Rock Jams

2016, II

A selection of the best tracks from May 2016. Chosen by the Danish music blog Musik Mig Blidt
www.musikmigblidt.dk

Guldkorn maj 2016

ATM Playlist: May 2016

May '16: #TheMusicFindsYou

EPR Weekly Roundup 2016 #21 W/C 23rd May 2016

Listening Now #207 - May-7

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 'Underneath the Rainbow' out 3/18/14 via VICE Records

Black Lips-Boys In The Wood

From the forthcoming album 'Most Messed Up' out 4/29/14

Old 97's - Longer Than You've Been Alive

I have quite a romanticised vision of London; it's hectic and vibrant, but also physically and mentally draining. It’s a city of opposites, both beautiful and ugly, exhilarating yet frustrating. It leaves me with an almost guilty sense of relief when I leave, giving my brain a chance to process my time there. 

36 - London

'She's A Cult' is taken from Ulrika Spacek's debut album, The Album Paranoia, released 5th February 2016. 

Pre-order 
white vinyl/CD - http://smarturl.it/UlrikaSpacek.CD.LP 
Rough Trade -  http://smarturl.it/UlrikaSpacek.RT 
iTunes -  http://smarturl.it/UlrikaSpacek.iTunes 

Press Release:
Formed in Berlin in one night, longstanding friends Rhys Edwards and Rhys Williams conceptualised ‘Ulrika Spacek’ and came up with The Album Paranoia as their debut album title. Moving back to their shared house ‘KEN’ last summer, an ex art gallery in Homerton, they began work on the project which was to become 10 track experimental alt-rock masterpiece The Album Paranoia. Today Ulrika Spacek premiere their first gripping single, ‘She’s a Cult’, on the Quietus.  

Ulrika Spacek’s soundscape is a cross pollination of hypnotic fuzz, with Tom Verlaine (Television) and Stephen Malkmus (Pavement) guitar idiosyncrasies and intertwining feelings of both angst and melancholia. Drawing influences from Krautrock to Sonic Youth and the above, the two Rhys’ brought in three expert musicians to complete the live formula, which unified The Album Paranoia and ‘Oysterland’, a series of club nights curated by the band, showcasing their first live performances with art installations.

Live shows
05.12.15 - Unit 6, Hackney Wick, London.
17.12.15 - Oysterland at The Victoria, London.

iTunes

Ulrika Spacek - She's A Cult

Released on February 5th, 2016.

Digital: smarturl.it/istheisare
Physical: www.omnianmusicgroup.com/products/is-the-is-are


DIIV // Under The Sun

First single from the new Woods album, City Sun Eater In The River Of Light, out April 8, 2016.

WOODS
CITY SUN EATER IN THE RIVER OF LIGHT
LABEL: WOODSIST
CD / LP / CS / DL
Street Date: April 8, 2016

"Woods have always been experts at distilling life epiphanies into compact chunks of psychedelic folk that exists just outside of any sort of tangible time or place. Maybe those epiphanies were buried under cassette manipulation or drum-and-drone freakouts, or maybe they were cloaked in Jeremy Earl’s lilting falsetto, but over the course of an impressive eight albums, Woods refined and drilled down their sound into City Sun Eater in the River of Light, their ninth LP and second recorded in a proper studio. It’s a dense record of rippling guitar, lush horns, and seductive, bustling anxiety about the state of the world. It’s still the Woods you recognize, only now they’re dabbling in zonked out Ethiopian jazz, pulling influence from the low key simmer of Brown Rice, and tapping into the weird dichotomy of making a home in a claustrophobic city that feels full of possibility even as it closes in on you. City Sun Eater in the River of Light is concise, powerful, anxious—barreling headlong into an uncertain, constantly shifting new world." -Sam Hockley-Smith


WOODS - SUN CITY CREEPS

Braids "Companion" EP
Out 05/20 on Arbutus Records / Flemish Eye
CD / LP / Digital available here – http://hyperurl.co/zvpl10

Companion

Released on February 19th, 2016.

Digital: smarturl.it/lifeofpause
Physical: www.omnianmusicgroup.com/products/life-of-pause


Wild Nothing // Life of Pause

I was asked to write a lullaby for Stephen Colbert as part of a skit for the show.  Unfortunately the bit was cut for time/content.  

Maybe, Sweet One, You Won't Have Nightmares Tonight

New track off Tape 3.

Free Download --> https://www.mediafire.com/?21fya9tku05kh4q

Feelin Fine

'Void' taken from Merrin Karras' upcoming album, 'Apex', available now on limited edition colored vinyl.

More info and links to buy: http://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/asipv005-merrin-karras-apex

Apex

Merrin Karras - Void (ASIPV005)

As taken from the "It's all figured out EP" released on Hybris Recordings 20/5 2016.

Lyrics: Erik Lindestad
_________________________________
For the first time. In a long time. 
We've been holding on to the railings. 
There's no easy climb, just to stay high. Now we're holding on. 

