New York-based fuzz-pop band Guards have shared their cover version of The Cure's classic "Just Like Heaven".
The song is from their forthcoming covers album 'More Cover Songs', which will be out on August 2 via CGR.
Speaking of the cover, Richie Follin said, “The Cure has always held a special place in my heart. They were the first concert I took my little sister to and they played for almost four hours. It was hard to pick which of their songs to cover, but I happened to turn on the radio in a rental car, and 'Just like heaven' came on so I took it as a sign.”
Brazilian alt/shoegaze band Turmallina have aired the video for their latest single "Escadas".
The song is taken from their debut EP 'Aurora', which came out earlier this year (Jan 20) and was re-released last Friday (July 2) via Shore Dive Records. Grab it here.
Sheffield artist Adrian Flanagan's new electronic music project ACID KLAUS has announced the release of his debut album 'Step On My Travelator: The Imagined Career Trajectory of Superstar DJ & Dance-Pop Producer, Melvin Harris'.
The debut concept album, co-produced with his music partner in the ERC, Dean Honer will be released on November 18 on Yard Act's ZEN F.C. label. Pre-order your copy here.
To celebrate this great cultural endeavor and monumental feat, today, ACID KLAUS unfurls his next ‘uncertified’ dance floor smash hit in the shape of "Nightclub Marilyn (Room 1)" which features the voice of Lieselot Elzinga from Amsterdam based post-punk/no-wave/futurist music collective, Baby’s Berserk (Bongo Joe Records).
Brooklyn, NY electronic/house duo Earth Boys have revealed their new single "Freight", alongside an accompanying music video.
The song is taken from their upcoming EP 'Ditties', which will be out on August 5 through 2MR Records. Get your copy here.
Known for driving lo-fi house tracks, funky breakbeats and their annual epic 4-20 mix, the duo of Julian C. Duron and Michael Sherburn (also of DUST) have taken a more playful turn on their twelfth vinyl release as Earth Boys. As its title suggests, DITTIES is a lighthearted yet earnest dance-pop EP, featuring catchy melodies, conversational lyrics, and whimsical storytelling. Lyrically, it draws on both nostalgic memories of raves past (We Didn't See the End, Freight, KIM 3.6) and dreamlike fictional scenarios (Touchdown, Autobahn) to craft a timeless paean to dance music through the years.
Lead single “Freight” has a similar, if more universal, air of nostalgia. An homage to Duron’s hometown of Dallas and its connection to early American rave culture, the track is a wistful celebration of underground warehouse raves, where people gather “like some freight”. The accompanying music video (also sourced / directed by Duron) is comprised of footage shot between 1996-2000, and features sweeping shots of old Dallas, large-scale raves, legendary cameos (Dieselboy, Dara, Reid Speed, DJ Redeye, and more), and most importantly, as Duron puts it, “no cops, no security team, not too many cameras or phones around, just 1,000+ kids vibing in a warehouse.” While the song itself is not arranged like a typical House track –it’s a pop song written on a lo-fi deep house loop, like The Song that Never Ends –the lyrics and music encapsulate a message as old as dance music itself: get together and dance!
Aussie indie pop/shoegaze/alt duo Grazer have dropped the video for their new single "The Lonely Example".
The song is taken from their upcoming new album 'Melancholics Anonymous', which will be out on August 12 through Cascine. Pre-order your copy here.
Grazer is the joint musical venture of Matt and Mollie, whose backgrounds of painting, photography and poetry coordinate their eclectic sound. The music is a dreamy coalescence of 80s indie pop and the catharsis of 90s grunge and shoegaze.
Calder Valley based post punk/psych band The Lounge Society have unleashed the video for their new single "No Driver".
The song is taken from their highly-anticipated debut album 'Tired of Liberty', produced by SW boss and revered producer Dan Carey (Wet Leg, Kae Tempest, Fontaines D.C.), set to be released on August 26 through Speedy Wundergound. Pre-order it here.
New York dream pop/post punk/nu-gaze band Spirits of Leo have unveiled their new single "Asylum".
The song is taken from their upcoming album 'Gossamer Blue', set to be released on August 12 through à La Carte Records. Pre-order your copy here.
Somber, spectral and energetic, "Gossamer Blue" demonstrates the band's unique blend of dreamy shoegaze and ethereal post-punk set against a backdrop of wintery atmospherics.
With chorused textures and pounding rhythms, the eight titles that make up “Gossamer Blue” meld intricate guitar lines with ethereal vocal chants to echo the moods of early 4AD and Fiction Records-era goth. Anthemic and concise, the album explodes with spacious instrumental hooks and choruses throughout its 30-minute brevity.
