Shearwater - New album & track stream

Shearwater have long been one of our favourite bands here at E&D so whenever we hear they've got new material out there's always a few ripples of excitment around the office.

The album, 'Animal Joy', is out through Sub Pop on February 27 and apprently is going to be 'edgier' than their previous work.

You can judge for yourself with the sneak peak stream of 'Breaking The Yearlings':

Catch them on their EU tour in the spring:

28/03/12 : Bitterzoet – Amsterdam (NL)
29/03/12 : Botanique – Brussels (B)
30/03/12 : The Haunt – Brighton (UK)
31/03/12 : The Deaf Institute – Manchester (UK)
01/04/12 : Stereo – Glasgow (UK)
03/04/12 : Scala – London (UK)
04/04/12 : Le Grand Mix – Tourcoing (F)
05/04/12 : La Maroquinerie – Paris (F)
06/04/12 : Bad Bonn – Düdingen (CH)
08/04/12 : Palace – St.Gallen (CH)
09/04/12 : Bloom – Mezzago (Milan) (I)
10/04/12 : Circolo degli Artisti – Rome (I)
11/04/12 : Bronson – Madonna dell’albero (Ravenna) (I)
12/04/12 : Menza pri Koritu – Ljubljana (Slovenia)
16/04/12 : Groove Station – Dresden (D)
17/04/12 : Prinzenbar – Hamburg (D)
18/04/12 : Comet – Berlin (D)
19/04/12 : Babylon – Istanbul (TR)
21/04/12 : AN Club – Athens (GR)

Italian hardcore quartet HOLY release debut EP on Jan 23rd

Four friends gave birth to HOLY in the hot summer of 2011 in Milano, Italy. Whilst most people were hanging out in shorts and sunglasses, planning their holiday and heading to the seaside, HOLY were locked inside a hot, sweaty rehearsal room, writing songs.

It only took a few days to give birth to a fistful of songs, 8 to be exact. Soon after, a demo was recorded in the same hot, sweaty rehearsal room, which instead of being a demo became HOLY's debut release.

Clocking up 8 furious songs in an insane 11 minutes, their self-titled debut EP is released on 12” vinyl on January 23rd through Italian DIY label Hell, Yes!

Watch the video for the EP’s opening track, ‘The Wrong Side’ here:

Okkervil River Release ‘Golden Opportunities 2’ Free Mixtape

At the end of the year in 2007, Okkervil River released ‘Golden Opportunities Mixtape’, a free EP intended as a gift to fans. Called a ‘Must Have Download’ by Rolling Stone, the songs were recorded on the road throughout Europe and America during extensive touring for their album 'The Stage Names'. This year, the band continues that tradition in the sequel release ‘Golden Opportunities 2’, which both hearkens back to the original release and varies the formula.

‘Golden Opportunities 2’, comprising of 5 cover versions, is available to download from the Okkervil River website, in both MP3 and lossless formats.

Track listing:
'It is So Nice to Get Stoned' (by Ted Lucas)
'U.F.O.' (by Jim Sullivan)
'One Soul Less On Your Fiery List' (by David McComb)
'Plan D' (by Bill Fay)
'Dry Bones' (American Traditional)

Rumour Cubes announce new album details

Rumour Cubes have today announced that 'The Narrow State', their debut full lengther, will be released on 27th February 2012.

Just over a year since they grabbed people's attention with the 'We Have Sound Houses Also' EP, Rumour Cubes are now putting the finishing touches to 'The Narrow State', which has been recorded at Cafe Music Studios (Orbital, Brian Eno, King Creosote) in East London.

Rumour Cubes are a six piece instrumental band that fuse violin & viola, guitars, electronics and visual media in to extraordinary cinematic soundscapes. In the past year they have received radio play from BBC 6 Music’s Tom Robinson and appeared alongside Three Trapped Tigers and Her Name Is Calla on Sweeping The Nation and Cheery Wave Collective compilations.

As a taster of what you can expect from the album, listen to lead track 'The Gove Curve' here:
The Gove Curve by Rumour Cubes

Esben and The Witch man kicks off record label with Abi Wade release

A new Brighton record label formed by Esben & the Witch’s Daniel Copeman and local gig promoter Andy Rossiter have announced their first release. Called Love Thy Neighbour Records, the EP only label will launch on November 28th with cellist & singer Abi Wade’s debut release, ‘And Blood and Air EP’.

An amalgamation of strings and vocal chords, Abi’s music is seemingly and seamlessly sewn together, each beat, melody and bass line put exactly in its place to create songs that pull the heart strings and a performance that will beguile and intrigue.

See a video of Abi performing the first track from the EP, ‘Stability’ here:


Or listen / download it here:
Abi Wade - Stability by WorkItMedia

Team Morale give away free song

George Cloke and Oli Dewdney are a rather splendid indie/electro duo from Kent that goes by the name of Team Morale. They make lush instrumental soundscapes with guitars, bass, drums, organs, mandolins and banjos, with the net result sounding something like the love child of Warpaint and Mount Kimbie. The duo are 'doing it for the love' as 'they' say and only hope that others enjoy listening to their music as much as they enjoy making it.

Grab 'Sleep Deprivation' here:
Sleep Deprivation by Team Morale

Hyde & Beast Need You!! (if you play trumpet)

Hyde & Beast – The Futureheads’ Dave Hyde and ex-Golden Virgins’ drummer Neil Bassett - are offering fans the opportunity of a life time. They are looking for trumpet-playing fans to join them onstage during their UK tour which kicks off on Sunday in Newcastle! The band are after a different player for each night, and would like them to accompany them during performances of their recent single, ‘Never Come Back’.

Neil ‘Beast’ Bassett explained,"If you or someone you know can blow a mean horn then get in touch. We will get you and a mate into the show for free; we can have a little practice in soundcheck and then play the show. Should be a blast!"

To apply, simply send your name, contact details and the date you would like to play to hydeandbeast@hotmail.co.uk along with a confirmation that you have a trumpet you're able to use. The band will get back to those selected to play with more information. You can see the video for ‘Never Come Back’ here:


Hyde & Beast will be playing the following shows, and need a different trumpeter for each date except Manchester:

NOVEMBER
Sun 6 NEWCASTLE Cluny
Mon 7 SHEFFIELD The Harley
Tue 8 GLASGOW Captain’s Rest
Wed 9 EDINBURGH The Electric Circus
Thu 10 NOTTINGHAM Bodega
Fri 11 LIVERPOOL Contemporary Urban Centre
Sun 13 YORK Fibbers
Mon 14 BRISTOL Louisiana
Wed 16 LONDON Water Rats
Thu 17 MANCHESTER Deaf Institute
Fri 18 STOCKTON The Georgian Theatre

To coincide with the tour, Hyde & Beast are also releasing their new single, ‘You Will Be Lonely’, which is out on November 14th through their very own label, Tail Feather Records.

