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Track: Martin Gore – Mandrill
Martine Gore, songwriter and founding member of Depeche Mode, releases an exhilarating new track ‘Mandrill’ on 17 November 2020 on Mute, taken from the forthcoming 5-track instrumental EP The Third Chimpanzee out 29 January 2021. “The first track I recorded had a sound that wasn’t human,” Martin explains. “It sounded primate-like. I decided to name it ‘Howler’, after …
Track: French Cassettes – Santa Cruz Tomorrow
San Francisco Bay Area quartet, French Cassettes, are set to release their sophomore album, Rolodex on Dec. 11th via Tender Loving Empire. Along with the news the band are sharing the latest single, ‘Santa Cruz Tomorrow’ Light and bouncy with ear grabbing vocals. This track is the kind of laid back cool thats hugely infectious. Standout guitar …
Rising: We interview new indie-Americana duo Sunny Bones – see ‘Be Cool’
EXQUISITE new duo Sunny Bones is the partnership of Helen Anderson and Ben Asker. The pair came to know each other through their previous band Box Of Light, which past incarnation of the pair saw them play the cooler names to drop on the British festival circuit, such as Latitude, Green Man, and Secret Garden …
TRACK: Mandrake Handshake – ‘Gonkulator’: Oxford dectet debut the new acid
THEY may be one of the most populous bands you’ve seen this side of My Life Story and The Polyphonic Spree in their pomp – but Oxford psych dectet Mandrake Handshake breathe new and trippy life into that old adage: the more, the merrier. They’ve signed on the dotted for cult British indie imprint Nice …
Track: Arab Strap release new single Compersion Pt.1 ahead of album and tour
Iconic Scottish troubadours Arab Strap have announced details of their forthcoming 7th studio album, ‘As Days Get Dark’, their first since 2005’s The Last Romance, and due 5th March 2021. “It’s about hopelessness and darkness,” says singer and lyricist Aidan Moffat. “But in a fun way.” Despite coming out of that late nineties scene that …
NEWS: The Orb announce live stream date and remixes album – hear David Harrow’s rerub of ‘Haze’
SEMINAL techno groovesters and occasional pranksters of legend The Orb have a brace of excellently exciting news announcements for all you space cadets out there. Firstly, they’re gonna play their first-ever livestream gig to bring a little festive cheer, from 10pm on Saturday, December 19th, entitled ‘This Is Not Here’. What promises to be an immersive, …
NEWS: M. Ward announces Billie Holiday covers album; hear ‘For Heaven’s Sake’
YOUR humble scribe has loved Portland’s M. Ward since right back in the days of The Transfiguration of St Vincent – his beautiful 2003 album full of his mellifluous voice, incredible guitar skills (if you’ve ever seen him live, you can pay testament to him somehow being two or three guitarists at once) and songs …
Track: POUNDER reveal first track from forthcoming new SHADOW KINGDOM album
Today, American metal torchbearers Pounder reveal the new track “Hard Road to Home.” The track is the first to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated second album, Breaking the World, set for international release on January 29th, 2021 via Shadow Kingdom Records. Hear Pounder‘s “Hard Road to Home” in its entirety HERE at Shadow Kingdom‘s Bandcamp. It was but early 2019 when Pounder dropped their proud ‘n’ powerful debut album, Uncivilized. Sure, …
Track: Eddie Vedder releases two singles ‘Matter Of Time’ and ‘Say Hi’
Eddie Vedder released a pair of singles— ‘Matter of Time’ and ‘Say Hi’ via Monkeywrench/Republic Records. Additionally, he shared an animated music video for the powerful, passionate, and poetic “Matter of Time” and live video for “Say Hi,” an oft-sought after live favorite now officially available for the first time. Plus, a special pre-order just went live for the limited-edition “Matter of Time”/ “Say Hi” 7-inch vinyl, releasing soon. …
Track: King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard – Intrasport
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, have just released two albums, K.G. and Live In San Francisco ’16 via Caroline. Along with the news the band have also shared a video for new single – ‘Intrasport’. ‘Intrasport’ is the latest track to be taken from their 10-track album K.G. released on KGLW via Caroline and their sixteenth since forming in 2010. Available digitally today, the …