KOOL ROCK RADIO: 01/21/22

Friday, January 21, 2022

New Entry: Spike Hellis Premiere New Single "Slices"

Los Angeles based electronic duo Spike Hellis (aka Cortland Gibson and Elaine Chang) have premiered their new single "Slices".

The song is taken from their their forthcoming self-titled debut album, which will be available on April 1st through their own imprint Over-Pop. Pre-order your copy here.

Incorporating a wide range of elements from industrial, new beat and techno, to freestyle, electro and EBM, their dark, experimental pop is sure to make you move to the pain. It wouldn’t be EBM if the overtones of manipulation, submission and suffering weren’t prominent and here they certainly are. However, one of the many things that separates Spike Hellis from their contemporaries is the clever sampling and sound design. Their sequences are dynamically crafted and move effortlessly between all hard-dance subgenres.

Stream it below.

(facebook.com/spike.hellis)

Tags: Spike Hellis

New Entry: Hollow Graves Drop New Single "Borderline"

Canadian indie rock/new wave/post punk band Hollow Graves have dropped their new single "Borderline".

The song is taken from their new studio album 'Mid-Century Modern', out today (January 21). Get it here.

Mid-Century Modern was inspired by life events before and during the pandemic. Songs touch on the loneliness of being secluded, relationship and personal struggles, while also offering glimpses of hope and enjoyment.

“Borderline” is a story about a person whose personal struggles are being spread to friends and family in a negative way. The band expands, “even though you may try to help a struggling friend, you might not be able to affect positive change until they can help themselves first.”

Stream it below.

(facebook.com/thehollowgraves)

Tags: Hollow Graves

Watch: Placebo Unleash "Try Better Next Time" Music Video

UK alt-rock band Placebo have unleashed the video for their latest single "Try Better Next Time".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming eighth studio album 'Never Let Me Go', set to arrive on March 22. Pre-order it here.

"It is not the end of the world, only the end of humanity, a distinction that in our overblown hubris we are unable to detect," explains Brian Molko. "Mother Nature has grown extremely weary of us. Try Better Next Time."

Take a listen below.

(facebook.com/officialplacebo)

Tags: Placebo

New Entry: Sea Girls Unveil New Single "Sleeping With You"

UK indie rock/alt band Sea Girls have unveiled their new single "Sleeping With You".

The song is taken from their forthcoming second studio album 'Homesick', set to be released on January 14th 2022 through Polydor Records . Pre-order your copy here.

Speaking about it, vocalist/guitarist Henry Camamile says: “This song is about dreaming of your American ex-girlfriend instead of the girl you’re with right now. It’s a warning to not waste your time on me as my heart is still with another, so I’ll only let you down. It’s about not letting yourself love anyone else, although you know you should.”

Stream it below.

(facebook.com/sonicseagirls)

Tags: Sea Girls

Watch: Permafrost Share New Single "Come Back To Surprise"

Norwegian-UK post-punk band Permafrost have shared their new single "Come Back To Surprise".

The song is out today, January 21 via their own Fear of Music label. Get it here.

“Come Back To Surprise initially sets a tone of coldness and loneliness, which is resolved by a story of beauty and shelter”

Take a listen below.

(facebook.com/Permafrostofficial)

Tags: Permafrost

Watch: Plastic Estate Premiere New Single/Video "Berlin"

Cardiff new wave/synth band Plastic Estate have premiered the video for their brand new single "Berlin".

The song is taken from their forthcoming debut studio album 'Plastic Estate', which will be available on February 4, 2022 through Avant! Records. Pre-order your copy here.

Watch/listen below.

(facebook.com/plasticestate)

Tags: Plastic Estate

Watch: Kittin & Hacker Release New Single/Video "Ostbahnhof"

Miss Kittin & The Hacker, the electro duo of Caroline Hervé and Michel Amato from Grenoble, France, have released their new single "Ostbahnhof", alongside an accompanying music video.

The song is taken from their forthcoming new record “Third Album”, which wil be out on March 25th via Nobody's Bizzness. Get it here.

The duo fused 80’s European New Wave/Italo Disco with 90’s Detroit Electro acts like Le Car and Dopplereffekt.

Watch/listen below.

(facebook.com/misskittin) // (facebook.com/DJTheHacker)

Tags: Miss Kittin, The Hacker

Watch: Peter Doherty & Frédéric Lo Air " You Can't Keep It From Me Forever"

The libertines' Peter Doherty and collaborator Frédéric Lo have aired the video for their new single "You Can't Keep It From Me Forever"

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their upcoming new album 'The Fantasy Life of Poetry & Crime, which will be out on March 18 through Strap Originals. Pre-order your copy here.

‘The Fantasy Life of Poetry & Crime’ is another piece de resistance from this constantly evolving and challenging artist, showcasing Peter’s proudly European poetry and comment on la bete humaine married to Frederick’s delicious francophone musical arrangements.

Written during lockdown and produced by Frédéric Lo ‘The Fantasy Life of Poetry & Crime’ was recorded at Cateuil in Étretat (Normandy) and Studio Water Music in Paris and mixed by François Delabrière at Studio Moderne, Paris. All words are by Peter Doherty and music by Frédéric Lo.

Watch/listen below.

(facebook.com/peterdohertyofficial)

Tags: Peter Doherty and the Puta Madres

Watch: Low Girl Reveals Music Video For "So Cool"

Hemel-Hempstead based alt-pop artist Low Girl has revealed the video for her latest single "So Cool".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from her upcoming EP 'So Cool', which will be available on 4th March. Get it here.

“There was a girl I liked who really knew how to switch it on and off, flirting and then recoiling,” Low Girl explains. “I’d end up feeling pretty disorientated, trying to maintain some sense of composure and resolve but failing miserably. I knew none of it was good for me, but my tendency to be self-destructive made it inevitable.”

Watch the video below.

(facebook.com/lowgirllowgirl)

Tags: Low Girl

Watch: Sei Still "Las Puertas de la Noche" (Fuzz Club Session)

Mexican post punk/krautrock five-piece Sei Still, currently based in Berlin, have revealed a live video for "Las Puertas de la Noche".

The song is taken from their Fuzz Club Session LP, out today, January 21st. Get your copy here.

Fuzz Club Session was recorded live at Berlin's Monoton Studio (which is also where they recorded the new album) back in October 2020 and is comprised of five tracks from the newly-released 'El Refugio' LP. Alongside 'Me Persigue', it also features the band playing through other album cuts such as 'Saldados Caidos', 'Hombre Animal', 'Las Puertas De La Noche' and 'Solsticio'.

Watch the clip below.