Free MP3 from The Lowriders

The Lowriders are giving away an MP3 of their single 'Big Moustache' to accompany the release of their album 'Fury'.

The Lowriders are Colchester based four-piece Dave Garlick (vox), Brian Ware (guitar), Adam Parrot (drums) and Jay Chamberlain (bass) who transformed in to their current guise in 2008, when they collectively decided to turn a new page, leaving their record label behind, renaming the four-piece & creating their own label (Adrenalin Records).

Grab a chunk of their raw and energetic sound here:
The Lowriders - Big Moustache by abadgeoffriendship

Dan Mangan - New album news & free download

Following numerous European jaunts, tours with The Walkmen, The Decemberists and Okkervil River, playing for Wills & Kate on their recent trip to Canada, award nominations and appearances at Glastonbury and End of the Road, Dan Mangan has joined City Slang. The Vancouver-based song smith will be releasing his captivating new album ‘Oh Fortune’ in the UK on December 5th.

As a taster of what to expect, you can download and hear lead track ‘Post War Blues’ here: http://soundcloud.com/cityslang/dan-mangan-post-war-blues

Or just take a listen here:

New video from I Am In Love

Young up and comers I Am In Love have been getting a lot of buzz recently, gaining fans from BBC Radio 1 presenters such as Edith Bowman and Greg James, performing to huge crowds at summer festivals Kendal Calling, Summer Sundae, Y Not festival and a headline tour in Germany and judging by this video for 'Call Me An Animal', taken from their forthcoming EP, it's easy to see why.

It's a lovely slice of dark, electro indie, reminiscent of The Cure (always going to be a winner at E&D towers) and nods in the direction of Wild Beasts.

Matt Stevens releases glorious new album

Loop guitar magician Matt Stevens releases his new album today (26/09) after 11 months of slaving away over a hot pedal board.

It is available now from his Bandcamp site on Digipack CD or Download.

He's also supporting the amazing guitar fella that is Jon Gomm on Wednesday in Islington, London - at time of writing there are 14 tickets left at WeGotTickets

iconAclass unleashes brand new video and Black Heart Procession remix

Ahead of the release of 'For The Ones' on Deadverse, IconAclass (best known for his work in dälek) unleashes a brand new video for the song 'Long Haul' and also a remix for The Black Heart Procession's 'Heaven and Hell'. We strongly encourage you to check them out:



Black Heart Procession - Heaven and Hell (dälek/iconAclass remix) by deadverserecordings

The next UK live physical appearance for iconAclass will be at Supersonic Festival in Birmingham but before that he will be appearing online on Saturday 24th September as part of Label Love & Factory Worker Music's PIAS fire virtual benefit gig.

Trojan Horse give away album!

Our favourite new prog overlords, Trojan Horse, are celebrating hitting 10,000 plays on Bandcamp by launching a new website & giving the album away for free before heading out on tour.

Formed back in 2007, Trojan Horse’s success has been long overdue, the group’s strong belief in a DIY aesthetic finally paying dividends this year with the sold out launch of Trojan Horse in Manchester, support from BBC 6music and Drowned In Sound, support slots with the likes of Vessels and Beecher and appearances at breakthrough underground festivals Sounds From The Other City and Fat Out Fest as well as playing for Love Music Hate Racism. You can now catch up on all the latest ‘Horse news at http://trojanhorseuk.com including latest touring dates.

Made up of brothers Nick (vocals/guitar,) Lawrence (bass/vocals,) and Eden Duke (keyboards/vocals) as well as drummer Guy Crawford, the prog-rockers have a slew of Autumn gigs coming up, including shows with Secret Chiefs 3 and Zun Zun Egui as well as a brace of London shows including the Transient Constellations all-dayer at Brixton’s Windmill. Trojan Horse are a force that seem to be only gathering momentum, their penchant for the diverse and bombastic forging together with ever more exhilarating results, the next instalment set to be an EP to be released before the end of the year. For now don’t miss your chance to download, for free, one of the finest albums to come out of Manchester this year. For more info go to http://trojanhorse.co.uk.

Forthcoming Tour Dates:

17/9 WINDMILL, BRIXTON, LONDON
24/9 TOWN HALL PUB, ECCLES, SALFORD MUSIC FESTIVAL
25/9 THE WILLOWS, SALFORD MUSIC FESTIVAL
28/9 THE 229, EUSTON, LONDON 12/10 THE BASEMENT, YORK
19/10 SUPPORTING ZUN ZUN EGUI, RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER
20/10 SUPPORTING CIRCLES, ISLINGTON MILL, SALFORD
29/10 WE ARE THE NIGHT, FELL FOOT FOREST, LAKE WINDERMERE, CUMBRIA

Free mp3 from Keith ToTP

After building up a stellar reputation among fellow musicians while touring Europe and the US, Keith Top Of The Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band are releasing their debut album - Fuck You! I'm Keith Top Of The Pops.

The band were formed by chance during an Art Brut show at The Knitting Factory in New York, when the support act pulled out at the last minute, and Keith and two members of the headline act joined forces to play some of Keith's songs. Since then, the band has existed in a constant state of flux, with band members often being recruited a few minutes before the show, and numbers ranging from just Keith and a drummer to 24 musicians, and a brass section, sharing the stage!

The band live by two rules - no rehearsals and no soundchecks - to ensure that every song they play sounds different every time. This novel approach is applied to the track listing on Fuck You! I'm Keith Top Of The Pops, as they were arranged based on the songs' first ever performance.

Keith has also attracted a fantastic line up of musicians to record alongside him, including Dyan Valdes of The Blood Arm, Fruitbat and Jimbob from Carter USM, Keith Murray and Chris Cain from We Are Scientists and Ian Catstiltskin, Eddie Argos and Jasper Future from Art Brut. As a result, the sound is a collection of wonderfully chaotic freeform rock tunes that sound like a cross between The Fall and Half Man Half Biscuit, with more bitter and twisted undertones.

With an album tour due in September, Keith Top Of The Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band, are sure to ruffle some feathers in the UK Indie music scene over the coming month.

