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News: Anthrax Announce 40th Anniversary Celebrations
One of The Big Four turns the big 4-0 this year, and are celebrating with a number of special activities and events to honour the landmark anniversary. Formed by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker in Queens, NY on July 18th 1981, Anthrax were one of the first thrash metal bands to emerge from the East Coast and quickly became regarded as a leader in the …
News: Liars return with an August album for Mute; come bathe in the subterranea of ‘Sekwar’
LIARS have always been a pretty unique presence in our musical landscape, gnawing and needling away at the bones of rock as the whole edifice collapses, from right back when they presented that noise-rock concept album about witchcraft, They Were Wrong, So We Drowned, jeez, 17 years back now. Never mind always finding them in …
Rachel Sermanni – ‘Travelled’: Scottish folk troubadour bares all and announces winter tour
WITH her new EP, Swallow Me, due out in the first days of June – an EP which lays bare with delicacy and courage her living through the arrival of her firstborn in a hugely uncertain world, with all the forethought and adaptations that brings – Rachel Sermanni has revealed the video for “Travelled”, the …
News: Dr. Feelgood – Singles (The U.A. Years+) gets unique vinyl reissue
Dr. Feelgood’s 1989’s best of is being reissued by those fine people over at Dig! On June 11th – Pre-order now from: https://lnk.to/DrFeelgood_TheUAYears. It’s available on black double LP and also unique recycled double-LP made from scraps of unused colour vinyl, that will be reworked to create new vinyl. Each one is completely unique, each with …
See: Bryan Away – ‘The Lake’: beautiful Chicago baroque pop brings The Left Banke sound to 2021
COME gather round, lovers of finely nuanced music, for the new sound of Chicago. Elliot Korte means this music. No jobbing careerist him, seeking a life of cars ‘n’ girls; and when you’ve heard the beauty of his latest single, “The Lake”, if you have a heart beating blood-red in your chest, you should be …
Track: Sunny vibes only on Soul Sugar’s new single “Cool Down” feat. Booker Gee and Blundetto
Guillaime Metenier – France’s jazz, funk and reggae organist extraordinaire – unveils his latest Soul Sugar release, Cool Down feat. Booker Gee & Blundetto, and it provides a sun-kissed taste of the upcoming album, due for release in June. The digital-only single was co-produced by Metenier with fellow French artists Blundetto and Blackjoy, giving a …
News: Nemophila To Release Debut Album ‘Oiran – Extended Edition’ Exclusively Outside Of Japan
Japan’s Nemophila are set to expand on their first single ‘Oiran’ into a full album outside of Japan. Entitled ‘Oiran – Extended Edition’ the album is due 25th June via JPU records. The album will include their debut single Oiran, all of its B-sides, as well as the band’s entire catalogue to date. It’s the first time the …
News: Chemical Brothers release ‘The Darkness That You Fear’: Will headline Creamfields this year
The Chemical Brothers have released their first new music in two years – single The Darkness That You Fear – along with exciting news that they’ve been confirmed as 2021 festival headliners. The new song is their first since the No Geography track Eve of Destruction was released to coincide with a massive 2019 tour. …
Track: Melbourne’s Oceans unveils the shimmering track ‘Break My Fall’ and announces the release of EP and launch
Melbournite Thomas Lee works under the name Oceans and his new single ‘Break My Fall’ is an immersive and delicious track with subtle switches between a shoegaze drone and a dreamy pop fugue. Lee’s voice haunts in the distance beneath a simmering razor-sharp guitar and synth wash, infused with a detached melancholia and indelible melodies. …
News: Jupiter Hollow Reschedule Live Streams Due To Covid; Offer Free Digital Download of New Album ‘Bereavement’
Toronto, ON based Jupiter Hollow, announce they will be cancelling their planned live stream tour dates for April and May due to the Ontario government’s Covid 19 lockdown to prevent the increasing spread of the virus in the province. The band comments: “It is with heavy hearts that we must announce our formal cancelling of all remaining Phase …