I've been waiting for new music from No Joy

Right about here, I am reminded why No Joy is about the best new band in the universe....

just a really nice song, blogged at http://bit.ly/18FqloI

Other

Taken from debut album "Engravings" out now through Tri Angle Records. 

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The Weight Of Gold

From the "Pastel And Pass Out" EP, out November 5 (November 4 UK)

Preorder: bit.ly/nojoypastel

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No Joy - Second Spine

'Erosion' is taken from CYMBALS' new album, The Age of Fracture, out on 27th Jan (EU)/4th Feb (N.A.)

Pre-order The Age of Fracture on iTunes - http://smarturl.it/ageoffractureitunes
Pre-order the limited edition double vinyl gatefold LP - http://toughloverecords.bigcartel.com/product/tlv070-cymbals-the-age-of-fracture-limited-edition-double-colour-vinyl-lp-pre-order

Buy 'Erosion' on iTunes - http://smarturl.it/erosionitunes

CYMBALS will launch their album with a headline show in London in February.
2nd Feb 2014 - Electrowerkz, London - www.wegottickets.com/event/246573

<b>Press release</b>
The long-awaited new album from CYMBALS is named after a book by Princeton academic, Daniel T. Rodgers, which addresses the fragmentation of ideas towards the end of the last century and how collective meanings have become uncertain.  Singer and guitarist Jack Cleverly writes: "It hit me that I often feel paralysed by the feeling that everything is 'too complicated', and that many people I know feel that paralysis. I realised that this way of thinking can be traced through these songs." 

Produced by Dreamtrak (Swim Deep, Chad Valley, Hot Chip) in his Hackney studio and written collectively over the last 12-months, the group have taken their time to carefully piece the album together, song-by-song, in sequence. The album was completed following a final mix from Daniel Rejmer (Foals, Everything Everything) and the result is testament to the band’s attention to detail: a cleaner, brighter sound than their brattier early recordings, edging towards the European sophistication of the end-of-the-century French house Jack grew up around. Singles 'Like An Animal', 'The End' and 'The Natural World' are characterized by an upbeat disco cool and all push the 7-minute mark, whereas ‘Winter 98’, ‘This City’, and ‘Call Me’ are brooding, stark synth-led numbers reminiscent of early-New Order, with some lyrics sung in Jack’s native French.

The literary inspiration runs further through the album. The track ‘The 5%’, more obviously making reference to the themes of the album's namesake, declares “Time can be erased, you’re stupid if you try and stay in place,” over a pulsing bassline and swirling electronics.  ‘Like an Animal’ is inspired by the intellectual and moral confusion of the main character in Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain. The album has even garnered literary responses of its own by British poet and novelist Joe Dunthorne, author of Submarine.

“I told Joe about the book and the way the album was kind of a reaction to it, and he threw my rationalisation of it back at me through a short story inspired by the album.” says Cleverly. “It helped reveal the emotional territory of the songs. He showed me how I had been dividing things up artificially - desires and priorities, getting older and not being able to stop writing music…”
 
Through the writing of this album, CYMBALS have inevitably matured. “We've never been in it just for a laugh," says Cleverly; “but things got confused when we said we wanted to keep it fun – we just didn't want to end up bitter, having chased a hollow dream.  But this album is less about us; it's more outward looking, more aware of the world at large."  

Despite the weighty literary influences, the band are keen to separate themselves from the over-earnestness that can sometimes accompany such associations.  “I hate the whole 'serious earnest-singer-songwriter-thing,’” says Jack. “With this album I really wanted to get away from that and make music that makes people want to dance and feel joy. Neil's kick drum is the most important thing we have to say as a band. Is this all "fun"?  Yes, of course, but at the same time, not just that."

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UK online: matthew@enganche.co.uk
US press/online: gloria@forcefieldpr.com


iTunes

CYMBALS - Erosion

2014 Paper Bag Records
PS I Love You - 'For Those Who Stay'
Album out July 22nd, 2014

Pre-order on iTunes: http://georiot.co/1B86
Pre-order on Limited Edition Vinyl / CD: http://bit.ly/1pF4OJv

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PS I LOVE YOU - For Those Who Stay

Unknown To The Unknown have been going from strength-to-strength this year, and right off the back of a killer Willie Burns 12" they're dropping some new heat from DJ Vague (aka Helix). Our pick is 'Hard Workin Trax 3', a celebration of drums built for big room antics.

DJ Vague 'Hard Workin Trax 3' - Boiler Room Debuts

13. Snakestyle - Waking Up In A Jungle – (Feat. Daniel Waples & Flavio Lopez)

From the debut album 'Sir Vices' out 9th March 2015.

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Charles Howl 'Going Down With A Hi'

It's A Drag

It's A Drag - H Hawkline

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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Like Hardly Art on Facebook: facebook.com/hardlyarttrecords      
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Holographic Violence

Eternal (On & On)

Grave Babies - "Eternal (On & On)"

The Golden Lion 12” out November 13, 2015 on Jagjaguwar
A Complex Coliseum Museum out January 22, 2016 on Jagjaguwar

Buy Links:
Buy 'The Golden Lion' 12”: http://smarturl.it/besnardlakes

Buy 'A Colisuem Complex Museum':
CD, LP & ltd white vinyl: http://smarturl.it/besnardlakes
Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/besnardlakes_itunes
Pre-order at Amazon: http://smarturl.it/besnardlakes_amazon
Support your local independent record store: http://smarturl.it/besnardlakes_indies

The Golden Lion 12” out November 13, 2015 on Jagjaguwar
A Complex Coliseum Museum out January 22, 2016 on Jagjaguwar

The Motorway

The Besnard Lakes - "The Motorway"

Drag

Vallens debut album "Consent" out June 24th 2016. 
Video: https://youtu.be/wvNEv3-jagk
ORDER LP + Digital: goo.gl/V4kY7T

https://www.facebook.com/vallensband/
http://handdrawndracula.com/artists/vallens/


talking in my sleep
defeated
just a twist in the day
be bored any other way

i know you love me
but i see you,
seeing somebody
time will devour,
you and me and what's left between
 
talking but I keep,
depleting
just a kiss of dismay
time's brisk in it's weight

time will devour,
time will devour


Vallens - Devour

'The Natural World' is taken from the forthcoming new album, The Age of Fracture. Pre-order the album on iTunes now - smarturl.it/ageoffractureitunes

Buy 'The Natural World' on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/the-natural-world-single/id593291502

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http://www.sidewayssometimes.com

For more information leah@inhousepress.com 01612282070



CYMBALS - The Natural World

Water Damage

Out now limited 12” and download on Mark's own Shape Records label.

'Triangulation Station' comes from our forthcoming album 'Released By The Movement', due for release in the autumn.

The single will come with with three additional exclusive tracks. Inlet is a new track we recorded at the Rhombus Rooms using a lot of synths, a drum machine and none at all of shouting. Plus a woozy drone remix of Triangulation Station by Welsh musician/producer R. Seiliog and our remix of I Chi by the awesome Danish band Pinkunoizu.

Pre-orders of the 12" come with immediate download of this track.  The vinyl includes a colour riso printed sleeve and a poster issue of The Isness, a zine made by ourselves.

Recorded and mixed in Wales by Stephen Black. All artwork by Islet.

http://www.shaperecords.co.uk
http://isletislet.com

No Joy - Second Spine

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