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The Presets Drop New Remix EP For “14U+14ME”, HI VIZ Out June 1st

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HI VIZ TO BE RELEASED ON CASABLANCA RECORDS JUNE 1ST 
Photo Credit: Ben Sullivan
In anticipation of their upcoming LP HI VIZ, Australian electro-punk duo The Presets today are releasing 14U+14ME Remixes. The EP features remixes of “14U+14ME” by Superpitcher, Marco Faraone, and Sly Faux.
Blackbook premiered the Superpitcher remix yesterday saying, “While we wait for the mad party to kick off, The Presets have delivered this grooving new EP, 14U+14ME Remixes, and Blackbook premieres here the groovalicious remix from German producer and KOMPAKT artist Superpitcher, which is asspine-chilling as it is unstoppably infectious.”
The Presets commented, “Friends. We are absolutely minced to present this selection of major-league remixes of our latest single 14U+14ME, created by techno heavyweights Superpitcher, Marco Faraone and Sly Faux. Tell your cousin that these mixes are not suitable for her gym playlist. Sorry. This is some true, 4am, back room deepness. Marco has even included an additional ‘bonus beats’ mix, 100% guaranteed to transport you back to your favorite ’92 jungle warehouse party. Ruff!! Proceed with Awesome”
HI VIZ is The Presets’ party album; a hedonistic cocktail of rave nuggets, cyber croons and pub techno, seamlessly mixed across 53 minutes. The vivid LP visuals (by longtime collaborator Jonathan Zawada) and the none-too-subtle title are both clear statements of intent; The Presets are up for it.
It’s been a decade since the duo – Julian Hamilton & Kim Moyes – first set festival fields alight with breakthrough anthems like “My People”, “Talk Like That” and “This Boys In Love”. The pair had been making waves in Sydney’s clubs since forming in 2003 and signing to the influential Modular Records but it was their 2008 Oz chart topper, Apocalypso, that first introduced them to wider audiences. That album was certified triple platinum and won six ARIA Awards in their homeland. By contrast, 2012’s critically acclaimed Pacifica was comparatively introspective but epic gigs around the world – from the Glastonbury Festival and Coachella to Splendour In The Grass – forged the duo’s reputation as Australian electronic music trailblazers. HI VIZ sits firmly in this tradition – a “back to basics” set, deliberately curated as a proxy for The Presets’ live experience. HI VIZ lands June 1st and copies can be pre-ordered from https://thepresets.lnk.to/HIVIZ
 
Track Listing for
14u+14ME REMIXES
Superpitcher Remix
Marco Faraone Remix
Marco Faraone’s DNB Snow Mix
Sly Faux Remix
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These New South Whales join the world’s biggest comedy brand Comedy Central; Season two out May 9

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Simon Bates, Head of Comedy Central ANZ says of the partnership, “These New South Whales is hilarious and the partnership emphasises the commitment Comedy Central Australia has to home grown comedians…or are they musicians?”.

The creators of the show – Todd Andrews (creator, writer, producer), Jamie Timony (creator, writer, producer, director), and Ben Timony (creator, writer, producer, director, editor) – continue,  “We are over the moon, back to earth and then back over the moon again to be partnering with Comedy Central. If you want the best meat you go to the best butcher, know what I mean? We couldn’t think of a better home for our baby boo-boo.”

The critically acclaimed first season of These New South Whales followed four delusional, cocky punk underdogs from Newcastle as they awkwardly crashed and bashed their way to the bottom of the top. Delving deep into the wild forays of Sydney’s Inner West music scene, the season featured the likes of DMA’s, CHVRCHES, Metz and more and earned the self-proclaimed buzz band a growing audience across industry and fans alike.

In Season 2, armed with a portly, Elvis impersonating band manager and a luxury double decker tour bus,These New South Whales set off to become the bonafide lords of the road they always aspired to be! The series also boasts some impressive names both on and off the screen. It’s Executive Produced by comedy giants Laura Waters (Summer Heights High, Ja’mie: Private School Girl) and Jeffrey Walker (Modern Family, Difficult People) and music royalty Roger O’Donnell (The Cure).

