Friday, April 29, 2022
New Entry: Sektion Tyrants Premiere New Single "Systematic Letdown"
Vancouver, BC post punk/synth punk duo Sektion Tyrants have premiered their new single "Systematic Letdown".
This is the 4th digital single from their forthcoming debut full length to be released on Take Away The Love Records. Get it here.
Stream it below.
New Entry: Jogger Reveals New Single "BRD Noir"
Berlin bedroom-rock/post punk new solo project Jogger (aka Florian Nikolai) has reveales his new single "BRD Noir".
The song serves as the title track of his upcoming debut studio album 'BRD Noir', which will be available on May 20 through CUT SURFACE. Get it here.
From Jogger: In the song, the 'BRD Noir' is the name of a fictional pub and opens a place where we are all welcome, where togetherness is determined by diversity and free thought.
Stream it below.
On the other hand, the name is reminiscent of a dusty, conservative West Germany, of dark Germany, terms like Ossi and Wessi, a failed reunification policy and right-wing violence.
But in Jogger's fictional pub there is NO room for racists, outdated thought patterns and intolerance! On the contrary, 'BRD Noir' creates a space for diversity and change, at the same time warns that the past must not be forgotten & that freedom should not be taken for granted.
Stream it below.
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Watch: The Lathums Share "Sad Face Baby" Music Video
Wigan indie rock band The Lathums have shared the video for their latest single "Sad Face Baby".
The song is part of our current playlist and is out now. Get it here
Reflecting on Sad Face Baby and the last two years of the band’s lives, Moore says: “The Lathums has been a world of opportunity for us, but things still get to you. We have had to come to understand each other more and the ways the world works around us. Naivety and innocence have been lost and ‘Sad Face Baby’ is the sharper edge of what we can do as a band.”
Watch the clip below.
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New Entry: Baston Unveil New Single "Flash"
French garage pop/kraut pop band Baston have unveiled their new single "Flash".
The song is taken from the forthcoming album 'La Martyre' (the follow-up to their previous album Primates released at the end of 2019), which will be out on May 13 via Howlin' Banana Records.
Take a listen below.
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New Entry: Spirits of Leo Air New Single "Solaris"
New York dream pop/post punk/nu-gaze band Spirits of Leo have aired their new single "Solaris".
"Solaris" is a song about conviction, and regaining control of one's life after being lost. Its take nfrom their upcoming record 'Gossamer Blue'.
Get it here and take a listen below.
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Thursday, April 28, 2022
New Entry: Dehd Release New Single "Empty In My Mind"
Chicago indie pop/rock/post punk trio Dehd have released their new single "Empty In My Mind".
The song is taken from their upcoming new album 'Blue Skies', set to arrive on May 27th through Possum Records. Pre-order your copy here.
The band says the single is about “the floating mindless space around a new crush… The sort of high that occurs, the spinning, the detachment and the feeling of ungroundedness. All of these things being either very fun or absolutely dreadful.”
Stream it below.
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New Entry: POP ETC Reveal "Slips Away (Feat. Jason Schwartzman)"
Brooklyn, NY-based indie pop band POP ETC have revealed their new single "Slips Away (Feat. Jason Schwartzman)".
The song was produced and recorded by the band largely at home during quarantine and is the first taste from their upcoming new album 'Over the Moment' (TBA). Grab it here.
"We all try to hold on to the past. No matter how futile or ridiculous it may seem," says frontman Chris Chu about the new song. "Why do we have so much trouble accepting that everything comes to an end? I know I’m still fighting it. Still trying to be a kid. Still trying to hold on to the joy and carefreeness of that time."
Chu adds: "There’s an energy and life to the past that we keep grasping at, and yet it always slips away. But it’s not just a sad story. There’s real liberation that comes with acceptance. A freedom and richness that we can tap into once we embrace that everything is fleeting. 'Slips Away' is about trying to get there.”
Stream it below.
New Entry: Los Colognes Drop New Single "Ballad Of A Straw Man"
Nashville indie rock/pop Los Colognes have dropped their new single "Ballad Of A Straw Man".
The song is taken from their forthcoming new album 'The New World', which will be out on May 3. Pre-order your copy here.
“Anything that could get us out of our mental jail cells and into a creative flow was welcomed,” the group’s Aaron Mortenson said of how the song and album came together. “If anything, the entire record is a time stamp. We chose to create when we had no real idea of what was on the other side, and I’m glad we did.”
Watch a lyric video below.
