Electronic
See: Holy Wave release new video for Adult Fear
El Paso multi-instrumentalists Holy Wave are back with a new album, Adult Fear, which drops on March 30th via The Reverberation Appreciation Society. Ahead of the release they’ve released a new video for the title track, and it’s one that sees the Austin quintet head into a world inhabited by hazy synths and expansive melodies. …
Track: Let’s Eat Grandma – Hot Pink
Let’s Eat Grandma, aka teenage vocalists, multi-instrumentalists and songwriters Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth have returned with a new single – Hot Pink, out now via Transgressive Records / [PIAS]. Talking of the single the girls say “Hot Pink is about the misconceptions of femininity and masculinity and the power of embracing both of them. …
Track: Creep Show – Modern Parenting
Creep Show are the project of acclaimed singer-songwriter John Grant and the dark analogue trio of Wrangler (itself a project of Stephen Mallinder of Cabaret Voltaire, Phil Winter and Benge), and ahead of their debut album – Mr. Dynamite, out on 16th March via Bella Union, they’ve released a new track ‘Modern Parenting’. The adventurous …
Track: Datarock – Laugh in the face of Darkness
The long awaited return of Norwegian synth act Datarock is gathering pace. Ahead of their first album in nine years – Face the Brutality, out on March 9th on YAP Records, the band have announced a second single ‘Laugh in the face of darkness’, following on from Ruffle Shuffle, which dropped at the end of …
Track: Peggy Gou – It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)
Following on from a spate of brilliant releases on labels such as Rekids, Phonica White and Technicolour, Korean-born, Berlin residing producer Peggy Gou is set to releaase her new EP, ‘Once’ on the ever brilliant Ninja Tune label on March 2nd. Talking of the EP, Gou says “I really wanted to represent different styles and …
Obituary: Industrial musician Jeremy Inkel dead at 34
The world of electronic industrial music has been saddened to learn of the sudden recent death of Canadian keyboard player and programmer Jeremy Inkel due to complications arising from an asthma condition. He was only 34 years old. Best known for his involvement in the most recent albums by the veteran act Front Line Assembly, …
Track: Vowws – Esseff
“‘Esseff’ is like James Bond spy music updated for the modern world”, say LA-via-Australian based duo Vowws. “We wanted to create a sound that felt like you were being chased by something scary, but enticing”. The single is from their forthcoming album Under the World, out on February 3rd on Anti-Language Records. It lives up …
Album Review: Leyya – Sauna
Sophie Lindinger and Marco Kleebauer are Leyya, an electronic pop duo from Vienna, Austria. Today sees the release of their new album “Sauna”, which was preceded by a single, the evocative “Heat”. “Heat” features Lindinger’s gorgeous almost languid vocals over a sparse indie electronic beat and a rousing, charged chorus. Electro melancholic pop that evokes …
Track: Uppermost – Slide ft. Yudimah
Lifted from his upcoming album, Perseverance, Slide ft. Yudimah is the latest single from Paris based, producer Behdad Nejatbakhshe aka Uppermost. His recent singles ‘Make A Change’ and ‘Step By Step ft. Sôra’ have seen his stock rise, and he’s turned heads in many of the more influential magazines and blogs. This latest effort features …
Track: Gundelach – Duck Hunting
If his debut EP and follow up ‘Games’ which featured his friend – artist ARY, then Duck Hunting, the new single from Norwegian singer-songwriter Gundelach is really going to set the cat amongst the pigeons. Not in a literal sense though, this is smooth, post-Fleetwood Mac soul, full of sweeping analogue synths, and his own …