The Darkness announce new album for 20th August

British rock band The Darkness have confirmed they will release their third studio album on 20th August 2012 ‘Hot Cakes’ will be released via PIAS (UK and world) and Wind Up (North & South America) and was produced by … Read More

Ben Esser announces new ‘Enmity’ EP (14th May)

“I could easily have spent 5 more years on this record. I can see how people get into taking time to do stuff. It was a total change of pace. I didn’t rush anything.”

So says Ben Esser in 2012. … Read More

Black Dice ‘Rodriguez’ video

Photo by Barbara Soto

Brooklyn’s Black Dice reveal the self-directed video for “Rodriguez”, a track off their new LP Mr. Impossible out now on Ribbon Music.

An exclusive 7-inch for “Rodriguez” featuring b-side “Pissed In A Cave” with … Read More

Mike Doughty tour dates (including supporting Suzanne Vega)

Catch the excellent Mike Doughty live this June 2012:

Mon 11th June: London, Borderline (Headline show)

The Flower Kings releases new album on 18th June

After five years of absence progressive cult rock band The Flower Kings will release their new studio album on the 18th June 2012 (Europe/ 19th of June 2012 in the U.S.). The new sound carrier of the band around … Read More

Reptar announce debut album ‘Body Faucet’ (2nd July)

Reptar announced today that their debut full-length album, Body Faucet, will be released July 2nd 2012 on Lucky Number. Produced by Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley, Bombay Bicycle Club), Body Faucet is the follow up to the group’s … Read More

Smoke ft. Jonwayne video (from the Quakers album)

New video “Smoke ft. Jonwayne” from the Quakers album.

Quakers is a 35-member hip-hop collective centered on a core trio of producers 7-Stu-7, Katalyst and Fuzzface, who is better known as Geoff Barrow of Portishead.

Jonwayne is one … Read More

Portishead’s Geoff Barrow announces new Beak> album

BEAK> formed by Geoff Barrow, Matt Williams and Billy Fuller in 2009 recorded their self-titled debut album in Bristol, created out of 12 days of improv sessions and then edited into song form. Shorty after releasing it on INVADA … Read More

Keane’s explicit video for ‘Disconnected’

On Thursday night, ahead of their fifth album release, Keane and film directors Juan Antonio Bayona and Sergio G. Sanchez appeared at the Electric Cinema in Notting Hill for a special screening of their music video for ‘Disconnected’, a … Read More

Deathline new single ‘Ten of Clubs’ released on 4th June

A visceral blend of dirty electronica, throbbing garage rock and post-punk prowess make Deathline a formidable beast.

Hear and download the new single ‘Ten of Clubs’ (out 4th June 2012) below:

After the self-released debut album Sixty-Nine in early … Read More