Bartees Strange returns with new single ‘Lie 95’, paired with a striking video directed by Vincent Martell and Jordan Phelps of VAM STUDIO starring Strange as both himself and his otherworldly companion. Watch below! Kacy Hill and Charlene Gibbs contribute additional vocals on the track, which is co-produced by Strange and notcharles with additional production from longtime creative collaborator Graham Richman. Bartees Strange shares “This song is about searching for love all across the Northeast corridor (I-95) – my universe. I’m...
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Cass McCombs announces the reissue of his first three records by 4AD – debut EP Not The Way, and first two albums A and PREfection, to be released on 6th September. To celebrate, he shares a never heard before demo of ‘Sacred Heart’ alongside a new video filmed by the renowned skater Jerry Hsu. Watch below! Remastered at Abbey Road, the records are finally back in print for the first time since their original release...
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Leif Vollebekk reveals ‘Southern Star’ a poignant ballad as second single, including backing vocals by Australian singer-songwriter Angie McMahon and steel guitar by legendary Cindy Cashdollar. Watch the accompanying video, directed by longtime collaborator and award-winning filmmaker Kaveh Nabatian, below! “I think this might be my favourite song I have ever written, and it took a while to reveal itself,” says Leif. “I spent about two years waiting for the last verse to come. It was recorded in one...
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GIFT release new single ‘Later’, which was co-written by the band’s multi-instrumentalists Jessica Gurewitz and vocalist/guitarist TJ Freda. The band’s own Jessica Guerwitz not only co-wrote ‘Later’, but she also co-directed its music video for the first time, working with Sophia Feuer (Director, DP, Editor). Watch below! GIFT’s forthcoming album Illuminator is out on August 23rd. The album is a dynamic fusion of genres, seamlessly blending electronic elements with widescreen pop production techniques. Listen / download ‘Later’ here.Pre-order /...
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Ahead of her tour next month Kim Gordon releases new single ‘ECRP’, with an accompanying video once again featuring, this time as director, her daughter, Coco Gordon Moore. Watch below! In it, quick-cutting shots of a variety of New York street scenes augment the Justin Raisen-produced song’s disorienting sonics, as Gordon intones of “rumors of free speech” and “ashes on the nightstand”. Earlier this year, Gordon released her second solo album, The Collective, and also made her explosive solo late...
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Fontaines D.C. have unveiled ‘Favourite’, the second single from their highly anticipated fourth album ROMANCE – out August 23rd via XL Recordings / Remote Control. ‘Favourite’, the new album’s gorgeous finalé, soars as a shimmering, clear-eyed love song replete with harmonies, jangling guitars, and heartfelt, ardent lyrics. It’s a song the band’s Grian Chatten describes as having “this never-ending sound to it, a continuous cycle from euphoria to sadness, two worlds spinning forever” and is destined to be a...
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From the sessions that created ANOHNI’s critically acclaimed 2023 album My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross comes a new unreleased gem, ‘Breaking’. A stripped-down trio of guitar, clarinet and layers of jazz-infused vocals, at first distilled and then volatile, ‘Breaking’ is a stunning addition to ANOHNI’s vital canon. Stream / Purchase ‘Breaking’ here.
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Klô Pelgag unveils ‘Libre,’ the first single from her album Abracadabra, out October 11 via Secret City / Remote Control Records. The video for the song was directed by her longtime collaborator Laurence BAZ Morais. He explains his creative process saying “Through visual metaphors the video explores how we hide our raw emotions behind deceptive facades. The goal is to shine a light on the inner struggle, the tension between the carefully crafted appearance and the chaotic...
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Nine years on from the release of his GRAMMY, BRIT, Ivor Novello and Mercury Music Prize-nominated debut album In Colour, London musician, DJ and producer Jamie xx today announces his long-awaited second album. Titled In Waves, the album will be released on 20th September via Young / Remote Control. Across 12 tracks including ‘Baddy On The Floor’, his joyous summer collaboration with club culture icon Honey Dijon, Jamie xx replicates the emotional crescendos and thrilling volatility of an almost mystical night out and features further...
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Becky and the Birds (the moniker of Swedish producer and songwriter Thea Gustafsson) returns with the release of an ethereal and intimate new track ‘When She Holds Me,’ a first look at her album arriving later this year. Finding inspiration in the early work of Bon Iver, the self-produced track’s intimacy blossoms into lush harmonies and atmospheric soundscapes; the rich instrumentation references previous collaborators Dijon and Lapsley via soft-spoken harmonies and plucked strings. As described by Pitchfork, the sonic...
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Tama Gucci has a knack for pushing the envelope, and pushes he does with the deliciously devious video for new track, ‘Runaway Pup’– the lead single from his long awaited debut album, Notes to Self. Out August 16 via Sinderlyn / Remote Control, the album is the culmination of years of forward-thinking pop songwriting while creating intricate club soundscapes, and tracks Tama’s evolution from fun-loving cover artist and studious songwriter/producer to self-assured, wholly encompassing visionary. New track ‘Runaway Pup’ pushes...
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Jen Cloher’s taut, terse brand of rock is charged with the static tension that comes with being an eternal misfit; they have spoken truth to power with the shrewd eye that only an outsider can possess. On their latest single ‘Annabelle’, Cloher paints a harrowing portrait of the protagonist who is undone by her need to win at all costs. On a deeper level the song questions white feminism’s centring in modern discourse...
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New York rock quintet GIFT announce their new album entitled Illuminator today, to be released on August 23rd. A dynamic fusion of genres, perfectly blending electronic elements with widescreen pop production techniques, Illuminator is the sophomore record and follow-up to Momentary Presence that finds the young band remarkably fully formed. GIFT share another preview of Illuminator with ‘Going In Circles.’ Following the critically acclaimed previously released single ‘Wish Me Away,’ ‘Going In Circles,’ exemplifies a newfound confidence and versatility. The band’s vocalist/guitarist TJ Freda shares “This was the first song I...
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Romy releases a brand new single ‘Always Forever’. The song, which was debuted at Mexico City’s Ceremonia Festival and became an instant live favourite during Romy’s recent run of sold-out headline shows, is her first new music since the release of her acclaimed Mid Air debut solo album last year. Built around an interpolation of Donna Lewis’ iconic 1996 hit ‘I Love You Always Forever’ and made with Mid Air co-producer Fred again.., it’s a joyous piece of ecstatic ear...
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Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leif Vollebekk announces his brand-new album Revelation, to be released on September 27th, with new single ‘Moondog’ out now. ‘Moondog’ offers firm proof of this juxtaposition with its “meditation on love,” fateful meetings, family, and magic, with a lyrical nod to “tessellation”. The accompanying video was directed by longtime collaborator Kaveh Nabatian and was filmed in Norway. The eleven tracks on Vollebekk’s Revelation combine narrative lyrics and many one-take lead vocal performances with cinematic arrangements, gorgeous...
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Sleaford Mods’ era-capturing, breakthrough album Divide and Exit is set to be reissued on 26 July to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Originally released in May 2014, not only did Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson’s second ‘proper’ album, capture the ‘death by a million vested interests’ malaise that was engulfing British society as contaminative politics oozed its core, but its union of strong words and minimal electronics saw a fresh voice articulated a much-needed rage, anger, hurt and hope. Fully remastered,...
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