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METZ are sharing 2 (two) songs today. The first one, “Come On Down” featuring Joe Talbot (from that band IDLES), which are out now via Sub Pop.

The video for the song was directed by Arturo Baston.

Alex Edkins (METZ) said of the song: “”Come On Down” was originally recorded during the Atlas Vending sessions but never fully finished. During the pandemic I really gravitated towards the idea of collaboration as a way to fill the void left by the loss of live music. I reached out to friends from far and wide in order to get that feeling of community that gigs provide. Joe Talbot (IDLES) is a longtime friend who Metz has shared the stage with many, many times, and this song was a very natural and fun way to catch up with him and do something positive with our time off the road.” Joe Talbot (IDLES) shared this: “Metz have been a band we’ve looked up to since they came into our lives and made things better. I will never forget the first time I saw them or any of the other times. Allowing me to sing with them is a gift and I hope you like it. I love it and I love them. Long live Metz.”

“Heaven’s Gate,” was previously only officially available on a radio station in the video game Cyberpunk 2077 under the pseudonym Blood And Ice. Now it’s here thanks to METZ and Sub Pop.

Gabriels has shared a new single, “Angels & Queens”.

TRACKLIST:
Angels & Queens
Taboo
Remember Me
If You Only Knew
To The Moon and Back
The Blind
Mama

Gabriels shared this about the song and album: “Our debut album ‘Angels & Queens’ is a unique exploration of love and loss from each of our differing perspectives. We were planning to release our album next year, but got the opportunity to collaborate with some of the most amazing people who initially were strangers, but within weeks became family in the most mind blowing process. As the first part of the album was recorded, we knew we wanted to share it with you as soon as possible. We couldn’t be more excited to announce that Angels & Queens – Part I is coming this September, and Part II will follow in March. THANK YOU Sounwave and Beach Noise.”

Gabriels will start a UK tour in October.

Taleen Kali has shared her first single, “Flower Of Life”, off her debut album out March 3rd, 2023 via Dum Dum Records.

TRACKLIST:

Flower of Life
Crusher
Only Lovers Left Alive
Trash Talk
Tomorrow Girl
Fine Line
Cazimi
Summer of Sound
Vague Flesh
Spirit Plane

The video was directed by Joe Rubinstein.

Taleen Kali shared this about the song: “Flower of Life” was a spiritual concept I held onto for a long time before writing this song. The flower is a fractal, a cycle, ever blooming, ever decaying. For our 1st music video, we wanted to honor this cycle by highlighting the cultural moments we experienced in the recent past as a way of celebrating our resilience while also looking ahead to the future. For our band right now, it means being able to perform again and tour to support our upcoming album. In the larger scheme of things, it means so much more. It was important to us to not only highlight resistance but also celebration in the music video. The news clips in the video range from footage of LGBTQ pride marches to recent protests, which include the recent Roe vs. Wade demonstrations, Armenians in L.A. protesting the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Black Lives Matter, and even the 2017 Women’s March.”

Taleen and her band are already out on tour. Make sure to go out and support them.

Hercules and the Love Affair and ANOHNI have shared a new song, “One”, off Hercules and the Love Affair new album “In Amber” which is out now.

TRACKLIST:

01 Grace
02 One
03 You’ve Won This War
04 Christian Prayers
05 Dissociation
06 Contempt for You
07 Gates of Separation
08 Killing His Family
09 Who Will Save Us?
10 The Eyes of the Father
11 Poisonous Storytelling
12 Repent

The video for “One” was directed by Tim Walker and features drag star Salvia and Lewis Walker.

Andy Butler (Hercules and the Love Affair) shared this about the song: “Anohni and I wrote this song with the hope of further empowering young trans, queer and feminine spirits”.

ANOHNI shared this: “‘One’ is a song Andy and I wrote to celebrate the vigour of survival as an eco-femme battle cry. We wrote the lyrics together, pouring through our histories. At certain points, especially as kids, we both fought hard to survive. ‘No More Dying’ in a figurative (and literal sense) is proclaimed as a dare and a raging threat to those who seek to crush empowered innocence. Salvia, the vanguard of a younger generation who has fiercely explored modern identity, was the perfect channel for the song and the video. When Tim Walker confirmed that Salvia was open to collaborate, we were thrilled. For Hercules and Love Affair, a project that since the beginning has sought to express uninhibited queer freedom of expression, this video feels like a crowning achievement. And I am so grateful.”

Salvia said this in a statement: “I was immediately excited about this project when Tim told me about it. Before I heard the song I was open to acting out anything for the video, because I loved everyone involved. But when I heard the song, and I connected with it so much, I realised I would be able to channel my own experience and emotions into what I gave rather than just performing someone else’s story. So the video feels very natural and personal to me, even though it’s someone else’s project.”

Björk has shared the first single, “atopos”, off her new upcoming album “Fossora” out September 30th.

The video for the song was directed by Viðar Logi.

Björk shared this about the song: “The lyrics are inspired by what Roland Barthes described as the unclassifiable OTHER ‘our differences are irrelevant our union is stronger than us. Atopos is sonically a heavy bottom-ended bass world. We have six bass clarinets, punchy sub-drilling, nesting and digging us into the ground.”

Placebo has released a cover of the Tears For Fears song “Shout”.

This Placebo cover joins the versions of songs from ‘80s artists such as Sinead O’Connor (“Jackie”), The Smiths (“Bigmouth Strikes Again”), The Pixies (“Where Is My Mind?”) and – most famously of all – Kate Bush (“Running Up That Hill”) that have all been covered by the band.

Placebo recently announced a postponement of their North American tour dates, with rescheduled performances for 2023 to be announced soon.

Tobacco has shared a new song, “Bitch Ass Moon”.

Tom Fec says it will be off his new album “skids and angels” with no release date (yet).

VR Sex have released a live video for the song, “Snake Water”, off their album “Rough Dimension” out via Dais Records.

TRACKLIST:
01. Victim Or Vixen
02. Glutton For Love
03. Cyber Crimes
04. Live (In A Dream)
05. The Walk Of Fame
06. Crisis Stage
07. Taste Of Hate
08. Snake Water
09. End Vision

The video was filmed at their studio space in Los Angeles on a saticon tube camera, the session was recorded directly to 2” tape and is the first VR Sex recording featuring their new lineup of 5 members. It was directed by Travis Waddell.

The band will head out on a UK/Europe tour to keep showcasing what the other sounds of synths and punk would’ve sounded like circa 1981 (thanks to Suicide of course).

Suede have shared a new single, “That Boy On The Stage”, off their upcoming album “Autofiction” out September 16th.

TRACKLIST: 1. She Still Leads Me On
2. Personality Disorder
3. 15 Again
4. The Only Way I Can Love You
5. That Boy On The Stage
6. Drive Myself Home
7. Black Ice
8. Shadow Self
9. It’s Always The Quiet Ones
10. What Am I Without You?
11. Turn Off Your Brain And Yell

Brett Anderson said of the song: : “It’s about persona. It’s about the people we become.”

At the time they announced the release of their album they did so with a short film, which was described: “The production explores the complexities of memory, the perceived truth, communication and anxiety in human relationships. Themes at the core of Suede’s new album ‘Autofiction’, which, as its title suggests, is one of Brett Anderson’s most personal records yet.”

No tour dates have been announced for the USofA nor Tijuana yet.