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Mogwai remix Yann Tiersen’s first single ‘A Midsummer Evening’

30 April 2014
Photo: Katherine Rose

Photo: Katherine Rose

We’re getting excitingly close to the release of Yann Tiersen‘s new album ∞ (Infinity). The effort will see the light of day on May 19th in the UK/Europe and May 20th in North America via Mute.
Ahead of its release, Tiersen has unveiled a remix of ‘A Midsummer Evening’ by Mogwai. The original track, released previously, is taken from the forthcoming album.

In other related news, the French composer is live streaming a show from a secret location on May 5th at 7pm BST. Just head over to his website on the day to watch it.
Now listen to Mogwai’s remix of ‘A Midsummer Evening’.


Tom Vek shares video for ‘Sherman (Animals in the Jungle)’

28 April 2014

Tom Vek - Sherman (Animals in the Jungle)

A couple of weeks ago Tom Vek announced the release of Luck, his third solo album. He also dropped ‘Sherman (Animals in the Jungle)’, the first groovy cut off the album. The London based multi-instrumentalist is now offering an accompanying video for the track. Check it out below.

Luck is out on June 9th via Moshi Moshi, and to coincide with it, Tom Vek is performing live at London’s XOYO.

tUnE-yArDs premiere video for ‘Water Fountain’

24 April 2014

tUnE-yArDs - Water Fountain

With only two weeks to go for tUnE-yArDs to release their third album, Nikki Nack, they’ve paired the excellent first single, ‘Water Fountain’, with a fittingly colourful and fun-filled video. Joel Kefali, who directed the video, explains how the idea for it came about.

“When Merrill approached me wanting to make a video with a Pee-Wee’s Playhouse vibe I had to say yes. I’d had plenty of ideas for a kid’s show that had been waiting to see the light of day. I didn’t want to make a straight homage piece; there are moments of nostalgia in there but the video is our own modern, manic, collage of a kids show. Like many great kids shows I wanted to cram in as many ideas as possible and sneak in the occasional wink to the art world, contemporary and historic. The musical dynamic of “Water Fountain” lends itself perfectly to the concept and I think this video is best viewed while consuming a big bowl of cereal. Then again, what isn’t?”

Watch the video for ‘Water Fountain’ below and grab Nikki Nack when it drops on May 6th via 4AD.

Listen to Little Dragon’s third new single ‘Let Go’

23 April 2014
Little Dragon

Photo:Marco van Rijt

Little Dragon‘s highly anticipated fourth full-length album, Nabuma Rubberband, arrives in less than a month. The album is set to be released on May 12th in the UK via Because Music and May 13th in the US via Loma Vista Recordings. Following ‘Klapp Klapp‘ and ‘Paris’, the Swedish quartet are keeping us excited and have shared the third single off Nabuma Rubberband. Listen to ‘Let Go’ below.

Neil Cowley Trio tease forthcoming album with first taste ‘Kneel Down’

20 April 2014
Photo: Tom Barnes

Photo: Tom Barnes

The tremendously brilliant pianist / composer Neil Cowley and his long time band mates drummer Evan Jenkins and bass player Rex Horan, who make up Neil Cowley Trio, are set to release their fifth studio album entitled Touch and Flee.
The album sees them evolving and exploring newer territories. “The familiar hook laden tunes and pounding crescendos”, as the press release explains, are “replaced, in the main, by shifting, expansive melodies and longer elegant passages”.

Ahead of the album’s release on June 9th via Naim Jazz Records, Neil Cowley Trio are offering the first taste from it in the form of a video for the marvellous track ‘Kneel Down’. Here it is.