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Cabaret Voltaire's Stephen Mallinder Announces New LP 'tick tick tick', Airs 'Hush'
The follow-up to 2019's debut Um Dada, further distills his signature fusion of minimal synth, oblique wordplay, and “wonky disco” into a riveting rhythm suite ripe for our age of escalation: tick tick tick. It will be out on July 15 via Dais Records, pre-order it here.
Channeling the temporal malaise of lockdown through a lusher palette of modular electronics and stereo strings, the songs embrace ambiguity and plasticity, loose systems of percolating circuitry and airless funk. Recorded across a handful of sessions at MemeTune Studios in Cornwall with frequent collaborator Benge (aka Ben Edwards), Mallinder cites no guiding aesthetic premise for the collection beyond “cowbell on every track, and entirely no reverb.”
Lyrically the record is equally evasive, rich with allusions and associative linguistics, surveying liquid notions of societal noise, ecological ruin, art world pretension, and the trials of daily life. But the lack of fixed meaning remains Mallinder’s main muse: “Music should draw you in; lyrics should make you think. Most interpretation is misinterpretation.” This is music of countdowns and comedowns, fleeting pleasures and opaque futures, observing the great decline while dancing on its ashes. Flux is deathless and forever; the rest, illusion: “I will be a constant figure / Flickering a moving picture / Turning in your head forever / Split apart but held together.”
Check out the album's tracklist and take a listen to the late-night techno-influenced lead single "Hush", below.
tick tick tick Tracklist:
1. Contact
2. ringdropp
3. Galaxy
4. Wasteland
5. Hush
6. Shock to the Body
7. Guernica Gallery
8. The Trial
9. tick tick tick
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Watch: Red Telephone Unleash New Single/Video "Normal Life"
Cardiff indie rock/psych band Red Telephone have unleashed the video for their latest single "Normal Life".
Speaking about it, vocalist Dec Andrews said:‘‘Normal Life’ draws on dystopian fiction such as 'Brave New World' and 'Blade Runner', exploring a subject's mental capitulation to a life they view as boring and repetitive. We wanted the video to get at this by showing a person stumble upon something that could give them a bit of hope and identity, only for that something to be captured by society at large and turned into some sort of incidental, shallow norm."
UPDATE 02/05/2022: "Normal Life" is our new Single of the Week!
It will be out on May 13, pre-order it here and watch/listen below.
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New Entry: Working Men's Club Unveil New Single "Circumference"
Yorkshire post punk/new wave band Working Men’s Club have unveiled their new single "Circumference".
Stream it below.
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Watch: BODEGA Share Music Video For "How Can I Help Ya?"
New York art-rock/punk band BODEGA have shared the video for their latest single "How Can I Help Ya?".
The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming second full-length album 'Broken Equipment', which will be out on March 11 2022 via WYR? Pre-order your copy here.
Of the track, BODEGA's Ben Hozie writes: "‘How Can I Help Ya?’ was the last track I wrote for the album after all the other tracks had been recorded. I felt like the cinema of the record was missing a certain kind of scene: one where I could give myself and the broken world the benefit of the doubt. We have it start the b-side of the vinyl which is very different than the a-side. The wonder wounded conscious-troubled protagonist of ‘Thrown’ now seeks to voice grace instead of analysis and condemnation. The band matches this new tone with playful, early Beatles-inspired power pop. When we worked out the arrangement, Tai and Adam’s groove and Dan Ryan’s riffs came together almost as quickly as the lyrics. The same is often as true of song as of living: when you try hard you die hard."
Aptly enough, coming alongside word of BODEGA's return to these shores this autumn, 'How Can I Help Ya?' is accompanied by a video shot across the band's recent UK/EU run that hits at the heart of what a fun, powerful live act they've become. Hozie adds, "James Winstanley shot tons of great camcorder footage during our current tour that I edited in the back of the van in between shows. This has been by far our best tour yet ----> The crowds have been so great and the band is having a blast."
Watch the clip below.
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Watch: Vitalic Airs Music Video For "Boomer Ok"
Watch: Paradox Obscur Release New Single/Video "Wild Silk"
Greek minimal synth/cold wave duo Paradox Obscur (aka Kriistal Ann and Toxic Razor) have released the video for their new single "Wild Silk".
The song is taken from their upcoming new album 'Morphogenesis', which will be out on May 6th via Metropolis Records.Pre-order it here.
Watch/listen below.
Watch/listen below.
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Watch: White Flowers Reveal New Single/Video "This is Not"
Preston, UK dreampop/noir pop/post punk/shoegaze band White Flowers (Katie Drew and Joey Cobb) have revealed the video for their new single "This is Not".
