NEW Singles & Videos + Release Announcements + Brand New Signings
OVERMONO release 'Gem Lingo (ovr now)' ft. RUTHVEN | Get into it!
Overmono – Tom and Ed Russell – return today to release ‘Gem Lingo (ovr now)’ featuring the Paul Institute-founding artist Ruthven. The single premiered as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record with Jack Saunders and has been released worldwide via XL Recordings today.
THE LINDA LINDAS announce new album 'No Obligation' | Check out 'All In My Head'
The Linda Lindas have officially announced their new album, No Obligation arriving on October 11th via label home Epitaph. To mark the occasion, today they share the single ‘All In My Head’ along with a reality-altering, psychedelic music video directed by James Wyatt.
KIM DEAL releases her first solo single | Have a listen to 'Coast'
Kim Deal of Dayton, Ohio, shares ‘Coast’, the first single through 4AD under her own name. Premiered this morning by Lauren Laverne on her 6 Music radio show, the song is available worldwide today. ‘Coast’ was recorded by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago. Lindsay Glover and Breeders alum Mando Lopez are the song’s rhythm section, Kim’s sister Kelley plays guitar and horns are by Chicago marching band Mucca Pazza.
SAMPHA works with Little Simz on Satellite Business 2.0 | Check out this great version
Two of the UK’s most iconic musical innovators, Sampha and Little Simz, have come together on new single ‘Satellite Business 2.0′. Released today via Young, the song is a brand new, fully-realised version of the ‘Satellite Business’ interlude from Sampha’s acclaimed, Ivor Novello Awards-nominated 2023 album LAHAI, a record that was described by The Sunday Times as “music making of real ambition, poignancy and beauty” and by The Guardian as “sublime”.
SLEEP THEORY share video for new song 'Stuck In My Head' |Watch the video now
Breakout four-piece Sleep Theory — vocalist Cullen Moore, guitarist Daniel Pruitt, bassist Paolo Vergara, and drummer Ben Pruitt — were one of the biggest success stories of 2023. And 2024 has proven to be just as massive for the foursome, who show absolutely no signs of slowing down. Today, they drop the video for the brand new single ‘Stuck in My Head’
jasmine.4.t signs to Saddest Factory | Check out new song 'Skin on Skin'
Trans singer-songwriter jasmine.4.t (Jasmine Cruickshank) sings about the tangled joy, heartache, camaraderie and isolation of transfeminine life. Based in Manchester, she is the first UK signee to Phoebe Bridgers‘ label Saddest Factory Records and today shares her new single ‘Skin on Skin’ produced by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus.
JAPANDROIDS announce 4th & final album| Check out new single 'Chicago'
Coming out on October 18, Brian King (guitar, vocals) and Dave Prowse (drums, vocals) have decided to part ways but not before releasing one last album. At once a return to form and a thrilling step forward, this album is a monument to the chemistry they’ve honed over nearly two decades side-by-side. It is their finest work to date, the sound of a band bowing out at the peak of their powers. Out now is ‘Chicago’, a song whose sheer momentum feels inevitable—from the romance of its opening chords to the snare-led explosions that see it through. Like the rest of Fate & Alcohol, it was recorded in Vancouver with longtime collaborator Jesse Gander.
RAT BOY announces new album & shares new song | Check out 'Badman'
RAT BOY have recorded in Los Angeles with Tim Armstrong of Rancid, played festivals as far afield as Japan and China, and toured North America with The Interrupters. Yet for all those globe-trotting adventures, there’s no place you know quite as well as home. That’s the central topic that RAT BOY explore on their upcoming third album SUBURBIA CALLING, which will be released on October 4th via Hellcat. The band today launch the album by sharing its new single ‘BADMAN’
New Albums & EPs Out Now
BIZHIKI weave traditional powwow music into new album | Hello weekend listening!
Bizhiki have released their new album Unbound, and shared focus track ‘She’s All We Have’ today through Jagjaguwar. Bizhiki is the collaborative endeavour of celebrated solo artists S. Carey, Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings, and Joe Rainey. S. Carey is a celebrated solo artist and is also a longtime member (touring and recording) of Bon Iver. Rainey’s debut album Niineta was featured in the New York Times, Guardian, Pitchfork, The Current and others.
Unbound is a confluence of sounds bringing traditional, experimental & powwow music into an expanded musical palette. It brings together the layered beauty of S. Carey with the powerful, innovative powwow music of Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings and Joe Rainey. Unbound’s themes are clear and emphatic: nature, healing, protection, loss, family both blood and chosen. The title Unbound refers squarely to earth and nature. Rainey explains, “When we sing ‘she speaks the truth unbound’, the truth is all of nature: storms, earthquakes, mudslides. She’s telling us what we need to know. No one can conquer these things, ever’’.
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COCTEAU TWINS -Share HD library of their music videos | Check out the new YouTube Channel
Cocteau Twins have also shared, for the first time,a full HD library of their music videos, upgraded using original masters found in both 4AD and Universal Music’s vaults. From 1984’s ‘Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops’ to 1996’s ‘Tishbite,’ these new uploads span the history of the band and excitingly bring a clarity that’s far closer to their original productions than anything that was previously available.
IA share visualiser for waiata 'Kura Huna' | Watch Here
Last week IA released their latest waiata ‘Kura Huna’, an evocative exploration of the sacred knowledge passed down through generations. This powerful new track delves into the importance of not only preserving ancient wisdom but also understanding the profound ways to utilise it. This week they share a stunning visualiser for ‘Kura Huna’.
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ANDY SHAUF - shares new live KEXP performance | Check out this wonderful performance
KEXP presents Andy Shauf performing live in the KEXP studio. Click through to check out this great performance.