Romy — of The xx —unveils a new single, ‘Strong’ featuring Fred again.., alongside a video directed by her wife, the filmmaker and photographer Vic Lentaigne. ‘Strong’ came from a moment in my life when I was processing past grief,” says Romy. “Whilst writing the lyrics I was thinking about my cousin Luis, we both have the shared experience of our mums passing away when we were young. I recognise in him the same trait I have which is to...
Building on the success of April’s acclaimed ‘LET’S DO IT AGAIN‘ single – his first new music in over two years – Jamie xx quickly returns with a brand new single. Premiered as BBC Radio 1’s Clara Amfo’s “Hottest Record In The World”, ‘KILL DEM‘ was created with Notting Hill Carnival in mind, inspired by the energy of the parties and sound systems Jamie experienced there since first attending as a teenager. This August, he...
Oliver Sim unveils his debut album Hideous Bastard. Produced by bandmate Jamie xx, and featuring lifelong hero Jimmy Somerville. Taking inspiration from his love of horror films and his own life experience – exploring fear, shame, sexuality and masculinity. Music from the album also soundtracks the queer horror short film Hideous, starring Sim and directed by Yann Gonzalez, which made its world premiere as part of the Semaine de la Critique at this year’s...
Oliver Sim and Jamie xx – producer of Sim’s highly anticipated debut solo album Hideous Bastard – continue their longstanding creative partnership with the release of a rare Jamie xx remix. Jamie has only ever released a handful of official remixes (for the likes of Radiohead, Adele, Four Tet and Florence and The Machine) and, on his first remix in over five years, he stretches the Brian Wilson-sampling original into a near ten minute dancefloor epic. Featuring additional production from Floating Points, it’s...
Daniela Lalita has announced the details of her debut EP Trececerotres, due out September 16th on Young. A direct reference to the apartment – 1303 – in Peru where Lalita grew up with her mother and grandmother, Trececerotres is rooted in magic, ritual, healing and the matrilineal relationship. The five-song EP features previously released single ‘Tenía Razón‘ and Lalita’s newest single ‘No Para.’ Premiering via a music video directed by Bradley & Pablo, ‘No Para’ sees Lalita dressed in her own hand-sewn garments, re-enacting...
In July of 2021, Welsh Producer Lewis Roberts aka Koreless released his highly-anticipated debut album Agor. An album over five years in the making, Agor was released to critical acclaim, and to this day is widely regarded as one of the best electronic records of 2021. Unlike any other record you’ll hear, Agor straddles the worlds of ambient and contemporary classical while not sounding like an example of either. The album was regarded as one of the best electronic...
New York-based, Peruvian-born artist Daniela Lalita releases her debut single and music video ‘Tenía Razón’. Written, produced (with co-production from Sega Bodega) and directed by Lalita, it’s a bold debut for the multi-hyphenated artist whose practice spans music, costume design, film, performance and fine art. Lalita shares: “This music video is a form of self exploration about one’s relationship with past and future selves with the intention of trying to...
Oliver Sim unveils new single ‘GMT’, from his debut album Hideous Bastard, set for release on 9th September. Watch the accompanying video by longtime friend and collaborator Laura Jane Coulson below! ‘GMT’ was one of the first songs made for the record,” says Sim. “I’d chased Jamie to Australia to escape British winter. We worked in Sydney and road tripped down to Byron Bay, stopping at secluded beaches and listening to a lot...
Last month Two Shell released ‘Pods’, a serious digital-rocker and another example of the big city rollers they make. Following their Boileroom set and ahead of their sold out Glastonbury debut, Two Shell return with ‘Dust’; a cruise-ship jet-engine and the second single on a new five track EP Icons! Danger! Out 30 June, Icons was designed in the nightclub but made for the airPods. From shell.tech to the real world these tracks started life in the mainframe and...
In July of last year, Welsh producer Lewis Roberts aka Koreless released his highly-anticipated debut album Agor. An album over five years in the making, Agor was released to huge acclaim. Koreless returns to announce two Agor remix packages which will be made available digitally and as a limited run of 12” white labels this June. The first, out now via Young, sees techno powerhouse VTSS put a hard-hitting spin...
Hideous Bastard, the debut album from Oliver Sim is set for release on Friday 9 September. Pre-order here. Produced by bandmate Jamie xx, Hideous Bastard is the culmination of two years of writing and recording, inspired by Sim’s love of horror movies and his own life experience, unpacking themes of shame, fear, and masculinity. These themes are front and centre on new single ‘Hideous’. Enlisting the help of lifelong hero and “guardian angel”...
Hideous, a new short film from Oliver Sim, has been selected for a special screening during the Semaine de la Critique at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film will make its global premiere with the screening. Watch the trailer and see the film poster below! “‘Hideous’—a horror film from the big heart and perverted imagination of Mr. Yann Gonzalez,” says Sim. “Starring yours truly, Fehinti Balogun, Jimmy Somerville, Jamie xx, Bimini and more. I’m trying to find a creative way to say what a dream...
Jamie xx releases his first new music in two years. Having spent the time since 2020’s ‘Idontknow’ concentrating on new music, ‘LET’S DO IT AGAIN’ is a triumphant return and the first glimpse of what’s to come over the next year from the London artist and DJ. It’s a track that’s all about tension, drama and catharsis; an anthemic, joyous call to arms built around an unrelenting “I get higher and higher… Let’s do it...
Oliver Sim unveils a new Jamie xx-produced single, ‘Fruit’, a joyful celebration of queer identity and self-acceptance penned to his younger self. Watch the accompanying video directed by French director Yann Gonzalez (Knife + Heart) below! ‘Fruit’ follows Sim’s solo debut single, ‘Romance With A Memory,’ which debuted last month with a lyric video starring artists and drag performers Charity Kase, HoSo Terra Toma, Gena Marvin and more. Both tracks will feature on a forthcoming limited edition vinyl 12” available only...
Oliver Sim – best known for his work as songwriter, bassist and vocalist for The xx – makes his solo debut with first-ever single ‘Romance With A Memory‘ today, via Young / Remote Control Records. The track, produced by Jamie xx, debuts alongside a lyric video starring artists and drag performers Charity Kase, HoSo Terra Toma, Gena Marvin. Sim, born and raised in London, has been a member of The xx since its inception in 2005. After the success of their 2017...
London-based Ethan P. Flynn has released Universal Deluge; a purposefully curated seven-track EP, out via Young / Remote Control Records. Alongside the release of the EP, Flynn shares a visualiser for third single ‘Distraught‘. ‘Distraught’ sees the young songwriter, beatmaker and multi-instrumentalist utilise the sound of waves to crash through an infectious alt-pop melody made up of electronics, fluttering rhythms with stripped-back acoustics, all underpinned by Flynn’s idiosyncratic voice. Universal Deluge marks a significant shift for Ethan P....