Of the collaboration, Roger O’Donnell shares, “I love these guys, I love what they do and how they do it, with genuine love and affection for probably the most shit business you can imagine, Rock and Roll. When they asked me to be an executive producer on the show I was totally blown away and have loved every minute of seeing them bring this thing to fruition. Comedy genius (they paid me to say that)”. 

Laura Waters adds, “Rarely have I seen a group so committed to what they’re doing while also having so much fun. People will fall in love with TNSW!”

Throughout the season, viewers will also be met with some big cameo appearances from heavy-hitters including Roger O’Donnell (The Cure), Jimmy Barnes (Cold Chisel), Daniel Johns (Silverchair), Phoebe Tonkin (Vampire Diaries, The Originals), Jeffrey Walker (Round The Twist), Ryan Shelton (Hamish and Andy’s Gap Year), Dune Rats (ARIA #1 Album), Linda Marigliano (triple j), Aaron Chen (Aaron Chen Tonight) and more.

For those that missed the first season, you can catch up and binge on the six-part series at comedycentral.com.au/thesenewsouthwhales 

Season two of THESE NEW SOUTH WHALES will be available exclusively on Comedy Central ANZ and comedycentral.com.au from Wednesday May 9.

These New South Whales Season Two is a Born in the Sauce production with principal development and production funding from Screen Australia.

About Comedy Central: Comedy Central is the world’s only all-comedy network and has an estimated global audience of over 250 million. It is responsible for some of the biggest comedy hits of all time. Comedy Central, now in its 27th year, has built a diverse, global business by putting funny first in everything it does. Comedy Central’s worldwide portfolio contains more than 20 channels spanning across Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, India, Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.
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No Mono announce national tour for debut album Islands (Part 1)

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Melbourne-duo No Mono are excited to share details of their national album tour this August/September. The pair will be taking their mesmerising live show to Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Darwin andAlice Springs, as well as a very special album launch show at the Sydney Opera House thanks to Vivid LIVE 2018. See dates and details below.

The tour dates come off the back of a slew of jaw-dropping tracks from No Mono that have aptly marked them as one of the country’s standout acts of the year by media and fans alike. With each track, ‘Frostbitten’, ‘Tidal Fight’, ‘Violence Broken’ and their debut ‘Butterflies’, No Mono have consistently delivered their unmistakable take on dark electronica that blend organic sounds and subtle synths, tied to a voice that can be likened to no other.

Joining No Mono will be, Eliott and Jeffe.
NO MONO NATIONAL TOUR 
Supported by Eliott* and Jeffe^.
Tickets at yesnomono.com

JUNE 2 – SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE (VIVID FESTIVAL) – SYDNEY
AUGUST 25 – THE BRIGHTSIDE – BRISBANE*^
AUGUST 31 – JIVE – ADELAIDE*^
SEPTEMBER 1 – JACK RABBIT SLIMS – PERTH^
SEPTEMBER 7 – CORNER HOTEL – MELBOURNE*^
SEPTEMBER 15 – THE STUDIO – DARWIN^
SEPTEMBER 16 – MONTE’S – ALICE SPRINGS^

**Also appearing at Splendour In The Grass**

‘Frostbitten’ is out now, buy/stream it here.

See Islands (Part 1) track-listing below, pre-order it now.

No Mono Islands (Part 1)
Violence Broken
Butterflies
Tidal Fight
Frostbitten
Water’s Edge
Desert
Otherside
Future
Oh, This House Is Empty

Stay connected with No Mono:
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GABRIELLA COHEN shares new single ‘Music Machine’ + announces tour!

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Dot Dash Recordings and Remote Control Records are thrilled to share ‘Music Machine’ – the second single from Gabriella Cohen’s new album Pink Is The Colour Of Unconditional Love. To coincide with the new single release Gabriella Cohen is excited to share dates for an East Coast Australian album tour. Full details and tickets links are below. Pink Is The Colour Of Unconditional Love will be released on Friday 1st June via Dot Dash / Remote Control in AU/NZ and Captured Tracks for the rest of the world.

Gabriella shares – “Music Machine was born about the time I came back from my first U.S tour and found myself down and out crashing on a friends couch in West Brunswick, Melbourne. It was a strange patch of time, where I felt comically displaced, coming from the glitz and glamour of New York straight to desolate suburbia and Centrelink queues.”

Pink Is The Colour Of Unconditional Love will arrive following 2016’s internationally acclaimed debut record Full Closure and No Details. Fast forward to the summer of 2017, Cohen moved to a countryside Victoria farm to record and self produce her second album with engineer and partner-in-crime, Kate‘Babyshakes‘ Dillon. There, amidst the flocks of screeching white cockatoos and herds of Black Angus cows, they etched the beginning of Pink Is The Colour Of Unconditional Love.

The record was almost complete when the band was invited to join Foxygen’s U.S. tour, compelling the two to finish the album on the road. What you hear on the album was borne of a microphone, an interface, and the multiplicity of spirits inhabiting the places they would record: a boat in England, the coast of Portugal, the mountains of Southern Italy, cafes of Mexico, and finally the sand of Venice Beach, LA.

In the new album Cohen pays homage to her musical influences by inviting the listener on a journey: from the grooves of bossa nova, to the lilting sentimentality of strings, to kicking it back on the sprawling highways of rock’n’roll. Honest heartache is woven into glory throughout the record, and during eleven tracks a candid, almost ethereal self-portrait of its songwriter emerges. For Gabriella Cohen, it’s an epitaph of electric wonder, and a definitive fact: Pink Is The Colour Of Unconditional Love.

Pre-order Pink Is The Colour Of Unconditional Love – https://gabriellacohen.lnk.to/pinkisthecolour

Pink Is The Colour Of Unconditional Love Album Tour

Fri 8th June – The Northern, Byron Bay NSW
FREE SHOW

Sat 16th June – Black Bear Lodge,  Brisbane QLD
Tickets

Fri 22nd June – Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine VIC
Tickets

Sat 23rd June – Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Tickets

Sun 24th June – Karova Lounge, Ballarat VIC
Tickets

Fri 29th June – Waywards,  Sydney NSW
Tickets

Gabriella Cohen – Pink Is the Colour Of Unconditional Love is out Friday 1st June via Dot Dash / Remote Control in AU/NZ. Captured Tracks for the rest of the world.
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Money For Rope are BACK!

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Melbourne five-piece surf/soul/rock/garage band MONEY FOR ROPE are excited to announce the release of their second studio album ‘Picture Us’ this coming July 2018.

Set to be released in Europe on German label Haldern Pop Recordings, and back home in Australia on Cheersquad Records & Tapes, the first single from the album ‘Earl Grey’ will be out May 4th…. and then as MONEY FOR ROPE say, let the touring begin!

Audiences around the world have have been treated to these performances with appearances at festival such as Big Day Out, Splendour in the Grass, The Falls, Boogie!, Golden Plains, The Gum Ball, The Hills Are Alive and many more!

MONEY FOR ROPE are back in town with a new single, album releases on the horizon, and a handful of gigs to get straight back into it.

MAY 5th at The Curtin, Melbourne
w/ Summer Blood & Mother Guru
RSVP

May 11th at The Wicko, Newcastle
w/ NTL Landmarks & Nicholas Connors (Solo)
RSVP

May 12th at The Chippo
w/ The Vitriots & Murray Darling
RSVP
 
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Freedom Time Festival (Saturday 30 June ) Coburg Velodrome

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Freedom Time will reappear on the dark side of the Coburg Velodrome to present the second annual winter festival of sound and vision on Saturday 30 June 2018.

Dance to the beat of the drum, guide and be guided by sound. The dance floor is a place of expression where you can lose time and find freedom in music…

 

Electro-specialist accomplices Dopplereffekt and long-awaited Wave Sorceress Veronica Vasicka will headline, alongside New York’s percussive house hard-hitter Joe Claussell on his true-blue debut and Japanese multi-monikered sound designer and producer Kuniyuki. Amsterdam’s aural museum Music From Memory will also make the trek over to co-present their own stage, featuring forefathers Tako and Jamie Tiller, Japanese pop duo Dip In The Pool and Swiss-based synth psychic Michael Turtle.

 

There’s no shortage of homegrown residents on the bill with Sleep D, Wax’o Dystopio, Sui Zhen, Turner Street Sound, Cale Sexton, Lauren Hansom, Pjenné, Millú, Ricci and Noise in My Head rounding out the line up.

 

“Can’t imagine a better use for a velodrome.” – Floating Points (UK)

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Maison book girl Announce UK Tour Dates + New Single ‘Bath Room – UK Version’

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J-Pop Idol Band Maison book girl Announce New Single
‘Bath Room – UK Version’

Select May 2018 UK Live Dates Announced
+ The Great Escape Festival

Double A-Side 7” Released 18th May 2018
via Read The Air Records

Preorder/bundles – http://readtheairrecords.bigcartel.com/

Japanese idol pop group Maison book girl are pleased to reveal the video for ‘Bath Room – UK Version’, the AA-side track on their forthcoming single, available on limited edition blue 7″ vinyl released 18th May 2018, and set to be the first release on new J-pop dedicated UK label Read The Air Records.

Fans can preorder the single and bundles now at: http://readtheairrecords.bigcartel.com/

Watch and share the ‘Bath Room – UK Version’ video here: https://youtu.be/0lNFzrkp1ME

The group are also delighted to announce their first ever UK performances, with live appearances at Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds on 16th May, the Alternative Escape in Brighton on 17th May, The Great Escape Festival in Brighton on 18th May, and a London headline show at Boston Music Room on 19th May.

Commenting on the news, the band said: “We all are sooo happy to hear that our debut A-side 7” single ‘KARMA/BATH ROOM – UK Version’ will be released in the UK! These songs are very popular among our Japanese fans, and we’ll be so glad if our UK fans like them too. We can’t wait to play at The Great Escape Festival 2018 and we’re really looking forward to seeing everyone in the UK. Please come to see us!”

Another chronically upbeat and energetic slice of high-tempo J-pop from the quartet, ‘Bath Room – UK Version’ merges bubble-gum chiptune, the epic Scandi-pop influence of Sigrid, traditional melodic singer-songwriter toplines, and classical music motifs to impressive effect, all – as ever with Mbg – hung playfully around a dizzying array of time signatures.

Read The Air Records is a collaboration between UK independent label Alcopop! Records and Japanese independent label Vinyl Junkie. With a growing appetite for Japanese music from the UK audience, the aim for the new imprint is to help share some of the best artists emerging from the Japanese scene.

Formed in 2014, Mbg are part of the so-called “new-age” wave of J-Pop groups sweeping Japanese culture that are creating slick, smart, contemporary pop music, comprised of vocalists Aoi Yagawa, Yui Inoue, Rin Wada, and founding member Megumi Coshoji.

With musician and producer Kenta Sakurai as their core songwriter, producer and music director, the group not only perform and record music but also regularly appear in movies, collaborate with designers, and are constantly looking for new creative outlets and partnerships to help promote fashion, art and street culture.

‘Karma/Bath Room – UK Version’ Double A-Side released 18th May 2018 via Read The Air Records

Maison Book Girl UK Live Dates:

16.05.18 – Birmingham – Hare & Hounds
17.05.18 – Brighton – East Street Tap (Alternative Escape)
18.05.18 – Brighton – 8pm @ The Arch (The Great Escape)
19.05.18 – London – Boston Music Room

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SHALLOU UNVEILS FULL ‘SOULS’ EP // OUT NOW VIA ALL POINTS + SLEEPTALKER

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BUY/STREAM: SHALLOU – SOULS

“his vulnerability makes him stand out from the pack” – FADER
“it’s time electronic communities of all kinds start paying him his due” – Hillydilly
“textured, sun-kissed sound” – Clash
“shallou’s ambient electronics are transformative” – NYLON
“shallou is ready to break out” – Complex
“Its ambient pulses shimmer in and out before shallou brings it back to the driving heartbeat of the song” – SPIN
“shallou makes a statement about his songwriting ability as “You and Me” smoothly transitions into each of its many layers” – This Song Is Sick

Following months of teasing select singles, including ‘Lie‘, ‘Find‘ and ‘Vignette‘, D.C based artist shallou is proud to unveil his full seven track Souls EP, out now.

The EP emerges at a time when shallou‘s star is shining brighter than ever, following a huge sold-out, headline tour of the US. He boasts over 4.3 million monthly listeners on the platform, and his previous singles have been streamed over 100 million times.

A dynamic and eclectic list of collaborators (Kasbo, RIAH, Haux + more) have been enlisted for what is his greatest body of work to date. The Souls EP is full of sonic depth, showcasingshallou‘s dynamic musical skill set and profoundly emotional production style. Each song is intended to resonate with its listener, as it takes you on an emotional journey representing different stages of a relationship from love to loss, and back again. See tracklist below:

1. Sigh
2. You and Me
3. Find x Kasbo x Cody Lovaas
4. Vignette
5. … Lost
6. Lie x RIAH
7. Skin

Also be sure to check out shallou’s beautiful curated Nomad Series; a blissed out collection of visuals soundtracked by his music, filmed across the world.

With over 60 shows under his belt, and many more to come, shallou will continue his rigorous touring throughout 2018. Stay tuned for news of worldwide dates, which will include the UK & Europe to come soon.
For more info on shallou, visit:
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Pitchfork Paris festival line up – CHVRCHES, DJ Koze, Stephen Malkmus & more

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Today we’re excited to announce the second wave of acts to play Pitchfork Music Festival Paris this November. CHVRCHES, The Voidz, DJ Koze, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Dream Wife join existing names Bon Iver, Fever Ray, Mac DeMarco & Blood Orange.

The 8th edition of the festival will take place on 1, 2 & 3 November 2018 at the Grande Halle de la Villette.

Pitchfork Paris will host the captivating synth pop sounds of CHRVCHES, the avant-garde underground sound of The Voidz, which sees Julian Casablancas (the voice of The Strokes) and his band of musicians combine a multitude of genres, all the way from garage rock, pop, electro, psych & even traditional Asian music. As well as this, German DJ Stefan Kozalla aka DJ Koze will be playing, having just announced his first new album in 5 years, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks will be performing, which will  see the ex-Pavement frontman and The Jicks reunite after a four year break & Dream Wife will be there in full force with their explosive grunge-punk sounds.

Since 2011, the festival has made the Grande Halle de la Villette its home, right in the heart of Paris’ 19th arrondissement. Spread over 3 days, the festival offers music lovers a bold line-up that’s like no other, showcasing the best of the international indie scene.

And since 2016, Pitchfork Paris has spread its musical wings with Pitchfork Avant Garde. Spanning Paris’ Bastille neighbourhood, come discover the new indie guard over two nights of music, on 30 & 31 October.

Pitchfork Music Festival Paris is produced by Super Parisian booking and events agency, producing tours for French and International artists – and the American media Pitchfork.

— INFO

3-day pass on sale on now €120 > €135) : http://www.digitick.com/index-css5-pitchforkfestival-pg1.html

Day tickets ( €45 > €50 > €55) : not on sale yet

Links:
Website : https://pitchforkmusicfestival.fr
Facebook Event : https://www.facebook.com/events/563715857336502/ #P4Kparis

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Festival FORTE announced new additions to its 2018 edition

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FESTIVAL FORTE ANNOUNCES MORE ARTISTS FOR THE 2018 EDITION

These are added to the already announced: Anastasia Kristensen, Antigone x Francois X, Blush Response, Donato Dozzy, Electric Indigo, Extrawelt, Function, Hedonic 2, Helena Hauff, I Hate Models, Lena Willikens, Monolake, Mumdance, Neel, Oscar Mulero, Pantha Du Prince ft. Bendik HK A/V, Stanislav Tolkachev, Surgeon, Svreca, The Hacker and Umwelt.
There are no words enough to describe the importance of Carsten Nicolai aka Alva Noto in the electronic music scene. Co-founder of the much respected Raster Noton label together with Olaf Bender aka Byetone and Frank Bretschneider, he is the pure example of how science can combine with art through audiovisual language. Together with Ryuichi Sakamoto, he composed the soundtrack for the acclaimed movie “The revenant” and in 2018 he released the album “Unieqav” on his new label Noton. At Festival Forte, he will be presenting his new spectacular show, which is an incredibly intense audiovisual experience that will take place inside the immersive castle walls. Robert Lippok, who will release his new album in 2018 onRaster Noton, will also present his new audiovisual show at Festival Forte.

Luke Slater will return to the castle, this time with Jaygo Bloom, who is the curator of the generative garden of the festival. Together, they will present the only Planetary Assault Systems show of the year, an exclusive audiovisual performance that will have a very special setup.

Festival Forte is moving on to its 5th edition running from August 30 to September 2, 2018 in the Castle of Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal.

A new culture has been created, formed by a special audience that is dedicated and interested in the innovative proposals that the festival has to offer and which extend throughout the town of Montemor-o-Velho, the Castle, with the stage and the generative garden, the Camping site and the Esther de Carvalho Theater.

With the bar set very high, Festival Forte’s team transcends itself and embraces the challenge of making each edition more spectacular. The public expects it and deserves it. The artistic
choices stand up to this challenge and for the 2018 edition, the complex task of finding those who are at the level of the Forte’s requirements is fulfilled with audacity and determination.

Generative Art continues to be a central element in the creative process of Festival Forte, which will culminate with Jaygo Bloom’s installations in the castle garden and church.

The commitment to sustainability remains a concern, with the implementation of new measures that promote a greener environment, in addition to those already accomplished such as compostable loos, recyclable cups, paperless digital promotion and the cashless system that was awarded a prize in 2017 by the Ministry of the Environment, promoter of the “Sê-lo Verde” program.

We are all set for the most special edition of Festival Forte ever, which is the fruit of the contribution of all those who believe and support it, valuing an obsessive passion for art and innovation.
Tickets & Press Accreditation 

General Admissions are being sold in limited quantity for 100 € + commissions on online sales and for 105€ at physical points of sale.

Tickets can be purchased at: Festival FORTE, Sonicgoods, Ticketswap, Resident Advisor and BOL.

Tickets that are bought on Sonicgoods do not have any added commissions offering the cheapest and most effective solution.

The General Admission for Festival Forte is valid for 4 days of the Festival and includes free access to the camping site, which is walking distance from the castle.

Capacity is limited to 5000 people due to the space delimited by the castle walls. 
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YOUNG MONKS return with the mind-bending new single & video ‘Bayside Suicide’; Announce Canberra single launch

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“a pastiche of psychedelic pop melodies” – Happy
“a hefty dose of upbeat, tropical jams to bop along to” – Music Feeds
Canberra tropical-funk quartet Young Monks today make their long-awaited return with the mind-bending single ‘Bayside Suicide’, the first new music from the band since 2016. Accompanied by a trippy and vivid ultraviolet video, the track is a fresh cut from their upcoming, yet-to-be-announced debut album, and will be launched with a hometown UV party at Mr Wolf on June 1.

Watch the ‘Bayside Suicide’ video via YouTube. Launch tickets on sale from youngmonks.net.

Exploring a sense of altered reality and existence in a dream-state, ‘Bayside Suicide’ considers the unconscious mind and how it links to one’s spiritual being. In Young Monks’ signature experimental style, groovy, euphoric instrumentation overlaid with hazy, reverb-rich vocals evoke a breezy, carefree mood, combining warm, buttery, pop melodies with production wizardry and elements of new wave, dreamy psychedelia.

Explaining the song’s conception, the band explains, “The first verse of ’Bayside Suicide’ is based off a dream one of our band-members had, it’s not exactly a story or one solid idea that’s been finalised, rather it’s the journey through the curious and odd parts of perception. When it came time to shoot the video, we wanted to follow on with the abstract ideas and dive right into that distorted reality while truly reflecting our musical style and us as a band – so we chose to convey a feeling of psychedelia, allowing the viewer to perceive and explore their senses aided by a cacophony of UV colour, dance and movement.”

Canberra four-piece Young Monks – Matt Santos (vocals), Sam Koster (guitar, vocals, production),Stephen Reinhart (guitar, keys, vocals), Tommy Caldwell (bass) – have spent the past three years creating and refining their infectious blend of neo-psychedelic rock, crafting trippy and adventurous musical odysseys influenced by artists such as Tame Impala, Glass Animals and The Avalanches. Amassing over 2.1 million streams and 50,000+ monthly Spotify listeners with fan-favourites ‘Bad Bad Freddy’ and ‘Jarmin In The Dark’, Young Monks have shared the stage with standout local artists including Ocean Alley, Hands Like Houses and Saskwatch.