You can download a sneak preview of this craziness here:
Keith Top Of The Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band - I Hate Your Band by abadgeoffriendship

Ghostpoet to play next Last FM pop-up session

The third in the summer (yes, it is summer still apparently) series of pop up gigs has just been announced.

Following gigs from Slow Club in Soho Square and Boxer Rebellion on Carnaby St, Mercury Music Prize nominated Ghostpoet is going to have a crack and will be popping up in The Big Chill Bar on Brick Lane this coming Monday (22nd) from 8pm.

This marks the last of the pop up sessions, hosted by Black Cab Sessions in association with Last.fm.

For the latest information on the pop-up sessions, exclusive content and artist interviews follow HP on Twitter and Facebook.

Hawk Eyes & Turbowolf released to wreak havoc together

The mighty Hawk Eyes are being let out of their cage to terrorise the country once again and this time they're bringing reinforcements in the shape of the awesome Turbowolf & The James Cleaver Quartet.

They will be riffing it up at these locations:

Tue 08 Nov 2011 Bristol Croft
Wed 09 Nov 2011 Cardiff Ifor Bach
Thu 10 Nov 2011 Colchester Arts Centre
Fri 11 Nov 2011 UK Southend Chinneys
Sat 12 Nov 2011 Nottingham Basement
Mon 14 Nov 2011 Birmingham Vudu
Tue 15 Nov 2011 Leeds Cockpit
Wed 16 Nov 2011 Glasgow King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
Thu 17 Nov 2011 Manchester Alter Ego
Fri 18 Nov 2011 UK Sheffield Corporation
Sat 19 Nov 2011 Aldershot Westend Centre
Sun 20 Nov 2011 Bournemouth Ibar
Tue 22 Nov 2011 London Upstairs at the Garage

Bring the fucking noise.

Free Spencer Park Music sampler

The lovely folk at Spencer Park Music have decided to pick a few of their favourite tunes by the artists on the label (Matt Stevens, The Fierce & The Dead, Datapuddle and Yonks) and compile them in to a rather fine, free, downloadable thingamabob.

As well as the fab music, it includes 2 essays, a discography, photos and press cuttings. It sums up the last 4 or 5 years of their stuff pretty well and hopefully will get some more people in to the music.

You can download it from their Bandcamp.

Neon Indian: Brand new album announced, London show next week and free download

Neon Indian is back with his second full-length offering ‘Era Extraña’, to be released on October 10th through Transgressive Records.

A special one-off London date has also been announced for Tuesday August 9th at Islington’s Electrowerkz venue. NPR exclusively revealed new track ‘Polish Girl'’ which you can hear by going to the Neon Indian Facebook page and clicking ‘Like’.

If that’s not enough, Neon Indian is also riding high in the blogging charts with the first taste of Era Extraña’, 'Fallout' which is online for free download now....

Esmerine release new video & October tour dates‏

In support of their recent album on Constellation, 'La Lechuza', Esmerine will embark on a UK tour this October. They have released a video to help promote the UK shows which can be viewed here:

Esmerine: UK Tour Promo 2011 from Constellation Records on Vimeo.

Here are the dates and touring line up info:

19 Sept Stereo, Glasgow
20 Sept Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
21 Sept Union Chapel, London

The touring line up is as follows:

Rebecca Foon - cello (Silver Mt. Zion)
Bruce Cawdron - marimba, percussion (Godspeed You! Black Emperor)
Sarah Pagé - harp (Lhasa de Sela, Barr Brothers)
Jamie Thompson - percussion (Islands, Unicorns)

With live lightbox projections by Clea Minaker
http://cleaminaker.wordpress.com/
(Responsible for live visuals for Feist tours 2008-2009)

Esmerine enters its second decade with an expanded line-up and a new album – the band's first in six years. As a duo co-founded ten years ago by percussionist Bruce Cawdron (Godspeed You! Black Emperor) and cellist Beckie Foon (Thee Silver Mt. Zion), Esmerine released two critically-acclaimed albums of modern chamber music in 2003 and 2005 that had one foot in the new music/experimental terrain of contemporaries like Rachel's or Town And Country and the other in a more visceral and lyrical landscape populated by the likes of Dirty Three (and GY!BE themselves).

Bruce and Beckie have continued stoking the embers of Esmerine, with occasional special events in their Montreal home town over the past few years, often including invitations to guest musicians. While Esmerine had made deft use of guest players on previous records, their performances over the past two years opened the band up to two new musicians in particular who were invited to join as full members: harp-player Sarah Page ( The Barr Brothers) and percussionist Andrew Barr (The Slip, Land of Talk, The Barr Brothers).

The War On Drugs Release New Video & Free MP3

Philadelphia’s The War On Drugs have released a brand new video for the charging, triumphant album track ‘Come To The City’ plus giving away a free download of the track.

Ahead of the release of ‘Slave Ambient’, The War On Drugs’ sophomore album of mile-high rock anthems, due out August 15 on Secretly Canadian, the band have teamed up with Urban Outfitters for this hazy promo clip. The video follows an LA gang doing some wilding on the outskirts of the sprawling metropolis.

The War on Drugs - "Come to the City" (Official Music Video) from Urban Outfitters on Vimeo.

Download ‘Come To The City’ here:

Come to the City by DOJAGSC

Also you can now hear ‘Slave Ambient’ streamed in it’s anthemic entirety exclusively on Urban Outfitters for a limited time HERE.

Bearsuit - Video for new single "Princess You're a Test"‏

Dark, relentless and thickly laden with dirty, heavy bass, 'Princess You’re A Test' sees Norwich 5-piece Bearsuit take a turn to the dark side. As the fourth single from their recent album 'The Phantom Forest' (released on Fortuna POP! earlier this year) 'Princess You’re A Test' is an altogether darker proposition. Guaranteed to set the indie-disco dancefloors ablaze, the song delves into the mysteries lying await in the phantom forest. Watch the brand new (slightly spooky) video for the song here:



Bearsuit are about to embark on their first tour across mainland Europe, stopping at the Contempopranea and Razzmatazz festivals in Spain as well as Sweden’s Cosy Den festival among others.

