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Nation Of Language have shared a new single, “Inept Apollo”, out now via Sub Pop.

Nation Of Language shared this about the video: “Accompanying the song is a killer music video by our friend and brother John MacKay: it is an homage to creative pursuits, and in some ways came to represent the feeling of living in a city as an artist. The video feels like walking through an old warehouse in Brooklyn, full of practice spaces and studios, each room occupied by artists striving to express and understand themselves and their place in the world. No matter how bizarre the act may seem or how much self-doubt or pain runs through the mind of the creator, the beautiful thing is the striving and continuing on, rather than the final product or any notion of ‘success.’ The power of creation belongs to all of us; requires the approval of none.”

The band shared this about the song: “Work is a respite from pain. Whether it’s a paying job or just the thing you pour yourself into, having a direction to move in, finding a flow state, it can move focus away from the heaviness of the heart. So after life’s losses, in moments of despair, we resolve time and time again to dive headfirst into the work as best we can. But the artistic process also tends to be when imposter syndrome rears its ugly head, when I find my inner monologue spiraling: ‘this is the best coping mechanism I have at my disposal and I’m not even qualified to be doing it.’

Stereolab have shared the third single, “Transmuted Matter”, off their new album “Instant Holograms On Metal Films” out via Warp Records.

Laetitia Sadier previously shared this about the album: “As the world falls apart, whether we are aware of it or not, we are already planting the seeds of what will come next. I think it is important to keep in sight what powerful creators we are, and how there is power available to us at this stage to choose what outcome we would like to see for this yet undefined future. The words seek to expose that this is what we do: we create. Our imagination is here to serve that purpose, and is the power we have to choose whatever it is we want to see come about. Some privileged people do not like the idea of sharing this power with the people at large.”

These New Puritans have shared the fourth single, “Wild Fields”, off their new album “Crooked Wing” out via Domino.

Jack Barnett shared this about the song: “‘Wild Fields’ is a bit of an outlier on the album, in that it’s quite a traditional song. It ends with the words ‘come down from crystal heavens above,’ which is a quotation from William Byrd’s lament for Thomas Tallis. When I googled it to check the reference, it just showed me endless advice about crystal meth withdrawal. Those are the only ads I see now. So this song has a lot to answer for.”

The video for the song was directed by Harley Weir.

Twin Ghosts have shared a new video for the song “Twilight Twist” off their self titled EP.

The video for the song was directed by Felix Almodóvar and it stars the classic monsters from Universal like Drácula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Wolf Man and The Creature from the Black Lagoon alongside the Twin Ghosts trio.

Twin Ghosts are now in the process of finishing the songs that will make up their first full-length album.

Lucrecia Dalt has shared the second single, “divina”, off her upcoming album “A Danger To Ourselves” out September 5th via RVNG Intl.

Lucrecia said this about the song: “With heart palpitations I share with you my new single ‘divina, from my upcoming album ‘A Danger to Ourselves’, out this September on RVNG Intl.
was just thinking about the meanings of the words “release” and “single” and the sensation of liberation-finally letting go of that one fragment of yourself that resided in your most intimate and creative delirium for quite some time. It’s the hope, as one does, that it will resonate with other minds-or, as Anne Carson says, that it “takes your mind and moves it where you didn’t expect it to move.” or me hopes.”

The video for the song was directed by Tony Lowe.

Lucrecia shared this about her album via a press release: “In the past, I often turned to movies and texts as mirrors to shape my stories, guiding me away from revealing too much from within, inventing isolated fictions. This time, I wanted to create music that flows cinematically and sets a landscape to tell a love story that flirts with improbability, the miraculous and the mysterious.”

Sparks have shared the fifth single, “A Little Bit Of Light Banter” off their new album “MAD!”.

A press release said this about it: “The song is about laying in bed with your partner and trading a little light banter with them despite the troubles of the world.”

The video was done by Galen Johnson.

Sparks will tour the USofA in September and the dates are below.

Alison Goldfrapp has shared the second single, “Reverberotic”, off her upcoming solo album “Flux” out August 15th via A.G. Records.

Tracklist:

1. Hey Hi Hello
2. Sound & Light
3. Reverberotic
4. Strange Things Happen
5. UltraSky
6. Play It (Shine Like a Nova Star)
7. Find Xanadu
8. Cinnamon Light
9. Ordinary Day
10. Magma

The album will be released via Alison Goldfrapp’s own label, and she shared this about it: “If you’re lucky enough to have the option, owning your own masters feels like a no-brainer these days. While being a solo independent artist comes with its own set of challenges, it truly suits me and has given myself and the people I work with a sense of empowerment and invigoration for this album”

Doves have share a new single, “Cally”, off their latest album “Constellation For The Lonely”.

Jimi Goodwin shared this about the song: “It’s about seemingly, permanently shambling people, those who just never seem to get anywhere and they deserve so much better. A story of lovely ne’er-do-wells who always seem to grab the wrong end of a dirty stick.”

Andy Williams shared this about it: “Jimi and I both play drums on this one, so when you hear any fancy rolls… that’s him! We recorded it at Eve Studios and it was initially a bit overshadowed by other songs we were working on at the time. As with many Doves songs, we needed to just do a bit of patient chopping to actually get to the song, but we got there.”

Suede have shared the first single, “Disintegrate”, off their upcoming 10th album “Antidepressants” out September 5th.

TRACKLIST:

1. Disintegrate
2. Dancing With The Europeans
3. Antidepressants
4. Sweet Kid
5. The Sound And The Summer
6. Somewhere Between An Atom And A Star
7. Broken Music For Broken People
8. Trance State
9. Criminal Ways
10. June Rain
11. Life Is Endless, Life Is A Moment

Suede are Brett Anderson (vocals), Mat Osman (bass), Simon Gilbert (drums), Richard Oakes (guitars), and Neil Codling (keyboards).

Brett Anderson shared this about the album: “If “Autofiction” was our punk record, “Antidepressants” is our post-punk record. It’s about the tensions of modern life, the paranoia, the anxiety, the neurosis. We are all striving for connection in a disconnected world. This was the feel I wanted the songs to have. The album is called “Antidepressants”. This is broken music for broken people.”