NEW Singles & Videos + Release Announcements + Brand New Signings
JAMIE XX collaborates on new single | Add to playlist 'Dafodil'
Jamie xx has released ‘Dafodil’, the fourth song to be revealed from his hotly-anticipated second album In Waves (released 20th September via Young). Situated heart-like in the album’s centre, ‘Dafodil’ is a swirling summer symphony that conjures the intense feelings of euphoria experienced on a dance floor. A collaborative masterclass featuring Kelsey Lu, Panda Bear and John Glacier, ‘Dafodil’ has been the subject of endless fan ID-ing over the last few years
THE SMILE announce new album & share two new tracks | Check out 'Foreign Spies' & 'Zero Sum'
The Smile today announce the details of a new album titled Cutouts, set for release on October 4th via XL Recordings. Two new tracks off the record are released today ‘Foreign Spies’ and ‘Zero Sum,’ with an accompanying video for ‘Zero Sum,’ and ‘Foreign Spies’ directed by audiovisual artist Weirdcore.
KIM GORDON & MODEL HOME share collaboration | Get your ears around 'Razzamatazz'
Continuing her remarkable run of envelope pushing releases this year including her critically acclaimed album The Collective and most recently, ‘ECRP,’ Kim Gordon has continued her ongoing collaboration with Justin Raisen (The Collective, No Home Record) and teamed up with DC experimental hip hop group model home for ‘razzamatazz,’ an electro-freak track of throbbing sub-basses and rotary sonics hovering below Gordon’s iconic whisper.
KIM DEAL announces debut solo album| Listen to lead single 'Crystal Breath'
Kim Deal announces her debut solo album, Nobody Loves You More, due November 22nd on 4AD. Today she shares ‘Crystal Breath,’ a delicious dose of distortion filled with pulsating beats and fuzzy riffs. The last recording for Nobody Loves You More took place in November 2022 with legendary engineer and close friend Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago. Along the way she has brought in a variety of collaborators from Breeders past and present (Mando Lopez, twin sister Kelley Deal, Jim Macpherson, Britt Walford), to Raymond McGinley (Teenage Fanclub), Jack Lawrence (Raconteurs) and Savages’ Fay Milton and Ayse Hassan.
TUCKER ZIMMERMAN joins 4AD & teams up with Big Thief | Listen to the the stunning 'Burial at Sea'
4AD welcomes Belgium-based American singer-songwriter Tucker Zimmerman to the family. His label debut and eleventh career studio record entitled Dance Of Love, will be released on 11 October. A collaboration with label mate Big Thief (who produced and performed on the album), Zimmerman shares the first single, ‘Burial At Sea’. The song tells the story of a resurfaced message in a bottle from a sea captain of yore, and closely parallel’s Zimmerman’s musical experience; words written long ago have the power to resonate for years to come, transcending time and place.
MUSTAFA shares new single/video | Check out 'Old Life'
The first thing that strikes you about Mustafa’s music has always been his writing: a simple, piercing tone that can make any story feel as raw and earnest as the words to a love song. On this latest project, Mustafa expands the boundaries of his expert autobiographical storytelling. Ahead of the release of his debut album Dunya on September 27th, Mustafa shares the final album single ‘Old Life’.
GYROFIELD releases These Heavens EP| Give 'Vega' a spin
gyrofield releases These Heavens, a four-track EP that explores the universe and the beauty of nature via a series of shapeshifting sonics that are just as well-suited for personal introspection as they are for sweaty underground dance floors. Earlier this week, gyrofield – aka Kiana Li – premiered the new tracks via their Field Research NTS residency show. gyrofield is fast becoming electronic music’s most exciting new Drum & Bass talent.
Reissue of the Week
TOM WAITS Mule Variations 25th anniversary vinyl re-issue|Pick it up from your record store today
Said Pitchfork in their 1999 album review: “to reach the levels of one of his very best songs, you’d have to spend the next twenty years training with ninjas in a high mountain monastery, travel from there to Haiti to have bizarre Voudun rites performed over your writing hand, and then sell your soul to Satan for good measure. Better get started.”
Tours, Events and Festivals
GOING GLOBAL takes off I Get your tickets for tonights Whammy! showcase
Friday 30th August - Whammy and Double Whammy - (three stages) Doors Open - 6.30 pm doors / End Time 10.30 pm approx The showcase will take place at the iconic venues of Whammy! and its newly opened big sister space, Double Whammy! in St. Kevin’s Arcade on Auckland’s Karangahape Rd. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to discover new music spanning genres from indie pop to punk rock, electro and hip-hop to soul. Meantime, check out this great NZ Herald front page interview with Going Global guest, Coachella's Elliott Lefkoas as he talks to Karl Puschmann, about being at the heart of the grunge explosion and why he loved the Chills.
KICKDOWN Whangamatā Festival 2025 - first lineup | Check it out
Calling all motorcycle enthusiasts, lovers of great music, classic BBQ and long summer days—mark your calendars for the Kickdown Whangamatā Festival, happening from February 6th to 8th, 2025, in the beautiful Coromandel Peninsula. The 2025 festival is a weekend packed with thrilling activities and an outstanding lineup of live music with performances from Kora, Th’ Dudes, The D4, and Dick Move, plus more acts to be announced.
Love It Live
MRCY share live video session - Watch 'Lorelei'
Ahead of MRCY releasing their acclaimed album Volume 1. on vinyl, they are releasing a serious of fantastic live session videos. Today we share 'Lorelei'
MJ Lenderman Plays ‘She’s Leaving You’ and Iris DeMent’s ‘My Life’ on SiriusXM
During a brand-new edition of SiriusXMU Sessions at SiriusXM’s NYC Studios, singer-songwriter MJ Lenderman performed three songs from his upcoming album, Manning Fireworks, and covered acclaimed Americana artist Iris DeMent’s 'My Life.' Check it out here. More to come from MJ Lenderman next week.