Following ‘Heavy is as Heavy Does’ and ‘Capsule‘, Menomena have just dropped a third cut from Moms, the duo’s fifth studio album, which arrives on September 18th via Barsurk Records.
Menomena will embark on an extensive North American and European tour in support of the upcoming album. Head over to their website to check all the dates.
Now listen to the fantastic new single ‘Pique’.
We had already heard the stunning cinematic cut ‘Vorka’ from Hidden Orchestra‘s double A-side single ‘Vorka’ / ‘Spoken’ which drops this Monday September 10th.
Their somophore album, Archipelago, arrives a few weeks later, on October 1st, via Tru Thoughts.
‘Vorka’, named after Serbian filmmaker Slavo Vorkapic, has just been complimented with a video, directed by Lumen.
Speaking about the video, Hidden Orchestra’s lead member Joe Acheson said it “is a small tribute to the work of Vorkapic, whose pioneering work in the first half of the twentieth century made his name synonymous with the art of montage”. Acheson added that “the music for “Vorka” was originally created as a series of short episodes for a radio drama adaptation of a 1970’s Japanese sci-fi novel, and then combined into one track in a form of montage, so it felt fitting to reference Vorkapic in the track’s title.”
Here’s the video for ‘Vorka’.
As previously mentioned, psych post rockers Maserati will release their new studio album Maserati VII on October 2nd via Temporary Residence.
According to the label, “Maserati VII perfectly captures the essence and evolution of Maserati as face melting, bone-rattling, ass-shaking Moroder Metal.”
Maserati have just dropped ‘Earth-Like’, an electifying new cut from Maserati VII. Listen to it below.
Austin, Texas based six-piece Balmorhea will drop their fifth full-length album, Stranger, on October 2nd via Western Vinyl.
Taking their name from a small West Texas town of 500 inhabitants, Balmorhea’s music has always been influenced by the Texan lifestyle. Stranger sees the sextet moving “beyond contemplative reverence for the land and the history of their home state” as the issued press release explains.
Balmorhea’s forthcoming album “explores the kinetic rhythms that dictate our day-to-day lives, fascinated by the wanderlust that drove the itinerant hearts of our earliest settlers and that continues to pulse in the kids roaming Texas’ suburban sprawl. Unsettled, but patient, these songs embrace everyday sensuality, youthful discovery, and nomadic reverie…awe-struck by the divine energy that permeates all of our earthly fauna and flora.”
‘Days’. the glorious album opener, has just surfaced the web. Immerse yourself in this almost 9-minute long track.
David Byrne & St. Vincent‘s highly anticipated collaborative album will see the light next week.
In anticipation of it, the pair have premiered a video to accompany the first single lifted from it, ‘Who’, posted here back in June.
The video was directed by Martin de Thurah and it shows Annie Clark aka St. Vincent keeping up with Byrne’s crazy dance moves.
Love This Giant drops on September 10th in the UK and a day later in the US via 4AD / Todo Mundo.
Shortly after the release, Byrne and Clark are set to play several shows thoughout North America, starting off in Minneapolis on September 15th. The pair will be joined on tour by eight brass players, a keyboardist and a drummer.
Now watch the video for the catchy album’s opener ‘Who’.
Some of you may already know Nate Brenner for being tUnE-yArDs’ bass player but as previously posted, he has a new solo project called Naytronix and a debut album just over a month away from being released.
Dirty Glow drops on October 9th via Plug Research.
I was lucky enough to catch one of his first shows in London in July and it totally won me over. Brenner, who envisioned the album as a summer time record, got it just right. He’s offering a fun-filled dance party drawing upon a wide palette of musical styles from funk jazz to electronic soul. And the whole thing feels as if synthesisers had just been invented.
Naytronix has just unveiled ‘Baby Don’t Walk Away’, the excellent feel-good second single off Dirty Glow. It comes with a video directed by Christine Hucal, who had also directed the video for his first single ‘Robotic’. Here it is.
