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.

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.

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

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.

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

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:

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.

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.

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: