Aldous Harding shares a new song and video for ‘Fixture Picture’ from her forthcoming third album Designer, out April 26. Co-directed by Aldous Harding and Jack Whiteley, the video’s suspenseful opening scene finds Harding strumming her guitar on the white cliffs of Dover. The pay-off comes later with a dramatic and enigmatic live performance by…
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[video of the week] Nah… – Apple Blossoms
Nah…’s spring single for 2019. Longing for spring Sebastian wrote this song subconsciously inspired by The Loch Ness Mouse “Cherry Blossoms in Japan”, turned out quite different and quite good in the end. Nah… is a DIY jangle/tweepop project of Amsterdam based music-blogger Estella Rosa and Münster based psychotherapist Sebastian Voss with a sunshine/dreampop take….
[video of the week] The Phonometrician – Chloe
Official video for “Chloe” from the debut album ‘Mnemosyne’ by The Phonometrician. Out May 31st, 2019 on Vinyl / CD / Digital via Lost Tribe Sound. Order here: http://thephonometrician.bandcamp.com. ‘Mnemosyne’ is the debut album from Mexico City based multi-instrumentalist, film composer and sound preservationist Carlos Morales, who creates under the name The Phonometrician. ‘Mnemosyne’ is…
[video of the week] Weyes Blood – Movies
“Movies” is taken from “Titanic Rising”, out April 5th, 2019 on Sub Pop Records. The phantom zone, the parallax, the upside down—there is a rich cultural history of exploring in-between places. Through her latest, Titanic Rising, Weyes Blood (a.k.a. Natalie Mering) has, too, designed her own universe to soulfully navigate life’s mysteries. Maneuvering through a…
[video of the week] Bibio – Curls
Bibio releases a new video to “Curls” directed by Stephen Wilkinson and produced by Peter Marsden. This is first single from his upcoming album “Ribbons”, which will be available through Warp Records on 12th April. “Ribbons” is Stephen Wilkinson’s ninth album to date and follows the release of his ambient atmospheric project, Phantom Brickworks. Wilkinson’s…
[video of the week] Fontaines D.C. – Roy’s Tune
Over the last year, Fontaines D.C. have released five critically acclaimed singles, all of which garnered considerable support both from radio, with the band A-listed at BBC Radio 6 Music for their last single ‘Big’, and from a vast range of international press, with the band featuring in a number of end of year lists…
[video of the week] The BV’s – Charlie, I Don’t Know Who You Are!
“Charlie, I Don’t Know Who You Are!” is the first single and the opening track of “Cartography”, the second album by The BV’s, out on Kleine Untergrund Schallplatten on 14th March 2019. The BV’s are an indie pop/shoegaze band from Falmouth/Augsburg. They’ve released their debut album “Speaking From A Distance” in 2017, alongside a bunch…
[video of the week] Teenage Fanclub – Everything Is Falling Apart
[youutbe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AffiHHlAbWQ%5D Teenage Fanclub has released a new single, “Everything Is Falling Apart.” It’s the longtime Scottish indie band’s first new track since the departure of co-founder Gerard Love last year, following a “sadly unresolvable difference of opinion” concerning the group’s touring schedule. The lyrics on “Everything Is Falling Apart” seem to speak to a…
[video of the week] Moddi – Little By Little
New single by Moddi. Pål Moddi Knutsen is a Norwegian musician and author. His music has been described as a blend of folk music and pop, although he refers to himself as a singer and storyteller. Moddi is also widely recognised as a political and social activist. The first release under the name of Moddi…
[video of the week] Donna Blue – Get Away
Dutch vintage pop band Donna Blue released brand new single ‘Get Away’, accompanied by a beautiful and hypnotizing video. After releasing their first 7 inch EP that included ‘Sunset Blvd’ which was played by none other than Elton John in his Rocket Hour radio show on Apple Music, and single ‘1 2 3’, it’s finally…
[video of the week] Yann Tiersen – Pell
Taken from the forthcoming album “ALL”, released 15th February on Mute. “ALL” – out 15 February 2019 – is the first album to be recorded at Yann Tiersen’s new studio, venue and community centre, The Eskal, built in an abandoned discotheque on the island of Ushant, a small island positioned in the Celtic sea between…
[video of the week] The Fire Harvest – Not Going To Work
‘Not Going to Work’ taken from the album ‘Open Water’ by The Fire Harvest. Directed by J.K. Bragdon Drawings and Animation by J.K. Bragdon On Friday the 1st of March The Fire Harvest will release new album ‘Open Water’, which will be released by Snowstar Records and Subroutine Records. Today you can listen to new…
[video of the week] Quentin Sirjacq – Variations
Taken from “Companion”, the 4th solo album by French musician and composer Quentin Sirjacq. The album will be out on February 22nd on Japanese label Schole. In this new set of songs the melodic touch and the delicate harmonies from the piano still radiate in parts but the way orchestrations and musical structures are transforming…
[video of the week] El Palacio de Linares – El Estilo
El Palacio de Linares has a new album, its second LP “Largos Agotadores” that will be released on February 1st at Pretty Olivia Records. They have already released a couple of songs (“Ciervo y Erizo” and “Este Rato (Contigo)”) and now they go with the first clip, for “El Estilo”. https://elpalaciodelinares.com/
[video of the week] Graeme James – Night Train
Official music video for ‘Night Train’ by New Zealand musician Graeme James. Born in Nelson (New Zealand) Graeme James started out playing violin in the Netherlands as a seven year old with the desire to become a classical concert violinist. After his family moved back to New Zealand he pursued this goal throughout high school…
[video of the week] Helado Negro – Pais Nublado
Taken from the new album, “This Is How You Smile”, available March 8th 2019 via RVNG Intl. The son of Ecuadorean immigrants, Helado Negro was born in South Florida in 1980. His childhood was suffused with tropical heat, humidity, hurricanes, all refracted with the rich sounds and colors of the various Latin American cultures of…
[video of the week] Richard Andrews – The Golden Fascination
Former lead singer and founder of Uniform Motion, Andrew Richards, aka Richard Andrews, is a Toulouse based songwriter who has recorded and performed live throughout Europe, working with a wide range of artists from diverse musical backgrounds. “The Golden Fascination” is the title track of his solo debut album, out February 7th 2019. In his own words:…
[video of the week] Dusken Lights – Dominoes
“Dominoes” is the first new track by Dusken Lights after their gorgeous 2016 album “In The Service Of Spring“. Dusken Lights is a rickety apparatus – comprised of wood, wire, chrome and electricity – that gives form to the compositions of Australian songwriter Paul Watling (Rabbits Wedding, Dusken Lights). Honed with his long time pals…
[video of the week] Orville Peck – Big Sky
Combining the lulling ambiance of shoegaze with the iconic melodies and vocal prowess of classic American country music, outlaw cowboy, Orville Peck croons about love and loss from the badlands of North America. The resulting sound is one entirely his own – taking the listener down dusty rose-colored desert highways; through a world where worn…
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