TRACK: STEPHEN MALKMUS – SHADOWBANNED
The main man of Pavement, Stephen Malkmus, has just released his third single from his third solo album “Traditional Techniques” due out March 6th on Domino. Shadowbanned is an eastern flavoured sea shanty with a hint of an early T rex. The use of call and response between the strings and woodwind create a hypnotic mash …
TRACK: RUFUS WAINWRIGHT – DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
Rufus Wainwright has announced his brand new solo album ‘Unfollow The Rules’. The record will be Wainwright’s first pop album since 2012’s ‘Out of the Game’, and it’s set to be released on April 24 via BMG. First single off the album “Damsel In Distress” is an ode to the wonderful Joni Mitchell, who Wainwright was …
TRACK: WEIRD MILK – IS THAT LOVE
The North London band have been getting plenty of love recently. For good reason with their sixties sound and Beach Boy harmonies. This band sound tight and clearly know there instruments well. “Is That Love” comes from their forth coming EP due later this year. It’s a song about a relationship going sour. “The song …
TRACK: HANNI EL KHATIB – STRESSY
Hanni El Khatib returns with new music in the form of STRESSY via Innovative Leisure. A while since his last full length outing with 2017’s Savage Times and a step away from the bluesy rock of the likes of You Rascal You. “When I started playing with ideas for the record, I thought it was important …
TRACK: METRONOMY – WHITSAND BAY
Meteronomy’s fantastic 6th album “Metronome Forever” released September last year via Because Music, is still giving up its gems with the release of the next single “Whitsand Bay” It’s an upbeat piece which wouldn’t look out of place on some of their previous albums. About the track, frontman Mount says, “This is a pivotal track between …
TRACK: THE SAXOPHONES – FORGOT MY MANTRA
Husband and wife duo that make up The Saxophones have shared their third and final single of forthcoming album “Eternity Bay”. “Forgot My Mantra” a beautiful minimalistic piece delving into the duo’s experience with the pregnancy of their second child. “There were many moments of euphoria anticipating this new life. There was also a span …
TRACK: FLAT WORMS – MARKET FORCES
Flat Worms, the Los Angeles-based trio announce their new album, Antarctica, out April 10th on God? Records. The first single “Market Forces” is a fuzzy warm call to arms with buzzing guitars and brilliantly delivered vocals. It’s post punk done right and just what was needed to blow the cobwebs away on a dreary Monday. They sound like a …
TRACK: PETE ASTOR – CHAINED TO AN IDIOT
You Made Me is a Pete Astor album of other people’s songs and one original “Chained To An Idiot which has just been released. Its a response to the rest of the songs on the album and there effect on Pete “Like everybody, my life has been sound-tracked by the songs I listen to and sing …
TRACK: THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA – ZERO ONE/THIS FANTASY (FEAT. GREY REVEREND)
The Cinematic Orchestra – now comprising of founder Jason Swinscoe and long-time collaborator Dominic Smith last release “To Believe” dropped on 15th March 2019 on Ninja Tune with widespread acclaim. Their new album “To Believe Remixes” is is a carefully curated collection of tracks – featuring remixes and re-works made by some of The Cinematic …
TRACK: THESE GREY MEN – STREET SPIRIT
System OF A Down have been lacking in new material for a while now with various members taking time to pursue there own musical interests. Serge and Daron both releasing original material since 2005’s Mezmerize and Hypnotize albums. Drummer John Dolmayan has been working on reimagining some well known tracks since the idea came to him …