With the release of their new single “It Can’t Be Simple” via Stereogum, Secret Colours announce two releases due out next year in the form of Positive Distractions Part I and Positive Distractions Part II. “It Can’t Be Simple” could easily be looked at as the song that manifests the maturation process of a band finally finding their voice. Having recorded both debut Secret Colours (2010) and sophomore release Peach (2013) as a…
German Death Metal brutes SLAUGHTERDAY have officially released their debut album, Nightmare Vortex, on FDA Rekotz.The full-length successor to the limited-edition cassette demo, Cosmic Horror, Nightmare Vortex showcases SLAUGHTERDAY’s insane brand of cosmic Death Metal that falls somewhere between AUTOPSY’s Mental Funeral and HYPOCRISY’s Penetralia. Featuring stunning guitar melodies, fat bass lines, hellish vocals and annihilating drums, the movements from speeding ferocity to crawling crush are the stuff of traumatic…
In the wake of numerous year end accolades for their landmark fourth studio album Random Access Memories, Daft Punk have issued an official video for the album track “Instant Crush“, featuring vocals from The Strokes front man Julian Casablancas directed by Daft Arts collaborator Warren Foo. The video can be seen here: http://youtu.be/a5uQMwRMHcs Random Access Memories has featured prominently in year end album and song round ups, including a #3 spot in Rolling Stone‘s Best Albums of 2013 list and…
Century Media Records has signed a worldwide deal to license the entire discography of Sweden’s DAWN! Formed in 1990, DAWN quickly evolved from the pure death metal found on their first demos into a more complex, melodic, epic and atmospheric style that culminated in the masterpiece, Slaughtersun – Crown Of The Triarchy (1998). Along with DISSECTION, UNANIMATED and EUCHARIST, DAWN is considered to be one of the most underrated acts…
At the age of 17, Dylan Iuliano recorded and produced his first solo record Disarmonia (meaning Disharmony in Italian) under the moniker The Delay in the Universal Loop. Dylan Iuliano lives in a small village on a hill in southern Italy (population 500), where time moves at a leisurely pace. The culmination of all his feelings and musical experiences, the album is entirely self-made, featuring Iuliano on synthesizers, guitars, bass, piano and…
Due to overwhelming demand, a second Cinquanta show has been added: May 11 at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Cinquanta is Maynard James Keenan’s 50th birthday celebration featuring performances from Puscifer, A Perfect Circle and Failure. “On the off chance I don’t make it to 100,” said Keenan, “let’s just do both now.” Tickets for both dates, May 10 and 11, are on-sale now (Dec. 6 at 10:00 am…
Los Angeles underground spectre, Jack Name, is releasing his rock and roll sci-fi novella, Light Show, on January 21st via Drag City imprint God? Records. Whiffs of young Brian Eno, Gary Numan, Chrome, ELO, Bruce Haack, Richard O’Brien (a la “Rocky Horror”) and Stefan Wul stain the sleeves of this story. It’s a chilling glimpse into an imaginary world torn apart by a war between rival gangs, the shadows, and the wooly…
Brooklyn band CHAPPO has announced their sophomore LP, Future Former Self, to be released March 4th via their own Rouse Records. The album comes as a follow-up to 2012’s Moonwater, which included the iPod commercial-featured single “Come Home” and earned praise from fans and critics alike. A departure from CHAPPO’s previous releases yet as catchy as ever, you can get an early taste of Future Former Self with single “I Don’t Need…
The Neurot Recordings family is pleased to welcome the audio devastation that is Portland’s STONEBURNER to their expanding roster of forward-thinking music. Featuring four members with a compelling musical ancestry that winds through Buried At Sea, Buried Blood, Heathen Shrine and more, STONEBURNER — named after a subterranean weapon from the novel Dune — spews forth a churning orchestration of crust-strewn, hypnotic, sludge metal, their torrid odes glazed…
Mystical Weapons’ Crotesque is out now! This super-limited, 19.50 minute Record Store Day Black Friday 2013 12” can be found at retail stores near you. It’s one-sided with a screen-printed illustration by Sean Lennon on the flip. In a chat with Interview Magazine, Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier said “It’s really surreal, nothing about this band seems realistic.” That same sentiment perfectly applies to how the Northern Spy team feels about working…
