Has is really been almost four years since Ladyhawke dropped her self-titled debut? That album is such a studio staple and can we talk about how awesome ‘Paris is Burning’ is?
Needless to say, we’re excited for her new video for ‘Sunday Drive’ directed by Mat O’Brien. ‘Sunday Drive’ is the second single from the forthcoming album entitled ‘Anxiety’ due to drop in the US on May 29th! Here’s to hoping for a slew of US tour dates!
Just loving the new track “Our Own Dream” from Keep Shelly in Athens! The haunting vocals will stay with you.
If you’re looking for their first two EPs, you’re in luck. There is a limited repress of In Love With Dusk and Our Own Dream, to be released on Forest Family Records.
Check out the video directed by Thanasis Tsimpinis. Note: The video is a beautifully shot narrative, with some slightly provocative moments.
Catch Keep Shelly in Athens on tour in a city near you.
April 11, 2012 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
April 12, 2012 – San Francisco, CA @ San Francisco State University: The Depot
April 14, 2012 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Festival
April 16, 2012 – San Diego, CA @ The Loft
April 18, 2012 – San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues (with Tune-Yards, St. Vincent)
April 19, 2012 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House (with Tune-Yards, St. Vincent)
April 21, 2012 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Festival
April 24, 2012 – Washington, DC @ DC9
April 25, 2012 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Mellon University: The Underground
April 26, 2012 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
May 03, 2012 – Paris, FR @ ESPACE B
May 05, 2012 – London, UK @ Camden Crawl Festival
May 06, 2012 – Manchester, UK @ Islington Mill
May 08, 2012 – Glasgow, UK @ Nice N Sleazy
May 09, 2012 – Dublin, IRL @ Whelan’s
May 10, 2012 – Cork, IRL @ Pavilion
May 11, 2012 – Brighton, UK @ The Great Escape Festival
May 12, 2012 – Amsterdam, NL @ De Nieuwe Anita
May 14, 2012 – Gothenburg, SWE @ Pustervik
May 15, 2012 – Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser
May 16, 2012 – Malmo, SWE @ Debaser
May 17, 2012 – Copenhagen, DK @ Bakken
May 18, 2012 – Hamburg, DE @ Thalia Theater
May 21, 2012 – Prague, CZ @ Club 007
May 22, 2012 – Vienna, AT @ SHELTER
May 24, 2012 – Lucerne, CH @ Treibhaus
May 25, 2012 – Yverdon, CH @ Les Bains Amalgame
May 27, 2012 – Clermont-Ferrand, FR @ Europavox festival
Bag Raiders is a synth-pop house duo of DJs Chris Stracey and Jack Glass from Sydney, Australia. This song has been my anthem for welcoming in spring. It’s the perfect beat for cruising on a warm orange day with the windows rolled down and wind in your hair. The track also features vocals from electroboy Dan Black.
Check out the music video directed by Fleur&Manu, and produced by Division. It makes you want to cancel all your plans and go on an adventure…with a monkey.
La Sera (aka Katy Goodman, 1/3 of Vivian Girls) is preparing for the release of her sophomore album Sees the Light on March 26th through Hardly Art. I’ve always been a fan of La Sera and loved the dreamy pop from her self-titled debut album. From listening to her first single “Please Be My Third Eye”, it’s a little harder and more aggressive pop, but I like what I hear!
Watch her colorfully fun video for the single directed by Vice Cooler.
We’ve missed Santigold. Luckily, she’s marked her return with her new track “Big Mouth”, the first single from Master Of My Make-Believe. Check out the video directed by Cody Critcheloe and if you like what you hear, head over to her official site and sign up for her mailing list to receive a free download of the single.
Happy New Year! “Reckless (With Your Love)” by Azari & III may be one of my favorite new jams! If you haven’t heard it yet, well get ready to start booty-shaking in your seat.
The video directed by Geoge Vale & Alphonse Alixander Lanza III, was shot in Toronto.
Swedish duo Korallreven has a new video for their first single, “As Young As Yesterday,” off of their debut full-length album, An Album by Korallreven. The pace of the black and white video directed by Marcus Söderlund takes a chill, laid-back approach that mirrors the vibe of the song.
I love me some synth-pop! I know this will be on rotation in the studio for months to come.
Fun sidenote: Check out Korallreven’s designs: Sa Sa Samoa sweatshirt and t-shirt for sale.
Canada’s Elliott BROOD are set to release their upcoming album “Days Into Years” in February 2012 through Paper Bag Records and we’re super excited for it! This marks the bands’ third full-length album, following their nationally acclaimed “Mountain Meadows,” which was short-listed for the Polaris Prize. The Polaris Prize is a pretty big thing in Canada! It’s a not-for-profit organization that honors, celebrates and rewards creativity and diversity in Canadian recorded music. If you haven’t heard of Elliott BROOD, think The Decemberists meets Okkervil River ala foot-stomping rhythms.
The upcoming album was inspired as the trio were driving through the backroads of France on the last leg of a European tour, as they came upon a WWI military cemetary. “We saw all these Canadian names, and it really resonated with us, these young guys that had gone off to war,” says Mark Sasso (banjo, guitar, harmonica, vocals),“but when you actually visit a place where the battles were, it hits you a lot harder.” “Days Into Years” is about story telling and history, nostalgia and loss.
The lead track “Lindsay” invites you into the process of revisiting one’s life while cleaning out an old family home. Check out the band’s live session below:
If you haven’t heard of Grimes (Claire Boucher) yet, well we’re sure that you’ll be hearing lots more about her and her music in 2012. If you like like Nite Jewel and Sleep Over then Grimes is right up your alley. The Montreal native and visual artist creates ethereal and at times haunting electronic pop, who uses “luscious vocals, chopped and warped beats, and a general mood of beautiful disorder and disarray“.
Check out her live session for “In my Room” presented by Yours Truly and MTV Hive.
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We were first introduced to Summer Camp in 2010 with the dreamy track, “Ghost Town.” What was almost as intriguing as the band’s music was the mystery about their whereabouts and identities. But it’s a mystery no more…the band is Jeremy Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey from London and they released their first full-length album, Welcome to Condale this past September.
We just stumbled upon the video for their latest single “Down” and it’s rad. There’s a Halloween theme, and although Halloween has come and gone, the video features cinemagraphs aka animated gifs. And I mean seriously, doesn’t everyone love an animated gif?
The song is awesome and the video is pretty cool too, trust us! Check it out below:
