Legendary Seattle alt-rock four-piece Soundgarden have announced that they will play Dublin’s 02 on September 16. Having formed almost thirty years ago, tickets for the Chris Cornell-fronted band’s long-awaited return to Ireland will go on sale at 9am on Friday, May 24, priced at €54.50. Soundgarden’s sixth studio album, King Animal, was released last year. Watch the video to ‘Fell On Black Days’ from the band’s landmark 1994 album, Superunknown, below.
Belfast-based indie pop five-piece RunawayGO have unveiled the video to their new single, ‘I Would Go’. Set for release on June 3, the video – filmed on location in Belfast and Lisburn – was shot, directed and edited by Darren Lee and features a couple of familiar faces throughout. RunawayGO are set to embark on a nine-date Irish tour, kicking off in Dundalk this Wednesday: May 22: The Spirit Store, Dundalk May 23: Chapter 1, Cavan May 24: Whelans (Upstairs), Dublin May 25: Roisin Dubh (Upstairs), Galway May 27: Crane Lane Theatre, Cork May 28: The Library, Limerick May 29:…
The latest in a string of teaser clips and videos released over the last few weeks, Queens of the Stone Age have unveiled the video to their latest single, ‘My God Is The Sun’. Taken from their highly anticipated sixth studio album, … Like Clockwork, the apocalyptic promo follows on from recent videos unveiled for the tracks ‘If I Had A Tail’, ‘I Appear Missing’, ‘Kalopsia’ and ‘Keep Your Eyes Peeled’. … Like Clockwork is officially released via Matador on June 4. Watch the the video for ‘My God Is The Sun’ – created by British artist Boneface and animator…
Chelsea Light Moving AKA “Thurston from Sonic Youth’s new band” have unveiled the video to their new single, ‘Lip’. Directed by “Eva at Ecstatic Peace Library” the video jumbles up footage of the band performing the song, typically trippy-assed visuals and footage of protestors not getting along with riot cops. Also featuring Sama Lubelski, Keith Wood and John Moloney of Sunburned Hand of the Man, Chelsea Light Moving’s self-titled debut album to a generally positive reception in March. Putting Kim Gordon’s words regarding Thurston’s cheating on her (thus leading to the break-up of Sonic Youth) out of our minds for…
San Francisco lo-fi singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ty Segall has announced that he will release a new solo album, SLEEPER, on August 20. The album – set to be released via Drag City – will be Segall’s first LP since last year’s triptych of Hair, SlaughterHouse and Twins. As previously announced earlier this year, Segall will also an album with his band Fuzz later this year. Watch the typically wry trailer for SLEEPER below. Watch the trailer for the album below.
Belfast rock four-piece Dutch Schultz have unveiled the video to the latest single, ‘Year of the Mule’ – and we have the first look! Taken from the recently rejuvanated band’s latest – second – album, Tonight We Hunt, the single follows on from the success of ‘Big Dime’ (featuring vocals from Kerbdog’s Cormac Battle). Directed by Dan Danger, watch the video below! Photo by Diarmuid Kennedy
British electronic duo Dominic Maer and Kai Campos AKA Mount Kimbie have released a stream of their colloboration with London singer-songwriter King Krule. Titled ‘You Took Your Time’, it’s the latest track to be taken from the duo’s forthcoming album, Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, released via Warp on May 28. King Krule also features on ‘Meter, Pale, Tone’ from the upcoming release. Cold Spring Fault Less Youth tracklist: 1. ‘Home Recording’ 2. ‘You Took Your Time (feat. King Krule)’ 3. ‘Break Well’ 4. ‘Blood and Form’ 5. ‘Made To Stray’ 6. ‘So Many Times, So Many Ways’ 7. ‘Lie…
The very first in a series of music by Red Bull Music Academy, 12 Years Of DFA: Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be looks back at the last decade and a bit of one of the most iconic record labels of our age, New York City’s DFA Records. Featuring appearances from the likes of The Rapture, Holy Ghost!, The Juan MacLean, Sinkane, Shit Robot, YACHT and – yes – LCD Soundsystem and James Murphy, the thirteen-minute mini-documentary is narrated by Marc Mahon and directed by Max Joseph. Watch 12 Years of DFA via Vimeo below.
Queens Of The Stone Age have unveiled the animated video to yet another new song, ‘Kalopsia’ (“A condition wherein things appear more beautiful than they are”). Set to feature as a mid-album track on the band’s forthcoming new album, … Like Clockwork, it features images from the album’s visual artist Boneface, also responsible for the clip for ‘I Appear Missing’. Watch the (mildly frightening) video below.
Snow Patrol have been announced as the headliners of the second day of this year’s Tennent’s Vital – the band’s only European date this summer. Taking play at Belfast’s Boucher Road Playing Fields on Thursday, August 15, it will be eleven years on since the five-piece first played the festival – and seven years on from when they headlined it back in 2006. The band will be supported by Dublin quartet Kodaline and singer-songwriter Foy Vance. Last month Kings of Leon were announced as headliners of day one of the festival, taking place a day before on August 14. Tickets…