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London Records Announce Special Record Store Day Releases From Orbital, the Durutti C Photo London Records Announce Special Record Store Day Releases From Orbital, the Durutti Column & Northside
by Michael Major - February 15, 2024

LONDON RECORDS will release special Record Store Day drops from Orbital, The Durutti Column, and Northside. Orbital's 'Green Album' on splatter double vinyl, The Durutti Column's 'Vini Reilly' on limited black vinyl, and Northside's 'Chicken Rhythms' on limited yellow vinyl....

OMD Share 'Verushka' Single From 'Bauhaus Staircase' LP Photo OMD Share 'Verushka' Single From 'Bauhaus Staircase' LP
by Michael Major - October 06, 2023

OMD shares 'Verushka' single and video, announces UK headline tour and performance at Darker Waves Fest in LA. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) have sold over 40 million records worldwide, establishing them as electronic synthesiser pioneers and one of Britain's best-loved pop groups....

FINAL GASP Release Debut Album 'Mourning Moon' Photo FINAL GASP Release Debut Album 'Mourning Moon'
by Michael Major - September 22, 2023

Boston’s FINAL GASP unleash their debut album,  Mourning Moon. A harrowing journey through all things Hardcore, Metal, and Goth, Mourning Moon drags the listener through twelve thrilling tracks. Vocalist and guitarist Jake Murphy delivers an unmatched, soulful performance while taking on the weighti...

FINAL GASP Release 'Blood and Sulfur' Single From Debut Album 'Mourning Moon' Photo FINAL GASP Release 'Blood and Sulfur' Single From Debut Album 'Mourning Moon'
by Michael Major - August 31, 2023

Final Gasp recorded Mourning Moon in Philadelphia with famed producer Arthur Rizk (Ghostmane, Cavalera Conspiracy, Sumerlands). Its foundation was built by the band’s two previous EPs—2019’s Baptism of Desire (Primitive Propaganda) and 2021’s Haunting Whisper (Triple B).  ...

FINAL GASP Releases New Single 'Climax Infinity' From Debut Album 'Mourning Moon' Photo FINAL GASP Releases New Single 'Climax Infinity' From Debut Album 'Mourning Moon'
by Michael Major - August 01, 2023

FINAL GASP hit us with their driving new single “Climax Infinity”–the second single from their debut full-length, Mourning Moon. The visual for “Climax Infinity” was filmed by Caleb Gowett and Chris Gill at their tour kick off show at Middle East in Cambridge, MA. The footage gives us a first look i...

MODERN ENGLISH Announce Fall U.S. Headline & Festival Dates Photo MODERN ENGLISH Announce Fall U.S. Headline & Festival Dates
by Michael Major - July 10, 2023

The upcoming appearances come on the heels of the band’s widely talked about performance at Cruel World Festival in Los Angeles, CA in May and the recently completed recording of its forthcoming album produced by Mario J. McNulty (David Bowie, Lou Reed, Nine Inch Nails). Support on select dates will...

Final Gasp to Release Debut Album 'Mourning Moon' Photo Final Gasp to Release Debut Album 'Mourning Moon'
by Michael Major - June 27, 2023

Boston’s FINAL GASP unleash their debut album,  Mourning Moon. A harrowing journey through all things Hardcore, Metal, and Goth, Mourning Moon drags the listener through twelve thrilling tracks. Vocalist and guitarist Jake Murphy delivers an unmatched, soulful performance while taking on the weighti...

The Connells Release New Live Album 'Set The Stage' Photo The Connells Release New Live Album 'Set The Stage'
by Michael Major - May 08, 2023

Their 1987 Mitch Easter-produced album Boylan Heights established them as college-radio favorites, and they went on to work with producers including Gary Smith (Pixies, Billy Bragg), Hugh Jones (Echo & the Bunnymen, Modern English) and Lou Giordano (Goo Goo Dolls, Bob Mould) on subsequent albums....

