Dan Deacon announces new album and offers first single

31 May 2012

Baltimore electronic maestro Dan Deacon has just announced the release of his new album America. It follows his 2009’s Bromst and is due out on August 27th in Europe and a day later in North America via Domino.

According to the issued press release, America “demonstrates anger, confusion, and apocalyptic anxiety over corporatism and war, but finds consolation in the geography of the United States and in recent social movements both domestic and international.”

The album reflects Deacon’s recent experiences with classical music, commissioned work and collaborations, including his first film score for a Francis Ford Coppola film.

‘Lots’ is the first single lifted from ‘America’, a mighty first taste that will leave you wanting more. You can listen to ‘Lots’ below and download it free here.

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Imaginary Family releases first single and accompanying video

29 May 2012

Born in the French Alps and now relocated to Ghent, Belgium, Joanna Isselé is the woman behind Imaginary Family.
She was given an acoustic guitar a few years ago and being left-handed, Joanna learnt to play the right-handed guitar upside down with her left hand.

Imaginary Family’s first single, ‘The Bird Watcher’, is available to download free for a short period of time. The song comes with an animated video, as lovely and dreamy as the song. Enjoy it.

Gonzales set to release Solo Piano II in August

25 May 2012

Chilly Gonzales has announced the release date for his new album of solo piano compositions entitled Solo Piano II.

Gonzales moved his piano to Studio Pigalle in Paris and in just ten days he recorded the album’s fourteen tracks, short listed from about a hundred melodies written since his 2006 ‘s Solo Piano.

As explained in the press release, “hour upon hour, the purest and most microscopic process of recording took place. Chilly Gonzales played all the songs over and over and over again, until each one’s essence had been captured”

Solo Piano II will be released on August 28th via Arts & Crafts.

Ahead of the album release, and to get us even more excited about it, Gonzales dropped a two-minute album teaser. Watch it beneath.

Liars share second taste off upcoming album WIXIW

23 May 2012

Liars‘ much anticipated sixth studio album, WIXIW,  is only a couple of weeks away from hitting stores.

The threesome released their first single ‘Number One Against The Rush’ last month and they’ve just offered another taste off WIXIW, ‘Octagon’.

WIXIW is read ‘wish you’ and singer guitarist Angus Andrew talking about the album title said “’wish you’ is a familiar and universal sentiment of longing and hope, but when misspelt becomes uniquely shrouded and difficult to interpret, which in many ways is representative of our music and the songs we wrote for this album”.

The first single ‘Number One Against The Rush’ will be released as a limited 12″ vinyl signed by the band this Monday May 28th. The single features remixes by Matmos and Vince Clarke and the exclusive b-side ‘We’ll Never Learn’.

WIXIW drops on June 4th in Europe and a day later in the US via Mute. Now get ready for the hypnotic and fierce new cut ‘Octagon’.

Dusted drop brand new track from forthcoming debut album

23 May 2012

Brian Borcherdt, co-founding member of Holy Fuck, has a new band called Dusted, featuring producer Leon Taheny of Final Fantasy fame, as reported here last month.

Their debut album Total Dust is due out on July 10th via Hand Drawn Dracula and Polyvinyl.

Following Dusted’s first single ‘(Into the) Atmosphere’, the twosome have just dropped a brand new cut, ‘Property Lines’, off their forthcoming album.
‘Property Lines’ features Brian’s three other Holy Fuck bandmates Graham Walsh, Matt McQuaid and Brad KilPatrick. Here it is.