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Perfume Genius Releases His 6th Studio Album, 'Ugly Season'
Perfume Genius has released his important new album, Ugly Season, via Matador records.
Already given BNM from Pitchfork, 7.4/10 from Northern Transmissions, and 7/10 from Exclaim, the release is “some of the most dynamic music of Hadreas’ career” – Exclaim.
The ten songs that make up Ugly Season began as an accompaniment to Perfume Genius (Mike Hadreas) and choreographer Kate Wallich’s dance piece, The Sun Still Burns Here, which was commissioned by the Seattle Theatre Group and Mass MoCA and performed via residencies in Seattle, Minneapolis, New York City, and Boston throughout 2019. Hadreas developed all new music for the work, which was then refined and expanded upon separately in the studio with long-time partner Alan Wyffels and producer Blake Mills.
Accompanying the record is a stunning and surreal 30-minute short film from artist and director Jacolby Satterwhite, expanding on the aforementioned dance piece.
Bartees Strange Releases Sophomore Record 'Farm To Table'
At last, Bartees Strange has released his sophomore (and 4AD debut) record, ‘Farm To Table’ ~ Out today on all digital platforms, with physicals following on Oct 7th. Check out one of our favourite album cuts below:
“Akin to Strange’s heroes The National, Bartees has managed to strike that difficult chord of creating an album that’s sonically hard to define, as it skips from anthemic moments to pockets of introspection and poppy flirtations with ease. It doesn’t look like that meteoric rise is anywhere close to its apex does it?” – From the 8/10 Northern Transmission review, read HERE.
This summer Bartees is taking ‘Farm to Table’ to Canada in support of Metric on their east coast leg. Find all ticket info HERE
UK duo Two Shell Announce 'Icons' EP, Share New Single "Dust"
Last month Two Shell released “Pods”, a serious digital-rocker and another example of the big city rollers they make. Following their Boileroom set, Two Shell return today with “Dust”; a cruise-ship jet-engine and the second single on a new five track EP “Icons.”
Out 30 June via Mainframe Audio, “Icons” was designed in the nightclub but made for the airPods. From shell.tech to the real world these tracks started life in the mainframe and are now swimming into the mainstream. Pre-order HERE
UK Trio black midi Share New 'Hellfire' Cut, "Eat Men Eat"
black midi, the UK-based trio of Geordie Greep (guitar, vocals), Cameron Picton (bass, vocals) and Morgan Simpson (drums)-present a new single/video, “Eat Men Eat,”?from their forthcoming album, Hellfire, out July 15th on Rough Trade.
Musically, “Eat Men Eat” is a fusion of Rock and Flamenco, the latter being the working title found on early setlists. The lyrics, written by Picton, tell the story of a couple’s quest to overcome a militaristic Mine Captain cursed with an acid tongue as well as their own uncomfortable internal grumblings.
The recording also features more than 50 fan submitted recordings layered into the end of the piece, as well as palmas and various other percussive elements provided by Demi García Sabat. It’s accompanying video was directed by Maxim Kelly.
Hellfire Out 07/15/2022
Dry Cleaning Share "Don't Press Me" ~ Announce Sophomore album, Stumpwork
London-based 4-piece Dry Cleaning have announced their sophomore album, Stumpwork, due October 21st via 4AD ~ Following up last years critically acclaimed debut New Long Leg.
The new record was inspired by a plethora of events, concepts and political debacles, be they represented in the icy mess of ambient elements reflecting a certain existential despair, or the surprising warmth in celebrating the lives of loved ones lost through the previous year.
Clocking in at under 2 minutes, today’s “Don’t Press Me” is about the pleasure of gaming and the enjoyment of intense, short-lived guilt-free experiences. Its animated video was created by Peter Millard, whose na?ve depictions of the band is perfectly in sync with the song’s hooks and riffs.
Stumpwork, is out October 21st.
