WHY?‘s new full-length album Mumps, etc will see the light on October 8th in Europe via City Slang and a day later in the US via Anticon.
Earlier this month they dropped the album’s opener ‘Jonathan’s Hope‘ and to keep the excitement growing, WHY? have just unveiled a new single off Mumps, etc. Listen to ‘Strawberries’ below.
It’s only been a couple of months since Brooklyn based sextet Dirty Projectors released their brilliant sixth studio album Swing Lo Magellan, and they have just announced its follow up with a new four-track EP entitled About To Die. The EP includes the title track, taken from Swing Lo Magellan, and another three unreleased tracks.
About To Die drops on November 5th in the UK and a day later in the US via Domino, and it will be available on vinyl and digitally.
To coincide with the news, Dirty Projectors have unveiled a video for ‘About To Die’, featuring footage from ‘Hi Custodian‘, their recent short film written and directed by frontman Dave Longstreth. Here it is.
As previously mentioned, Flying Lotus‘ fourth full-length album, Until the Quiet Comes, will hit stores on October 1st in the UK and a day later in the US via Warp.
We heard already the first cut ‘See Thru to U’ featuring vocal guest Erykah Badu.
Now Flying Lotus has released ‘Putty Boy Strut’ as a new single and it comes with an entertaining animated video directed by Cyriak. Check it out below.
And if you dig the robots in the video, head over here to play with them.
Tokyo based Yuko Araki is better known for being Cornelius’ outstanding drummer, but she also keeps herself busy playing with Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band, If By Yes, Brother’s Sister’s Daughter and her own brainchild project Mi-Gu.
Yuko formed Mi-Gu in 2003 and the project later expanded with the addition of guitarist/producer Hirotaka “Shimmy” Shimizu, also of Cornelius fame.
Mi-Gu’s self-titled debut came out in 2003 via British label Ochre Records; followed by from space released in 2006 by Atsugua Records in Japan and the most recent album pulling from above came out in 2009 via Ryuichi Sakamoto’s label Commons.
October 2nd will see Sean Lennon’s Chimera Music release a collection of tracks from Mi-Gu’s three albums, entitled Choose The Light.
Mi-Gu blend skilfully and gracefully a variety of genres and to lure you into the forthcoming release, here’s a taste from each of the three magnificent albums. Firstly ‘Spider’ lifted from the debut migu, followed by ‘Oshiro’ from the somophore album from space and the title track from the third album pulling from above. Enjoy.
October 9th will see the release of Callers‘ third full-length album, Reviver, via Partisan Records. Reviver is the follow up to their 2010’s Life of Love and sees the original founding duo of Sara Lucas and Ryan Seaton turn into quartet with the recruitment of Keith Souza and Seth Manchester. Keith and Seth produced Reviver and ended up joining the band.
The forthcoming album “is a statement on power, rhythm and beauty”, according to the issued press release. “Reviver stands as the most fully realized vision Callers has as artists.”
Callers have unveiled a taste off Reviver, the gorgeous and uplifting track ‘Heroes’, which is inspired by the poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks. Listen to it below.
Chicago’s Wild Belle, the duo of brother and sister Elliot and Natalie Bergman, draw influences from funk to jazz, from soul to reggae, and their new single ‘It’s Too Late’ is greatly infused with these genres.
The single has just been released via Columbia Records and it will be featured in their debut album Isles, which the pair plan to release early next year.
Now listen to ‘It’s Too Late’.
