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Music News : Oneohtrix Point Never Announce New Album ‘Age Of’, Out June 1st
Daniel Lopatin has been on one hell of a creative streak the last 2 1/2 years. First he released the groundbreaking Oneohtrix Point Never record Garden Of Delete, which to my ears was a next level album. That record took everything he’d culminated and built since his debut with Betrayed in the Octagon in 2007 …
Track: Tove Styrke – On the Low, plus album and tour news
We first noticed Swedish singer Tove Styrke nearly four years ago when she released the dynamic, feisty electro pop “Even If I’m Loud It Doesn’t Mean I’m Talking To You”. It is no surprise to see how she has developed into a major international force since those early days. Having just finished touring with Lorde …
News: Dark Mofo Festival 2018, Hobart – lineup announced
Dark Mofo, the world’s most extraordinary festival, returns to Hobart – the city on the edge of the world – in the middle of the deepest darkest winter from 7 through to 24 June. The Festival is a series of events, concerts, light shows and installations that deliberately encompasses the weird, the controversial, the obscure …
See: Polychrome – Final Kiss Video, plus album and tour news
The silkiest, smoothest hook-laden glory that is ‘Final Kiss’ by Polychrome, reviewed here last month has now been augmented further by the release of a new video: a series of luminous neon lights that evoke the vague eighties feel of this brilliant song. This is, for me, one of the stand out singles of the …
Track: Hatchie – Sugar and Spice, plus announcement of debut EP
While there was much excitement in Australia following the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games last night in Brisbane, Backseat Mafia’s antipodean outpost was more enthralled by the news that Brisbane’s other great product, and one of our favourites, Hatchie, released a new track along with news of her debut EP, both entitled ‘Sugar and …
News: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah release “Some Loud Thunder” 10th Anniversary Reissue with bonus tracks plus tour
Clap Your Hand Say Yeah’s iconic second album “Some Loud Thunder” will be reissued with exclusive bonus tracks on May 25th to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of its original release. ‘Some Loud Thunder’ stood out for its low-fi cool demeanour – reading from the same book as Velvet Underground and Jonathan Richmond with shouty, erudite …
Track: Black Heart Breakers – Melody, plus EP and tour news
Leather jackets and denim, chugging guitars and a whole barrel full of sneering attitude are necessary appendages for any serious rock band that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Add to that a superglue chorus and layered harmonies you get Black Heart Breakers and their rip roaring new single ‘Melody’. ‘Melody’ is a little bit punk …
News: Black Orchid Empire announce May/June live dates
London rockers BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE have announced live dates throughout May and June which sees them play six shows opening for INME in the UK, followed by a ten-date run throughout Germany and the UK as main support for Black Map The band recently announced that they have signed an international deal with Long Branch Records. The …
News: Gottwood announce further additions to their 2018 lineup
With its 2018 edition fast approaching, further names have been added to the Gottwood lineup. The likes of Zip, Djrum, Kate Miller, Secretsundaze, Arkajo, Man Power, Voyeur and PBR Streetgang join an already unmissable bill of the most exciting names in electronic music, once again assembling in the stunning woodland location of North Wales. Nixwax …
Track: Kamikaze Girls – Broke, plus European tour dates
Coming to the end of their run supporting The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Leeds duo Kamikaze Girls have announced a sun of European headline tour dates for May, taking long term friends and label-mates Nervus with them. It’s been a productive year for the band following …