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South London’s Margot debut with strikingly accomplished dream-pop single ‘Desensitised’

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South London’s Margot emerge with strikingly accomplished debut single Desensitised, a dream-pop lament to the repetitious nature of modern capital-city life.

From the opening guitar chimes onwards the touchstones to dream-pop artists old and new are apparent, yet there’s a unique thread running throughout, generated by the collective way the quintet create not only their music, but art and visuals as well.

Throwing their concrete surroundings into the hazy sounds, Margot bring routine realism to life: “Desensitised is about the commute to office blocks, and how its oppressive nature, from the geography to the lonely crowds, can infiltrate, misdirect and dowse appetite and ambition” explains vocalist Alex Hannaway “Writing the song was cathartic, an act of strength and perseverance, a determination not to become desensitised.”

Making a decision to be completely self-sufficient through the creative process, Margot record over long weekends at drummer Ben Andrewes’ place, in between working weeks. This DIY approach and the autobiographical realism are reflected in the subject matter of the songs.

Hannaway and Andrewes are joined by Albi Cleghorn (guitar), Rob Fenner (Guitar) and Michael Webb (bass).

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Kedr Livanskiy shares new video “Bilo Vremya (There Was A Time)”

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Today, Kedr Livanskiy shares the video for “Bilo Vremya (There Was A Time)“, a track recorded in 2014 before the release of the acclaimed January Sun EP and last year’s debut album, Ariadna. The song seamlessly weaves the hazy, dream-like vocals which Kedr has become known for with a jungle inflected beat, and the video proves to be a perfect companion piece.  Noisey premiered the clip, saying the song  “…sounds like something you’d hear at a rave under a railway arch in 2010 south London, where drinks are poured warm into paper cups and it’s too sweaty to see. Also, the song bangs hard.“
Speaking on the video and track, Kedr reveals: “Three years ago we went with my best girlfriends to the country side. Just a couple of days before I wrote this song. We took the camera and just got stuck off to shoot the video as we stagger around the neighborhood. There is no storyline and no special idea here. In fact, it’s just like a story in an Instagram today.“
Upcoming live dates:
May 3 – London, UK – Pickle Factory – SOLD OUT
May 4 – Amsterdam, NL – Garage Noord/Subbacultcha
May 25 – Lucern, CH – Uferlos
May 26 – Bergen, NO – Ekko/Østre
May 30 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound
Jul 7 – Roskilde, DK – Rosklide Festival
Jul 14 – Gräfenhainichen, DE – Melt! Festival
July US Tour TBA
Aug 11 – Helsinki, FI – Flow Festival
Aug 16-19 – Berlin, DE – Pop Kultur 2018
Sept 20 – Nantes, FR – Scopitone Festival
“…Livanskiy establishes a candlelit mood that’s both inviting and elusive, romantic yet tantalizingly remote.” – A.V. Club
“Capturing the mood of the past and that of the future is a rare feat, but Kedrina has found the path connecting the two and has found her musical voice there.” –Bandcamp
“….Kedrina’s techno-infused pop suggests the intimacy of a confined space while reaching toward the ineffable…” – Pitchfork

Kedr Livanskiy (real name Yana Kedrina) released her critically acclaimed debut full-length Ariadna via 2MR in the autumn of last year. The album is Kedr’s escape from reality.  She was born into a shifting and critical time for Russia’s Soviet Union – old values had been exhausted and were anathematized because of reconstruction.  A sense of displacement drove Kedr to find herself.  ‘Ariadna’ repeatedly explores the imagery and ideas of romanticism, mythical and fairytale themes.

Kedr also channels the places in her neighborhood on the outskirts of Moscow (affectionately dubbed by her as “BORDER MOSCOW”). There’s a river there where identical Soviet high-rises stand on both sides, with a bridge and garbage processing plant adjacent. Where nature and industry meet. The whole scene looks very apocalyptic, but also mystical and mysterious, especially at twilight.

Her inspiration for this record comes from the Izhevsk (sometimes referred to as “the capital of Russian electronic music”) sound of the 80s, including groups like Stuk Bambuka V XI Chasov (Bamboo Crash at 11AM) and Samtsy Dronta. The movement in Russian experimental music is especially inspiring, with acts likes Valery Chkalov, Sergey Kuryokhin and Pop Mechanica; in general, the late-Soviet period was very inspiring with all its figures in music, cinema, their energy and their approach towards life and art.

