The National have unveiled ‘New Order T-Shirt,’ the second pre-release track from its ninth studio album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, due Friday, 28th April Accentuating the album’s layered meditations on the rupturing of connection, ‘New Order T-Shirt’ is a warmly hypnotic track that shifts between singer Matt Berninger’s brightly detailed memories of someone he misses and heavy-hearted resolution. Aaron Dessner says. “There’s a simplicity to ‘New Order T-Shirt’ that reminds me of our earlier records, but...
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Xylouris White’s upcoming long player, The Forest In Me, flows freely through sprawling landscapes of discreet harmonics and cathartic bursts of melody. George Xylouris’ Cretan lute and Jim White’s drums track their progressive compositions though a spacious sound-field, rambling today down a well traveled path entitled ‘Red Wine.’ Measures of Greek dance song squeeze through Giorgos’ guitar lines, while Jim’s stolid-yet-spare drum parts play against type, establishing a minimalist framework that eventually draws Giorgos out into a disarmingly open space. The video...
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The Lemon Twigs announce the release of their fourth studio album, Everything Harmony, out Friday, 5th May via Captured Tracks / Remote Control. Everything Harmony is a tour de force that arrives as a full realization of the brother duo of Brian and Michael D’Addario’s distinct blend of sunny pop vocals with sophisticated acoustic-folk melodies and rich textures. The announcement is accompanied by affectionate single ‘Any Time Of Day,’ which follows recent ‘Corner Of My Eye.’ Of the track, The Lemon Twigs say, “We were hired...
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On Kosogor, Kosaya Gora embrace a spirit of curiosity and with no specific plan, the two took inspiration from all over during its sessions, likening their process to that of Gray, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Michael Holman’s experimental band of non-professional musicians and artists. As a result, Kosogor contains echoes of ‘60s psych folk, underground rock, country, DIY and experimental electronica tapes, trip hop, dub, and more which all meld together in their latest single ‘Tell Me Dove’. Though these touchpoints...
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Following last year’s critically acclaimed second LP, Stumpwork, London outfit Dry Cleaning announce Swampy, a new EP composed of two previously unreleased tracks, remixes and demos, out on 1 March. Today, the quartet release two new tracks, ‘Swampy’ and ‘Sombre Two’ of which the band says, “These two songs were recorded in the Stumpwork sessions and they feel like good companions to us. They share a dusty, desolate and spacey atmosphere.” Also featured on Swampy are remixes...
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Two Shell surprise with the release of a brand new EP titled lil spirits. The new project takes the listener directly into the core of shell.tech, the cyber-world first explored on Icons. Taking elements of hyper-pop, nu-grunge, and UK garage, Two Shell present a new form of cyber-pop that will propel you to another dimension. Download/Stream lil spirits: https://twoshell.ffm.to/lilspirits
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Daughter share new single ‘Party’ from their upcoming album Stereo Mind Game, out on 7 April. The release is the second outing from the new record, following the recently released single ‘Be On Your Way’. Returning with their first studio album for seven years, Stereo Mind Game is a new chapter for Daughter, the trio of Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli and Remi Aguilella. The longing to close physical distances has seeped into many of the tracks on the album, yet ‘Party’ recognises that...
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On February 24th, Algiers will release their fourth album, SHOOK. It’s a record that’s deeply informed by collaboration and community, with almost every track including a guest or feature. You can now listen to ‘73%,’ one of the album’s most raw and explosive moments and also one of a handful of songs that highlights Algiers’ core lineup. ‘73%’ follows previous singles, ‘I Can’t Stand It,’ ‘Bite Back’ featuring billywoods and Backxwash, and ‘Irreversible Damage’ featuring Zack de la Rocha. Stereogum called ‘Bite Back,’ “An essential posse cut for...
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Leeds-formed art-rock outfit Drahla returned last year with the contorted thrill of ‘Under The Glass’, their surprise first new material since an acclaimed debut LP Useless Coordinates and a cover of Psychic TV’s ‘Godstar’ landed in 2019. The band share a further new track with the alluring skronk and post-punk elasticity of ‘Lip Sync’. Paired to a video filmed, edited and directed by the band’s own Luciel Brown and Rob Riggs and inspired by the American mixed-media artist Bruce Nauman’s 1969 visual piece...
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2023 is set to be a transformative year for 18-year-old Dillon Van Rensburg aka singer-songwriter and producer not dvr. Following an update to his artist moniker and on the verge of a move to London from his North Berwick hometown, not dvr returns to release his first new music in over a year. Recorded in his bedroom studio, ’emptyhouse’ is a pitch-perfect example of the kind of raw, intimate song-writing and production that’s seen not dvr build a...
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Songs For Freedom, an uplifting collection of original songs created by Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi artists in the Pilbara town of Roebourne, together with guests. The album is the work of numerous songwriters, musicians and other creatives, coming together under the name The Freedom Collective. Produced by Grammy Award-winning musician Lucky Oceans, Songs for Freedom features lead vocal contributions from Naomi Pigram, Patrick Churnside, Fred Ryan, Vikki Thorn (The Waifs), Kendall Smith, Kankawa Nagarra (Olive Knight), Jay Jarome and John Bennett. The February 17 release of Songs for Freedom is...
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Romy’s 2022 single ‘Strong’ is undoubtedly one of the year’s biggest anthems. It’s the latest in a run of collaborations with UK producer Fred again.. (including their ‘Lights Out’ single with HAAi, and Romy’s Fred-produced debut solo single ‘Lifetime’) and was first teased by the pair in summer 2022; Romy via a run of club and festival DJ appearances and Fred via his much talked about Boiler Room performance back in July. The pair would round off the year on stage together, performing the...
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More in tune now with the rhythm of the sun and moon, Xylouris White (Dirty Jim White and George Xylouris) speak to each other across great distances with the intuition and fellowship that can only be found over years in each other’s company. With fewer distractions, appreciative of the freedom to play with new sounds and spaces, they carve The Forest In Me from unbelievably thin air. The album will be released on Friday, 14th April via Remote...
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Changing gears, Jen Cloher releases their most unruly single yet in ‘My Witch’, from their forthcoming fifth album I Am The River, The River Is Me which will be released on Friday, 3rd March 2023 via Remote Control Records. The single is accompanied by an equally unbridled clip featuring a top-tier cast of Georgia Maq, Mo’Ju,Kira Puru, Alice Skye and Lay the Mystic. On the new single, Cloher says: “I went to a party in 2022 where a friend had hired a portable cedar spa....
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Critically acclaimed Irish quartet Lankum announced a new record, False Lankum, out March 24, 2023 on Remote Control Records. They are sharing the first single ‘Go Dig My Grave’ today with a video by Peadar Gill. False Lankum follows their 2019 breakthrough album The Livelong Day, which paved the way for critical and commercial success, earning them that year’s RTE Choice Music Prize (the Irish equivalent of the Album of the Year Grammy) and the #8 spot on NPR Music’s Best Albums...
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The DIY post-punk, new wave, and ska pioneer Kate Fagan shares ‘Say It,’ the second previously unreleased song made available from the forthcoming I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool (Expanded Edition). Originally a coveted self-released single put out in 1980, this version of ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool’ has been re-mastered and made into a full-length vinyl album featuring four additional, previously unreleased, ahead-of-their-time tracks, due out February 24th, 2023 via Remote Control. The release of...
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