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News: MDOU MOCTAR announces ‘Niger EP Vol. 2’
MDOU MOCTAR NIGER EP VOL. 2 OUT DIGITALLY OCTOBER 25TH LISTEN / WATCH SINGLE HERE ‘IBITILAN‘ NIGER EP’S VOL. 1 & 2 TO BE RELEASED PHYSICALLY MARCH 10 Mdou Moctar has announced details of part two of the Niger EP series – featuring live and alternate versions of songs spanning the band’s discography recorded in their native Niger – which will …
News: Circuit des Yeux + Claire Rousay set to release re-works of three songs from CDY’s album -io
CIRCUIT DES YEUX + CLAIRE ROUSAYSUNSET POEM OUT OCTOBER 20TH THREE SONGS FROM CDY’S -IOREIMAGINED BY CLAIRE ROUSAY LISTEN TO ‘SCULPTING THE EXODUS’ (REWORK) + WATCH WATCH CIRCUIT DES YEUX AND CLAIRE ROUSAY IN CONVERSATION On Sunset Poem, experimental musician Claire Rousay reworks three songs from Circuit des Yeux’s otherworldly 2021 album, -io. Today, you can listen to her take on ‘Sculpting the Exodus’ HERE. In …
Album Review: Horsegirl fulfill all promises in the stunning ‘Versions of Modern Performance’ – one of the most authentic and exciting debuts.
There is a visceral discordancy and inherent chaos that threads throughout ‘Versions of Modern Performance’, the debut album from Chicago trio Horsegirl, (out through Matador Records/Remote Control Records). This anarchy is magically and stunningly resolved by the bitter sweet melodies and harmonies that cloak and bind the barbed-wire strands. The oft dissociated, disconnected vocals are …
News: Brisbane trio The Goon Sax announce expanded digital version of their album ‘Mirror II’ complete with an exquisite cover of Len’s classic ‘Steal My Sunshine’, as well as tour news.
Today, Brisbane trio The Goon Sax have released a deluxe digital edition of their third album ‘Mirror II’ released through Chapter Music and Matador Records. ‘Mirror II’ is a garment of perfectly formed pop songs with a ragged edge and blemishes – but with a golden thread of celestial choruses that binds everything together. The …
News: Interpol alert – New York’s finest announce new album ‘The Other Side of Make-Believe’ for July through Matador Records/Remote Control, and release the reflective, atmospheric single ‘Toni’.
It’s exciting to see Interpol back in action with news of the release of their seventh LP ‘The Other Side of Make-Believe’, due out on 15 July through Matador / Remote Control. To ease the anticipation, Interpol have released a single and video for the opening track, ‘Toni’. The archetypal Interpol sound is at the …
News: Chicago’s coolest trio Horsegirl announce debut album ‘Versions of Modern Performance’ through Matador Records and unveil the utterly brilliant single ‘Anti-glory’.
With an attitude that recalls The Jesus and Mary Chain and scuzzy, fuzzy drone attack, Horsegirl have just delivered a stunning single ‘Anti-glory’ – filled with a certain cognitive and sonic dissonance, brutal drums, sweet doo wop backing singing straight from the sixties and a raw visceral guitar attack. This is utterly compelling and marvellous …
Album Review: Spoon – Lucifer on the Sofa
Austin, Texas rock’n’rollers Spoon have released their 10th album – Lucifer on the Sofa – on Matador Records and it’s a blistering, thumping, rocking album that Spoon lovers will adore and those new to Spoon will too. It’s the first set of songs in over a decade that the band have recorded in Austin and was written and recorded …
News: Interpol announce UK / EU, and North American tour dates; see sneak peek recording session video
Emerging from Battery Studios in London where they’ve just recorded their seventh album with producers Flood and Moulder, Interpol have announced a run of US and UK/UK shows, including a second date at London Roundhouse on June 15th in support of it. It’s accompanied by a short clip featuring footage shot during the recording sessions, …
Album Review: The Goon Sax illuminate the firmament with spectacular album ‘Mirror II’
The Goon Sax have released their third album ‘Mirror II’ and it confirms their special place amongst Australian indie royalty. The album is essentially one of two parts – there is a softer pop element to the tracks released as singles with their glittery sheen and there is a more angular side that is brittle …
News: Fucked Up’s David Comes to Life to get tenth anniversary Revisionist edition from Matador; listen to rarity The Truest Road
As part of their Revisionist series, Matador Records and Toronto concept punk band Fucked Up have reveals that there will be a 10th anniversary version of their titanic 78-minute masterpiece, David Comes to Life, out on a limited-edition lightbulb yellow vinyl version, available from December 10th. There will also be a tour, with the band …