Balmorhea share new single ahead of album release

06 September 2012

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 premiere video for ‘Who’

05 September 2012

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’.

Naytronix unleashes video for second single off upcoming Dirty Glow

05 September 2012

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.

PVT announce new album and drop first cut

04 September 2012

Sydney’s PVT, formerly Pivot, have announced the release of their fourth full-length album, the follow-up to 2010’s Church With No Magic, out on Warp.

The release date for the new record hasn’t been confirmed yet, nor the album’s title, but the trio said it will be out soon on their new label Felte.

‘Shiver’ is the first taste from the upcoming album. Listen to it below.

Lazyeyes readying debut EP

03 September 2012

Jason Abrishami, Alex Tararaka and Paul Frank Volpe make up the recently formed outfit Lazyeyes.

The Brooklyn based threesome, who describe their music as ‘surfgaze’, have a debut EP in the works and judging by the two demo tracks they are showcasing via bandcamp, it will be one to look for. I’ll keep my eyes peeled for updated on this.

‘Nostalgia’ is one of the enticing cuts they have up, listen to it now.

Lymbyc Systym unveil new single from forthcoming new album

02 September 2012

With just over a couple of weeks until the release of Lymbyc Systym‘s third full length album Symbolyst, the duo of brothers Michael and Jared Bell have whetted our appetite even more with another beautiful single, ‘Falling Together’.

As previously posted, Lymbyc Systym shared the album ‘s opening track ‘Prairie School’ last month.

Symbolyst is due out on September 12th in Japan via & Records and September 18th everywhere else via Western Vinyl.

Here’s ‘Falling Together’. Don’t let this gem slip away.