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Track: Eye Flys – Guillotine
Following their ‘Context’ EP which was one of last year’s musical highlights for fans of the sort of noise-metal that Amphetamine Reptile would have put out back in the 90s, Eye Flys have released ‘Guillotine’, a teaser track from their full-length debut album ‘Tub of Lard’. Much like the Coup song of the same name, …
News: Lightning Bolt Announce European Tour, Album Reissues
Legendary Providence noise rock duo Lightning Bolt are preparing to tour European festivals this summer and are reissuing their first four albums on Thrill Jockey. European audiences are in for a treat at the band’s shows, which they famously perform in the round and at a deafeningly, sometimes borderline illegally, high decibel level. Lightning Bolt’s …
Album Review: Dommengang – No Keys
No Keys, the third album from Dommengang, sees the three piece further hone the blues rock of 2018’s Love Jail, while still keeping some of the psych rock stylings that permeated the bands self-titled debut record from four years ago. The result is a rough-hewn hard rock record, with lyrics that address the loss and …
Track: Dommengang – Wild Wash
California trio Dommengang are set to release their new album, No Keys, on May 17th through Thrill Jockey and have unleashed a pulsating new single ahead of its release. “Wild Wash” certainly demonstrates the band’s penchant for blues infused psych-rock as Dan “Sig” Wilson’s guitar work howls throughout, all the while the band embark on a …
Say Psych: News: Wooden Shjips announce new album and UK Tour
Legendary Portlanders Wooden Shjips are set to release a new album on 25th May, their first in five years. The release of V. will be accompanied by a full UK tour, bringing their peaceful resistance to cities around the country, with mainland Europe dates to be added. V. is long awaited and is anticipated to be a …
Track: Sarah Louise – When Winter Turns
Taken from the new album ‘Deeper Woods’ out on May 11th., Sarah Louise’s new album conjures vivid images of the verdant forest that surrounds her North Carolina home. Steeped in Appalachian folk traditions, Louise’s influences are much broader with shades of psychedelia and experimentalism, pushing her beyond genre constraints. Louise is an avid naturalist and …
Track: The Sea and Cake – These Falling Arms
With the release of their new album Any Day getting nearer and nearer, The Sea and Cake have unveiled the new records second single, following on from the brilliant title track, called These Falling Arms . It’s usual Sea and Cake fare – beautiful tunes, unassuming vocals and gently shifting accompaniments spiced with these gloriously …
News: The Sea and Cake announce European tour dates
The Sea and Cake have announced a European tour, which will follow the release of their new album, Any Day, out on Thrill Jockey on 11 May 2018. Written and recorded following the departure of bassist Eric Claridge, Any Day is The Sea and Cake’s first album recorded as the trio of Sam Prekop, Archer …
Track: Mouse on Mars – Foul Mouth featuring Amanda Blank, Zach Condon
Berlin duo Mouse on Mars, aka Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner, are preparing to release their new album, Dimensional People on April 13th through Thrill Jockey records. Following on from the release of the lead single ‘Dimensional People III’ featuring Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, new track Foul Mouth features Amanda Blank and Zach Condon …
Track: The Body – Nothing Stirs, plus new album details
On May 11th, 2018, The Body will release their most ambitious album to date, I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer. On their follow up to 2016’s acclaimed No One Deserves Happiness, the Portland duo of Lee Buford and Chip King conjure the sublime from the unexpected by turning their compositional approach …