Out May 26, Everyone’s Crushed is the Matador / Remote Control debut from Brooklyn duo Water From Your Eyes. Second single ‘True Life’ teams ping-ponging guitar riffs with drop-tuned bass and an unexpected shoutout to Neil Young. “‘True life’ is our Neil Young-inspired quasi-nu metal stomp,” explains the band. “It is also intended to be our ‘Short Skirt / Long Jacket.’ The bridge was initially meant to contain lyrics from ‘Cinnamon Girl,’ but Neil Young’s lawyers wouldn’t let us use them. Now...
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This Is The Kit, the group led by Paris-based band leader Kate Stables, today announced the band’s new album Careful of Your Keepers – produced by Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) – will be released on June 9th, 2023, via Rough Trade / Remote Control Records. The album’s propulsive yet introspective lead single ‘Inside Outside’ finds Stables as magnetic as ever, joined once again by her stalwart band of Rozi Plain (bass/vocals),...
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British electronic duo Overmono return with new single ‘Good Lies’, the title track taken from their highly anticipated debut album, out via XL Recordings on Friday 12 May 2023. On ‘Good Lies’, vocals from Norwegian act Smerz are layered over a skittering two-step beat, building synths, and rumbling bassline to create a euphoric, pop-leaning track that shines. Overmono says “Good lies was the first track we wrote that we knew was going to be part of the album. The...
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The National has released a third new track ahead of its upcoming album First Two Pages of Frankenstein. ‘Eucalyptus’ is taut and punchy, having come together in a charmed burst of spontaneity surrounding a visit to the historic Capitol Theatre just north of New York City in Port Chester. Group member Bryce Dessner had sent the song to frontman Matt Berninger so long ago that he’d forgotten about it, but Berninger came up with lyrics and asked to play...
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The Lemon Twigs release ‘In My Head,’ the third single off their upcoming album Everything Harmony that arrives May 5. It was produced and mixed entirely by the brother duo, Brian and Michael D’Addario, with Michael playing guitar, bass and the drums on the track. ‘In My Head’ is accompanied by a vintage-tinged beachside video directed by The Lemon Twigs and Paul D. Millar, AKA Slugbug. Of the release, The Lemon Twigs say, “The song’s about the disconnect between your inner and perceived self.” Pre-order /...
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Canadian art rock band Braids release their new single ‘Apple,’ the latest peek at their forthcoming album Euphoric Recall out April 28th. Among the most joyous moments in the Braids discography, ‘Apple’ is a bubbling anthem of symphonic shoegaze, a celebration of seeing new possibilities in the eyes of a lover, acknowledging past loss with a new state of heart that’s been opened and filled. Singer Raphaelle Standell-Preston sings of...
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Off the back of Soaked Oats debut album comes the release of the official music video for sublime album track, ‘Pink Beach’ featuring the gorgeous harmonies from Ōtautahi/Christchurch multi instrumentalist, Motte. Filmed by Oscar Mein’s brother, Jake Mein from sunrise to sunset, across two days in Cape Foulwind, Aotearoa/NZ. The video features Paul and Romilly Mein – Jake’s father and Jake’s child and edited by Oscar. Oscar reveals, “Jake told me he wanted to make a video for this song, and it didn’t take much to...
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Daughter share another single ‘Swim Back’ from their upcoming album Stereo Mind Game, out on 7 April. Elena Tonra isn’t a keen swimmer, but oceans pervade Stereo Mind Game. On ‘Swim Back’, deep feeling comes from the bows of the 12 Ensemble, the London-based string orchestra, arranged by Haefeli, and orchestrated by Josephine Stephenson. The track is accompanied by another Tiff Pritchett-directed video. Stream / Purchase ‘Swim Back’ here.Pre-order / Pre-save Stereo Mind Game here.
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London-based artist Lucinda Chua returns to share the new song and accompanying self-directed short film, ‘An Ocean’ , from her upcoming debut solo album YIAN, out March 24th. ‘An Ocean’ marks the starting point for the next chapter of YIAN, seeing Chua reconcile with the past and move their attention to the present in this emotionally raw and vulnerable track and short film. The ocean represents a simultaneous state of pressure and...
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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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THUS LOVE have revealed their brand-new single ‘Centerfield’ and its accompanying video directed by Augie Voss and Benni Shumlin. Centerfield is the follow up to THUS LOVE’s recent single ‘Put On Dog’ which was released in January to a great press reception with editorial playlists support including NME and So Young Magazine. Speaking about the new single, THUS LOVE say: ‘In the age of advertisement and the internet, attention is...
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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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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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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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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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