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BLACK REBEL MOTOR CYCLE CLUB ISSUES CEASE & DESIST TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR IMPROPER USE OF BAND’S RECORDING

Posted: 13 July 2025 in Previews and Editorial
Tags: anniversary, Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club, cease and desist, Howl, lawsuit, news, Tour Dates, US Homeland security

We’re a bit behind with the news, but always knew BRMC were a great band. We applaud them once again.

10th July 2025, it was brought to the band’s attention that Homeland Security were improperly using their version of the song ‘God’s Gonna Cut You Down’ in one of their propaganda videos.

They have ordered a Cease and Desist to DHS for the use of this song, and asked that they immediately pull down the video.

The have issued the following statement via their social media channels, including Instagram, Facebook, and X:

To: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

From: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

It has come to our attention that the Department of Homeland Security is improperly using our recording of “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” in your latest propaganda video. It’s obvious that you don’t respect Copyright Law and Artist Rights any more than you respect Habeas Corpus and Due Process rights, not to mention the separation of Church and State per the US Constitution.

For the record, we hereby order DHS to cease and desist the use of our recording and demand that you immediately pull down your video.

Oh, and go f… yourselves,

-BRMC

The band recently announced they would be returning to the UK and Europe to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of their 2005 seminal album, Howl.
BRMC – Robert Levon Been — Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Peter Hayes— Guitar, Bass, Harmonica, Vocals and Leah Shapiro — Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion – will bring their 22-date headline tour to the UK and Europe, their first since 2017, which sees them playing Copenhagen, Denmark on 18 November and London, UK on December 17 as well as 7 other countries, see dates below and on their Website.

Listen: ‘How Long Is Now (Richard Norris Remix)’ by Pale Blue Eyes

Posted: 18 June 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Broadcast Recordings, How Long Is Now (Richard Norris Remix), Indie, New Place, Pale Blue Eues, Shoegaze, Single, Stream, Tour Dates

Pale Blue Eyes have just released a remix of ‘How Long Is Now’ by legendary ‘spatial landscaper’ Richard Norris on their own Broadcast Recordings label. The original track is on their current New Place album, released earlier this year.

Richard describes his approach to the track as such:

"As soon as I heard the track I knew I’d approach the mix somewhere along the autobahn, about 3am, with Klaus Dinger trying to overtake on the inside lane. Approaching the speed limit. One for the kosmik and expanded psychonauts."

The track will be released as an extremely limited 12” white label vinyl on 18th July.

Pale Blue Eyes – Live Dates

Thu – 14th Aug – Where Else?, Margate

Fri – 15th Aug – The Horn, St. Albans

Sat – 16th Aug – Trades Club, Hebden Bridge

Sat – 30th Aug – Psych Fest, Manchester

Sun – 31st Aug – Project House, Leeds (supporting DIIV)

Thu – 11th Sep – L’Aeronef, Lille, FR

Sat – 13th Sep – Cafe V Lese, Prague, CZ

Sun – 14th Sep – Club MECHanik, Warsaw, PL

Thu – 16th Oct – SŴN Festival, Cardiff

Fri – 17th Oct – South Street, Reading

Sat – 18th Oct – Heartbroken Festival, Southampton

The band also tour Europe in September / October, playing 19 major city dates with The Midnight.

Listen: ‘Sugar’ by NoSo

Posted: 20 May 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: New Album, NoSo, Partisan Records, Pop, Single, Stream, Sugar, Tour Dates, When Are You Leaving?

Korean-American singer-songwriter NoSo has today revealed details of their highly anticipated second album When Are You Leaving? (out 10 October via Partisan Records) along with its lead single ‘Sugar’. Listen to ‘Sugar’ here:

NoSo · Sugar

When Are You Leaving? is a record for anyone still figuring themselves out, and one that proves NoSo to be one of this generation’s most compelling songwriters. The album follows NoSo’s 2022 debut Stay Proud Of Me which earned rave reviews and praise from NPR’s All Songs Considered, Paste, The Guardian, The Times and Metro, and a stunning performance atTiny Desk. NoSo (real name: Baek Hwong, he/they) says: “My first album mostly comprised of daydreaming about what my life cobuld be like if I embraced my identity. This record is firmly rooted in reality and details my enlightening and tumultuous experiences head on.”

Largely self-produced, When Are You Leaving? sharpens NoSo’s artistry into something at once more expansive and more intimate. It’s an album about the subtle, slow-burning victories that come after walking away from what no longer serves you. Hwong’s music is rich with contrast: thorny lyrics nestled in shimmering arrangements, quiet moments of self-recognition delivered with the confidence of a born storyteller. Across disco grooves, jagged guitars, and spacious ballads, they reflect on fractured relationships, platonic heartbreak, and the complexity of perception.