DATES:

July 29 Contempopranea Festival – Alburquerque, SPAIN
July 30 Razzmatazz Festival - Barcelona, SPAIN
July 31 Hossegor Festival – Hossegor, FRANCE
August 2 Saint Ex – Bordeaux, FRANCE
August 3 L’International – Paris, FRANCE
August 5 Studenterhauset – Copenhagen, DENMARK
August 6 Cosy Den Festival – Stockholm, SWEDEN
August 14 Old Blue Last – London, UK

Timber Timbre release new video & UK/European tour dates‏

Following the recent announcement that their second album ‘Creep On Creepin’ On’ has been nominated for the Polaris Prize, Canadian trio Timber Timbre have revealed a new video for album track 'Bad Ritual', featuring dark, Lynchian imagery akin to the track's brooding melody.



Timber Timbre have also revealed a few more live dates across the UK/Europe. Most notably these include London's Union Chapel, an appearance at End of The Road festival and a tour for Les Inrocks.

Full dates are as follows:

AUGUST
10 Basel, Switzerland – Festival Im Fluss
11 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West
13 Haldern, Germany – Haldern Festival
14 Hamburg, Germany – Dockville
16 Nijmegen, Holland – Doornroosje
17 Tivoli, Holland – Tivoli de Helling
20 Biddinghuizen, Holland – Lowlands
21 Hannover, Germany – Bootboohook Festival
23 Brussels, Belgium – Feeerieen Festival
25 Dudingen, Switzerland – Bad Bonn
26 Zurich, Switzerland – Exil
27 Luzern, Switzerland – Sudpol
29 Frankfurt, Germany - Brotfabrik

SEPTEMBER
1 Brighton, UK - Jam
3 Dorset, UK – End Of The Road Festival @ Larmer Tree Gardens

NOVEMBER
1 London, UK – Union Chapel www.livenation.co.uk
3 Paris, France – Festival les Inrocks @ Cigale
4 Strasbourg, France – Festival les Inrocks @ La Laiterie
5 Lyons, France – Festival les Inrocks @ le Transbordeur
6 Marseille, France – Festival les Inrocks @ Cabaret aleatoire

The Boxer Rebellion: Last.fm secret session and interview online!

Over the last few weeks you've probably heard us talking about the secret pop-up acoustic Last FM sessions throughout the summer. These sessions have been organised to help promote the recently announced partnership between HP and Last.fm celebrating the Beats audio technology that comes with HP Premium PC, laptop and tablet devices through a series of live music events and artist interviews, curated by Last.fm.

Last month, on July 14, The Boxer Rebellion hit Carnaby Street in central London. They amassed a huge crowd on the bustling street under the summer sun. Everyone from fans to school trippers, tourists and curious passers by stopped to watch the band play this very special live set.



Another pop-up session will be take place in London in August, hosted by Black Cab Sessions in association with Last.fm, watch this space for details.

Pad & Pen Records launch in UK

Pad & Pen Records are a two-man indie record label, distribution and management company based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Founded in 2008 by Troels Kjeldgaard, Pad & Pen was set up as an outlet for his love of hip-hop and rock music. Later that year, Pad & Pen released their first record – a 12-inch single by Danish hip-hop group, Majors.

This was just the beginning. In late 2008 Pad & Pen welcomed co-owner, Andre Lerche, kick-starting a flurry of releases and a rise in the label’s reputation. Having signed Darling Don’t Dance, who released their debut EP in May 2009, the band elevated the label within the Danish underground music scene, paving the way for the signing of bands such as King’s Light Infantry, The Shaking Sensations, Among Relatives and L.Y.A.

With their reputation cemented in Denmark, Pad & Pen Records signed their heroes Mimas and joined forces with UK label Big Scary Monsters to release Mimas’ music in Scandinavia. With a burgeoning relationship fostered with Big Scary Monsters, Pad & Pen signed the explosive Talons, who would prove a hit amongst the Danish music press.

Pad & Pen Records have now set their sights on the UK, aiming to bring their inventive and varied brand of indie music kicking and screaming from the underground music scene in Denmark, to the music loving public of the UK.

Artists currently on their roster include:

The Megaphonic Thrift
L.Y.A
Talons
Among Relatives
Keith Canisius
Darling Don't Dance
Emil Friis
King's Light Infantry
Mimas
The Shaking Sensations

And they're letting you lucky peeps download a totally free sampler here:
Pad & Pen Records Compilation Vol.1 by abadgeoffriendship

Introducing... The Shaking Sensations

Our good friends at A Badge Of Friendship would like to draw your attention to a fine band of Danish Post Rockers who go by the name of The Shaking Sensations (not Shaking Stevens as i first read it!).

Having released their 2010 debut EP, 'This Is Your Hellfire Region', the band experienced a sharp rise to prominence in Denmark due to the simple melodies that would lead the listener on a tranquil, dream like journey before culminating in a beautiful, often deafening chaos.

Debut album, East of Youth, encapsulates everything that is good about an over populated genre with tracks like “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay” featuring heart-wrenching guitar work throughout which, while sparse, conjures up a variety of reflective emotions. This is in stark contrast to album closer, “Homage to Boyhood”, which really defines the bands heavier side. The track also showcases why the band have opted for two drummers perfectly, both rhythmically and in terms of the sheer wall of sound they manage to create.

Wondering what they sound like? Have a listen here:
The Shaking Sensations - Glass Wings by abadgeoffriendship

Videos from The Sound Of Arrows

Swedish duo, and alleged Madonna botherers, The Sound Of Arrows have not one but two videos for your delectation and amusement.

The first is for their new single, which was out on Monday (25th), called 'Magic'.
Set in a world where all the adults have disappeared, the colourful 4 minute epic video brings to mind the enchanting mystery of Del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth” and the playful imagination of Pixar’s creations. It’s “Where The Wild Things Are” meets “The Neverending Story”, and every bit as fantastical, beguiling, and eye-poppingly stunning as that sounds.



As if that isn't enough, they've given us this lovely mini-doc on how the video was made:




The Sound of Arrows play the following festival dates this summer:

July 01 Blissfields Festival Winchester
July 15 Melt Festival Germany
July 16 Lovebox Festival London
Aug 18 Pukkelpop Festival Belgium

Bachelorette reveals psychedelic new video for 'Blanket'

Following her UK and European tour last month, Bachelorette (aka Annabel Alpers) hasn’t rested, as we can now bring you her kaleidoscopic new video for ‘Blanket’, taken from her self-titled, third album....

Bachelorette - Blanket from Souterrain Transmissions on Vimeo.

Jumping Ships Announce 2nd EP

In a welcome return following their highly praised 'Orientation' EP, Brighton's own Jumping Ships are set to strike again with what promises to be their best, but different, work yet. Their 2nd EP is titled 'Standard Bearer' and will be released on September 19, 2011. Expect to see a new side to the band that won fan's hearts in 2010.

