2015

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Pinkshinyultrablast | ‘Umi’ | Club AC30

•	“Excessively impressive, unexpectedly fast-paced shoegaze from these Russian peeps.” Drowned In Sound

•	“It's one of those records that make you want to listen all day long. It's all there: guitar waves, distant voices, melodies and electrostatic. It's impossible not to play this on repeat." Sinewave

•	“In our minds, they’re the most interesting shoegaze band in the world right now.” The Dumbing Of America

‘Umi’ – first single to be taken from ‘Everything Else Matters’ due out in January.

Pinkshinyultrablast, are a five-piece band from Saint-Petersburg in Russia. The first single ‘Umi’ is due for release on November 10th. The song is indicative of an album full of melodic gems. Umi is rich with complexity, while underpinned with a beauty that both beguiles and entrances. The song evokes the spirit of bands like Slowdive and The Cocteau Twins, but at the same time remaining undeniably modern.

Hailing from a city more synonymous with the State Conservatory rather than a gang of shoegaze addicts, they’ve been compared to Lush. But this is no mere throwback tribute - due to their sharp, icy electronics and ability to subvert the genre, bringing something new to the table. They possess not only the spirit of late 80s/early 90s British bands like Ride, but also machine-made sounds of the same era from Sabres Of Paradise or Global Communication, not to mention wider vibrations like Cluster, Popul Vuh, Terry Riley and Philip Glass.

Disdain for a stagnant scene can often be a driving force of creativity; the band say of St Petersburg that, “we realised the local indie scene was totally boring and wanted to play something radically different”. That vision has been realised – this is a sound brimming with playful melody and finely-crafted songwriting. Imagine the scope of a Caribou record, fronted by Elizabeth Fraser soundtracking a grizzly Raskolnikov crime.

The band take their name from an Astrobrite album, an act who were, according to the band, instrumental in how they “researched spaces between ambient, heavy guitar and pop music” .The spaces are what stand out, the production creates a dream-like affair, while space to breathe and reflect on the beauty of the music is accommodated. There exists a sparseness to their sound, that, in turn gives spaciousness, even expansiveness.

Welcome to your new favourite Russian band.

Pinkshinyultrablast are Igor - bass, Lyubov - vocals, Sergey - drums, Rustam - synths and electronics and Roman – guitars.

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Pinkshinyultrablast - Umi

Out March 9/10 on Slumberland Records (N & S America) and Fortuna Pop! (ROW).

iTunes pre-order: http://smarturl.it/expectdelays
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Evans the Death return with their second album "Expect Delays" in March via Fortuna POP! (Europe) and Slumberland Records (USA). Recorded again with producer Rory Atwell, the album bristles with an underlying tension and veers from rip-roaring noise to quiet contemplation, underpinned by Katherine Whitaker’s extraordinary voice.

Still barely out of their teens, there’s a tremendous sense across "Expect Delays" of a band coming into their own, honing a plethora of influences to make a sound that is uniquely them. Each song on the album has a different feel to it: some of them are melodic and pretty; some of them heavy and dissonant; and some of them are, to quote guitarist Dan Moss, “a bit strange”. While retaining the post-punk and 90s alt-rock inspired elements that peppered their debut, the music is more expressive, heavier and more experimental, and the lyrics more nuanced, the sense of despair leavened by sharp wordplay and humour.

The unsettling undercurrent of melancholy and hopelessness that pervades the record has its roots in the last three years, spent eking out an existence on the poverty line in Cameron’s Britain, leaving them with a succession of minimum-wage jobs and unemployment benefits interviews. As guitarist Dan Moss relates, the album is about “being in London and feeling hopeless and a bit lost. Not having any money, relationships falling apart, things just not connecting or going anywhere and getting absolutely wasted all the time.”

Named after the undertaker in Dylan Thomas's 'Under Milk Wood,' the band’s 2012 self-titled inaugural album saw critical acclaim from the likes of Q, Uncut and Artrocker, as well as radio play on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6Music and XFM. After a change in line-up following the release of their debut, the band regrouped around the core of brothers Dan and Olly Moss and singer Katherine Whitaker for the recording of "Expect Delays." Drummer James Burkitt was recruited from Leeds’ band The ABC Club to complete a taut new four-piece.

More ambitious and focused than their previous record, whilst sacrificing none of their spontaneity and vitality, "Expect Delays" is a supremely inventive and intelligently crafted album from a band who have suffered for their art, and used that experience to inform and nourish their work. Expect no more delays, Evans the Death have arrived.

