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Glass Animals – “Black Mambo”
I was worried that Glass Animals would have trouble following up the tremendous “Cocoa Hooves” with anything anywhere near as good, but “Black Mambo” proves my fears wholly unfounded, with its mysterious lyrics and subtle melodies... Read more »
Kate Boy – “The Way We Are”
Disappointed that The Knife’s new album is an inaccessible, brutal assault on your ears and mind? Wish there were more Deep Cuts-era dark electronic pop songs and fewer twenty-minute long washes of ambient nothingness? If so, the three... Read more »
Album Stream: MS MR – “Secondhand Rapture”
MS MR, who’s hook-tastic “Hurricane” was recently remixed by CHVRCHES, are releasing their debut album Secondhand Rapture on May 13, and as is so often the case nowadays, are streaming it in advance, in full. Check it out below, courtesy... Read more »
Video: Twigs – “How’s That”
Twigs is weird. Good weird, but definitely weird. The first we heard of her was “Ache,” which came with a terrifying video featuring a man with a mask made out of a trainer, and she followed... Read more »
Video: Pick A Piper – “Cinders and Dust”
Pick A Piper is a side project of Brad Weber from Caribou, and “Cinders And Dust,” a song that echoes the sounds of parties past with its wistful vocals and occasional electronic twitches, now has a... Read more »
What Happened To Those Bands? When Indie Buzz Bands Disappear
It happens all too often. The cogs of the well-oiled hype machine start turning, the buzz grows louder and louder, a band are championed as the new this, or the saviours of that. They sell out... Read more »
Mixtape: The Child Of Lov – “Crying Thunder”
The Child Of Lov’s self-titled debut album, which just happens to feature DOOM and Damon Albarn, is out May 6, and today the Amsterdam based artist has released a cheeky five track mixtape called Crying Thunder. With four... Read more »
Video: Snow Ghosts – “Murder Cries”
Legendary London club and label Fabric recently set up a new imprint called Houndstooth, which will be releasing the debut album of Snow Ghosts, a collaboration between producer Ross Tones and vocalist Hanna Cartwright. “Murder Cries”... Read more »
Lemonade – “Perfect Blue”
Brooklyn based band Lemonade have dropped a new single out of nowhere, and it’s another gorgeous, glittering piece of electronic pop, replete with yearning vocals, bright synths and tropical textures. “Perfect Blue” is a natural continuation... Read more »
Wolf Alice – “Every Cloud”
Wolf Alice take things in a new direction on “Every Cloud,” ditching the crunchy guitars and driving percussion for soft synth washes, but keeping up the high quality that has impressed us so much since we... Read more »
Sinead Harnett – “Got Me”
The name Sinead Harnett first popped up providing guest vocals on Disclosure’s ”Boiling“ and “What’s In Your Head,” and more recently Rudimental’s “Baby,” but now she’s stepping out on her own with debut single “Got Me.” Produced by Eats Everything... Read more »
Jamie Isaac – “Softly Draining Sea”
King Krule collaborator, and fellow incredibly young yet talented Londoner, Jamie Isaac is releasing an EP called I Will Be Cold Soon on June 24, and if the rest of the tracks live up to the hazy, warped... Read more »
Video: Empire Of The Sun – “Alive”
Aussie duo Empire of the Sun recently announced their return with the typically colourful “Alive,” all enormous synth melodies and anthemic choruses, and now the track has a video. As bright and vivid as the song is, the... Read more »
Two Door Cinema Club – “Sun (Lissvik Remix)”
Get some summery bounce in your weekend with Swedish producer Dan Lissvik’s remix of Two Door Cinema Club’s “Sun.” As previous reworks of HAIM and Chad Valley have proven, Lissvik is always good for a bright remix,... Read more »
Savages – “No Face”
Savages, an all female post-punk quartet from London, are preparing to release their debut album Silence Yourself, and shared “No Face” this morning on the ever-reliable Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBC Radio 6 show. It is an intense, thrilling three... Read more »