Nashville's Palm Ghosts Share New Single 'Silent Fall' Photo Nashville's Palm Ghosts Share New Single 'Silent Fall'
by Michael Major - October 20, 2022

The band's Joseph Lekkas says, ''Silent Fall' is about two lovers that are grateful to discover they could still love at all. Knowing soon their fantasy world will collapse, they beg the moment to last if even only in memory. The track and its accompanying video, which was directed by the band's Ben...

HIGH VIS Release New Album 'Blending' Photo HIGH VIS Release New Album 'Blending'
by Michael Major - September 30, 2022

London's High Vis release their highly anticipated second album, Blending. The album has come preceded by a series of singles - “Trauma Bonds”, the album’s title track, “Fever Dream” and “Talk For Hours”, which features guest vocals from Charlie Manning-Walker - aka Chubby Charles - of Chubby and th...

High Vis Share New Single '0151' Off Forthcoming Album 'Blending' Photo High Vis Share New Single '0151' Off Forthcoming Album 'Blending'
by Michael Major - September 15, 2022

High Vis have released their gripping, immediate new single “0151.” Titled after the landline dialing code for Liverpool / Merseyside, frontman Graham Sayle explains – “With the backdrop of a decade of austerity and neglect, ‘0151’ is a song about the power of collective identity.' The track is off ...

Nashville's Palm Ghosts Announce New Album 'Post Preservation' Photo Nashville's Palm Ghosts Announce New Album 'Post Preservation'
by Michael Major - August 25, 2022

Nashville-based band Palm Ghosts will release their anticipated new full-length album Post Preservation (pre-order). The album follows up the band's acclaimed album The Lost Frequency which was released last year. The band has shared 'Cross Your Heart' the first single to be released from Post Prese...

Cayucas Drop New Single 'Sayulita' Photo Cayucas Drop New Single 'Sayulita'
by Michael Major - August 19, 2022

No matter your feelings about the warmest season, rest assured that Cayucas will always be there to provide its perfect soundtrack. Following the breezy “Topo Rides the Wave” released earlier this summer, the Los Angeles duo made up of brothers Zach and Ben Yudin shared their new sepia-toned single ...

Davey Horne Returns With New Singles 'Welcome To The Future' & 'Diego & Maria' Photo Davey Horne Returns With New Singles 'Welcome To The Future' & 'Diego & Maria'
by Michael Major - August 15, 2022

After a break from music, Scottish songwriter and musician - DAVEY HORNE - steps back into the spotlight with the singles: “Welcome to the Future” and “Diego & Maria”. Recorded at Tpot Studios in Perthshire Scotland, both tracks were written by Davey Horne, mastered by Pete Maher (U2, Echo & The Bun...

High Vis Release New Single 'Trauma Bonds' From Forthcoming Album 'Blending' Photo High Vis Release New Single 'Trauma Bonds' From Forthcoming Album 'Blending'
by Michael Major - August 09, 2022

With their new album Blending, London's High Vis return with the latest single drawn from the record, “Trauma Bonds”. Quite possibly Blending's emotional centerpiece, the melodic jangle and impassioned vocals of “Trauma Bonds” offer up an ultimately hopeful search for empathy and communication in th...

HIGH VIS Release 'Blending Out' Album Title Track Photo HIGH VIS Release 'Blending Out' Album Title Track
by Michael Major - July 12, 2022

The album's title track follows the release of Blending’s lauded singles / videos “Fever Dream” and “Talk For Hours”, which features guest vocals from Charlie Manning-Walker - aka Chubby Charles - of Chubby and the Gang and Jonah Falco of F*cked Up. Watch the lyric video for the new single now!...

Lightning Seeds Return With New Album 'See You in the Stars' Photo Lightning Seeds Return With New Album 'See You in the Stars'
by Michael Major - June 15, 2022

One of the album highlights, ‘Emily Smiles’, was co-written with Specials man Terry Hall, whom Ian wrote Jollification’s ‘Lucky You’ with. All songs were written and recorded in short bursts over the last three years. The first two songs recorded were a pair written with the Coral’s James Skelly: ‘G...