The upcoming EP will be the bands second release on Alcopop! Records, following-up on the recent single 'Heart & Heart' showing the bands growing maturity. The release will be a part of Redbull Studios EP Club where half the EP was recorded.

August Tour Dates (All With Lightguides except *)

(15) London, Old Blue Last
(16) Bristol, The Croft
(17) Hereford, The Jailhouse
(18) Northampton, The Labour Club
(19*) London, Borderline w/ Brontide + Run Walk
(21) Hastings, Tubman
(22) Leeds, Milo
(25) Thurso, The New Market Bar
(26) Dundee, Dexters
(27) Glenrothes, The Greenside

Free track from Blitzen Trapper

Ahead of their new album, 'American Goldwing', on September 12th Blitzen Trapper are offering y'all the chance to download a track using this fancy widgetty thing below. Enjoy.

The Skull Defekts - EU Tour Dates October 2011‏

Great news! Skull Defekts, producers of what is undoubtedly going to be one of E&D's albums of the year, are hauling ass over to these shores in October.

They will be playing these dates:
Thu Oct 20 London, UK Borderline
Fri Oct 21 Cardiff, UK SWN Festival
Sat Oct 22 Birmingham, UK Supersonic Festival
Sun Oct 23 Boulogne-Billancourt, France Le Carré Bellefeuille
Fri Oct 28 Nantes, France D.F.A.

And you'd be crazy to miss them.

Win studio time at An Endless Room

An Endless Room, an intimate recording studio based in Primrose Hill, London, is launching today! To celebrate the launch, we've created a very special competition to showcase some of the UK's best creative talent!

They'd like to invite bands and musicians to record a song entitled "An Endless Room". The genre is open-ended and it's up to all entrants to interpret this title as they see fit! We'll listen to every single application and at the end of the month we'll decide the winning entry!

Our competition winner will receive free studio time at An Endless Room and coverage on our website, where the track will be available to stream and download.

The closing date is the 31st July and we'll announce the winner the following week.

To apply, you will need to:

1. Send an email to mail@anendlessroom.com with your name, phone number and email address. Please also include your band name/artist name, the names of all members of your band (if applicable), your official website and your Myspace, Bandcamp or Soundcloud link.

2. Please also send a link to your track named "An Endless Room" - this can be via WeTransfer, YouSendIt, Soundcloud etc. No file attachments please.

Thanks and good luck!

IndianRedLopez: Free MP3 and Video

IndianRedLopez debut album was released earlier this week, and to celebrate they've put together an amazing video for their album track, "Ropes", as well as giving away the free track -"K.Y.S."



IndianRedLopez - K.Y.S by abadgeoffriendship

Dananananaykroyd announce October/November UK Tour

The mighty Dananananaykroyd are bringing their live antics to a town near you this autumn. If you haven't seen these guys live you owe it to yourselves to remedy that with this tour, we promise you won't regret it!

The full list of headline dates are as follows:

OCTOBER
Sat 29th: Glasgow, ABC
Mon 31st: Manchester, Deaf Institute

NOVEMBER
Tue 1st: Leicester, Firebug
Thu 3rd: Brighton, The Haunt
Fri 4th: London, KCLSU
Sat 5th: Bristol, Cooler
Sun 6th: Stoke, Sugarmill
Mon 7th: Portsmouth, Wedgewood
Tue 8th: Exeter, Cavern
Thu 10th: Oxford, Bullingdon
Fri 11th: York, Fibbers
Sat 12th: Newcastle, Cluny

New single announcement coming soon, but until then here's the video for 'Muscle Memory'.

The Voluntary Butler Scheme: Exclusive free track & video ahead of album release

Voluntary Butler Scheme (aka Rob Jones) release their new album 'Grandad Galaxy' on July 18 through Split Records. Ahead of that we've got a video & download of the song 'Yo Yo Star' which, somewhat perversely, doesn't appear on the album.

Get the track here.

...and watch the video below:

Kurran & the Wolfnotes tour details

Following on from their appearance at Jamie Oliver's Big Feastival and a fantastic headline slot at Tamesis Dock in London last week, more dates for Kurran & the Wolfnotes have been announced!

You can still hear their track ‘Your Four Limbs’ below:



Kurran & the Wolfnotes will be playing the following dates:

JULY
16th: The Little Bird Festival, Kingston Upon Thames
Buy tickets here.

20th: Bamboozled @ The Bull & Gate, London (w/Sissy & the Blisters & Doyle and the Fourfathers)
Buy tickets here.

23rd: Good Weekend Festival, Hampshire (w/Art Brut & Hot Club de Paris)
Buy tickets here.

AUGUST
26th: Festinho, Bedfordshire (w/My Tiger, My Timing & Treetop Flyers)
Buy tickets here.

WOODEN SHJIPS free MP3, album + tour reminder!‏

Wooden Shjips are releasing their new album West on Thrill Jockey Records on 15 August, to be followed by and extensive EU tour in September. We're delighted to offer you a free MP3 from the album to download and share around for the track "Lazy Bones". Please let me know if you need any further information, downloads for the album, photos etc and if you're able to review or cover in some way.

FREE MP3!! Wooden Shjips "Lazy Bones"

EU TOUR
Sat Sep 3 Larmer Tree Gardens, UK End Of The Road Festival
Sun Sep 4 London, UK Scala
Mon Sep 5 Leeds, UK The Brudenell
Tue Sep 6 Liverpool, UK The Kazimier
Thu Sep 8 Tallin, Estonia Rock Cafe
Fri Sep 9 Helsinki, Finland Korjaamo
Sat Sep 10 Copenhagen, Denmark Loppen
Sun Sep 11 Gronigen, Netherlands Vera Club
Wed Sep 14 Krefeld, Germany Sudbanhof
Thu Sep 15 Paris, France Cafe de la danse
Fri Sep 16 Rouen, France Le 106
Sat Sep 17 Tilburg, Netherlands Incubate
Tue Sep 20 Vienna, Austria B72

SCISSOR SISTERS: UK racecourse shows & book signing this month!‏

To coincide with their headline slot at Lovebox Festival next Sunday, Scissor Sisters have confirmed a series of UK racecourse headline shows for the coming weeks, as well as a book signing session.

