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April 2018

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The Hard Aches Release Highly Anticipated New Album ‘Mess’ Out Now. Australian National Headline Tour Starts Today.

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“The skilful portrayal of such brutally honest emotion is certainly why Mess will be on repeat around the country.” –themusic.com.au 

“This is The Hard Aches at their very best.” – Kill Your Stereo

“This second release shows a burgeoning maturity in the band’s sound and is definitely worth a listen.” – Overdrive Magazine

“Sometimes when you hear an album which wrestles with the issue of mental health, you get an overwhelming wish to just help that artist get through it, because you can’t see them doing it alone. Mess – the second full-length release from Adelaide duo The Hard Aches – feels different.” – Stack Magazine

Adelaide’s indie-punk duo, The Hard Aches release their highly anticipated sophomore album, Mess out now via Anchorhead. To celebrate the release of Mess, The Hard Aches will be kicking off their biggest national headline tour today supported by Antonia and the Lazy Susans and Sincerely, Grizzly. 

The Hard Aches teamed up with Melbourne producer Sam Johnson at this studio Holes & Corners, having admired his work over the last few years on records with Camp Cope, The Smith Street Band,and The Bennies. After 3 long weeks and many late nights, the team had crafted 12 new tracks. Following some deliberation, the reigns were handed to grammy award winning engineer William Bowden, who imparted his mastering expertise on the record.

Mess is a collection of songs inspired by the people around Ben and Alex and the experiences they’ve shared together or apart. The album was written with a focus on mental health in a hopeful and positive light.

Ben David talks about the album, “Our brand-new album Mess is a collection of songs inspired by the people around us and the experiences we’ve all shared together or apart. Written with a focus on mental health in a hopeful and positive light. This album is sonically (and creatively) the best representation of us as a band, the album we’ve been working towards creating through years of touring and making music.” 

Mess features guest vocal parts from Camp Cope’s Georgia Maq, The Bennies’ Craig Selak, and Long Island’s own Jeff Rosenstock, who happened to be in the country for Melbourne’s yearly punk rock festival, the Poison City Weekender.

PURCHASE MESS HERE

NEW WORLD ARTISTS & ANCHORHEAD PRESENT

MESS ALBUM TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
ANTONIA AND THE LAZY SUSANS + SINCERELY, GRIZZLY

FRIDAY 13 APRIL – CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE
Supported By Face Face

SATURDAY 14 APRIL – THE GOV, ADELAIDE
Supported By Stabbitha & The Knifey Wifeys 

WEDNESDAY 18 APRIL – TRANSIT BAR, CANBERRA
Supported By Azim Zain & His Lovely Bones

THURSDAY 19 APRIL – THE CAMBRIDGE, NEWCASTLE
Supported By Hey Lady!

FRIDAY 20 APRIL – OXFORD ARTS FACTORY, SYDNEY
Supported By Nothing Rhymes With David

SATURDAY 21 APRIL – THE ZOO, BRISBANE
Supported By Emmy Hour

TUESDAY 24 APRIL – JACK RABBIT SLIMS, PERTH
Supported By JOYS

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FROM WWW.THEHARDACHES.COM

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Butch – Melb – Syd – Perth

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Tour Dates

Friday 4th May: Geisha, Perth
Saturday 5th May: The Burdekin, Sydney
Sunday 6th May: Thick as Thieves Day Party @ Revolver Upstairs, Melbourne

Bülent Gürler aka. Butch is a house and tech house legend. Known for his musical ability to blur the lines between mind, body and soul, the German producer’s impressive work ethic is a driving factor in his success. Release-wise Butch is one of the few artists that are able to walk the fine line of quality and quantity, and come out the other end winning every time. A new remix or original from Butch is never far from surfacing, and his latest efforts are a perfect example of the fact.

His latest work has come in the form of ‘Fünfviertel’, a two-track vinyl-only EP written with Ricardo Villalobos under their alias ButRic. Prior to his work with Ricardo was his ‘Countach’ release, a banging single signed to Sven Väth’s Cacoon Recordings. Furthermore, Butch also justteased the artwork for his remix of Basement Jaxx’s ‘Good Luck’. As his three most recent offerings illustrate, the notoriety of Butch is as legitimate as it gets.
Listen to Diynamic Radio Show February 2018 by Butch

Constantly working in parallels – drenched by a potent mixture of juxtaposition and fluidity in both his sets and his productions – Bülent Gürler AKA Butch, fuses the grey-area space between music of the body and mind. With over 20 years consumed by a thirst for electronic music, the Alzey-born, Mainz raised entity has released on leading imprints such as Desolat, Cocoon, Rekids, Sei Es Drum and beyond, while maintaining a solid DJ schedule that’s seen him opening the minds and hearts of crowds at fabric, Time Warp and his continuing residency at Berlin’s Watergate.

22-years ago, a 12 year old Butch received his first record player, some second hand vinyl and obediently burrowed into his room to scritch-scratch and beat juggle, imitating and idolising the masters he saw at the DMC World Championships and the vinyl culture central to its core. Of course, he grew older and louder and continued to broaden his palate for music. Butch got hooked on the art of sculpting beats sometime in the last millennium. He started with baby-steps in 1991 before reaching his current optimum state – a refined style that’s seen him voted as ‘Best Producer’ in Germany’s Groove and Raveline magazines two years in a row, whilst also sitting atop the All-Time Most Charted section on Resident Advisor.

