Night Works releases video for new single ‘Modern European’

28 September 2012

Night Works, the brainchild project of Gabriel Stebbing (former Metronomy member), is set to release his debut album this winter.
Since emerging earlier this year, Night Works has dropped a couple of singles and his latest offering, ‘Modern European’, comes with added visuals.
According to the press release, “‘Modern European’ epitomises what it is exactly that Night Works does so well, which is to imbue a shiny pop hook with an elegiac air of melancholia and nostalgia, creating, in effect, a track that is as instantly addictive as it is indelibly moving.”
‘Modern European’ will be released on November 12th via Loose Lips Records.
Watch Stebbing having fun around Paris in the video for new cut. And straight after listen to ‘I Tried So Hard’, Night Works’ first single released last April.


Theme Park unleash video for ‘Two Hours’ and announce new EP

27 September 2012

‘Two Hours’ came out earlier this year as the first single from Theme Park‘s forthcoming debut album.
The band has just unveiled a video to compliment the track and announced the release of the Two Hours EP. The effort will be available on 10″ and digitally and it drops on November 4th via Transgressive Records.
Other than the title track, the EP also features three covers of Jessie Ware’s ‘Wildest Moments’, The National’s ‘Bloodbuz Ohio’ and Hot Chip’s ‘Ready For The Floor’.
Here’s the house party video for ‘Two Hours’.

Blake Fleming self-releases all drum and percussion debut album

26 September 2012

Blake Fleming is one hell of a prolific drummer, with a notorious involvement in bands like Laddio Bolocko, The Mars Volta, Dazzling Killmen and Electric Turn To Me.

Last week Fleming released digitally his debut solo album entitled Time’s Up, an explosive instrumental record composed of nothing else but drums and percussion.
Fleming explains how Time’s Up came about:

“The idea was to make single length songs (3-4mins more or less) out of nothing but drum and percussion instruments, hopefully providing “hooks” not normally associated with such music. It’s part Bboy percussion throwdown, This Heat homage, Hybrid African, Afro-beat and myself.”

The album is now available to stream/download on his bandcamp on a pay-what-you-want basis or via Free Music Archive.

Envisioning a vinyl release for his debut record, Fleming launched a kickstarter campaign to help fund his “percussion odyssey”. There are still a few days to go until the campaign’s deadline but his goal was reached two days after it launched. I’m getting that vinyl.

Here’s the electrifying ‘Street corner throwdown’, the second track from Time’s Up.

Balmorhea unveil new single ahead of album release

26 September 2012

Balmorhea‘s highly anticipated fifth full-length album is excitingly close to release date. Stranger drops this Tuesday October 2nd via Western Vinyl.

Earlier this month, the sextet shared the glorious album opener, ‘Days‘. Now Balmorhea are luring us with ‘Masollan’, a dazzling and dense new cut from the album.
They have also unveiled a video for ‘Masollan’ showing the band, including founding members Rob Lowe and Michael Muller, writing the song, rehearsing and performing it. The video, filmed over the course of a week by director Joe Tomcho, also blends in arresting shots from their native and inspirational Texas. Watch the video below, and straight after, listen to the album version of the song.


Native Eloquence eases you into the Winter

25 September 2012

Native Eloquence, the solo project of Los Angeles’ multi-instrumentalist and composer Adam Hirsch, has recently released his self-titled debut EP via Stereocure.

All the tracks in the eponymous EP were written, recorded and produced by Hirsch.
“Weaving dense sonic tapestries from disparate influences” as the EP blurb describes, “Hirsch brings to bear a background in jazz, a keen ear for beats, and a native honesty.”

The Native Eloquence EP is like a warm and fluffy blanket you will want to wrap yourself in as the days get shorter and colder (if you’re in the northern hemisphere, that is).
‘Easy Winter’ and ‘Whalebone’ are two of the dreamy cuts crafted by Native Eloquence. Listen to them below and stream or download the EP on his bandcamp.