Austra have revealed three new dates for this September along with Planningtorock’s remix of their track ‘Lose It.’
July, 2011
Soft Metals – Soft Metals
Soft Metals features atmospheric vocals and synth-pop elements that will melt your face off, but the effect might be fleeting.
Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell – Ghosts Outside
Dennis Bovell’s dub remix of Steve Mason’s 2010 album Boys Outside keeps the the original’s swooping melodic hooks, but demolishes its acoustic soundscapes with juddering bass tones, reggae guitars and shuffle organ.
Katy B – The Roundhouse, London 19/07/11
Ace TLOBF photographer Jason Williamson shot the luminous urban loveliness of Katy B at the Roundhouse last week.
Watch: Battlekat – Mother Nature (Live at Roskilde Festival 2011)
Check out this swaggering and confident performance by Battlekat ahead of exciting news due tomorrow.
[Premiere] Watch: The Dying Seconds – Mora Minn
Watch the video for ‘Mora Minn’, taken from The Dying Seconds’ forthcoming album Glimmerers.
Watch: Caged Animals – Girls On Medication
The video for ‘Girls On Medication’ by Caged Animals involves a man with lots of hair eating gummy bears and then shooting multicoloured fire out of his eyes. Enough said.
Watch: Sufjan Stevens – Pleasure Principle (WNYC Soundcheck Session)
A razor-shaved, Rambo-headband wearing Sufjan Stevens gets all sensual with live performance of The Age of Adz closer ‘Pleasure Principle’.
Soundscaping and place-searching: TLOBF meet Seams
Electronic upstart and enviably-fringed Jami Welch talks to Luke Morgan Britton about the conflicted self in his music.
PJ Harvey – Alexandra Palace, London 23/07/11
The joint favourite for this year’s Mercury turns in an engrossing set at last weekend’s ATP: I’ll Be Your Mirror Festival. Nicholas Franks reviews.
Listen: Washed Out – Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover)
Joined by his wife, Washed Out frontman Ernest Greene covered Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’ live on Sirius XMU.
Watch: Zun Zun Egui – Fandango Fresh
Zun Zun Egui release the video for ‘Fandango Fresh’, the first track to be picked from upcoming album Katang. Expect lightning bolts, great moves and a dazzler of a tune.
Listen: Laura Marling – Sophia
‘Sophia’ will be released on 12 September, along with Laura Marling’s third album ‘A Creature I Don’t Know’.
She Makes War – Disarm
Following the re-release of her debut Disarm, Tiffany Daniels looks at She Makes War’s career so far, and anticipates the release of her second album.
Watch: Björk – Crystalline
Created by long time visual collaborator Michel Gondry, Björk’s new video accompanies ‘Biophillia’ lead track ‘Crystalline.’
Iceage – New Brigade
Iceage play loud and fast, occasionally outrunning themselves – their unfettered youth can jump right off the record – it makes them sound distinctly retro, harkening to an era where punk spirit was just as unwavering as it was enthusiastic.