“My further musical influence came from my brother” reflects Butch…”recording the techno mixes from the radio as he was out at night partying”, he says, explaining the gradual transition from boom-bap to 4-4 funk and drive. “I absorb influence and ideas from everywhere. So, as my music and DJ sets contain many styles, I like to make those different styles too.”

Techno heads love Butch, house heads love Butch, as well as the deep and dirty and the light & bright. Few artists flow through genres and emotional landscapes with such ease and fluidity as Bülent, challenging preconceptions of the dance-floor and the expected outcome in the process. The spark behind his excursions is natural: as a music lover he’s always stayed open to different styles and aesthetics. As an artist, he’s always allowed himself to express his take on each genre – it’s true that with Butch, you never know what to expect, other than consistently fresh and unique output.

Butch’s production might have contributed to his rise through the ranks, but it’s his avid work ethic and undying love that gives his success a solid and deep-rooted foundation. Striking a fine line between quantity and quality is no easy task, but this juxtaposition comes easy to an unpredictable talent such as Butch. Holding residencies over the years at venues and clubs such as Sankeys Ibiza and Robert Johnson in Offenbach Germany, Butch continues to squeeze the best out of every after hour party and every club night floor that he holds court over.

Butch might be the hardest-working man in the scene, but it all comes naturally to a man who is first and foremost a music lover by heart. 5 days a week he spends emphatically producing music, as well as performing around the world at various parties, all of whom are looking for the special vibe and touch that Butch brings to his unpredictable, existential sets.

“I like to make people dance and have fun. I’m the captain of the spaceship and I’m driving it. People who come to the show get in the ship – and I take them on a trip. To get into the spaceship, they leave their physical body at the door. You must switch off the real world and switch off the mind. I will do the rest.”

As with any restless entity, Butch is set to further explore pastures new in 2014. He’ll be launching OTHRSIDE and working on more experimental, “psycho-acoustic’ music with friend and percussionist Chris Hohberg. A mixture of sonic soundscapes and electronic structures, the planned album will seek to cast its tracks across the divide of musical consumption and appreciation – an album suited to home listening as much as it is for dance-floor.

Further collaborations are also on the horizon, with a return to making music with friend and cohort Ricardo Villalobos as ButRic – with the two figures being anything but generic, it promises to be another feet twitching, brain melting escapade in Butch’s musical ride.

It’s Butch’s interplanetary connection to the music – and willingness to create out-of-the-box slabs of detailed sound – that maintains his position at the forefront of the underground electronic scene.
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XAVIER RUDD TO RELEASE NINTH STUDIO ALBUM STORM BOY ON MAY 25

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LATEST SINGLE WALK AWAY OUT NOW – LISTEN HERE

 ANNOUNCES NATIONAL ALBUM SUPPORT TOUR DATES

Australian singer-song writer and multi-instrumentalist, Xavier Rudd will release his ninth studio album Storm Boy on May 25, via Warner Music Australia. Featuring Xavier’s latest single Walk Away, Storm Boy is available now for pre-order.

For Xavier Rudd, writing music and living his life are one and the same. “I’m literally just singing about the things that are going on around me,” he says of his sublime and soaring indie-folk. Environmental work, veganism, spiritualism, surfing, exploring new corners of his beloved homeland; everything Rudd does, he pours into song. The result is a personal sound that strikes a universal note.

It’s been six years since Rudd’s last solo release, the ARIA #2 and Gold Certified Spirit Bird, and a lot of things have happened in that time. Storm Boy tracks the journey along the way.

 To coincide with the release of Storm Boy, Xavier will embark on a national tour throughout the month of August, connecting with his followers and introducing them to his new material. Full tour dates and ticketing information below.

THE STORM BOY ALBUM TOUR

AUGUST 2 – UC REFECTORY, CANBERRA, ACT

AUGUST 3 – UNI HALL WOLLONGONG, NSW

AUGUST 4 – ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY NSW

AUGUST 5 – CIVIC THEATRE, NEWCASTLE, NSW

AUGUST 10 – NIGHT QUARTER, GOLD COAST, QLD

AUGUST 11 – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE, QLD

AUGUST 17 – ODEON THEATRE, HOBART, TAS

AUGUST 18 – THEBARTON THEATRE, ADELAIDE, SA

AUGUST 24 – THE FORUM, MELBOURNE, VIC

AUGUST 25 – COSTA HALL, GEELONG, VIC

Tickets on sale from April 20 here.

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LA’s beat scene leaders, The Glitch Mob, announce their first new single and album in over 4 years

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The Los Angeles-based trio comprise of Boreta (Justin Boreta), edIT (Ed Ma), andOoah (Joshua Mayer), and together they combined their different skills into the compellingly collaged whole that has become one of the most beloved live electronic acts, and distinctive recording artists, working today.

After 4 years they are finally back with a brand new album ‘See Without Eyes’, set for a release date of the 4th of May.

First up though is a stunning remix from Canadian DJ and producer Isabelle Rezazadeh aka REZZ of The Glitch Mob’s track ‘I Could Be Anything’ (Feat. Elohim). The rising star has taken the industry by storm with her ground-breaking releases, notably snatching up the crown as Billboard Dance’s Breakout Artist in 2017. Her interpretation of  ‘I Could Be Anything’ (Feat. Elohim) is nothing less than astonishing. A distinctive bass drum permeates the intro of the cut, ultimately intertwining with Glitch Mob’s core production and Elohim’s hovering vocals. The track moves effortlessly toward an analog heavy drop that is sure to captivate listeners across both distinct fanbases.

