Coming to iTunes in the UK soon? Love it but can't find it in the UK.

My new EP "Ghosts and Demons" is out today!! If you like the songs, please, please support independent music by buying it over here: https://lipssongs.bandcamp.com/ 
Streaming is convenient and awesome but sends nothing or next to nothing (Spotify = 0.005 c per play) back to the people making the music. Please help us continue our art. Love from Lips x

I heard you asking about Freddy Bardot
Think I can tell you what you need to know
You're not the first with Freddy on your mind (He needs a hotline)
But if you're thinking about dating Freddy Bardot
One thing you should know

Freddy Bardot has been down on his knees
Every day Freddy beggin' me please
I just can't give Freddy what he needs
Freddy Bardot ain't all that he seems
Can't find his way through the dope or the dreams
Too many lies, don't know what to believe
That's Freddy Bardot

Freddy has a penchant for all things nice
Likes to bet his money on the roll-a-dice
When Freddy keeps it steady then money's is right
A little "loose juice" he'll lose it all in a night

Freddy Bardot

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PRE-ORDER 12" VINYL EP http://hopest.re/HS028VINYL

The best way to speed up a chemical reaction is to invite change and introduce an outside force: light, heat, movement. As The Cactus Channel know full well, the same goes with sound — introducing change compels a composition forward, as it rises, falls, peaks and boils. On their first release of 2017, vocalist Sam Cromack (Ball Park Music, My Own Pet Radio) is this catalyst for change, as the band collaborate with him on a full EP, introduced by lead single “Sorry Hills”.

As frenetic rhythms build only to fall away, and melodies loop, dive, and stutter, The Cactus Channel make music that both functions on and demands reaction. This collaborative EP treads a thin line between alt-soul and the best of indie pop, swimming in compelling atmospherics and deftly weaving Cromack’s rich, drawling vocal and disarming, meditative lyrics through the band’s typically intuitive arrangements. 

The Cactus Channel formed in high school, united by shared interests and a shared sense of humour — a love of soul music and the kind of hip hop, jazz, and alternative releases that spring from it, meant that from the beginning The Cactus Channel have prided themselves not just on eclecticism, but on the constant sharing of influences among their members. On this EP, the band venture into their second recorded project with a vocalist, exploring new influences and sonic territories.

Lyrically, “Sorry Hills” is heavy with a kind of guilty melancholy that belies the wordplay in its title — Cromack’s dark, introspective lyrics are accompanied by an instrumental that buzzes with a slight sense of paranoia: in the song’s instrumental bridge, the rhythm section simmers as horns let forth quiet squeals.

The band takes equal cues from hip hop instrumentals and golden era Soul — counting the sounds of  frequent hip hop collaborators BADBADNOTGOOD and the tight arrangement and production style of Stax Records as influences — as they build tracks that leave room for words to grow, breathe, and take focus, but never underestimate the power of beat and rhythm to build tension and release. 

Cromack’s voice is afforded a new palette in this project, as his vocals climb through horn arrangements and rhythm with unprecedented light and shade. 

“Sorry Hills” is out February 10th on all streaming services through HopeStreet Recordings, with the full 6-track EP out in April.

Sorry Hills

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The Cactus Channel & Sam Cromack - Sorry Hills

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First single from the brand new Brazilian Girls album LET'S MAKE LOVE, due April 13, 2018.

Produced by longtime Brazilian Girls collaborator Frederik Rubens, the Let’s Make Love album came to life over the course of several years. Since they’re now scattered throughout the U.S. and Europe, the four band members assembled when possible to write and record, piggybacking those sessions onto gigs in Istanbul and Madrid and Paris and New York. Despite the distance, Brazilian Girls consistently found their chemistry as kinetic as when they first started out. “It’s a little astounding to us because we’ll go so long without playing, and then we get together and things just happen in this very harmonious way,” says Sciubba.

Brazilian Girls "Pirates"

Super psyched about our latest fc signing JAGWAR MA  !!! Check the vid too, its dope.

Jagwar Ma seemingly came fully-formed out of nowhere last summer with the nostalgic yet-thoroughly-modern sleeper 'Come Save Me'.  Off the back of community and triple j airplay, the track quickly made its way round the internet and the globe.  "Come Save Me" found a release in the UK on The Blue Rider label, then some love on the airways of KCRW (Los Angles) and BBC Radio 1 (London).

They first appeared live for a couple of shows in the European summer of 2012. NME reviewed their second ever show at the Midi Festival in Hyeres, France "It was Jagwar Ma who hogged all the industry interest. Their songs are huge….everything they play morphs into electrifying variations"

Jagwar Ma then scored a berth on the influential NME poll for the worlds 20 Most Exciting New Bands of 2013,"Hailing from Australia, indie-dance's most exciting new duo took a trip to rural France to concoct their throbbing pop masterpieces".

Their psyche influenced electro beats have generated equal interest in the recording industry and the band just signed an Australian and New Zealand record deal with Future Classic (Flume, Flight Facilities, Mitzi).

In Europe Jagwar Ma have signed a record deal with Marathon Music.  This brand new label is helmed by infamous frenchman Phlippe Ascoli who played a leading hand in signing or launching Daft Punk, Phoenix and Air.

Sydneysiders get the first look at the band when they do their debut show at GoodGod TONIGHT Wednesday Jan 16th . It is a warm up to their national slot on the Big Day Out this summer.

Pre-order on iTunes

Jagwar Ma - Come Save Me

Lonely Calling

Six Degrees Records produces and markets accessible, genre-bending records that explore world music traditions, modern dance grooves, electronic music, and overlooked pop gems. The label’s catchphrase, “everything is closer than you think,” is a real reflection of Six Degrees’ commitment to different styles of music that appeal to a curious and increasingly sizable audience.

Brazilian Girls "Pirates"

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