The song is taken from their upcoming new EP 'Are You', set to arrive on May 13 via Tough Love. Pre-order your copy here.
Speaking about it the band explained: “‘This Is Not’ is a song about daydreaming your way out of mundane, claustrophobic situations. As with the rest of the EP, the retrofuturist architecture that adorns our home town has influenced the sounds of the song - beautiful yet grating, comforting yet overwhelming. The lyrics explore the helpless feeling of being stuck in a dead-end situation, whilst also finding new freedom within such a state. To accompany the EP, we have also produced a zine, which can only be purchased at our live shows in May. This has been a way for us to further explore the themes that inspired the songs on the EP and to present our own photographs, drawings and writing in an alternative visual form.”
Watch/listen below.
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New Entry: The Chain Gang of 1974 Returns With New Single "Wanting This"
Los Angeles-based singer/multi-instrumentalist The Chain Gang of 1974 (aka Kamtin Mohager), has returned with his catchy new single "Wanting This".
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
New Entry: Vision Video Drop "Pictures Of You" (The Cure cover)
Athens, GA post-punk/goth/new wave band Vision Video have dropped their cover version of The Cure's classic "Pictures Of You".
Take a listen below.
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Watch: LDV Unleash New Single/Video "Mystery Boy"
Italian post punk veterans LDV have unleashed the video for their new single "Mystery Boy".
The video tells the oldest story in the world: after an endless week, the protagonist of the video arrives at the long-awaited weekend loaded and confident waiting to see the girl he met the Saturday before and who has never succeeded to get out of your head.
Love, insecurity, fun and excess, all condensed in a feeling that leads to charge sparks but also to moments of deep insecurity.
Often just the moment we become more courageous and ready to play our move, time becomes cruel and our expectations fall in an instant.
This is the story of our Mystery Boy, disappointed and broken by a sentimental failure that makes our song the soundtrack of his existence.
Watch/listen below.
Watch: The Kairos Unveil New Single/Video "Lazy Lethargic"
Liverpool indie rock band The Kairos have unveiled the video for their new single "Lazy Lethargic".
The song was recorded and mixed with up-and-coming producer Ben Harper and mastered by engineer Loic Gillard of Motor Museum. The accompanying video was directed by Matt Snow at Snow Motion.
'Lazy Lethargic' showcases high octane verses and a soaring chorus that just will not escape you. The track wears all their influences on its sleeve, from the Arctic Monkeys to Fontaines D.C, while remaining innovative and unique.
Watch/listen below.
Watch: DESIRE Share New Single/Video "Love Is A Crime"
Palm Springs-via-Montreal electronic/synthpop duo Desire (aka Megan Louise and Johnny Jewel) have shared the video for their new single "Love Is A Crime feat. Mirage".
The song is taken from their upcoming new album 'Escape', which will be out on May 3 via Italians Do It Better. Grab it here.
“Love Is A Crime” kicks in with a girl group-styled narration “Calling After Dark…Trying To Break My Heart”. A lyrical nod signaling that the song features the illusive After Dark artist, Mirage, in a duet with Desire. Asking the question…is true love a crime? Electro boogie synthesizers spar with distorted vocals chanting the words “There’s No One Left To Hold You”. The flame of love attempts to connect via dial-up internet service in the track’s outro.
The video is the next chapter in Desire's Escape saga. Megan Louise hunts down Mirage at an off grid compound in Joshua Tree. In this revenge thriller, she poisons the harlequin with a diamond laced amphibian, inducing a kaleidoscopic fever dream before she attacks.
Watch/listen below.
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New Entry: The KVB Release "Blind (Drab Majesty Remix)"
UK psychedelic/shoegaze/dark wave duo The KVB have released the Drab Majesty Remix of their song "Blind".
The remis is taken from the upcoming EP 'Unity Remixes', out May 27th on Invada Records.
The original version of the track features on their latest album 'Unity', which came out in November last year via Invada Records.
Watch/listen below.
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New Entry: Justine Forever Airs New Single "Subway Feat. Lalo"
French electro/synth pop/synthwave producer/singer Justine Forever has aired her new single "Subway Feat. Lalo".
The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from her debut album "𝐹𝐿𝐴𝑆𝐻", which came out last in October lst year through Her Majesty's Ship. Get it here.
Justine Forever's music evokes nightlife in its entirety. Like wanderings after the end of the day, we go from loss of senses to euphoria, from worry to fantasy, from blinding colorimetry to elegant black and white. An aesthetic universe constructed by the French musician that resonates like a call to total abandon.
