A number of local record stores will be participating in Global listening parties for Fontaines D.C.’s new album “ROMANCE”, out 23rd August via XL. The event will take place on Thursday, August 22nd and will include an early playback of “ROMANCE”, exclusive giveaways whilst stocks last, and a chance to win one of 1,200 hand-numbered,…
Marking her first new release since her “Easy Thing” single last fall, Snail Mail (Lindsey Jordan) has dropped her take on The Smashing Pumpkins’ song “Tonight Tonight” via Matador. She recorded the song for the underground hit film I Saw The TV Glow which was released by A24 in January and is now available on…
The Hard Quartet is a band. A band, perhaps, can be thought of as a body, a corpus, in which physically discrete lifeforms comprise a chimera that shrieks with one voice. In this particular band, which is one of millions in the world today, four players selflessly merge, become musical, and emit rock ‘n’ roll that…
Jamie xx today releases a brand new single, “All You Children”. Taken from Jamie’s hotly-anticipated second album In Waves (released 20th September via Young), “All You Children” sees the London musician, DJ and producer collaborating with the legendary The Avalanches on a swirling club anthem propelled by a hypnotic chorus of chants and Moroder-esque basslines. A huge live favourite with fans who’ve heard Jamie roadtesting the…
In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of Nikki Nack, originally released in May 2014, Tune-Yards announced Nikki Nack 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, set to be released digitally on 9 August across streaming services. In addition, Tune-Yards have also unveiled a brand-new remix of the iconic indie anthem “Water Fountain”, ecstatically deconstructed by Brooklyn duo Water…
In advance of their Osheaga performance on Friday, August 2nd, Overmono – Tom and Ed Russell – return to release “Gem Lingo (ovr now)” featuring the Paul Institute-founding artist, Ruthven. The single premiered as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record with Jack Saunders and has been released worldwide via XL Recordings. Listen here. “Gem Lingo (ovr…
Two of the UK’s most iconic musical innovators, Sampha and Little Simz, have come together on new single “Satellite Business 2.0”. Released via Young, the song is a brand new, fully-realized version of the “Satellite Business” interlude from Sampha’s acclaimed, Ivor Novello Awards-nominated 2023 album LAHAI, a record that was described by The Sunday Times as “music making of real ambition, poignancy and beauty”…
Kim Deal of Dayton, Ohio, shares ‘Coast’, the first single through 4AD under her own name. Premiered this morning by Lauren Laverne on her 6 Music radio show, the song is now available worldwide. ‘Coast’ was written in 2020 after being at her friend Mike Montgomery’s wedding when the house band, The Grape Whizzers, jammed…
Lifeguard are kicking off the summer with a new single, “Ministry / Energie” b/w “Telepathic Love.” It includes one new song and a cover of a classic The Wipers tune, both recorded in Los Angeles with producer Randy Randall (No Age). It’s the first new music from the Chicago trio since their Matador debut, Crowd Can Talk + Dressed in…
Today, Bartees Strange returns with new single “Lie 95.” From its explosive chorus and soaring vocals centering on all consuming passion, “Lie 95” heralds a new era for the uniquely genre-defying artist. The song is paired with a captivating video directed by Vincent Martell & Jordan Phelps of VAM STUDIO (Jamila Woods, Chance the Rapper, Esperanza Spalding) starring Strange as both…
keiyaA is a singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in NYC. Raised in Chicago’s South Side, keiyaA synthesizes her jazz training, R&B sensibilities, and hip- hop upbringing to create new soul sounds inundated with her powerful, sultry voice and dense lyricism. She aims to center the narrative and intellect of the black woman in the late-stage…
