Girls In Hawaii return with new album and drop first single

22 July 2013

Everest, the third full-length album from Belgian sextet Girls In Hawaii, will see the light of day on September 16th via Naïve Records. Antoine Wielemans, Lionel Van Cauwenberghe, Daniel Offerman, François Gustin, Brice Van Cauwenberghe and Boris Gronemberger, who make up the outfit, took a long break after the tragic death of drummer Denis Wielemans in a car accident in 2010.
Last year, Girls In Hawaii regrouped and this Spring saw them recording the forthcoming album in an ancient Manoir near Paris, with producer Tchad Blake (The Black Keys, Gomez).
According to the press release, each of the 11 songs featured on Everest is a variation “on the same themes of absence, irremediable loss, the aftermath, the will to live, and the search for catharsis!.
‘Missus’ is the first single taken from the album, and it comes with a video directed by Olivier Cornil. Check it out below.

Listen to Wackrow’s brand new track ‘Jet Washed’

17 July 2013

For quite some time now, Wackrow’s music has been kicking in our eardrums so we are very excited to be premiering his brand new track ‘Jet Washed’.
The Berlin based British multi-instrumentalist, who has also been a member of The Oscillation and Velofax, crafts sounds inspired by varied musical territories such as Krautrock, progg, cosmic funk, electronica and new wave, amongst other genres and influences.
Recorded using a 4 track tape recorder, ‘Jet Washed’ has the perfect amount of groove and pop sensibility to get you sucked into it from the very first listen. Here it is.

CocoRosie share video for ‘Child Bride’

16 July 2013

CocoRosie‘s latest album, Tales of a Grass Widow, came out last May via City Slang. The sister duo have just premiered a video for the track ‘Child Bride’, off the same album. The song and its video, as the title suggests, tells the story of a young girl who is given away by her family to a much older man. Emma Freeman directs and you can watch it below.

Yo La Tengo premiere video for ‘Ohm’ and announce triple 12″ single

15 July 2013

Last January saw Yo La Tengo release their fourteenth full-length album, Fade.
The album’s opening track, ‘Ohm’, has been complimented with an animated video, written and directed by Donick Cary, with animation created by Sugarshack Animation.
What’s more, Yo La Tengo are releasing a limited edition triple 12″ set and it comes packaged in a shower curtain. The release features three different versions of ‘Ohm’, all unreleased except the original version, and it will drop on July 30th via Matador.
Now watch the video for ‘Ohm’.

Matthew E. White’s ‘Big Love’ remixed by Hot Chip

14 July 2013

‘Big Love’ is one of the fantastic standout tracks from Matthew E. White‘s widely-acclaimed debut album Big Inner, released last year via Domino. The songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer has unveiled a new remix by Hot Chip.

Here’s what he said about it:

“Although the very nature of recorded music flies in the face of this, I’m a firm believer that art is never finished, it only stops in interesting places. Fortunately, versions, dubs and remixes allow you to see a song from a new perspective, they un-stick a recorded experience from a particular moment in time and allow it to live again. Today I’m very excited to share a marvellous remix that Hot Chip has done for Big Love, one that unlocks the song and turns it inside out. It stays very honest to the original material but also breaks it open in a terrific way. Take a listen, listen to the original, hear what is changing and what’s not, what’s new and what’s not. Hot Chip did a GREAT job, it’s a pleasure to have them on the mix, and for that I send my biggest love.”

Listen to Hot Chip’s rendition of Matthew E. White’s ‘Big Love’ below.

Zammuto launches new album crowdfunding campaign and drops first taste

13 July 2013

Zammuto has unleashed a brand new track, ‘Sinker’, the first of three tracks he’ll release over the duration of a campaign to help fund the follow-up to last year’s eponymous debut album.
Other than pre-orders of the yet-to-be-titled album, other treats in store include home screen-printed posters and a couple of sound sculptures. There’s no release date for the album yet, but the foursome are in process of recording it.

‘Sinker’ comes accompanied with a video explaining the campaign and it also offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of his family life and creative work. Watch it now.

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