Check out this rather disturbing new video for Grizzly Bear’s ‘Ready, Able’ below. The video, directed by Allison Schulnik, see’s some clay animation woodland character acting very strangely indeed. Make sure you check out some of Allison’s other work, extremely creative. ‘Ready, Able’ is an album track from the bands latest LP ‘Veckatimest’. No word as of yet whether the song will be released as a single. Watch this space for more details.
Check out the first release from The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas upcoming solo album ‘Phrazes For The Young’. The track, titled ’11th Dimension’, sees Casablancas push his musical style forward and somewhat away from what you would expect from The Strokes. Rather than the simplistic style of vocals, lead guitar, bass and drums which encompassed The Strokes, Casablancas has opted for a much deeper and more produced track, a sound which will most likely be…
Goth rockers The Horrors have just announced details of a UK tour which will take place throughout December. The band, who are up for a Mercury Prize with their latest album ‘Primary Colours’, will treck the UK starting in Nottingham on December 3rd. The Horrors’ next release will be new single ‘Whole New Way’ which will be available from October 19th. The 2009 Mercury Prize is announced tonight (September 8th). The Horrors are amongst the…
Noel Gallagher has quit Oasis after finally getting sick of his brother Liam’s antics. Minutes before playing the Rock en Seine festival in Paris the two brothers had an altercation and their performance was cancelled. Fans were left waiting for the band before being informed that they would not appear via the stages adjoining screens. This latest fight ended up with Liam apparently smashing one of Noel’s guitars. For Noel, it seems, this was the…
Current swine flu victims and Australian detainees Kasabian are back with the second single off their third album ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’. The track, titled ‘Where Did All The Love Go’ seems rather fitting right now as the band are locked up in their hotel rooms for the next few days. Kasabian seem to have found a sound and a style which really suits them on their latest album. Although ‘Where Did All The…
Pulled Apart By Horses. Image courtesy of The Spider Hill. Biffy Clyro have recently announced the support acts playing on their UK and Irish tour and more dates for later in the year which will see the band travel across Europe. Although initially the support was announced as Welsh rockers Future Of The Left this is now not the case due to unforeseen circumstances. The band will now be supported by Leeds lads Pulled Apart…
The Cribs new single ‘Cheat On Me’ has been released three weeks early to ‘beat the leakers’. In a press release to fans, lead singer Ryan Jarman had this to say, “Hey kids, Instead of buying a McDonalds burger this Monday please buy our new single “Cheat On Me” from iTunes. We’re releasing it almost a month early on the 3rd of August to beat the leakers. If you care about the band then please…
Photo courtesy of Chris Devers. Portland rockers The Decemberists have just announced details of a Fall tour which will begin in Newport, RI at the Newport Folk Festival and end across the Atlantic in the UK at London’s Coronet. The full tour schedule is as follows, 08/01 Newport, RI – Newport Folk Festival 08/02 Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Music & Arts Festival 08/03 Toronto, Ontario – Kool Haus 08/05 Madison, WI – Orpheum Theater 08/06…
The Big Pink have just made a track from their debut album available on the bands official website. By signing up to the bands mailing list you can download ‘Dominoes’ for free. The Big Pink have been on the good end of a lot of coverage in the UK recently, being hailed by the BBC as one of their Sounds Of 2009. The band are tough to define into any one category. Previous tracks such…
Photo courtesy of Amy Mergard. The Temper Trap are an Australian band currently residing in the UK. After the bands debut album, ‘Conditions’ received great praise in Australia, The Temper Trap decided to up sticks and spread their music throughout the world. The Aussie boys upcoming release is the single ‘Sweet Disposition’ which is out in the UK August 3rd. Front man Dougy Mandagi’s haunting falsetto voice opens the track and immediately grabs your attention….
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