Electronic
Track: Fever the ghost- Vervain dreams of an old wooden cage
It’s usually the 3rd or 4th album where a band decides to expand their sound and throw the kitchen sink at a record, but LA’s Fever The Ghost are choosing to up their game early on. Trying to prove that you can never have too many instruments in a 4 minute pop song is Varvain …
See: Nozinja releases video for Baby Do U Feel Me, plus Summer dates
After releasing his new, and brilliant, album Nozinja’s Lodge on Warp Records last month, South Africa producer Nozinja himself is back with a new video for album cut ‘Baby Do U Feel Me’. It propels along at a breakneck 190bpm, and is scattered with percussion everywhere that ripples away. Underneath, there are these female vocal …
Track: Department M – Bleak Technique
Initially the project of Leeds’ Owen Brinley, Department M has developed into a growing concern, a full live band in fact that includes Tommy Davidson from Pulled Apart By Horses. They’re a creative bunch too, having already released record owns the Too Pure singles club and Fierce Panda in the last two years, and now …
Track: Years and Years – Shine, plus album news
All eyes are on London based three piece Years & Years. At the start of the year they walked away with the BBC’s sound of 2015 prize. Since then, both music lover and critics alike have been waiting to see if they can live up to the hype. They made a great start when ‘King,’ …
See: The Soft Moon releases video for Wrong
Following on from the release of Deeper, the third studio album from The Soft Moon, aka Luis Vasquez, he has unveiled a extensive tour including dates this site of the pond, and a new video for the albums standout track, Wrong. Littered with hard bursts of electro, and pulsing synth chords, bleeps and stabs, it’s …
See: GØSPEL release video for new single ‘Ain’t gonna let you in’
Out right now is the new single from London synth pop trio GØSPEL. Produced and mixed by Mikko Gordon (Ultraista/Gaz Coombes) is available from the bands bandcamp, and is backed by b-side Other Side. The track itself bubbles with atmosphere, shard of ite cold synths in complete contrast to the sultry vocals that dominate. It’s …
Track: AFX – Serge fenix Rendered 2, plus new EP details
Like buses, Richard D. James seems to be working in bursts. After Aphex Twin released the brilliant Syro last year and assorted EP releases, he’s now resurrected his AFX moniker – dormant since the flurry of Analord releases that ended in 2005, for a brand new EP. Called Orphaned Deejay Selek (2006-2008). Its out via …
See: Mates of State release video for ‘Staring Contest’.
With their new five track collection of songs ‘You’re Going to make it’ recently out on Fierce Panda (Barsuk in the US), Mates of State have released a brand new video for the track ‘Staring Contest’. Its based on a true story that the duo’s (husband and wife Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel) daughter June …
See: Bob Moses reveal video for Talk, plus album and tour details
There’s something calming yet unsettling about Talk, the new single from Canadian duo Bob Moses (aka Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance). It grows out of this cross rhythm laced opening, which confuses your senses, into something that merges the melancholy of the pairs vocals with layers of echo drenched synths and guitars, over a percussive …
Track: The Radio Dept. – Occupied
Swedish dream poppers The Radio Dept. returned, rather unexpectedly last September after a four year absence, with a track, Death to Fascism, just in time (or timed perfectly?) for the Swedish elections. Now they’re back for real, with Occupied, taken from their long awaited fourth album, and available now on 12″ limited edition vinyl and …