A year in the making, these are the (at time of initial inclusion)underexposed tracks which have found favour with us in 2018. Either we've not heard that many, at least on Soundcloud, or it's been a poor year seeing as we've usually managed a few of these previously. Ho hum. Hopefully 2019 will be more fruitful.

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November 24th sees the return of Dark Horses with their new single, XIII, released on Tricky Spirits Records.

Underpinned by an insistent, pulsing synthesizer, singer Lisa Elle paints a ghostly dystopian scene in which every one of us is broken down into data, our individuality and expression stripped back to numbers and algorithms.

As the razor-sharp guitars crash in, she urges you to run... because what else is there left to do in a world where the rich and powerful can tap deep into our inner psyche at the click of a button and the smell of a few dollars more?

Produced by Dark Horses and Bob Earland.
Artwork by Ferrish VP

XIII

First track from the forthcoming album 'Hormone Lemonade', released 23 March 2018 on Duophonic:
http://smarturl.it/hormonelemonade

Make Out Fade Out

Debut single from HITLIST YOUTH.  Official release date 16th March 2018. Or you can get it straightaway when you pre-order UNDER THE PAVING STONES - FLOWERS IN THE DUSTBIN RECORDS 2007 - 2017.

HITLIST YOUTH - Is This Disco?

Taken from debut album "Have A Spirit Filled" out on january 26 on Field Mates Records.

Pre-order (run of 50 tapes only) https://fieldmatesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/elan-noon-have-a-spirit-filled

Have A Spirit Filled

Elan Noon - Blue

Labyrinths

Shark Toys - City Lights

Taken from the new album 'Alamort' out on 16th February 2018 on Xtra Mile Recordings. 
Purchase here: https://duckingpunches.lnk.to/Alamort

Alamort

Distant Shadows

Ducking Punches 'Distant Shadows'

"Moon In Aquarius" is taken from the debut album "Life Is Short the Answer's Long" from The Beat Escape. The album is due for release 27th April via Bella Union.

Pre-order now: smarturl.it/TBE_LifeIsShort

The Beat Escape - Moon In Aquarius

"These are strange, uncertain times. It might seem odd to be full of the joys of spring right now, given the constant newsfeed of anxiety. But hear me out. Our songs are often described as bittersweet. The words may be ambivalent, or even on occasion downright sad, but the melody will usually be buoyant and bright. Bearing this mind we decided to go all out, and make something unequivocally happy for once. This song is unapologetic in its lack of irony. It’s a little three minute detour, a portal into a suburban garden shaking off the last frost, sunshine bouncing off dewdrops, saturation dialled right up. Pure, undiluted, deeply unfashionable, guitar oriented pop. We recorded and mixed it ourselves earlier this month, tracking at our practice space, and decided to throw it out there as close as possible to the time of its making. It’s best listened to out of doors. So take it with you next time you go for a walk, drive, pedal boat swan ride or whatever. Preferably somewhere with terrible 4G. And allow yourself to be transported, just for a moment, from the sheer fuckery of it all." 

Neil Brogan, April 2018

Sea Pinks - Run & Run

Crimen - Six Weeks

"So Right So Clean" is the latest song to be taken from the forthcoming Cloud Nothings album, Last Building Burning, which is due for release on the 19th October 2018 via Wichita Recordings and Carpark Records.

You can pre-order the album here: https://smarturl.it/CloudNothingsLLB

See the band live in Europe in 2019:

25th Jan - Brighton, UK @ Patterns 
26th Jan - Birmingham, UK @ The Castle & Falcon 
27th Jan - Manchester, UK @ Band on the Wall 
28th Jan - Glasgow, UK @ St Lukes 
30th Jan - Bristol, UK @ Thekla 
31st Jan - London, UK @ EartH 
1st Feb - Paris, FR @ Point Ephémère 
3rd Feb - Brussels, BE @ Rotonde – Botanique 
4th Feb - Cologne, DE @ Luxor 
5th Feb - Tilburg, NL @ 013 
6th Feb - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord 
7th Feb - Hamburg, DE @ Knust 
8th Feb - Berlin, DE @ Musik & Frieden 
9th Feb - Warsaw, PL @ Poglos 
11th Feb - Prague, CZ @ Underdogs 
12th Feb - Vienna, AT @ Chelsea 
13th Feb - Zagreb, HR @ Tvornica Kulture 
14th Feb - Milan, IT @ Ohibò TICKETS
15th Feb - Rome, IT @ Monk TICKETS
16th Feb - Bologna, IT @ Covo Club 
18th Feb - Zurich, CH @ Bogen F 
19th Feb - Lausanne, CH @ Le Romandie Rock Club 
21st Feb - San Sebastian, ES @ Dabadaba Club 
22nd Feb - Madrid, ES @ Sala Q 
23rd Feb - Valencia, ES @ La Marina 
24th Feb - Barcelona, ES @ La 2 

TICKET LINKS HERE: https://www.cloudnothings.com/

2018 album - M1 - INTERNAL ONLY

Cloud Nothings - So Right So Clean

Written, Produced and Mixed by Theo Verney. 

