Unreleased B-side from Caveman's self titled album

Empire

"Horseshoe" is the first single from Withered Hand's album "New Gods," and features a guest appearance from Pam Berry (Black Tambourine) on backing vocals.

Fortuna POP! (UK/Europe) and Slumberland Records (US/Canada) are proud to announce the new album by the Edinburgh based folk-rock troubadour Dan Willson who records as WITHERED HAND. “New Gods” is his stunning second album, following his critically acclaimed debut “Good News”.

Active in the world of visual art and dabbling in music for many years, Withered Hand’s Dan Willson came late to singing and songwriting at age 30, in a period of reflection between the death of a close friend and the birth of his first child. The resultant material, much of which went on to become the album “Good News,” has been praised for its depth and startling honesty.

Withered Hand has been embraced by Fife-based musical powerhouse the Fence Collective (whose sovereign King Creosote guests on the new album), seen his songs picked up on MTV and cult series Skins, and gained a legion of fans including Jarvis Cocker and Rolling Stone Magazine USA (who decreed him “Artist to Watch”).

A prolific live performer, recent Withered Hand shows have included collaborations with Pam Berry of seminal 90's US noise-pop band Black Tambourine and a rotating cast of musical friends embellishing Dan's exuberant and original songwriting alongside fragile and uplifting solo performances.

The long-awaited second album (produced by Tony Doogan – Mountain Goats/Belle & Sebastian etc - and part-funded by arts council body Creative Scotland) features guest appearances from the likes of Pam Berry, Eugene Kelly of The Vaselines and members of Belle & Sebastian and Frightened Rabbit.

The five years since “Good News” was recorded has seen Willson honing his songcraft, building his audience and gaining critical momentum. “New Gods” is a beautifully executed collection of songs from one of Scotland’s most gifted songwriters.

“Beautifully constructed lyrical frameworks ... on this banjo-tinged brand of Caledonian gospel” – **** MOJO

“the UK’s best lyricist” – King Creosote, in The Independent

“Killer melodies ... wobbly folk grooves ... tunes full of warm, woozy sing-song charm” – 'Artist to Watch', Rolling Stone

Withered Hand - Horseshoe

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I Can Do No Wrong

[Verse]
Darkness stretches
Swallows the ground
Whispers louder
No escape to be found
Feet sinking in shadows
Hands reaching for air

[Prechorus]
Who calls my name
Who drags me low
Who bends the sky
Who makes it go

[Chorus]
Dance with shadows
One more time
Feel the pull
The ending rhyme
A hand so cold
It grips the soul
Dance with shadows
Lose control

[Verse 2]
The stars fall silent
They blink and fade
The moon a witness
To the price that's paid
The weight of quiet
Pressing on my chest

[Prechorus]
Who writes the book
Who turns the page
Who locks the cage
Who sets the stage

[Chorus]
Dance with shadows
One more time
Feel the pull
The ending rhyme
A hand so cold
It grips the soul
Dance with shadows
Lose control

Dance with Shadows

Static Caravan Records (VAN301)
©2016, TVAM

GAS & AIR

Taken from the 'Crystal' EP released on Sonic Cathedral 

Reunion Message

http://shelflife.com/catalogue/LIFE136.html

It's been nearly two years since Shelflife has had the pleasure of putting out new music from the eternal Close Lobsters, and we're proud to say that this will be changing shortly. On June 2, we are extremely excited to be releasing the Scottish band's new EP featuring "Under London Skies" b/w "Wander Epic Part II" on limited gold 7" vinyl with download and digital formats. 

These self-proclaimed "Post-Neo-Anti-Close Lobsters" are back in a big way, and with these two tracks you'll be quickly convinced of that. The A-side, "Under London Skies," serves as both a lament and ode for London- the radical London of The Clash, the Rock London of The Only Ones and Flesh for Lulu, and the Libertarian London of The Mob and the June Brides. There's a lot of history (both musical and otherwise) tied closely with London, and if any band is gonna do justice to that fact it's undoubtedly our trusted Close Lobsters. If that sounds like a big subject to tackle, the single's B-side "Wander Epic Part II" will make you think again. Calling the song an epic is no exaggeration; the band has described it as a yearning for the vast and endless sea. The song is both a wanderlust and a pilgrimage, designed to take the listener on a journey as huge as the subject matter they're tackling. 

