While we were in between shows on our recent January tour we popped along to the Old Granada Studios to record a live session for Low Four. We think it turned out pretty nicely. Take a look and a listen right here:
THIS IS THE KIT – ” Live from Old Granada Studios “
Posted: March 27, 2018 in MUSICTags: Kate Stables, This Is The Kit
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ANEMONE – ” Baby Only You & I “
Posted: March 27, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSICTags: Anemone, Chloé Soldevila, Montreal, Quebec
Taken from the upcoming EP, Baby Only You & I, Anemone is the dream/pop, groovy psychedelic rock recording project of Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Chloé Soldevila with boys Miles Dupire-Gagnon, Zach Irving, Gabriel Lambert and Samuel Gemme. With a penchant for melodic classicism, 1960’s pop rock, airy psychedelia and inspired by California’s waves through an open van window, Anemone is an effortless voyage with love.
out April 27th on Luminelle Recordings
All songs written by Chloé Soldevila.
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Value Sound – Park ex studios in Montreal by Renny Wilson.
All instruments played by Chloé, Miles, Gabriel and Renny,
LAZY DAY – ” Ribbons ” EP
Posted: March 27, 2018 in MUSICTags: Lazy Day, London, Ribbons EP, Tilly Scantlebury
After a run of dreamy singles, London’s Lazy Day have graced us with their first proper collection of tunes. Four songs, interlaced with three ‘Ribbons’, tying together their debut EP. Features the singles ‘With My Mind’ and ‘Hiccup’. Lost Map Records are delighted to welcome London lo-fi dreamy-grunge quartet Lazy Day. Ribbons was released on 10” vinyl .
The EP follows Lazy Day’s now long-since sold-out Record Store Day 2015 split 7” single with Tuff Love, ‘Portait’ / ‘Groucho’, and 2016’s ‘Disappear’7” single, as well as the PostMap postcard single With My Mind, released earlier this year, which also features on the Ribbons EP.
Lazy Day began life in 2014 as the bedroom solo project of Tilly Scantlebury. Self-recording her tracks on Garageband and making them available to hear via SoundCloud, she quickly gained extensive attention and praise from many respected music websites and blogs. Since expanding to a four-piece band currently featuring drummer Beni Evans, guitarist Liam Hoflay and newest member bassist Jake Head, they’ve gone on to twice be longlisted for Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition.
Huge, crashing and anthemic yet always deeply personal and intimate and with a delicate eye for detail, Ribbons captures Lazy Day in a key stage of their development. From anguished “breakup anthem” ‘With My Mind’, through the hazy hooks of ‘What’s Up’, ‘Hiccup’and ‘TV’, as interspersed throughout with the variously strange, playful and pretty incidental tracks ‘Ribbon’ #1, #2 and #3, it’s an EP that exemplifies the impressively broad range and reach of Tilly’s songwriting, and does so much more than the average EP does.
Ribbons was recorded by Bottle Rocket Recording at The Crows’ Nest Studios, mixed by Adrian Hall (Anna Calvi/Goldfrapp) at Clever Pup Studios and mastered by Andy ‘Hippy’ Baldwin at Metropolis. Artwork and press shot by Eleanor Crewes.
LICE – ” Stammering Bill “
Posted: March 27, 2018 in MUSICTags: Alastair Shuttleworth’s, Balley Records, Bristol, It All Worked Out Great Vol.1, Lice
Lice have been one of the most exciting, noisy and nasty bands in Bristol for a while now, and this week set their sights firmly on the rest of the world with the announcement of new double EP ‘It All Worked Out Great’, released via fellow noisy/nasty Bristol boys Idles’ new imprint Balley Records. ‘Stammering Bill’ is the first taste of the new EP, and boy oh boy it doesn’t disappoint. The pummelling bass and unhinged guitar are forceful enough, but throw in Alastair Shuttleworth’s chaotic vocal, and the track is a true assault on all senses.
The official video for ‘Stammering Bill’ by LICE, from the forthcoming EP ‘It All Worked Out Great Vol.1’ (out April 5th on Balley Records
LAS ROSAS – ” Christa “
Posted: March 27, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSICTags: Brooklyn, Greenway Records, Las Rosas, Shadow By Your Side
Brooklyn’s Las Rosas has announced their sophomore LP, “Shadow By Your Side”, due out May 11th via NYC’s Greenway Records.
Shadow By Your Side comes as a follow-up to last year’s Everyone Gets Exactly What They Want, and showcases the band’s lean, pop-infused mix of psych and garage rock. Lead single “Christa” features twangy guitars, chugging rhythms, and playful, luminous vocal harmonies, and its accompanying video has mystical, otherworldly vibe that perfectly captures the band’s aesthetic.
Christa is the brand new single from Brooklyn’s Las Rosas and the first off their upcoming sophomore LP “Shadow By Your Side”, out May 11th via NYC’s Greenway Records. “Christa” is out now on a limited edition pink vinyl 7″ with non album b-side “Lost Cat” Las Rosas create lean, psychedelic rock songs, piled with dance floor harmonies. The trio conjure luminous, moon-eyed pop vibes delivered with authority and muscle.
