Watch: Miniature Tigers Return With New Single "Lavender Boombox"

L.A/NY/AZ indie pop/alt band Miniature Tigers have returned with their new single "Lavender Boombox".

The song is out now. Grab it here and stream it below.

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New Entry: Wire Release New Song "The Art of Persistence"

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have released their new song “The Art of Persistence.”

The band wrote the track in 2000 following their 1999 reunion. The track was previously available only as a rehearsal room recording, issued on the EP The Third Day, and as a live recording on the album Recycling Sherwood Forest.

It is taken from their upcoming album '10:20', featuring rare, unreleased and reworked tracks, out on June 19th. Pre-order your copy here.


Take a listen below.

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Wire Announce New LP '10:20' Stream Reworked “Small Black Reptile”

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have announced the release of their new record '10:20', featuring rare, unreleased and reworked tracks.

The follow-up to Mind Hive, released earlier this year, will be out on April 18 as a Record Store Day vinyl-exclusive release compiling a handful of what the band describes as “strays”—or songs that were never fully realized in the recording studio. Pre-order your copy here.

The first single is a new version of “Small Black Reptile,” originally included on their 1990 album Manscape. 

"10:20 is a glimpse into the working practice of the band and may perhaps give clues as to why Wire has retained such a singular identity through the years. The album divides in to two halves – the 2010 side & the 2020 side – hence the title. When Wire plays live there are, in the main, three classes of piece: new songs, old songs and ‘new old’ songs. The latter often involves taking something that existed on a previous release and re-working it, very often evolving a stage highlight from it. There also pieces that have never seen a major release but for some reason never fitted on an album. The best of these ideas have been recorded in two sessions – one relating to Red Barked Tree but recorded in 2010 and another relating to Mind Hive and released in 2020."

Listen to “Small Black Reptile,” below.

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Watch: Newmoon Share Lyric Video For "Give Me Pain"

Belgium indie rock/alt Newmoon have shared a lyric video for their latest single "Give Me Pain".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their sophomore album 'Nothing Hurts Forever', released in October 2019 through [PIAS] Belgium and Through Love Rec in Germany. Get your copy here.

Watch the clip below.

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Watch: Salad Air Music Video For "Details"

UK-based alt rock/pop band Salad have aired the video for their next single "Details".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from the band's first album since 1997, 'The Salad Way', which came out in August 2019. Get it here.

The video was directed by Nic Tuft. Watch below.

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Victories At Sea Detail New LP 'Everybody’s Lost And All I Want Is To Leave'

Birmingham post punk/indie rock band Victories at Sea have revealed full details of their second studio album 'Everybody's Lost And All I Want Is To Leave'.

Recorded on the shores of Loch Fyne and mixed in their native Birmingham, the 10-track album will be out on 21st February via Dutch imprint Gentlemen Recordings. Pre-order your copy here.

According to the press release, the record, refines and redefines the sound of Victories at Sea. Everybody’s Lost and All I Want Is to Leave was conceived and realised as a statement. A permanent marker of the pinnacle of the trio’s possible creation, an honest and direct expression of the collective power of the three band members.

The band's words: "It’s been a long time coming, we began writing this record in the Highlands of Scotland back in the summer of 2018, full time, day and night in an isolated studio on the banks of Loch Fyne in a live room far from home. It was the best thing the three of us could have done. Away from the distractions and anxieties of real life, what came out was a collection of ideas and new songs informed by the environment and the openness and beauty of the hills and mountains surrounding us as well as the escapism of being out of the city. It saved us and revitalised us."

This album is more than a collection of songs, it stands as a collective of artistic work designed at every point to demonstrate a belief in the power of the album, the power of music, the power of words. Something beautiful that would remain forever.

Check out the album's tracklist and re-visit the video for their latest single "Ice Data Centre" below.

Everybody’s Lost And All I Want Is To Leave Tracklist:
When The Dark
02. Follow You
03. Quiet House
04. Late
05. Breathe Slowly
06. Don’t Waste Your Life
07. Ice Data Centre
08. Midnight Song
09. Exit
10. In My Head

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Las Kellies Announce New LP 'Suck This Tangerine', Stream "Funny Money"

Argentinian post punk/new wave duo Las Kellies (Cecilia Kelly and Silvina Costa) have announced the released of their sixth studio album 'Suck This Tangerine'.

The 12-track album and their first release since 2016's Friends and Lovers, will be out on March 27th, 2020 via Fire Records, including their new single "Funny Money". Pre-order your copy here.

