They surprised everyone at the start of the week with the announcement of their new album The King Of Limbs, released it a day early and already have a video out for a few days. Busy times for the Oxford lads… Continue reading VIDEO: Radiohead | Lotus Flower
The Twilight Singers are back with a new record Dynamite Steps (Sub Pop) and one that certainly harks back to the dark grandeur of Dulli’s seminal 90s band Afghan Whigs. We’ll be spinning the record some more this week to give you a better idea of how it sounds but in the meantime check the video for On The Corner… Continue reading VIDEO: The Twilight Singers | On The Corner *NEW
The seminal 60s garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington have been back together for a few years now and recently released a new 8 track EP called ‘8‘. Produced by Jack Endino in Seattle the EP features four new originals plus four live performances captured at various venues while touring Europe. Check out the band playing their classic Strychnine live at KEXP late in 2010… Continue reading VIDEO: The Sonics | Strychnine (Live on KEXP)
Cloud Nothings bring a new angle to the age-old eroticism of braided hair in their new video for Should Have. Check out the bright hyper-jangle pop of 18 year old Cleveland resident Dylan Baldi on his new self titled album as well as a collection of singles and bedroom recordings Turning On. Both albums will both be out 4th February on Carpark/Rogue Records via Inertia. Continue reading VIDEO: Cloud Nothings | Should Have
Best Coast played Each & Every Day on Letterman a few days ago from last year’s Crazy For You LP… Continue reading VIDEO: Best Coast play Letterman…
Patrick Daughters who directed the very cool Depeche Mode video for Wrong has given No Age’s new single Fever Dreaming a similarly warped and kinda disturbing treatment… Continue reading VIDEO: No Age | Fever Dreaming
Pete & the Pirates‘ album Little Death was one of our favourites of recent years and they’re set to release the follow up to it in May. Here is the first single Winter 1 with a nice slinky Clean organ sound and some Wild Beasts-esque percussion and bass. Definitely a step on from their urgent post-punk pop anthems but still sounding great… 2nd single Come … Continue reading VIDEO: New Pete & The Pirates song… mp3 and video
Joan Wasser is set to release her new album The Deep Field next week. Here’s the muscles and fish first single The Magic as well as a sort of EPK about the making of the new record. YouTube has a couple more of these exploring the album’s influences, musicians etc… Continue reading VIDEO: Joan As Policewoman | The Magic
A bit slow off the mark on this one as it came out a while back but it is a killer of a track, kind reminiscent of M83 or some lost New Order track if they had continued down the electronic route rather than getting all rockist and bland. Smith sounds deliriously forlorn on this cover of Platinum Blonde’s 1984 hit…. If you are in … Continue reading DS Recommends… Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith | Not In Love
Okkervil River debuted a new song on Fallon last week, taken from their forthcoming album I Am Very Far (May 10). With AC Newman accompanying on vocals it is a rollicking stagger of a song… Check it out HERE Continue reading VIDEO: Okkervil River | Wake & Be Fine
Fancy some furtive art rock? Have a listen to Ghoul’s new track from the forthcoming EP Dunks (Speak n Spell – February). They remind me of a darker Wild Beasts – not afraid to tease and stretch out a great musical idea, playing around with the dynamics and mood… RECOMMENDED! Continue reading VIDEO: Ghoul | Dreambeat
Loves Ugly Children were in hindsight one of the great New Zealand bands of the 90s with a sound that could be searing punk and then switch to something as shimmering and woozy as this track – Bleed… Continue reading VIDEO: Love’s Ugly Children | Bleed
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