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News: Autechre to release NTS Radio Residency on Vinyl/CD
Legendary IDM/Techno duo Autechre have revealed a physical release of their NTS Radio residency which airs through April, and features new and original music. Available via Warp Records in Complete Box Sets (12LP and 8CD), Individual Sessions (3LP) and High-Quality Download options. Preorders include instant, high quality downloads directly following the shows airing. Sessions 2-4 …
Say Psych: News: Black Doldrums announce single and UK tour
London duo Black Doldrums are renowned for delivering multiple layers of echo-drenched guitar and heavy relentless drums, creating their transient and euphoric dark-psych, shoegaze and continuing to astonish audiences with sounds far greater than one may assume. They have recently announced a 17 date UK tour where their performances will be certain to draw crowds. …
Music News : Oneohtrix Point Never Announce New Album ‘Age Of’, Out June 1st
Daniel Lopatin has been on one hell of a creative streak the last 2 1/2 years. First he released the groundbreaking Oneohtrix Point Never record Garden Of Delete, which to my ears was a next level album. That record took everything he’d culminated and built since his debut with Betrayed in the Octagon in 2007 …
Track: Tove Styrke – On the Low, plus album and tour news
We first noticed Swedish singer Tove Styrke nearly four years ago when she released the dynamic, feisty electro pop “Even If I’m Loud It Doesn’t Mean I’m Talking To You”. It is no surprise to see how she has developed into a major international force since those early days. Having just finished touring with Lorde …
See: Polychrome – Final Kiss Video, plus album and tour news
The silkiest, smoothest hook-laden glory that is ‘Final Kiss’ by Polychrome, reviewed here last month has now been augmented further by the release of a new video: a series of luminous neon lights that evoke the vague eighties feel of this brilliant song. This is, for me, one of the stand out singles of the …
Track: Hatchie – Sugar and Spice, plus announcement of debut EP
While there was much excitement in Australia following the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games last night in Brisbane, Backseat Mafia’s antipodean outpost was more enthralled by the news that Brisbane’s other great product, and one of our favourites, Hatchie, released a new track along with news of her debut EP, both entitled ‘Sugar and …
News: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah release “Some Loud Thunder” 10th Anniversary Reissue with bonus tracks plus tour
Clap Your Hand Say Yeah’s iconic second album “Some Loud Thunder” will be reissued with exclusive bonus tracks on May 25th to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of its original release. ‘Some Loud Thunder’ stood out for its low-fi cool demeanour – reading from the same book as Velvet Underground and Jonathan Richmond with shouty, erudite …
Track: Black Heart Breakers – Melody, plus EP and tour news
Leather jackets and denim, chugging guitars and a whole barrel full of sneering attitude are necessary appendages for any serious rock band that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Add to that a superglue chorus and layered harmonies you get Black Heart Breakers and their rip roaring new single ‘Melody’. ‘Melody’ is a little bit punk …