Take a lsiten below.
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Monday, April 25, 2022
New Entry: Swiss Portrait Reveals New Single "Freak"
Scottish dream pop/lo-fi artist Swiss Portrait has revealed his new single "Freak".
The song is taken from his brand new six-track EP ‘Safe House’, out today (April 25). Grab it here.
Stream it below.
Watch: Molly Nilsson Drop Music Video For "Obnoxiously Talented"
Swedish-born Berlin-based synth pop artist Molly Nilsson has dropped the video for her latest single "Obnoxiously Talented".
The song is taken from her forthcoming album 'Extreme', released earlier this year via Dark Skies Association and Night School Records. Get your copy here.
Pippi, played by Molly Nilsson, is a young woman daydreaming her life away. Despite her obsession with luxury and money, she finds work and societal commitments boring. Living off the wealth accumulated by her absent father, a sea-faring colonial explorer, she spends her time indulging in nocturnal fantasies together with her two inanimate companions, a headless torso and a hedonistic skeleton. In Obnoxiously Talented we spend a day in the life of the three friends, freed from the shackles of convention and order.
Watch the clip below.
Watch the clip below.
New Entry: Echoberyl Unleash "Salomé (Steve Object remix)"
The remix is taken from 'Mother : Remixes', set to arrive on April 29. Pre-order your copy here.
The record is an extension of the “Mother Solitude” album featuring three new remixes by Adriano and Cecilia, a foray into European dark techno with Steve Object, a lovely version of “La Dame en Rouge” by New York DJ Mark Cage Knight, plus two songs (Overwater and Vertigo) that weren’t included on the 2021 album just because they didn’t fit the “Dark Tales” concept perfectly.
Take a listen below.
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Friday, April 22, 2022
Watch: Vukovar Unveil New Single/Video "Place To Rest"
UK experimental/post punk/deathpop band VUKOVAR have the video for their new single "Place To Rest".
The song is taken from 'The Body Abdicator', the third the third and final movement of the Eternity Ends Here triptych set to be released on June 25 via Other Voices Records. Get it here.
A sweet combination of post-modern and modern alternative with a dash of dream-pop, ‘Place To Rest’ gives the band’s signature sound a move ahead and a breath apart by colliding said styles into a moldable mesh of sonic bliss. Simple yet elegant. Beautiful yet gritty. Take that for what you will, but ‘Place To Rest’ also gives you a place to contemplate.
VUKOVAR formed in a crumbling placefiller of a town in 2014. They were always dying and reorganized after cease to exist in 2019. Effete artists pretending to be northern hardcases pretending to be uniform fetishists in iconoclast drag. "Do not trust us; we are fragile stars."
After the devastating loss of Simon Morris to suicide in 2019, Vukovar have worked on 'Eternity Ends Here'.
Watch/listen below.
New Entry: Rigopolar Shares New Single "Purple Drive"
Miami-based electronic DJ/Producer Manuel Castaneda a.k.a. Rigopolar has shared his new single "Purple Drive".
The track is taken from his upcoming EP 'Inversus Totalis', set to arrive on April 30 via his new label Tour De Infinite. Pre-order your copy here.
Rigopolar mixes up Italo, disco, techno and wave music on labels like Duro, Aeon, Nazca and Tom Tom Disco. He is a mainstay of the dark disco scene and always takes dance floors on a trip through space and time with his rough-edged but majestically melodic sounds. His new label will be a place for his most comprehensive musical statements yet, and the first offering is an instant classic of the genre.
New Entry: The Trusted Premiere New Single "Millennium"
Southend-on-Sea indie pop/rock four-piece The Trusted have premiered their new single "Millennium".
The song, recorded and produced by Rees Broomfield, SS2 Studios and mixed by Grammy nominated Andy Bradfield (Elbow, David Gray, Rufus Wainwright),is out today (April 22). grab it here.
The Trusted are Dave Batchelor, Dale Holt-Mead, Fin Cunningham and Tom Cunningham. Initially starting out in secondary school, the band bonded over their mutual appreciation of a strong melody and atmospheric, edgy pop. Sharing an enthusiasm for 21st century Brit-rock led by the likes of Catfish and the Bottlemen and The 1975, as well as classic late ‘70s new-wave icons such as The Clash and Elvis Costello, The Trusted thrive off their unique fusion of post-punk energy and storytelling.
