Andy Fletcher founding member of UK legends Depeche Mode has passed away.
Fletcher's death has been confirmed by the Depeche Mode Facebook page. The statement reads:
RIP Andy Fletcher, you will be missed.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher Dies, Aged 60
Andy Fletcher founding member of UK legends Depeche Mode has passed away.
New Entry: The Cribs Unveil New Song “In The Room”
English indie rock band The Cribs have unveiled a lost track from The New Fellas era titled "In The Room".
The song is taken from the upcoming reissues of their first three albums The Cribs, The New Fellas and Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever, set to arrive on 29 July via Sonic Blew/[PIAS]. Pre-order it here.
It was originally recorded in 2005 during the 'The New Fellas' album sessions (produced by Edwyn Collins), but was forgotten about until 2022 when the band found it on the original master tape reels and resurrected it. For the last 17 years it was a genuine lost track.
Speaking about it, the band said: "We had honestly forgotten that this song existed until we received our original master tapes back…we know that sounds disingenuous but it’s true! Life was so chaotic and fast moving back then that we never really had the chance to go back and revisit things - everything was very in the moment, which is probably why this one was able to fall through the cracks."
"It’s really cool to finally hear it completed after all these years," The Cribs added. "Hearing it back for the first time was a surreal experience for us - like a message to our future selves from the past. It is a pretty classic example of what we were doing and where we were coming from back in those days - much like "Hey Scenesters!" or "Mirror Kissers" in the fact that it is lyrically quite reactive and upfront. We would usually just write the lyrics in the moment, to reflect what was going on around us at the time, documentary style - and so as unlikely as it sounds, this song probably only existed for the couple of hours that we originally worked on it, and was then forgotten about once we went back out on one of our endless tours. We think people who like that era of The Cribs will dig it, and we are really happy that we can bring them something new from those days…hopefully they get as big a kick out of it as we did!"
Watch a visualizer below.
Watch: Rip Room Air Music Video For "Complication"
San Francisco art punk band Rip Room have aired the video for "Complication".
The song is part of our cuurent playlist taken from their debut full-length album 'Alight and Resound', out tomorrow, May 27 through Spartan Records. Pre-order your copy here.
Of the track, vocalist/guitarist John Reed said, “Complication" is about the failure of society to do meaningful things, and the lack of imagination that's doomed humanity to repeat the same mistakes over and over. Why isn't there equitable treatment of all people? Why is there still war? Why can't the richest country in the history of the world provide healthcare for all of its citizens? So many questions with seemingly the same answer from our so-called leaders: it's complicated."
Watch the video below.
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Watch: Courting Release Music Video For "Loaded"
Liverpool post punk band Courting have released the video for their newest single "Loaded".
The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their highly-anticipated debut album 'Guitar Music', set to arrive on 23rd September via Play It Again Sam. Pre-order your copy here.
Speaking about it, frontman Sean Murphy-O’Neill explains: “In ‘Loaded’ we tie together a lot of ideas about change, and stagnation. It is inspired heavily by pop music, specifically artists like SOPHIE. It is us just throwing everything at the wall and trying to create something fun and ridiculous.”
Watch the clip below.
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New Entry: Stephen Mallinder Drops New Single "Shock To The Body"
Brighton, UK musician Stephen Mallinder, co-founder and frontman of the iconic Cabaret Voltaire, has dropped his new single "Shock To The Body".
The song is taken from his second solo album 'tick tick tick', which 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.”
Stream it below.
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New Entry: NNHMN Reveal New Single "Fusion Opulence"
Berlin electronic/dark ambient/experimental/synth duo NNHMN (aka Lee and Michal Laudarg) have revealed their new single "Fusion Opulence".
The song is taken from their brand new EP '๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐
๐๐๐ฎ๐๐', out today via K-Dreams / Young & Cold Records. Pre-order it here.
Take a listen below.
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Watch: Metro Verlaine Unleash New Single/Video "Life Is A Riot"
French post punk band Metro Verlaine have unleashed the video for their new single "Life Is A Riot".
The song is taken from their upcoming second studio album 'Funeral Party', out tomorrow, 27 May through Le Cรจpe Records.
Watch below.
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Dendrons Announce New LP '5-3-8', Stream "Double Ending"
The follow-up to their 2020’s debut Dendrons, set to be released on August 26 via Innovative Leisure. Pre-order it here.
The guys were packing their bags for a full European tour before it had to be abruptly canceled when borders closed and venues shut down around the world. Suddenly, a band that cut their teeth on the road had to get comfortable staying at home.
“It was out of necessity,” says Dane Jarvie, who started brainstorming ideas for a new album back at his family’s home in Phoenix, Arizona, just after the pandemic took hold. When he returned to Chicago a few months later, the full band of Jarvie (vocals/guitar/synth), Sprenger (synth/guitar), Matt Kase (bass/synth/vocals), John MacEachen (guitar/samples), Nick Togliatti (drums), and Stef Roti (drums) formed a bubble to get together and work out what would prove to be their highly ambitious and meticulously crafted second album, 5-3-8. “It was just like, well, we can’t tour, we can’t do anything,” Jarvie remembers. “So we might as well just stick together and really create something.”
New Entry: Liam Gallagher Unveils New Single "Diamond in the Dark"
Liam Gallagher (former Oasis and Beady Eye frontman) has unveiled his new single "Diamond in the Dark".
The song serves as the title track of his upcoming third solo album "C'MON YOU KNOW", which will be released on May 27 via Warner Records. Pre-order your copy here.
Watch a lyric video below.