On August 9, ethereal early 4AD duo Dead Can Dance will release their first new album in 16 years. The as-yet-untitled record, which Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry began writing last fall, follows 1996′s Spiritchaser. (The band has released a number of best-of comps over the years.) Dead Can Dance have also announced the beginnings [...]
She And Him singer and Hollywood actress Zooey Deschanel is to play country music legend Loretta Lynn on Broadway. Deschanel will appear as the singer in a stage production of the 1980 film Coal Miner’s Daughter, which originally saw Sissy Spacek take on the role of Lynn with the late Levon Helm of The Band [...]
Best Coast – The Only Place 01. The Only Place 02. Why I Cry 03. Last Year 04. My Life 05. No One Like You 06. How They Want Me To Be 07. Better Girl 08. Do You Love Me Like You Used To 09. Dreaming My Life Away 10. Let’s Go Home 11. Up [...]
Beth Ditto is tremendously unflappable, even at the end of a long day with a schedule that’s starting to come apart at the seams. As people whirl about her, armed with make-up brushes, cameras and notebooks, she remains quietly unhurried and benignly encouraging. “Press on!” she exhorts me cheerily, as I sense she’s about be [...]
Little Boots has unveiled the video for her new single ‘Every Night I Say A Prayer’. The track was released as a free download and limited-edition vinyl on April 21 for Record Store Day and features Hercules & Love Affair’s Andy Butler. Remixes by Joe Smooth and Tensnake are also included on the 12″ vinyl [...]
Bat For Lashes has announced her first UK show for over a year. The singer, who has spent the last 18 months working on the follow-up to her second album ‘Two Suns’, will play Cambridge Junction on June 13. The show will act as a warm-up for the singer’s lengthy run of festival appearances, which [...]
CocoRosie’s new single “We Are on Fire” b/w “Tearz for Animals“, is out June 5 via Touch and Go. It marks the iconic DIY label’s first offering since going on hiatus in 2009. The single was produced by Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio. CocoRosie also have a string of dates scheduled for California [...]
Silversun Pickups – Neck Of The Woods 01. Skin Graph 02. Make Believe 03. Bloody Mary [Nerve Endings] 04. Busy Bees 05. Here We Are [Chancer] 06. Mean Spirits 07. Simmer 08. The Pit 09. Dots And Dashes [Enough Already] 10. Gun-Shy Sunshine 11. Out Of Breath
The My Bloody Valentine reissues are finally out, but have only been released in the UK. No future release dates have been announced for any other countries yet. My Bloody Valentine – EP’s 1988 – 1991 01. Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside) 02. Lose My Breath 03. Cupid Come 04. (When You Wake) You’re [...]
