Radiohead’s Thom Yorke has released the first track from his Atoms For Peace project with Flea, Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker and Mauro Refosco. Default is available now on iTunes with a vinyl 12″ to follow in October and a full length album in 2013. Continue reading LISTEN: Atoms For Peace | Default
Sydney’s electro lothario Donny Benet returns with his second album Electric Love (out now via Rice is Nice) and if you thought his schtick wouldn’t last beyond one album then think again. We’ll have a review up soon but Electric Love is a real step up from the debut with tracks stretched into jams that sound like The Pointer Sisters jamming with Suicide. There is … Continue reading WATCH: Donny Benet | Gimme Your Heat [Video]
WE PREVIEW SIX NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 31/08/12 DIVINE FITS | Divine Fits The combined talents of Britt Daniels (Spoon), Sam Brown (New Bomb Turks) and Dan Boeckner (Handsome Furs, Wolf Parade) have joined forces and recorded their self-titled debut that pretty much sounds like what you would expect from the trio. Delivered with the kind of energy you get when musicians … Continue reading We preview six new releases for the week ending 31/08/12
The first list of acts performing at this year’s Meredith Music Festival in Victoria has been announced and as usual it looks to be a great mix of electronic, psychedelia, rock and hip hop. Check out our Rdio playlist featuring bands appearing at the event that takes place from December 7-9th. There is a ballot happening so if you want to increase your chance of … Continue reading NEWS: The line-up for Meredith Music Festival 2012
Bob Mould (ex Husker Du / Sugar) releases his new LP Silver Age on September 4th via Merge Records and here is the first taste of it – the sonic surge of The Descent that sounds like Mould is in fine noisy form. Preorder Silver Age Continue reading LISTEN: Bob Mould | The Descent – from the new LP Silver Age
Ahead of its release date of August 17th you can stream the new Bailterspace album Strobosphere in full over at the NZ Herald website. There are also pre-order options available from the band’s label Arch Hill Recordings. The album is also out internationally on Fire Records on August 20th. STREAM: Bailterspace | Strobosphere Continue reading LISTEN: Stream the new Bailterspace album Strobosphere
Cat Power’s first single Ruin was fantastic catchy track and now a second song from her new album Sun has been released. Cherokee features her trademark piano swirl but now fleshed out with additional electronic and string flourishes. Also below you can listen to a remix of the track by Nicolas Jaar. Sun is released August 31st. Cat Power | Cherokee Cat Power | Cherokee … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Listen to Cat Power’s Cherokee.
Here is the first official release from Tame Impala’s new album Lonerism, out on October 5th via Modular Recordings. This thing rocks like its lumbering namesake and casts a nod to Black Sabbath amid its bouncy glam riffing and tripped out middle sequence where the keyboards take centre stage. It is the perfect balance of calm and tripped out cosmic psych rock with kosmiche flourishes. … Continue reading LISTEN: Tame Impala | Elephant (single)
The Soft Pack’s 2010 self-titled album was one of my favourites of that year so I’m pretty excited that the quartet have a new album Strapped out on September 25th via Mexican Summer. You can check out the first single Saratoga below. Track Listing: 1. Saratoga 2. Second Look 3. They Say 4. Tallboy 5. Bobby Brown 6. Chinatown 7. Ray’s Mistake 8. Oxford Ave. … Continue reading NEWS: The Soft Pack announce new album details
Grizzly Bear have awoken from their hibernation with a new (as yet untitled) album in the can and due for release September 17/18th. The band have also released the first single from the album – Sleeping Ute – whose sharper edges and chaotic dynamics you can dive into below. You can also check out their global tour dates below which include November shows in New … Continue reading NEWS: New Grizzly Bear song and album details
On June 5th Patti Smith will release her eleventh studio album Banga via Columbia Records. The album is preceded by the sweetly swinging single April Fool featuring Tom Verlaine (Television) on guitar. Inspired by Smith’s unique dreams and observations, Banga’s poetic lyrics are a reflection of our complex world a world that is rife with chaos and beauty. Praised for her storytelling abilities, Smith has … Continue reading NEWS: Patti Smith to release new album ‘Banga’
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