FKA twigs has shared a brand new single and video, ‘Good To Love’. The song was originally aired live during FKA twigs’ Soundtrack 7 residency at the Manchester International Festival and is produced by FKA twigs alongside Rick Nowels. ‘Good To Love’ is available to hear right now via a self-directed video below, and will be available across all digital platforms this afternoon, featuring cover photography by Alexandra Horgan. The...
B Boys have announced their debut EP No Worry No Mind will be released on Friday 18 March via Captured Tracks / Remote Control Records. Born in different times from alternate altered states, these B’s convene on the astral plane, channeling the individual experience and wisdom from their respective points of origin into a singular entity. Abstraction takes a triangular form: vibrant guitar melodies, undulating bass lines, deep swirling grooves....
British duo Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker have risen to star status lately on the English acoustic scene, earning last year’s Best Duo award from the BBC in their Folk Awards. On Friday 4 March, Clarke & Walker will release a new EP, Through The Clouds, via Rough Trade / Remote Control Records, featuring a handful of the best tracks from their small catalogue, rearranged anew. Watch their Rough Trade session for ‘Silverline’ below.
Danish producer and singer Anders Rhedin aka Dinner has shared his video for ‘Turn Me On’. The track comes from his debut album Psychic Lovers, out Friday 1 April via Captured Tracks / Remote Control Records. “Dinner’s music is about parties. And women. Late nights and early mornings in strange cities. But mainly it’s about magic and the communion with spirits,” Dinner says. “It’s like sexual Christian rock, really. But with out all the Christianity.” Listen to ‘Turn Me On’ via Apple Music | Spotify | JB Now Purchase ‘Turn Me On’ via iTunes | Google Play
MssingNo returns with the ‘Fones’ EP. Out now, the EP is the London artist’s debut release for XL Recordings. MssingNo first came to prominence in 2013 with the release of his debut ‘MssingNo’ EP on Goon Club Allstars. The EP immediately sent a seismic shock through the underground electronic music scene, especially EP track ‘XE2’ which became one of the year’s defining anthems and was named FACT magazine’s ‘track of...
Nordic four-piece Liima have premiered the video for their debut single ‘Amerika’, from their forthcoming album ‘ii’, out on March 18. The short film was directed by Olivier Groulx and filmed on America’s west coast in Palmdale, CA. It was shot entirely on smart phones and features all four members of Liima. The Finnish word for ‘glue’, Liima was formed by Finnish percussionist Tatu Rönkkö plus Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen...
Adele has announced her new single ‘When We Were Young’ today – available digitally and on streaming services worldwide. ‘When We Were Young’ is the latest track to be taken from Adele’s third album, 25, and was co-written with Tobias Jesso Jr. & produced by Ariel Rechtshaid. Adele is set to perform at the 58th annual GRAMMY Awards taking place in Los Angeles on February 15th. She will also be performing live at the 2016 BRIT Awards in...
Tim Hecker has revealed details of his latest album, and the first record to be released via 4AD / Remote Control Records. The Canadian composer will release Love Streams, on Friday 8 April 2016. Love Streams takes its cues from the avant-classical orchestration and extreme electronic processing of his previous full-length, 2013’s Virgins, but shaped into more melancholic, ultraviolet hues. Inspired by notions of 15th century choral scores (particularly those by Josquin des Prez), transposed to an artificial intelligence-era language of digital...
Jamil Rashad, a.k.a Boulevards, has announced his debut album, Groove! will be released on Friday 1 April via Captured Tracks / Remote Control Records. He has also shared the first cut from the album, the insanely catchy ‘Cold Call.’ Listen to the tune below. Taking queues from pioneers such as Prince, Rick James, and Earth Wind & Fire, Boulevards seamlessly delivers cheeky, party-themed jams. Growing up in Raleigh, NC, Jamil’s...
‘Adore Life’, the highly anticipated second record from UK’s Savages, is released today via Matador Records / Remote Control. The record has been praised by The Music, Pitchfork, and The Brag. Have a read of Blunt Magazine’s chat with the band about the creation of the record here. Overnight Savages performed ‘The Answer’ and ‘Adore’ on Jimmy Kimmel.
Låpsley has shared her latest single ‘Love Is Blind.’ The song comes from the 19 year old’s debut album ‘Long Way Home’ on Friday 4th March via XL Recordings / Remote Control Records. The twelve track album features new versions of her previous acclaimed releases ‘Hurt Me’, ‘Falling Short’, ‘Painter’ and ‘Station’. ‘Long Way Home’ documents a turbulent time in Låpsley’s life — a period in which she revelled in...
Singer + producer Rostam has shared a new single titled ‘EOS’ via XL Recordings / Remote Control Records. The song sees Rostam releasing his starkest and perhaps most arresting music to date— the merging of western classical and Middle-eastern music that has always been an aspect of Rostam’s work is still intact—however it’s never been placed in such a minimalist environment. “I invited engineer Shane Stoneback to live with me...
Charlie Hilton has premiered the exclusive stream of her debut album Palana via Hype Machine. Listen to it here. Her stunning album out this Friday 22 January via Captured Tracks / Remote Control Records was produced by Jacob Portrait of Unknown Mortal Orchestra and features Mac DeMarco and Yeasayer’s Anand Wilder. She recently had a chat with the Sydney Morning Herald about the new record. Have a read of the...
LNZNDRF, the trio of Ben Lanz, Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf, have announced the release of their self-titled debut out Friday 19 February. To celebrate the announcement, LNZNDRF have shared three live tracks ‘Beneath The Black Sea’, ‘Kind Things’ and ‘Mt. Storm.’ LNZNDRF’s debut is rock minimalism meets sonic maximalism. Recorded in a church in Cincinnati over two and a half days, the eight songs on the album were improvised...
Liima is a new band formed by Finnish percussionist Tatu Rönkkö plus Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen and Rasmus Stolberg of Danish act Efterklang. Their debut album ‘ii’ features songs written in Finland, Berlin, Istanbul and Madeira during four week-long residencies, each place influencing the sound, sometimes literally through field recording and sampling. Every residency ended with a live concert, performing the freshly written songs in front of an audience. The...
London-based trio HÆLOS have announced the release of their debut album Full Circle – due out via Matador / Remote Control on Friday 18th March. First introduced in early 2015 with debut track ‘Dust’, HÆLOS (Arthur Delaney, Dom Goldsmith and Lotti Benardout) spent 2015 in their studio writing and producing their debut album. The result is ‘Full Circle’ – a darkly shaded yet ultimately radiant 11 track record that perfectly...
