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Listen: ‘Samadhi (So Far Away)’ by Racing Glaciers

Posted: 23 June 2016 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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Racing Glaciers return with a stellar new single ‘Samadhi (So Far Away)’, out this June, and ahead of their debut album release through Killing Moon this August.

With well over 2million Soundcloud plays on just their first four tracks, their track ‘First Light’ featured on the Transformers 4: Age of Extinction movie and won the band support from BBC Radio 1 and BBC 6Music DJ’s including Annie Mac, Huw Stephens, Greg James, Fearne Cotton and Steve Lamacq.

The band have also performed at the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend, Liverpool Sound City, The Great Escape Festival, Secret Garden Party, London Calling in Amsterdam, Berlin Music Week, Y Not Festival, Wakestock and Beacons, as well as a 35-date UK tour late last year.

Racing Glaciers will release this new single ‘Samadhi (So Far Away)’ this June, the first exciting glimmer of what is to come from their debut album release ‘Caught In The Strange’ this August, and a track that pulls together all that is great about the 5-piece from Macclesfield, as gloriously cinematic, inventive and essential as we need right now.

Racing Glaciers release their debut album ‘Caught In The Strange’ on August 5th 2016 through Killing Moon.

 

Get your lugs round he psychdelic-tinged shoegaze belter that  is ‘Samadhi (So Far Away)’ here:

 

Listen: ‘1989’ by ELectric Pyramid

Posted: 14 June 2016 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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Influenced by the likes of Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen and Fleetwood Mac, Electric Pyramid are an international bands of artists – Linda and Marco both from Italy, Emma from the UK and Oli is English “with a twist”. They all live around the corner from each other, and  began rehearsing together on Oli’s boat after they recognised the potential for collaboration. Now, they’ve become each other’s family. “If your family’s far away, then the people you’re surrounded with, spend most of your time with, they know everything about you.” As a group they have a varied musical history, and Linda is also an active figure on the ‘Girls Rock’’ scene in London and elsewhere.

Their debut single, ‘1989’ is a drawling psych-hued effort, and is out now via Transistor Project. You can hear it here:

 

Watch: ‘Rebel Black’ by angelic milk

Posted: 14 June 2016 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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With the release of her debut single "IDK How" the Russian artist angelic milk quickly became one of the most talked about new acts around, instantly drawing praise from the likes of Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, NME and KEXP. Now she’s back with the video for new single "Rebel Black", a catchy-as-fuck statement of intent and a first taste from her upcoming debut EP. The EP is titled Teenage Movie Soundtrack and it’s due on 15th July via PNKSLM Recordings.

Her debut single “IDK How” was released in May last year along with a Grimes-y remix from fellow Saint Petersburger BLAST, and after making her international debut show in Stockholm later in the summer she started working on what was to become her debut EP Teenage Movie Soundtrack. Recorded in Stockholm in the famed Apmamman Studio and produced by Luke Reilly, it’s a showcase both of Persephona’s immense talent as a songwriter and a vocalist, as well as her range. Four tracks of expertly crafted grunge pop ranging from the sweet romance of "Rebel Black" to the grunge-punk strut of "Ripped Jeans", Teenage Movie Soundtrack is cementing angelic milk as one of the most exciting new artists around.

But enough text: here’s a tune, which appeals to our poppier sensibilities.

Watch: ‘Blue Heart Motel’ by Fighting Caravans

Posted: 13 June 2016 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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Leeds-based purveyors of darkly psychedelic country, Fighting Caravans, follow up on the promise of their Beasts of England EP and a string of intense live shows with the release of the single  ‘Blue Heart Motel’  on 1st July. Released on 7” vinyl and digital formats, it’s accompanied by a suitably twisted promo video, which you can watch here – and we recommend you do.

 

 

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Stream: ‘Rope Ends (Remix)’ by Pain of Salvation

Posted: 5 June 2016 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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Swedish progressive rock/metal innovators Pain of Salvation will release a very special reissue version of their 2002 album “Remedy Lane” entitled “Remedy Lane Re:visited (Re:mixed & Re:lived)” on July 1st, 2016 via InsideOutMusic.

They’ve unveiled a statc audio clip of ‘Rope Ends (Remix)’ on YouTube  by way of a taster. Check its epicness out here:

 

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Watch: ‘Toad’ by Arrows of Love

Posted: 2 June 2016 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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We’re not going to give this an intro. It’s a new video from Arrows of Love. It’s psychotic. It’s deranged. It’s noisy . It’s awesome. Watch it. If you don’t dig it, this isn’t the website for you.

Listen: ‘When Will I Return?’ by Swans

Posted: 1 June 2016 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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Swans have shared the first full track from the forthcoming album, The Glowing Man, out on Young God (N America) / Mute on 17th June 2016.

‘When Will I Return?’, described by MOJO as a ;revelation’, was written, explains Michael Gira "specifically for Jennifer Gira to sing. It’s a tribute to her strength, courage, and resilience.’

But enough preamble. Listen to this:

 

Listen: ‘Lit Negative’ by MJ Guider

Posted: 31 May 2016 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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Kranky will be releasing the alluring debut full length, Precious Systems, from New Orleans trio MJ Guider (led by Melissa Guion) on July 15th.

An ambitious ambient-based record which gazes out in to subterranean pop and sunset electronics, Precious Systems contains great emotional and sonic depth and is sure to make a lasting impression on devotees of subtle grandeur.

Surreal, inspired and intriguing, the washes of bass and selective, expertly employed mixing techniques of Guion are what defines this first foray in to the album format, having previously impressed with the Green Plastic extended play cassette in early 2014 on the Constellation Tatsu label. These are songs that exist in a wholly contained sound environment, minimal yet lush, spare yet saturated, and most importantly, entirely compelling.

Stream ‘Lit Negative’ here:

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Listen: ‘Crook’ by Field Studies

Posted: 28 May 2016 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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Taken from the new EP “Rainmaking”, out May 27th via Denizen Recordings, ‘Crook’ was largely inspired by a strange situation that Andrew (the drummer) found himself in a few years ago, where he and his parents saw an assumed criminal being chased by police officers in central London.

According to Andy, the guy mocked him directly as he ran by for not having the courage to step in, which I found deeply funny – to literally be in the act of fleeing from the police, but still make time to critique other people’s moral fibre is quite an achievement. So, with that as a starting point, we started writing with the intention of exploring cowardice, fight or flight instinct, mob psychology; things like that. What came out was probably more of a self-evaluation than anything else.

Stream it here:

 

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Watch: ‘Understanding’ by Martin Creed

Posted: 26 May 2016 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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Turner Prize winner Martin Creed is a quirky, whimsical, idiosyncratic bugger, and his polyartistry makes him hard to place. Which is part of his appeal.

‘Understanding’ is about arguments.

Creed explains it thus: “I think this song came from some arguments I had. People say it’s good to argue because your true feelings come out, and so it can lead to understanding. But feelings are like hair: you can’t choose what you have. I argued with my hair for years. I tried to persuade it, I tried to deny it, and in the end I had to admit that I was wrong. If you’re arguing with yourself and you realise you’re wrong, where does that leave you? Who wins? And what’s the best hairstyle for you? I want to understand and I wish I could be understood. And I would love it if I could understand myself.”

Hair… who’d have it?

‘Understanding’ is a taster for his his new album, Thoughts Lined Up,  released through Telephone Records on 8th July.


<p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/167247762″>Understanding</a&gt; from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/martincreed”>Martin Creed</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

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