“Evans the Death manage to make humdrum everyday existence seem quite magical” Q ****

“A wonderful marriage of converse elements elegantly crafted into its own neat mess.” Artrocker *****

“Terrific” Uncut

Evans The Death - Don't Laugh At My Angry Face

Taken from the album "Ripe 4 Luv." Out March 10th on Slumberland Records.
Pre-order iTunes: http://smarturl.it/ripe4luv
Pre-order LP/CD: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/282

From: Harry Winklebottom
To: Social Media/Marketing/Sales
Re: who is Young Guv and why is he ripe for love?

Who's @youngguv? He's still underground, but everyone will know him soon. Right now, he only has 1500 followers, so we need to get this kid a checkmark as soon as possible. Here's the rundown:

He's a white boy in a backwards snapback with fake Emoji neck tattoos. He's ripped bald kid fronting one of the most important and successful hardcore bands in Toronto history. He's a ghostwriter eating pasta as he pens al dente tunes for the likes of Sum 41, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, a few Canadian Idols, Snow, a slew of hardcore bands, Maroon 5 and one or two OVO affiliates. He's a tortured artist turning down Katy Perry's edits to his tunes because she didn't like his babies as they were. He's a child actor playing Ryan Gosling's sexy little brother. Do I need to go on?

@youngguv is Ben Cook, and he's putting out an album, "Ripe 4 Luv," on one of the greatest labels ever, Slumberland Records. Having been around for a minute, Guv has decided to put together a set of pop tunes that shows off his range as a performer, singer, songwriter, style icon and retweet-worthy pop star. I've heard the album, and its ready to head to marketing. We don't need a billboard for this one, all we need to do is release a single and get it trending worldwide. We're going to break Nielsen SoundScan. We're going straight to #1 on iTunes!

Guv got it right the first time with his band No Warning, one of the only Canadian hardcore acts to achieve recognition from major labels in the U.S. He parlayed this experience into a successful career as the creeper peaking through the curtain as better-looking people sing his songs to an appreciative audience. In addition to writing for pop royalty and no-name punk acts, Young Guv has spent the last 7 years playing guitar in fellow Toronto legends Fucked Up, selling 10's of 1000's of singles recorded in various bedrooms, and helping put the East End back on the GTA's music map with his Bad Actors imprint. Guv has been around for a while, and now he's helping new, young talent get around and release classic records. How could you not like this guy? He's got the bone structure to go viral at any moment.

"Ripe 4 Luv" is a beautiful album for beautiful people. Plus, it really shows off his range. There's only one way to describe this record: Guv sings like Prince into expensive audio-nerd mics over power pop backing tracks that evoke Big Star after they got some nookie but before they became depressed about their failure to appeal to the right audience. If that's not good enough for you, then it sounds like Cheap Trick produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Or how about Drake's producer 40 manning the boards for a Hall & Oates session? Any of those will help sell this record to the blogs, just pick one and run with it. 

That's it, that's what you get when you stream "Ripe 4 Luv" on Spotify. I'm telling you, this album is just perfect for Billboard's Trending 140 chart. We're going to be rich!

Young Guv - Wrong Crowd feat. Jef Barbara

Taken from Diagrams' new album "Chromatics" out now! Available to buy here: http://bit.ly/1ocqKNp

Diagrams - Gentle Morning Song

Taken from the forthcoming album Mysteries by Tigercats (due out on Fortuna POP! on 2 February 2015), a pop gem in the shape of bishops, knights, kings and queens - a Bobby Fischer-referencing love song and anthem for chess fans everywhere.

Tigercats - Junior Champion

Taken from the forthcoming BLONDE EP, limited to 100 7"s only inc. downloads of all 4 tracks. Released 16th February 2015. Click the Buy tab to pre-order now! 

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AUTUMNS - Je Veux Être

A Place To Bury Strangers - “We’ve Come So Far” from ‘Transfixiation’ out February 17th, 2015 on Dead Oceans

On Tour Soon: http://aptbs.tumblr.com/2015ustourdates

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A Place To Bury Strangers - “We’ve Come So Far” from ‘Transfixiation’ out February 17th, 2015 on Dead Oceans

A Place To Bury Strangers - "We've Come So Far"

PRE-ORDER & GET AN IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD OF "SO LONG" -- https://anomiesongs.bandcamp.com/album/anomie-ep

Anomie is the solo moniker of Philadelphia, PA-based Rachel Browne, current Field Mouse vocalist/guitarist and forever alt-pop songstress. The four songs on Anomie’s self-titled EP, available February 10, 2015 (Father/Daughter Records) were written in California over the span of a week where Rachel escaped to think during a difficult time. What emerged was a time capsule for the experience -- the music functioning as a therapeutic means to alleviate the heartache Rachel felt in the moment.

