post-punk
ALBUM REVIEW – THE FALL – ‘LIVE AT ST HELENS TECHNICAL COLLEGE, 1981’
The chance unearthing of a bootleg of this show, by Marc Riley has been well documented by now in the press. John Dwyer, leader of The Oh Sees eagerly stepped in to release this vinyl-only album on his Castle Face label, so now we have it. It’s exorbitant price results from 50% of its proceeds …
See: FEET – ‘Peace & Quiet’: roaring back with mod hooks a go-go
ROARING back into spiky guitar contention from their adopted North London fastness with a lithe new tune that has all the stop-start passion of Elastica or Menswe@r, FEET have announced a new EP, Walking Machine, due for release on August 6th on their new home, Nice Swan Records; and it comes fanfared with a first …
Track: Twin Diver delivers ‘Television’ – a brooding, prowling track with a melodic heart
There is an ominous and deliciously malevolent atmosphere in the single ‘Television’ by Twin Diver – an edgy brutality that has the raw energy of Joy Division with a crisp bubbling instrumentation highlighted by the jangling guitars and brooding rhythm section. The vocals have a disembodied chilling timbre, adding to the ethereal tone and the …
Track: There’s Little to Mourn on Elegiac’s Debut Single, Vous Et Ici
Marking a collaboration between two iconic British artists, experimental group Elegiac has released “Vous Et Ici” as a single leading up to the release of their self-titled debut on Friday, March 26th. The duo is composed of post-punk bassist/vocalist Edvard Graham Lewis (Wire, He Said) and saxophonist/vocalist Ted Milton (Blurt), and their collaboration creates envelope-pushing …
See: Nuha Ruby Ra reveals new video for Run, Run
It’s not very often that music videos are interesting. I’ve never truly participated in them for that exact reason and I haven’t rewatched more than a handful of them since I had a VHS of clips of nü-metal videos interrupted by Carson Daly. The video for Nuha Ruby Ra’s new single “Run Run” changes that. …
Live Review: Black Country, New Road at the Southbank Centre
BC, NR’s performance at London’s Southbank Centre was as much of a dense and vivid visual spectacle as it was an aural one: the album’s entirety given new life in a gorgeous live setting, whilst newer tracks were also displayed beautifully.
See: The Underground Youth – ‘Vergiss Mich Nicht’: the sweet obsession of love chronicled in folk noir
SEEDED in Manchester, reaching full, budding flower in Berlin, which seems an ideal dovetailing of cityscape and soundscape, The Underground Youth have dropped one final single from their forthcoming album, The Falling, which is out at the end of next week. “Vergiss Mich Nicht” – it translates as ‘Do not forget me’, is a scorched heart, minor …
News: Iceage announce fifth album, ‘Seek Shelter’, with ‘Vendetta’
A SIMMERING, fervid forge of modern post-punk, Copenhagen’s Iceage have unravelled in unexpected and thrilling fashion since their 2011 iconic debut. Forthcoming album Seek Shelter, as glimpsed previously with Holding Hand, and now Vendetta, sees them unfurling their musical wings to an ever-widening span; working with new elements: the illustrious psych grandmaster Pete “Sonic Boom” …
Track: Bandicoot – ‘Dark Too Long’: bringing the glammy punk to Libertino
WHO ARE Bandicoot? Is the question on your lips, and even their own, if you judge by their social media handle across the various platforms. Their new single for Libertino, “Dark Too Long”, out on February 26th, helps reveal a little more. Out today and embedded below, they’ve certainly got the rock ‘n’ roll; guitars …
News: Squid announce debut album with new track, ‘Narrator’
BRIGHTON quintet Squid have shed light on their massively anticipated debut album, Bright Green Field: due to be released on May 7th. It’ll boast production from Dan Carey and boast entirely new material from this continually, creatively ploughing band. They’ve just released “Narrator”, accompanied by stunning visuals from Felix Green. “Narrator”, perhaps the band’s most …