Drums performed by John Davies. 
Bass Performed by Joseph Stevens. 
Additional vocals by Jess Williamson
All other instruments by Theo Verney. 

Mastered by Felix Davis

Easy Street

Spiritual jazz on @tenderlonious' debut album on @22amusic, collaborating with the all-star cast of the 22archestra.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2018/06/06/premiere-tenderlonious-and-the-22archestra-expansions/

Tenderlonious and The 22archestra - Expansions (STW Premiere)

Taken from their third album "Du bist so symmetrisch", out October 26th, 2018 via Trouble In Mind Records (www.troubleinmindrecs.com)

Klaus Johann Grobe "Siehst Du Mich Noch?" (Trouble In Mind Records)

"I'm A Girl" is the second single from Tim Cohen's upcoming album 'The Modern World'. Out on Sinderlyn on September 28, 2018.

Buy, Download, Stream: TimCohen.lnk.to/TheModernWorld
Bandcamp: timcohen.bandcamp.com/

I'm A Girl

Bony Macaroni are making self-loathing cool again. At least, they hope so. Because, after previous failed attempts at life in general, these dudes want to give a fuck again. Their moderately heart-wrenching and semi-catchy debut-ep will hit the digital shelves early 2019. With potential bangers such as ‘Piece of Shit’ and ‘Doom’, probably nothing can stop these guys (we think). 

‘Piece of Shit’ is about trying super hard to succeed and, like, not succeeding and blaming everybody else for it. Fast song, super emotional, mind-blowing riffs and hooks, utterly hilarious, good stuff.

“Yeah, yeah, heard of ‘em.” - Simeon Pranger, booking agent
“We need real quotes for the next single.” - Bony
“Noise.” - Our moms (this one is real though)

For fans of: Weezer, Frank Turner, Modern Baseball

CONCERTS
08-11  Duycker - Hoofddorp
11-11  Gigant - Apeldoorn
16-11  Metropool - Enschede
22-11  Fluor - Amersfoort
15-12  Altstadt	- Eindhoven

Spring 2019 shows for Germany and Belgium are currently being set up.

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Lyrics:
I don’t wanna be a piece of shit 
Some mediocre hobbyist
Permanently out of it
Permanently out of it
I’ll go to class I’ll play a show
Once or twice a month or so
So how the fuck am I spending the rest of my time?
I don’t know

Amsterdam’s an awful place
To spend your smoke-a-lonely days
To be deep in your emo phase
Short and pseudo-smart
It’s where I let it get to me
The silly insecurities
It is where ‘my cool’ is torn apart

I don’t wanna be a piece of shit 
Some mediocre hobbyist
Permanently out of it
Permanently out of it
The things I do are never cool
The things I like never rule
Life is hella hard and super cruel

I know a friend that had a friend 
That joined a southern hardcore band
And put everything in it
Playing massive shows and shit
And he caught a beer with one hand
And they got even bigger then
And everything was cool and then they quit.

But I am still a piece of shit 
Some mediocre hobbyist
Permanently out of it
Permanently out of it
The things I do are never cool
The things I like never rule
Life is hella hard and super cruel

I doubt you’ll ever hear my shit on the radio
That’s a hook right there, let’s do another one of those
But that shit never works
‘Cause they are crooks and jerks

I don’t wanna be a piece of shit 
Some mediocre hobbyist
Permanently out of it
Permanently out of it
And probably won’t get into it
‘Cause it’s so hard to get into it
And I learned to never give a shit
And I think I’m at a point where I can say “fuck it”

I don’t wanna be a piece of shit 
Some mediocre hobbyist
Permanently out of it
Permanently out of it
The things I do are never cool
The things I like never rule
Life is hella hard and super
Life is hella hard and super
Life is hella hard and super cruel

Release: 5 October 2018

Bony Macaroni - Piece Of Shit

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