And on. 

I don't how, no control now. 
Afloat between the floor and the ceiling. 
There's no peace of mind. We're the last in line. And we're holding on. 

And on.

The Land Below - And On

The B-side to 'Oliver', released on the 29th April 2016 via Trellis Records.

Purchase link: smarturl.it/Oliver-iTunes

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www.trellismusic.co.uk
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I'll See You In A While

‘Not For Me’ out on the 29th April

Buy on iTunes: AWAL.lnk.to/QAAEC

Listen & follow on Spotify: smarturl.it/ClubKuruSpotify

 www.clubkuru.com/

Not For Me

Way Low

Taken from the album "Strangers" out on May 20th 2016.

Pre-order on iTunes -OR- Bandcamp & download "Janie in Love", "All the Colors of the Dark" and "Katie I Know" instantly:

iTunes: geni.us/MNstrangersiTunes
Bandcamp: marissanadler.bandcamp.com/

Website: www.marissanadler.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarissaNadlerMusic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/marissanadler
Instagram: www.instagram.com/marissa_nadler
on Sacred Bones: www.sacredbonesrecords.com/collections…issa-nadler
on Bella Union: bellaunion.com/artists/marissa-nadler/

Tour Dates: www.marissanadler.com/tourdates

May 18 – Brooklyn NY – Union Pool (SOLD OUT)
May 24 - Brighton, UK - Prince Albert ^ 
May 25 - London, UK - St John on Bethnal Green
May 26 - Manchester, UK - Soup Kitchen ^
May 27 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast ^
 May 28 - Dublin, IE - Button Factory ^
May 29 - Cork, IE - Cyprus Avenue ^
May 31 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club ^
June 1 - Bristol, UK - The Louisiana
June 2 - Lille, FR - La Péniche
June 3 - Paris, FR - FGO-Barbara
June 4 - Brugge, BE - Cactus Muziekcentrum
June 5 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso ^
June 7 - Hamburg, DE - MS Stubnitz
June 8 - Copenhagen, DK - VEGA ^
June 9 - Berlin, DE - Roter Salon
---
July 5 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir ^*
July 6 - Boise, ID - Neurolux ^*
July 8 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court ^*
July 9 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake Lounge ^*
July 10 - Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge ^*
July 11 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry ^*
July 12 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle ^*
July 13 - Detroit, MI - El Club ^*
July 14 - Toronto, ON - Drake Hotel ^*
July 15 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa ^*
July 16 - Hudson, NY - The Half Moon ^* 
July 19 - Boston, MA - Great Scott ^*
July 20 - Providence, RI - Aurora ^*
July 21 - NYC - Bowery Ballroom ^*
July 22 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's ^*
July 24 - Washington, D.C. - DC9 ^*
July 25 - Raleigh, NC - Cat's Cradle Back Room ^*
July 26 - Atlanta, GA - The EARL ^*
July 27 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa ^*
July 29 - Austin, TX - The Sidewinder ^*
July 30 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves ^*
August 1 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar ^*
August 2 - San Diego, CA - Casbah ^*
August 3 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo ^*
August 4 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel ^*
August 5 - Big Sur, CA - Henry Miller Library ^*
August 7 - Vancouver, BC - Cobalt ^*
August 8 - Seattle, WA - Barbosa ^*

^ with Wrekmeister Harmonies
* with Muscle and Marrow

Strangers

Katie I Know

Marissa Nadler - Katie I Know

"Happy" from 'Puberty 2' by Mitski, out on Dead Oceans on June 17th, 2016

Dead Oceans: smarturl.it/mitski
iTunes: smarturl.it/mitski_it
Amazon: smarturl.it/mitski_amz
Support your local independent record store: smarturl.it/mitski_ind

Puberty 2

Mitski - Happy

Taken from the album 'Fall Forever', out now on Kanine Records.

Buy album and concert tickets: www.fearofmen.co.uk

Tour Dates

16th May - Espace B, Paris, France
3rd June - Resident  Instore, Brighton, UK
10th June - Fall Forever Album Launch Show - St Pancras Church, London
11th June - Long Division Festival, Wakefield, UK
13th June - Oslo, London, UK (Sold Out)*
14th June - Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds, UK*
15th June - CCA. Glasgow, UK*
16th June - Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK*
30th June - DC9,Washington, DC , US
1st July -  Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA, US
2nd July - The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY , US
3rd July - Great Scott, Allston, MA, US
5th July - Bar Le “Ritz” P.D.B., Montreal, QC, Canada 
6th July - The Garrison,Toronto, ON, Canada
8th July -  Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL, US 
9th July - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN, US 
12th July -  Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA, US 
13th July - Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR, US 
14th July - Swedish American Hall, San Francisco, CA, US
17th July - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA, US 
19th July - The Hideout, San Diego, CA, US 
20th July - Valley Bar, Phoenix, AZ, US
22nd July - Club Dada, Dallas, TX, US 
23rd July - Barracuda, Austin, TX, US 
25th July - The Masquerade (Purgatory), Atlanta, GA, US 
26th July - Cat’s Cradle (Backroom), Carrboro, NC, US 
27th July - Ottobar, Baltimore, MD, US
*W/ Wild Nothing

