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Romy Debuts New Track And Video “Strong” Featuring Fred Again..
Romy (of The xx) unveils a new single, “Strong” featuring Fred again.., alongside a video directed by her wife, the filmmaker and photographer Vic Lentaigne.
Romy has played the track, her second ever solo release, for fans at club gigs and festivals around the world this summer after Fred again.. originally teased it in a Boiler Room set earlier this year to much anticipation from fans. “Strong” follows a handful of previous collaborations, including on Fred’s “Lights Out” and Romy’s debut single “Lifetime,” released in 2020 to widespread acclaim.
Special Interest, Hawa, & Spoon, This Fridays Releases!
Today, New Orleans punk outfit Special Interest share ‘Endure,’ their “…remarkable third album…” (BNM – Pitchfork) and “…heaviest swing yet…” (8/10 – Northern Transmissions) – The album arrives today in your local indie shops on standard black vinyl, as well as a limited indie yellow pressing. Don’t miss the band on their upcoming tour when they stop in Toronto and Montreal, December 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Multi-instrumentalist HAWA has released her beautiful debut, ‘HADJA BANGOURA,’ via 4ad. The “…bold approach to pop music…” (8/10 Loud and quiet) is on all streaming platforms now.
Austin indie outfit Spoon share ‘Lucifer On The Moon’ – A dub-infused rework (or “anti-gravity” companion as the group put it) of the bands recent record, from UK icon Adrian Sherwood. The result airlifts Spoon’s trademark melodies into lush alien terrain, replete with vibrant echo and rumbling low-end. “It wasn’t just a thing where you pick apart this and that… He added so much more instrumentation to the tracks that they became completely different versions of the songs. Not just remixes, but companion pieces. A ‘Part II.’” Says Frontman Brit Daniels. ‘Lucifer On The Moon’ is in stores now on standard black vinyl!
Future Islands Share Seasonal Cover, "Last Christmas"
To celebrate the Christmas season around the bend, Baltimore indie 4-piece ‘Future Islands’ have shared a cover of Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” Watch the snow-filled visualizer below, get in the spirit:
Yo La Tengo Announce New Double-LP 'This Stupid World' - Share "Fallout"
Today we bring you the indisputably excellent news that on February 10th Matador will release ‘This Stupid World,’ the sixteenth album from NJ indie mainstays Yo La Tengo. Along with this, the band have released the album’s first single, “Fallout.”
Of course, times have changed for Yo La Tengo as much as they have for everyone else. In the past, the band has often worked with outside producers and mixers. They made ‘This Stupid World’ all by themselves. And their time-tested judgment is both sturdy enough to keep things to the band’s high standards, and nimble enough to make things new.
‘This Stupid World’ arrives on a Limited Indie Blue Double-LP, Standard Black Double-LP, and CD.
HAWA Shares New Single "Trade" Off 'HADJA BANGOURA'
Today, genre-bending singer/rapper/producer HAWA releases “Trade,” the third single from her upcoming debut album ‘HADJA BANGOURA’ arriving this Friday, November 4th, Via 4AD.
A classically trained musician who started her career with the New York Philharmonic, HAWA’s debut album is a “experimental mélange of R&B, soul, indie, pop, trap and New York drill rap” (NY Times)”