Widely cited as one of the world’s most exciting live acts and fresh from Lady Gaga’s worldwide Monster Ball Tour, Scissor Sisters will perform the following UK shows:

July 16th Haydock Park Racecourse, Liverpool – BUY TICKETS
July 17th Lovebox Festival, London - BUY TICKETS
July 20th Sandown Park Racecourse, Surrey - BUY TICKETS
July 22nd Newmarket Racecourse, Suffolk - BUY TICKETS
July 24th Splendour Festival, Nottingham - BUY TICKETS

On top of the live shows, Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears will be doing a London instore book signing on July 18th to mark the launch of ‘One Day in the Life of Jake Shears’, a book of photographs taken by American photographer Tim Hailand.

Scissor Sisters’ most recent, very surreal and definitely NSFW video for ‘Invisible Light’, taken from last year’s album ‘Night Work’ can be seen below:

Sub Pop's Blitzen Trapper announce new album details

Sub Pop Records is proud to announce the new album from Blitzen Trapper entitled 'American Goldwing'. Set for a September 12 release, fans can get a first glimpse of 'American Goldwing' with this new promo video:



Full of the introspective and striking storytelling that countless critics have fallen in love with, Blitzen Trapper consider subjects ranging from falling in love to drug running good old boys and the final high school dance, 'American Goldwing' is a freewheeling collection that balances the roughness of rock ‘n’ roll with fateful heartfelt loss.

Blitzen Trapper will be coming to the UK soon, so stay tuned for more details.

The Coathangers. new album out today & more exciting news

Atlanta’s riot grrrls The Coathangers release their full-throttle new album ‘Larceny & Old Lace’ TODAY on Suicide Squeeze. Along with it they have confirmed a one off limited edition hand-numbered flexidisc single on X-Ray Recordings, due to be released on August 6th.

The flexidisc includes 2 tracks ‘Hurricaine’ and ‘Johnny’. See the video for ‘Hurricaine’ here:


This recordis the follow up to the quartet's critically acclaimed 2009 album, 'Scramble', also released on Suicide Squeeze. It also follows a hectic touring schedule that’s now notched up over 200 shows, playing with the likes of The Thermals, Japandroids, These Arms Are Snakes, The Strange Boys, Fucked Up, Monotonix and Jay Reatard - whose memory album track Jaybird is dedicated to.

'Larceny & Old Lace' tracklist:

1) Hurricane
2) Trailer Park Boneyard
3) Go Away
4) Sicker
5) Call To Nothing
6) Jaybird
7) Johnny
8) My Baby
9) Chicken: 30
10) Well Alright
11) Tabbacco Rd.

Conquering Animal Sound | 'Tracer' - new single & video out today‏

Today sees the release of the new Conquering Animal Sound single 'Tracer'.

Originally released on their debut album 'Kammerspiel' in February, this is a new re-recorded version available as a download only exclusive. Gizeh Records have made the download package available as a 'pay what you want' release.

'Tracer' comes packaged with four exclusive remixes by Dems, Alex Tobin, FOUND and Voltage Black.

The Voltage Black remix comes as a result of a recent competition by Gizeh Records in which fans were offered the chance to remix 'Tracer' with the winner being chosen by the band to appear on this very release.

We have made the lead track available for streaming via the Gizeh website and there is also a wonderful video for the single - created by Alex Tobin, which you can see here:

CONQUERING ANIMAL SOUND - 'Tracer' (official video) from Gizeh Records on Vimeo.

FORTHCOMING SHOWS:

JUNE
24 - GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL (UK) - 3pm @ Stonebridge Tent

JULY
8-10 - T IN THE PARK FESTIVAL (UK)
21-24 - PORT ELIOT FESTIVAL (UK)

AUGUST
14 - LEAVE ME HERE FESTIVAL (UK)
20 - EDINBURGH (UK) | Sneaky Pete's

Haunting new acoustic session from O'Death & 'Outside' is out now!‏

Following the release of the single ‘Bugs’ last week, O’Death’s album ‘Outside’ is out now through City Slang! After an extended hiatus, the band have returned with this stunning release, and if that wasn’t enough, the band recorded a live session back in March, and you can see it now.

Produced by Billy Pavone whose previous clients have includedThe Fall, Asobi Seksu and White Rabbits; ‘Outside’ is the most impressive album of the band's career. After recording for two months – their longest recording stint yet – they’ve created a record that is both the most subtle and massive accomplishment of the band's career, a darkly triumphant and free-flowing album that represents exactly where the songwriters have found themselves in this moment.

You can watch the band performing tracks from ‘Outside’ for Violitionist in Texas by following the links below:

Dananananaykroyd's single Muscle Memory - out on Monday‏

Dananananaykroyd’s awesome single ‘Muscle Memory’ is out this coming Monday June 06 on their own Dananananaykroyd-ly named record label Pizza College.


If you can't wait until Monday, have a watch of the video...



...and catch the guys live this summer:

28 May Dot to Dot festival, Bristol, Anson Rooms
29 May Dot to Dot festival Nottingham
30 May Dot to Dot festival Manchester Academy 2
1 June London Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
2 June Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
3 June Glasgow, The Ivy (SOLD OUT)
10 Jul Lounge on the Farm Canterbury
15 Jul Dour Festival, Belgium
16 Jul Melt Festival Germany Ferropolis
17 Jul Jarocin Festival Poland Jarocin
19 Jul Holland Amsterdam Paradiso
20 Jul Holland Nijmegan, de Affair
23 Jul Tramlines Festival Sheffield
24 Jul Off The Cuff All Dayer Birmingham Flapper & Firkin
7 Aug Y Not Festival Derbyshire
26 Aug Leeds Festival
28 Aug Reading Festival

Pontiak - Free mp3 and video from 'Comecrudos'

Pontiak's 'Comecrudos', which is due for release on Thrill Jockey in June 2011, was created as a soundtrack to the bold landscape the band encountered on a drive from Phoenix to the Big Bend area of Texas. The brothers; Van, Lain, and Jennings, were captivated by the sprawling landscape, the immensity and complexity of the geology and the beauty. They camped in an old volcano crater under a full moon and hiked ridges alongside the Rio Grande. Comecrudos is a soundtrack for the drive on Route 385 southbound from Marathon, Texas.

The band recommends listening to the album whilst driving, windows rolled down, music at full volume, the dust hanging in the air. Or on the subway - imagining you are in a car driving with the widows rolled down, music at full volume, the dust hanging in the air.

You can grab a sneak preview in the form of a free mp3 here.

