Comprised of three members of defunct post-metal five-piece Annapurna, TOSKA have unveiled their debut track, ‘Polyforms’ Featuring furious vocals from Aran Glover of We Are Knuckle Dragger, the track – impressively clocking in at just under ten minutes – traverses progressive metal tangents, intricate instrumentalism and cyclopean down-tuned chords, reminiscent of the band’s previous incarnation. Stream the track via Bandcamp below. Polyforms ft. Aran Glover by TOSKA
The fifth release on his own imprint, Kinnego Records, the chameleonic Barry Lynn AKABoxcutter has returned with a garage-tinged new EP, Shea. Currently based in London, the Northern Irish producer’s latest, three-track release is the culmination of its lead track being streamed early last year via Soundcloud. It features kaleidoscopic sleeve art by Nia at Star Fu and was mastered by Bob Macc at Subvert Central Mastering. Stream the EP via Bandcamp below. Shea EP by Boxcutter
Having inveigled with their seven-minute debut single, ‘Lawman’, back in January, Dublin noise rock quartet Girl Band have unveiled its equally inexorable successor, ‘De Bom Bom’. A potent and propulsive effort – positively not created with the airwaves in mind – it is wonderfully severe, spleen-stretching throwdown, clouded in fuzz and driven by a rabid, demented rhythm. Accompanied by a cover of Beat Happening’s ‘I Love You’, the track will see a limited edition 500-run 7-inch, released via Any Other City. With a string of dates with Metz and Slint on the horizon, Girl Band will support the latter pioneers at Belfast’s…
A new song has been released by the Danish punk rock youngsters of Iceage, along with an accompanying video. The track, titled ‘The Lord’s Favorite’, is a distinct change of direction for the usually frenetic and messy noise-punk purveyed by the quartet; it was this kind of raw tone which saw them gather much acclaim for their 2013 album You’re Nothing. The band have since decided to mix up the formula by including elements of country and blues with this new track, mildly akin to 80’s punk visionaries Minutemen. There is a less than subtle Nick Cave feel to it, too,…
Featured none other than Gabriel Byrne, Rubberbandits have unveiled the brilliantly bizarre video for their new single, ‘Fellas’. Bound for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the plaster-bagged duo’s latest visual concoction (NSFW, you understand?) was shot and edited by Ray Sullivan. Watch the video below.
The follow-up to last month’s totally glorious ‘Big Unit’ – a track we called “nigh on four minutes of increasingly inimitable, dazzlingly unravelling, meticulously imaginative post-rock” – Dublin instrumental rock trio Adebisi Shank are streaming an equally anthemic masterstroke, ‘World In Harmony’. If sheer unbridled exhilaration required a soundtrack, the five-minute track – set to feature on the band’s forthcoming third album – would surely be in contention. Drenched in propulsive, rhythmic elation, the track is an effects and chant-laden triumph, making us just that little bit more (ok, quite) excited about the new record. This is the Third Album of a band called…
Maybe you’ve managed to catch Eagulls at Longitude last week, or even supporting Franz Ferdinand in March. Well, the group have now announced two Irish headline shows for October this year. The band will be performing at Belfast’s Limelight 2 on Wednesday, October 22 and Dublin’s The Academy 2 the following night. Tickets for both shows go on sale on Friday, July 25 at 9am. Eagulls eponymous debut has been one of the best we’ve seen this year, so check out ‘Possessed’ below.
London’s favourite masked DJ Aaron Jerome, aka SBTRKT has unveiled an eccentric new track, featuring Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, called ‘New Dorp, New York’. The debut track from the producer’s much anticipated sophomore album Wonder Where We Land follows 2011’s much-lauded SBTRKT, an album that brought artists such as Sampha and Jessie Ware much-deserved exposure, as well as refining his tense, minimal post-dubstep into something that has been emulated ever since. This new track is even more bubbly and noisy than ever, with Ezra Koenig’s rambling lyricism adding a modest pop flavour to the song. Listen to ‘New Dorp, New York’ below. The new album…
Electric Picnic will be upon us in about a month’s time, and Ireland’s biggest music festival has added twenty-three new acts to their lineup, including a host of artists who performed at Longitude last weekend. The highlights of these new additions include Bombay Bicycle Club (pictured), Wild Beasts, James Vincent McMorrow and Hozier. The full list of the new acts will also see the following perform at the festival: SBTRKT, The 1975, Hercules & Love Affair, The Strypes, Walking On Cars, Le Galaxie, Shit Robot, Bp Fallon, Cathy Davey, Asgeir, Nick Mulvey, Sampha, Seinabo Sey, Rustie, Nightbox, Sheppard, The Whereabouts, Trinity Orchestra…
Having debuted the song on their cruise earlier in the year, Weezer have just made available the nostalgic ‘Back To The Shack’ to stream. It will be the lead single on their forthcoming tenth album – recorded with Ric Ocasek, who produced their first two, and most highly-regarded LPs – Everything Will Be Alright In The End, out on September 30.