NewDad Reveal New Single/Video "ILY2" (Charli XCX cover)

Irish alt rock/slo-fi band NewDad have revealed the video for their cover version of Charli XCX "ILY2".

The cover is out now and is their first new music since their acclaimed EP ‘Banshee’, released earlier this year. Get it here.

The band, who recently left their native Ireland and relocated to London in order to write their debut album, mark a triumphant return with their infectious new cover of Charli XCX's 'ILY2'. It finds the band evolving into a bold pop beast, marked by front person Julie Dawson's bright, exuberant vocal and towering, dynamic production that raises the bar for one of the most lauded new artists of recent years. 

This step up is reflected in the video as well, directed by Irish luminary Hugh Mulhern who's also lent his talents to the likes of Fontaines D.C., The Murder Capital and rising Irish fashion designer Simone Rocha. Rocha, who's styled Billie Eilish, Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell and now NewDad's own Julie for this video, is one of the fashion world's most hyped designers right now. The track itself was produced by Jacob Manson and mixed by Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, Arctic Monkeys, Beach House). 

Julie Dawson say of the track: We’ve always been huge fans of Charli xcx and thought it could be cool to take one of her songs and make our own version. ILY2 with its distorted synths seemed like it could translate very well as a loud shoegazey song so we tried it out!" 

Watch/listen below.

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Watch: NewDad Reveal New Single/Video "Banshee"

Irish alt rock/slo-fi band NewDad have revealed the video for their new single "Banshee".

The song is taken from their new EP ‘Banshee’, produced John Congleton, out today, February 9 via Fair Youth Records. Get it here.

Speaking about it with Dork, Julie Dawson said: "‘Banshee’ is the title track and probably my favourite off the EP. I adore the bassline and the main guitar and how they dance around each other. The idea behind the song is that you’re looking at someone who’s struggling, and you see they’ve become a shell of themselves, like a ghost, or a banshee, more specifically.

"Banshees are from Irish folklore, which I think is cool, and the idea that they herald the death of someone kinda ties in with the idea that this person is on their last legs."

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New Entry: NewDad Premiere New Single "Say It"

Irish alt rock/slo-fi band NewDad have premiered their new single "Say It".

The song is taken from their forthcoming EP ‘Banshee’, produced John Congleton, out on the 9th of February via Fair Youth Records. Get it here.

From the band: “‘Say It’ is about unrequited love, about when someone is with you but not really, it’s supposed to capture that frustration you feel when you’re giving someone your all and they’re giving you nothing in return. The fast pace of the song makes it feel like I’m venting which works considering the feelings of irritation and bitterness I’m talking about when you don’t want to like someone but you can’t help it.”

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Watch: NewDad Reveal New Single/Video "Ladybird"

Irish alt rock/slo-fi band NewDad have revealed the video for their new single "Ladybird".

The song is out today (October 26) via Fair Youth Records and is the first taste pf their forthcoming EP ‘Banshee’, produced John Congleton due out earlier next year. Get it here.

Ladybird was inspired by the Greta Gerwig’s film of the same name starring Saoirse Ronan. “I wrote the song after watching the film ‘Ladybird’, the chord progression reminded me of Dave Matthew’s song that’s played throughout the film so I initially named it after that, so ‘Ladybird’ was just a working title.” explains singer Julie.

“I then wrote the lyrics about the difficult part of relationships and the struggle we sometimes face when we’re away from someone and the fears and anxieties we have about what they’re doing or if they’re okay, I realised this coincided with the relationship between the mother and daughter in the film so the title ended up being pretty fitting. It’s about the give and takes in any relationship really and about the struggles of being away from someone you care about.”

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Watch: NewDad Share Music Video For "How"

Irish alt rock/slo-fi band NewDad have aired the video for "How".

The song is part of our current playlist and came out in March 2020. Get it here.

Watch the video below.

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Hot Garbage Announce Debut LP 'RIDE', Stream "Sometimes I Go Down"

Toronto psych-rock/post-rock/krautrock quartet Hot Garbage have announced the release of their debut studio album 'RIDE'. 

The 9-track album was produced by Graham Walsh (from Canadian electronica band Holy Fuck) and will be available on October 29th through Mothland. Pre-order your copy here.

Drawing on the sounds of Sonic Youth and contemporaries such as Wand, L.A. Witch and Kikagaku Moyo, "Sometimes I Go Down" arrives as the opening track from RIDE setting the tone for the rest of the record with a motorik rhythm section with deep organ drones and dual vocals resonating throughout alongside fuzzy guitars. Speaking about the single, guitarist/lead vocalist, Alex Carlevaris says: "It’s okay to feel down sometimes and need space. We as people have to accept that, allow that and have a healthy and realistic idea about having shitty days, feeling like shit and still loving ourselves. Also recognizing that others around us may need it and being patient with people."

RIDE effectively mends core elements of 60s and 70s psych music, post-punk and desert rock with otherworldly textures, sometimes in a vaporous way, other times with quaking soundwaves. Along its 33 minutes, the foursome takes the listener through a multitude of terrains where cinematic soundscapes await behind the initial haze of reverberations and fuzz-heavy riffs.

Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for "Sometimes I Go Down", below.

RIDE Tracklist:

01. Sometimes I Go Down

02. Rinsed

03. Shadowmaster

04. She Figured It Out

05. X-Ray

06. Everything Stops

07. Soft As Gold

08. Fantasma

09. Ride

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NewDad Announce Debut EP 'Waves', Stream "Slowly"

Irish alt rock/slo-fi band NewDad have announced the release of their debut EP 'Waves'. aired the video for their catchy new single "I Don't Recognise You".

The 6-track EP, was recorded with Chris Ryan,and will be out on March 26 via Fair Youth Records, featuring their new single “Slowly.” 

Speaking about it, the band said: “It’s a song about a person admitting their feelings for you with no follow through, and the feelings of uncertainty that surround that. It’s one of our more energetic songs, and the whole song moves quite frantically around the drums to convey the feeling of confusion when you go through this. For a song called slowly we sure do play it fast and it hurts Áindle’s hands to play. It was definitely one of our roughest demos but Chris really helped to turn it into one of our favourite songs on the EP.”

Pre-order the EP here, check out the tracklist and the video for "Slowly", below.

Waves Tracklist:

01. Drown

02. I Don't Recognise You

03. Slowly

04. Blue

05. Hide

06. Waves

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Watch: NewDad Air New Single/Video "I Don't Recognise You"

Irish alt rock/slo-fi band NewDad have aired the video for their catchy new single "I Don't Recognise You".

The song is out today, November 27. Grab it here.

Speaking about it, the band said: “The song is about watching someone you love lose their way. Sometimes, you can’t recognise them as the same person they were before.”

“We recorded the song in September in Belfast with Chris Ryan, who had mixed our last four songs, so it was amazing to work so hands on with him. It was our first time in a studio together, because we had recorded everything ourselves before. It was so much fun in the studio and we were able to really experiment with a lot more production techniques that have evolved our sound in a great way.”

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New Entry: Mount Mural Unleash New Single "Northbound"

Canadian shoegaze/post-rock/psych rock/indie band Mount Mural have unleashed their new single "Northbound".

The song is out today (July 31). Grab it here and take a listen below.

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