‘Ariadna’
Kedr Livanskiy 
2MR 
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ALTOPALO reshape the boundaries of electronic music on new single ‘(Head in a) Cloche/Pulp’

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Altopalo are an enigmatic new band opening fresh new avenues for music through their dizzying experimentalism. A foursome comprised of singer Rahm Silverglade, a solo artist in his own right releasing material through Terrible Records, and guitarist Mike Haldeman who’s cut his teeth in Moses Sumney’s band. In the rhythm section, Jesse Bielenberg and Dillon Treacy have played with Kevin Garrett and Amber Mark respectively, making Altopalo already sometime veterans of the New York underground scene.

Now they’re gearing up to release their debut album ‘frozenthere’ later this year, and it’s assuredly unlike anything else in the commercial landscape. They teased it with the release of their ‘Blur/FrozenAway’ single which was included in Pitchfork’s What’s Good playlist. A daring record which throws all caution to the wind to achieve its distinctive artistic vision. On their new single ‘(Head in a) Cloche/Pulp’ they’re continuing the steady pre-emptive rollout of their unearthly sound whilst reclaiming New York as the home of the avant garde.

Having started its life essentially as a full-throttle rock performance, the final cut of A-side ‘(Head in a) Cloche’ is a swarming five minute leviathan of sound and silence performed by a group who understand the spaces between sounds, and the protean and unworldly journeys music can take us on. ‘Pulp’ is even harder to categorise. Rahm’s pained and technically brilliant vocal never achieves a resolution, it withholds the satisfaction of a chorus or even a straightforward meaning to make for a raw and deeply haunting piece of music.

Altopalo explore the social anxieties around cutting-edge technology and further our understanding of the possibilities of music as a technological art. Their world is a strange and discomforting one, a mirror of our own, but through their incisive lyricism and freeform musical experimentation they open up rich and thought-provoking new prospects for contemporary music.

‘Cloche/Pulp‘ is out now on Samedi Records.

News on debut shows in New York and LA to follow shortly.

Cover art by Jackson Bernard // @felon_degenerate

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SNAIL MAIL announces new single ‘Heat Wave’

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Snail Mail today shares new single and accompanying video ‘Heat Wave’, taken from her hotly anticipated debut album Lush, out June 8th on Matador Records / Remote Control Records. “I’m not into sometimes”, sings 18-year-old songwriter and guitar virtuoso Lindsey Jordan in this show-stopping tour-de-force of infectious and affecting guitar pop. The video, directed by Brandon Herman, showcases Jordan’s formidable ice hockey rink chops, picked up during her days on the high-school team, while delving hauntingly into the psyche of growing up – with its paralysing insecurities, crushing lows and defiant highs. “I hadn’t actually been on skates since I quit the high school team junior year, so immediately jumping into shooting this was equal parts difficult and super fun”, Jordan says.

‘Heat Wave’ follows on the heels of the still-sizzling ‘Pristine’, which has garnered plays across BBC Radio 1 from Annie Mac (highlighting it as her ‘New Name’) and Huw Stephens (calling Snail Mail “one of the most talked about artists of this year’s SXSW”), 6 Music, Radio 2 and Beats 1, and selected by Pitchfork as their #5 track of 2018 so far. Tips by The Sunday Times ‘Breaking Act’ and The Observer ‘One To Watch’, profiles by the Washington Post, Billboard and Stereogum, and song picks in the cross-section of The Guardian, New York Times, Esquire, Dazed, i-D, Teen Vogue, Refinery29, Wonderland and many others – have further cemented Snail Mail as one of 2018’s hottest new artists.

Lush is a debut for the record books — a refreshing marvel of songwriting and technical composition, that’s both cohesive and explosive — from a white-hot young artist on the brink of something huge (and she’s only just graduated high school!).

Recorded with producer Jake Aron and engineer Johnny Schenke, with contributions from touring bandmates drummer Ray Brown and bassist Alex Bass as well, Lush sounds cinematic, yet still perfectly homemade.

Snail Mail – Lush is out Friday 8 June via Matador Records / Remote Control Records.

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