L.A. band Bleached bring forth a bit of punk funk and new wave with their latest single 'Hard to Kill'. The track is the follow-up to their recently released cut 'Shitty Ballet' which took a more acoustic folk pop meets punk approach. Both tunes will be featured on the group's upcoming LP 'Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough', which is out July 12th via Dead Oceans.
Back in 2018 Vancouver band In Mirrors released their debut LP 'Escape From Berlin'. Produced by Italians Do It Better label boss Johnny Jewel, the seductive and cinematic album was another steamy offering from the IDIB camp, with a sound that fans have come to expect from the imprint.
Meg Myers has shared a cover version of the Kate Bush single 'Running Up That Hill'. Bush originally released the song in 1985, which was the lead-off single from her LP ' Hounds of Love'. Rather than restructuring the classic track, Myers stays consistent with the original version as well as deliver a highly similar vocal performance. Meg Myers first performed the cover version on NPR Tiny Desk. You can now stream the recorded version below.
Aside from playing with the post-punk band Actors, Canadian musician and designer Shannon Hemmett has …
Doncaster's Jake Cope returns with a new track under his Guest Singer project entitled 'My Parallel', the follow-up to his single 'New Experience'. Tapping into an early 80s new wave sound, the track is sprinkled with a light dash of Krautrock, as bouncy drum kicks accompany sharp synth stabs. Reminiscent of early Talking Heads, the song is taken from Guest Singer's upcoming EP 'I’m Irrelevant'.
After consistently dropping hot single after single London duo Park Hotel have released their anticipated debut EP 'Nothing To Lose'. Comprised of five songs, the record expands on their reeling sound of new wave, post-punk, dance and more. Sexy, saucy and definitely body-moving, the pair create the perfect balance with double vocal rides over glistening production that is nostalgic but also modern which bridges both periods together effortlessly.
It’s been a while since Cardiff-based artist Ani Glass released a single. In fact, it’s …
Leaving Records b/w Stones Throw Records will release early Bauhaus material in the form of a new EP titled 'The Bela Session' on November 23rd. Recorded six weeks after the formation of the group on January 26th, 1979, the 5-song EP feautures previously unreleased tracks as well as Bauhaus' 'Bela Lugosi’s Dead'.
If you combine elements of Talking Heads and LCD Soundsystem, somewhere in the middle you …
Miles Kane has announced details of his new album 'Coup De Grace'. Scheduled to land August 10th via Virgin EMI, the LP is produced by John Congleton and was recorded in Los Angeles. The album will follow his 2013 record 'Don’t Forget Who You Are'.
Kane has also shared the title track of 'Coup De Grace'. An explosive delivery of rock & roll, funk, post-punk and new wave, the song harks back to a late 70s feel reminiscent of Talking Heads.
Regarding the album, Miles Kane stated:
"It’s been 5 years in the making, a lot of emotion and excitement has gone into making this album!"
