New Entry: Vlimmer Releases New Single "Kronzeuge"

Berlin-based coldwave/darkwave/post punk project Vlimmer (aka Alexander Leonard Donat) has released his new single "Kronzeuge".

The song, backed with a German version of Depeche Mode's "It's No Good", is out now via Blackjack Illuminist Records, and is taken from his upcoming sophomore album 'Menschenleere", which is due later this year. 

Take a listen below.

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Watch: Def Nettle Reveal Music Video for "War Machine"

Irish post-funk band Def Nettle have revealed the video for their latest single "War Machine".

The song is part of our current playlist and came out last month (May 17). Grab it here.

With frontman Glen Brady on vocals/guitar, and featuring Andy Smith of The Smiths on bass guitar, the song touches on themes of arrogance and addiction, ‘War Machine’ also features Jay Oglesby on drums as well as guitars by Graeme Slattery.

Glen Brady says: “The lyrics to ‘War Machine’ were written when I was driving home from dropping a good friend to a drug and alcohol recovery clinic. I found myself making a comparison between that experience and the planet’s profound need for ecological rehabilitation.”

Watch: Dream Dali Return With New Single/Video "Rosary"

Brisbane dark wave/psych band Dream Dali have returned with their new single "Rosary" and its accompanying music video.

Fronted by experienced musician Aldous Emerson, Dream Dali have been warping minds and transfixing audiences since their inception, with last year seeing the band take it up a notch thanks to the release of their debut EP ‘Life in Legato’.

Now, Dream Dali are here once again with their enamouring single ‘Rosary’, digging in deep with relentless, trance-inducing drums, brain-snagging bass notes and the compelling vocal of Aldous as it sweeps through in subdued desperation.

Watch: SAMMM Unleashes "Stronger Now" Music Video

Brisbane indie rock artist SAMMM has unleashed the video for his latest single "Stronger Now".

The song is part of our current playlist and came out last month (May 16). Grab it here.

Sammm words: “When I wrote ‘Stronger Now’, I was watching addiction destroy my relationships, almost as if I was viewing my life from the outside, making choices that weren’t my own. The lyrics, “wasted youth” came out so easily because I felt that I had lost so many younger years to drugs and bad choices. Then I’d be face-to-face with depression and anxiety again, and drugs felt like a safe constant for me. I think in retrospect ‘Stronger Now’ is a tribute to the friends that had to give up on me because I know it’s hard to support an addict in a downward spiral. ‘Stronger Now’ was my mantra that I wasn’t giving up on myself yet.” 

Watch the clip below.

New Entry: DETECTS Drop Double A-Side Single "Pretend To Change"

Mississippi post punk/shoegaze/darkwave outfit DETECTS have dropped their double A-side single "Pretend To Change".

Featuring two new songs "Saving Time" and "Buildings & Bars", the single is out today (June 2). Get it here and stream both tracks below.

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Fake Palms Announces New LP 'Lemons', Drops "Satellite"

Toronto-based post punk/lo-fi/dream punk project Fake Palms (aka Michael le Riche) has announced the released of his third studio album 'Lemons'.

The follow-up to 2017’s Pure Mind, was produced by Josh Korody (Breeze, Beliefs) & Michael le Riche, and will be out on September 16th via Hand Drawn Dracula Records. Pre-order your copy here.

Lemons evolves from the 00's angular guitar rhythms that defined the post-punk foundations of Fake Palms' first two releases. It switches out some of the irregular time-signatures of 70's college rock and first-take recording approach, this time moving with confidence into more dissonant yet accessible directions of brighter melodic structures.

Just the third proper release from a one-man band that le Riche routinely manifests in the flesh onstage in Toronto as a sort of amorphous, all-star underground-Toronto noise-pop “supergroup,” this is an album that fully derives its antisocial scorch through the increased clarity and precision of the Fake Palms vision. Lemons is slippery, spiky, not a little psych-y and more than a little lyrically sour, not to mention frequently, subtly tricked-out from a minimalist, nerdo-instrumental perspective that doesn’t demand that you dork out over the arrangements but will always leave the option open if and when you decide to do so.