• Choice Cuts: The Best Tracks of… July

    July 31, 2014 - By 

    Death From Above 1979 – Trainwreck 1979 (Last Gang Records) The stonking great bass thump on Death From Above 1979‘s 2004 record You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine was an undeniable part of the duo’s past successes. Ten years later and we are finally getting another taste. Their sound hasn’t evolved drastically, but with the new track ‘Trainwreck 1979’, its obvious that the band is out to make a statement, a reaffirmation of what they can do with a bass and a roaring vocal hook. NehruvianDoom – OM (Lex Records) The second track to be unveiled from NehruvianDoom‘s debut album, ‘OM’ is a…

  • Watch: Iceage – The Lord’s Favorite

    July 25, 2014 - By 

    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,…

  • Stream: SBTRKT – New Dorp, New York

    July 23, 2014 - By 

    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…

  • Watch: Conor Oberst – You Are Your Mother’s Child

    July 18, 2014 - By 

    A new video has been released for ‘You Are Your Mother’s Child’, a track from Conor Oberst‘s latest album Upside Down Mountain. Oberst has been in the news more often than he would like recently, following a rape accusation that has since been confirmed untrue by his accuser. Thankfully, the American singer-songwriter hasn’t focussed on the injustice of the case and ensuing media frenzy, and has instead resumed his output of stripped back, melancholy folk. This new video is a welcome moment of serenity from the singer, quite befitting of the track it accompanies. Watch the new video below. Upside Down…

  • Listen: Sleep – The Clarity

    July 18, 2014 - By 

    The legendary stoner metal band Sleep have released a brand new track entitled ‘The Clarity’. It’s the first release from the group in over 20 years, following 2003’s monumental Dopesmoker – a single 63 minute track of thunderous and intoxicating guitar riffage. The Californian trio began creating music in the mid 90s and, drawing from influences as varied as Black Sabbath and Black Flag, helped pioneer the stoner rock genre. This new track promises more of the same, that familiar guitar groove slowed down to a crawl and unabashedly soaked in vibrato – you can almost feel the desert sand…

  • Album stream: Geotic – Morning Shore

    July 17, 2014 - By 

    Will Wiesenfeld, the ambient electronic producer more commonly known as Baths, has released a new full-length album under the alias Geotic, entitled Morning Shore. The producer has been treating us to impossibly pretty electronic music since 2010, and his second release, 2013’s Obsidian received widespread critical acclaim. With this more recent project, the relaxing loop-based songs are more natural and revolve around acoustic guitar, in the style of producers such as Bibio and Tycho. Morning Shore is the first in a line of planned releases entitled Eon Isle, each to be based around a single instrument, and after hearing this first…

  • Stream: We Were Promised Jetpacks – Safety In Numbers

    July 9, 2014 - By 

    Gloomy Scottish alt-rock group We Were Promised Jetpacks have unveiled a new track from their just-announced album Unravelling, entitled ‘Safety In Numbers’. The track begins with pretty swells of vocals and driven piano chords, but builds into a fantastic crescendo in a way that Scottish groups always seem to do so well (think Arab Strap, Frightened Rabbit or Blackened Sky era Biffy Clyro.) The track features some of the more pop-sensible and catchy melodies from the bands previous releases, and is a triumphant return for one of Scotland’s strongest acts right now. Listen to the new track ‘Safety In Numbers’ below. [soundcloud params=”auto_play=true&show_comments=true&color=0ac4ff”]https://soundcloud.com/fatcatrecords/we-were-promised-jetpacks-10[/soundcloud]

  • Watch: Death From Above 1979 – Trainwreck 1979

    July 8, 2014 - By 

    A brand new song has been unveiled by Toronto dance-punks Death From Above 1979, following their reunion in 2011. The song, ‘Trainwreck 1979,’ is the first taste of new music from the duo since their 2004 album You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine, and if this track is anything to go by, their comeback record The Physical World will surely appease any anxious fans. That bone-rattling bass dirge of previous releases is present and accounted for, certainly, along with a seriously memorable hook. The band themselves have described their forthcoming album as “Springsteen meets Sonic Youth.” A bold claim, sure; an exciting…

  • Stream: Tim Hecker – Amps, Drugs, Mellotron

    July 8, 2014 - By 

    Experimental multi-instrumenalist and producer Tim Hecker has released an alternate version of his track ‘Amps, Drugs, Harmonium’ as part of the Adult Swim singles series. The re-imagining of the track, entitled ‘Amps, Drugs, Mellotron’ may seem foreign to the album from which it has been taken, (2013’s Virgins,) despite the original song being a moment of respite amid some of that years most cacophonous songs. This alternate version lowers in volume and tension more so than any other track from his starkly brilliant last album, though his fondness for drones and slow musical evolutions has not wavered. You can listen…

  • Stream: Spoon – Do You

    July 4, 2014 - By 

    Everyone loves the good weather at this time of year, right? And who better to sing a song about the searing heat than the Austin, Texas band Spoon? On the second single from their upcoming album, They Want My Soul, they have perfectly captured that sense of summer euphoria. The song, titled ‘Do You’, is the sound of the wind going through your hair as you drive the coastline with the top down – yes, its undeniably corny in a sense, but its just too lovely to pass up. The track is wonderfully textured, with shimmering keys and quirky backing vocals keeping…