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Oliver Sim Announces Debut Record 'Hideous Bastard,' Alongside Single and Video "Hideous"
The xx’s Oliver Sim has announced his debut album ’Hideous Bastard,’ arriving September 9th Via Young.
HIs new song “Hideous” is out now, along with a gorgeous Yann Gonzalez directed music video.
The Jamie xx produced record is the culmination of two years of writing and recording, inspired by Sim’s love of horror movies and his own life experience of unpacking themes of shame, fear, and masculinity.
From Oliver: “Am I Hideous?” feels far less like a question I’m asking the world now. I know the answer. As scary as it still feels, I’m excited to share this music with you, and I hope you enjoy it. Lots of love, Oliver xx
SOAK Release Their 3rd Album “If I Never Know You Like This Again” ~ Via Rough Trade Records.
Today Irish singer-songwriter SOAK released their 3rd full length album, ‘If I Never Know You Like This Again’
Bridie Monds-Watson and long-time collaborator Tommy McLaughlin (he/him) wrote most of the album while listening obsessively to indie bands like Broken Social Scene and Pavement, and Radiohead’s classic album The Bends. They honed in on this new riff-led, mid-90s sound, “nerding out on guitars and pedals like moronic bros,” before recording it with the rest of the band in Attica Studios in Donegal.
Previous SOAK albums had either been recorded remotely or by just two people, but ‘If I Never Know You Like This Again’ sees all the members of SOAK in the studio simultaneously. It was important to create the record as a band, and the joyful energy of having everyone in the same room again is palpable.
‘If I Never Know You Like This Again’ is out now on vinyl, CD and streaming platforms, listen HERE
New Orleans Based 4 Piece Special Interest Share "(Herman’s) House"
New Orleans no-wave punks Special Interest have shared their first music on Rough Trade Records, a dynamic driving new track called “(Herman’s) House.”
The track is centered around the story of Herman Wallace, one of the Angola Three – three Black revolutionaries who were held for decades in solitary confinement while imprisoned at Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Inspired by the Angola Three’s refusal to give up and their ability to continue to dream in darkness, Special Interest vocalist Alli Logout and guitarist Maria Elena say, “Despite the sadistic torture they endured, they continued their fight towards Black liberation behind the prison walls. This song bears witness to our wonder and desire to dismantle the oppressive systems that hinder our possibilities towards true liberation, to annihilate, to destroy and to rebuild with one another. It’s a battle cry for dreamers who persist in spite of and because. This song moves us and it grooves us towards this end, may we go forward but not by ourselves.”
“(Herman’s) House” will be released on a limited edition 7” available in participating stores on July 15th.
Interpol Share New Track, "Fables"
Today Interpol release ‘Fables,’ the third single from their forthcoming full-length, ‘The Other Side of Make-Believe,’ due July 15th via Matador.
“‘Fables’ features one of Daniel’s hottest licks,” comments Paul. “A breezy vocal with optimistic lyrics and a bouncy drum beat evocative of classic R&B with a nod to the golden age of hip hop. It’s a summer jam and a piece of music we are particularly proud of.”
The new track follows the band’s well-received first two singles, ‘Toni’ and ‘Something Changed’- which were accompanied by a stellar two-part film directed by Van Alpert.
This fall, Interpol and Spoon will join forces for the “Lights, Camera, Factions” tour, a coast-to-coast run of North American co-headline dates which includes a Budweiser stage show in Toronto on August 26th
Chicago Trio Horsegirl Shares "Dirtbag Transformation (Still Dirty)"
Chicago band Horsegirl – Nora Cheng (guitar, vocals), Penelope Lowenstein (guitar, vocals), and Gigi Reece (drums) – unveil new single/video “Dirtbag Transformation (Still Dirty),” from their debut album, ‘Versions of Modern Performance,’ out June 3rd on Matador.
For the song’s video, Horsegirl and friends were given the reins to Lowenstein’s elementary school where they filmed for an entire day last month.
In the midst of their North American tour this summer, Horsegirl will be heading to Canada for shows in Vancouver July 15th, Toronto August 5th, and Montreal on August 6th.
