Watch: Neon Neon Unveil New Video For "Hammer & Sickle"

British synthie-pop duo NEON NEON have unveiled the video "Hammer & Sickle", taken from their recently released sophomore album 'Praxis Makes Perfect'. The song is part of our current playlist www.koolrockradio.com.

Neon Neon is the collaborative project from Super Fury Animals singer Gruff Rhys and electronic producer Boom Bip, and they based their new album on the life and times of Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, an italian left-wing political activist who published some of the greatest literary works of the 20th century, including The Leopard and Doctor Zhivago. 

The video was directed by Rob Schroder. Watch it below.

Neon Neon new album 'Praxis Makes Perfect' is out now via Lex Projects Records.

Pet Shop Boys Announce New Album 'Electric' Full Details, Share "Axis" Music Video

Pet Shop Boys have announce they will release their new album titled "Electric" on July 15th, and is the first to appear on their own label x2 through Kobalt Label Services.

Produced by Stuart Price, "Electric" features nine tracks in total – eight brand new songs plus a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s "The last to die" - and has a running length of 50 minutes. The British singer and rapper, Example, performs on one track, "Thursday". The album was recorded in London, Berlin and Los Angeles over the last six months with one track, "Fluorescent", written and recorded within the last month. You can pre-order Electric now on iTunes.

About the new album, Neil and Chris comment: "Our latest album often evolves as a response to our previous album and, whereas 'Elysium' had a reflective mood, 'Electric' is pretty banging! And working with Stuart Price on a studio album is something we have wanted to do for a very long time." 

The band have also revealed the video for "Axis", the album's opening track, which can be purchased online now. The song has been added to our current playlist www.koolrockradio.com. Watch the video below.

Tracklist:

1. Axis
2. Bolshy
3. Love is a bourgeois construct
4. Fluorescent
5. Inside a dream
6. The last to die
7. Shouting in the evening
8. Thursday (featuring Example)
9. Vocal

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Soft Metals To Release New Album 'Lenses' In July

Electronic duo Soft Metals have announced they will release their new album titled 'Lenses' on July 16th through Captured Tracks.

The band have also reveal a brand new track called "Tell Me", the lead single from their upcoming sophomore album. Have a listen below:

The album will be available on vinyl, CD and digital download. Check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

1. Lenses
2. Tell Me
3. When I Look Into Your Eyes
4. No Turning Back
5. Hourglass
6. On A Cloud
7. In The Air
8. Interobserver

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