Shawn Rosenblatt, professionally known as Netherfriends, began his career in the mid-aughts composing layered indie-pop music after graduating from Chicago’s Columbia College. He spent nearly a decade touring constantly, sometimes with other musicians, playing thousands of shows and releasing dozens of musical projects and unique online components. In early 2012 he shifted from doing straight indie-pop, layered-noise tunes to more hip-hop inspired rhythms, utilizing original and sampled sounds. In…
Veteran Jamaican reggae artist Christopher “Norris Man” Campbell invites us on a Mystical Journey with his 13th full-length studio effort, available worldwide from all major digital retailers on December 17, 2013, with pre-order available now, from FOX FUSE. The Rastafarian singer is known for spreading positive vibes and socially-conscious messages through his uplifting, feel-good sounds, and this collection of new works is no different. Boasting 17 tracks, Mystical Journey is…
LISTEN TO THE TEASER HERE: https://soundcloud.com/flosstradamus/flosstradamus-mosh-pit-preview Chicago producers/DJ duo Flosstradamus have announced that they’ll be live streaming their brand new production as part of their IRL Tour from the 9:30 club in Washington DC starting at 9:30pm PST / 12:30am EST on Friday, December 13th. At midnight, the morning of 12/13 they will be releasing their newest track “Mosh Pit” ft. Casino via Fools Gold / Ultra Records. Getting back to their hip-hop roots “Mosh Pit” will do exactly…
Our nation’s capitol’s most noxious henchmen, ILSA, have delivered a new video for “120 Days.” Aurally merging filthy, downtuned hardcore with mid-paced deathcrust, and visually meshing their deep-rooted fascination with the occult, violence and all forms of debauchery with brutal recent live footage in the new video, “120 Days” is far from a new song. The virulent hymn is culled from the band’s sophomore LP, Tutti il Colori del…
It shouldn’t come as a surprise if something about Pillar Point’s nine-song self-titled album sounds familiar. Despite being the band’s debut, the moody, melancholy electronica is the work of Scott Reitherman, who until now has been primarily known for his involvement with indie-pop outfit Throw Me the Statue. And while Reitherman’s new project shows off a never-before-seen gloom, his knack for writing tracks that crystalize emotion and work their way…
Montreal, QC progressive metal band Heaven’s Cry are celebrating the one year anniversary of their album “Wheels of Impermanence” released on Prosthetic Records in two special ways. Firstly, the band is offering 250 limited edition vinyl of the album, which marked the band’s return after a seven year hiatus and features former Despised Icon guitarist Eric Jarrin, plus they are premiering their concert video ‘Imminent Live Rebirth’, which features cuts…
creativeLIVE (www.creativelive.com), the world’s largest live online education network, just announced that they have re-signed veteran music producer Eyal Levi to teach his second course on drumming – Advanced Drum Production, streaming live on January 16-18, 2014. This will be a 3-day follow-up course to Eyal’s EZDrummer course that took place last September. Levi, the producer and engineer behind bands such as The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Chelsea Grin…
Tom Odell whose debut album, LONG WAY DOWN entered the U.K. Albums chart at No. 1 earlier this year, wraps the year with some major headlines. Odell has been selected as one of MTV’s “Artist To Watch” during the month of December. Click here for more info on MTV’s “Artist To Watch.” Odell won the 2013 BRITs Critics’ Choice Award and recently received a Q Magazine nomination for Best New…
Bastille – the U.K. band that spent four consecutive weeks atop Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart with the smash single “Pompeii” – will follow its trio of January 2014 North American shows with a more extensive run, which will kick off on March 31 at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, IL. Tickets will go on sale beginning this Friday, December 6. See below for itinerary and specific on sale information. …
Fresh from a sellout tour around Europe and the US, Brit Award-winning Indie Queen, Kate Nash is set to release her first Christmas EP entitled ‘Have Faith With Kate Nash This Christmas’, featuring all-girl three-piece punk band, The Tuts. The EP’s five songs celebrate Kate Nash’s signature style – a fun and catchy blend of punk and pop, with hints of 60s undertones punctuating elements of a capella, and for…