‘Sugar’, (co-produced by Wild Nothing’s Jack Tatum), glides along a sleek, nostalgic disco groove, light on its feet but emotionally loaded. Beneath the gleaming surface, Hwong explores the quiet exhaustion of navigating interpersonal dynamics with volatile people, choosing compassion over conflict. Hwong elaborates: "‘Sugar’ is about the delicate dance of interacting with volatile, unwell individuals. It’s a reflection on those experiences, aiming to approach them with sympathy instead of anger. I’ve learned that this is the only way I can move forward—by not feeding those memories and giving them power.”

Credit: Driely Carter

NoSo 2025/2026 tour dates:

15 August – Gunnersbury Park – London, UK (w/ Khruangbin, TV on the Radio)

23 October – The Atlantis – Washington, DC

24 October – Baby’s All Right – Brooklyn, NY

25 October – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA

27 October – L’Escogriffe – Montréal, QC

28 October – The Drake Underground – Toronto, ON

30 October – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL

1 November – 7th St Entry – Minneapolis, MN

3 November – Globe Hall – Denver, CO

4 November – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT

6 November – Fox Cabaret – Vancouver, BC

7 November – Madame Lou’s – Seattle, WA

8 November – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR

10 November – Cafe Du Nord – San Francisco, CA

12 November – Masonic Lodge, Hollywood Forever – Los Angeles, CA

4 February – EKKO – Utrecht, Netherlands

5 February – Rotown – Rotterdam, Netherlands

6 February – Turmzimmer – Hamburg, Germany

7 February – Ideal Bar – Copenhagen, Denmark

9 February – Silent Green – Berlin, Germany

10 February – YUCA – Cologne, Germany

11 February – Rotonde – Brussels, Belgium

12 February – La Bellevilloise – Paris, France

14 February – L’Aéronef – Lille, France

17 February – Islington Assembly Hall – London, UK

18 February – Strange Brew – Bristol, UK

19 February – Band on the Wall – Manchester, UK

20 February – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut – Glasgow, UK

Listen: ‘The Essence’ by dälek + May tour dates

Posted: 6 May 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Dälek, Experimental hip-hop, Ipecac Recordings, Single, Stream, The Essence, Tour Dates

dälek share a new track ‘The Essence’ ahead of European tour dates this May. The experimental hip-hop pioneers are currently in the studio working on their follow up to Precipice and have given fans a taste of what’s to come in this new single.

“The Essence is a window to where me and Mike are at right now. We quite literally took it back to the essence on this joint. Straight up me on the MPC 3000 and Mike on Processed guitar, playing off of each other as we created the track. Lyrics and flow are central to the joint and dictated the direction of the production and how we sculpted the arrangement.

As always there are layers to the meaning but I also wanted to be crystal clear on what I was spitting. There are minimal to no overdubs. We somehow kept the heavy “wall of sound” feel but stripped away superfluous layers to just the parts and pieces that were needed to complete this as a “dälek” song. This is just a taste of what is coming.” – Dälek

The lyrics of ‘The Essence’ are full of defiance and energy, something which the band will no doubt bring to their live shows; "We had civilizations interconnected throughout history/Our art and architecture composed with sacred symmetry/I’m seeing these past lives vividly/Refuse to let them kill our joy wit bigotry."

dälek live 2025:

May 20th – Berlin, DE – Neue Zukunft
May 21st – Vilnius, LT – Kirtimai Cultural Center
May 22nd – Tallinn, EE – Paavli Kultuurivabrik
May 23rd – Helsinki, FI – Sonic Rites Festival
May 24th – Budapest, HU – Instant-Fogas
May 26th – Prague, CZ – Palac Akropolis
May 27th – Brno, CZ – Kabinet Muz
May 28th – Vienna, AT – Flucc

Watch: ‘Discretion’ by Kill Your Boyfriend

Posted: 23 April 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Alice Lorenzon, Disco Kills, Discretion, electro, Kill Your Boyfriend, Neu Oscuro, Official Video, Post-Punk, Single, Sister 9 Recordings, Stream, Tour Dates

Italian post-punk duo Kill Your Boyfriend has recently announced the release of their new EP Disco Kills on 9 May via Sister 9 Recordings.

Today they share new track ‘Discretion’. The song explores how the absence of truth can cause the downfall of a power structure that should be devoid of secrets. The sound captures the sense of a suffocating atmosphere through a series of echoes and reverberations. Right from the start, Kill Your Boyfriend immerses you in a vibrant, dark dance floor, creating a liberating universe.