HIGH VIS Announce New Album 'Blending' & Release Lead Single Photo HIGH VIS Announce New Album 'Blending' & Release Lead Single
by Michael Major - June 14, 2022

Breaking from the same UK underground that spawned Chubby And The Gang, Higher Power and The Chisel, the band have quickly grown a devoted following for their intense live shows, immediate lyrics that tackle themes from class politics to the challenges of everyday life, and an exemplary 2019 debut a...

Simple Minds Announce New Album 'Direction of the Heart' Photo Simple Minds Announce New Album 'Direction of the Heart'
by Michael Major - June 14, 2022

Simple Minds release “Vision Thing”, the first track to be taken from the band’s eighteenth studio album Direction Of The Heart. Currently playing acclaimed shows throughout Europe, Direction Of The Heart is Simple Minds’ first album of new material since 2018’s outstanding UK Top 5 album Walk Betwe...

Raleigh-Based Alternative Band The Connells Release Acoustic EP Photo Raleigh-Based Alternative Band The Connells Release Acoustic EP
by Marissa Tomeo - May 15, 2022

Today, the internationally celebrated, Raleigh-based alternative band The Connells  released an acoustic EP, reinterpreting four tracks from their acclaimed album Steadman’s Wake. The album, which was released in September to wide praise, marked the end of a 20-year recording hiatus for the band. Re...

Mexican Dogs Drop Self-Titled EP Via Fretstore Records Photo Mexican Dogs Drop Self-Titled EP Via Fretstore Records
by Marissa Tomeo - May 15, 2022

Liverpool rockers Mexican Dogs release their self-titled EP via Fretstore Records. STREAM IN FULL HERE. They have also released a new single, 'When It's Gone.' LISTEN HERE. Thundering through a riotous blend of fuzzy reverb, vintage-tinted guitar lines, heady instrumentals and booming vocals, “When ...

Dave Thomas Junior Shares Cover Of 'Pompeii' After Signing to Nettwerk Photo Dave Thomas Junior Shares Cover Of 'Pompeii' After Signing to Nettwerk
by Michael Major - April 18, 2022

He was signed to Nettwerk by esteemed A&R reps Marshall Altman (Katy Perry, Matt Nathanson, Ingrid Michaelson) and Grammy-nominated Eric Robinson (Taylor Swift, The Milk Carton Kids, Sia). Today, he shares his hushed stripped-back version of Bastille’s anthemic hit “Pompeii.”...

Strange Parade Share New Single 'Bag Of Blood' Photo Strange Parade Share New Single 'Bag Of Blood'
by Michael Major - April 14, 2022

'Bag of Blood,' the second single from The Watchers, is an amped-up storytelling affair that marries early 80’s new wave with a 60’s girl group beat, landing somewhere between The Chiffons and Echo & The Bunnymen. Listen to the new single and pre-order their new album now!...

Papercuts Share New Single 'Palm Sunday' in Advance of New 'Slumberland' LP Photo Papercuts Share New Single 'Palm Sunday' in Advance of New 'Slumberland' LP
by Michael Major - March 21, 2022

Past Life Regression is his new album and it's a journey into the dreamier reaches of psychedelic folk-pop that digs deep into influences as wide-ranging as The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Spiritualized, Echo & The Bunnymen, Leonard Cohen and late 60s pop of various flavors. Watch the musi...

Papercuts Announce New Album 'Past Life Regression' Photo Papercuts Announce New Album 'Past Life Regression'
by Michael Major - January 25, 2022

It's the second Papercuts LP, following 2018's excellent Parallel Universe Blues and the seventh album from the project overall. Check out the video for 'I Want My Jacket Back' featuring a group of paper dolls attempting to leave a cult. Also available now is the hazy B-side 'The Strange Boys.' You ...











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