• Boards Of Canada to stream new album today

    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…

  • Stream: Fyfe – ‘Conversations’

    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.

  • Album stream: Camera Obscura – Desire Lines

    Ahead of its official release on June 3, Glasgow indie pop band Camera Obscura are streaming their fifth studio album, Desire Lines. Featuring guest appearances by the likes of Neko Case and My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, the twelve-track release comes four years after their last studio album, the exquisite My Maudlin Career. It was recorded in Portland, Oregon by Tucker Martine. Stream the album below.

  • The Alice Kona Band split, release final EP

    Belfast garage-pop quartet The Alice Kona Band have cushioned the blow of announcing they are no more by releasing their final EP online, the aptly-titled Alice Is Dead. Having released a couple of stellar singles over the last while – both of which feature on the release – the parting EP was recorded at Belfast’s Start Together in the summer of last year by Ben McAuley. On a brief statement made online, the band said, “We’ll be announcing a new project in the very near future. Huge thanks and much love to everyone that’s supported us over the last 4…

  • Stream: Malibu Shark Attack – Internal Organs

    Taking from their forthcoming debut album, transatlantic indie-rap group Malibu Shark Attack are streaming their track ‘Internal Organs’ via Soundcloud. Made up of Rocky O’Reilly (Belfast’s Start Together Studio/Oppenheimer) and Atlanta, Georgia’s Tribe One with varying guests thrown in for good measure, it is the group’s first online release. ‘Internal Organs’ was released in physical form with ‘Monsters Under Your Bed’ last month. Stream Internal Organs’ – featuring the fine trumpeting skills of Linley Hamilton – below.

  • Stream: HAERTS – All The Days

    Comprised of members from Germany, England and the United States, Brooklyn-based band HAERTS have released their superb new single, ‘All The Days’. After the success of their debut single ‘Wings’ – released to much hype and hubbub last year – the five-piece have returned with a similarly seductive follow-up, propelled by triumphant rhythms, washes of hazy synth and Nini Fabi’s enchanting vocals. With toes, fingers and everything else crossed for regular material over the next while, stream ‘All The Days’ via Soundcloud below.

  • Stream new Smith Westerns track

    Chicago indie rock three-piece Smith Westerns are streaming a suitably starry-eyed slab of Bowie-esque guitar pop titled ‘3am Spiritual’. Equally bearing certain melodic hallmarks of Britpop, the track is taken from the band’s forthcoming third studio album, Soft Will, set for release in Europe via on June 24. According to a post made on their Facebook page, Smith Westerns are set to announce European dates soon. Stream the track via Soundcloud below.

  • Stream: Hurdles – Kaleidoscope

    Comprised of members from both Bedford and Dungannon (a first, surely?) Belfast-based indie rock quartet Hurdles have released their third single, ‘Kaleidoscope’. Available as a free download from Bandcamp, the track was recorded at Belfast’s Start Together Studio by Ben McAuley. The band released the singles ‘Paper Soldiers’ and ‘Pictures’ late last year. Stream and/or download the track below!

  • Stream: Mount Kimbie – You Took Your Time

    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…