Seattle’s finest Chastity Belt have released a new single and video in anticipation of their upcoming album I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone, out on June 2. The track is a slow-paced post punk number called “Different Now”, which strikes a more serious and tone than previous releases. Directed by Bobby McHugh, the video… Read More Chastity Belt – “Different Now” (Video)
I was listening to a radio programme the other day where they were discussing Finnish expressionist painter Ellen Thesleff, who lived and worked during the latter part of the 1800’s and early 1900’s. In a time when female artists weren’t acknowledged to the same extent as their male peers, to put it mildly, her bold work… Read More Astrid Swan – From the Bed and Beyond
In the past when describing Joose Keskitalo’s music words like lighthearted and breezy wouldn’t immediately come to mind. Now, when listening to his new single ‘Tietoisuus’, you begin to wonder what kind of revelation he’s had to make him sound almost exuberant. One distinctive change is that he’s teamed up with free jazz/folk music group… Read More Joose Keskitalo – ‘Tietoisuus’
Sometimes, when everyday life gets in the way, you forget the things that are really important. Things like listening to new music, for instance. So in the spirit of catching up, I had to go all the way back to December last year when one of Finland’s best dream pop bands, Delay Trees, released their brilliant new… Read More Delay Trees – “It’s Not Who You Are”
Lana Del Rey is forever encapsulated in a wonderful, vintage world. Weightless, timeless, ageless. She is forever young and forever in love. Her latest single “Love” is a perfect illustration of this. The song is taken from her upcoming new album, which is apparently coming out later this year. The single is accompanied by an… Read More Lana Del Rey – “Love”
Back in in 2003 when Sara Assbring released her debut album Look! It’s El Perro Del Mar back in 2003 she was still a Twiggy channeling embodiment of some depressed member from a 60’s girl group. Although never drifting too far from her native melancholia, she has long since traded in the forlorn doo-wops and hand claps… Read More El Perro Del Mar – ‘Ding Sum’
Everytime Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds release new music there’s a 99.9% chance that I’m going to like it. Words like consistency and integrity come to mind. Today the band released their new single “Jesus Alone” with accompanying video and all I can say is, another Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds classic has arrived.
Esben and the Witch will be releasing a new album, Older Terrors, on November 4. Their first in three years, it also marks the Brighton-based trio’s premier release on French metal label Season of Mist with whom they signed in July. “Sylvan”, the first single taken from their upcoming album, suggest a shift in style towards a heavier and more expansive sound.… Read More Esben and the Witch: Searching for beauty in a burning world
Cold Cave AKA Wes Eisold has shared the first track from his upcoming two-song 7″ EP entitled The Idea of Love . The picture disc, graced with the image of an indescreetly dressed nun, will be released as a limited editon of 500 copies on September 9 via Heartworm.Watch the Amy Lee directed video for the title track below.
With soaked hair dripping down across his face, his black buttoned up shirt already drenched in sweat, George Clarke appears on stage with a feral look in his eyes. Like he’s sizing up the opposition and ready to attack. It’s late summer in Helsinki and an unexpected heat-wave has been hanging over the city the whole day.… Read More Deafheaven live at Tavastia, Helsinki 8/22/2016
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