Throughout his career, Kid Franscescoli has charmed us with his modest voice and playful way of orchestrating layered musical storylines and multiple influences
With his last album With Julia, we left Kid Francescoli at the end of a story: the one he shared with the young American Julia Minkin, a singer he met in New York, incarnation of his fascination with the United States. Their intimate but long-distance relationship via...
Pixies’ bassist Paz Lenchantin has put on her director’s hat for the band’s next music video, this one for the track “Classic Masher” from the new album Head Carrier.
The clip was shot in Los Angeles earlier this month and features Lenchantin’s father Mario Merdirossian as the pianist as well as three friends - Hannah Vandermolen (driver), Adelaide Crocker (middle seat) and Virginia Rand (red lips). Graffiti was created by...
Following the huge reaction to ‘All Night’, the first single to be released from Crystal Fighters’ new album, Everything Is My Family comes ‘Good Girls’. The track was Annie Mac’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1 last night and is now available online.
The band’s third album, Everything Is My Family (out October 21 digitally/October 28 physically on Play It Again Sam) embodies their ecstatic lust for life and, as...
Written, storyboarded, produced and directed by Pixies frontman Black Francis, “Um Chagga Lagga,” the new music video for the band’s album Head Carrier (released September 30/Pixiesmusic/Play It Again Sam), made its premiere last week. True to the song’s esoteric storyline, the part concept, part performance video is infused with a rousing, old-school Pixies urgency. You can view the video here.
Working with French filmmaker Louis Collins, Black Francis chose...
Keaton Henson has premiered a stunning short film for new track ‘No Witnesses’ (dir. Will Williamson), which is taken from his critically-acclaimed, third official studio album ‘Kindly Now’ (out now via Play it Again Sam). Having sold out the Roundhouse earlier this year, Keaton has also confirmed plans for his biggest European headline shows to date, including a sold-out show at London’s Palladium on November 18th.
‘CHASING THE SUN: OASIS 1993 – 1997’ EXHIBITION OPENS IN MANCHESTER ON OCTOBER 14
With today marking the 20th anniversary of the first day of recording ‘Be Here Now’ at Abbey Road Studios, Big Brother Recordings have released the Mustique Demo of the classic Oasis single ‘Stand By Me’. The track is available to stream, download and as an instant grat with ‘Be Here Now’ album pre-orders from https://Oasis.lnk.to/SBM...
Warhaus -- the solo recording project of Maarten Devoldere -- debuts the video for his second single “Memory” from Warhaus’ forthcoming debut album. Watch the video here.
It’s a goodbye song for a woman returning home. She left with the words "this never happened". I probably didn't do her a favour by pouring it into a song – Maarten Devoldere
Following up the release of Catch & Release, which featured global hit “Catch & Release (Deepend Remix)”, MATT SIMONS returns with his brand new EP When The Lights Go Down, featuring the new single “Lose Control”, now available on all digital outlets today via PIAS. Check out the lyric video for “Lose Control” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Wzw9ZecNA
Matt cut the first single “Lose Control” during a stop in London with producer...
Flavia has travelled many of the world’s roads. From Rio de Janeiro’s Favela ‘morros’ to the storied streets of Paris, this nomad feels at home wherever she’s made welcome. Her current refuge and home-from-home is a cosy retreat where she can transform, chrysalis-like, to emerge with a fully-formed new album, her third: Sonho Real.
In her real dream Sonho Real, Flavia transforms loss, suffering and failure into strength, recycling them...
“I can't read music, I am completely self-taught. So I always begin, I have to begin, by asking what feeling, what emotion do I hope to convey? What do I want to say?” The freshness of the EP will in no way be compromised. “In the end, everything you experience teaches you something. And these lessons should be reflected in the work, otherwise you risk succumbing to stagnation”.
