Peter Broderick returns with Allred & Broderick – a duo project between him and his musical partner David Allred – and receives a surprise birthday gift to help carry their message of love, friendship and hope. “The Ways” was directed by label founder Robert Raths who travelled around the world to visit and film many…
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[video of the week] Lowland Hum – Thin Places
“Thin Places” is taken from Lowland Hum’s upcoming third album “Thin”, set to be released on February 10. Lowland Hum is an art-folk band based in Charlottesville, VA made up of Daniel and Lauren Goans. The duo has toured extensively since the band’s inception in 2013 to support their two full length albums and one…
[video of the week] London Grammar – Rooting For You
Official live video for the new track “Rooting For You” by London Grammar. London Grammar are a British trio formed by Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic ‘Dot’ Major. Their debut EP “Metal & Dust” was released in February 2013 by Metal & Dust Recordings Ltd, while their debut album “If You Wait” was released…
[video of the week] Kim Janssen – Bottle Rockets
Official music video for, ‘Bottle Rockets’, by Kim Janssen. Directed, shot and edited by Martijn Bastiaans. Filmed in the Faroe Islands and at Martijn’s home in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Mixed by Chris Coady (Beach House, Future Islands) and featuring Marla Hansen (Sufjan Stevens, The National), “Bottle Rockets” is the first taste of Janssen’s forthcoming third…
[video of the week] Lowly – Word
First single out of the debut album from Lowly, that will be released on Bella Union 10th February 2017. The band describe their music as, “noise-pop, and everything in between.” In this case, ‘noise’ refers to the textures and treatments that the quintet mould from synths, laptop and guitar, which give Lowly’s spacious songs unpredictable, shape-shifting…
[video of the week] thisquietarmy – Tu aimerais parfois te retirer de ta matiére
Song from upcoming thisquietarmy album “Métamorphose” out February 13th, 2017 on Grains Of Sand Records. thisquietarmy is a Montreal-based project active since 2005. Revolving around improvised guitar drone and by combining textural & structural elements of ambient/noise, electronic/shoegaze, post-punk/krautrock, black/doom metal, thisquietarmy creates an impressive wide range of dynamic soundscapes which oscillates between the beauty…
[video of the week] Dusken Lights – Superman, Wondergirl
“Superman, Wondergirl” music video from the 2016 Dusken Lights album “In The Service Of Spring“. It’s not easy to organise a gig at the corner pub when your band members live in 3 different states of Australia, but this is just what Dusken Lights have been doing for the past few years – and it…
[video of the week] JFDR – White Sun
Iceland’s JFDR is the newly forged solo project of Jófríður Ákadóttir who’s unmistakable voice also forms the backbone of fellow Icelandic outfits Samaris and Pascal Pinon. But JFDR sees her break out on her own, and the results are as enchanting as you’d expect. JFDR’s new track “White Sun” is, in many ways, what you’d…
[video of the week] Photon – November
Welcome to the fascinating world of the Photon trio; striking minor chords and gloomy melodies, playing new-wave like it’s 1982 and making an ideal listen for 2016. Switching between the languages of Robert Smith and Françoise Hardy, Photon play pop that is both straight to the point while also full of reverberated lush guitars and…
[video of the week] Dark Globes – Never Let Me Down
Music video for “Never Let Me Down” by Dark Globes, taken from the debut album “Everyone I Know Is Falling Apart”, released March 2017 (Half Machine Records). Reassuringly downbeat, ego-free pop music, burying fragile songs under a fuzzy blanket of reverb, lit by a candle of jangle. A shy collective of Southenders, a mismatched coalescence…
[video of the week] Lia Pamina – Walking Away
Lia began singing after hearing her favorite singer, Astrud Gilberto, who, along with Claudine Longet, Margo Guryan and Blossom Dearie, influenced her vocal style. This single is one of those strange and random happenstances which results in little gems, in which the only motivation is a passion for music. Lia Pamina is a vocalist and…
[video of the week] MOLLY – As Years Go By
New single and video by Austrian Shoegaze-Duo MOLLY. MOLLY are Lars Andersson and Phillip Dornauer from Innsbruck in Austria. With a shared love of the early Creation bands such as My Bloody Valentine and Ride they knew the sound they wanted from the moment they decided to form a band together – shoegaze. Today they…
[video of the week] Mount Saint Leonard – Blame Me
Today we introduce Mount Saint Leonard, a vibrant, alternative folk outfit from Melbourne. Their debut track “Blame Me” is reminiscent of a Southern blues heartbreak track, depicting the classic tale of a plutonic relationship blossoming further, but from one side only. “Blame Me” was recorded live and hasn’t had any overdubs layered in post production,…
[video of the week] Piano Magic – Exile
Piano Magic – “Exile”. From the forthcoming album, “Closure”. Video by Mr Pheasant. Edit/post-production by Kristina Pulejkova. Starring Jean-Baptiste. Single available now from iTunes, Spotify, etc. Pre-order the album from http://bit.ly/1rnV4T3 Amazon, iTunes and all good music retailers. Piano Magic’s final album, “Closure”, will be formally released by Second Language Music on January 20th 2017 worldwide on…
[video of the week] The T.S. Eliot Appreciation Society – The Grand Tour
“The Grand Tour” taken from the album “Turn It Golden!” by The T.S. Eliot Appreciation Society. The T.S. Eliot Appreciation Society is the alias of Tom Gerritsen, singer-songwriter from Utrecht, The Netherlands. He grew up in a traveling carnival which visited small rural settlements throughout Europe. Not only traditional circus artists, but also preachers, theatre…
[video of the week] Sodastream – Three Sins
First single taken from Sodastream’s forthcoming fifth studio album, “Little by Little”, to be released in 2017. Next year will mark 20 years since Karl Smith and Pete Cohen started up Sodastream. Releasing four albums, four EPs, and a live record during their original lifespan, Sodastream left an indelible mark on Australian music. Now they’ve returned…
[video of the week] Sorry Gilberto – Yellow Sweater
Sorry Gilberto are Jakob Dobers and Anne von Keller from Berlin, Germany, the Belle and Sebastian-styled, indie pop band. Their debut album “Sometimes She Hated The Trees” was relased in 2006. Sorry Gilberto just published their new album “Memory Oh” via Solaris Empire Records. “Yellow Sweater” is the first single out of the album. http://www.sorrygilberto.com/music
[video of the week] Paul Goodwin – Wasted On The Young
Taken from “The Northern Lights in the Neon Tube”, second album by Paul Goodwin, out on 16 September 2016. Paul Goodwin grew up in London but lives in Cambridge now. He’s spent a lot of the last 15 years or so dragging his guitar around the rail network and on the odd plane, playing his…
[video of the week] The Yearning – When I Lost You
The time is getting close for the release of The Yearning’s anticipated new album, “Evening Souvenirs”. “When I Lost You” is the first single and video out of it. It perfectly shows off the deep romanticism and delicate sensibilities that The Yearning’s new work contains. The album is full of majestic arrangements, chamber pop, and…
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