News: Mdou Moctar Release Full Concert Performance ‘The Agadez Folders: Live At Sultan’s Palace’
Last year, the members of Mdou Moctar convened in Niger to complete their then-unfinished album, Funeral For Justice, and to capture a series of live sets in the region surrounding Agadez, a historically important hub. Today, we are posting the first of these sessions: The Agadez Folders: Live at Sultan’s Palace. It features Mdou Moctar performing a …
News: Bonobo Shares New Track ‘Expander’ Via Ninja Tune
Released via NinjaTune, “Expander” cuts a slice of unmistakable Bonobo, deftly weaving organic vocals and instrumentation with peak-time dance-floor sensibilities that set it up to become one of the songs of the summer. Following his recent roadblock set on Glastonbury’s LEVELS stage, numerous clips of the unreleased track begin circulating online, with fans clamouring for an ID. The track is already …
News: Alice In Chains Announce 15th Anniversary Reissue Of ‘Black Gives Way To Blue’
Craft Recordings celebrates the 15th anniversary of Alice In Chains‘ seminal 2009 album, Black Gives Way to Blue, with a special vinyl reissue. The LP, out-of-print since its original release and a long-sought treasure for hard rock devotees, will arrive on September 27th and is available for pre-order today. In addition to the wide 2-LP release, fans can also pick up the album on three limited edition …
News: Joanne Shaw Taylor Releases New Single ‘Hold Of My Heart’ Featuring Violinist Sav Madigan
Renowned blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor has released her brand new single, “Hold Of My Heart”, available now on all major streaming platforms. A twangy, Americana-infused track featuring the exceptional talents of violinist Sav Madigan, “Hold Of My Heart” marks the first release from a slate of material Joanne is set to unveil over the next …
Track: Nate Bergman Covers My Chemical Romance’s ‘Helena’
Nashville by way of D.C. singer-songwriter, Nate Bergman has shared a soul-stirring cover of the My Chemical Romance enormo-hit ‘Helena’, twenty years after its original release. Bergman has now put his own distinctive, acoustic spin on it. He even dared to share it with his long-time friend (and My Chemical Romance guitarist) Frank Iero. Bergman produced and recorded the single himself at Icarus …
Track: Charly Bliss – Back There Now
Charly Bliss has shared their new track ‘Back There Now’, the final single from their anticipated new album Forever, which is due out this Friday via Lucky Number. The song arrives with a tongue-in-cheek video directed by the band’s Dan Shure. Eva Hendricks says of the song: “One of the craziest things about getting older …
Track: Crimson Veil – Ribbons
With their debut album ‘Hex’ due next month via Reigning Phoenix Music, Shamanic UK alternative metal collective Crimson Veil have shared the fourth single ‘Ribbons’. A track about when too many choices in life can actually become restrictions. The band explain: “This metaphor is brought to life through a Shibari-themed music video that sees the band tied in …
Track: 2Far2Jump – Shadows
Guilford rockers 2far2jump have released their new single, ‘Shadows’, the first of five brand-new singles by the band. The band state: Shadows is a song that narrates through some of the feelings of depression and how it can take ahold and keep you feeling stuck in place even when you try to do something about it. …
Feature: Rumin Give Us A Track By Track Of Their New EP Horizontal/Vertical
HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL is a collection of the first three songs that have been created by RUMIN. It is a totally self-produced recording, done on a zero budget. Drums were captured by Andy Ellis in a rehearsal room in Pirate Studios, Hove. Bass, guitar and vocal tracks were all recorded in Andy’s home studio in St Leonards, East Sussex. …
Meet: Rumin (Short For Ruminate)
A project long in the running, Rumin have unveiled their first EP, releasing the first recordings into the world. We caught up with this band to find out the back story of the EP and what the future holds. Give us a potted history of the band RUMIN (roo-min) is the brainchild of Russ Stedman …