‘I’m a fan of both artists [The Glitch Mob, Elohim] & when I was sent the original song, I wanted to give it my own twist.’ – REZZ

‘It’s an honor to present the REZZ remix of our new track with Elohim. We are big fans of REZZ — there’s a natural harmony between our sounds. The music speaks for itself.’ – The Glitch Mob 

When you think about the Los Angeles beat scene you are talking about one of the more talent-rich scenes to come to prominence this century. It gave rise to acts likeShlohmo, TOKiMONSTA, Thundercat and, of course, Flying Lotus amongst many others. But arguably none of them has reached a bigger audience than The Glitch Mob…

Their highly contagious tracks has been licensed to big profile brands such as GoPro,Audi, Amazon Echo and more; their remix for ‘Seven Nation Army’ by The White Stripes was featured in the trailer for the World War I first-person shooter, Battlefield 1 (it has also clocked in over 27 million plays on Youtube); their 2014 album ‘Love Death Immortality’ debuted at #1 on the Billboard Independent Albums Chart andBillboard Dance/Electronic Albums Chart, and they have sold over 300 000 copies of their albums.

The Glitch Mob have also announced a string of international dates with an entirely new live show entitled ‘The Blade 2.0’, a new concept designed by Martin Phillips(Daft Punk, Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails + more).

Watch this space for Australian tour dates…

The Glitch Mob ‘See Without Eyes’ will be released on the 4th of May through Glass Air. Distributed locally through The Orchard.
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PRINCESS NOKIA shares new mixtape A Girl Cried Red

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Today Princess Nokia – aka shapeshifting New York emcee Destiny Frasqueri – has dropped her new emo-inspired mixtape A Girl Cried Red digitally on Rough Trade Records / Remote Control Records, as well as a video co-directed with longterm collaborator Milah Libin for ‘Your Eyes Are Bleeding‘ from the release.

Princess Nokia has been releasing music via Youtube and Soundcloud since she was in High School and catapulted herself to the next level with last year’s critically acclaimed rap opus 1992 Deluxe – selling out venues across the globe and steadily gaining tens of millions of streams.

“Black people created punk – the band Death was way before The Ramones,” Destiny stated in a recent interview. “If you think about it, the wool has been pulled over our eyes. This is our shit. Very naturally, that’s why we return to it.” Drawing on influences as varied as the introverted acoustic sounds of Elliott Smith to the bombastic pop-punk energy of Paramore – A Girl Cried Red showcases another fully-formed side of Destiny that still taps into the uncompromising feminist ideology of Princess Nokia. 

Purchase / Stream A Girl Cried Red: https://princessnokia.lnk.to/agirlcriedred

Princess Nokia – A Girl Cried Red is out now via Rough Trade / Remote Control

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Nahko Reveals ‘Hamakua’ Video

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NEW ACOUSTIC EP
HAMAKUA
OUT APRIL 13TH 

AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH 
NAHKO & TREVOR HALL
STARTS THIS MONTH
WITH FIVE SOLD OUT UK DATES
INCLUDING LONDON’S OMEARA – APRIL 23RD

Singer/Songwriter Nahko has released the official music video for ‘Hamakua’. The single is the third from his debut solo album, My Name Is Bear, following the release of ‘Dragonfly’ and ‘Be Here Now’, and is the title track from his upcoming acoustic EP.

The video features never-before-seen home videos of Nahko from when he first began performing and originally wrote the song at age 18. Watch it here.

Nahko said of the video, “Finally, to Hamakua. The breath of the Creator. The birthing place of so many of the popular Medicine for the People songs. The Hamakua coast rolls along the rocky east side of the Big Island of Hawai’i, a place where I lived for nearly a decade; a place that served as the foundation for my awakening.

I teamed up with filmmaker Dom Walczuk again, the same director who made a number of our first music videos and documentaries on the Big Island, which now have millions of views, and we schemed to tell a reminiscent story of a bear, an island, and a community that grew a young cub and his music. We collected shots that Dom had in the vault from years back and patch worked them with VHS footage I had taken as a teenager of my first open mics and piano recitals. Then we laid foundation shots of who I am now on island, on horseback, in the ocean, to create a juxtaposition of ‘then and now’.

The result is a collage of time well spent and I’m proud to present this visual storyboard that nods to the magic found on the ‘piko’ of the Pacific and within the sounds of my personal journey as a young man. ‘Oi kau ka Iā, e hana i ola honua – while the earth still moves, do all you can. Eo!” 

Nahko embarks on his solo acoustic tour later this month, with support from Trevor Hall. A hugely accomplished pianist and guitarist, the shows will bring a different interpretation to both his new solo work and his catalogue with Medicine For The People. Starting on the 18th in Dublin, the tour will include six UK shows, including a sold out date at London’s Omeara on the 23rd.

Over the last five years, Nahko And Medicine For The People have continued to gather dedicated members of their global tribe of likeminded fans as they spread their powerful musical message. They incorporate a variety of sounds, ranging from alternative roots to acoustic rock while promoting social change. Their album HOKA debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Rock Album Chart and #6 on the Alternative Album Chart.

Nahko’s solo album, My Name Is Bear, debuted on a number of Billboard charts on its release in October last year including Independent Albums (#11), Tastemakers (#14), Emerging Artists (#19), Top Album Sales (#43), and the Top 200 Albums. The album also premiered at #1 on iTunes and the headline tour in support of it boasted multiple sold-out dates both Stateside and in Europe.

My Name Is Bear is a 16-track collection that reflects the soul, authenticity and spirit that Nahko’s fans have come to know. It predates Nahko’s rise to iconic status among diehard fans of Medicine For The People. As he puts it, the album serves as a “prequel,” that artfully merges rustic acoustic guitars, upbeat energy, tribal flavors, fiery percussion, and ponderous lyrics.