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Guitars and Vocals: Rachel Browne
Drums: Eric Slick
Bass: Andrew Futral 

All songs written by Rachel Browne
Engineered and Produced by Kyle Pulley
Recorded at The Headroom in Philadelphia, PA
Mixed by Michael Eisenstein (Letters To Cleo)
Mastered by Kyle Gilbride (Upset, Waxahatchee)

Anomie - So Long

From the album Ivy Tripp, out April 7, 2015 on Merge Records.
http://www.mergerecords.com/ivy-tripp

Ivy Tripp

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Waxahatchee "Air"

The first single from Le Pie's forthcoming EP 'and he said honey, you look so fine' - out early 2015

Secrets

DOWNLOAD (free) https://glider-glider.bandcamp.com/releases

contact: louienewlands@yahoo.com

Guest vocals from flo(rence) jo(nes) 

artwork by our friend: https://www.facebook.com/sophielizaillustration

recorded mixed and mastered by Dan E Brown at his studio

 bass and additional technical help from Dan,

everything else by glider (louie and tom)



stinger

This is the A-side of my debut single released on Wichita Recordings.

The limited edition seven inch vinyl is available now here: http://smarturl.it/oscarwrs. 10 of the seven inches bought via the Wichita shop will contain some pressed daffodils - which if you find in your vinyl will mean you win a pair of tickets to an Oscar headline show of your choosing (not festivals!)

You can also listen on Spotify here: http://bit.ly/daffodilspotify

And buy on iTunes here: 
North America: http://smarturl.it/BeautifulWordsiTunes 
Rest of World: http://smarturl.it/oscarDDitunes 



Daffodil Days

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Oscar - Daffodil Days

Buy "Periscopes" here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/periscopes-single/id958868673

More info about Haiku Salut here - http://haikusalut.com/

Jilk and Haiku Salut, "Periscopes"

Echo Lake's second LP 'Era' is released 2nd March 2015 through No Pain In Pop.

Buy iTunes - hyperurl.co/7jcyjo 
Buy CD/limited LP via NPIP - bit.ly/1yUr4UZ

LIVE DATES:
12/3 - ‘Era’ London launch show - Hoxton Bar Kitchen (Tickets: bit.ly/1y4nK8z)
19/3 - ’Era’ Birmingham hometown launch show - Hare & Hounds (Tickets: bit.ly/1C3Gfem)
4/4 - Cardiff - Wales Goes Pop! (Tickets: http://bit.ly/1GCCsVR)
25/4 - Brighton - The Hope (Tickets: http://bit.ly/1DTZ1Uz)

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Echo Lake - 'Waves'

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Music: NTEIBINT & Sarah P.
Lyrics: Sarah P.
Produced, Mixed & Mastered by NTEIBINT
Management: sarahp@hellbig.com

Free

Moving On

Sarah P. - Moving On

Party Girls

Enabler is the first single to be taken from Evans the Death’s new album Expect Delays, out 2nd March via Fortuna POP! (Europe) and Slumberland (USA). Recorded again with producer Rory Atwell (Test Icicles, Warm Brains), the new long-player bristles with underlying tension and veers from rip-roaring noise to quiet contemplation, underpinned by Katherine Whitaker’s extraordinary voice. Enabler opens with a sonic onslaught of fuzz and feedback before the rhythm section explodes into life and the song kicks in, Whitaker's distinctive vocals doubled up like sinister twins prowling around a gorgeously discordant melody.

Evans the Death - Enabler

Having released a dreamy album inspired by 60s sci-fi soundtracks, Swedish trio @death-and-vanilla were invited to live score cult horror Vampyr at a Scandi film festival and their slow, steady, swirling accent continued. 

Their new LP To Where The Wild Things Are,is a poppier affair; the warm analogue loops of their vintage instruments crying out for the sweet breathy vocals that Marleen delivers with a calm and enchanting ease. Named after the children’s book, the album celebrates imagination and the ability to delve into the less-explored areas of the mind. Exactly what we need to get us through today, we are pleased to present the premiere of album track, California Owls. Almost hypnotic, this is dream pop at its absolute best. Enjoy!

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Premiere: Death And Vanilla - California Owls

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'Nothing But A Heartbeat' - released 6th February 2015 via Á Deux. Pre-order here: http://geni.us/NBAHBiTunes

Debut album 'Lucid Dreaming' released via Á Deux 23rd February 2015 in Scandinavia / 6th April 2015 worldwide. 


2015

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