[Weekly Mix] 2019.03 (3)

Today we're delighted to introduce the dream pop fuzz of Londoners Worst Place.

Having formed in early 2016, Worst Place have spent several months propping up basement bills, sharing a smattering of psych-tinged jams and receiving support from 6 Music's Tom Robinson. With the weather's poor attempt at convincing us that it is indeed summer, Worst Place are perfectly poised to bring the rays. In 'Dreamer' Worst Place deliver three minutes of perfect shoegazing pop taking shimmers of inspiration from Alvvays knack for an earworm chorus and Fear of Men's ability to enshroud something slightly darker amongst perfectly pleasant fuzz pop. 

For the artwork the band decided to create a classic American-style postcard with each of the maps inside the letters representing places that they grew up or have links to. Worst Place will be celebrating the launch of the single with a release party at The Shacklewell Arms this Friday. It's free entry and support comes from Meal Deals and Scab City: https://www.facebook.com/events/1748199365210175/

The Postcard Club

Worst Place - Dreamer

Stream on Spotify / open.spotify.com/album/5BmCPigF5v19m4b0GLrcax

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Recorded / mixed by Dama Scout

Toothache

Lost Map are excited to welcome latest signings Bas Jan, the London experimental post-punk trio built around the remarkable and distinctive voice and songs of multi-instrumentalist and composer Serafina Steer. A brilliant, bonkers, shape-shifting song about the weird tedium of a text message spat (“Drop it? Why don’t you drop it!”), Argument – available to stream and share now – is the first single to be revealed from Bas Jan’s forthcoming debut album Yes I Jan, due early 2018. The track was produced by Leo Abrahams. Serafina is one of the latest winners of the prestigious Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Awards for Artists.

Bas Jan - 'Argument'

STRANGER is the first single taken off LEECHES upcoming EP 'WATUSI'
Released 12/01 via Leisure Records.
https://leisurerecords.bandcamp.com

WATUSI

LEECHES - STRANGER

Blue suitcase is a track that was mostly written over the last few days of summer, inspired by events, discussions and 'philosophical' musings that took place in the studio during the recording of the album. We wanted to completely let loose with the track, combining psych- garage wig outs with elements of our favourite disco and dance boogie tracks, such as Luther Davis Group's 'You Can Be A Star' and Rita Lee's 'Chega Mais'. The lyrics also fuse together an anecdotal story of spotting an unaccompanied case on a train platform, and the allegorical discussions and theories that followed. This included topics ranging from Schrodingers Cat to James and the Giant Peach! 

Blue Suitcase (Disco Wrist) features on The Orielles' debut album 'Silver Dollar Moment' out on February 16th via Heavenly Recordings. 
Pre order the album here: http://heavenlyemporium.com/buy/silver-dollar-moment/

Silver Dollar Moment

Blue Suitcase (Disco Wrist)

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We're delighted to be welcoming Lazy Day to the family with the brilliant Weird Cool. Originally the solo bedroom project of Tilly Scantlebury, they have since grown into a fully fledged dreamy grunge pop quartet. Weird Cool follows a succession of absolutely solid singles and more recently an EP which caught the attention of Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq and Gideon Coe amongst others. Lazy Day are playing some live shows in the support of the single (out 9th March)

| Headline Shows |
Thursday, March 8 @ Bournemouth, 60 Million Postcards
Friday, March 9 @ London, Moth Club
Saturday, March 10 @ Bristol, The Louisiana

| Supporting Alex Lahey |
Friday, March 23 @ London, Omeara
Saturday, March 24 @ Liverpool, Studio 2
Sunday, March 25 @ Birmingham, Hare And Hounds 2
Monday, March 26 @ Nottingham, Bodega Social Club
Tuesday, March 27 @ Sheffield, Record Junkee
Thursday, March 29 @ Newcastle, Think Tank
Friday, March 30 @ Edinburgh, The Mash House
Saturday, March 31 @ Belfast, Black Box
Sunday, April 1 @ Dublin, Grand Social

Written by Tilly Scantlebury
Drums performed by Beni Evans
Lead guitar performed by Liam Hoflay
Vocals, rhythm guitar and bass performed by Tilly Scantlebury
Recorded by Oliver Betts at The Crows' Nest Studios
Mixed by Adrian Hall at Clever Pup Studios
Mastered by Andy 'Hippy' Baldwin at Metropolis
Artwork, layout and design by Eleanor Crewes Illustration

Weird Cool

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Lazy Day - Weird Cool

Dually

Berlin by way of Norway multi-instrumentalist and producer Farao has signed to Western Vinyl.  To celebrate this announcement, we’re making her new song “The Ghost Ship” available. 

“‘The Ghost Ship’ is about losing a sense of direction, your fate being driven by something out of your control,” explains Kari Jahnsen, a/k/a Farao. “Seeing the end of a relationship as an empty vessel, floating endlessly and eternally into nothingness.”

Farao’s 2015 debut album Till It’s All Forgotten and its songs earned her press attention from outlets including Pitchfork “Jahnsen's work defies categorization and commodification at every turn”, The FADER, NPR Music, Noisey “gorgeous folk melodies and lush vocals”, Vanity Fair, Paste, Clash, and The Line Of Best Fit. She has also performed at a number of UK and European festivals such as Green Man, End of the Road, Øya, Roskilde, BY:LARM, and Eurosonic.
 
