Released: September 15th 2023 4/5 Beginning by seeking inspiration from the end of things sounds like you’ve opened up a pack of Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategy cards as an antidote for writer’s block. Or maybe, after almost 25 years together, any band needs to look at fresh ways to begin new recordings. Explosions in the […]
Image from Youtube DJ Shadow has announced a new album, Action Adventure, due out October 27 via Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber. On his seventh studio LP he’s taking a different tack to previous outings as this has no featured guests and is mostly instrumental. The lead single is “Ozone Scraper,” which is accompanied by a video […]
Released: August 11th 2023 4/5 The contemporary folk songs on Jamie Leven’s new album Crossing Tides, as Slow Town Clock, are delicately crafted and deftly executed. Written in the Outer Hebridean islands songs draw obvious inspiration from the landscape, wildlife, and mythology. Each song associated with a different island. Recording took an equally naturalistic approach. […]
Released:August 4th 2023 3.5/5 Initially, Polly Mackey, pseudonymously known as Art School Girlfriend, opens her newest album with a relatively pacey tune, A Place To Lie followed up hurriedly by Close to The Clouds. So far so esoterically indie dance. However, getting to Real Life with its more intimate confessional tone we’re now well and […]
Image from Youtube James Blake has released the second single “Loading” from his upcoming sixth studio album, “Playing Robots Into Heaven’, due for elease on 8th September via Polydor / Republic Records. “Loading” is a throwback of glitching, glass-cool production with Blake’s rich vocals manipulated and processed to form a choir over an evocative set […]
Liverpool’s The Coral return with another new song “That’s Where She Belongs” and video (below). Taken from the band’s forthcoming album “Sea Of Mirrors” which is released on 8th September 2023, the music is described as a “surreal Italian spaghetti western soundtrack” and this definitely meets that criteria with its broody but jangling guitar riffs […]
Image by Dana Trippe Everyone’s favourite art pop witch Du Blonde is back at it, and by it I mean has released new music. “Message Deleted” is a dark(ish) and breathy pop rock item, a wolf in sheep’s clothing piece, with an accompanying self-directed video, it’s taken from the upcoming mixtape “Baby Forever” and it’s […]
Image by Myles Hendrik The Kills have released their first new music in seven years! Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince return with two brand new singles, simultaneously released. “New York” is a dark and heavy track in the typical The Kills’ signature style all steamy guitar riffs and Mosshart’s throaty crooning, whereas “LA Hex” is […]
Image by Dana Trippe Tkay Maidza has announced the follow-up to her 2016 self-titled debut. It’s called Sweet Justice and it drops via 4AD on November 3rd, lead single “Ring-A-Ling” is out now, see Youtube link below. Sweet Justice is nominally a breakup album, but the title comes equally from Maidza’s newfound relationships with producers […]
Image by Jason Frank Rothenberg Punk icon, Riot Grrrl and musician with Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, The Julie Ruin and others Kathleen Hanna will release her first memoir next spring. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk will be published on May 14 2024 via the HarperCollins imprint Ecco, and follows her story from […]
