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Panda Bear has shared the first single, “Defense”, off his upcoming album “Sinister Gift” out February 28th via Domino.

TRACKLIST:

1. Praise
2. Anywhere But Here
3. 50mg
4. Ends Meet
5. Just As Well
6. Ferry Lady
7. Venom’s In
8. Left in the Cold
9. Elegy for Noah Lou
10. Defense

“Defense” features contributions from Cindy Lee and his band mate Josh “Deakin” Dibb. The video was done by Danny Perez.

Collaborators and friends shared this about the album.

Josh “Deakin” Dibb: “Working on this record felt like a sacred and warm return. Noah and I first started putting music down to multitrack cassette in 1991. 32 years later and working in the same fashion, two friends alone in a room searching for sounds and feelings that move us, I am very proud of what we created together. Sinister Grift feels like the songwriter I’ve known for over 30 years but also feels like some sort of new chapter for Noah. Couldn’t be more proud of the result.”

Daniel Lopatin: “A classic rock dream that ebbs beautifully into a little bit of a nightmare.”

Jessica Pratt: “On Sinister Grift, Panda Bear cuts a lone figure, bracing himself against the winds of fortune and calamity. Noah’s pure and poignant lamentations are less elusive this time around, as though our narrator has awoken from a sobering dream. Singing a familiar round on an imperiled path, Panda Bear presents a set of torch songs conveying hard-fought wisdom, buoyant despite the load they bear.”

Maria Reis: “Noah has the ability to be incredibly concise in his songwriting. Feels like every idea, every word and every sound is there to serve a purpose – the purpose being the actual song. Sinister Grift has that all-timer feel to it, as if the songs have been around for decades and at the same time full of fresh new light as though they’re pointing forward.”

DJ Falcon: “In these dark times we all need music to get through life. Panda Bear has the magic, his voice feels like the medicine to heal this world. Noah has given us Sinister Grift, I feel relaxed and the beach doesn’t feel far away. Merci Noah for the gift.”

Alan Braxe: “Sinister Grift is a beautiful album. Everything sounds authentic and natural, as if it has always existed and will continue to do so. True and timeless. Thank you Noah.”

Panda Bear will be out on tour to support this album and in support of Toro y Moi in some cities.

Bonnie “Prince” Billy has shared the first single, “Our Home”, off his upcoming album “The Purple Bird” out January 31st via No Quarter and Domino.

TRACKLIST:
1. Turned to Dust (Rolling On)
2. London May
3. Tonight With the Dogs I’m Sleeping
4. Boise, Idaho
5. The Water’s Fine
6. Sometimes It’s Hard to Breathe
7. New Water
8. Guns Are For Cowards
9. Downstream
10. One of These Days (I’m Gonna Spend the Whole Night With You)
11. Is My Living In Vain?
12. Our Home

Will Oldham shared this about the song and album: “I’ve made records with friends, collaborative records like The Brave and the Bold with Tortoise; the two Superwolf records with Matt Sweeney; The Wonder Show of the World with Emmett Kelly; Get on Jolly with Mick Turner. These collaborators get top billing because that’s how this business works. This record, The Purple Bird, is similarly a collaborative effort but the collaborator is the producer, David Ferguson. He’s a giant of a man, an epic musical force, a dear friend. Our work together on this record was the result of years of sharing hard times and great joys, songs and stories, of making music together and apart. There’s a lot of trust in this record on Ferg’s part and on mine, and the trust was hard- and well-earned. When I listen to the record, oftentimes I can’t help but laugh in wonder that life allowed me to participate in such a thing.”

The video for the song was directed by Michael Cullen.

Benjamin Booker has shared the first single, “LWA IN THE TRAILER PARK”, off his upcoming album “LOWER” out January 24th on Fire Next Time Records via Thirty Tigers.

TRACKLIST:
01 “BLACK OPPS”
02 “LWA IN THE TRAILER PARK”
03 “POMPEII STATUES”
04 “SLOW DANCE IN A GAY BAR”
05 “SPEAKING WITH THE DEAD”
06 “REBECCA LATIMER FELTON TAKES A BBC”
07 “NEW WORLD”
08 “SAME KIND OF LONELY”
09 “SHOW AND TELL”
10 “HEAVY ON MY MIND”
11 “HOPE FOR THE NIGHT”

Benjamin Booker shared this about the song: “I felt particularly connected to Paul Schrader’s work making this album. Like several of his movies, I wanted to look at a troubled character on the edge, reaching for transcendence. Now that I’m working on a series of connected videos, Schrader has had an influence in that arena as well, along with Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samourai and Charles Burnett’s Killer Of Sheep.”