At the end of the day, My Name Is Bear sets the stage for a whole lot more from Nahko.

UK/EUROPEAN TOUR APRIL 2018
18th – Whelans, Dublin
19th – Phoenix, Exeter
20th – Belgrave, Leeds **SOLD OUT**
21st – Assembly Rooms, Glastonbury (Matinee) **SOLD OUT**
21st – Assembly Rooms, Glastonbury **SOLD OUT**
23rd – Omeara, London **SOLD OUT**
24th – Komedia, Brighton **SOLD OUT**
25th – Nalen, Stockholm *VENUE UPGRADED*
26th – Kuudes Linja, Helsinki
28th – Parkteatret – Oslo
29th – Vega, Copenhagen **SOLD OUT**

Tickets are available here: https://myticket.co.uk/artists/nahko-trevorhall

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Pizzagirl releases debut EP ‘An Extended Play’ via Heist or Hit // a 6-track collection of emotive, infectious bedroom-pop gems

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Liverpool bedroom-pop artist Pizzagirl releases debut EP An Extended Play, via Manchester labelHeist or Hit

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Pizzagirl ~ ‘An Extended Play EP’

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Having trickled his first few delectable electronic singles out from his bedroom-studio (or ‘Beatzeria’), and into the world via the Power of The Internet, Pizzagirl reveals his debut medium-length concoction, An Extended Play.

Turning heads across the virtual world and beyond with his brand of emotional electro-bedroom pop, and earning himself champions at DIY, The Line of Best Fit, High Snobiety and BBC Radio 1, this is the first chance to enjoy Pizzagirl’s cunningly crafted gems as a complete collection.

Following the release of Favourite Song, Carseat, Coffee Shop and Seabirds, previously unheard tracks $2.45 and Private Number are exposed to the public. The former is a colourful sample-led collage reminiscent of The Avalanches or SUPERORGANISM, the latter a digital ballad about a computer falling in love with its user.

Not a girl, nor having any affiliations with Pizza, Pizzagirl channels through his music and visuals the extroversion of 80s electronica, late 90s internet culture (just check out his website) and US East Coast sad-indie introversion, calling to mind the likes of Porches, Frankie Cosmos or Alex G.

It’s a small operation. With the help of a thrown together flatpack mini studio, Pizzagirl writes, records and produces all of his music and visuals from the comfort of his home. His best mate shoots his videos and his mum takes his press shots.

Standing solo on stage, accompanied only by his trusty laptop, Pizzagirl displays the lonesome idiosyncrasies of an introvert married with the larger than life extroverted nature implied by his eccentric, zany and often pensive pop tunes. Pensive pop tunes that’ll be accompanying fellow Liverpudlian dreamers, and label mates, Her’s on their UK tour through April and May.

Pizzagirl’s debut EP An Extended Play is out now on Heist or Hit.

Pizzagirl Online
Website // Instagram // Facebook // Twitter // YouTube // SoundCloud

Live Dates

APRIL
19th – LIVERPOOL, EBGBS (with Her’s)
20th – SHEFFIELD, Picture House Social (with Her’s)
21st – EDINBURGH, The Mash House (with Her’s)
MAY
1st – LONDON, The Fix @ The Social
2nd – BIRMINGHAM, Hare & Hounds (with Her’s)
3rd – NOTTINGHAM, The Bodega (with Her’s)
10th – SOUTHAMPTON, Heartbreakers (with Her’s)
11th – BOURNEMOUTH, Anvil (with Her’s)
12th – OXFORD, The Cellar (with Her’s)
25th – MANCHESTER, The White Hotel

 

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The Goods Release New EP, ‘Make Your Move’ Out Now Via Bastard Jazz (funk / house / soul)

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THE GOODS
RELEASE NEW EP:

‘MAKE YOUR MOVE’
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Out Now Via Bastard Jazz
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Comprised of founding members Badmandela and Rosario, along with the more recent addition of vocalist Black Tree, The Goods have proven one of Australia’s most hotly tipped up and coming acts. A trio stemming out of Sydney’s rising soul/electronic scene, The Goods have been awarded critical praise from tastemaking outlets including Complex, MTV, VICE, Indie Shuffle, and more. Today, The Goods are now ready to unveil the next act in their lauded discography with brand a new EP titled ‘Make Your Move.’

Coming via a team up with Brooklyn record label Bastard Jazz, The Good’s ‘Make Your Move’ further explores the band’s trademark sound that combines hip-hop, space funk, low slung house, and soul. The five-track EP documents The Goods’ expansion into faster tempos and broken rhythms, and was created in a much more collaborative spirit than their previous work.

Opening with heavy funk single “OPB,” the project quickly switches gears on downtempo house oriented single “Glow,” which makes clear the project will delve into a myriad of different genres. Stand out track “Faster” is a heady experimentation that fuses trippy bass lines and synth with elements of psychedelic rock that hits home the band’s concept of “space funk.” EP title track “Make Your Move” slides back into house music territory with a four on the floor tempo backed with bass guitar, steel drum, and Black Tree’s jazz-fueled vocals. Closing out the project, “Supposed To Be” finishes off the multi-layer record with a hypnotic production whose subdued vocals and complex soundscape truly captures the versatile sounds The Goods have become renowned for.

