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See: Ezra Furman releases new video for ‘Calm Down’, plus new album and live news
Never one to rest upon his laurels, Ezra Furman is back with a new album – Twelve Nudes, out via Bella Union on August 30th, barely 18 months since his critically acclaimed Transangelic Exodus dropped. From the new record, Ezra has released a video for single ‘Calm Down’, and announced a whole raft of live …
See: The Raconteurs release new video for Help Me Stranger, plus World Tour Dates
Supergroup The Raconteurs – Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler, have resurfaced with a new album ‘Help Us Stranger’, out on White’s Third Man Records on June 21st. From it the band have released a new single ‘Help Me Stranger’, and details of their World Tour. The old time blues start is …
Track: Sonic Youth – Bull in the Heather, plus Battery Park NYC: July 4 2008 reissue news
Matador records have announced they are releasing Sonic Youth’s live album Battery Park NYC: July 4 2008 on June 7th. Initially sold as a bonus alongside the bands final album – The Eternal, this new version will be available on streaming services and as a stand-alone package for the first time ever. Taken from a …
See: Garrett Kato releases video for Where the Vampires Hide, plus tour dates
Canadian-born, Australia-based singer-songwriter Garrett Kato has released his latest single ‘Where the Vampires Hide’, which is out now via Nettwerk “This story follows me on tour last year,” says Garrett. “It’s about the lines being blurred between being a touring artist and a father. Having spent countless days on the road I began to lose …
Track: Horror In Clay – Heck Cattle Grazing
“Heck Cattle Grazing” is the first work to be released by Auckland art-folk/experimental group Horror In Clay. The group, featuring former members of popular group Girls Pissing on Girls Pissing, recorded the work with local engineer Rohan Evans and revealed the track last week with little-to-no warning except for a post on their label MUZAI Records‘ …
Preview: Long Division 2019 (29th May – 2nd June)
It might not be number one on everyone’s visit list, but there’s more to Wakefield than the Wildcats and the Hepworth Gallery, as independent festival Long Division once is once again back spread around the city’s venues and with an enviable cast of players. They’re well sourced with musical acts, but the event is really a …
See: Sebadoh reveal video for Sunshine plus tour dates.
Sebadoh, the once lo-fi side project of Dinosaur Jr. bass player Lou Barlow, are to be on our stereos/streaming from our mobile devices (delete as appropriate) once again. Act Surprised looks to make up for the near six-year absence since the group last released music (2013’s Defend Yourself) with the latest single from the album, “sunshine“, released this …
See: Primal Scream – ‘Velocity Girl reissued for the first time since 1986, gets new video
It took just 82 seconds for Primal Scream’s ‘Velocity Girl’ to become a landmark moment in the nascent indie scene and ignited a band who would become a pivotal part of British music culture. First released as the b-side to their second single ‘Crystal Crescent’ in 1986, ‘Velocity Girl’ reached a wider audience as the opening track on NME’s highly influential ‘C86’ compilation. Despite the track’s renown, Primal Scream have …