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Black Lips - 'New Direction'

Taken from the forthcoming four way split between Living Hour, Bruising, Fruit Bomb and Abattoir Blues. Released on black/white marble effect 12" on April 27th.

Pre order now: http://artishardrecords.limitedrun.com/products/544699-family-portrait-pt-ii-12

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Back in 2012, we released Family Portrait; a four way split between Joanna Gruesome, Playlounge, Keel Her and Gum. The idea was to give four bands with a similar sound and ethic their first vinyl release. We decided it was time for round two and gathered together some of our favourite new bands.

This first track comes from Living Hour, a four piece from Winnipeg Canada. Steady Glazed Eyes is a a slow burning super 8 reel of psychedelic dream pop. All four bands will be on tour throughout April and May and we will be sharing more tracks soon!

Fruit Bomb - Normcore Girlfriend

"Propped Up" is the first single to be taken from the debut album Hide and Seek from Mammoth Penguins, the new band fronted by Emma Kupa, formerly of BBC 6 Music favourites Standard Fare.  With a stirring chorus that makes you want to pump your fist and a call-and-response section that begs you to join in (“regrets, mistakes,…”), the rip roaring “Propped Up” talks about how we're all dependent on others to distract us from negative thoughts.
 
The album Hide and Seek is due out on 10 July via Fortuna POP!, the album is an exhilarating collection of indie anthems, with Emma's candid songwriting and heartfelt vocals at the fore. Chugging away like a great lost Weezer record, the songs are bold, loud and outrageously catchy, with lyrics that hit just the right chord, exploring the burgeoning responsibilities of being in your late 20s/early 30s.
 
When the much-loved Standard Fare called it a day after nine years and two albums, Emma Kupa upped sticks and moved from Sheffield to Cambridge, where she recruited Mark Boxall (bass) and Tom Barden (drums). Previously the bassist and lead singer in Standard Fare, Emma relished the switch to guitar in Mammoth Penguins, allowing her the space to deliver her trademark soaring vocals and to indulge in the occasional mean guitar solo. With Tom’s driving energy and Mark’s bouncy pop bass they quickly developed their riff-tastic powerpop sound.

Recorded at Sickroom Studios in Norfolk by producer Owen Turner (Magoo, Factory Floor), Hide and Seek captures the band at the age they're at right now, reflecting on different aspects of being in their late twenties. With Hide and Seek, Mammoth Penguins have produced a wonderfully varied record, each song a story, nuggets of joy, despair and hope. Already onto her second great band, feeling inadequate isn't something that Emma Kupa needs to do.

Mammoth Penguins - Propped Up

Hurt You

First single off upcoming album INTROVERTED EXTROVERTS.

TINY INSIGHT

The new Kane Strang album "Blue Cheese" is out on Ba Da Bing Records on Friday 26th. More information available here: http://www.badabingrecords.com/store/kane-strang-blue-cheese-cdlp-pre-order

What's Wrong

Gold Connections - "New Religion"
Off the self-titled debut EP out March 31st on Fat Possum

Pre-order: http://smarturl.it/GC.EP

Gold Connections - New Religion

The Coathangers 'The Devil You Know'
Out March 8th, 2019 via Suicide Squeeze Records.

The Devil You Know

Step Back

Screaming Females - Poison Arrow

JONATHAN RADO // LAW AND ORDER LP (WOODSIST070)

September 2013

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