If this if your first introduction to The Goods, the band emerged on the Sydney music circuit only two short years ago in 2016. Aside from their seamless productions, the trio is also renowned for breathtaking live sets that has already seen them share the stage with artists including Oddisee, Onra, and Touch Sensitive. Up next for The Goods, the band are gearing up for the release of their debut artist album out later this year.

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Chastity Announces Debut Album ‘Death Lust’ to be released July 13th

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SPECIAL BENEFIT SHOW FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH WITH METZ LIVE STREAMING FROM WHITBY 

Chastity is a world of its own from the mind of Brandon Williams. Reflecting the working class background of Whitby, Ontario, Chastity’s songs are charged with the ethos of archetypal youth on the fringe. A project more aptly characterized by its intentions than specific sound or medium, Chastity stands to confront the struggles of those existing in the unseen, often silenced periphery. It is an artifact of youth culture constantly working to form community, bridging isolation with collectivity.
Visuals play a meaningful role in this world with Williams using his penchant for crafting consistently sharp, challenging imagery to personalize the narratives running throughout all of Chastity’s work – most discernibly, a call for the disruption of harmful status quo.
It was clear from the release of Chastity’s first demos that this was not “another punk band that can operate at only one speed.” Always concerned with the trending lack of accessibility and inclusivity in public spaces for the arts, the first Chastity show was held in Williams’ own bedroom where, packed wall-to-wall, the police were quickly called. But after the project’s second show supporting DC punk band Priests, Chastity was off to the races, sharing stages with the likes of with Metz, Chelsea Wolfe and Fucked Up. All without a full length recording out.
Since signing with Brooklyn label Captured Tracks, Chastity has re-released those initial demos, along with 2 new singles and an EP, stoking the anticipation of Chastity’s debut full length record, Death Lust. 
Releasing Friday the 13th of July, 2018, Death Lust follows the plot of suffering to survival. The album begins on a tortured note with ‘Come’ and builds toward the plummeting finale of ‘Chains’, evolving from start to finish in a crescendo of severity. Chastity explains, “Death Lust is about growing up death obsessed. It’s about the pain that it takes but the capacity that we have to overcome.”
Chasity will be performing a special show in a barn in Whitby with all proceeds going to Youth Mental Health. The show can be live streamed via the Captured Tracks Facebook page at 9:00pm EST.
Tracklisting
1.) Children
2.) Choke
3.) Scary
4.) Negative With Reason To Be
5.) Heaven Hell Anywhere Else
6.) Suffer
7.) Chains
8.) Anoxia
9.) Come
10.) Innocence
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Benjamin Lazar Davis (Okkervil River) Premieres New Song “Choosing Sides,” Debut Album “Nothing Matters” Out 5/4

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Benjamin Lazar Davis (Okkervil River, Cuddle Magic) released his new single “Choosing Sides” today; the track will appear on his forthcoming solo debut album Nothing Matters.NPR’s Songs We Love premiered “Choosing Sides,” saying, “In the simple melody, andperfectly-placed key modulations, you can feel Davis harmonizing with his own thoughts and dancing the pas de deux of a divided heart… He plays instruments in a way that makes them feel less like strings and wood and wires, and more like stop-motion scenes witnessed through the rear-view mirror of life’s highway.”

Nothing Matters, which also features the previously released singles “A Love Song Seven Ways” and “Right Direction,” is out May 4 on 11A Records and is available for pre-order now.

Benjamin Lazar Davis will be on tour this spring in the UK in support of Anna & Elizabeth and the U.S. pulling double duty playing bass with and opening for Okkervil River.
4/19: C’mon Everybody (album release show) – Brooklyn, NY
5/03: Forest Arts Center – New Milton, UK ^
5/04: Quay Arts – Newport, UK ^
5/05: Marisa Jack & Davy –  Bedfordshire, UK ^
5/09: The Sugar Club – Dublin, Ireland ^
5/10: Howard Assembly Room – Leeds, UK ^
5/12: Sage Gateshead – Gateshead, UK ^
5/13: Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh, UK ^
5/14: Old Mill Gallery – Castle Douglas, UK ^
5/17: Cecil Sharp House – London, UK ^
5/20: Black Cat – Washington, DC *
5/21: Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC *
5/22: Aisle 5 – Atlanta, GA *
5/24: The Kessler – Dallas, TX *
5/25: The Heights – Houston, TX *
5/26: Mohawk – Austin, TX *
5/29: Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ *
5/31: Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA *
6/01: Observatory – Santa Ana, CA *
6/02: Bimbo’s – San Francisco, CA *
6/04: Neumos – Seattle, WA *
^ supporting Anna & Elizabeth
* supporting Okkervil River
MORE ON BENJAMIN LAZAR DAVIS:
Benjamin Lazar Davis is a gifted multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and producer based in Brooklyn. His forthcoming full length album Nothing Matters – his very first as a solo artist – came out of an extensive period of touring followed by a difficult break up. To make the record, Davis spent all all of his money on instruments and recording gear, including drums and drum machines, both nylon and steel string acoustic guitars, an electric and an upright bass, a pump organ, a mellotron, a Moog, and an upright piano. He worked on the record every day, for 30 straight days, in his childhood bedroom at his parents’ house in Saratoga Springs, and once finished, he mixed it back in Brooklyn with his high school friend Luke Moellman (GGFO).
Although there are no other performers on the record, many collaborations went into the writing of the album, including cowrites with Kimbra (“Right Direction”), Alex Toth of Rubblebucket and Alexander F (“Love Song Seven Ways,” “Life Is Dangerous,” and “Choosing Sides”), Bridget Kearney of Lake Street Dive (“Somebody’s Speaking For Me”), singer-songwriter Taylor Ashton (“Brass Tacks”), award-winning poet Michael Gizzi (“Acquitted”), and his brother, a brilliant lyricist, Tim Davis.
Benjamin Lazar Davis writes, records, and performs with Cuddle Magic, Joan as Police Woman, and Okkervil River, and he has worked with Anais Mitchell, Kimbra, Luke Temple, Jesse Harris, Henry Jamison, Wild Belle, Delicate Steve, Star Rover, Sam Amidon, Markus Acher (the Notwist), and Margaret Glaspy as a co-writer, side-musician, arranger, producer, studio musician, touring member, and band member in the past. While Nothing Matters grew out of Davis’s desire to make music on his own in a life where he has been a chronic collaborator, the album evokes inspiration from all of these artists, and he considers it a culmination of his life’s work.
As he began work on the album, Davis found a photo of his father lounging beneath a hand-written sign that read “Nothing Matters,” which eventually became the album’s artwork; “It was taken in 1969 in Malawi Africa where he lived at the time. He taught me music growing up, and I think seeing that picture right before recording the record gave me a sense of letting go of all of the baggage that comes with making music and being in a relationship. When in the midst of the meditation of making the album, nothing matters. Just let the tape roll and the ideas flow…”
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New Song from New Zealand’s Wax Chattels – Listen Now

