Ladytron have shared the first single, “I Believe In You”, off what will be their upcoming album via Nettwerk.
The video for the song was directed by Daniel Hunt.
Ladytron are now a trio: Helen Marnie, Daniel Hunt and Mira Aroyo since the departure of co-founder member Reuben Wu.
Hannah Frances has shared the third single, “Life’s Work”, off her upcoming album “Nested In Tangles” out October 10th via Fire Talk.
Hannah Frances shared this about the song: “‘Life’s Work’ is a haywire and whimsical exploration of familial rupture and the impacts of growing up in a dysfunctional home. Featuring instrumentation by Daniel Rossen and trombone by Andy Clausen, there’s a touch of absurd gallows humor to this song as a musical juxtaposition to the interiority of pain that I am narrating. Learning to trust in spite of everything is Life’s Work.”
The credits for the song and video are:
The Dears have shared the first single, “Tears Of A Nation”, off their upcoming album “Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful!” out November 7th via Next Door.
TRACKLIST:
01 Gotta Get My Head Right
02 Babe, We’ll Find a Way
03 Doom Pays
04 Deep In My Ways
05 This Is How We Make Our Dreams Come True
06 Dead Contacts
07 Our Life
08 Tears of a Nation
09 Tomorrow and Tomorrow
10 Life Is Beautiful
11 Don’t Go
The video for the song was co-directed by Kevin Drew and Rachel McClean.
Murray Lightburn shared this about the song: “The collective battle through noise is noise in itself. There is a decision to engage or to go it alone. To be part of the collective cries or to cry alone. The question here is which approach is the right one? Which path will get us through the noise?”
Murray Lightburn shared this about the album: “I remember when it clicked in my brain what I was writing about. It was soon after we played a series of shows celebrating the 20th anniversary of No Cities Left. I was on stage surrounded by wonderful musicians, playing songs I wrote in my 20s. My kids and my mom were sitting up on the balcony of the theatre. Natalia was just to my right. I told the audience that sometimes it gets tough but that life is beautiful. I asked the audience to say it with me, three times: A mantra; a wish; an affirmation.
Life is tough. We experience challenges all the time. In our darkest hours we might think it’s never going to be better. But if we can just make it through, we find out what we thought was impossible; that we could smile again, maybe even laugh. We feel our loved ones. We find out how strong we can be. The songs in this record are for everyone and anyone. They are meant to be supportive.”
Thundercat has shared 2 new singles today, “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time” and “Children Of The Baked Potato”, available now via Brainfeeder.
The video for the song “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time” was directed and animated by Alden Volney.
Thundercat share this about “Children Of The Baked Potato” which features Remi Wolf: “She’s [Remi] a child of the Baked Potato like me. She knew exactly what the song needed. And it was wild to watch her make it happen. The more I listen to the song, it’s clear there was no one better I could have picked.”
Lucy Dacus kicked off her September leg of her “Forever Is A Feeling Tour” in San Diego at the CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU on September 9th.
Slow Pulp served as the opening act in this part of the tour.
Slow Pulp pictures below:
Sudan Archives has shared the fifth single, “COME AND FIND YOU”, off her upcoming album “The BPM” out October 17th via Stones Throw.
The video for the song was directed by Aris Chatman.
Sudan Archives shared that “…this might be my favorite song off the album…” And she will be performing alongside Flying Lotus, Moor Mother and TV On The Radio this Saturday September 13th Under The K Bridge Park in New York.
Soulwax have shared a new single, “New Earth Time”, off their upcoming album “All Systems Are Lying” out October 17th via DEEWEE / Because Music.
A press release for the album states this: “‘All Systems Are Lying’ was built entirely from modular synths, live drums, tape machines and processed vocals. It’s a fractured mirror held up to modern society on the brink – where truth is distorted by filters, algorithms and noise.”
Austra has shared the first single, “Math Equation”, off her upcoming album “Chin Up Buttercup” out November 14th via Domino.
TRACKLIST:
1. Amnesia
2. Math Equation
3. Siren Song
4. Chin Up Buttercup
5. Fallen Cloud
6. Blindsided
7. Think Twice
8. Look Me in the Eye
9. The Hopefulness of Dawn
10. Good Riddance
The video for the song was directed by Trevor Blumas.
Katie Stelmanis shared this about the song, which was the fruit of her long term relationship ending: “I was completely blindsided … the person I loved woke up one day, told me she wasn’t happy, and I basically never saw her again.”
Deaf Club have shared the second single, “All Hot Dogs Are In-Bread”, off their upcoming album “We Demand A Permanent State Of Happiness” to be released September 19th via Southern Lord and Three One G.
Justin Pearson shared this about the song: “I’m honestly not even sure where to start with this. The entire album, and seemingly everything I do has a negative slant to it. Without sounding like a chump or a dweeb, this is clearly a mean motherfucker world. I’m exhausted, and all the time. Even with certain privileges, and basic things like clean water, or a roof over my head, I am exhausted by how humans are constantly acting a fool. I see you. We are shitting the bed, and certainly shitting on each other. So this one’s for you, humanity, or I guess lack of it, which is the narcissist equivalent void of something trivial that represents a two-for-one $.99 hot dog at a convenience store that we’ll gladly suck down.”
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