Jono McCleery offers B-side from upcoming 7″ single

26 March 2013

Jono McCleery - Fire in my Hands

The immensely talented singer-songwriter Jono McCleery, based out of London, has announced the release of a new single, ‘Fire In My Hands’.
With two albums released to date, Darkest Light self-released in 2008 and There Is out in 2011 via Ninja Tune, Jono’s music has been evolving in the last five years. More recent releases see him absorbing electronic touches and blending them with his stunning songwriting and soulful singing. Jono collaborated with electronic producer Royce Wood Junior on the new single, which comes backed with the outstanding B-side ‘Painted Blue’. Listen to it below and download it free here in exchange for an e-mail.
Fire In My Hands drops on May 6th via Ninja Tune and you can pre-order it now.

Haiku Salut release debut album and drop new single

25 March 2013

Haiku Salut - Tricolore

Tricolore, the debut album from avant garde folk trio Haiku Salut, is out today in the UK and slated for an April 16th release in the US via How Does It Feel To Be Loved.
Derbyshire Dales natives Gemma Barkerwood, Sophie Barkerwood and Louise Croft, who make up Haiku Salut, craft sweet melodies inspired by the music of Yann Tiersen and Benoît Charest and the novels of Haruki Murakami.
Coinciding with the album release, Haiku Salut have just shared ‘Glockelbar’, the second single off Tricolore. Listen to it below and straight after check out the accompanying video for their previous single ‘Los Elefantes’, directed by Joshua Dunlop.


Kriget premiere video for B-side ‘Aghori Diet’

21 March 2013

Kriget - Aghori Diet

Stockholm based avant-garde trio Kriget took us by storm at the end of last year. Following the release of their album Dystopico in November, Kriget dropped the 7″ single ‘Holy Mountain’ backed with B-side ‘Aghori Diet’.
The outfit of Christoffer Roth, Gustav Bendt and Per Nordmark had previously offered a visual accompaniment to the electrifying single ‘Holy Mountain’, and now the powerful and frantic B-side ‘Aghori Diet’ has also been given the visual treatment. According to the threesome, the video “was shot at family dinner around Christmas”. Here it is.

Superhuman Happiness unveil video for ‘Sentimental Pieces’

19 March 2013

Superhuman Happiness - Sentimental Pieces

Hot on the heels of their recently released debut album Hands, Superhuman Happiness have just premiered a video to accompany ‘Sentimental Pieces’, directed by bandleader Stuart Bogie and featuring the band’s own crafty keyboardist Jared Samuel. Check it out below.

You can stream Hands in its entirety on soundcloud, and buy it on vinyl, CD or digitally via the Royal Potato Family.

Bells Atlas drop first EP and announce debut LP

18 March 2013

Bells Atlas - EP

Sandra Lawson-Ndu, Derek Barber, Geneva Harrison and Doug Stuart make up Oakland based outfit Bells Atlas. The quartet draws influences from varied musical genres including Highlife, Hip-Hop, Samba, R&B, Post Rock, and Indie Pop. Frontwoman Sandra grew up listening to Rex Lawson, a legendary musician from the Nigerian highlife scene of the 60’s. The band weaves these varied influences into a unique sound of their own.

Last week saw the band releasing their debut EP, an exhilarating, delicate and seductive effort which you can stream or download on their bandcamp.

Bells Atlas have also recently released a second single from the EP, ‘Loving You Down’. According to them, the song is “about a woman near the end of her life, revisiting some painful memories and deciding to re-craft the telling of her life story”. Listen to it now.

Bells Atlas’ debut full-length album will arrive this summer. We’ll be on the lookout for more details!

The Ocean Floor’s Lane Barrington forms new band Snowy Plover

17 March 2013

Snowy Plover - Frozen Dessert Adventure

Earlier this year, Lane Barrington’s brainchild project The Ocean Floor was stripped down from the quintet who put out one of our favourite records of 2012, to a one man project, following the amicable departure of long time member Shannon Rose Steele.

The talented multi-instrumentalist and singer has recently unveiled his brand new outfit called Snowy Plover, also comprising fellow Portland resident Daphne Jane Faison.
We are thrilled to share their jubilant debut track ‘Frozen Dessert Adventure’, described by the pair as “a tale of backyard explorations, wild animal friends, and the search for delicious!”.  Enjoy.