Julianna Barwick’s third album, Will, arrives next month

14 April 2016

Julianna Barwick - NebulaBrooklyn based experimental artist Julianna Barwick has a new album on the way called Will, which follows her celestial 2013’s Nepenthe. Busy with touring and projects all over the place, Barwick worked and conceived the album in many different locations, from New York to Asheville, North Carolina, to Lisbon, Portugal. “I love touring, but it can be a wild ride”, said Barwick. “You’re constantly adjusting, assimilating, and finding yourself in life-changing situations.”

The self-produced Will also sees Barwick bringing in guest collaborators, including Mas Ysa’s Thomas Arsenault, Dutch cellist Maarten Vos and percussionist Jamie Ingalls (Chairlift, Tanlines, Beverly).

Ahead of the album’s release on May 6th via Dead Oceans, Barwick has shared the gorgeous and dreamy single ‘Nebula’ and it comes with a video directed by Derrick Belcham. Watch it below.


Suuns close video trilogy with interactive video for ‘Brainwash’, new album out this week

13 April 2016

Suuns - BrainwashWe’re a mere two days away from the release of Suuns‘ third album, Hold/Still. The quartet’s previously shared singles, ‘Translate’ and ‘Paralyzer’, have both been offered with videos, directed by Charles-André Coderre and part of a triptych of videos. Suuns have closed the trilogy, with the third and final instalment now available to stream and even play with. The album’s excellent ‘Brainwash’ has been paired with an interactive Virtual Reality video, programmed by Jake Clover. You can watch the video below, directed by the band’s own Max Henry, and make sure you download the app for the full VR experience.

Hold/Still is out this Friday through Secret City in Canada and Secretly Canadian in the rest of the world.

The Dwarfs Of East Agouza unveil new single ‘Clean Shahin’ from upcoming debut album

11 April 2016
Photo: Maged Nader

Photo: Maged Nader

With less than three weeks to go until The Dwarfs Of East Agouza‘s highly anticipated debut album is out, the Cairo based trio have shared a second single from Bes. Sam Shalabi (Land of Kush, Shalabi Effect), Maurice Louca (Alif, Bikya) and Alan Bishop (Sun City Girls, The Invisible Hands, Alvarius B.) had already enticed us with the album’s hypnotic and explosive opening track ‘Baka of the Future’. The driving and transcendental ‘Clean Shahin’ only heightened our anticipation for the forthcoming Bes. The effort is coming out as a double album on April 29th via Nawa Recordings. Now listen to ‘Clean Shahin أقزام شرق العجوزة – نضافة شاهين’.

Brandon Locher shares new single ’Medium Frequency’

07 April 2016

Mazes to the Motherlode L by Brandon LocherBeautifully moving from start to finish, ‘Medium Frequency’ is the delicate yet powerful brand new track from Brandon Locher. The New York based multimedia artist and producer caught our ears a while back, with his work in other collaborative projects including The Meets and Stage Hands, and we’re pleased to see him following his very own solo path.
‘Medium Frequency’ starts out quietly, wrapped in mystique and delicacy, before blossoming into an ecstatic affair. Blending ethereal electronics with frenetic horns and gentle strings, the track cycles from moments of otherworldly beauty to ecstatic exuberance, and back again.
Locher’s new single also displays his versatile talent as a visual artist, with the stunning cover artwork having been drawn by him.
There’s more to come, according to him, and we’ll keep an eye out. Now listen to ‘Medium Frequency’.

Watch Melt Yourself Down’s video for ‘The God Of You’

05 April 2016
Photo: Cat Stevens

Photo: Cat Stevens

Later this month, London based collective Melt Yourself Down will drop their second studio album Last Evenings On Earth. Slated for an April 29th release via The Leaf Label, it follows their widely acclaimed 2013 self-titled debut album.
Described as an apocalyptic album, Last Evenings On Earth is darker and even more powerful than their debut. “The need to dance is still there but now I’m feeling inspired by the idea of the city as a prism through which all kinds of global influences pass,” says the band’s founding member Pete Wareham. “Translation, immigration, overcoming obstacles – and most of all, human unity.”

The thunderous ‘The God Of You’ is one of singles extracted from the upcoming album and Melt Yourself Down have shared a video for it. Check it out below.


To celebrate the release of Last Evenings On Earth, Melt Yourself Down are playing a string of shows in the UK. Check all their dates below.

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Listen to a new excerpt from Colin Stetson’s upcoming SORROW: A Re-imagining of Henryk Górecki’s 3rd Symphony

01 April 2016

Colin Stetson - SORROW III (Extract I)Colin Stetson‘s upcoming album SORROW: A reimagining of Gorecki’s 3rd Symphony, based on the Polish composer’s 1997 classic piece, is simply a dream of an album. Envisioned by Stetson for nearly two decades, the record is finally seeing the light of day on April 8th on his own 52Hz via Kartel.

The composer and sax magician had already enticed us with two staggering excerpts from the album. He’s offering another majestic taste from it, with a new excerpt from the third movement, ‘III (Extract I)’, featuring Stetson’s sister Megan on glorious vocals and Liturgy’s Greg Fox on drums. Being “the heaviest part of the symphony”, as the press release describes, ‘III (Extract I)’ combines classicism and black metal”. Listen to it now.