SOCCER MOMMY – ” Cool “
Posted: March 27, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSICTags: Clean, Fat Possum Records, Soccer Mommy, Sophie Allison
Just over two years ago, Sophie Allison was writing melodic bedroom rock ahead of a move from her native Nashville to New York to study music business at NYU. During that time, she started to find a burgeoning fanbase on Bandcamp for her wistful demos under the name Soccer Mommy, which chronicled the harsh realities of the teenage experience. During her tenure at NYU, she began playing live shows around Brooklyn, building a presence in the DIY scene, and it wasn’t long until she caught the ears of Fat Possum (the influential independent label who’ve released records by Wavves, Youth Lagoon, and Lissie) and her life changed.
Still aged just 20, Allison is reeling from her rise to indie-rock stardom. On her recently released debut album Clean, she self-reflects, translating the loneliness and crushing disappointment that comes with being a teenager into intimate musings – a confessional sound that similarly launched the careers of Mitski and Julien Baker. However, age aside, Allison believes her music is universally relatable. “I think it resonates with people because it’s about struggling to be open, honest and take risks: struggling with your own identity,” she explains. “Everybody feels that at some point in their lives.”
Take for example her latest single “Cool”, a raucous track where Allison lilts about what it means to be the “cool girl.” Despite its initial appeal, her pursuit of the “cool girl” trope ends up creating her own unhappiness. Instead, she finds more solace in being herself. In Allison’s video for the track, premiering below, she explores “the depth beyond the image of coolness.” Playing with the idea of cool, Allison blossoms into different versions of herself, all the while interspersed with animated ice cream sandwiches, pot leaves, and crayons. She becomes one of the guys, clad in aviators and a leather jacket; a rocker who flaunts fuschia wing-tip eyeliner and a Hot Topic necklace; and a heartbreaker who chops off the hair of a Ken doll, ultimately revealing that “cool” doesn’t mean just one thing.
Taken from the debut, Clean, available on Fat Possum Records
JOHN PARRISH – ” Bird Dog Dante “
Posted: March 27, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSICTags: Bird Dog Dante, John Parish, PJ Harvey, UK
John Parish is best known for his work with acclaimed British artist PJ Harvey, which dates back to when she was backing singer and guitarist in his cult band Automatic Dlamini. He is also an accomplished composer, solo artist, & producer. Parish co-wrote and performed on Eels’ 2001 album Souljacker, and has worked with many different artists , Sparklehorse, 16 Horsepower, Tracy Chapman, Adrian Utley and Howe Gelb/Giant Sand
PJ Harvey guests on “I’m Sorry for Your Loss,” a new song by her frequent collaborator and producer John Parish. The song pays tribute to Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous, who died by suicide in 2010. Parish produced Sparklehorse’s 2001 album A Wonderful Life.
Harvey and Parish sing morose lyrics like “The sun never felt colder/The window rattled and I wondered if you’d just passed over” amid strummed acoustic instruments and a sorrowful melody. The three-and-a-half–minute track will appear on Parish’s upcoming album Bird Dog Dante, which is due out June 15th.
releases June 15th, 2018
The SIDEKICKS – ” Twins Twist “
Posted: March 27, 2018 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSICTags: Happiness Hours, Matt Climer, Ohio, Ryan Starinsky, Steve Ciolek, The Sidekicks, Toby Reif
On May 18th, Ohio-based band The Sidekicks will release their fifth album, Happiness Hours. Produced, engineered, and mixed by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile), Happiness Hours features some of the sunniest, most ebullient songs The Sidekicks have ever recorded—all ringing guitars, charging drums, and soaring vocals.
That dynamic is more than apparent on the infectious lead single “Twin’s Twist.” With its warm harmonies and shining melody, bouncing groove and bittersweet lyrics, “Twin’s Twist” also reveals the more narrative-driven direction that The Sidekicks pursued in creating Happiness Hours. As vocalist/guitarist Steve Ciolek explains, those narratives reach squarely toward a kind of universal experience.
“They are relative to my life, but they aren’t just about me,” says Ciolek, whose bandmates include drummer Matt Climer, guitarist/vocalist Toby Reif, and bassist/vocalist Ryan Starinsky. “Unlike when you’re a kid, when every song has to be about falling in love or breaking up—about me, me, me—you get to a point when you really want your art to be inclusive. You want everyone to be able to locate themselves somehow in your songs.”
Happiness Hours comes out May 18th
FAKE LAUGH – ” Better for Me “
Posted: March 26, 2018 in MUSICTags: Fake Laugh, Headcount Records, Kamran Khan
Fake Laugh (AKA Kamran Khan). This London/Berlin based artist has got an incredible talent for songwriting. His self titled, debut album is out now on Headcount Records.
This track is full of soft, introspective guitar pop that made Fake Laugh’s self-titled debut last year such a wonderful listen. The cascading guitars give way to a pining chorus, with his soft-as-feathers vocals yet again pulling at the heartstrings. Beautifully dreamy.
This is the 1st track taken from the new double A side by Fake Laugh. Available to pre-order on limited edition 7″ vinyl
WALES GOES POP – The Gate Arts Centre Cardiff 30th March-1st April 2018
Posted: March 26, 2018 in FESTIVALS, MUSICTags: Cardiff, The Gate Arts Centre, Wales Goes Pop
