Chicago-based post-punk trio Luggage have announced the release of their third full-length, Shift, due out on November 22nd. Recorded at Electrical Audio in Chicago with Matthew Barnhart (Shearwater, The New Year) handling the engineering duties, the album was recorded almost entirely live (with the exception of vocals and a few minor overdubbed embellishments). As a result, Shift bears Electrical Audio's trademark hi-fidelity perfection and organic purity. The band members' disciplined restraint and frequency-specific contributions allow the listener to hear every instrument, every nuance, and every tonal deviation. The calculated limitations on Shift not only serve to capture Luggage in their purest state, they capture the entire essence of Chicago. It's as imposing, rigid, and cold as their environment, but also thrives with life within the confines of its monolithic constructions.
This summer, Kelsey Wilson, co-founder and fontwoman of the indie-pop band Wild Child, announced her new project Sir Woman. The band is hitting the road starting tonight in Washington, D.C. for their first-ever tour and will make stops in NYC and Boston. Find a full list of tour dates below.
Liverpool-based outfit Ernest Moon presents 'Satdeenight Ready' off their 'Ba-jesus' EP, which is finally being released on CD in early April. Recorded at Orphan Recording in Dublin with Peter Ashmore and Gavin Glass (Paul Brady, John Grant, Lisa Hannigan, Mundy), these four tracks are packed with loads of adrenaline-packed expression that is both critical and tongue-in-cheek.
Parisian singer-songwriter, actress, model and artist Lou Doillon releases her music video for “Too Much” today—watch/share the video HERE. The video was shot by acclaimed filmmaker Matt Lambert (Gucci, Givenchy, Mykki Blanco) and cinematographer/Cannes Jury Prize-winner Christopher Auon. The track is off her recently released, third album, Soliloquy.
Parisian singer-songwriter, actress, model and artist Lou Doillon's new single “It's You,” featuring Cat Power, is out now. Purchase, listen and/or share the song HERE. The track appears on her highly anticipated third album, Soliloquy, out February 1 via Barclay/Verve. Pre-order Soliloquy HERE.
Parisian singer-songwriter, actress, model and artist Lou Doillon is set to release her highly anticipated third album, Soliloquy, on February 1 via Barclay/Verve. The music video for lead single, “Burn,” debuts today. Pre-order the album HERE. Doillon and her band will tour widely in support of the album, with U.S. dates to be announced in early 2019.
Composer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Ethan Gold shares his latest collaboration with independent film director and twin brother Ari Gold, the soundtrack for the jazz-inspired drama, “The Song of Sway Lake.” Title tracks from the album feature vocals from American singer John Grant and English indie folk trio The Staves. Lakeshore Records released the soundtrack on all digital platforms. The album is also available on CD through Gold's label Electrik Gold, who will release a limited 7” vinyl on Record Store Day, Friday, Nov. 23rd.
London-based Irish-born songstress Linda Em presents 'Wild Fire' video in support of her new 'London Irish' EP, released via Talking Elephant Records. This EP is the first step in a different direction for Linda, towards a more atmospheric and spacious sound and vocal performance. It is both poetic and storytelling while still being brutally honest and personal. Her pure and raw vocals beautifully convey a nostalgic lyrical narrative, her warm endearing vocals drawing the listener into her musical story telling.
London-based Irish-born songstress Linda Em has announced her new 'London Irish' EP, to be released this fall via Talking Elephant Records. Ahead of that, 'Wild Fire' is the first single from this release – a sultry song that is as much of an earworm as it is seductive.
British indietronica synthpop artist Rodney Cromwell presents his new 'Rodney's English Disco' EP, his first collection of all new material in three years. Previewed by the song 'Comrades', which also features a 12' extended dance mix by electronica act Vieon, as well as a BBC 6 special preview of 'Barbed Wire', the new EP will be available on 7' vinyl, CD and digitally via London-based Happy Robots Records.
Restless and inventive, while always true to the power of songwriting and melody, Conor O'Brien has made another great leap forward with Villagers' fourth studio album, The Art Of Pretending To Swim, out via Domino on September 21, 2018.
Currently putting the finishing touches to his long-awaited fourth solo LP, John Grant today announces a UK and European tour throughout October and November including his first ever Brixton Academy performance in London which will follow from his much-anticipated release of his fourth studio album later this year and performances at this year's Green Man and Edinburgh festivals in late August.
British indietronica synthpop artist Rodney Cromwell has announced his forthcoming new 'Rodney's English Disco' EP, his first collection of all new material in three years. Previewed by the song 'Comrades', which also features a 12' extended dance mix by electronica act Vieon, the new EP will be available on 7' vinyl, CD and digitally via London-based Happy Robots Records.
DeLanna Studi's powerful memoir play And So We Walked: An Artist's Journey Along the Trail of Tears begins preview performances on March 31, opens on April 6, and runs through May 13 in The Armory's Ellyn Bye Studio. Studi returns to The Armory to perform this solo show after a triumphant run as Marie Dorion, Sarah Astor and other roles in the two-year engagement of Astoria: Part One and Astoria: Part Two. Corey Madden, the executive director of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, has been involved in the development of And So We Walked since initial research began in 2014 and comes to Portland to direct the production.
Today the Edinburgh International Festival unveils its 2018 programme. The International Festival runs Friday 3 to Monday 27 August. The event welcomes 2,750 artists from 31 nations to perform in Scotland's capital city and attracts visitors from all over the world, with audiences expected to travel from over 80 nations to be part of Edinburgh's global celebration of culture.
British indietronica artist Rodney Cromwell returns with his first all new material in three years with the song 'Comrades'. This is the first track off his new EP 'Rodney's English Disco', forthcoming via London-based Happy Robots Records.
DeLanna Studi's powerful memoir play And So We Walked: An Artist's Journey Along the Trail of Tears begins preview performances on March 31, opens on April 6, and runs through May 13 in The Armory's Ellyn Bye Studio. Studi returns to The Armory to perform this solo show after a triumphant run as Marie Dorion, Sarah Astor and other roles in the two-year engagement of Astoria: Part One and Astoria: Part Two. Corey Madden, the executive director of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, has been involved in the development of And So We Walked since initial research began in 2014 and comes to Portland to direct the production.
British indietronica artist Rodney Cromwell returns with his first all new material in three years with the song 'Comrades'. This is the first track off his new EP 'Rodney's English Disco', forthcoming via London-based Happy Robots Records.
According to Variety, Emma Chambers, best known for her role as Honey Thacker on 'Notting Hill' has died at age 53. Her agent confirmed to the BBC that the actress has died of natural causes.
Globally renowned Icelandic electronic act Gusgus are back with the release of their striking, tenth studio album 'Lies Are More Flexible'. This latest composition showcases the collective's aptitude for fusing a broad range of musical styles and emotions with both finesse and dynamism. The 8-track LP is available now via Gusgus' label Oroom.
