Chicago indie pop/rock/post punk trio Dehd have shared the video for their new single "Window".
The song is taken from their upcoming new album 'Blue Skies', set to arrive this Friday, May 27th through Possum Records. Pre-order your copy here.
Vocalist Emily Kempf says “Window” is about “being obsessed with true love and the construct of ‘the one.’ I wrote it to address my addition to the terrible and wonderful pursuit of perfect love.”
Glasgow-based introspective dream pop artist Jeshua (aka Joshua Gray) has aired the 22 Mix of his song "Esther".
The song is part of the 30th Anniversary of Glasgow’s staple student ran label Electric Honey (Belle and Sebastian, Biffy Clyro, Snow Patrol).
This is first release from Jeshua (aka Joshua Gray) since his dreamy melancholy debut album Unreliable Narrator dropped in the Summer of 2021, and it sees him revisiting a track from the album and giving it a fresh lick of paint to the lockdown release, after having the opportunity to see the track flesh out and flourish in a live environment.
This reincarnation of ‘Esther’ sees Jeshua collaborating with producer Jamie Holmes (Declan Welsh, Theo Bleak) and it washes over you in an effortless fashion, it’s dreamy aloof pop with a glimmer of hope, despite the mantra about death and religion following the passing the singer’s grandmother.
The addition of live drums adds a flamboyant energy and a summery warmth, lifting ‘Esther’ from its understated shoegazing roots, segueing into upcoming material, which promises to be more collaborative in nature after working with three separate producers on this track.
“‘Esther’ isn't the happiest song in the world, but it does have uplifting moments and the live drums definitely bring a lot more energy and lightness to it, which helps it skip along. It's just a great addition and feels more like what I originally wanted it to be like, although the original has its own charm.
“Overall, the song develops and comes to conclusion. It's more of a positive message than negative, but yeah, it kind of deals with both things. False hope can be a real thing if we believe in life after death, but that could be a positive thing as well.
“My Gran was so religious and I think religion really comforted her in the stages where she's facing death. So, yeah, there's good behind it. Seeing that as a young person as well, it’s food for thought.”
London electronic/dance trio PVA have returned with their new single "Untethered", alongside an accompanying music video.
Untethered sees the band expanding on the insistent and propulsive sound laid down on their widely acclaimed debut 2020 EP “Toner”. Produced and mixed by the band, the unrelenting and energetic new single sees the trio once again combining the release of the dancefloor with jagged punk spirit. Built on a bed of dynamic industrial beats, blistering synths and sprechgesang inflected post-punk, “Untethered” is a freeing and powerful statement of intent from the band as they continue their musical evolution.
The song is out today, May 24 via Ninja Tune. Grab it here.
Speaking about it, the band says, "Untethered is a song about release. It’s our current set opener and an introduction to our industrial arm. We wrote it in one session in a burst of chaotic catharsis. The lyrics follow a character being freed from imaginary tethers and experiencing the earth under their feet again."
The single is also accompanied by a new video which perfectly reflects the themes of the track. Directed by the band, the video sees them performing under a pulsating lighting rig with angular and sparse visuals (created by Gabriel Davidson) projected onto the trio as Ella Harris dances unrestrained.
Los Angeles-via-Sydney dream pop/post-punk band Death Bells have dropped the video for their new single "Hysteria".
The song is taken from their forthcoming third studio album 'Between Here & Everywhere', set to be released on July 29 via Dais Records. Pre-order your copy here.
Toronto dream pop/indie pop band Tallies have released the video for their new single "Special".
The song is taken from their forthcoming second full-length album 'Patina', which will be out on July 29th viaKanine Records (US), Hand Drawn Dracula (CA) and Bella Union (UK/EU). Pre-order your copy here.
Speaking about the band said: “‘Special’ is about longing to be seen and heard by those who matter to you most. Sometimes feeling invisible is particularly painful when the indifference comes from someone whose opinion means a lot to you.”
The juxtaposition of light and dark is a strong theme in the music of Tallies and certainly apparent once more with "Special" – another fine example of their gliding, shoegaze-adjacent jangle-pop reminiscent of The Sundays, Galaxie 500, Ride, etc. While many of their songs are upbeat, with Frankland’s breezy guitar lines drenched in reverb, soaring over Cian O'Neill’s propulsive drumbeats, Sarah’s lyrics can add a hint of shadow to even their most jangly tunes.
Totnes, UK indie pop/indie rock band Pale Blue Eyes have announced the release of their highly-anticipated debut album 'Souvenirs'.
The 10-track record was mixed and mastered by ex-Add N To (X) man Dean Honer, and bears those influences out, a surging, sophisticated mix of synth-tinged indie-rock touching on greats like Echo & The Bunnymen and Cocteau Twins, it will be out on September 2 through Full Time Hobby. Pre-order your copy here.
The core of Souvenirs was written and recorded by Sheffield’s Lucy Board and South Devon’s Matt Board. Matt and Lucy were married in 2018, years after meeting at art college.
“When we were younger,” says Lucy, “we recorded at various studios – from makeshift DIY places in Sheffield and Plymouth to residential studios like Rockfield in Wales. Rockfield was like heaven to us, but it was somewhere we could only afford for a couple of days. Our dream was to have more studio time, to develop songs without being 'on the clock', and to learn how to produce ourselves.”
London based DJ/producer/songwriter Gabe Gurnsey has announced the release of his sophomore album 'Diablo'.
The follow-up to 2018's debut Physical, will be released on the 9th September. Pre-order your copy here.
'Diablo' is a place of giddy echoes, 808 boings, sexy-menacing vocals and soft throbs, with lyrics full of pleasure and desire; like proper rave lyrics, they are in turn filthy, grandiose, devotional, and cryptic. A record with a city-edge heard on every track, most of them pure dancefloor fire. Influenced by Detroit techno, deep house, electro and artists including Peaches, Suicide and Eurythmics.
Gurnsey has also dropped the video for the album's lead single and opening track “Push".
Dundalk-based post rock/shoegaze/noise band Just Mustard have unleashed their new single "Seed".
The song is taken from their forthcoming sophomore album 'Heart Under', set to be released this Friday, May 27 via Partisan Records. Pre-order your copy here.
London post punk/punk band TV Priest have unveiled the video for their new single "It Was Beautiful".
The song taken from the upcoming new album 'My Other People', set to be released on June 17 via Sub Pop Records. Pre-order your copy here.
From the band: "It Was Beautiful" is a love song about the past, present, and future. A reminder that love is the most essential thing. The words came fast; it was recorded in a single session, the first song we wrote together after my family had gone through a difficult experience and I think you can hear that in the kind of melancholy euphoria that plays out as the song progresses. In some ways it’s a coda to the whole album; a reminder to guard your hope fiercely, and hold your loved ones close.