Farao is currently at work on a new album and more details will be announced soon.

http://www.farao.co.uk/	
https://www.facebook.com/faraomusic	
https://twitter.com/faraomusic	
https://www.instagram.com/faraomusic/	
US Booking kmorse@paradigmagency.com
EU Booking kalle@pitchandsmith.com
Management thomas@votiv.is

Pure-O

Farao - "The Ghost Ship"

Big Crown is proud the present the debut single from the one of the newest acts on the roster; Brainstory. Brainstory is a tale of brothers bounded by blood, by fate, and a small town with nothing to do. Born and bred in Rialto, CA, the trio is made up of two brothers, Kevin & Tony Martin, and drummer Eric Hagstrom. Their music is a mix of jazz, funk, and psyche- delia shrouded in a cloud of weed smoke and California soul. Their entire debut album is produced by Leon Michels, so you take the Cali sunshine and mix it with Michels NYC aesthetic and you get a killer record. Here’s the first two songs.
The A side “Dead End” is a sublime slow burner about trying to let go of a person and trying to let go of parts of yourself that are dying with that relationship. In the words of Kevin, “ It’s kind of like confronting death, but through relationships and coming to terms with who you are in the mirror of another person.” With Kevin’s sublime falsetto floating atop Tony and Eric’s unflappable and unmistakable backbeat, this tune is sure to become a favorite with the ballad heads, the low-rid- ers, the slowie collectors, and anyone who’s cord is not unplugged.
The B side Mnemophobia is a fateful pairing with the plug- side, as if written later on when the heart heals and you start to get out there again. Mnemophobia is the fear of memories. Brainstory weaves up a tale of hesitation, limbo, then bravery where the choice of love is made in the face of fear.

Buy the single in all formats here:

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Taken from the forthcoming Brainstory album on Big Crown Records


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Brainstory - Dead End - BC071-45 - Side A

As we digest our tensions, world war four looms, it’s hard to say when, it’s hard to remember our simple rituals, this is in essence, an advertisement, another slogan to process. It’s true what they say, we did invent the words Pet Shimmers, we chose them to be together, it is never said, but it is known. Here it comes, saddles ablaze, our second offering comes in collaboration vibes with our favourite space cadet seahorses from London, Goat Girl, we mashed it through BeepBox, added some rotten guitar mulch, pulped it up a bit and this unusual child was birthed. As well as featuring Goat Girl, Caelia Lunniss (Spindle Ensemble) dressed the track up in comely draping strings whilst Malthouse alchemist Dom Mitchison (Spectres) mixed these glacial gurt ingredients together and voilà, Feels Hz.

Lyrics: 

Stared down space like a broken clock 
Spent lightyears with my afterthoughts 
Because I don’t want to talk anymore 

More feels 
Less Hz 

Borrowed all your super powers 
Saved the world had them build you a tower 
Travelled infinity like a spaceship 
Only to find no one else exists 

More feels 
Less Hz 
More kills 
Less curves 

I was free to leave I just never could 
So I built some stairs deep in the woods 
Let go of the rail unto ascend 
The feeling was empty but so intense 
Guess I’ll be down my rabbit hole 
Collaging get well soon cards 
Yeah I though I’d find you happiness 
I’m often wrong like so much else

Feels Hz (ft. Goat Girl)

You Maintain The Stain

'Half-Painted House' is taken from NOTS' third album entitled '3', out May 10th through Upset The Rhythm and Goner Records.

Pre-order here: upsettherhythm.bigcartel.com/

NOTS - Half-Painted House

'Mumma' is the second single from our new 5-track EP, 'Letters'.
listen to the EP now: smarturl.it/Letters-LazyDay

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Written by Tilly Scantlebury
Vocals, guitars and bass performed by Tilly
Drums performed by Beni, recorded by Olly Betts at The Crows' Nest
Produced by Tilly
Mixed by Adrian Hall at Clever Pup Studios 
Additional recording by Adrian Hall 
Mastered by Andy 'Hippy' Baldwin at Metropolis
Released by Weird Cool Records via Republic Of Music. 
(p) and (c) 2019 M. R. Scantlebury t/a Weird Cool Records.

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I know it must be rough to feel so pushed out
But you know that you’re always head of this house
So don’t feel sad 'cause they’re the ones who missed out

Mumma you made me
Mumma you made me just like you
I can be mean but don’t be afraid
We look the same, we look the same

I guess you think it’s 'cause I’m stressed out
I’ve been working so hard and keep getting myself down
But it’s because with you it’s just like a mirror
And as I’m growing older it just keeps getting clearer that -

Mumma you made me
Mumma you made me just like you
I can be mean but don’t be afraid
We look the same, we look the same

My mumma, my mumma
Mumma you made me just like you

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Letters EP

Mumma

Recorded at plutonium studio 
Recorded mixed by Aidan Hogg 
Written by Jaimee Fryer.
Musicians Ft: Jaimee Fryer, Peter Bernoth, Vlada Edirippulige, Luke Pallier, Dougal Morrison.

Shooting star

Known for their compelling song-writing and excruciatingly long breaks between albums, The Laurels are back with ‘Monkey On My Back’, the first single to be lifted from their forthcoming and highly anticipated third record.

‘Monkey On My Back’ combines raw guitars and layered harmonies that are driven by a soulful rhythm section. The track sees the band regain the energy they captured on Mesozoic, the pop sensibilities displayed on Plains, and the hip-hop production aesthetic developed on Sonicology.

Monkey On My Back by The Laurels

Texas

Bookings: rob.mcgee@onefiinix.com
PR: alex@braceyourselfpr.com
Radio: xenia@braceyourselfpr.com
Publishing: matt@wipeoutmusic.com
Tilly: lazydaylazyday@gmail.com

Mumma

Lazy Day

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