Only yesterday Disclosure announce the impending release of the fourth studio album and guess what? It’s landed now! The entire “Alchemy” album has been launched as a stream on Youtube (linked below) and claims to have no features or samples. Brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence are releasing the record independently, through their own Apollo Records […]
Another week, another high-profile name that features on the new Barbie movie soundtrack releases their track. Billie Eilish’s new song, “What Was I Made For?”, recorded with brother/producer Finneas, it’s a typically breathy effort that takes the movie’s main conceit – reality vs Barbie world – literally questioning her role and purpose in the ‘real’ […]
Will Oldham, Bonnie Prince Billy, has released the first fruits of his upcoming album “Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You” which is available in all the usual formats via Drag City on August 11, 2023. “Crazy Blue Bells” and its accompanying video from director Ray Tintori, features an extended cast of family and friends, which is […]
This Friday 7th July sees Rocket Recordings digitally release the soundtrack album for the recent BBC period drama The Gallows Pole. Featuring original music composed by the Swedish psychedelic rock band Goat. There’s no news yet on whether the release will come in any physical formats too but we’ll update with news if it does! […]
Image by Uncredited The opening of this new Rodrigo track “Vampire” with its plaintive piano and mix of disappointment and anger reminds me of something (musically) I just can’t pinpoint it. That’s not unusual – the entirety of her debut album sounded like a collection of ‘homages’ to other songs from the 90s/00s and whatever, […]
Image by Uncredited Not having watched The Idol this cover of Jealous Guy almost passed me by. It is, I suppose, an apt take on the neurosis and insecurities of the protagonist in question Im guessing Abel Tesafaye’s character? Correct me if I’m wrong. But rather than the pathos and bereft solemnity of the previous […]
Catching up with a touring band is no easy feat, and so it proves with New Zealand pop rock darlings The Beths. Fortunately, during a well-earned night off in Germany I’m grateful lead vocalist Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Stokes graces me some of her free time for tour-based questioning. The band’s live schedule is pretty punishing; they […]
Image by Thibaut Grevett James Blake keeps everyone guessing at his next musical move with the release of his new song “Big Hammer”. A glitchy tweaked out, Trap inspired club jam accompanied by a suitably demented heist-style video directed by Oscar Hudson Taken from Blake’s upcoming seventh album “Playing Robots into Heaven”, out September 8th […]
Released: July 21st 2023 3.5/5 Having spent considerable time deep diving into electronic production since their 2019 release Remembering the Rockets, New York’s Strange Ranger flex these new techniques from the outset on Pure Music. The album is a self-admitted indulgence and obsession with My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless, meaning there’s a heady barrage of guitar […]
Image by Uncredited Girl Ray teases the lead-up to their new album Prestige with their disco-themed single ‘Love Is Enough’, released today via Moshi Moshi. Along with a buoyant fun video directed by Alex Cantouris, see below. The band also announced their own Club Prestige night at London’s The George Tavern on 21st July with […]
