TRACK: FALLE NIOKE & GHOST CULTURE – BARKÉ
FALLE NIOKE is a singer and percussionist from Guinea Conakry, West Africa. He sings in French, English, Susu, Fulani and Malinke, and plays a range of African instruments. Collaborator Ghost Culture aka James Greenwood is one of the few electronic producers Nioke has teamed up with since moving to the UK and signing with Prah recordings. Falle …
TRACK: ATTRAKTORS – FUTURE SYSTEMS AND ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
Nottingham trio Attraktors have dropped new single Future Systems along with the announcement of their debut album – ‘Attraktors’ via Vivod Records. As former members of Julian Cope’s band, Six By Seven, Bivouac, The Selector and The Nectarine No. 9 the trio have joined together to make low-fi homemade minimalist Krautrock influenced proto-punk. ‘Future Systems’ …
TRACK: ANE BRUN – TRUST PLUS NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT AND TOUR
Ane Brun has released a heart-warming new single, Trust, via her label, Balloon Ranger Recordings. It is the first taste of her as-yet-untitled eighth studio album, which will represent her first of original material since 2015’s acclaimed When I’m Free Ane elaborates “It was first written as a romantic song, but as we’re in this state of uncertainty …
TRACK: SPARKS – ONE FOR THE AGES
Legendary pop-pioneers Sparks who are releasing their 24th studio album ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’ on May 15th Via BMG have just dropped the video for their 4th tease of what is to come from the new album. Titled One For The Ages is keyboard heavy as expected from this duo with the trademark falsetto from …
TRACK: LOW HUMMER – THE REAL THING
Hull quintet Low Hummer have shared the video for their third single via Dance to the Radio records. “The Real Thing” sees the band pressing ahead with their desire to experiment and embrace more electronics as guitarist and singer Daniel Mawer explains: “The Real Thing was a bit of experimenting in the studio with our …
TRACK: SPECTOR – WHEN DID WE GET SO NORMAL?
London-based five piece Spector have shared their next single – “When Did We Get So Normal?”. This is the fourth and final track to be taken from their ‘Extended Play’ EP. It will be released physically as part of their ‘Non-Fiction’ compilation on 29 April via the band’s own Moth Noise Entertainment. It has a …
Track: Brendan Benson – Good to be alive
After a long 7 years its comes to somewhat joy to announce Brendan Benson’s new album DEAR LIFE arrives via Third Man Records on 24th April. It feels such the right time for singer, songwriter and producer to get back to making music. “There’s something about this record,” Benson says. “A friend of mine called it …
TRACK/EP: POZI – WHITEWASHING AND NEW EP 176
The London band Pozi have announced the release of their new EP on 8th May via PRAH Recordings. Titled 176 its their first new music since the release of debut album PZ1 less than 12 months ago. First single comes in the form of the bass heavy track called Whitewashing. Think The Jam with Ian Dury on vocals. The song is …
TRACK: BOWLING FOR SOUP – ALREADY GONE (EAGLES COVER)
The pop-punk survivors have reached 25 years of clever lyrics and palm muted guitars. Fresh from the double success of their sold out UK tour they have headed into the studio to celebrate by releasing a series of covers. After covering Suicide Machines – “Sometimes I don’t Mind” the band turned their unique interpretations to the …