clean Sweep’ and ‘Bramble’ – tracks previously only available on original vinyl pressings. Recorded by the lineup of John Gibbons (guitar), Michael Gibbons (guitar), Isobel Sollenberger (voice, flute), Clint Takeda (bass), and Joe Culver (drums), Amanita is the place where the band’s collective...
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In 2011, Toronto’s Fucked Up delivered an album that chafed the edges of punk rock’s conceptual boundaries – a set of songs that splayed freely into unexpected instrumentation, psychedelic drift, and situationist philosophy. Its ambition was limitless and its run time opulent. Which is to say, they made a concept album. Matador Records / Remote Control Records celebrate’s the 10th anniversary of Fucked Up’s titanic 78-minute early ’10s masterpiece, David Comes to Life, with a limited-edition 2xLP...
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Matador Records / Remote Control Records celebrate the 21st anniversary of The New Pornographers’ debut record and breakout, Mass Romantic (2000), with the release of a limited-edition LP reissue – out now. The album – clocking three singers and 12 effervescent and undeniable power-pop gems – returns to us on red vinyl and will include a bonus 7”, Letter From An Occupant, which includes two rare B-sides, ‘The End of Medicine’ and ‘When I Was a Baby.’ All told, Mass Romantic took three...
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Spoon has shared their take on The Beatles 1967 fan club single ‘Christmas Time (Is Here Again)’ for Spotify Singles: Holiday Edition 2021. The collection marks the fifth year of Spotify Singles: Holiday and includes a wide range of covers and originals, from artists across a myriad of genres, in hopes of connecting friends and family from afar as they listen. Spoon recently announced the forthcoming release of their tenth studio album, Lucifer On the Sofa, out February 11th, 2022....
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