Sucking you in, Las Kellies takes us straight back to the party reminding us of what we’ve been missing with their libidinous mix of garage, punk and dub. Thrashing it out on the dancefloor, ‘Suck This Tangerine’ deals with the difficulties of a society in never ending crisis (‘Funny Money’) to the highs and lows in relationships (‘He’s Who’, ‘Let You Go’) and there’s a guest appearance from ex-Kellie Julia Worley on ‘Close Talker’.

Recorded at home in Buenos Aires, the chemistry of the duo’s formative years remains as does their febrile new wave post-punk sound soaked in fiery dance beats and dub-pop. .

Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for "Funny Money", below.

Suck This Tangerine Tracklist:
01. Closer
02. Funny Money
03. Baby
04. He's Who's
05. Matrixland
06. Despite
07. Charade
08. Rid Of You
09. Weekdays
10. Let You Go
11. White Paradise
12. Close Talker

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Wolf Parade Announce New LP 'Thin Mind', Stream "Forest Green"

Canadian indie rock band Wolf Parade have announced the release of fifth studio album 'Thin Mind'.

The follow-up to 2017's Cry Cry Cry, will be out on January 24 via Sub Pop Records and features 10 tracks including the previously shared song "Against the Day" and their new single "Forest Green". Pre-order your copy here.

Speaking of Vancouver Island, where ‘Thin Mind’ was recorded and Forest Green takes inspiration from, drummer Arlen Thompson said: “The island has a really weird, pervasive darkness to it. It’s got amazing nature, and there’s an inescapable spiritual vibe to the place. But it’s held with this tension between real estate money and nature now constantly being logged and developed. It’s a process that’s been happening for maybe 150 years—you’re watching this beautiful place just kind of melt.”.

Check out the album's tracklist and listen to "Forest Green" below.

Thin Mind Tracklist:
01. Under Glass
02. Julia Take Your Man Home
03. Forest
04. Out of Control
05. The Static Age
06. As Kind as You Can
07. Fall into the Future
08. Wandering Son
09. Against the Day
10. Town Square

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Tame Impala Announce New LP 'The Slow Rush', Stream "It Might Be Time"

Aussie psych-rockers Tame Impala have announced the release of their long-awaited fourth studio album 'The Slow Rush'.

The follow-up to 2015's album Currents, was recorded, produced, and mixed by the band's mastermind Kevin Parker, between LA and Kevin’s hometown of Fremantle in Australia, and will be out on February 14th via Interscope. Pre-order your copy here.

The 12-track record features their previously unveiled track "Borderline" and the new single "It Might Be Time".

According to the press release, the single, is described as, “Your paranoid shadow snapping at your Achilles heel. It’s the horrifying idea that your mojo’s gone out for a walk and it may not be coming back. It’s second guessing yourself, wondering ‘have I still got it? Did I ever??’ Your paranoid inner observer taunting you in your own denial, telling you to wake up and accept your salad days are over. A dynamic, bombastic burst of pungent prog-pop, ‘It Might Be Time’ pulses on an insistent keyboard groove, punctuated by collisions of overblown drums flaying at the edges, the outward expression of a restless internal funk. A heady psych bomb threatening to implode, ‘It Might Be Time’ is potent Tame Impala 2020.”

Stream it below.

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Wire Announce New LP 'Mind Hive', Stream "Cactused"

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have announced the release of their new studio album 'Mind Hive'.

The follow-up to their 2017’s Silver/Lead, and the band's seventeenth studio album, will be out on January 24 2020, through the band's own pinkflag label. Pre-order your copy here.

Since their inception Wire have maintained a reputation for creating music that stretches the rock form whilst simultaneously editing it down to its essence. With their gift for crafting songs that perfectly balance experimentation and accessibility, Wire were recently hailed by the Quietus as “one of the most consistent British bands of all time.” Yet Wire exhibit little inclination to look back or trade on past glories, rather they remain resolutely focused on producing music which is smart, vital and defiantly modern..

The band have also shared the album's lead single "Cactused", the first of Mind Hive’s pop moments. Newman’s vocal is wide eyed and wired, with Lewis’ smooth backing vocals thickening the plot. Simms’ effects-heavy guitar work creates a bright web of noise, with the song’s stop/start moments providing a series of precise energy bursts.

Check out the album's tracklist and watch the clip for "Cactused" below.

Silver/Lead Tracklist:
01. Be Like Them
02. Cactused
03. Primed and Ready
04. Off The Beach
05. Unrepentant
06. Shadows
07. Oklahoma
08. Hung
9. Humming

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Soft Riot Announces New LP 'When Push Comes To Shove', Stream "Taking Off The Edge"

Glasgow-based synth pop/electronic/minimal/dark wave musician JJD aka Soft Riot has announced the release of his seventh studio album 'When Push Comes To Shove'.