New Entry: Leisure Club Air New Single "Melting In A Shallow Body of Water"
Vancouver, BC indie rock/pop five-piece Leisure Club have aired their new single "Melting In A Shallow Body of Water".
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New Entry: Walter Frosch Release New Single "Who Are You?"
Swiss lo-fi/wave/disco duo Walter Frosch have released their new single "Who Are You?".
The song is taken from their upcoming new album 'Under A Spell', which will be out on May 6. Pre-order your copy here.
Take a listen below.
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Cold Showers Announce New EP 'Strength In Numbers', Stream "How Do You Know This Love"
The 5-track Ep will be out on June 10 through Dais Records, and follows-on from their 2019 album Motionless. Pre-order it here.
In October of 2020, exhausted by isolation, Cold Showers singer Jonathan Weil proposed the band pack their cars full of gear, rent a house in the desert wilderness of Joshua Tree, and to record a new EP. The result, Strength In Numbers, captures the group’s chemistry at its most effortless and anthemic, distilling a decade of experience into five future classics of romantic Madchester melancholia. Guitarist Chris King credits the freedom of escaping the city and its distractions for the collection’s looser, liberated mood: “The world seemed so bleak that making something lighter felt right.” Once a makeshift studio was assembled, they took turns throwing riffs, ideas, and “half-dead demos” into the ring, democratically workshopping them in the spirit of the band’s egoless mantra: “Best idea wins.”
Watch: Liam Gallagher Reveals New Single/Video "Better Days"
Liam Gallagher (former Oasis and Beady Eye frontman) has revealed the video for his new single "Better Days".
The song is taken from his upcoming third solo album "C'MON YOU KNOW", which will be released on May 27 via Warner Records. Pre-order your copy here.
Liam says, “‘Better Days’ is the sound of the summer.” He co-wrote it with his usual collaborators, Andrew Wyatt and Michael Tighe. It also features guitar from Nick Zinner.
Watch/listen below.
New Entry: Screensaver Drop "MEDS (A/N Remix)"
Aussie post punk/synth wave band screensaver have dropped the A/N Remix of their song "MEDS".
The remix is out today (April 22), the original version of the song is taken from the band's debut album 'Expressions of Interest', released last year through Upset The Rhythm and Heavy Machinery.
Speaking about the remix, A/N says: "The tom groove on MEDS is fantastic - that’s what drew us in initially. We were thinking we could layer that in with Krystals haunting vocals and make a slamming 140bpm techno banger. We have about three different versions in that vein, but none of them felt right. So we decided to slow it down and ride the bassline with a hard Linn Drum back-beat. All the lead “synth” sounds are the meds guitars thrown through samplers, apart from the ripper Virus line from the TI2 at the end. We are pretty silly people who love dark electronic and psychedelia so because of that our stuff tends to lean towards the weird and wonderful more so than the serious side of techno."
Stream it below.
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Watch: Los Saints Unelash New Single/Video "IDK"
San Diego indie/alt trio Los Saints have unleashed the video for their new single "IDK".
The song, recorded in Los Angeles by Keith Cooper of Dear Boy, is out now through Enci Records (The Joy Formidable, Fences), and follows on the heels of the band's previous single "Foound You Somewhere". Get it here.
Band member Angel Mariscal says: "IDK is my attempt to document what it's like for someone with social anxiety to enter a relationship for the very first time and the trouble this can cause, from my experience of course. The chaos is real!"
Watch/listen below.
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Watch: Jordan Dean Unveils New Single/Video "Free Advice, No One's Buying"
Cleveland indie rock/alt singer/songwritter Jordan Dean has unveiled the video for his new single "Free Advice, No One's Buying".
The song is out now, grab it here. Jordan cites Jamie T, The Kooks and Arctic Monkeys as some of his main influences.
About his music and song writing, Jordan says: “When I first started song writing, I really wanted to be able to control a room with just an acoustic guitar. However, as I got older and started hanging around local music venues, meeting other musicians, and coming to appreciate great bands, I shifted my focus to sounding more like the bands that I fell in love with so much.”
Watch/listen below.
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New Entry: Plastic Picnic Share Double Single "Better Coast / Distilled"
Brooklyn, NY post-rock/indie pop Plastic Picnic have shared their new double single "Better Coast / Distilled".
Since their formation, the band has been creating a unique brand of orchestral indie pop, showcased on their two EP’s “Plastic Picnic” and “Vistalite”. Plastic Picnic’s distinct sound has garnered them festival appearances, and song placements on hit TV shows Homeland and Shameless. Plastic Picnic is set to release their highly anticipated debut full length album sometime this year.