The video, shot by Alice Lorenzon, takes up the idea of a claustrophobic and frenetic dancefloor, where we can give vent to our most sincere ‘self’ free of secrets and that mask we are forced to wear in everyday life.

Disco Kills was created from the band’s desire to explore the hopes, obsessions, illusions, and disappointments of the many young people who frequent clubs and meeting places during the so-called ‘growth’ years, at a point when everyone is still searching for their true selves.

The EP sees Kill Your Boyfriend experimenting with new sounds that lean towards electronic music, creating a more rarefied space for the guitars while maintaining the dark atmospheres that distinguish them. It features 6 songs drawing inspiration from past greats such as Kraftwerk, Moroder, and New Order, while also keeping an eye on artists like the Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, and Paul Kalkbrenner.

Kill Your Boyfriend have confirmed a series of European live dates in May and September this year, with more to be announced soon.

Thu 08 May – Cemento – Cosenza, Italy

Fri 09 May – La Gramaccia – Macerata, Italy

Fri 30 May - PMK – Innsbruck, Austria w./ New Candys

Sat 31 May - Rockhaus – Salzburg, Austria w./ New Candys

Fri 12 Sept – Kampus Hybernska – Prague, Czech Republic

Sat 13 Sept – UV Klub – Lodz, Poland

Sun 14 Sept – Chmury – Warsaw, Poland

Wed 17 Sept – Kult 41 – Bonn, Germany

Fri 19 Sept – Parkside Studios – Offenbach, Germany

Sat 20 Sept – Kradhalle – Ulm, Germany

Watch: ‘people person’ by mclusky

Posted: 12 March 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Ipecac Recordings, McLusky, people person, the world is still here and so are we, Tour Dates, video stream

"people person" is a new song from mclusky which they are sharing today. there’s also a video directed by remy lamont which you can watch below if you like.

this follows their recent announcement of mclusky’s first album in 20 years; the world is still here and so are we (9th may, ipecac recordings).

andrew falkous says; "people person is the song that gave me tinnitus, so asking me about it is really cruel. it’s probably about being overwhelmed by the world because that’s what all of our songs are about."

as the song itself says; a lot of people like to be wise after the event.

it’s important to state that the world is still here and so are we is the fourth mclusky album (no qualification being needed). they had an asterisk next to the name for a bit – out of respect for past band members and the precious memorial glue of teenage musical crushes – but fuck that, in for a penny, in for a pound. lyrically it touches on subjects as rich and as varied as work-it-out-yourself and impenetrable-inside-joke-for-the-band, but one thing is clear, all of the songs have different words. all hilarious joking aside, the best songs are about things without being precisely about them. mclusky endorse this sentiment. they positively insist on it.

mclusky tour dates:

may 8 - wrexham, uk – the rockin’ chair
may 16 – tourcoing, fr – le grand mix
may 18 – brussels, be – les nuits botaniques (w/ the jesus lizard)
may 23 – manchester, uk – gorilla
may 24 - leeds, uk – brudenell
may 25 – bearded theory festival show
may 29 - london, uk – electric ballroom
may 31 - bristol, uk – swx

jan 6, 2026 – melbourne, aus – corner hotel
jan 9 – adelaide, aus – lion arts factory
jan 10 – sydney, aus – factory theatre
jan 11 – brisbane, aus – crowbar

tickets for all shows are on-sale now with links available via ipecac.com/tours.

Watch: ‘Narrow Tracks’ by Berries

Posted: 17 February 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Berries, Frank Turner, International Women’s Day, Narrow Tracks, OCD, Single, Tour Dates, video stream, Xtra Mile Recordings

BERRIES have released the official video for their power-pop tune ‘Narrow Tracks’, taken from their self-titled sophomore album, BERRIES, which arrived in the autumn of last year.

In their new video for ‘Narrow Tracks’, Berries splice fuzzy live footage together with shots of lead vocalist Holly Carter ripping up jigsaws, devouring books backwards, and walking the pavement like a tightrope in her crimson Converse. Each shot reflects the indecision and doubt that runs throughout the song’s lyrics, with many playing in reverse or at an unnatural speed.

“Doubts tingle with the facts, like passing trains on narrow tracks,” the band sing as the video cuts to live shots of the band performing at their BBC Introducing session earlier this year. The new release also acts as a lyric video, layering handwriting-style text over each shot.

The band explain the themes of the song:

“’Narrow Tracks’ is a song for anyone who struggles with OCD. It speaks of those tingling doubts, the constant stream of dark thoughts and the longing to be able to do the simplest of tasks, but ultimately it’s an optimistic track. It’s about fighting back and finding strength to keep those thoughts at bay.”

