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News: Cool London indie trio bar italia sign to Matador and release the slow burning track ‘Nurse!’ and UK/European tour dates.
London trio bar italia have been building quite a reputation for their minimalist brand of cool indie rock, and this has lead to their signing with iconic US label Matador and the release of new single ‘Nurse!’. With its louche, laconic style and dual vocals, this is an enigmatic and slow burning fuse of a …
News: The legendary Yo La Tengo announce new album ‘This Stupid World’ with single ‘Fallout’ as a tasty aperitif.
Yo La Tengo have been on the forefront of indelibly melodic indie pop for decades and it is comforting to see their return with the announcement of a new album – their sixteenth – ‘This Stupid World’, due out on 10 February 2023 through Matador Records/Remote Control Records. As a first taste of what’s to …
News: Horsegirl release ‘History Lesson Part 2’ (Minutemen Cover)
HORSEGIRL RELEASE‘HISTORY LESSON PART 2’(MINUTEMEN COVER) DEBUT ALBUMVERSIONS OF MODERN PERFORMANCEOUT NOW VIA MATADOR Horsegirl has had a stellar year. Versions of Modern Performance, out now on Matador, “is such a realised debut that it may itself influence a later generation down the road” (Ringer, Best Albums of 2022 So Far). It received glowing praise from The New …
News: Algiers announce new album for February and release new single featuring Zack De La Rocha & tour dates
ALGIERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUMSHOOKFEBRUARY 24 LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE‘IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE’ FEAT. ZACK DE LA ROCHA AN ALBUM RECORDED WITH BIG RUBE (THE DUNGEON FAMILY), ZACK DE LA ROCHA, BILLY WOODS, BACKXWASH, MARK CISNEROS (HAMMERED HULLS), SAMUEL T. HERRING (FUTURE ISLANDS), JAE MATTHEWS (BOY HARSHER), LATOYA KENT (MOURNING [A] BLKSTAR), NADAH EL SHAZLY, DEFORREST BROWN JR. …
News: MDOU MOCTAR announces ‘Niger EP Vol. 2’
MDOU MOCTAR NIGER EP VOL. 2 OUT DIGITALLY OCTOBER 25TH LISTEN / WATCH SINGLE HERE ‘IBITILAN‘ NIGER EP’S VOL. 1 & 2 TO BE RELEASED PHYSICALLY MARCH 10 Mdou Moctar has announced details of part two of the Niger EP series – featuring live and alternate versions of songs spanning the band’s discography recorded in their native Niger – which will …
News: Circuit des Yeux + Claire Rousay set to release re-works of three songs from CDY’s album -io
CIRCUIT DES YEUX + CLAIRE ROUSAYSUNSET POEM OUT OCTOBER 20TH THREE SONGS FROM CDY’S -IOREIMAGINED BY CLAIRE ROUSAY LISTEN TO ‘SCULPTING THE EXODUS’ (REWORK) + WATCH WATCH CIRCUIT DES YEUX AND CLAIRE ROUSAY IN CONVERSATION On Sunset Poem, experimental musician Claire Rousay reworks three songs from Circuit des Yeux’s otherworldly 2021 album, -io. Today, you can listen to her take on ‘Sculpting the Exodus’ HERE. In …
Album Review: Horsegirl fulfill all promises in the stunning ‘Versions of Modern Performance’ – one of the most authentic and exciting debuts.
There is a visceral discordancy and inherent chaos that threads throughout ‘Versions of Modern Performance’, the debut album from Chicago trio Horsegirl, (out through Matador Records/Remote Control Records). This anarchy is magically and stunningly resolved by the bitter sweet melodies and harmonies that cloak and bind the barbed-wire strands. The oft dissociated, disconnected vocals are …
News: Brisbane trio The Goon Sax announce expanded digital version of their album ‘Mirror II’ complete with an exquisite cover of Len’s classic ‘Steal My Sunshine’, as well as tour news.
Today, Brisbane trio The Goon Sax have released a deluxe digital edition of their third album ‘Mirror II’ released through Chapter Music and Matador Records. ‘Mirror II’ is a garment of perfectly formed pop songs with a ragged edge and blemishes – but with a golden thread of celestial choruses that binds everything together. The …
News: Interpol alert – New York’s finest announce new album ‘The Other Side of Make-Believe’ for July through Matador Records/Remote Control, and release the reflective, atmospheric single ‘Toni’.
It’s exciting to see Interpol back in action with news of the release of their seventh LP ‘The Other Side of Make-Believe’, due out on 15 July through Matador / Remote Control. To ease the anticipation, Interpol have released a single and video for the opening track, ‘Toni’. The archetypal Interpol sound is at the …
News: Chicago’s coolest trio Horsegirl announce debut album ‘Versions of Modern Performance’ through Matador Records and unveil the utterly brilliant single ‘Anti-glory’.
With an attitude that recalls The Jesus and Mary Chain and scuzzy, fuzzy drone attack, Horsegirl have just delivered a stunning single ‘Anti-glory’ – filled with a certain cognitive and sonic dissonance, brutal drums, sweet doo wop backing singing straight from the sixties and a raw visceral guitar attack. This is utterly compelling and marvellous …