It has been almost four years since the release of July Talk's self-titled debut album. After satisfying the hunger from fans with their first single 'Push + Pull', taken from their forthcoming LP 'Touch', the Canadian outfit now unveil the second single titled 'Strange Habit'. Contrasting 'Push + Pull' which was a mid-tempo, spicy cut of alternative, 'Strange Habit' slows down the tempo with one drop piano notes, swinging drums and smokey synth blankets. Sleek and seducing, 'Strange Habit' is another winner that leads up to believe that 'Touch' would have been well worth the wait. Check it out.
Art and music are one in the same for Oslo's Jenny Hval. Having released avant garde solo records now for a decade, she continues to erase any lines of genre, allowing for a bigger and more spacious palette to freely create without boundaries or restrictions. On September 30th, Hval will drop her sixth LP 'BLOOD BITCH' on the Sacred Bones imprint. Delivering the first single taken from the album entitled 'Female Vampire', she now gives a taste of the second offering called 'Conceptual Romance'. Dreamy in sound yet still unorthodox in production, the warming aesthetic is graced with high, floating vocals.
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Australian band The Jezabels unveil the video for their track 'Smile'. With Brendan Cowell manning the direction, the video features vocalist Hayley Mary strolling throughout the streets of London after leaving a flat earlier that morning which was the result of a one night stand. Challenging the idea of the 'walk of shame', Mary portray a range of sides when addressing the situation.
Following up their 2015 LP 'Burnt Black Cars', Canadian rockers Slow Down Molasses are set to release their forthcoming album '100% Sunshine' out September 2nd via Noyes Records. The band has now shared the first single taken from the LP entitled 'Moon Queen'. Produced by Slow Down Molasses along with Chad Munson, the song is an energetic set-off as the band get ready to head over to Europe for a series of shows beginning August 31st in London. You can listen to 'Moon Queen' and check the tour schedule down at the bottom.
Apparently even bowling pins can get fed up of being hit constantly by weight-heavy bowling balls. In regards to the latest video '10 Things' by FEWS, the pins actually jump up and start attacking the bowlers themselves. Whilst the frustration is surely understandable, the more bizarre part is the pins escape the bowling alley to do random things like go row boating. '10 Things' is taken from the FEWS album 'Means', which is currently out now on PIAS.
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Bristol's John E Vistic will release his new album 'Welcome Down the Night' on July 22nd. Produced by Tristan Longworth, the record follows Vistic's EP 'What Will Be' and the acclaimed 'Modern Love' LP. For the new work, he has teamed up with an array of musicians from the likes of Primal Scream, Morcheeba and more.
John E Vistic has unveiled the title cut to the album 'Welcome Down the Night'. Stacked with a hazy peppering of blues rock, dreamy alternative and soul, the track is currently available for streaming, which you can hear down below.
Rebecca Clements first unveiled her sultry alternative single ‘Bad TV’ a couple months back. Whilst …
Led by vocalist Beatrice Bonnano, Dronningen is a London-based four-piece band bringing a fiery dose of electro rock branding with sheer attitude. Having formed as a full-on band in 2014, their latest EP 'Royal Riot' is a three-song offering of striking guitar rippings, twisted synths and hard-stomping drums that is embedded with streams of 90s alternative metal and post punk with an uncanny energy. Whilst the music is fast and raging, there is also a dance factor to each track that makes you want to completely let loose. With breakdowns acting as mere resting moments, Dronningen definitely leave no production space unfilled. With Bonnano's electric vocals gliding through the rhythms like a tossed spear through the air to its destined target, 'Royal Riot' is for those who love their sound with power and might.
