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Track/Video: Belle and Sebastian – We Were Beautiful, plus tour news
Underpinned by a more prominent shuffling EDM-style drum track, the eternal Belle and Sebastian are back with a new single and video for a track “We Were Beautiful” in anticipation of a European tour and an album. This is classic Belle and Sebastian: melodic, intelligent and melancholic pop with added trumpet. The accompanying video, shot …
See: Wolf Parade release new video for ‘You’re Dreaming’, plus European/US tour dates.
Taken from their much admired Cry Cry Cry album, which came out in October last year on the mighty Sub Pop label, Wolf Parade have released a Raymond Knight directed video for You’re Dreaming. Filmed live and in the studio, it has this late night TV vibe, and showcases the alt/indie bands incisive songwriting, as …
See: Art School Girlfriend reveals new video for Measures
Brought up on the music of The Velvet Underground, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave and Patti Smith, Poppy of Art School Girlfriend draws us in to her Margate surroundings with the intriguing video, ‘Measures’ directed by the French 3D artist, Kevin Bray. Haunting vocals coupled with the 3D rendering of Margate’s coastline provide us with an …
See: Charles Howl releases self-directed video for Meet Lou’s Needs
“I love Lou Reed but I don’t want to see shit imitations of him every time I go see a show or after party,” say musician and filmmaker Danny Nellis, aka Charles Howl of his song Meet Lou’s Needs, taken from his latest album My Idol Family. It’s lush, orchestral pop music, swathed in organ …
See: Awolnation share new video for Handyman
Following on from 2015’s Run album, Awolnation are preparing to release their third album ‘Here come the runts’. It once again showcases the talents of frontman Aaron Bruno who wrote, recorded and produced the album. . “With this record I really wanted to make a rock n’ roll/pop album,” says Bruno. “And I say ‘pop’ …
Video: Levellers release new video for McGee
Ahead of the release of their new album, We The Collective, British rock institution, Levellers, have released the video for their new single, McGee. Shot live in Abbey Road Studios, McGee, is the second single from We The Collective, which is available on 9 March.
See: Ezra Furman releases live performance video for ‘Driving down to L.A.’
We’ve already delved into Ezra Furman’s live videos, which were recorded over the course of a day at SPACE in Evanston in Illinois. He’s just released another one, a version of Driving down to L.A., performed for the first time in front of an attentive and exclusive audience, and taken from his forthcoming album Transangelic …
See: Wild Beasts reveal new video for ‘All the Kings Men’, live at RAK Studios
On the cusp of their final ever live dates in Dublin, Manchester and London, Wild Beasts have recorded a career spanning live studio album, due out on February 16th via Domino Documents, called Last Night All My Dreams Came True. Recorded at RAK studios over two days last Summer, it features songs from all their …
See: Editors release new video for Magazine
Editors frontman Tom Smith says of new single Magazine, “Magazine is a pointed finger aimed at those in power…some corrupt politician or businessman…a character, and a tongue in cheek poke at the empty posturing and playing to the masses of the power hungry.” It marks a slight shift for the band, as they move seemlessly …
See: Spinning Coin release video for Starry Eyes, plus UK tour dates
Glasgow’s Spinning Coin release their latest visual accompaniment to their single ‘Starry Eyes’, which, much like their sound, captures beautifully their simple, languorous style that is at once personal and honest. Fringed with the theme of nature and friendship, the video seems to evoke something nostalgic and rose-tinted, with autumnal colours and candid smiles. The …