Track: Sofia Kourtesis releases new single ‘Vajkoczy’ ahead of debut album on Ninja Tune
Sofia Kourtesis recently gave us more details on the release of her debut album. It’s called Madres, and is out on the utterly brilliant Ninja Tune imprint on October 27th, and is proceeded by a new single Vajkoczy, which is out now. Off the track, which is named after the renowned neurosurgeon Peter Vajkoczy, Kourtesis …
Album Review: Slow Knife – A Hymn Supreme
Todmorden experimentalists Slow Knife have returned with a second album, the fully improvised two track long player, A Hymn Supreme. Taking its lead more than likely (as well as half of its title) fromJohn Coltrane opus, it’s explores spiritual jazz, but alongside noise electronics and lyrically explores the ‘authenticity of spiritual transcendence’. Part 1 lies …
Track: Peter Broderick and Ensemble 0 release unreleased Arthur Russell track, Give It To The Sky. Watch beautiful accompanying live video, here
It seems as more time passes since his death, the more the extraordinary musical cannon of Arthur Russell is explored and appreciated. Musician and composer Peter Broderick has teamed up with the French 12 piece group Ensemble 0 to record a(nother) unreleased gem, Give It To The Sky. Of the track, Peter says “‘Give It …
Track: Steven Wilson releases a brilliant new track ‘Economies of Scale’ ahead of album release
With his new album The Harmony Codex due at the end of the month on Virgin, Steven Wilson has released a sighter of whats to come from the album in the shape of a single, Economies of Scale. Wilson worked alone on the album in a studio tucked inside the garage of a North London …
News: The Cranberries set to release expanded reissue of third album ‘To The Faithful Departed’
Out on October 13th via Island/UMe is the reissue of The Cranberries third album ‘To The Faithful Departed’. Upon its original release, it sold over six million copies worldwide, reaching number one in six countries and it became the groups highest charting album on the U.S. billboard chart. It comes only 5 years after vocalist …
Track: Oneohtrix Point Never releases brilliant new track and accompanying video, A Path Barely Lit
As I constantly point out, Warp Records is one of, if not my favourite label. Ever. And one of its most brilliant and interesting artists right now is Oneohtrix Point Never, aka Daniel Lopatin. He’s just shared a first single and video, A Barely Lit Path, from his recently announced new album ‘Again’, which drops …
News: L7 release pre-order for ‘Cooler Than Space’ flexi ahead of US tour – dates and details here
Legendary grunge/riot grrl quartet L7 have announced a pre order for their forthcoming limited edition ‘Cooler Than Mars’ 4-pack flexi disc single, which drops on September 12 and is strictly limited to a run of 1000. Featuring artwork designed by the band, the song will be released as a digital single, that day as well, …
Track: Listen to the demo version of Pale Saints ‘Kinky Love’ ahead of 4AD reissue
Pale Saints, the Tintwhistle band who managed to straddle both Shoegaze and elements of indie rock, have just announced the expanded reissue of their classic 1992 album In Ribbons, as part of the 30th anniversary of its release – albeit delayed by Covid and productions plant problems. The first disc features the UK version of …
Track: Ash release new track ‘Crashed out wasted’ ahead of new album
Good news, people. It’s little over a week until the release of the new Ash album Race the Night comes out on one of their earliest labels, Fierce Panda. Ahead of that, the band have released a further delve into what’s in store on the record with a new single, Crashed out Wasted. About this …
Track: Via Holland releases brilliant new single and video, Hotel Holland
Things in the Steel City of Sheffield are happening right now, and nothing happening quite as brightly (as far as we’re concerned anyway) than Via Holland, aka Angela Holland. After years playing in bands in the city, she’s stepped out on her own and this, her second single, is out now. It’s smoky, almost arid …