Category: News

David’s Lyre – ‘Picture Of Our Youth’ album stream

David’s Lyre have announced the release of their debut album ‘Picture Of Our Youth’ on a pay-what you-want basis exclusively from Bandcamp. The album will be available from February 20th and will be the only offering from singer/writer/producer Paul Dixon’s latest project. Working with the critically acclaimed ‘In Arms’ EP producer, Luke Smith (Foals, Slow Club), as well as calling upon the up and coming Tom Fuller (Patrick Wolf), Dixon co-produced throughout. Mixed by Gareth Jones (Grizzly Bear, These New [...]

Miike Snow – ‘Paddling Out’ music video

The wonderful Miike Snow returns with a music video to the track ‘Paddling Out’, taken from their upcoming sophomore album ‘Happy To You’.

Happy To You will be available in stores and digitally on March 19th via Columbia Records.

Gabriel & The Hounds announces debut UK shows in Feb/March

New Communion Records signing Gabriel & The Hounds are pleased to announce the details of their debut shows in the UK this Spring.

Gabriel & The Hounds is Gabriel Levine and a broad pool of some of his friends and allies. The debut album, ‘Kiss Full of Teeth’, is released on the 5th March. A variety of performers working directly in, or with, the likes of The National, Beirut, St Vincent, Sufjan Stevens, tUnE-yArDs, Bjork and Jonsi all feature throughout the [...]

We Have Band – All Saints Live Session + new album ‘Ternion’ out now

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We Have Band have released a slick live session for All Saints this week, following on from the release of second album ‘Ternion’ on Monday 30th Jan.

The London trio recorded the 3-track session for All Saints Basement Sessions last month with a 9-strong crew, have a look at the fantastic footage below:

Direct link to the All Saints Basement Sessions: www.allsaints.com/music/

New album ‘Ternion’ was released via Naive worldwide this week, hear it streamed here: http://soundcloud.com/wehaveband/sets/ternion

A stylistic leap on from their debut [...]

Wedding Present – New album ‘Valentina’ and world tour

The Wedding Present will be releasing their much-anticipated eighth studio album ‘Valentina’ on March 19th 2012, released in the UK on their own Scopitones label. Recorded by the group in France, California and Brighton during 2011 and mixed by Andrew Scheps (whose past credits include Metallica, Iggy Pop and Johnny Cash).

The ten track Valentina comes four years after 2008’s El Rey, the longer than usual delay reflecting The Wedding Present’s commitment to touring and other side projects involving the group’s [...]

CAAN (formerly of Ou Est Le Swimming Pool) new single + headline XOYO show

On March 19th Caan Capan, formerly of Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, returns with the bass heavy, electronic pop noir of second single ‘Every Little Thing’ (out on March 19th through Camoflague Recordings).

With Caan’s debut album nearing completion, January saw his version of the Japan classic ‘Ghosts’ gaining fans in high places, including John Lloyd from Tribes, Eddy Temple Morris and original Japan member Richard Barbieri, who commented on YouTube, “I love your new take on this.” [...]

Sam Sparro – New video for The Shallow End

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Sam Sparro is back with a bang (and new video). Check it out here…

Official website – http://bit.ly/samsparro-officialwebsite
Official facebook – http://on.fb.me/samsparro-facebook
Official twitter – http://bit.ly/samsparro-twitter

Autolux to release ‘Science Of Imaginary Solutions’ video + limited publication

ATP Recordings is releasing a limited edition A6 publication of stills imagery for AUTOLUX’s The Science of Imaginary Solutions to coincide with the release of the Mark Whalen (Kill Pixie) art / Thomas McMahan animated video for the track.

The album Transit Transit, called “cerebral, vibrant and dynamic all at the same time” by Q (4/5) and “full of the sort of implausible leaps of imagination that normally only happen in your sleep” by the BBC was released to international [...]

TENACIOUS D RIZE OF THE FENIX

As announced today on Tenacious D’s website www.TenaciousD.com, their widely-anticipated new album, Rize of the Fenix, will be released May 2012. Rize of the Fenix, the band’s first studio album in over six years is the third album from the group and is the follow-up to 2006’s The Pick of Destiny and 2001’s critically acclaimed platinum debut album Tenacious D.

Tenacious D just announced their first American tour date, a Memorial Day performance in Washington at the [...]

NILE AND MAYHEM CONFIRM EXCLUSIVE UK APPEARANCES AT BLOODSTOCK 2012

BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR has added another two fantastic acts to a line up already boasting the top names from the world of metal. The deadly double dose announcement comes in the form of Floridian death metal behemoths NILE and Norwegian Black Metal Legends MAYHEM, who both make their BLOODSTOCK debut.

 

With four critically acclaimed albums, a few EPs and several world tours under their belt, NILE has raised the bar for extreme metal bands musically, lyrically and conceptually. Guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders [...]

NEW VIDEO RELEASE: DR CLIQUE ‘MONEY UP’

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D.R Clique (Diverse Rhymers Clique) release their breathtaking seven track E.P Before.  The group show their diversity as they present this mixture of Hip Hop, Reggaeton and R&B. This is truly a group to look out for in the future.

 

D.R Clique (Diverse Rhymers Clique) is a mixture of four rappers and a singer. The group originated from the west midlands, in a small town named Hereford. They formed in 2005 but split up and reformed again early in 2009 with [...]

Introducing Access Royale

Access Royale are an alternative indie rock band hailing from Washington DC. Formed from a mutual love of Muse, Radiohead, Vampire Weekend and MGMT, the band discovered each other via Craigslist in early 2011, and soon found themselves flying west to LA to shoot their first music video, for their single Hide.

The band’s debut album, City Of Paradigm, is slated for 17th May 2012 release in the U.K., and is bursting with uplifting messages of self-discovery and freedom. The opening [...]

Introducing French Wives

Since their inception in 2008, Glasgow’s French Wives have been working intensively to build a strong fan base in Scotland. Now, after a steady rise, the band is ready to release their debut album Dream of the Inbetween.

The album is a culmination of their hard work over these last four years and follows the release of the singles Halloween / Dogfight (a double a-side), Me vs. Me and an EP entitled Feel Safe Small. Their label – Electric Honey – [...]

The Fades to release new single! ‘Meccano’ out on 1st April

South London’s most electrifying garage band is back to kick the shit out of 2012 with their new single about a popular children’s toy, Meccano which is out on 1st April on digital release through Genepool Records.

 

The band are back in business making energetic, tongue-in-cheek punk rock after taking a bit of time off to start club nights for gamers which you might have seen at every single festival in England this year called Nintendisco. As well as the single the [...]

Auction For The Promise Club Play Special Launch Show at London’s 100 Club on February 24th

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Auction For The Promise Club Play Special Launch Show at London’s 100 Club on February 24th

 

‘The band is a powerhouse of a three piece and really did leave the audience’s eyes wide open and jaws dropped after just a few minutes of being on stage, 4/5′ – Southsonic

 

‘With their fresh slant on indie guitar driven rock, combined with the haunting vocals and stunning good looks of Zoe, word is already out about these guys. So [...]