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The forthcoming new single 'Mesmerise' by Temples, taken from the band's eagerly anticipated debut album 'Sun Structures'.  The record is released by Heavenly Recordings on 10th February 2014 and 11th February in the US by Fat Possum.

The 12-track album was self-produced by the band’s James Bagshaw and mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer. The album will be available on CD, download and double vinyl.

Pre orders:

UK CD / LP: http://heavenlyemporium.greedbag.com/buy/sun-structures/

US iTunes: http://smarturl.it/templesitunes
US CD / LP: http://fatpossum.com/products/sun-structures/

https://www.facebook.com/templesofficial
http://templestheband.com/

Mesmerise

Temples - Mesmerise

From Inside

Allo Darlin’ are set to release their eagerly awaited new album "We Come From the Same Place" this October. The third full-length recording from the much loved Anglo-Australian four-piece is made up of smart, beautiful pop music, with lyrics that resonate with experience and melodies that chime, echo and soar.

The album combines the eagerness, urgency and immediacy of their 2010 self-titled debut with the contemplation, sophistication and ambition of their 2012 follow-up "Europe," and yet it goes beyond either both sonically and in the songs. It was written at a time of considerable change for songwriter Elizabeth Morris, a time during which she fell in love, moved to Italy and got married - not that that seems to have hindered the songwriting process, as Elizabeth explains, "So many things have happened since I first wrote the songs that make up this album, it's difficult to remember back to where it all began. The songs were written very quickly, during a period when I found writing songs very easy, whereas I often find songwriting very difficult. Some of the songs were written so fast I can't even really remember writing them. The songs were a joy to write, and writing them made me feel better about lots of things."

If the songs came quickly the recording of the album was a more considered process, with the band first testing out the new material at a series of small shows – christened the Compass Shows – in North, South, East and West London. They then returned to their spiritual home of Soup Studios, where they recorded their first album, to work with their long-term collaborator, producer Simon Trought. The intention was to capture a more instinctive and fluid live studio sound and to play as well as possible while the red button was on, a different approach to the more piecemeal recording of their previous two albums. Or as Paul Rains put it, "We've used three years of touring to try and get some of that sweat and grime and togetherness and sweetness and anxiety onto a record."

One of the themes of the new record is new beginnings and things drawing to a close. "Nothing feels the way it did before and I am grateful for that", sings Elizabeth on "Crickets in the Rain", a song written after her move to Italy and which she describes as "anti-nostalgia". Built along the same lines is the gorgeous "History Lessons", of which Elizabeth says, "I guess at some point I became a bit tired of everything seeming better in the past, from music to relationships to buildings to societies. We're a bit obsessed with it and it can become overwhelming. We don't live in the present. This song is trying to express that frustration."

Among the highlights of the album is "Bright Eyes", a duet with guitarist Paul Rains. Elizabeth again, "I wanted to write another duet, but the only problem with doing that is that when you play live it's very rare that the person you recorded it with can be there. So I thought it would be great to write a song with Paul singing the other part. I love Paul's singing and I wanted to hear him do it more, so it's quite selfish really!" Another standout is the Twin Peaks-referencing "Half-Heart Necklace", based on a true story from Elizabeth’s hometown. "There had been some murders, and this girl who was my age was missing and presumed killed. It turned out she had been hiding for years in her boyfriend's cupboard, and she was charged for wasting police time". 
 
Other notable tracks include the rollicking "Kings and Queens", inspired by a show they played in the USA with their friends and kindred spirits The Wave Pictures, and "Romance and Adventure", originally earmarked for a film soundtrack and written in response to a challenge from Paul to write a pop song in a minor key. Bass player Bill Botting sums up Elizabeth’s remarkable songwriting ability by saying, "The key to Elizabeth’s songwriting appeal is that she’s so adept at pinpointing certain ideas and moods; leaving one city and finding a new one and realising that beginnings and endings have a lot in common."

