As we had already mentioned, Bibio has a new album on the way, Ribbons, and as usual, it comes full of wonderful surprises. The gorgeous lead single ‘Curls’ is proof of that, and Bibio has paired it with a self-directed video. And to get us even more excited, he has also unveiled brand new single ‘Old Graffiti ‘. Check out both below.
Ribbons is out on April 12th through Warp.
Drumming powerhouse Adam Betts, best known as one third of long time favourite band Three Trapped Tigers, also keeps himself busy playing with the likes of Squarepusher, Goldie, Emperor Yes, Heritage Orchestra, Jarvis Cocker and many others. Following the release of his debut album, which was one of 15 Album Picks of 2016, there’s a new record on the way under his moniker Colossal Squid.
‘I Lost Detroit’ featuring Saint Saviour was the first single to emerge from it and Betts has shared a new cut, the explosive and uncanny ‘Kick Punch’ featuring vocals from AK Patterson. Betts described his work with the songstress:
“I started this tune around the main synth riff, and it quickly became a pretty doomy groove, but when AK sent through what she’d written on top, it gave it a completely new spin – I would never have thought for the vocals to try and top the tune’s intensity, but AK’s fire is ferocious and joyfully unhinged. I loved what she suggested immediately.”
AK Patterson also had this to say:
“The intensity of the track resonated with me instantly. It created strong imagery in my head of slo motion fight scenes, vast desert landscapes and mirror images in combat. It conjured up a character to base the song around and I delight in performing it almost as a duel between me and Adam on stage.”
‘Kick Punch’ comes with a fittingly manic video directed by Jonjo Lowe. Here it is.
Joseph Shabason‘s Anne, released last November, was one of our 15 Album Picks of the year and it remains a beguiling, affecting and reflective listen from start to finish, encompassing jazz and ambient. So we’re very pleased to know that the talented composer and multi-instrumentalist is following it up with a five-track companion piece, The Anne EP. As with the album, the EP features contributions from Destroyer’s Dan Bejar and Thom Gill, amongst other musicians.
The Anne EP arrives on May 10th through Western Vinyl, and we can already hear the first gentle and beautiful single, ‘1517’. “1517 is the feeling of lying in a park and watching kids play on the first real day of spring”, described Shabason. “It’s knowing that life is gonna fuck you down, but consciously giving yourself permission to get lost in an afternoon”.
Let yourself immerse in the subtle beauty of this song.
Gabe Stout and Janak JP, who make up Honey Oat, released their eponymous debut album last week. An album of ebulient and exciting compositions in the realms of jazz and funk, it “renders time wavering and unpredictable”, as the press release describes. “The music sits still as much as it departs in oneiric spirals. Against the current of social media and its loops of endless replayability, Honey Oat’s music sits with hyperlocal remembrance, spontaneity.”
For a taster of the record, take a listen to their lead single ‘A Stranger Spring’.
Honey Oat is out now through Astro Nautico
Following the marvellous single ‘Silhouette’, Daniel O’Sullivan has shared a new cut from his upcoming album Folly. The track is called ‘Under The Knife’ and O’Sullivan had this to say about it:
“Partly inspired by a biography of Michelangelo, partly about my son’s birth, ‘Under The Knife’ is about the violence of transformation. Just as much about texture as it is melody, each instrument was recorded one by one and I kept thinking ‘could a song feel like marble?’ Something to do with weight and density maybe, but at the same time trying to convey the lines and contours of a human hand.”
‘Under The Knife’ comes with an accompanying video by Daisy Dickinson and you can watch it below.
Folly is out on April 5th through O Genesis Recordings.
Cykada, who are one of the many bands making their mark in London’s vibrant jazz scene, are set to release their eponymous debut album later this week. Marrying a multitude of influences with raw grooves and electronics, as the press release describes, their upcoming album “engages distant poles, analogue worlds crashing with electronics, eastern influences crossing with western, harmonising nostalgic moments with dancefloor bangers.”
The collective had previously shared ‘Dimension Stepper’ and now they have shared the album’s opener ‘Creation’. Listen to both below and grab the album when it drops on Friday through Astigmatic Records.
