We’re getting ever closer to the 29 October release date of Reflektor, and just to make sure we don’t forget it Arcade Fire have dribbled out another enticing tidbit to keep us all talking. Last night they released the below trailer on Twitter which previews new album track ‘Awful Sound (Oh Erydice)’: Awful Sound http://t.co/g9DaIkJwAP…
Interpol – Interpol When they released debut album Turn On The Bright Lights back in 2002, New York’s Interpol were regarded as the kings of the post-punk movement – intellectual and knowing lyrics combined with jagged guitar lines and atmospheric soundscapes to create an early contender for album of the decade. Since then, the law…
Former Oasis front-man Liam Gallagher’s clothing range, Pretty Green, is planning to launch its first dedicated club night in London next month. The event, scheduled for 26 November, will be at HMV’s Relentless Garage in North London – tickets are available now from the Pretty Green site. Liam’s Beady Eye bandmate Andy Bell will be…
Electronic pioneers Autechre have made their brand new EP ‘L-event’ available to stream for a limited time. The EP is set for release on 28 October and is the first new material from the Warp Records legends. Being the trailblazing boundary-pushers that they are, Autechre have come up with a slightly different take on the…
The Travelling Band – ‘Battlescars’ This single review was submitted by Philip Lickley, who runs the music blog .Wav Goodbye. ‘Battlescars’ is the first cut from Manchester’s Travelling Band’s second album and is the musical equivalent of a lazy sunny afternoon: pleasant, calming, almost ethereal. Very simplistic in its production, and all the better for…
Funeral Suits have released the video for their new single ‘Hands Down’ – the latest to be taken from their debut album Lily Of The Valley. Watch the Kevin Minogue directed video here: ‘Hands Down’ is out on 15 October. Funeral Suits are currently touring the UK this month, here’s their remaining dates in October:…
Bat For Lashes, aka Natasha Khan, releases her third album The Haunted Man next week – and now you can hear a six-song preview of it below. The preview features previous releases ‘Laura’, ‘All Your Gold’ and ‘Marilyn’, as well as brand new tracks ‘A Wall’ (glitzy disco-stomper), ‘Oh Yeah’ (a bit experimental) and ‘Winter…
The steady trickle of info regarding Crystal Castles upcoming third album III continued to today – with the electro-noise duo revealing the album’s full tracklisting on their Facebook page. Anticipation for the album is growing by the day, and judging by the two singles they’ve released so far (‘Plague’ and ‘Wrath Of God’) III could…
The Canadian alt rockers stake a claim to be the best band in the world with their fantastic third album, The Suburbs. The suburbs – and what they represent – have always been fair game for rock stars. All sorts of images of rebellion and tortured soul histrionics can be conjured up when on the…
Damon Albarn has spoken of his desire to turn Blur’s 1995 album The Great Escape into a musical. The ever-busy Albarn, who along with Blur is also the front-man of Gorillaz and The Good The Bad and The Queen and is involved in several African music projects and has so far written and performed two…