The video arrives just ahead of BERRIES’ support slot with Xtra Mile Recordings label mate FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS. The band will join Turner and co. at their Wolverhampton Wulfrun Halls show on Tuesday, 18th February.

This March, BERRIES will also embark upon a run of shows in celebration of International Women’s Day. The three-date tour kicks off at Bodega in Nottingham on 5th March, before BERRIES take their jagged rock sound to Birkenhead and London in the days following. The full list of live dates can be found below.

LIVE DATES 2025

18 Feb – WOLVERHAMPTON Wulfrun Halls (w/ Frank Turner)

5 March – NOTTINGHAM Bodega (for International Women’s Day)

6 March – BIRKENHEAD Future Yard (for International Women’s Day)

7 March – LONDON Signature Brew (for International Women’s Day)

Photo credit – Derek Bremner

Watch: ‘Land of the Tyrants’ by Benefits feat. Zera Tønin

Posted: 17 September 2024 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: 90s, anger, Benefits feat. Zera Tønin, Dance, Invada Records, John Kirkbride, Land of the Tyrants, Noise, Single, Sociopolitical, The North, Tour Dates, trance, video stream

Benefits blast in ahead of another substantial UK / EU tour with the release of the first new material since their debut album, Nails.

‘Land of the Tyrants’ features additional vocals by Zera Tønin of Arch Femmesis.

It may be more overtly dancey than previous outings, hitting an almost trance groove, perhaps even a bit KLF, and the rage is more simmering than roaring in in terms of delivery, but lyrically… as explosive as ever, ‘Land of the Tyrants’ tells it like it is. The video is more overtly produced, but it’s dark and stark. It’s grim up north, right?

Tour dates:

05/10 HUDDERSFIELD Parish

06/10 LANCASTER Kanteena

07/10 GLASGOW The Hug and Pint

08/10 EDINBURGH Wee Red Bar

09/10 ABERDEEN Tunnels

10/10 STIRLING Tolbooth

11/10 MIDDLESBROUGH Play Brew

12/10 LIVERPOOL The Shipping Forecast

13/10 PRESTON The Ferret

17/10 ROTTERDAM Left of the Dial Festival

18/10 UTRECHT ACU

19/10 ROTTERDAM Left of the Dial Festival

20/10 OSTEND Cafe de Zwerver

22/10 SOUTHAMPTON The Joiners 23/10 BRIGHTON Hope and Ruin

24/10 MARGATE Where Else

25/10 LONDON The George Tavern

26/10 NEWPORT Le Pub

Pic: Tom White

Watch: ‘Never Sever’ by Mayflower Madame – UK and European tour dates announced

Posted: 10 September 2024 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: Insight, Mayflower Madame, Never Sever, Post-Punk, Psychedelia, Shoegaze, Single, Tour Dates, video stream

‘Never Sever’ is the third single from Norwegian band Mayflower Madame’s eagerly awaited album Insight, set to release on November 1st.

While their previous singles, ‘A Foretold Ecstasy’ and ‘Paint It All in Blue’ refined their signature blend of post-punk, shoegaze and psychedelia, this new track reveals the band’s more direct and energetic side. Their sound is still spun with alluring dark textures but is now profoundly interwoven with rays of light and a bittersweet melancholy.

Additionally, the track introduces a touch of rock‘n’roll swagger in the verses seamlessly merging with dream-pop elements in the choruses, making ‘Never Sever’ one of their most accessible songs to date. Lyrically, the song captures a nostalgic feeling of being unable to reclaim—or unwilling to let go of—a haunting past.

Watch the video for ‘Never Sever’ here:

Mayflower Madame have announced they will be returning to the UK and Europe for a tour this Autumn.

FULL DATES (with ticket links):

Sat 5 October – Return To The Batcave Festival – Wroclaw, Poland – Tickets

Sat 2 November – Goldie – Oslo, Norway – Tickets

Wed 13 November – The Moon – Cardiff, UK

Thu 14 November – Daltons – Brighton, UK – Tickets

Fri 15 November – The Strongroom Bar – London, UK – Tickets

Sat 16 November – Hot Box, Chelmsford, UK – Tickets

Thu 28 November – Noch Besser Leben – Leipzig, Germany

Fri 29 November – Kulturhaus Insel – Berlin, Germany – Tickets

Sat 30 November – Chmury – Warsaw, Poland

Listen: ‘GREY RUBBLE – GREEN SHOOTS’ by Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Posted: 31 August 2024 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
Tags: 340 DEAD, Constellation Records, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, GREY RUBBLE - GREEN SHOOTS, New Album, NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28, Tour Dates, track stream

The ever-enigmatic Godspeed You! Black Emperor have announced their new album in suitably oblique form – only, their message is loud and clear here. There’s no press hype for the album in their accompanying statement, but no explanation is required when it comes to the their focus: the album’s title alone speaks for itself. NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD. This is, of course, the number of Gazan casualties since 7th October 2023. That number now stands at in excess of 41,000.

