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Track: Band of Holy Joy – When a gift is a curse
Out digitally on June 16th digitally is the new single from The Band of Holy Joy. For nigh on thirty years the band have been releasing records – including for legendary Rough Trade label, and the band continues to trade in the sort of outsider folk-punk that made it popular all those years ago. On …
Track: Huoratron – DDoS
Helsinki based electronic wonderkid, DJ and producer Huoratron has released the track DDoS, ahead of the release of his Acid Reign EP, out on Last Gang records on July 7th. Schooling himself as a dogmatic underground art concept, Huoratron limited himself to using Gameboys, using them up and getting them to spit out all manner …
New Music: Aaliyah – One in a Million (A-Minor remix)
Ahead of his debut single, Thinking Bout The Things, which drops on August, but has a lady had just under one million views on YouTube, London producer A-Minor has released a re imagining of The Aaliyah classic ‘One in a Million’, and better still, you can grab it as a free download. The producers Bipolar …
Track: Wolf Alice – ‘Storms’
We’ve mentioned London band Wolf Alice before and were very impressed by their darker shoegazey sound. This is never more evident than in their new single “Storms”, streamed here: A wall of fuzzy guitars cut by lilting, yearning vocals and smashed out of the court by a driving chorus. It’s lovely. This band is being touted as …
See: Human Hair release Hungers video and announce live dates.
We warned you about Human Hair a month ago. At the time we had the rumour of an album, the threat of some live dates and a tease of a track. But these were far more than rumours and threats; the album, ‘My Life As A Beast And Lowly Form’ is confirmed to be unleashed …
See: Desperate Journalist release Happening video
Now I sort of like Paul Morley, but if push came to shove, I think I like The Cure more. Seems like London four piece Desperate Journalist do as well, both my naming themselves after the band rounded on the said journo during a Peel Session for a less that favourable review, but also because …
See: Wild Smiles release ‘Fool For You’ video plus free download & live details
If you were lucky enough to have caught Drenge on their fairly recent UK tour, and if you had the good sense to get to the gig early you would have had the undoubtable pleasure of capturing support act Wild Smiles. The Winchester trio are proving a force to be reckoned with. Well received by …
See: Nicole Atkins releases video for “Girl you look amazing”
Out tomorrow is “Girl you look amazing”, the first single taken from New Jersey singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins.’ new album Slow Phaser. She’s just finished a run of UK dates which featured Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ Jim Sclavunos on drums, before heading home and supporting the same band on their North American Tour. The …
Track: San Francisco indie pop trio New Spell release ‘Watching Waiting’
Describing themselves as avant pop, San Francisco’s New Spell have recently released their first single, Watching Waiting, taken from their upcoming 5 song EP, Songs we wrote for thee. Fusing together elements of jazz, indie, and electronic influences they blend together to make this perfect pop music. Watching Waiting is a prime example. Starting with …
See: Courtney Love. Releases new video, ‘You Know My Name’, plus Tour details
Unless you’ve been hiding under the covers, locked in a cupboard or in some kind of coma for the past few weeks you’ll be aware that a certain Ms.Love is coming to town. Not only that but she’s got some new solo material, her first since 2004’s ‘America’s Sweetheart’. Ignore the tabloid bullshit and the …