Songs of April 2020

April 2020

[Weekly Mix] 2020.04 (2)

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Highway to Hell

Synthetica

Youth Without Youth

Innocence Reaches

it's different for girls

Modern Vampires of the City

Step

let's relate

a sport and a pastime

Couldn't Stand The Weather

Cold Shot

In Step

Crossfire

The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble

Pride and Joy

The Sophomore LP from Charleston SC's Grace Joyner

Hung The Moon

Our New Album 'Celebrated By Strangers' is available for pre-order now: https://C-A.lnk.to/CAS

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Catholic Action - People Don't Protest Enough

Cue Synthesizer

Riding A Wave

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Not a wedding band. Real-life drama / humour / sadness / big stories / small stories and love, served on a bed of pub rock that wanted to be The Go-Betweens but ended up being something a little more dishevelled. Melbourne through and through, front bar afternoon specialists Scott & Charlene's Wedding are coming up on ten years since their first release, and three since their shambolic classic, Mid Thirties Single Scene. 

"I realised later this comes across as a boxing term - but it was just when I was walking down the street and this guy I knew was standing in a corner of the building and I asked 'what're you doing over there in the corner?' and he was just 'I'm feeling Good!'. I always thought he looked like he had it pretty rough but he seem'd all puffed up and strong that day and it made me happy. I had been feeling down, Jackie had been unwell but it felt like things were about to turn around. Maybe I'm back in the corner? I'm puffing up!  If you suffer from depression and get a day when you’re just feeling alright - soak it up! Tell your friends they are No. 1" - Craig Dermody

Scott & Charlene's Wedding - Back in the Corner

Here is our single 'Blind Side', we hope you enjoy!

Written and performed by Beach For Tiger
Produced by Peter Anderson
Mixed by Oliver Wright 
Mastered by Alchemy Mastering
Artwork by Daisy Mulholland aka nanni-pa

Stream on Spotify:
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Blind Side

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Split The Sky

SMS FOR LOCATION, Vol.3
Out December 13th - Presave : https://backl.ink/101013691

SMS for Location, Vol. 3

Nate Husser & Dapapa - are u stoopid (dumb)

Shoppings storming lead single “Initiative”, taken from the forthcoming Album "All Or Nothing", was written in a Seattle basement. Like the album as a whole, the track thrums with purpose, marking a confident new phase for the band. Referencing governments who shirk responsibilities but place the blame on individuals, the song has a frustrated groove that’s propelling, motivated by necessity to keep going against the grain.
You can pre-order the Album here: https://shopping.lnk.to/AllOrNothingWE

Shopping - Initiative

Taken from the AA side 12", out 14th Feb 2020. Pre-order here - https://smarturl.it/WhiteFlowers 

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On the third floor of an abandoned textile mill to the north of Preston, a wave of strange musical beauty is blossoming. Brought up on the sounds of 80s Manchester though too young to have experienced it first hand, White Flowers, made up of Katie Drew and Joey Cobb, make gloriously gothic dreampop that’s as ambiguous as it is beautiful and exciting.

On 15th January 2020, the duo release Night Drive the first track from their debut double A-sided single Tough Love Records which also features the track Portra.

Co-produced by Doves’ guitarist, Jez Williams, Night Drive’s guitars carry a Kevin Shields-esque drone, as they swirl above its fragmented arrangement. Apocalyptic in nature, it twists and turns - thematically covering anxiety, fragility and frustration, while reminding that, even in the lowest of moments, one should not lose hope. 

‘Creating and crafting the songs has always been a therapeutic outlet for us,’ Cobb stated. ‘It’s been a long process, but it’s been one which has helped us deal with the frustration, worries and difficulties that come with every day life. It’s definitely a very cathartic record. It serves as a kind of journal of growing up and maturing in the 21st Century.’

Having begun life as scraps of ideas on a laptop, the songs were carefully crafted by the pair, before Williams got on board. 

‘At times, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture when you’re so involved in the song,’ Drew noted. ‘Jez was great at drawing out the most important aspects. A lot of the songs are first takes - recorded at home in a very lo-fi way, but Jez gave us confidence. He made us realise that the rawness and the accidents are where the magic is. As fans of Doves, we’ve always admired the soundscapes and sampling techniques that they use, so it was a privilege to work with him.
Prior to the release, White Flowers will be heading out on tour with Toy to celebrate Independent Venue Week. The dates are as follows:

25.01.20 – Independent – SUNDERLAND
26.01.20 – The Live Rooms – CHESTER
27.01.20 – The Boileroom – GUILDFORD
28.01.20 – The Cookie – LEICESTER
29.01.20 – The Smokehouse – IPSWICH
20.01.20 – Esquires – BEDFORD
31.01.20 – The Joiners – SOUTHAMPTON
01.02.20 – Ramsgate Music Hall – RAMSGATE

The double A-side single, Night Drive / Portra will be released on 12” vinyl on February 14th and is limited to 100 copies. It comes in a hand stamped sleeve and includes a ‘zine produced by the band. The band’s debut album will be released later in 2020.

White Flowers - Night Drive

Track from Camera Thief's upcoming album, The War Parade.

Starting Fires

The Trapper's Pelts

Welcome Becca Mancari to Captured Tracks!

Hunter

Becca Mancari // Hunter (Official Single)

Backsliding

From the album Half Price at 3:30 available June 26, 2020 on Western Vinyl.
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Half Price at 3:30

Art Feynman - "I'm Gonna Miss Your World"

Music by Mayflower Madame/Trond Fagernes

Trond Fagernes - vocals/guitar/bass
Håvard Haga - guitars
Ola J. Kyrkjeeide - drums

Additional musician:
Kenneth Eknes - synth

Prepared For A Nightmare

Goldmine

All In It Together

Recorded & produced in Belfast by Chris Ryan
Music by Junk Drawer
Lyrics by Stevie & Jake Lennox

Partly inspired by Richard Madeley's works of fiction.

Taken from Junk Drawer's debut LP 'Ready For The House', out April 24 via Art For Blind Records.

What I've Learned / What I'm Learning

Listen to "Off Today" - https://liss.lnk.to/time

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Lyrics: 
yeah I made up a lot today and I think I’ve seen it all
sneaking out of parties I think it’s time to dye my hair
if we only could be the stars
watch the world fall apart
so high I can’t feel the surprise
if we only could be the stars
watch the world fall apart
so high I can’t feel the surprise

off today off day, off today off day, off today off day, off today off day

no it’s not getting brighter and I know it’s an easy decline
everything comes crashing down while I’m wearing my jeans inside out
if we only could be the stars
watch the world fall apart
so high I can’t feel the surprise
if we only could be the stars
watch the world fall apart
so high I can’t feel the surprise

blue eyes
they mess me up
(daylight)
no don’t make me feel aware

off today, off day, off today off day, off today off day, off today off day