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SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM TO BE RELEASED MAY 18VIA CAPTURED TRACKS AND FLYING NUN RECORDS

Photo by Guillaume Beaubatwix
Auckland, New Zealand’s Wax Chattels share new track “ Career” from their self-titled debut album out May 18 via Captured Tracks and Flying Nun Records.
On “Career,” the keyboard, bass and drums trio start with a gentle opening with Amanda Cheng’s tender vocals. The track gradually builds up with an overwhelming sound of crashing of drums and odd synth entries. The energy creates an atmosphere akin to a traditional loud power trio – except their music is anything but traditional.
Self-dubbed “Guitarless Guitar Music” Wax Chattels overwhelming sound and energy creates an atmosphere akin to a traditional loud power trio – except their music is anything but traditional.  The band creates darkly hypnotic and frenetic music that’s both rhythmically complex and sinister.
Peter Ruddell (26, keyboards/vocals), Amanda Cheng (26, bass/vocals) and Tom Leggett (22, drums) met studying Jazz Performance at the University of Auckland, and started Wax Chattels a few years later. Since that time they have honed their live-shows into something that is not to be missed – it was after a particularly insane live performance that they were signed by both Captured Tracks and Flying Nun Records on the spot.
From novels to tweets, bassist Amanda is drawn to art and writing that addresses adversity. Her post-punk informed bass lines provide the backbone for most of the band’s tracks.  Initially, Peter and Amanda started Wax Chattels by writing tracks with a drum machine before realizing the band would be more exciting with a live drummer.  With the addition of Tom the line-up was complete.
Wax Chattels recalls the other side of Kiwi underground rock history that’s a bit less sunny and jangly. The small, yet constantly groundbreaking nation has put forth a new act and album that demands your attention.
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Sam Feldt

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Where are you currently based?

I’m currently based in the capital of my country Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.

Your new single Sam Feldt & Möwe – Down for Anything (feat. KARRA) is out, where and when did you record?

The track has been in the works for quite some time now, I think around half a year. Möwe approached me with this amazing vocal by Karra and the idea to make a track together. We hit the studio and connected really well creatively!

What influenced the song writing for this track?

Together with Möwe, we decided to create and produce a song that captures the feel of the warmer days that are ahead of us. We were really looking for a song that played well on the radio, has a catchy melody to it and sticks in your mind right from the beginning. Together with the sweet and poppy vocals provided by KARRA, I think we pretty much nailed it and we managed to get the results we were looking for.

How was it working with KARRA?

It was amazing, she has such a beautiful voice and she immediately knew what we wanted to achieve. It was an absolute breeze working with her. Next to being an incredible singer, she’s also one of the sweetest girls I know. I think we will be hearing a lot more from KARRA in the future.

How did you first start playing music?

I started playing the piano when I was around the age of 8, It didn’t take long before I decided I didn’t just want to play music, I also wanted to create it. When I was 11, I started DJ’ing for friends and family and before I knew it I was travelling with my dad across the country with my own drive-in DJ show. At age 17, I set foot in a club for the very first time. Right away, I knew this was something I wanted to pursue professionally. I wanted to be the guy who plays the records that people dance.

Your debut album From Sunrise to Sunset gained a lot of momentum just months after its debut in October of 2017, what influenced the sound of this album?

The Philosophy behind the two albums combined was to create music for each hour within a day. Whenever you listen to the album, you’ll find a song that perfectly matched the time of day. Sunset, which was released as a surprise album and is the follow up to Sunrise, tied the two albums together. Combined, they represent the 24 hours within a day, hence the title ‘From Sunrise to Sunset’.

How have things changed for you as a consequence of releasing Sunrise to Sunset?

I think releasing the album, shows the world the sound of Sam Feldt and is my gift to all the fans out there, It’s also the perfect opportunity to give new listeners a good idea what Sam Feldt is all about. I had so much music that I wanted to share with my fans, so I thought turning this music into an album would be the best way to do it. It also opened up the door to something I have been wanting to do for quite some time now and that is bringing all these live instruments that I use in my productions to the stage, together with my live band.

You supported the Sunrise Tour with the addition of band members and live instruments which led you to travel the world and play at the biggest venues. This year you will continue to travel the globe with your band in addition to your solo DJ sets. What do you find most enjoyable and challenging whilst touring?

