Maylene and The Sons of Disaster have released two new tracks.
Step Up [I’m On It] and Harvest Moon Hanging are taken from their upcoming new album III which is released on July 6th. The tracks can be heard by clicking the titles above and below is a video of a track from their album II to give you an idea of just how awesome they are.
Raging hardcore, tight jeans, sweat and teabagging. Limp Wrist played Brixton and ripped it up, watch the footage below and read a live review of the Brighton show here.
Not only was there a swarm of bees flying low over the Download Festival at one stage but it’s now come to light that a small tornado also ripped through Brown Camp. Watch the footage below for the phenomenon.
Returning to the UK for the first time since blowing Crossfire away at ATP: The Fans Strike Back last month, Grizzly Bear have announced plans for a UK and Irish tour in the autumn. The tour announcement follows the Koko show in August selling out soon after details were released.
August
18th London KOKO
November
1st Dublin Vicar Street (November 1)
2nd Glasgow ABC (2)
4th Manchester Cathedral (4)
5th Leeds Metropolitan University (5)
5th Bristol Anson Rooms (6)
Here’s the video for single ‘Two Weeks‘:
Engineers are back! Four years after the release of their debut which caused a real flap amongst the press and general public alike, the band return with their epic second album, Three Fact Fader.
Released on July 6th, the 13-track album was co-produced by Ken Thomas (Sigur Rós, M83, Maps) over a period of two years and comes packaged in stunning artwork by legendary music photographer Tom Sheehan. Single ‘Clean Coloured Wire‘ is due for release on July 20th and the band will also be playing their first live show for two years at Bush Hall in London on Friday, July 10. See you there!
Here’s the video for ace single “Forgiveness” from their last album:
Graffiti legend Iz the Wiz passed away recently.
The writer, who was one of the original Kings of New York and influenced many, many artists had struggled with kidney failure. A true legend gone.
Anti-Pop Consortium will release their new single for free.
Apparently can be downloaded from here and is taken from their new album Fluorescent Black, which is out on September 29th.
The Big Pink are currently in New York putting the finishing touches to their as-yet-untitled and much anticipated debut album before release their next single “Stop The World” on 29th June. The band are playing loads of UK festivals this summer, so check them out if you can, but if you miss them they’ll also be playing this 10 date UK tour in October:
8th Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
9th Digital, Brighton
10th Academy, Oxford
11th Kasbah, Coventry
14th King Tuts, Glasgow
17th Duchess, York
18th Cockpit, Leeds
20th Academy, Liverpool
21st Academy, Manchester
22nd Electric Ballroom, London
Here’s the video for their last single ‘Velvet’:
Crossfire’s favourite new band, The Hickey Underworld have posted a video for their ace new single ‘Mystery Bruise‘ (out on June 29th) and here it is! Keep your eyes peeled for details of their album soon.
Ghost Of A Thousand and Pulled Apart By Horses have been confirmed for the Truck Festival.
The bands will hit the Barn stage on Sunday July 26th at a festival which also features Supergrass, Ash, Red Light Company and more. Check out more details here.