The follow-up to 2018's The Outsider In The Mirrors, was recorded and mixed by JJD in sessions from June 2018 until May 2019 at Studio 75 and Studio Carillon in Glasgow. It will be out in November 11 through Possession Records. Get your copy here.

Resonating with references from all corners of the synthpop’s origins (DAF, Fad Gadget and John Foxx to name a few), Soft Riot’s latest release nonetheless manages to retain its own individual voice, melding and reinterpreting its antecedents with a personal twist and an impressive demonstration of synth-craft and programming. Following on from 2018’s The Outsider in the Mirrors, these ten tracks represent a change in themes and an evolution in production and sound.

The forthcoming single and album opener "Taking The Edge Off" sets out the Soft Riot manifesto, a propulsive future-synth tale of forging ever-forwards in an increasingly noisy world. "It's No Laughing Matter" is a hedonistic yet propulsive dance-floor slammer — shades of minimal synth and metallic Belgian new beat condense in side one closer "Fate’s Got A Bone To Pick With You" and the dizzying italo-matic muscle workout "Don’t Get Yourself Bent Out Of Shape" is the ultimate self-help smack down.

Check out the album's tracklist and listen to his new single "Taking Off The Edge", below.

When Push Comes To Shove Tracklist:
01. Taking Off The Edge
02. It's No Laughing Matter
03. The Lost Weekend
04. Fate's Got A Bone To Pick With You
05. By The Skin Of Your Teeth
06. Don't Get Yourself Bent Out Of Shape
07. Heads Turn Around
08. Your Work Is Never Done

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Watch: Gengahr Share Music Video For "Everything & More"

London indie rock/psych-pop band Gengahr have shared the video for their latest single "Everything & More"

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming third studio album 'Sanctuary', which will be out on January 31, 2020 via Liberator Music. Pre-order your copy here.

The video was directed By David J East. Check out below.

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Blossoms Announce New LP 'Foolish Loving Spaces'

Manchester indie rock/psych pop band Blossoms have announced the release of their new album titled 'Foolish Loving Spaces'.

The follow up to their 2018's Cool Like You, was produced by James Skelly and Rich Turvey at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, and will be released on Friday 31st January via Virgin EMI, it features their recent single ‘Your Girlfriend’. Pre-order your copy here.

Speaking about the inspiration for the album, the band explains: “The album is a pure celebration of love in all of its splendid and baffling guises, toying with the so-called sins of lust and forbidden infatuation. It’s inspired by a summer spent listening to 'Stop Making Sense', 'The Joshua Tree,' and 'Screamadelica'."

Check out the album's tracklist and re-visit the video for "Your Girlfriend" below.

Foolish Loving Spaces tracklisting:
01. If You Think This Is Real Life
02. Your Girlfriend
03. The Keeper
04. My Swimming Brain
05. Sunday Was A Friend Of Mine
06. Oh No (I Think I’m In Love)
07. Romance, Eh?
08. My Vacant Days
09. Falling For Someone
10. Like Gravity

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Catholic Action Announce New LP 'Celebrated by Strangers', Stream "One Of Us"

Glasgow indie rock/glam four-piece Catholic Action have announced the release of their sophomore album 'Celebrated by Strangers'.

The follow-up to 2017's In Memory Of, was produced by lead singer and guitarist Chris McCrory (SPINN, Walt Disco) at Hermitage Works in London and at Shady Lane Studio in Erskine, mixed by Rich Turvey (Blossoms, Cabbage, The Coral) at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, and will be out on March 27, 2020, Pre-order your copy here.

New single "One Of Us" packs a fuzzed-out stomp alongside masterfully giddy melodies that sees lead singer and guitarist Chris McCrory recount “the welfare son of a welfare son”, taking aim at the billionaire-owned media and their Bullingdon Club ilk who shirk responsibility for sowing the division we see in the UK.

It sets the tone for a record that asks both searching questions of the self, while pointing the finger at inaction in the wider world. Through a procession of skittish, off-kilter riffs and squawking saxophones, Celebrated by Strangers doesn’t just call for action, it demands it. Fizzing with invention, accusation, self-belief and creativity, it never stutters under the weight of its own message.

Check out the album's tracklist and listen to "One Of Us" below.

Celebrated by Strangers Tracklist:

01. Grange Hell (South London In D)
02. Witness
03. I'm No Artist
04. One of Us
05. Yr Old Dad
06. And It Shows
07. People Don't Protest Enough
08. Another Name For Loneliness
09. Sign Here
10. There Will Always Be A Light
11. Four Guitars (For Scottish Independence)

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Gengahr Announce New LP 'Sanctuary', Stream "Everything & More"

London indie rock/psych-pop band Gengahr have announced the release of their third studio album 'Sanctuary'.

