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Track: KPT – Descent
Taken from KPT alive by machines, the upcoming full length release from Minneapolis producer KPT, new single Decent opens with this almost industrial sounding drum crashes. As it begins to unravel, so the electronic hue that provided its backing comes to the fore, along with these almost static baselines and increasingly elaborate drum patterns. Over …
Track: Benjamin Verdoes – Night Walker
You might have come across Seattle beatmaker Benjamin Verdoes through his eccentric and unpredictable songwriting in Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band. Since those days, he’s honed his skills as a producer and beatmaker, as witnessed by his previous solo effort, The Evil Eye. Out today via Brick Lane Records is a new EP, The One …
Track: Kubalove – This Foolish Love
Kubalove, aka Anna Jackson, is back with a a new slice of luscious synth pop in the foe of ‘This Foolish Love’. Having had an immediate impact with last years singles ‘Dangerous’ and ‘All I want’, it’s the first new material since entering the studio and drops on October 16th. Sitting somewhere slightly leftfield and …
See: Lauren Aquilina releases the heartbreaking ‘Ocean’, plus tour dates
You can learn a lot about Lauren Aquilina from her Twitter bio: “nothing makes me happier than writing sad songs.” She’s continuing that trend with new song ‘Ocean’, which is her latest single and the title of her forthcoming EP. Lauren has had an incredible start to her music career, headlining the BBC introducing stage …
See: PiL release video – The making of what the world needs now
PiL’s latest album, ‘What The World Needs Now’ has been very well received in all quarters. Hitting the official UK charts last week at No.29, the band have just released the behind the scenes film of the making of their self-funded long player. PiL will be touring extensively over the next few months. With dates …
See: Pinkshinyultrablash release video for kiddy pool dream, plus tour date news
Russian shoegaze outfit, Pinkshinyultrablast, keen to follow up the success of their debut album, “Everything Else Matters” ,release yet more bliss laden dream-pop on the world with latest single “Kiddy Pool Dreams”. For the video, the band have taken a fairly original approach and recorded peoples reactions, good and bad, to hearing the single through headphones… …
See: Longfellow release video for ‘Choose’
Independent record label Fierce Panda have been around for 21 years, supporting the likes of Death Cab For Cutie and The Crookes, and they’ve reached another milestone this September with the release of their 300th single. The celebratory landmark has been gifted to none other than London-based Longfellow with their song ‘Choose’, a soulful song …
Track: The Lion and the Wolf – My Fathers Eyes
Tom George, aka The Lion and the Wolf, is back with a new, second release, My Fathers Eyes. Available as a limited edition 7inch, George is releasing a second single, Bar Stools, from the release. It tells the story of a drunken walk home. “The song is about a time I made a stupid decision …
Track: Siege – Crunk
Up and coming Belgian producer Siege, aka Sieg Motmans , has a new single, Crunk, out digitally on 21st September on legendary house label Azuli. Taking cut ups from Mary J Blige’s vocal from Family Affair, Siege has peppered it with pads, 808s and these pulsating synth lines to make something that’s going to be …
See: Lionlimb release new video for Turnstile
Out on the 18th September via Bayonet Records comes the new single from Lionlimb – aka Angel Olsen collaborators Stewart Bronaugh and Joshua Jaeger. It comes hot on the heels of a recent tour with Whitney and playing at Shea Stadium in Brooklyn with Frankie Cosmos. It’s full of trippy drums and winding synth lines, …