Black Rebel Motorcycle Club return with “Let The Day Begin”, the first single to be released from their forthcoming sixth studio album Specter At The Feast, released through Abstract Dragon Records on March 18. The single is a cover version of a track by The Call, recorded as a homage Michael Been of The Call, [...]
Following on from the ethereal melodrama of their 2011 debut album Violet Cries, Brighton’s Esben And The Witch return with Wash the Sins Not Only the Face: a “majestic, haunting and triumphant work” that much like their debut is sure to tread a fine line between beautiful and unsettling. To get an idea of what [...]
Is it that time of the year already? I guess that means it’s also time for the obligatory Christmas-themed download. Thankfully we didn’t have to scrape the barrels to find something we could stomach, as with perfect timing, our favourite Canadian pop-rockers Sloan have come to the rescue with their own Christmas cracker in the [...]
“I wanted the album to sound like it came from a different place in time,” says Jim James. “Perhaps sounding as if it were the past of the future, if that makes any sense—like a hazy dream that a fully-realized android or humanoid capable of thought might have when it reminisces about the good old [...]
They’ve been very quiet since their debut album Moth was released back in June (what’s up, kids?) but Exlovers have kindly given up a dreamy remix of “Emily”, one of our favourite tunes from the album, as a free download here — http://youngandlostclub.com/digital-club/. Remixer Matt Emery has thankfully remained faithful to the original while giving “Emily” [...]
Divine Fits, the super-ish supergroup featuring Britt Daniel, Dan Boeckner and Sam Brown are the lucky recipients of an RJD2 remix of their track “Would That Not Be Nice” taken from A Thing Called Divine Fits. What are remixes for these days? I mean, email us at the usual address if you hear this played [...]
While the world waits for the release of After Dark 2, the sequel to dance label Italians Do It Better’s first compilation, Johnny Jewel of Chromatics and Glass Candy fame has take it upon himself to give the original a fresh and free remastering. Fans of his work should already be familiar with the label [...]
As Morrissey famously sang, “I know it’s over but still I cling”, and that’s basically how we feel about summer right now. Why did it have to end? As a remembrance of the good times, we’ve got this free sampler of 4ad’s releases this summers featuring tracks by Grimes, Twin Shadow, Purity Ring, St.Vincent & [...]
On October 30, Saddle Creek will reissue The Faint’s 2001′s electro-rock masterpiece Danse Macabre. The remastered release features six bonus tracks available on 2CD/DVD, and on double vinyl that also includes the CDs and DVD. The DVD features archival video footage, live projection videos, music videos and more. You can download “Take Me To The [...]
UK songstress, Gemma Ray, has gone all out with her latest and most ambitious album, Island Fire, which is an encyclopedic trip through Gemma’s ever-growing, over-flowing bag of tricks. From lavish orchestral alt-pop (“Bring Ring Ring Yeah”), to intimate stop-you-in-your-tracks tracks (“Flood And A Fire”), to bitter-sweet girl-group-sounds (“Put Your Brain In Gear”) to brooding [...]
Crystal Castles go disco (mutated to CC standards but still disco) on “Sad Eyes”, the third track taken from their third album (III). The clip for “Sad Eyes” features live footage of the band performing mixed with shots of Alice Glass lip-syncing along and other randomness. The melodic synth lines of the track screams ABBA (no, seriously), and is another departure from the screaming and soundsystem destroying sonic meltdowns that Crystal Castles are notable for. Having just caught the band on tour in Australia last week, they were on their usual deafening form, working the writhing masses into a frenzy. Life’s got to be a gas in that band, I tell you.
