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News: Gomez to release 20th anniversary reissue of Bring It On, plus tour dates
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Gomez’s Mercury Music Prize winning debut album, Bring It On will be re-mastered and reissued (20.04.18) as a super-deluxe 4CD with an accompanying remastered double LP release. The 4CD 20th Anniversary edition of Bring It On contains the original, classic album remastered by Frank Arkwright @ Abbey Road studios …
Track: The Magic Numbers – Sweet Divide, plus UK tour news
Returning after a three year hiatus, The Magic Numbers have revealed details of a new album, Outsiders, due on May 11th, and the first track to be taken from it – Sweet Divide. Of the album, frontman Romeo Stodart says “I never wanted to be a part of anything, the cool kids at school, the …
Track: Bilk – Give Up
Young Essex three piece Bilk hare about to released their debut single Give Up, produced by Rich Turvey (Blossoms, The Coral) in Parr Street Studios, Liverpool. Lead singer Sol Abrahams described the track as being about “The idea of not giving up your aim when you’ve got your surroundings and other things going on in …
Track: Sunflower Bean – TwentyTwo, plus UK tour dates
New York trio Sunflower Bean have announced a new single ahead of their album TwentyTwo in Blue’s release on March 23rd, and its the title track fo the record, TwentyTwo. Co-produced by Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Jacob Portrait (who also mixed the record) and HC-producer Matt Molnar of Friends, Twentytwo in Blue is named as such because …
Track: Brooders – Lie
Leeds psych-grunge three piece Brooders have shared the first track from their upcoming 7″ release in the form of ‘Lie’. The bands Adam Bairstow says of the track “Lie has been a work in progress for a long time, it’s a culmination of the stresses and pressures that come with love, loss and paranoia all …
EP: Mats Wawa – Scuzz
Norwegian five piece Mats Wawa are preparing for the release of their debut EP, ‘Scuzz’ which is out tomorrow (23rd February) via Black Pop Records. They’ve been causing something of a stir in recent times, after Mats Wang was booked to play at the Trondheim Calling Festival in 2015 and formed a band to help …
See: Shipping Forecast reveal new video for ‘Weight (0520)’
Shipping Forecast is the solo project of John Copley, the guitarist in Hull’s aggressive post-punks La Bete Blooms. But don’t get blown off course (you see what I did there, right) in thinking this will follow a similar voyage (I know, sorry), as Copley flexes his R&B chops, trading instead in altered soulful vocals, over …
Track: Hajk- Untouch
Norwegian quintet Hajk have followed up their debut album, which showcased their emotive indie pop, with a new track, ‘Untouch’. Sweeping melodies, tumbling synth and gritty guitar lines are all the order of the day, while a sense of the melancholy coats the whole thing. More than that though, there’s melodies that have you returning …
Track: L.A. Salami – Jean is Gone
London based artist L.A. Salami has shared his new track, ‘Jean Is Gone’, ahead of the release of his forthcoming second album The City Of Bootmakers. Salami is continuing to weave his way through an extensive catalogue, with each song telling its own story, characterised by many observational anecdotes. Following an upbeat intro, featuring a …
Track: Drinks – Real Outside
Drinks, the collaborative project between White Fence’s Tim Presley and Cate Le Bon’s err…..Cate Le Bon, have reconvened for a second album, titled Hippo Lite. Its a follow up to the pairs Hermits on Holiday record which came out on Tim;s Birth Records in 2015, and is due out via Drag City on April 20th. …