2016 Week 08

'Keep It Together' the first single taken from Piney Gir's sixth album, mR hYDE’S wILD rIDE, deftly channels 60s beat pop and Stereolab all at the same time - a lover's lament laced with urgency and optimism, piped-in directly from her space-age, bachelorette pad.

The album collates twelve pop stories about a young woman coming to terms with the hope and regret that accompanies love and loss. Piney's easy way with melody belies an album of new and different shades. Album opener ‘Gold Rules’ is a finely-honed, heavenly tune even as the song celebrates unreachable riches and glibly states the fact, “you can’t take it with you anyway.” 

Other stand-out tracks include ‘Tilt A Whirl’, a piece of fairground philosophy that dates back to Piney’s childhood years when she would accompany her grandmother on something akin to the Waltzer. As the song spins, with Farfisas swirling around life's ups and downs "like a shooting star or a hope combustible..." become metaphors among the lights and sounds. ‘Mouse Of A Ghost’ fuzzes up like Pineys-in-Toyland channelling her inner riot grrl, with boxy guitar blasts that remind us all that you can rock just as hard, if not harder, in a gingham dress.

Piney has pulled together a stellar band for this release, with members of Gaz Coombes and Emiliana Torrini's touring band jumping in on guitar, bass and drums alongside The Smith Brothers & regular collaborator Garo Nahoulakian taking a seat in the producer’s chair. Andy Ramsay of Stereolab makes an appearance on drums, and the bulk of the album was recorded in his South London studio. The rest was whipped-up in Piney’s little Hackney Studio, small and perfectly formed like a musical toy box, chock-full of space echo, marimba, omnichord and pocket piano, which combine to create a euphoric indie-starshine. Think Yoshimi-era Flaming Lips alongside sparkling tableaux of Mercury Rev., the tunefulness of Grandaddy and riff-led counter-melodies like Pixies.

After a decade spent in the UK it feels like Piney's finally made England hers by rediscovering America, re-imagined from London's rainy streets, channelling her inner Jekyll and Mister Hyde. These tunes beautifully stitch together English folk, American pop, mariachi moments, trail songs and baroque beats. Sometimes it's like an alternative musical history of a storybook amusement park ride. And need we mention, it's a wild ride you're going to love.

mR hYDE’S wILD rIDE is released 8th June 2015 via Damaged Goods.

Piney Gir - Keep It Together (Radio Edit)

Back to the Start

Piney took her band to LA and recorded an album with Rob Campanella (from the Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Quarter After).  This sunny, indie album rocks in all the right places, fuelled by percussion (played by a real Nelson Bragg, a real Beach Boy), brass(played by some of The Beatles' brass section from the Sergeant Peppers album) and a real vintage Mellotron.  The result is reverb-drenched sunshine! 

Here's Looking At You

animation here: https://vimeo.com/139458289

wide awake
fast asleep
all I am
is a song, I sing consistently

(inconsistently)

when I left myself
I saw the milky way
we’re a star at the end of an arm
I know is throwing us away

there’s no holy war
fought over our souls
the devils and the gods have forgotten
we existed long ago

Wide Awake

Blue And Yellow Light

"Talk" is the second single from Tacocat's Lost Time, out April 1st, 2016 on Hardly Art records on CD, LP, digital, and cassette formats. Pre-order your copy today from u.hardlyart.com/losttime

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Tacocat - "Talk"

3X CD 
33 Tracks 
24 Previously unreleased

The forth annual compilation release by the sonically-driven label Saint Marie Records. Specializing in Shoegaze, Dreampop, Indie Pop and Electronica. Featuring tracks exclusively from the Saint Marie roster, it includes tracks from past releases, future releases, remixes, and exclusives. Specially priced!

BLiNDNESS - Last One Dies

Friend Inside

Breaking  is the first new track since the release of our sophomore album, Detour,and it's filled with vibrant pop hooks from end to end. It's also their first release with our member Tony Cale (English Singles) on drums!

It was recorded for our recent split 7”! The Luxembourg Signal (ex-Aberdeen, Trembling Blue Stars)! 

Soft Science - Breaking

Second single off of Deep Sea Diver's forthcoming album "Secrets" out Feb 19th 2016. 

*backing vocals by James Mercer*

pre-order "Secrets" now at www.thedeepseadiver.com

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CREATURES OF COMFORT

Fantasy is taken from Wildhart´s upcoming debut EP.
Press contact:
joly@charmfactory.co.uk

Press contact Sweden: 
elin@ehpr.se

Label contact:
info@gaphals.se

Fantasy

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Written, Performed, Recorded and Produced By: The Palms
Mixed By: Cole Nystrom
Mastered By: Alex DeYoung @ Deyoung Masters

Sway

Breakin Up

Debut EP "Fever" out now via Asmara Rec. (Jakarta) / Rough Trade.

Video "Fever": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET8UrlLzedk
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Written & Performed by Woman
Produced by Zebo Adam
Mixed by Alex Tomann & Mastered by Martin Scheer 
Artwork by Vanessa Weber & Frederike Wetzels 
www.womanwoman.de

Psychedelic Lover

New Single "Losing It All" 
https://soundcloud.com/youngtidesband/losing-it-all

February 12, 2016. (C) All Rights Reserved.

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(Photo by: Jordan Sanchez)

Goodbye Anna

Music by Arne Barlindhaug Ellingsen. 
Mastered by Jonas Nordelius. Cover design by Deer du Bois  
https://open.spotify.com/track/5QetNGuBIfucRjwfE0HD8C
https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/know-your-name-single/id1086811357?l=en


Know Your Name

Taken from my forthcoming EP, currently back on tour in North America

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Trouble feat. Kaneholler

Buy In iTunes 

Inside Your Mind

Hey Heartbreaker

From our upcoming 'Capital EP'. You can download the song for free on soundcloud and show us some love here : https://www.facebook.com/mnnqns

Watch the music video here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJy4pUm5jaA&feature=youtu.be



Come To Your Senses

my debut EP is out now

buy/stream it at http://awal.lnk.to/nWsVz

http://tsarbmusic.com
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Music and words by Tsar B 
Produced by Tsar B and Oliver Symons
Mixed by Jasper Maekelberg 
Vocals recorded by Jergan at Run Tell Secrecy Studios
Mastered by Dick Beetham at 360mastering

Artwork by Iljen Put, picture by Athos Burez

2016 Week 08

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