Awesome Tapes From Africa record label puts out first release

If there was ever a candidate for music blog to turn into a record label…

Introducing: Ships – Simon Cullen’s other disco side-project

The lifeblood of DFA Records pulses through the sound of Ships, a new project from…

Sacred Animals vs. Owensie – ‘Cat & Mouse’

The unstoppable Brendan Canty aka Feel Good Lost follows up his Jape video with a…

Friends – ‘I’m His Girl’

The band that brought you a ‘Friend Crush’ return with a second single that sounds…

Woodkid – ‘Iron’ (epic music video)

Even if the song’s not your thing (think a These New Puritans-style big brass number…

New Look – ‘Nap On The Bow’ (video)

Nerd alert. The video for New Look’s ‘Nap On The Bow’ was made using a…

Goodtime – ‘Behind This Sun’

“Behind this sun is another one but it wasn’t meant to shine.” John Cowhie and…

M83 – ‘Midnight City’ (video)

One of the songs of the year gets a video directed by Fleur & Manu.…

The Roots – ‘Make My’ feat. Big K.R.I.T.

Every one in a while, The Roots come good with at least one truly great…

First Aid Kit make Patti Smith cry

First Aid Kit recently performed at the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm. Patti Smith was…

Fanfarlo – ‘Deconstruction’ (video)

I was impressed by Fanfarlo’s first single from their new album ‘Replicant’ with its eerie…

Listen to Jessie Ware’s debut single & Joker collaboration

London’s Jessie Ware features on one my favourite albums of the year with SBTRKT’s debut…

Introducing: The Notas

Numbering six-strong, the Balbriggan / Skerries band The Notas are the latest in the new…

Lana Del Rey – ‘Video Games’ (live on Jools Holland)

There’s a bit of a jarring effect to Lizzy Grant’s voice in this performance for…

James Vincent McMorrow – ‘We Don’t Eat’ (video by Myles O’Reilly)

A new video by Myles O’Reilly. My favourite version of this is the live version…

Listen to Memory Tapes’ mix of original material – Slaughtered

I wasn’t the biggest fan of Memory Tapes‘ second album Player Piano. I found it…

Kindness – ‘Cyan’ (video)

Kindness’ Philip Zdar-produced single ‘Cyan’ is exactly the kind of heart-spinning Arthur Russell-esque disco-noir song…

Bibio remixes Noah And The Whale into a disco funk vocoder band

If you’re familiar with Bibio’s White Lies remix you’ll equally love his twist on Noah…

Listen to new albums from M83, Civil Civic, Real Estate, The Ambience Affair, Mayer Hawthorne, New Look & more

The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. The Ambience Affair –…

Massive Attack vs Burial – ‘Four Walls’

Yes, this is legit. Burial adds some atmosphere and a dark-shaded mood to Massive Attack’s…