The release will be available on 70 gram limited edition 7" vinyl with download coupon that includes bonus tracks "Wander Epic Parts I & II" and "Wander Epic Part III". Early presale copies will be available on gold colored vinyl. There will also be a digital-only version that includes an exclusive bonus mix of "Under London Skies."

Close Lobsters - Under London Skies

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vcr // the antlers [the xx cover]

Off of the debut album "Spells" out April 28 on Golden Brown
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Berdmajik - The First Time

Norwegian quartet Pom Poko have unveiled details of a brand new single, ‘Follow The Lights’. The track is the band’s debut release on Bella Union, having signed to the rec-ord label earlier this year, and the first taster of their as-yet unannounced debut album which is touted for release in early 2019...

POM POKO INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES:
15 Sep - Supersonic (Bastille Sounds Festival), Paris FR
22 Sep - Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg DE
23 Sep - FZW, Dortmund DE
26 Sep - Bi Nuu Thu, Berlin DE *
27 Sep - Kranhalle, Munich DE * 
28 Sep - Artheater, Cologne DE *
29 Sep - Waves Vienna, Vienna AT
1 Oct - Village Underground, London UK *
10 Nov – Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavik IS
* w/ Darwin Deez

PRESS ACCLAIM FOR POM POKO:
“Add them to your list. Write it on your shoes. Write it on your forehead. Tell everybody you’ve found your favourite new band” - Phil Taggart, BBC Radio 1
“A band with serious scope and potential” - NME
“The intensity and fizziness of a bottle of Coke and pack of Mentos” - DIY
“The sheer energy of the performance will leave you slack-jawed in bewilderment” - Clash
“Instantly brilliant, engaging...and hopefully a band who have a lot more up their sleeve” - The Line of Best Fit
"Despite their fledgling status as a band they sound like they’ve achieved a near telepathic rapport as they nail their quixotic tunes” - London in Stereo
"on a mission to prove themselves the most riotous party guitar band 
on the planet and entirely succeeding” - The Independent

Pom Poko - Follow The Lights

Peel Dream Magazine is the musical vehicle for NYC's Joe Stevens, who launched the band in 2018 with the critically acclaimed album "Modern Meta Physic." With it Stevens created a mysterious, liminal tribute to the hazy end of ‘90s dream-pop – a masterful mix of first-class songwriting precision and train-window sonic impressionism that duly found its place on numerous "Best of 2018" lists.

After 18 months of writing and live shows with a shifting cast of band members, Peel Dream are back with "Agitprop Alterna," an album that pushes the group's dreamy, motorik-heavy sound to a deeply melodic and beautifully discordant place. The album pays homage to a strain of mod-ish U.K. pop that spans early My Bloody Valentine and Talulah Gosh, up through early Stereolab, Belle & Sebastian, and even Broadcast. It's also indebted to stateside pop bands that were cut from a similar cloth -- Rocketship, Lilys, Yo La Tengo, and even "Nevermind"-era Nirvana.

Where the creation of "Modern Meta Physic" was a solitary pursuit, "Agitprop Alterna" found Stevens channeling the collaborative spirit of the band's ever-rotating live incarnation in the studio. The album is ultimately defined by the tension of difference: between itself and its predecessor; intertwined male-female vocals; the music's languid dreaminess and concrete sonic immediacy.

Deeply rooted in the Brechtian ideas of art as a tool to spur action, "Agitprop Alterna" deepens the connection between the existential and the interpretive first explored on "Modern Meta Physic," giving the listener space to find their own meaning in shimmering guitars, fuzzed-out synths, and buzzing organ drones. It is a rejection of manipulation in all its forms and a buzzsaw against complacency – soft-focus pop whose clear-cut message is that you get to decide the message. It's a rare trick to agitate without being obvious: perhaps that makes "Agitprop Alterna" the most Peel Dream Magazine-like statement yet.

Agitprop Alterna

Agitprop Altern

Peel Dream Magazine - Emotional Devotion Creator

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Pom Poko - Follow The Lights

Bella Union

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