electronic tracks
Track: Freak Power – Hear My Call
Yes, it is. That Freak Power – of Turn On, Turn In, Cop Out fame (amongst others) are back for their first new music since 1999. It comes in the form of a new EP, United State, out on HipKit Records, impacting (I hate that word, but i’ll run with it for now) on 27th …
Track: The Evil Usses – Grouse, plus European tour dates
Part of the flowering and endlessly creative BLOOM collective out of Bristol, The Evil Usses (aka Conrad, Dan, Leon and Lorenzo) have released a new single ahead of the release of their forthcoming album Muck, out April 13th via Stolen Body Records. Making music that sits somewhere between Beefheart, Tortoise and The Cardiacs (at least …
Track: Bicep – Opal (Four Tet Remix), plus live dates
Belfast duo Bicep have revealed a new Four Tet remix of ‘Opal’, taken from their self titled debut album, which came out last year on the vaunted Ninja Tune label, and was rightly heralded as one of the dance music albums of the year. Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) gently rubs the rough edges off …
Track: Pinkshinyultrablast – In the Hanging Gardens (Ice Choir Remix), plus album and tour news
IN CELEBRATION OF THEIR 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PINKSHINYULTRABLAST SHARE ‘IN THE HANGING GARDENS’ REMIX BY ICE CHOIR ALBUM ‘MISERABLE MIRACLES’ RELEASED ON CLUB AC30 MAY 4TH To celebrate exactly 10 years since Russia’s finest export, Pinkshinyultrablast, played their first show at the Money Honey Club in Saint Petersburg, the band have shared a new remix …
Track: Zola Jesus – Bound, plus new album news
Out right now via the Adult Swim Singles Program is a new track from singer, songwriter and record producer Zola Jesus. It’s taken from a new album of previously unheard tracks and remixes titled Okovi: Additions, due out April 6th, which is an experiential interpretation of her 2017 critically acclaimed Okovi album released on Sacred Bones Records. It features …
Track: Mouse on Mars – Foul Mouth featuring Amanda Blank, Zach Condon
Berlin duo Mouse on Mars, aka Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner, are preparing to release their new album, Dimensional People on April 13th through Thrill Jockey records. Following on from the release of the lead single ‘Dimensional People III’ featuring Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, new track Foul Mouth features Amanda Blank and Zach Condon …
Track: Alexis Taylor – Beautiful Thing, plus UK tour dates
Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor’s has revealed his forthcoming solo album Beautiful Thing (produced by Tim Goldsworthy) is due for release on April 20th via Domino. The album is certainly a very personal, individualised reflection of a life that has changed greatly since Alexis first started out in the industry. Having worked with major pop stars …
See: Battery Operated Orchestra – Perfect Wreck
Ahead of finishing a new album later in the year, classy Brighton-based vintage synthpoppers Battery Operated Orchestra have a new video out for Perfect Wreck. You can also pick it up as a virtual single over at Bandcamp.
Track: Little Dragon – Sway Daisy
Swedish synth-pop quartet Little Dragon have returned with a brand new song, called Sway Daisy, ahead of a North American tour, and a couple of festival dates over on this side of the pond later on in the year. It comes hot on the heels of last years acclaimed Season High album, and its a …
Track: Kwes – Midori
Lewisham producer Kwes, best known for his production work with the likes of Bobby Womack, NAO, Solange, and Loyle Carner, plus he mixed label mate Kelela’s debut album ‘Take Me Apart’, is back with an EP of his own after five years. Titled Songs for Midi, and it’s an ode to his two year old …