(the) Yeah Yeah Yeahs were part of the Del Mar Fair summer concert series and they came to present their “Hidden In Pieces” tour, where they’ve reworked their songs into a more intimate (and vulnerable) setting.
SETLIST
1. Gold Lion
2. Let Me Know
3. Hyperballad (Björk cover)
4. Cheated Hearts
5. Warrior
6. Despair
7. Little Shadow
8. Spitting Of The Edge Of The World
9. Mars
10. Turn Into
11. Maps
12. Y Control
ENCORE
13. Burning
14. Zero (dedicated to Gabe Serbian)
Tom Smith has shared his first solo single, “Lights Of New York City”, available now via PIAS.
Tom Smith shared this about the song: “‘Lights of New York City’ pines for lost youth, a song looking back at the wide eyed wonder held in a previous chapter of my life.”
The video for the song was directed by Niall Trask.
Smith shared this about this new chapter: “Artistically I realized I wanted to do something which was a purer representation of the songs I write, in the style I always have, on an acoustic guitar or a piano, presented simply. I’ve got no idea if it’s folky, country’y, crooner’y or what really, I’ve just always had the calling to write and sing sad songs. More often than not those songs grow with the band (Editors) into something else, something bigger, and often something more confrontational, but with this solo project I wanted the recordings to stay simpler and closer to the ideas they were when I conceived them.”
bar italia have shared a new song, “Cowbella”, which might be on their upcoming album to be released via Matador Records.
The video for the song was co-directed by Aidan Pontarini, Ben Schumacher and Luke Schumacher.
The band has announced some tour dates for the Fall.
The Sophs had their Casbah debut on Thursday May 29th and they were nothing short of surprising and amazing.
Deaf Club have shared the first single, “Nihilism For Dummies”, off their upcoming album “We Demand A Permanent State Of Happiness” out September 19th via Southern Lord and Three One G.
TRACKLIST:
1. Nihilism For Dummies
2. Crap Circles
3. Pain in the Assery
4. Biblical Loophole
5. Vinegar, Soap, and Holy Tap Water
6. Counterfeit Coins
7. Frequency Illusion
8. Liquidate The Living Body
9. All Hot Dogs Are In-Bred
10. Closed Fists and Closed Minds
11. End of an Ear
A press release that was shared said this: “”Deaf Club” continues their scathing indictment of society with their second full-length album, being released on Southern Lord and Three One G: We Demand a Permanent State of Happiness. Fast wit and faster blast beats are mainstays of the band, but there is also a sense of growth. This is their strongest songwriting yet, incorporating more hooks and good old-fashioned moments to mosh while staying as weird as ever. Raygun guitar riffs and unexplainable sounds abound. Justin Pearson, Brian Amalfitano, Scott Osment, and Jason Klein excel at inciting emotion in the face of apathy and voicing disgust amid a world rapidly burning.”
The video was Directed, Written & Edited by Rodrigo Espinosa.
The Mystery Lights have shared a new 7″, “Before You Realize It” b/w “Cerebral Crack” via Daptone Records.
A press release shared from Daptone said this: “The Mystery Lights return with a brand new, MC5-flavored banger “Before You Realize It”. With its pummeling rhythm section, searing guitars and singer Mike Brandon’s frantic, shout-sing delivery, “Before You Realize It” is a rare example of a band at peak power capturing the raw, chaotic energy of their live show onto 8-track tape. On the flip you’ll find the lysergic nightmare “Cerebral Crack”. A creeping, psychedelic hell-ride into the nether regions of the human psyche.”
The Sophs have released their debut single, “Sweat”, available now via Rough Trade.
Rough Trader shared this about the song, band and demo: “”The Sophs” arrived out of the great blue yonder. It’s rare that a demo that arrives in the post sets your heart racing and sends you off on a quest to track down its sender. But that’s what happened when we listened to the music sent to us by Ethan Ramon.”
The video for the song was directed and edited by Eric Daniels.
Ethan Ramon shared this about the song: “To me, the song feels like an attempt to overcompensate in the face of grief, one that fails misterably and ends with you being swallowed whole. I tried to capture the moment when the tension breaks and you realize you’re no longer in control of your emotions; your emotions are in control of you. That realization is humbling.”
Sprints have shared the first single, “Descartes”, off their upcoming album “All That Is Over” out September 26th via Sub Pop.
TRACKLIST:
1. Abandon
2. To The Bone
3. Descartes
4. Need
5. Beg
6. Rage
7. Something’s Gonna Happen
8. Pieces
9. Better
10. Coming Alive
11. Desire
Karla Chubb shared this about the song: “Descartes” is inspired by the line “Vanity is the curse of our culture” from Rachel Cusk’s novel Outline. A lot of the negativity you see in the world is rooted in vanity and the ego that your beliefs or identity are more important than somebody else’s. ‘Descartes’ explores the idea that writing for me is not just a tool to make music but a tool to process the world.”
The video for the song was directed Niamh Bryson.
Lathe Of Heaven have shared the first single, “Aurora”, off their upcoming album of the same name out August 29th via Sacred Bones.
TRACKLIST:
01. Exodus
02. Aurora
03. Portrait Of A Scorched-Earth
04. Just Beyond The Reach Of Light
05. Oblivion
06. Kaleidoscope
07. Matrix Of Control
08. Catatonia
09. Infinity’s Kiss
10. Automation Bias
11. Rorschach
Lathe Of Heaven shared this about the video: “Our new music video “Aurora” was a collaborative effort between the band, Devan (the director), prop designer ESTR and the FX producer Ali. Together we conspired to elucidate the thematic intention of the song through tropes found in science fiction movies, art and literature. Fittingly, as the title track of the album, it ties in ideas that are evoked in the album artwork through a video format. Combined with our budgetary restrictions and DIY ethos, the final product resulted in something we think exposes a truly raw and honest depiction of both who we are as a band and who we one day hope to be.”
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