Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down Remix EP

Swedish indie electro-popper Johan Reinhold has just released an EP of remixes to accompany 'Shoot Me Down', the first single from his forthcoming album 'Beautiful Loser'.

Over the years Johan Reinhold has been involved with several musical endeavors that has given him a following in his native Sweden. His last effort won local praise for its cinematic sound and was later nominated for a Swedish Grammy Award in 2009. Having finished touring Europe that same year Johan Reinhold made an abrupt change and decided to switch his creative path. “I wanted to try something different and explore new territories. I needed to evolve,” he says.

Have a listen to the EP here:
Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down (The Remix EP) by JohanReinhold

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: