Gloss Drop not only builds on their fresh, spirited sound, but also represents a clear Battles 2.0 version that, while being a bit more erratic, still maintains the volatile element of surprise that pulsed at the heart of their early work.
June, 2011
Golden Glow – Tender Is the Night
While the songs here come out of the isolation in which they were written, the album functions better when allowed to simply exist on musical terms alone, when attempts toward biographical validation are forgotten.
John Grant to play The Royal Festival Hall with Midlake
John Grant and Midlake will grace the stage at The Royal Festival Hall on 7 September, tickets are on sale now.
Slow Club to stream new songs online
Sheffield folk duo Slow Club are set to debut songs from their forthcoming record at the Red Bull Studios tonight in Greenwich and you can watch it live from 7pm.
On the canal with Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou: Part 1
The first installment of Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou’s ‘Quality First, Last & Forever!’ tour video diary – join them on the kennet and Avon canal as they head from London towards their performance at Glastonbury festival.
Swn Festival announces initial lineup, The Line Of Best Fit to host stage
Returning for its fifth consecutive year in 2011 is the ever magnificent Swn Festival. Check out the initial lineup inside, plus info on The Line Of Best Fit stage!
Laura Marling announces new album
You can listen to a preview of Laura Marling’s third album ‘A Creature I Don’t Know’ right now ahead of its September release.
Stream Dirty Beaches album Badlands and watch new video Speedway King (NSFW)
Like a thick viscous musical treacle Dirty Beaches makes songs that are studies in darkness and human depravity, and the definitely NSFW new video for ‘Speedway King’ is a pretty accurate visual representation of this.
Listen: Portishead curated Mix Tape
In anticipation of I’ll Be Your Mirror festival at Alexandra Palace this July, ATP have released a free, 2-hour, Portishead curated MP3 Mix Tape.
Video: Radiohead perform brand new track ‘Staircase’
Radiohead have previewed their forthcoming ‘From the Basement’ sessions by revealing a brand new track ‘Staircase’.
Apparat – Black Water // Song Of The Day #278
‘Black Water’ is the second single from Apparat’s forthcoming album The Devil’s Walk. It is a vocal-heavy track that brings to mind ‘Headup’ from 2007′s Walls.
Gossip Girl star cast as Jeff Buckley in new biopic
The central role in one of the several, long-awaited films about the life of Jeff Buckley has finally been cast.
Stream new Ghosting Season EP
Dark electronica filled with shadows and haunted by a ghostly human presence – stream the new Ghosting Season EP ‘Far End of the Graveyard’ in full online.
Wild Flag unveil album details and new track ‘Romance’
Wild Flag will release their self titled debut album on 13 September but you can listen to new single ‘Romance’ now.
Sarabeth Tucek – Wooden (The Line of Best Fit Session)
We took Sarabeth and her beautifully somber voice to the backstreets of East London for an exclusive session.
Sons And Daughters – Mirror Mirror
The Glaswegians return to the dark side for their third album proper, Grimm fairytales and songs about dead models laced with electronics and covert threat.
