Tim Green’s rework takes the bouncing minimalism of M.A.N.D.Y and Booka Shade’s original, and adds beautifully clattering percussion and 10,000-leagues-down synths.
December, 2011
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Watch: TOY – Left Myself Behind
Ignore the cheekbones and the posturing, and the ridiculous faux-’70s outfits, and the done-a-thousand-times-before projections, and this is actually an entertaining eight-minute romp through the poppier regions of the post-punk cannon, casting TOY as a more melodic alternative to the perpetually preening S.C.U.M. ‘Left Myself Behind’ is available as a free download here.
Ryan Adams – State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN 13/12/11
Adams has ditched the trusty Cardinals and his irascible demeanour for his current acoustic solo tour, which drew to a close in Minneapolis on Tuesday night. Erik Thompson reviews the mammoth 24-song, two-and-a-half hour performance.
Watch: Luke Abbott x Sam Riviere x Kat Mager – Brazil
Watch the stunning new video for Luke Abbott’s ‘Brazil’, with poetry by Sam Riviere and images from Kat Mager.
Listen: Radiohead – The Daily Mail
Radiohead’s new single premiered on BBC Radio 1 last night and you can stream it now.
Watch: Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains – Les Plus Beaux
A toe-tally great new video from Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains is released to accompany new, Les Plus Beaux.
Listen: Burial – Ashtray Wasp [clip]
Listen to a clip of Ashtray Wasp, a brand new track from Burial, due out on Hyperdub next year.
The Lemonheads – Hotel Sessions
Nearly 20 years after they were recorded the rare, raw one-take tunes that make up the Hotel Sessions capture a magic-hour time for Dando as he makes his “$53 album”.
Larry Jon Wilson – New Beginnings/Let Me Sing My Song To You
Underappreciated during his active musical career in the 70s, country-funk cult icon Larry Jon Wilson retired from music after four strong yet largely ignored albums for the Monument label. Despite an unforgettable cameo in cult documentary Heartworn Highways and a 2007 comeback that was cut short by his death in 2010, LJW remains an obscure figure.
The Magnetic Fields announce new album
‘Love at the Bottom of the Sea’ will be released on 5 March via Domino Records.
Watch: Bos Angeles – Days of Youth
The Bournemouth trio have revealed the video for their debut single ‘Days of Youth’.
Watch: Young Magic – Sparkly
‘Sparkly’ will feature on the band’s debut album, due out in February next year.
Listen: The Shutes – Only (Demo Version)
Taken from their forthcoming EP, a demo version of ‘Only’ can be heard now ahead of The Shutes live performance this evening at The Old Blue Last.
Watch: Niki & The Dove – DJ Ease My Mind
Niki & The Dove have revealed a shiny new video for early track ‘DJ Ease My Mind’.
“We’re no good with compromise” : The Line Of Best Fit meets The Sound Of Arrows
The Line of Best Fit chats to Stefan Storm to discuss The Sound Of Arrows’ debut album, Sweden’s music scene, and why their record label collapsing wasn’t such a bad thing after all.
