NEW Singles & Videos + Release Announcements + Brand New Signings
HAWA drops her hyped debut album HADJA BANGOURA
Heralded by The FADER and Pitchfork, plus co-signs from The Guardian and NY Times; genre-bending singer/rapper/producer HAWA has already stamped authority across her New York hometown – Hadja’s spiritual presence on the album forms a vessel for healing as HAWA crafts a letter to herself through which to work past her toxic relationships, largely written in Guinea’s capital of Conakry.
PLAINS share new single and video for 'Hurricane'
If you've not made your way into this record yet - this might be your gateway.... Jess Williamson and Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield’s one time collaborative project, Plains, share a dreamy Aidy Bryant-directed video for the final single from their anticipated album ‘I Walked With You A Ways’, out now on ANTI.
UK punks GRADE 2 share new single & music video
UK punk band Grade 2 share a rebellious new single and accompanying music video titled ‘Doing Time.’ The straightforward thrasher is complete with an angsty shout-along hook and rhetoric condemning the mundanities of the corporate nine-to-five. Correlated to a life behind bars, the band effectively uses poignant lyrics such as “I’m just a number in the system with a lifetime parole…”. The perfect addition to your skate soundtrack and an anthem to punk fans of all generations, the song is for anyone with a general disdain for the corporate world.
YEAH YEAH YEAHS share video for 'Wolf'
YEAH YEAH YEAHS share new video for ‘Wolf’ - Karen O spoke about the video saying, “It was our great fortune to collaborate with the powerhouses Allie and Brit on this video for ‘Wolf.’ Allie casts a spell with the gorgeous world she weaves- always with teeth that bite, and Britt embodies all the contradictions in the themes of ‘Wolf,’ so enamored with her performance that’s got as much heaven as it does hell. We were beside ourselves with excitement when Allie cast Brit as the lead in the video, YYYs are serious nerds for Severance, what luck when the stars align.”
YO LA TENGO announce new album; This Stupid World
Such excellent news that on February 10th Matador Records will release "This Stupid World", the sixteenth album by Yo La Tengo. You can listen to the new song ‘Fallout’ right now! NPR have already jumped in giving it the high praise saying, “Even more than their previous songs, “Fallout” feels like Kaplan’s putting your hand in his, providing comfort amid increasing uncertainties. “Close your eyes, fall out of time with me,” he softly asks. It has the intimacy of sitting on a porch with a lifelong friend, relishing the moment.”
New Albums & EPs Out Now
Austin TX indie rock icons, SPOON release their remix album today!
"Lucifer on the Moon" is the anti-gravity companion to Spoon’s "Lucifer on the Sofa" released early 2022. It’s a full-on re-imagination of the Austin band’s tenth album created by On-U Sound founder and UK dub icon, Adrian Sherwood.
The latest rework is for ‘The Devil and Mr. Jones’ which twists the original song down to a head-spinning, half-time groove. Check it out after the jump!
SPECIAL INTEREST share new single, album out now
New Orleans no-wave punks Special Interest have released a final single and video ‘Cherry Blue Intention’ before their new album "Endure" dropped today Friday, November 4th, 2022 on Rough Trade .
Remix of the Week
OLIVER SIM debuts Wolfgang Tillmans remix - Album out now | THE LABEL
Oliver Sim debuts a remix of ‘GMT‘ from legendary artist and musician Wolfgang Tillmans and his production partner Marc Krether today. Longtime mutual admirers, this is the first official collaboration between the two.
The original version is taken from Oliver’s much lauded debut album Hideous Bastard, out now on Young / Remote Control Records. Produced by Oliver’s The xx bandmate and lifelong friend Jamie xx, the album is a collection of songs inspired by Oliver’s love of horror movies and his own life experience.
Tours, Events and Festivals
FUTURE ISLANDS announce NZ shows + release 'Last Christmas' cover of Wham!
Daring to go where few bands have gone before, Future Islands have done the unthinkable and covered ‘Last Christmas’, the classic festive song originally made famous by Wham! In the same breath, the band also announce 2023 NZ shows including Splore, Electric Avenue Festival and a one off show at Powerstation in Tāmaki Makaurau!
WOMAD NZ Announces The 2023 World Of Words Programme | THE LABEL
WOMAD’s World Of Words is a series of spoken sessions featuring novelists, poets, comedians, critical thinkers, entrepreneurs and more from around Aotearoa.
The WOMAD NZ 2023 World Of Words speakers in alphabetical order are journalist and author of “The Great Successor” Anna Fifield, New Zealand’s poet laureate Chris Tse, poet and multi-disciplinary artist Daren Kamali, one of New Zealand’s best-known painters, Dick Frizzell (MNZM), multi-award-winning comedian James Nokise, author Lil O’Brien, poets and cabaret performers Mad Doggerel Cabaret, award-winning New Zealand screenwriter, director and author Michael Bennett (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue), Poetry Slam host Penny Ashton, lawyer, author and keen adventurer Rose Carlyle and independent researcher and writer Dr Susette Goldsmith.... all the gold after the jump!...
Turn Your Radio On: Hans Pucket - RNZ Live- 2:20pm Today! 🎭
Hans Pucket ‘No Drama’ Album is OUT NOW!!and the band are currently setting up to play live on RNZ Live on Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan today, in a minute! - Friday, 4 November, 2:20 pm + Album Release Party Weekend Wellington – Saturday, November 5th @ Vogelmorn Hall With Vera Ellen & shannengeorgiapetersen Tickets on sale from undertheradar.co.nz Auckland – Sunday, November 6th @ The Tuning Fork With SKILAA & Power Nap Tickets onsale from moshtix *Both shows All Ages/Licensed
The Documentary - KANAVAL
Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans is a three hour documentary hosted by Haitian-American and New Orleans based artist and musician, Leyla McCalla. Leyla’s current project, 'Breaking the Thermometer to Hide the Fever', tells the legacy of Radio Haiti, Haiti’s first privately owned Creole-speaking radio station, and the assassination of its owner through Leyla’s own Haitian-American lens.
Love It Live
Jenny Hval Shares 2-Song Live Session
Norwegian composer and novelist Jenny Hval shares Live At Home, a two-song session recorded at Flerbruket studio in Hemnes, an hour outside of Oslo. Within the studio’s cozy wood-panelled surroundings Hval and fellow musicians are performing songs from her recent album – ‘Cemetary of Splendour’ and title track ‘Classic Objects’. #Gorgeous
U.S. Punks, Poptropicaslutz share tour documentary - YouTube
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