NEW Singles & Videos + Release Announcements + Brand New Signings
TORO Y MOI releases two new singles|Listen to 'Hollywood' & 'CD-R'
Toro y Moi shares ‘Hollywood’ feat. Ben Gibbard and ‘CD-R,’ two new songs from his forthcoming album Hole Erth due September 6th. ‘CD-R’ recounts the tales of Toro y Moi‘s come-up, with Bear offering that, “‘CD-R’ is a song that pays homage to the days before playlisting and streaming — the days when things were curated by people and not the algorithm.”
THE SMILE share new track 'Don't Get Me Started' | Check out this very cool video
The Smile have released new track ‘Don’t Get Me Started’ with an accompanying video, directed by audiovisual artist Weirdcore (Aphex Twin, Charli xcx, Radiohead). 'Don’t Get Me Started' is the first new music from The Smile since their acclaimed album Wall Of Eyes, which charted at Number 3 in the UK album charts and received fantastic “Best Album of the Year so far” praise from Pitchfork, The Needle Drop, Consequence, Brooklyn Vegan, Treblezine and Spin.
FONTAINES D.C. share new horror inspired single |Come on ... 'Here's The Thing'
Fontaines D.C. have released ‘Here’s The Thing’, the third single revealed from their highly anticipated fourth album ROMANCE, out August 23rd via XL Recordings. It’s an urgent song, searching for autonomy in emotional extremes. The accompanying cinematic music video directed by lauded filmmaker Luna Carmoon (Hoard, Shagbands, Nosebleed) channels the essence of teen-horror films like The Lost Boys and Phenomena. The video immerses us in a traditional Irish Dancing competition, where chaos triumphs, unraveling through Carmoon’s uniquely haunting lens. ** Killer tune!
ADRIANNE LENKER shares 'Once a Bunch’ | Check out the sublime Adrianne Lenker
Earlier this year, Adrianne Lenker released her beloved new album Bright Future via 4AD. Praised as “characteristically brutal and brave” (Rolling Stone), Bright Future has won over the hearts of fans and critics alike, garnering high praise from Pitchfork, DIY, NME, Uncut, The New York Times, MOJO, and many more. Now, Lenker shares the new single ‘Once a Bunch’. Recorded during the Bright Future sessions and originally only appearing on the Japanese CD release of the album, the sweet, country-tinged single – already a live favourite – is seeing its wide release for the first time.
Cyberfeminists CUMGIRL8 share new single| Get your ears around ‘Karma Police’
Like a scantily clad Creature from the Black Lagoon, Manhattan four-piece cumgirl8 has emerged from their primordial goo, resurrecting in striking full colour with a highly-anticipated announcement of new music. cumgirl8 is now on the cusp of their 8th cumming by way of their long-awaited debut LP of that name, out on 4 October. To commemorate the announcement of the record, cumgirl8 have additionally shared the record’s first single, ‘Karma Police,’ alongside an accompanying visualiser.
BRIGHT EYES release single from forthcoming album| Take 'Rainbow Overpass' for a spin
Bright Eyes have dropped a new son & video for ,‘Rainbow Overpass,’ from their forthcoming tenth studio album, Five Dice, All Threes, out on September 20th via Dead Oceans. The bright, punky anthem is propelled by acoustic guitar, horns, and fist-pumping gang vocals featuring Alex Orange Drink of The So So Glos, the accelerating tempo like a speeding car driving off the eponymous rainbow overpass.
KORELESS announce 4 Track EP - Deceltica |Get yourself ready for this gem
Enigmatic Welsh producer Koreless has announced that a brand new EP, Deceltica, will be released on August 16 via Young. The four-track EP includes a brand-new single ‘Deceltica,’ as well as the previously released track ‘Seven’ (“a glacial, glitchy two-step banger” – The Observer). The EP also features a vibrant ‘Seven’ remix by fellow Welsh producer and friend Jorg Kuning, and an extended version of ‘Seven’ (Drumhell)’, which first appeared on HAAi’s DJ-Kicks compilation.
HALF WAIF shares new song from her very personal album | Check out 'Figurine'
See You At The Maypole–the sixth studio album from Half Waif aka Nandi Rose is coming out October 4, Half Waif has shared a new video for the album’s lead single ‘Figurine’.
“This wasn’t just my story, I wanted to say. It was every story of loss—the loss of a life, the loss of a dream, the loss of trust and hope and faith. A story of finding a way back again,” Rose explains. “My own avenue back to the land of the living was through my relationships with people and with the natural world. It only seemed right that these songs would invite those people in to build the very heart of the sound.”
Reissue of the Week
TUNE-YARDS release Nikki Nack Deluxe Edition | Pick it up from your record store today
In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of Nikki Nack, originally released in May 2014, Tune-Yards has announced Nikki Nack 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, set to be released digitally on August 9 across streaming services. In addition, Tune-Yards have also unveiled a brand-new remix of the iconic indie anthem ‘Water Fountain,’ ecstatically deconstructed by Brooklyn duo Water From Your Eyes. This danceable and utterly bonkers version reimagines the song as a dynamic, contemporary floor-filler, offering a thrilling new take that complements the original.
SPOON announce They Want My Soul - Deluxe Edition | * demos and alternative versions *
10 years after its original release, Matador Records is reissuing Spoon’s beloved eighth album, They Want My Soul, on all digital platforms, with a 2xLP gatefold vinyl release to follow in November/December. Along with the record’s original 10 tracks – including all-time Spoon classics ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Do You,’ and ‘Rent I Pay’ – They Want My Soul: Deluxe More Soul Edition features 11 demos and alternate versions, almost all of them previously unreleased. Check out super cool video of Spoon – ‘Rent I Pay’ (Warlock Organ Intro Live In Fargo)
BARDO POND revisionist history reissues continue | Previously unseen video
Following not-so-hot on the heels of a long-since sold out 2021 repress of Bardo Pond’s monolithic Matador label debut, Amanita, we are pleased to announce a much overdue reissue of the Philadelphia group’s gritty psychedelic milestone, Set And Setting (1999). Out October 25th, the record has been fully remastered and returns pressed on purple vinyl.
KEIYAA's - R&B classic album Forever, Ya Girl - vinyl reissue | Pick it up from your record store today
The long-awaited repress of keiyaA’s 2020 cult classic Forever, Ya Girl, has been released.
“keiyaA’s debut album has a certain rawness that permeates whatever space in which you choose to listen to it. Her lo-fi R&B is marked by refined vocals, defiant spoken-word and spacious backdrops.” – Paste
Heads Up!
TOM WAITS shares unheard version of | 'Get Behind The Mule'
Included in Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Song Writers of All Time and a 2011 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tom Waits is one of the most innovative artists in popular music. The 1999 release of his thirteenth studio album Mule Variations offers the most complete picture of his artistry while also marking the beginning of the indie label ANTI- Records. A sister label to the legendary punk outfit Epitaph Records, ANTI– was formed in 1999 specifically to release Mule Variations. In celebration of the label and album’s 25th anniversary this year, a previously unheard rendition of the song ‘Get Behind The Mule’ has been released. In this alternate take of the album’s iconic track, Waits’ gospel moans resonate with raw emotion, accompanied only by a gritty Wurlitzer.
