Category: Music News

Nick Cave’s Grinderman project will be unleashing its balls-out second album full of groggy garage rock fuzz and blues on September 13th.

The first single from ‘Grinderman 2‘ is dubbed ‘Heathen Child‘ and will be released on September 6th but you can get an exclusive listen of the new Cave track through Mute Records‘ Soundcloud.

The vinyl release features a different version of the song ‘Super Heathen Child‘, featuring a gnarly guitar solo from King Crimson’s Robert Fripp. See below for the typically crazy artwork and keep scrolling to hear the new record…

www.myspace.com/grinderman

One of the best female rappers out there, Chicago’s Kid Sister, has posted a new video.

The Herve and Sinden produced ‘Big  N Bad‘ is accompanied by a lot of summer fun in her hometown featuring appearances from some of the Fool’s Gold fam, A-Trak and Flosstradamus.

The song is cut her 2009 debut album Ultraviolet. You can check out a behind the scenes look at the video here.

As Danny Dyer might very well say “If Kid Sister was a wolf, she’d be big and bad.” Or something. Just watch the video. Midwest bitch…

www.myspace.com/kidsister

www.foolsgoldrecs.com

Toki Wright has put his new video online.

The Minneapolis MC and community worker’s track More Fiya is taken from his Rhymesayers released album A Different Mirror. Turn it up and let it bang…

www.myspace.com/tokiwrightmusic

Brooklyn indie rockers Les Savy Fav are due to release the first album since 2007’s superb Let’s Stay Friends. Root For Ruin will be released on September 13th through Wichita Records.

The band have offered a new track for free to treat those honest folk who didn’t download the album as it leaked over the weekend. Those that have and would like this band to continue making excellent music have been asked to donate whatever they like to the band here in exchange for the forgiveness of all their sins and the promise of cookies from Jesus Christ himself.

You can hear ‘Let’s Get Out Of Here‘ by entering you email address into the widget below.

www.lessavyfav.com

Georgia’s Dead Confederate are to release their new album ‘Sugar‘ in the UK on August 30th.

Fans are invited to have a look at what goes on behind the scenes in the studio during the making of the rock five-piece’s new album.

Check out the video below…

www.deadconfederate.com

Comeback Kid’s latest album, ‘Symptoms and Cures‘, is due for release on August 31st.

To stir up some hype the Canadian hardcore troupe have posted opening track ‘Do Yourself A Favour‘ on their Myspace.

Click here to hear the new tack…

UK new ravers-cum-space rockers Klaxons have revealed the identity the cat on the cover of their new album ‘Surfing The Void‘ due for release on August 23rd.

The history of the cat, who has already become an internet sensation (who would have doubted a cat in a spacesuit would become anything else?), has previously been shrouded in mystery and rumour. Singer and bassist Jamie Reynolds has recently confirmed that the Norwegian Blue is his own mog and is called ‘Orphee‘.

The cat has been confirmed to be a huge fan of the band’s new album, and is especially stoked on the new video for ‘Echoes‘ which you can see below.

The new K-OS music video has surfaced online! The video for ‘Zambony‘, taken off this year’s ‘Yes‘, features a cameo role from Hayden Christensen (you know, Anakin Skywalker!).

Peep the video below…

www.k-osmusic.com

Zambony from Khv on Vimeo.

Georgia-based metalcore outfit Norma Jean have posted a brand new video for their song ‘Deathbed Atheist‘.

The song appears off their new album ‘Melodional‘ which is out now.  See below for the cool animation-heavy video…

www.myspace.com/normajean

Jack Tatum AKA Virginia’s Wild Nothing will be taking his nostalgic shoegaze and gently euphoric indie-pop to the UK this month.

Wild Nothing’s debut album Gemini is out now through Captured Tracks will be playing the UK for the first time at the following dates:

23 rd July – Sheffield Tramlines Festival
24th July – Brighton Audio
25th July Steventon Truck Festival
26th July – London Camp Basement
27th July – Leeds Brudenell Social Club
28th July – Glasgow Captain’s Rest
29th July – Manchester Deaf Institute
20th August – London The Luminaire
6th November – Camber Sands NME Weekender Festival
11th November – London Cargo

www.myspace.com/wildnothing