Allo Darlin’ were formed after Australian Elizabeth Morris arrived in London and bought a ukulele from the Duke of Uke shop in Shoreditch. She began writing music and was soon joined by fellow Australian Bill Botting (bass), Paul Rains (guitar), and Michael Collins (drums).  Their debut album attracted many plaudits including being named No. 2 record of the year by online retailer eMusic, and a glowing 1,200 word essay by Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens in the Australian critical magazine, The Monthly. Their second album "Europe" scored 8.1 on Pitchfork, was made USA Today’s Album Of The Week, and garnered praise from Uncut, Q, NME, The Quietus and The Guardian. It was also named Rough Trade Shop’s Album Of The Month, where it went on to become the biggest selling album of the year. The band have been playlisted at BBC 6Music and have recorded sessions for Lauren Laverne, Marc Riley and John Kennedy (XFM), as well being Steve Lamacq’s personal pick for BBC Introducing. Their releases to date, along with their joyous and effervescent live shows, have seen them build an intensely loyal and ever-increasing fanbase.

The truism is that third albums are difficult beasts, but by remaining true to themselves Allo Darlin’ have side-stepped the pitfalls to produce a wonderful record - thoughtful and exciting and exquisitely played – that will please their existing army of fans and newcomers alike. On first reading the album’s title may seem enigmatic, but from the very personal nature of Elizabeth Morris’ finely drawn vignettes to the more universal connections between the band and their audience, its meaning will be obvious to all who fall under the spell of this magical band.

"Breezy rom-pop brilliance." 8/10, NME

"Classic indie pop... doesn't rewrite the formula for wistful bedsit charm as much as show that it can still be carried out masterfully." Pitchfork

"A masterclass of modern cult pop." The Guardian

"Terrific, witty and heartfelt, like a less moody Belle & Sebastian." The New York Times


Allo Darlin' - Romance And Adventure

Experiment

From the new album ‘Slowness’ out 15 June on Memphis Industries.
 
Pre-order ‘Slowness’ on limited edition gatefold blue marble vinyl (with download code) or CD from www.outfit.band, or your local indie store. 
 
Alternatively order from iTunes or Amazon.

http://smarturl.it/slownessitunes

Special London preview show

13th May - Lexington, London
18th June - The Kazimier, Liverpool

https://tickets.songkick.com/events/23086713

Image by Lucy Hardcastle

Genderless

First mp3 single from Holographic Violence, Grave Babies' third full-length LP and second for Hardly Art.

Pre-order Holographic Violence
Hardly Art: hardlyart.com/shop/gravebabies.html
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/holographic-violence/id989018429
Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00WRPMGWG

hardlyart.com/gravebabies.html

Follow Grave Babies on Twitter: twitter.com/gravebabies 
Like Grave Babies on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grave-Babies/194986180531506
Follow Grave Babies on Instagram: instagram.com/gravebabies/ 

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Holographic Violence

Eternal (On & On)

Grave Babies - "Eternal (On & On)"

“Abattoir” is the second single from our 3rd studio album, “Ars Oblivionalis.” It’s an upbeat melody draped around somber lyrics.

Abbattoir

Contact is from The Blue Swell out May 6, 2016.

You're on some kind of specialty
You wanna use my energy
Halfway gone with the radio on
But you're all wrong and the plummet's long

Do you wanna know what's real to me?
You got a patent on frailty
Halfway blissed but you're gonna miss
How you're sickened, all your weekends
Ha Ha

We made contact
Tell me did you mean that
I need to understand
I need to understand
I need to understand

Yesterday I could barely stay
Awake at all am I slipping away
Breathing fumes I can hardly use
Did we ever? I remember
Ha Ha
Ha Ha

We made contact
Tell me did you mean that
I need to understand
I need to understand
I need to understand

We made contact
Tell me did you mean that
I need to understand
I need to understand
I need to understand
I need to understand
I need to understand