Or watch this short documentary on the boys:

Pontiak doc from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Cats and Cats and Cats announce free single "Celebration" - out today!‏

'Celebration' is the brand new single taken from Cats and Cats and Cat's 2nd album 'Motherwhale' and it's available for free from today:

Download from here.

Formed in 2005, the band have been slowly carving out their own musical niche with a satisfying blend of uplifting anthemic, folk inspired pop.

UK “Motherwhale” Tour Dates:
JUN 04 The Windmill, Brixton, London (Cats all dayer)
JUN 05 Mother’s Ruin, Bristol
JUN 08 Nice and Sleazy’s, Glasgow
JUN 09 Cafe Drummonds, Aberdeen
JUN 10 Kage, Dundee
JUN 11 House Party, Manchester (w/ Nairobi)
JUN 12 Tiger Lounge, Manchester (w/ Nairobi)
JUN 13 Mojo, Liverpool (w/ Nairobi)
JUN 15 Undertone, Cardiff
JUN 16 TBC, Southampton (w/ A Genuine Freakshow)
JUN 17 Casey’s Ale House, Canterbury (w/ Delta Sleep)
JUN 18 TBC, Folkestone (w/ Delta Sleep)
JUN 19 The Vic, Swindon (w/ Delta Sleep)

New music from Bleaklow

The mighty Bleaklow have just released in to the wild the latest instalment of their epic 'Sunless Country' series. Hop on over to their Facebook page and have a listen and why not give the boys a 'like' while you're there. We highly recommend.

Cats And Cats And Cats new album 'Motherwhale' & tour news

Formed in 2005, Cats and Cats and Cats have been slowly carving out their own musical niche with a satisfying blend of uplifting anthemic, folk inspired pop.

The London four piece, featuring Ben (vocals, guitar), Tom (bass, backing vocals), Doug (drums) and Jamie (guitar) – have shared stages with musical heroes 65 Days of Static, Foals and Blood Red Shoes, as well as performing twice at Glastonbury Festival.

This year sees the band follow on their success with 2nd album 'Motherwhale', described as "Math pop story-telling in a museum of crumbling instruments,” and a slew of UK tour dates:


UK “Motherwhale” Tour Dates:
JUN 04 The Windmill, Brixton, London (Cats all dayer)
JUN 05 Mother’s Ruin, Bristol
JUN 08 Nice and Sleazy’s, Glasgow
JUN 09 Cafe Drummonds, Aberdeen
JUN 10 Kage, Dundee
JUN 11 House Party, Manchester (w/ Nairobi)
JUN 12 Tiger Lounge, Manchester (w/ Nairobi)
JUN 13 Mojo, Liverpool (w/ Nairobi)
JUN 15 Undertone, Cardiff
JUN 16 TBC, Southampton (w/ A Genuine Freakshow)
JUN 17 Casey’s Ale House, Canterbury (w/ Delta Sleep)
JUN 18 TBC, Folkestone (w/ Delta Sleep)
JUN 19 The Vic, Swindon (w/ Delta Sleep)

The Horn The Hunt - New video - 'Animal Magic‏'

To celebrate The Horn The Hunt album of 'Depressur Jolie', released on May 23 through White Label Music, they have a brand spanking new, eerie, cool video for the track 'Animal Magic':



They also have a fantastic remix bundle of 3 free MP3's by top US remixer Shok's Zeitmahl and one track by Alex Aaron. Download it from here.

Amor de Días - 'Late Mornings' video

Amor de Días blend chamber pop with the bossa-nova of Gal Costa and Caetano Veloso and a hefty dose of psychedelic folk. The London-based duo, consisting of Alasdair MacLean of The Clientele and Lupe Núñez-Fernández of Pipas, have created a wonderfully, textured and varied record. The song in the video below, 'Late Mornings', is taken from this remarkable and exotic debut album, 'Street of the Love of Days'.

Amor de Días - Late Mornings from Merge Records on Vimeo.

EMA's new video & free download

After a packed out and incredibly well received debut UK show at London’s Macbeth last night (May 11) EMA, the new project from ex-GOWNS singer/guitarist Erika M. Anderson, has uploaded the surreal video for her digital free release single ‘Milkman’.

Taken from her album, ‘Past Life Martyred Saints’, released this week on Souterrain Transmissions, the video for 'Milkman' was directed by William Rahilly and perfectly reflects the creative, unusual and inspiring approach to song-writing that has seen this debut album critically lauded on both sides of the Atlantic.



The track can also be downloaded for free here.

New video from Penguins Kill Polar Bears

Penguins Kill Polar Bears release their new single 'Sapling' digitally on May 23 through Mountain Halo and have created this rather splendid video to accompany it:



They are also giving away a lovely free download of an acoustic version of 'Sapling' here.

White Hills - new video from forthcoming album 'H-P1‏'

E&D faves White Hills have a new album, 'H-p1' out on 20 June through Thrill Jockey.

Musically, H-p1, White Hills' second full-length for Thrill Jockey, expands on the explorations of previous albums in ambience, noise, and space rock all led by guitarist Dave W.'s blistering guitar solos. This is the most fully realized White Hills album to date and the one that takes them furthest from their pure space rock roots. It is also their most angry record. It is a reaction to what White Hills sees as government co-opted and controlled by corporations.

Get a taster of what to expect here:

White Hills - The Condition of Nothing from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Sparrow and the Workshop - 'Snakes in the Grass' video taken from new album 'Spitting Daggers'‏

Sparrow and the Workshop will be releasing their new album ‘Spitting Daggers’ on May 23 through Distiller Records. The album was produced and mixed at the new recording studio, The Distillery, by Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno / Sam Amidon). ‘Snakes in the Grass’ will be the first single and is also released on May 23; the album will be available on CD and download.

The band comprises of Belfast born, Chicago-raised Jill O’Sullivan (vocals/guitar/violin), Welshman Nick Packer (guitar/bass) and Scotsman Gregor Donaldson (drums/vocals.) Jill's voice has developed into a powerhouse of flexibility, allowing her to soar from keening Sandy Denny-esque tones to sensual peaks you're more likely to expect from PJ Harvey. With Gregor providing vocal harmonies alongside drumming and percussion duties, and Nick playing guitar and bass and an instrument combining the two affectionately referred to as the 'basstard'.

Check the video here:

Japanese Voyeurs cover Nine Inch Nails' closer, single 'Get Hole' out next week

With their brand new single ‘Get Hole’ out this coming Monday April 18 through Fiction, Japanese Voyeurs breathe a fresh lease of life into a 90s classic with their lascivious cover of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Closer’.

