DMA'S Announce Live Album 'Live at Brixton', Drop "Lay Down" Video

Aussie jangle pop/indie rock trio DMA'S have announced the release of their forthcoming live album, ‘Live At Brixton’, celebrating the one year anniversary of their sold out London O2 Academy Brixton show.

Out on 5th March, the record will be released on a striking smoke-effect pink/orange limited edition double vinyl that also offers an essential souvenir of the event. Its design was inspired by a flare that was set off during the show. It will also be released digitally. Pre-order your copy here.

March 6th, 2020. A sold-out audience fills the O2 Academy Brixton’s cavernous space from wall-to-wall. The lights go down, the crowd erupts into a chant and DMA’S tear into their opening song ‘Feels Like 37’ accompanied by 5000 voices passionately singing along to its killer hook. The band are playing the biggest headline show of their career to date half a planet away from home, yet have conjured the atmosphere of an intimate homecoming celebration.

The O2 Academy Brixton show was immediately hailed as one of the highlights of the band’s career so far, and it has taken on whole new significance given the events that have followed. For many fans it was their final show before live music events were halted. The album offers a chance to reminiscence on the life-affirming power of live shows, and also an inspiring reminder of what we’re all looking forward to returning to. The show’s reputation continued to grow when a much wider international audience watched a full one-off live stream of the set in April 2020. 

DMA’S commented: “Our first ever show in the UK was the opening slot at Brixton Academy so this is just totally emblematic of the support that has grown overseas we are ever grateful for. It’s still the greatest show we have ever played and we will never forget that night. See you all soon! Stay safe.” ‘Live at Brixton’ is today launched with the new live audio and video ‘Lay Down’. A fan favourite from the band’s debut album ‘Hills End’, the track provides a flavour of what to expect with a powerful, high energy performance boosted by a sizzling atmosphere..

Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for "Lay Down" below.

Live at Brixton Tracklisting:

01. Feels Like 37

02. Dawning

03. Too Soon

04. Hello Girlfriend

05. Silver

06. Time & Money

07. The Glow

08. The End

09. Step Up The Morphine

10. Delete

11. Life Is A Game of Changing

12. In The Air

13. Tape Deck Sick

14. Play It Out

15. Timeless

16. Lay Down

17. Your Low

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Watch: Sleaford Mods Unveil New Single/Video "Nudge It" Ft. Amy Taylor

Nottingham indie rock/punk duo Sleaford Mods (aka Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn) have  unveiled the video for their new single "Nudge It", featuring Amy Taylor from Amyl and The Sniffers.

The song is taken from their forthcoming sixth studio album 'Spare Ribs', set to arrive on January 15 2021 via Rough Trade. Pre-order your copy here.

From the duo: "Imagine you’ve got limited options, unsure how you’re getting by that week, looking out the window of the damp flat you don’t want to live in, and seeing a bunch of posers having a photo shoot because ‘cool architecture bro, we feel your pain’.

Reduced circumstance isn’t a pantomime. If you haven’t lived within its confines don’t use it to enamour your ideas. It confuses the platform for those that truly live it and more often than not buries creative breakthroughs because the arena is polluted by the view of their world through someone else’s privileged lense.

So beware the eager networkers, don’t settle for the 20p payout, nudge it, pop the posers. And don’t apologise for the fucker either."

Watch/listen below.

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Gary Numan Announces New LP 'Intruder', Stream Title Track

English electro-industrial pioneer Gary Numan has announced the release of his 18th solo studio album 'Intruder'.

The follow-up to 2017’s Savage: Songs From A Broken World, was was recorded between sessions at Numan’s home studio in Los Angeles and at producer Ade Fenton’s studio in Bath, it will be out on May 21. Pre-order your copy here.

Whereas ‘Savage’ depicted earth as a barren wasteland in which humanity and culture had been largely crushed by the effects of global warming, ‘Intruder’ presents a fresh but complementary narrative. It’s a philosophical examination of a potential future apocalypse: the planet can only survive by purging its inhabitants.

Numan explains: “‘Intruder’ looks at climate change from the planet’s point of view. If Earth could speak, and feel things the way we do, what would it say? How would it feel? The songs, for the most part, attempt to be that voice, or at least try to express what I believe the earth must feel at the moment. 

The planet sees us as its children now grown into callous selfishness, with a total disregard for it’s well being. It feels betrayed, hurt and ravaged. Disillusioned and heartbroken it is now fighting back. Essentially, it considers human kind to be a virus attacking the planet. Climate change is the undeniable sign of the Earth saying enough is enough, and finally doing what it needs to do to get rid of us, and explaining why it feels it has to do it.” 

The title track and lead single provides a tantalising taster of what to expect. As austere synths loom like shadows and industrial beats are detonated, Numan’s beguiling hook towers like a beacon in the darkness. It’s visionary, fierce and fascinating: three traits that have become hallmarks of the musician’s influential career. The song, he says, finds “the Earth angry and hostile, and more than willing to fight back.” 

Since coming to prominence with era-defining hits such as ‘Cars’ and ‘Are ‘Friends’ Electric?’ (with Tubeway Army), Gary Numan has remained consistently creative and released a huge catalogue of work. His impact on electronic and alternative music has been hailed by pioneers such as Prince, David Bowie and Nine Inch Nails and remains impactful today, with Kanye West and Lady Gaga both crediting him as an influence. He was rewarded with the prestigious Inspiration Award at the Ivor Novellos in 2017 and shared his remarkable story with 2020’s candid autobiography ‘(R)evolution’.

Check out the albums tracklist and the video for "Intruder" below.

Intruder Tracklist:

01. Betrayed

02. The Gift

03. I Am Screaming

04. Intruder

05. Is This World Not Enough

06. A Black Sun

07. The Chosen

08. And It Breaks Me Again

09. Saints And Liars

10. Now And Forever

11. The End of Dragons

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