The album was produced with Kenny Segal who will be supporting Benjamin Booker on his upcoming tour. Dates below.

Tyler, The Creator has shared news that he will release his new (8th) album “CHROMAKOPIA” on October 28th.

The first single off the album was “ST. CHROMA”. The video for the song was was directed by Tyler Okonma himself.

The second single off the album is for the song “NOID”. The video has Ayo Edebiri in it and it’s directed once again by Tyler Okonma himself.

Tyler has also announced the lineup for his CAMP FLOG GNAW Festival which will be held on November 16-17 at that horrible place called Dodger Stadium.

Dancing Strangers have shared a new song, “Death On You”, which is available now via Bizario Trax.

Dancing Strangers shared this about the release: “We’re super excited and proud about this one because we recorded it ourselves on our studio/rehearsal space and it’s the first release of the new sound we’ve been working on for some time now, so yeah, go check it out!”

Darkside have shared the first single, “Graucha Max”, off what will be their third album out via Matador Records.

Darkside are now a trio, joining Dave Harrington and Nicolas Jaar is Tlacael Esparza and this is what they sound like now.

Darkside will go on tour to support their upcoming album and below are the dates for Spring of 2025.

The Cure have shared the second single, “A Fragile Thing”, off their upcoming album “Songs Of A Lost World” out November 1st.

TRACKLIST:

01 Alone
02 And Nothing Is Forever
03 A Fragile Thing
04 Warsong
05 Drone:Nodrone
06 I Can Never Say Goodbye
07 All I Ever Am
08 End Song

Robert Smith shared this about the song: “‘A Fragile Thing’ was driven by the difficulties we face in choosing between mutually exclusive needs and how we deal with the futile regret that can follow these choices, however sure we are that the right choices have been made… it can often be very hard to be the person that you really need to be.”

Tears For Fears have shared the second single, “Astronaut”, off their upcoming live album “Songs For A Nervous Planet” out October 25th via Concord.

TRACKLIST:
01. Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad *
02. The Girl That I Call Home *
03. Emily Said *
04. Astronaut *
05. No Small Thing
06. Tipping Point
07. Everybody Wants To Rule The World
08. Secret World
09. Sowing The Seeds Of Love
10. Long, Long, Long Time
11. Break The Man
12. My Demons
13. Rivers of Mercy
14. Mad World
15. Suffer The Children
16. Woman In Chains
17. Badman’s Song
18. Pale Shelter
19. Break It Down Again
20. Head Over Heels
21. Change
22. Shout

*New Studio Tracks

Curt Smith shared this about the song:
““Astronaut” started out during the sessions for The Tipping Point. Once we realized that we were going to end up doing more than just one new track for this album, Roland sent me the original recording of “Astronaut,” and I had forgotten how good of a song it was as it gives you a sense of release. It’s a horrible comparison, but it’s the sorbet in between courses where you just can have a little breath and just float away. Forgive the pun, but that’s the feeling the song has…

Emotionally, it’s about this guy who doesn’t feel he belongs here and wants to be an astronaut floating out into space… a lot of people identify with the emotion of that song, that sense of alienation.”

Geordie Greep has shared the second single, “Blues”, off his debut album “The New Sound” that came out October 4th via Rough Trade Records.

TRACKLIST:
01 “Blues”
02 “Terra”
03 “Holy, Holy”
04 “The New Sound”
05 “Walk Up”
06 “Through A War”
07 “Bongo Season”
08 “Motorbike”
09 “As If Waltz”
10 “The Magician”
11 “If You Are But A Dream”

Geordie Greep shared this about the album: “With recording ‘The New Sound’, it was the first time I have had no one to answer to. And with every impulse I had, I was able to completely follow it through to its conclusion. Being in a band (black midi), we often have this ‘we can do everything’ feeling, but you are also kind of limited in that approach, and sometimes it’s good to do something else, to let go of things.”

Below is a live presentation of the song “Blues” filmed live at TV Eye in New York.