Adelaide’s Bad//Dreems are making moves of the dark, twisting, post pop and jangling nostalgic kind. They’ve hooked up with the sympathetic production ears of Johnny Mackay and Jack Farley (Twerps, Beaches, Love of Diagrams, Bitch Prefect, Scott and Charlene’s Wedding etc) for their debut single Chills which is due out March 1st. They’re also venturing interstate for a few shows, catch em if you can. Tour Dates … Continue reading ds recommends: Bad//Dreems
Brooklyn’s Light Asylum caught a lot of ears in 2011 with the release of their EP In Tension. Finally we get a (self-titled) full length album and from the sound of the excellent first single Shallow Tears and the b-side Genesis it is going to be heavy on the goth synth drama that the EP introduced. The album will be out May 1st via Mexican Summer. Light … Continue reading NEWS: Light Asylum announce debut LP and stream single…
Iowa continue their stellar string of single releases with Panic Attack, another dose of crestfallen vocals over churn and chime Mascis guitar squalls. They have a highly anticipated debut album Never Saw it Coming slated for release in April via Aerial Mines Records. Panic Attack and b-side Same Solution will be available to download from February 20th but you can stream it over and over … Continue reading NEWS: Iowa release new single Panic Attack…
Erased Tapes Records are a label out of London who have released artists like Peter Broderick and last year’s excellent Felt LP from Nils Frahm. Due for release on March 26 is the new record from The British Expeditionary Force – Chapter Two: Konstellation Neu. It follows the bands 2007 release Chapter One: A Long Way From Home and continues their mission to marry indie and electronica … Continue reading WATCH: Album teaser from The British Expeditionary Force…
Lee Ranaldo has timed things well with current question mark over the future of Sonic Youth in light of Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon’s split. He is set to release a new solo LP on March 20th via Matador who describing it as a “shimmering and melodic tapestry of sounds” and ” a fascinatingly approachable song collection”. The album features production from John Agnello and an impressive line-up … Continue reading NEWS: Lee Ranaldo to release new solo LP…
Justin Townes Earle’s new Memphis soul flavoured record, Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now, will be released on March 27th through Bloodshot Records. You can check out the trailer for the album below and download/stream the title track off the LP over HERE. Continue reading NEWS: New Justin Townes Earle LP…
Following their brilliant album West, Wooden Shjips have used the talents of Andrew Weatherall, Sonic Boom and kandodo to remix three tracks for the vinyl/digital only EP Remixes. The Remixes 12″ is limited to 2500 copies, with 500 of them on special color vinyl. All pre-order customers will receive a free instant MP3 download of all the 12″ tracks. All pre-orders will also ship on the … Continue reading NEWS: Wooden Shjips release limited edition remix EP…
We get a ton of music submissions here at Doubtful Sounds, often too many too mention but I make a point of having a listen to everything that comes in. I’ve finally got round to trawling through the current backlog and here are a few choice highlights… CAMERAS | DEFEATIST The Sydney duo have been making waves in the US, scoring a track on a … Continue reading RECENT RELEASES…
Witch Hats are one of those Australian bands that operate in the grey zone between the invisible underground and the marketing hype of the Triple J world. Possessing a post punk/90s indie guitar mood they follow the broken glass strewn path trod and beaten by their next of kin like The Scientists, Birthday Party, Jesus Lizard and more recently the drama pop of The Veils. Following … Continue reading LISTEN: to the new Witch Hats LP Pleasure Syndrome…
Hallelujah Picassos were one of the most original, visceral and genre mashing bands to come out of Auckland, New Zealand in the early 90s. They combined reggae, lovers rock, punk, dub, hip hop and garage rock with the end result being an overwhelming live experience. Frontman Roland Rorschach, bassist Johnnie Pain, guitarist Peter McLennan and drummer/singer Bobbylon were something of a musical history lesson for young kids growing up … Continue reading NEWS: Hallelujah Picassos release compilation…
Recorded over 6 months in 1991 in Berlin and Dublin, Achtung Baby was U2’s seventh studio album. It was produced by Daniel Lanois , Brian Eno and Steve Lillywhite and mixed and engineered by Flood. Led by “The Fly”, Achtung Baby spawned four more huge hit singles, “Mysterious Ways”, “One”, “Even Better Than The Real Thing” and “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”. Heralded by … Continue reading NEWS: U2 release 20th anniversary editions of Achtung Baby…
Mark Hollis and Talk Talk underwent a fascinating transformation from the synth pop of It’s A Shame and Dum Dum Girl to their exploratory and sparse sound on albums like Laughing Stock and Spirit Of Eden. Now labe Ba Da Bing are reissuing Laughing Stock and Mark Hollis’ subsequent solo record. Here is what Boomkat have to say about Talk Talk’s Laughing Stock: One of … Continue reading NEWS: Classic Talk Talk/Mark Hollis albums reissued on vinyl…
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