L.A. dream pop trio Superhumanoids have unveiled a new track, the wonderfully laconic, decidedly lovely ‘Bad Weather’. Taken from the band’s forthcoming debut album Exhibitionists, the track is propelled by hazy synth and guitar arpeggios, as well as vocalist Sarah Chernoff’s superbly subtle delivery. Exhibitionists is released via Innovative Lesiure on August 6. Stream ‘Bad Weather’ below.
Having been taking some well-earned time off to refuel the machine, Banbridge hardcore quartet Tied To Machines are on the brink of returning in fine fashion. Talking riffs, album number #1 and the so-called music scene, we catch up with Edward Henry (frontman) and Jordan (guitarist) from the band to get the lowdown on the ground they’ve covered, the album they’re making and where they want to go. __ Hey guys. You’ve been keeping your collective head down for the last few months – what’s currently afoot in the Tied To Machines camp? Edward: “Well, at the minute, we’re waiting…
Northern Irish alt-rock band Rupture Dogs are streaming their new single, ‘Wake Up’. Taken from the band’s long-awaited debut album, Feral, the single will be officially released on June 20 at Belfast’s Limelight 2. Support on the night will come from Spies, Kill Goliath and Safe Ships. Stream ‘Wake Up’ and the single’s b-side via Soundcloud below.
Toronto-based label Arts and Crafts – home to Broken Social Scene, Bloc Party and more – celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. To help mark (et) the occassion, the people’s favourite ever-changing supergroup Broken Social Scene appeared on last night’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”, performing ‘Almost Crimes’ (from 2002’s You Forgot It In People) and ‘7/4 Shoreline’ (from their 2005 self-titled). Even Feist turned up! As well as photo exhibits and a one-day festival in Toronto, the label will also be releasing a collaborations compilation with other artists from the label’s roster, as well as a retrospective comp looking…
Seriously. FACT have revealed that the global hip-hop phenomenon that is Kanye West is the star of Kanye Quest 3030, a ““a hip-hop-themed science-fiction 2D roleplaying game starring Kanye West”. The game is reportedly set in a dystopian future and sees other rappers such as Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj and Biggie Smalls being controlled by a malevolent “dictator”. Whilst Yeezy hasn’t officially endorsed Kanye Quest yet, you can download the alpha version of the game here. View the trailer for Kanye Quest 3030 below.
Belfast-based singer-songwriter VerseChorusVerse AKA Tony Wright has released the video to a new track, ‘The Birds’. Filmed by Will McConnell of Bandwidth Films, it is latest promo video from the North Coast native, who is set to release his highly-anticipated debut album in the coming months. Next week, VerseChorusVerse will play to full-band shows in Belfast and Dublin. Go here for the event page for the former show, taking place on Saturday, June 15. In the meantime, watch the beautiful video for ‘The Birds’ below.
Having proved itself to be one of the country’s best outdoor urban festival sites at Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Derry’s Ebrington Square will host a free concert as part of the Music City celebrations on Friday June 21. Taking place between 4pm and 11pm, Sounds from this City vs. Sounds from Cities on the Edge Festival will stage to two arenas. Whereas The Sound from this City arena will host some of the most promising emerging and established bands and musicians from the city including Little Bear, Ryan Vail (pictured), Best Boy Grip, Wyldling, The Clameens, Wonder Villains, The Wood Burning…
Having spent the last few months building an ever-increasing fanbase, fast-rising Belfast indie pop band Go Wolf have just finished recording their debut EP. Seven months on from the release of their incandescent debut single ‘Voices’ (featured via Bandcamp below) Brian Coney catches up with Scott and Chris from the band four-piece to talk music, image and the Northern Irish music scene. ___ First thing’s first: how did GO WOLF come to be? Did you all know each other beforehand or was it a case of one person setting out to start a band? Scott: Chris and I met at…
A reminder that Scottish electronic duo Boards Of Canada will be streaming their new album Tomorrow’s Harvest over on their website tonight. The live stream of the group’s highly-anticipated new album represents a climax of all the internet hysteria to this point, which has so far included mysterious tweets from the band themselves, vinyl prints being sold on eBay for over $4,000, and several codes found on vinyl singles and internet messageboards. There was also a listening party streamed from a Californian waterpark last week, but unsurprisingly the feed didn’t last very long. You can see what all the fuss…
London musician Paul Dixon AKA Fyfe has unveiled the wonderfully disjointed slice of brooding electro-pop that is ‘Converastions’ The follow-up the equally immerseive ‘St. Tropez’ – taken form his debut EP Solace, released earlier this year – the track is officialy released on July 8. Stream ‘Conversations’ below.