NEW Singles & Videos + Release Announcements + Brand New Signings
BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN share new single | Listen to 'Old Dutch'
Bonny Light Horseman today shared their stirring new single ‘Old Dutch,’ an indelible tale of shifting love. The recording encapsulates the band’s experience tracking part of their forthcoming third album/double LP, Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free at Levis Corner House pub in Ballydehob, Ireland, in front of a crowd of enthusiastic patrons–as seen in the song’s accompanying visualizer, which features rousing footage of the process.
AARON FRAZER releases new single/video | Listen to ‘Time Will Tell’
Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Aaron Frazer releases a new single/video, ‘Time Will Tell,’ from his upcoming second solo album, Into the Blue, out 28th June via Dead Oceans. On the heels of his double lead single ‘Payback’ b/w ‘Into the Blue,’ ‘Time Will Tell’ sees Frazer plaintively considering the end of a relationship.
FALLING IN REVERSE announce new album & share song/video | Check out the video!
FALLING IN REVERSE make anthems that provoke and inspire. Unnervingly ahead of the pack and yet always decisively right on time, their mix of bombastic declarations and intimate confessions connect with diverse crowds worldwide. The rule-breaking, genre-busting, hellraising band delivers raw emotion with double and triple entendre like Molotov cocktails thrown at pop culture. Today, the band has announced its new album (and first since 2017’s Coming Home) Popular Monster. It arrives on July 26 via Epitaph Records. Pre-order the album here. Additionally, the band has shared the video for the new single ‘RONALD (Feat. Tech N9ne and Alex Terrible).’
TREANNE releases debut EP 20/20 with 'It's Ur Birthday' | Check out this fresh new talent!
Kansas City-based singer-songwriter Treanne has released her debut EP 20/20 on Young. The EP arrives on the heels of Treanne’s first U.S. tour with label mate Sampha and a 3-week residency at Young Space in London. Having previously teased singles ‘Please’ and ‘Sharing My Body,’ 20/20 arrives with a visualizer for ‘It’s Ur Birthday,’ another stunning showcase of Treanne’s prowess as songwriter and vocalist, solidifying that she is an artist-to-watch in 2024.
TWO SHELL release new track 'gimmi it' | Check out these Coachella Favourites
After the release of ‘Talk To Me,’ their chart topping collaboration with avant-garde icon FKA twigs and epic and triumphant performance at this year’s Coachella, acclaimed production entity Two Shell today return with a brand new track, ‘gimmi it’.
KORELESS returns with new single 'Seven' | Check it out now!
Lewis Roberts aka Koreless returns to once again push the boundaries of electronic music with the release of ‘Seven’. The single premiered on BBC Radio 6 Music’s Mary-Anne Hobbs’ show and has now been released globally via Young. ‘Seven’ has been a long time coming. After pouring everything into the intricate process of making his critically acclaimed debut album Agor (“a simply breathtaking debut album” – The Quietus), Koreless moved to the rural countryside in Wales from London and created ‘Seven’ out of a post-album liberation.
THICK share new single 'Mother' | Watch the new video here!
On their last single, ‘Father,’ THICK grappled with raw emotions stemming from parental death over a serrated rock instrumental. Now, the Brooklyn punk institution flips the script with empowering follow-up, ‘Mother.’ The Epitaph Records – issued song is a feisty ode to people who inadvertently end up caretakers in romantic relationships — an eye-opening acknowledgement to those forced to prioritize their partner’s wellbeing over their own.
HALF WAIF springs to life with ‘Ephemeral Being ’ EP | Listen to new song 'Big Dipper'
Half Waif, aka Nandi Rose already known for writing songs that provide strength alongside open hearted vulnerability for troublesome and daunting times, today she announces the transformative ‘Ephemeral Being’ EP and shares lead single ‘Big Dipper’, with the full five-song EP being released at the end of the month, on May 31.
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MRCY announce debut project with new single, ‘R.L.M’ | Check out "rare musical chemistry..."
“A rare musical chemistry…smooth and softly experimental” Rolling Stone MRCY have today shared new single ‘R.L.M’ alongside news of their debut project, VOLUME 1, which will be released on Dead Oceans on May 11th. ‘R.L.M’ is an instant-MRCY-classic, both the first song the band ever wrote and the mission statement for a group whose work is as timeless as it is culturally timely. Fusing Barney’s heady production with Kojo’s soaring vocals, ‘R.L.M’ is a reminder to find the magic even in the most everyday places.
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SLOW PULP share 'Slugs' (Yeule & Kin Leonn remix) | Check out this new remix
Called a “fuzz-swaddled love song” by The FADER, Chicago quartet Slow Pulp is sharing a glitchy and catchy new version of their song ‘Slugs’ today, remixed by the Singapore artists yeule and Kin Leonn.
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Out This Week ... | THE LABEL
From the very first listen of Rubel’s Latin Grammy-nominated third album As Palavras, Vol. 1 & 2, you can feel its transformative force for the MPB genre. Here we see one of Rio’s brightest stars, fusing the contemporary with the classic, soaking up the richness of Brazil’s musical heritage. The result is a marauding 20-track epic, incorporating traditional styles such as forró, MPB, pagode and samba with modern baile funk, rasteirinha and hip-hop.
GHANA SPECIAL 2: ELECTRONIC HIGHLIFE & AFRO SOUNDS IN THE DIASPORA, 1980-93 - Get your dancing shoes on!
More than 20 years after the release of the heavy funk and Afrobeat-focused Ghana Soundz compilations, and following the success of 2009’s Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-1981, Soundway is now shining the spotlight on the multifaceted, diasporic sounds of the ‘80s on new compilation Ghana Special – Volume 2, a collection of 18 burger highlife, electronic afrobeat, and reggae tracks.
TERRIBLE SONS share new song & announce Ōtautahi show | More info & ticket link HERE
Terrible Sons is thrilled to announce the release of their latest single, ‘Thank You,’ a track initially intended for their debut album. ‘Thank You’ diverges from the band's earlier work by integrating traditional Thai gongs, a nod to band member Matt’s Sumatran heritage and his upbringing in Java, where the resonant sounds of gamelan are a staple at local celebrations. Terrible Sons have one more show to play on their special one-year anniversary tour for their previous album, The Raft Is Not The Shore. Songwriters and spouses Lauren and Matt Barus are performing as a duo with this special performance in their hometown at The Piano in Christchurch / Ōtautahi on Sunday, 19th May.
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VERA ELLEN LIVE at Aro Valley Preschool - Cuteness Alert!
A very cute and special NZ Music Month gig performed by Vera Ellen at Aro Valley Preschool. Thanks What Now for this wholesome Little Gig.
New larger venue for the MENZINGERS Wellington show announced
UPDATE 10/05/24: Due to hot demand, The Menzingers Wellington show has moved to the larger capacity San Fran