The most enjoyable part about bringing the live band with me on tour is the extra dimension they add to the show. The energy goes through the roof and with the addition of live instruments you can really provide the audience with a complete different experience you normally wouldn’t be able to with just djing. The most challenging part might be streamlining all our agendas, because next to touring together we all have our own separate projects that also demand our time.

Do the crowds interact with you differently when you have the live band as compared to a solo DJ set?

Absolutely, when adding live instruments you get a much more dynamic performance on stage. People are not just looking at me to interact with but also the guys who are playing the instruments. In my opinion it gives the experience more depth for the people in the crowd, but also the interaction I have with the rest of the band takes it to another level and was something I always wanted to do. Seeing people play their instruments live simply adds that extra something.

In February you surprised us with your new remix album: ‘After the Sunset’ this is packed with 16 songs that are more club-oriented versions of tracks from your debut album, remixed by some amazing artists.  Who did you work with on this remix album?

The remix album is packed with so many great artists, like Calvo, Mesto, Breathe Carolina, Zonderling, Toby Green, DJ Licious, Redondo and many more awesome producers. I was blown away by the end result and the remixes they delivered. It’s so cool to hear your music being remixed by others and to see what they made of the tracks. I’m super happy with the remix album and I feel blessed by what they did to the tracks.

Why did you decide to release a remix album?

Over the past 2 to 3 years, I worked so hard on creating my own album, which resulted in 24 tracks that represented the Sam Feldt sound, to the best of my abilities. Because I spend so much time on this album and having so much material, I not only wanted to share it with the fans, but I was also wanted to have other producers take my music for a spin and have them make their versions of some of the tracks. It’s just incredible to see this happen to you music and hear their interpretation of something that means so much to you. After receiving so much love from the fans from around the globe after my debut album and my supporting tour, I thought it would be the perfect gift to surprise them with a brand-new remix album, filled with tracks they know by heart, put into a more club oriented style. The album adds to the wide spectrum of music that Sam Feldt stands for and adds yet another chapter to the story I want to tell through my music.

What do you most enjoy about playing music?

In general, I think music is the ultimate universal language there is. Give people a bass drum and we automatically start to move. I think music is something we can relate to on a very deep and emotional level, so being able to play people music enables you to share a certain emotion and take them on a trip by guiding them through your musical journey. Being able to do that is such a magical experience.

To see the fans get excited and share their love for something you created is indescribable. You get so much love back from the people on the dancefloor and that on its own creates a very special connection that automatically strengthens itself, making me work even harder to deliver.

In March you returned to Miami Music Week with your Heartfeldt Poolparty. How was this show and how did the concept come about and come into fruition?

Miami Music Week on itself is always a special happening. This year we decided to do another Heartfeldt Poolparty like we did last year. Again, it turned out to be a huge success. We sold out pretty quickly and it was absolutely one I will remember for a long time. We had some incredible artists on the lineup such as: Goldfish, Hook N Sling, Jay Hardway and SNBRN. KARRA also joined me on stage to perform our newest single ‘Down for Anything’ together with me for the first time. Overall, we had the best time ever and the crowd seemed to love it from the moment the first records was played.

At the beginning of this year you hinted through an Instagram post about plans for a more sustainable world, please elaborate on this:

Traveling the world as a DJ has been what I wanted to do with my life from a very young age, but it comes at a cost however. With over 200 flights per year I consider myself to be among the most polluting persons in the world. In the upcoming weeks I will shed more light on the projects I’ve been working on lately. I’ll be announcing a way in which I’ll become carbon neutral from this day worth and who I teamed up with, in my pursue to these goals. There are a lot of projects I’m currently focusing on, so keep a close eye on my socials because more info is coming very soon. In the meantime, try to ask yourself, what it is that you can do to make a better world, starting today.

You run the App Fangage: How is this App progressing?

Very well! We are now hosting fan portals for over 35 top influencers in music and sports and allowing them to get closer to their fans. Right now, over 200.000 active users are using the application to access exclusive content they can’t find anywhere else and that number is increasing by 10% every month. We have so many cool new features in the pipeline that I can’t wait to show you guys!

What do you have planned for the remainder of 2018?

2018 is doing well so far, I’ve just released my brand new single together with Möwe and KARRA called ‘Down for Anything’, I’ve got a couple of other music projects on the horizon, which I can’t talk too much about. The festival season is also getting closer and looking at my tour schedule makes me super excited about the Summer months to come. We’ve got so many cool shows coming up, with my live band or as a solo DJ. I think the rest of this year is going to be awesome and I can’t wait to see my fans from across the world again

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Helena Hauff’s Return To Disorder to release Galaxian EP – ‘Paradise Engineering’ is out on May 14th