See the video here:

True Widow video for 'Skull Eyes' & album release date

Leading up to the release of their stunning new LP on May 02, True Widow have unveiled the music video for its lead track ‘Skull Eyes’.

Having recently signed to Kemado for this release, the band have already received an excellent reaction stateside from the likes of Pitchfork, Village Voice and Stereogum. Combining the slow-core of Low and Codeine, the Shoegaze textures of My Bloody Valentine and the heavier sounds associated with label mates The Sword and Xasthur, True Widow have forged a niche all of their own.

Architects Of Grace debut album "Moments In Time" digital release today

Architects Of Grace's debut album, 'Moments In Time', is available digitally today ahead of the physical release on May 30 2011. Written and recorded largely by Duncan Robert Illing, it demonstrates strength and substance, a soundtrack to a rollercoaster of experiences. The record also shows a determination to succeed totally independently. 'Moments In Time' is an accomplished debut and demands your ears.
While the album is mostly self-produced, Duncan was honoured to work with the legendary producer Dave M Allen (The Cure, Psychedelic Furs, The Chameleons, Sisters Of Mercy) on 'Oceans Of The Heart' and 'Tonight' and Phil English (Biffy Clyro) on the guitar assault of 'Hot White Sun'. These producers can now add Architects Of Grace to their impressive portfolio.

'Moments In Time' is released via Procession Recordings today (April 11). It is available via the Architects Of Grace official site for £8.99.

You can download 'Oceans Of The Heart' for free from the Architects Of Grace official site or watch the video below:

New PS I Love You video‏

PS I Love You have released a snazzy new video for their track 'Get Over' lifted from their rather splendid forthcoming album 'Meet Me At The Muster Station' out April 26 through Paper Bag Records.

Here it is:

The Leisure Society announce second album, UK tour & video

The Leisure Society has announced details of the release of their new album, a UK headline tour in May plus a new video starring Spaced/Big Train actor Mark Heap.

‘Into The Murky Water’, the 8-piece symphonic pop band’s opulent second album, will be released on 2nd May 2011 through Full Time Hobby. This is preceded by the first single off the album, the gloriously epic ‘This Phantom Life’ on the 25th April.

The band will also be playing a number of dates in May following the release of the album.

The full list of dates are as follows:

MAY
3rd Brighton Komedia
4th Bristol Thekla
5th Nottingham Rescue Rooms
7th Leeds Brudenell Social Club
8th Glasgow King Tuts
9th Manchester Band on the Wall
10th London Union Chapel

Tickets for the shows are on sale now via www.alt-tickets.co.uk

In addition, The Leisure Society have made a wonderfully entertaining video for ‘This Phantom Life’ starring cult comedy actor Mark Heap and directed by Tom Haines (previous credits include Tunng, Paul Smith, Wild Beasts, + Phosphorescent):

A Cheery Wave: New free post-rock compilation out now‏

The second instalment in Flies Are Spies From Hell's compilation series is out now - "A Cheery Wave From Stranded Youngsters: Volume Two" contains some of the very best bands involved in the underground UK post-rock/instrumental scene right now.

This peek into the murky fertile undergrowth includes a track from brand new Oxford supergroup Listing Ships, a completely unreleased and unheard song from The Rock Of Travolta, a Vessels B-Side, and track from Maybeshewill's "Sing The Word Hope" album. You Slut!'s math-mentalism, Leyaks' proggy psych-out, Bleaklow and Khuda's post-metal beasts, Orders Of The British Empire's huge epic and MinionTV's moment of peace further show how strong the scene has become. The album closes with a metallic Kasper Rosa monster - which even includes a guitar solo........

Tracklisting:
1. Listing Ships - Skipper's Daughter
2. The Rock Of Travolta - Super 8
3. Bleaklow - The Sunless Country
4. Khuda - Antaeus
5. Orders of the British Empire - When Machines Fall Silent
6. MinionTV - We Are Ghosts
7. You Slut! - On-The-Spot Tina Turner Fine
8. Vessels - Ornafives
9. Leyaks - Spanish Luftkanone
10. Maybeshewill - Co-Conspirators
11. Kasper Rosa - Coronal Mass Ejection

The album is free or you can pay what you like to support a hard-working band.

Go and hear it and download it at one of these places:

Bleaklow Bandcamp
Minion TV Bandcamp
Vessels Bandcamp
Khuda Bandcamp
Orders Of The British Empire Bandcamp
Leyaks Bandcamp

New Fight Like Apes video for 'Jenny Kelly'‏

Celebrating this week’s release of new single ‘Jenny Kelly’, Fight Like Apes have now unveiled the song’s cheesetastic music video.

In the spirit of rural cheese rolling events, the video sees the band mounting their BMX’s and taking up the chase of a giant cheese wheel. The song itself is classic Fight Like Apes, both sonically and lyrically off-kilter with a rousing and memorable chorus.

Check it here:

EMA - UK live shows & new video

Having introduced herself as a solo artist with the epically rocking seven minute single ‘Grey Ship’ backed with a slowly rambunctious and flailing sixteen minute cover of the Robert Johnson blues staple, ‘Kind Heart’, EMA invites you deeper into her world with her debut album, 'Past Life Martyred Saints' due on May 09 through Souterrain Transmissions.

She has now unveiled her new DIY video for album track ‘California’ as well as a string of UK live shows.



And see EMA live at these dates:

11 May London The Macbeth
12 May London Cargo (supporting Scout Niblett)
13 May Manchester FutureEverything @ Islington Mill (supporting Scout Niblett)
14 May Brighton The Great Escape @ NME Radar Stage (Horatios)

Starfucker announce UK tour, release new album & free mixtape

US electronic pop band Starfucker have confirmed details of a UK tour, coinciding with the release of their sophomore album ‘Reptilians’ today (March 28) through Polyvinyl in the UK. Full details of the May dates are below, including a performance at The Great Escape.

UK + European Live dates:

Tue 10 May UK London Madame JoJo's
Wed 11 May UK Leeds Milo
Thu 12 May UK Bristol Start the Bus
Sat 14 May UK Brighton The Great Escape Festival
Wed 18 May France Paris Fleche D'Or
Thu 19 May Belgium Brussells Les Nuits
Sat 21 May Switzerland Winterthur Albani
Sun 22 May Switzerland Bern Bee-Flat

In addition, Starfucker have made an album mixtape for ‘Reptilians’, fusing their own tracks with the likes of 50 Cent. Hear it here.