Much as we love all things angular and abrasive, noisy and nasty here at Aural Aggravation, we equally have a vast apprecition of lightness and melody. And so, we’re elated to bring you a video exclusive in the form of the debut single from Amber Warren.
‘Cobwebs’ is a charming, reflective, delicate and and truly lovely song, brimming with wistful melancholy. It’s accompanied by a beautifully-shot video directed by Patrick Mateer.
You can watch it here:
Thor & Friends’ eponymous debut recently received the Aural Aggravation seal of approval, and now the mighty percusionist Thor Harris and his cohorts have unveiled their first video. You can watch it here:
The Hum is the first ever solo album by Marc Heal and his first full-length release since the year 2000. He has been a presence in electronic music since the late 1980s when his band Westwon toured with Gary Numan and recorded with Colin Thurston.
His next band, Cubanate, then achieved success in the industrial scene in the 1990s with four acclaimed albums. Hits such as ‘Oxyacetylene’ and ‘Bodyburn’ crossed over to metal and mainstream audiences, with the former achieving Single of the Week in both Kerrang! and Melody Maker. The band later signed to the Chicago based label Wax Trax!
in its final years, while also gaining worldwide exposure when Sony used four of their songs as the lead tracks on the best-selling Gran Turismo console game. ‘Body Burn’ was also featured in The Sopranos and the Mortal Kombat movie. They toured with The Sisters of Mercy, Gary Numan, Front 242, Front Line Assembly, Fear Factory, Sheep On Drugs, PIG and more. Marc also worked with Jean-Luc Demeyer of Front 242, the duo making two albums as C-TEC.
Marc appeared to remain creatively silent for many years after the demise of Cubanate, but was in fact running Fortress Studios in London and working in television and advertising, writing documentaries for the BBC and Sky.
Pefacing the release of The Hum on 11 November 2016 through Armalyte Industries, Marc presents ‘Adult Fiction’. Watch the video here:
With their Eat, Hate, Regurgitate EP schedules for release on October 21st, and a UK tour commencing on Mondaym 12th September, Australian sczz/grunge duo fillow up the beltting ‘Sick’ wth a video release fr ‘KYMS’. Watch the video here.
Tour dates are as follows:
Monday 12th September – London, Old Blue Last
Tuesday 13th September – Brighton, Hope & Ruin
Thursday 15th September – Hull, The Adelphi
Saturday 17th September – Scunthorpe, Café Indiependent
Tuesday 20th September – Leeds, Santiago’s
Thursday 22nd September – Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete’s
Cara & Mike Gangloff release their new album Knock On Life’s Door with the Great American Drone Orchestra on August 5th through MIE. Giving a flavour of the unusual rthyms and idiosyncratic approach to arrangement which define the album, they’ve unveiled a video for ‘All of Me’, which you can watch here:
Nosound have announced that they will release their new studio album ‘Scintilla’ on 2nd September via Kscope (Anathema, Steven Wilson, Paul Draper). The album marks a major departure and includes guest appearances from Anathema’s Vincent Cavanagh and acclaimed Italian singer Andrea Chimenti.
The band recently shared the first new track from the album, which may be short but is nonetheless epic. You can watch here:
Aural Aggro favourites, female grunge trio The Kut, are supporting the release of their new single ‘Bad Man’ with their most extensive tour to date, taking in a whopping 37 dates. Yes, that’s ovr month of shows. And they’ve unveiled a video to accompany the single release. Watch it here. Go see them.
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.
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.
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.
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