Fall Forever

Pre-order Album

Sane

LEISURE - Nobody (feat. @goldlink) (2016)

Spotify | http://tinyurl.com/hedpvbe

Buy on iTunes

Nobody (feat. GoldLink)

"First World Problem" by Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Artwork by Henrietta Harris

Lyrics:
When I woke
I found my phone in the bed clothes
and the curtain glowed crimson through the window
To think of her was to want her
Would you want me too?

She's got it all and yet
She's betting all she has on a first world problem 
You've got to understand
That I could be your man or a first world problem 

I know that I was better as a loser
She's eating birthday cake inside the disco
I may be lost but I'm a lost man
In love with you

She's got it all and yet
She's betting all she has on a first world problem 
You've got to understand
That I could be your man or a first world problem

http://www.unknownmortalorchestra.com
http://facebook.com/unknownmortalorchestra
http://twitter.com/umo
http://instagram.com/unknownmortalorchestra

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - First World Problem

FLAWED EP is out now on Hand In Hive.

Spotify : goo.gl/f7rolt
iTunes : goo.gl/yd71F7

Listen and follow on Spotify : 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4N8Ccd33SHnh2cNlojKYBv

<3 on Hype Machine : http://hypem.com/track/2gptv/Saltwater+Sun+-+Now+Or+Never

www.facebook.com/saltwtrsun
www.twitter.com/saltwater_sun

Produced by James Bragg.
Artwork by Felicity Davies.
© Hand In Hive 2016

Released by:
Hand In Hive

Now Or Never

Taken from the Kuiper EP out on Pluto (UK/ Eu), Luaka Bop (N & S. America), Inertia (Au/ NA), Beatink (Jp)

Vinyl released 22nd July 2016
Pre-order here: http://found.ee/KuiperEP

Download Kuiper: 
iTunes:  http://found.ee/KuiperiTunes

Stream Kuiper:
Spotify: http://found.ee/KuiperSpotify


BUY 

Kuiper

Official video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csuCJMLbHZU

'Baboo', out now on 4AD: http://smarturl.it/PixxBaboo

Baboo

Girlfriend

Listen to the perfectly crafted, delicate perfection of Illuminate by WILDES.

"'Illuminate' isi a reflection on our human error” explains WILDES, continuing "It's about recognising (or illuminating) the qualities that make us human, but can also lead to our downfall. The song came from the idea that we will do anything - whether it be good or incredibly dangerous - for the people we love and the causes we believe in. 

It was only three months previous that West London’s WILDES uploaded her debut cut “Bare” which has so far caught the attention of tastemaker radio & blogging media, including Disco Naiveté who labelled her “so special.” The 19 year old, known to her friends and family as Ella Walker,  started gigging when she was 15 after being exposed to her father’s extensive guitar collection.  That early exposure, along with inspiration from the works of Oscar Wilde, began shaping what you here today.  Remind yourself of her debut track Bare below:

Illuminate

The album 'Mirage' is OUT NOW pick it up here: hyperurl.co/MirageDigital

ON TOUR NOW

Follow Digitalism:

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Spotify -  http://spoti.fi/1D0mWk4

Go Time

Go Time (John Tejada Remix)

www.shellsmusic.com
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https://twitter.com/shellsmusicnet

Gold

Trippin

New album '25 25' will be released on 19th Aug via DFA RECORDS.

Listen to 'Dial Me In' here and pre-order here digitally to receive as an instant grat track: http://smarturl.it/FactFloor2525iTunes
 

25 25

Factory Floor - "Dial Me In"

M83's 'Do It, Try It' remixed by The Blaze.

New album 'Junk' is out now: m83.it/buysomejunkSO

See the full track listing and sign up for some 'Junk' Mail here: m83.it/junkSO

Playlist 'Do It Try It' on Spotify: m83.it/buysomejunkSO/spotify

Get 'Junk' on iTunes: m83.it/buysomejunkSO/itunes

Buy the album here : m83.it/buysomejunkSO

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Follow M83 Instagram: instagram.com/m83music 
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More here: ilovem83.com

Do It, Try It (The Blaze Remix)

You can get this remix + more bonus tracks on a limited edition cassette sold on tour (http://bit.ly/1OQbMcX) and online (http://bit.ly/247G64i)


Icon (The Range Remix)

Album Available Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bass-drum-of-death/id666075373

"Shattered Me b/w Crawling After You:" https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shattered-me-single/id630008148

Bass Drum of Death

Bass Drum of Death - Crawling After You

The real Jagjaguwar, an independent record label based in Bloomington, IN.