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News: Superchunk announce Misfits & Mistakes Singles, B-Sides & Strays 2007-2023 boxset
Superchunk announce Misfits & Mistakes: Singles, B-sides & Strays 2007–2023, their fourth singles compilation, a massive 4-LP or 2-CD collection covering their triumphant return from hiatus up to present day – it sees release October 27th. The amount of ground covered within its gorgeous packaging is staggering: 50 songs (16 of which are on physical media …
News: Will Butler + Sister Squares share latest single ”Arrow Of Time”
Will Butler + Sister Squares — Miles Francis, Julie Shore, Jenny Shore and Sara Dobbs — present their new single/video, ‘Arrow of Time‘, from their forthcoming self-titled album out September 22nd. Inspired by A Brief History of Time, Errol Morris’ acclaimed documentary about Stephen Hawking, ‘Arrow of Time’ offers an otherworldly groove so irresistible it nearly creates its own gravitational pull. “Hawking describes the concept, in paraphrase, as ‘you …
News: Cable Ties share new single ”Change”
Australian garage rock trio Cable Ties have shared ‘Change’ a striking new preview of their upcoming album All Her Plans, due June 23. A raw, unruly track driven by Nick Brown’s insistent bass line and Jenny McKechnie’s impressive vocal acrobatics, ‘Change’ casts a lens on the residue of trauma left behind by patriarchal violence. The band’s most sonically confident …
Track: The Clientele return with the reflective ‘Blue Over Blue’ – dreamy baroque pop brilliance at its very best. Tour and album on the way.
Yesterday we brought you fantastic news that venerable London band The Clientele were returning to the fray after an extended absence with a new album ‘I Am Not There Anymore’, slated for release on 28 July via Merge Records. The news is accompanied by the release of a single ‘Blue On Blue’: a classy dreamy …
News: The Clientele announce new album and share single
Today, London’s The Clientele announces their new album, “I Am Not There Anymore”, set for release on July 28th and share the beautiful first single/video, “Blue Over Blue.” PRE-ORDER I Am Not There Anymore Track list:1. Fables of the Silverlink2. Radial B3. Garden Eye Mantra4. Segue 4 (iv)5. Lady Grey6. Dying in May7. Conjuring Summer In8. …
News: Dawn Richard shares new single ”Bubblegum”
Critically acclaimed musician, multimedia artist, animator, dancer, director, entrepreneur, and New Orleans dynamo Dawn Richard unveils her new single ‘Bubblegum’. As a founding member of Danity Kane, and later with Diddy’s Dirty Money, Richard has explored the ins and outs of commercial pop music. ‘Bubblegum’ is a triumphant return to form, an undeniable banger that demands to be left …
Track: The New Pornographers unveil ‘Pontius Pilate’s Home Movies’ following signing to Merge Records and on eve of new album ‘Continue As A Guest’.
Veteran indie legends The New Pornographers are about to release their ninth album ‘Continue As A Guest’ through new home Merge Records on 31 March 2023 and have unveiled the deliciously entitled single ‘Pontius Pilate’s Home Movies’ to whet the apetite. The single is a buoyant horn-tinged jingle jangle delight with an ominous riff running …
News: Neutral Milk Hotel To Release Box Set ‘The Collected Works Of Neutral Milk Hotel’
Neutral Milk Hotel announce ‘The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel’, a box set out February 24th on Merge Records, and present the first official release of ‘Little Birds’. Pre-order the boxset here The work has always come together subconsciously for Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum, even this box set. For years, Mangum collected images for an art box of sorts — would it be a Joseph Cornell-style assemblage? An …
News: Fucked Up Share New Single ‘I Think I might Be Weird’ + UK & US Tour Dates
Toronto’s Fucked Up present a new single/video, ‘I Think I Might Be Weird‘ from their forthcoming album One Day, out January 27th on Merge Records. Following singles ‘Found‘ and the title track, ‘I Think I Might Be Weird’ finds the band blending hardcore with melodious classic rock featuring trilling violins. The surreal accompanying video, an ode to OCD, was directed by Maxwell McCabe-Loko and co-written with guitarist Mike …
News: Teenage Fanclub announce UK and Ireland Tour Dates for 2022 with support from Frøedal and Familien
(Photo Credit: Donald Milne) Following the release of their critically acclaimed 10th album, Endless Arcade last year, TEENAGE FANCLUB will be hitting the road for a string of shows across the UK + Ireland. Full dates can be found below. Support will come from Norway’s Frøkedal & Familien. Endless Arcade is the long-awaited follow-up to the band’s album Here released in 2016 …