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News: The Goon Sax announce signing to Wichita Recordings / European tour dates
Wichita Recordings are delighted to announce the signing of Australian band The Goon Sax. The teen trio marry sublime indiepop with brilliantly human and brutally honest vignettes of adolescent angst delivered with personality, charm and heart-wrenching wonder. They will be heading to Europe for shows at the end of May, including dates supporting Frankie Cosmos, …
News: Liz Phair announces Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary box-set, via Matador, plus US dates
2018 marks the 25th anniversary of Liz Phair’s landmark album Exile in Guyville. On May 4th, Matador Records will release Girly-Sound To Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set. This release is an extensive, limited edition 7-LP or 3-CD box set to celebrate the anniversary of her classic album. The box set contains the first official …
News: Elvis Costello and the Imposters announce ten UK & Ireland dates this Summer
Following his acclaimed DeTour solo tours of 2015 and 2016, Elvis Costello returns with The Imposters for 10 unmissable UK & Ireland Dates this summer. Joined by backing vocalists Kitten Kuroi and Briana Lee, Elvis Costello and The Imposters (drummer Pete Thomas, keyboardist Steve Nieve and bassist Davey Faragher) will be performing songs from their incomparable back catalogue. With the release of …
News: Cabbage announce ‘Nihilistic Glamour Shots’ art exhibition
Cabbage have announced a ‘Nihilistic Glamour Shots’ Art Exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery on Tuesday April 3rd. The exhibition will feature paintings, sculptures, and installations inspired by Cabbage’s debut album ‘Nihilistic Glamour Shots’, plus live performance art from Kallum Nolan and a stripped back live performance by the band. Dear the internet and all those …
Track: Cut Worms – Don’t want to say goodbye, plus new album news
Born with a knack for conjuring fine images and warm sounds with a curious underbelly, Midwestern-bred, New York-based Max Clarke will release Hollow Ground, his debut album as Cut Worms, on May 4th via Jagjaguwar. In conjunction with today’s announcement, Clarke is presenting lead single, ‘Don’t Want To Say Good-bye,’ and an accompanying animated lyric …
News: Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Amanda Kramer (Psychedelic Furs) Announce US Tour as duo
Steve Kilbey, enigmatic singer and bassist for one of Australia’s greatest exports, The Church, has announced a tour of the US with keyboardist from the legendary The Psychedelic Furs, Amanda Kramer. Taking place in April, this tour precedes both full bands playing at the Robert Smith-curated Meltdown Festival. Many of the venues are very small …
News: Steven Page returns to the UK for dates in August
Following a string of rip-roaring shows in the UK in 2017, playing as a trio, Canadian music icon Steven Page will return triumphantly to the UK this August for a new set of shows including a performance at London’s intimate Union Chapel and his first ever solo dates in Ireland. Of last year’s tour and …
See: Belly release video for Shiny One, plus UK Tour Dates
Belly have returned after a long hiatus and are about to release their first album in 23 years. Called Dove, the album is due out on May 4th, and was recorded and produced by band member Tom Gorman alongside longtime band affiliate Paul Q. Kolderie (Throwing Muses, Radiohead, Hole). The first single to be taken …
News: Frightened Rabbit announce The First Incident Festival plus tour news
Brilliant Scottish band, Frightened Rabbit, has announced the launch of their very own curated festival, The First Incident on June 1 at SWG3 Galvanizers Yard in Glasgow. This is intended to be the beginning of a regular summer event and sees Frightened Rabbit, Hookworms, Be Charlotte & Dama Scout all confirmed to play along with …