Stream both tracks below.
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Watch: Headshrinkers Release New Single/Video "Monocle"
West Midlands based indie band Headshrinkers have released the video for their new single "Monocle".
The song is taken from is the latest single from their upcoming debut EP 'Doorway Conversations', set to arrive on June 3.
Unflinching poetry set atop confrontational searing lead guitar riffs, thunderous, driving bass-lines and pummelling drums is the unmistakable sound of Headshrinkers. Having formed in 2019 built on a vision of capturing modern life within their music, Headshrinkers have been quick to create a name for themselves in their local music scene and beyond.
Frontman Garran Hickman’s captivating, visceral performances take the audience on a journey, as they are simultaneously blasted with Headshrinkers‘ unrelenting brand of noise.
Watch/listen below.
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Watch: Catch The Breeze Air New Single/Video "Rise"
Danish post punk/dream pop/shoegaze band Catch The Breeze have aired the video for their new single "Rise".
“Rise” kicks off with energetically beating drums and throbbing bass. Piercing notes on the guitar are answered by melodic runs on the bass: “You better rise. My heart will listen” If the first single, “Echoes from the Underground” was majestic and contemplative, “Rise” is an engaging and close-up call for action.
“Rise” taps into the trio’s history of delivering tight and efficient Indie Rock and bears the clear hall marks of being a Catch The Breeze song: synergetic musicality, a gorgeously melodic bridge and best of all: a killing hook of a chorus. As veterans on the Danish underground scene for Alternative Rock, this is a clear demonstration of a band who know what they are doing.
This is the second single from their forthcoming album, buy it here. Watch/listen below.
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Thursday, April 21, 2022
Silent Runners Announce New LP 'Statues & Ornaments', Stream "Perfect Place to Hide"
The 11-track album was recorded in Volver Studio (NL), mixed by Ben Greenberg (USA - Black Marble, Second Still, Soft Kill), mastered by Pete Maher (UK - U2, The Killers, Maximo Park) and will be out on June 3 via Cold Transmission. Pre-order it here.
"Statues & Ornaments" shows a slight shift in direction for Silent Runners. Featuring a heavier emphasis on post-punk influences and more drum driven songs, without compromising the iconic mix of synths, guitars and deep vocals the band became known for.
UPDATE 25/04/2022: "Perfect Place to Hide" is our new Single of the Week!
Its title refers to the ideas and ideologies we as a society put on a pedestal. The same ones that also lead us to rising inequality, climate crisis and mass extinction. It speaks of our inability to explore hopeful new alternatives, while revering the nostalgic embrace of the old ways.
Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for new single "Perfect Place to Hide", below.
Statues & Ornaments Tracklist:
01. No Place in Time
02. My Ambition
03. Perfect Place to Hide
04. Decent People
05. Human Capital
06. Nothing Stays the Same
07. The Midas Touch
08. Elections
09. Go On
10. My Truth
11. The Great Divide
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Beige Banquet Reveal "What Is going on?" New Version
London art punk/post punk band Beige Banquet have revealed a new version for their song "What Is going on?".
It is taken from their upcoming live album 'LIVE! LIVE! LIVE!', which will be out on April 29 through Just Step Sideways Records. Pre-order your copy here.
The album features songs from the previous two releases: 'Beta' and 'S/T', in addition to two brand new tracks (Export/Additive and What Is going on?), and documents the Beige Banquet live set from early 2022, which saw the band play a string of dates around the UK and a tour across northern France.
Stream it below.
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Watch: Beverly Kills Unleash New Single/Video "The Getaway"
Swedish indie pop/post- punk band Beverly Kills have unleashed the video for their new single "The Getaway".
The song is out today (April 21) via Welfare Sounds & Records, and is the first single from their upcoming debut album out this fall. Get it here.
Watch/listen below.
Watch/listen below.
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Watch: Hazel English Drops New Single/Video "Summer Nights"
L.A-based, Australian-born dream pop artist Hazel English has dropped the video for her new single "Summer Nights".
The song is taken from her upcoming EP of the same name set to be released on June 17 via Polyvinyl/Marathon Artists. Get it here.
The EP is in collaboration and produced with Jackson Phillips (Day Wave) and she describes the songs as a series of interlinking narratives that make up one bigger story.
English describes as “a song about the intoxicating feeling of developing a crush on someone. I thought it would be interesting to explore the buildup of tension sonically because to me, the anticipation is the best part.”
Watch/listen below.
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