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Glasgow based producer, Galaxian, is set to drop the 11th release of Helena Hauff’s Return to
Disorder imprint. “Paradise Engineering” is an ambitiously psychedelic piece of machine mastery that will be
right at home on Hauff’s label, with which she set out to bring “punk rock and techno together” in 2015. The
label’s name refers to the reactionary post-WW1 art movement, Return to Order, which called for a rejection
of the avant-garde in favor of conservatism and classicism. Return to Disorder has embraced
experimentation and genre bending with releases from the likes of Children of Leir, Morah and Umwelt.
Galaxian’s proximity to the sharp edge of quantum chaos and belief in the anarchism of nature make him a
fitting addition to the Hamburg based label.
“Paradise Engineering”, is a lot to unpack. Within its four tracks, Galaxian lays out an intricate web of self,
spiritual and socio-technic exploration and critique. Producing the cover art alone took him on a 12 month
journey, while meditating on questions of inner-alchemy, freedom and transcendence. The music covers
extensive sonic topography with each of the four distinct tracks building a critical tension while creating
counterpoint for one another. Violently intricate drum machine work stakes out the boundaries of “Paradise
Engineering’s” autonomous zone, where Galaxian lays out a dense thesis on the harrowed
human condition. The tracks leave the listener much to ponder, especially with lines like, “You have been
deprived of knowledge by frequency control” and “All possibilities exist”. Synth and bass lines emerge
oscillating around each other from deep space on the EP’s second A-side, “Mutual Arising”, clean and crisp
supporting elements to stratospheric strings. It gets significantly more aggressive on the B-side with “Life
Force” drilling through neck-snapping electro drums with acid patterns, whose methodic dynamism and
complexity begins to sound like inter-galactic alien transmissions when blown through a dizzying effect
chain. Comfortably

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AM//PM is announcing their first emo night at Crowbar in Brisbane for Labor Day Eve on 6th May

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Sydney’s biggest emo night AM//PM is thrilled to announced they’ll takeover Brisbane’s renowned ‘home of heavy’ Crowbar for one hot night this Labor Day eve on May 6 – taking back Sunday to bring the golden era of emo back to Fortitude Valley. Over two floors, the night will be headed by Little Brother and a banging band lineup, plus a special guest DJ set by Tonight Alive.

Tickets are on sale now via ampmemonight.com

Leading band duties for AM//PM’s inaugural Brisbane event is Little Brother out of Newcastle – the acoustic side-project of Trophy Eyes frontman John Floreani – who will light up the stage with his raw and emotive tunes. Joining him on the lineup are a trio of local Brisbanites, including acoustic pop/punk singer-songwriter Beth Lucas, punk rockers Satellites and alternative emo punk quartet Sleepwell.

 Relive your melancholic youth in the EMO ROOM with tunes by iconic emo overlords including My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Alexisonfire and more, plus very special guest Jake Hardy from Tonight Alive jumping on the decks for a not-to-be-missed DJ set.

One year into it’s conception, and AM//PM has delivered some of the countries most unforgettable nights, from a warm up party for Victoria’s UNIFY Gathering, to huge performances starring local scene legends including Hellions, Deez Nuts, Justice For The Damned and a special covers set featuring members of Northlane and Polaris. Founded by The Neighbourhood’s Toby ‘Norman’ Bramley, Dawson Michaels and Thomas Milgate, the trio of passionate promoters will continue to join forces and find creative ways to celebrate the music they love and the music you grew up with. Emo forever!

AM//PM LABOR DAY EVE – Sunday 6 May

Crowbar, Brisbane

 w/ Little Brother, Beth Lucas, Satellites, Sleepwell

+ special guest DJ set by Tonight Alive

 Tickets $15 presale / $20 on the door

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THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE SYDNEY SHOW SELLS OUT, NEW SHOW ADDED!

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Due to overwhelming demand, The Brian Jonestown Massacre have added a second show in Sydney city to go along with the now SOLD OUT show at The Metro.  This 2nd Vivid Sydney show happens at The Metro on Friday the 8th of June, with tickets going on sale at 10am on Thursday April 12th.  All other shows across the country are selling fast with Castlemaine and Wollongong also SOLD OUT and shows in all other cities not far behind.

Lead by prolific outlier Anton Newcombe, The Brian Jonestown Massacre have both explored and defined the realms of neo-psychedelia across their storied 28 year existence.  The next chapter sees the release of the band’s 17th full-length studio album Something Else, which is out on June 1st, 2018.

Part shoegaze, part Velvet Underground, Something Else celebrates all that is great about the BJM, but as always hurries forward toward new musical horizons. With Newcombe’s trademark edifying social commentary at the fore, the album is a classic BJM reduction of swirling retro-hued guitars, washed over droning, hypnotic primal rhythms, that same sonic blueprint that has won the band an army of admirers and imitators alike.

Galvanised by electrifying live shows across multiple tours since the mid 2000’s and nourished by an impressively constant flow of exciting new recorded music, The Brian Jonestown Massacre have built a devoted fan base in Australia.  Whether on record, or in mortal flesh, fans know that the BJM are one hell of a f#@king trip!

 The Brian Jonestown Massacre new album Something Else is out June 1st  via A Recordings/MGM Australia
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AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2018

SATURDAY 2ND JUNE – METROPOLIS – FREMANTLE (SELLING FAST!!)
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SUNDAY 3RD JUNE- THE GOV – ADELAIDE (SELLING FAST!!)
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WEDNESDAY 6TH JUNE – THE NORTHERN – BYRON BAY (SELLING FAST!!)
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THURSDAY 7TH JUNE- THE TIVOLI- BRISBANE (SELLING FAST!!)
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FRIDAY 8th JUNE – METRO – SYDNEY (NEW SHOW ADDED!!)
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SATURDAY 9TH JUNE- METRO – SYDNEY (SOLD OUT!!)
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SUNDAY 10TH JUNE- UNI BAR- WOLLONGONG (SOLD OUT!!)
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TUESDAY 12TH JUNE – THE BASEMENT CANBERRA (SELLING FAST!!)
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WEDNESDAY 13TH JUNE- THEATRE ROYAL – CASTLEMAINE (SOLD OUT!!)
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THURSDAY 14TH JUNE- THE FORUM – MELBOURNE (SELLING FAST!!)
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