The Blue Swell

Beverly - Contact

Static Caravan Records (VAN301)
©2016, TVAM

GAS & AIR

Taken from Rips' forthcoming self-titled debut LP. Released by Faux Discx on June 16. Pre-order here: www.fauxdiscx.com/shop/rips
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TOUR DATES:
6/15  Brooklyn, NY - The Glove
7/1    Brooklyn, NY – Baby's All Right (record release) 
7/2    Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA w/ Joy Again
7/3    Richmond, VA - Strange Matter 
7/4    Washington, DC - Hole in the Sky
7/5    Cincinnati, OH - Northside Yacht Club
7/6    Bloomington, IN - Blockhouse Bar
7/7    Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle w/ Palehound, Clearance 
7/8    Minneapolis, MN - House of Lard
7/9    Omaha, NE - Brothers Bar
7/10  Denver, CO - Lost Lake w/ Howling Hex
7/12  Austin, TX - Cheer Up Charlies
7/13  New Orleans, LA - Siberia
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Brooklyn based Rips have quickly built a reputation amongst NYC showgoers, winning them over with their virtuous melodies and sheer ferocity amidst an endless flurry of shows. Their songs may channel late '70s New York City bands like Television and The Feelies, but Rips propels these references into something new. Their self-titled debut, produced by Austin Brown of Parquet Courts, is eleven tracks of buzzing guitar riffs driven by a charged rhythm section, all set under lyrics that are actually worth a damn.

Rips (the record) takes cues from the moonlighting era of rock, while delivering a set of songs distinctly fit for the modern age. Once described as a “hyperreal rock n’ roll group”, the phrase “borne forward ceaselessly into the future" is more what they’re going for here.

So break an old habit. Let your hair down (or up). Rips will take you there.

Rips – Losing II

A House On The Moon

The debut album from Amycanbe is achingly sweet music for the body and soul. It brims with diversity and depth; from the folky charm of Down Under, to the spectacular driving rhythms of Burning; the psychedelically introverted Heal and the eclectically diverse Little Dog. 

Buy the album here: https://www.dancingturtle.com/product/amycanbe-being-a-grown-up-sure-is-complicated-cd/

Amycanbe - 24 Hours

"Rio" appears on II, out now. 

LP/CD: http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/products/sbr087-follakzoid-ii
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ii/id590062340?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FOLLAKZOID/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/follakzoid
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/follakzoid/
Bandcamp: https://follakzoid.bandcamp.com/

Tourdates: http://bit.ly/1P2Lxdg


Föllakzoid - Rio

"Earthbone"

"The Cut of Your Gibberish"

GRAVE095 ::: Hospital Ships 'Destruction in Yr Soul'

To pre-order this album, please go to: http://www.graveface.com/graveface-catalog.html

BIO :::

Hospital Ships began as a bedroom recording project for Lawrence, Kansas’s Jordan Geiger. Over the course of four years, two albums and stints with multiple respected bands, like Minus Story (singing, songwriting,) and Shearwater (trumpet, keys,) Geiger molded Hospital Ships into a densely packed sonic experience, bringing to life the cloistered sounds of a mind bursting with ideas at work alone in the bedroom.

With Destruction in Yr Soul, he’s thrown open that bedroom door, inviting in a full band. The result is a collection of songs that, while sonically more open, still wrestle with themes both private and universal. From a desire to see the world end to the contemplation of loss, Destruction in Yr Soul plays in tones ranging from garage rock aggression to light, almost whimsical folk.

A tension between those styles is at the foundation of Destruction in Yr Soul, which can be summed up in the question, “What if Bill Fay were a little known musician in the Midwest in 2013?” Centerpiece “Lost Folk Song” illustrates the concept well, beginning with Geiger’s soft tenor over a gently picked acoustic guitar and adding layers over the course of eight minutes before climaxing with the loud refrain, “She is gone, gone, gone/And how will we go on?” Elsewhere, a dispossessed rock prevails, as on the driving, fuzzy and slightly psychedelic “Joan of Arc.” But it is late-comer “Servants” that perhaps captures the ethos of the album best in its funky bass line, swinging melody and explosive chorus.

Peppered with the dark visions of Townes Van Zandt, the biting lyricism of Damien Jurado, the apocalyptic dread of Efrim Manuck, and the guitar antics of Ty Segall, Destruction in Yr Soul’s disparate influences manage to sound complementary. Freed by Hospital Ships’ newly appointed members to narrow his focus, Geiger has crafted his third album into something dark, yet soaring. If the apocalyptic wishes expressed in this album ever do come true, Hospital Ships will go out fighting.  File under:  Rural noise rock.  Fuzzy gospel for Situationists. 

A House On The Moon

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