The final track on the album, ‘GREY RUBBLE – GREEN SHOOTS’ is an expansive seven-minute piece which balances darkness and hope.

The accompanying statement reads as follows, and you can hear the track below:

THE PLAIN TRUTH==
we drifted through it, arguing.
every day a new war crime, every day a flower bloom.
we sat down together and wrote it in one room,
and then sat down in a different room, recording.
NO TITLE= what gestures make sense while tiny bodies fall? what context? what broken melody?
and then a tally and a date to mark a point on the line, the negative process, the growing pile.
the sun setting above beds of ash
while we sat together, arguing.
the old world order barely pretended to care.
this new century will be crueler still.
war is coming.
don’t give up.
pick a side.
hang on.
love.
GY!BE

Tour dates:

UK/EU

SEP/OCT 2024
27 Sep 2024 • Dublin IE • National Stadium

29 Sep 2024 • London UK • Troxy
30 Sep 2024 • Glasgow, UK • Barrowlands
01 Oct 2024 • Manchester UK • Ritz
02 Oct 2024 • Bristol UK • Marble Factory
03 Oct 2024 • Coventry UK • The Empire
04 Oct 2024 • Tourcoing FR • Le Grand Mix
05 Oct 2024 • Esch-Alzette LU • Kufa
06 Oct 2024 • Paris FR • Le Trianon
08 Oct 2024 • Nantes FR • Stereolux
09 Oct 2024 • Nancy FR • L’Autre Canal (Jazz Pulsation Festival)
10 Oct 2024 • Zürich CH • Volkshaus
11 Oct 2024 • Lausanne CH • Les Docks
12 Oct 2024 • Frankfurt DE • Zoom
14 Oct 2024 • Berlin DE • Huxleys
15 Oct 2024 • Amsterdam NE • Paradiso
16 Oct 2024 • Brussels BE • AB
18 Oct 2024 • Athens GR • Floyd

NORTH AMERICA
NOV 2024
04 Nov 2024 • Hamilton ON • Bridgeworks
05 Nov 2024 • Toronto ON • History
06 Nov 2024 • London ON • London Music Hall
07 Nov 2024 • Grand Rapids MI • Elevation
08 Nov 2024 • Chicago IL • The Salt Shed
09 Nov 2024 • St Paul MN • Palace Theater
11 Nov 2024 • Lawrence KS • Liberty Hall
12 Nov 2024 • Fayetteville AR • George’s Majestic Lounge
13 Nov 2024 • Nashville TN • The Basement East
14 Nov 2024 • Knoxville TN • Bijou Theater
15 Nov 2024 • Atlanta GA • The Masquerade
16 Nov 2024 • Charleston SC • The Music Farm
17 Nov 2024 • Saxapahaw NC • Haw River Ballroom
19 Nov 2024 • Washington DC • 9:30 Club
21 Nov 2024 • Brooklyn NY • Pioneerworks
22 Nov 2024 • Norwalk CT • District Music Hall
23 Nov 2024 • Boston MA • Roadrunner
24 Nov 2024 • Philadelphia PA • Union Transfer
25 Nov 2024 • Montréal, QC • MTELUS

NORTH AMERICA
APR/MAY 2025
25 April 2025 • Austin, TX • TBA
26 April 2025 • Dallas, TX • Granada Theater
28 April 2025 • Denver, CO • Ogden Theater
30 April 2025 • Los Angeles, CA • The Bellweather
01 May 2025 • Santa Ana, CA • The Observatory OC
02 May 2025 • Tijuana, B.C., Mexico • Cine Bujazán
03 May 2025 • Ventura, CA • Ventura Music Hall
04 May 2025 • San Francisco, CA • Curran Theater
06 May 2025 • Portland, OR • Wonder Ballroom
07 May 2025 • Portland, OR • Wonder Ballroom
08 May 2025 • Seattle, WA • The Neptune
09 May 2025 • Seattle, WA • The Neptune
10 May 2025 • Vancouver, BC • Vogue Theatre
12 May 2025 • Kelowna, BC • Revelry
13 May 2025 • Calgary, AB • Palace Theatre
14 May 2025 • Edmonton, AB • Midway

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