The follow-up to 2018’s Where Wildness Grows, was produced by Jack Steadman of Bombay Bicycle Club in london, and will be out on January 31, 2020 via Liberator Music. Pre-order your copy here.

Check out the album's tracklist and listen to their new single "Everything & More", below.

Sanctuary Tracklist:
01. Everything & More
02. Atlas Please
03. Heavenly Maybe
04. Never A Low
05. Fantasy
06. You’re No Fun
07. Soaking In Formula
08. Anime
09. Icarus
10. Moonlight

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Watch: New Moon Reveal New single/Video "In Harmony"

Belgium indie rock/alt Newmoon have revealed the video for their new single "In Harmony".

announced the release of their sophomore album 'Nothing Hurts Forever', set to be released on October 11th through [PIAS] Belgium and Through Love Rec in Germany. Pre-order your copy here.

The video was shot and edited by Mathias Mortelmans. Check out below.

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Watch: Comet Gain Air Lyric Video For "We're All Fucking Morons"

London punk/psychedelic/krautrock band Comet Gain have aired a lyric video for their new single "We're All Fucking Morons".

The song is taken from their forthcoming album 'Fireraisers Forever!', set to arrive on October 11th via Tapete Records. Pre-order your copy here.

Watch/listen below.

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The Who Announce New Album 'WHO', Stream "Ball and Chain"

Legendary rockers The Who have announced the release of their new album 'WHO', their first in thirteen years.  

The eleven-track album will be out on 22nd November, it was mostly recorded in London and Los Angeles during Spring and Summer 2019 and was co-produced by Pete Townshend & Dave Sardy with vocal production by Dave Eringa.

Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend are joined on the album by long-time Who drummer Zak Starkey, bassist Pino Palladino along with contributions from Simon Townshend, Benmont Tench, Carla Azar, Joey Waronker and Gordon Giltrap.

The album cover has been created by famed pop artist, Sir Peter Blake who first met the band in 1964 at a taping of the legendary TV show Ready Steady Go. Sir Peter designed and contributed a painting to the sleeve of The Who’s album Face Dances in 1981.

The songs on WHO cover a myriad of subjects including the Grenfell Tower fire, musical theft, spirituality, reincarnation, the power of memory and ‘an old rock star that has lost his marbles’. Singer Roger Daltrey rates it amongst their strongest “I think we’ve made our best album since Quadrophenia in 1973, Pete hasn’t lost it, he’s still a fabulous songwriter, and he’s still got that cutting edge”.

Pete Townshend "This album is almost all new songs written last year, with just two exceptions. There is no theme, no concept, no story, just a set of songs that I (and my brother Simon) wrote to give Roger Daltrey some inspiration, challenges and scope for his newly revived singing voice. Roger and I are both old men now, by any measure, so I’ve tried to stay away from romance, but also from nostalgia if I can. I didn’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable. Memories are OK, and some of the songs refer to the explosive state of things today. I made new home studio demos of all these songs in the summer of 2018 using a wide collection of instruments old and new.”

Pre-order the album here, check out the track list and listen to their new single "Ball and Chain" below.

WHO Tracklist:

01. All This Music Must Fade

02. Ball and Chain

03. I Don’t Wanna Get Wise

04. Detour

05. Beads On One String

06. Hero Ground Zero

07. Street Song

08. I’ll Be Back

09. Break The News

10. Rockin’ In Rage

11. She Rocked My World

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New Entry: Temples Reveal New Single "Context"

London's neo-psych band Temples have revealed their new single "Context".

The song is taken from their upcoming record 'Hot Motion', which will be out on September 27 via ATO (their first for the label). Pre-order your copy here,

Stream it below.

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The Courteeners Announce New LP 'More. Again. Forever.', Stream "Heavy Jacket"

Manchester indie-rockers The Courteeners have announced details of their long awaited sixth studio album 'More. Again. Forever.'

The follow-up to 2016's Mapping The Rendezvous, will be released on 17th January 2020. Pre-order your copy here.

Check out the album's tracklist and watch a lyric video for their new single "Heavy Jacket" below.

More. Again. Forever. Tracklist:
01. Heart Attack
02. Heavy Jacket
03. More. Again. Forever.
04. Better Man
05. Hanging Off Your Cloud
06. Previous Parties
07. The Joy Of Missing Out
08. One Day At A Time
09. Take It On The Chin
10. Is Heaven Even Worth It?

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