Le Volume Courbe's I Wish Dee Dee Ramone Was Here With Me Out Now

LE VOLUME COURBE’S I WISH DEE DEE RAMONE WAS HERE WITH ME OUT NOW ON RING THE ALARM

French singer and producer Le Volume Courbe’s new album I Wish Dee Dee Ramone Was Here With Me is out now on Ring The Alarm/Pickpocket Records. Get it here.

NPR Music recently premiered the video for “Rusty,” watch it here.

Recorded by Le Volume Courbe frontwoman and creative force Charlotte Marionneau, the album is part solo effort and part collaborative project with Marionneau’s longtime band members Melanie Draisey, Chris Mackin, Lascelle Gordon, Theodore Hall, Wildcat Will and Barney Slater. I Wish Dee Dee Ramone Was Here With Me also features My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields on guitar on Roky Erickson cover “I Love The Living You” and the album’s title track as well as shooting a toy gun on “The House.” Martin Duffy of Felt and Primal Scream plays piano on “Monte Dans Mon Ambulance.” Marionneau also covers Nico’s “Le Petit Chevalier” alongside her own original compositions.

The new album comes ten years after Le Volume Courbe’s debut, I Killed My Best Friend, was released on Astralwerks in the U.S. and Honest Jon’s in the U.K.

“Now I understand why second albums are ‘difficult,’” Marionneau says of recording the new album. “Your first album is your ‘best of; the music you’ve made all your life; then you start again from scratch. I’m not prolific, but I need an album to be strong throughout. I have to build it like a collage; I feel more like a producer than a musician really. So I pick up ideas and create songs around them. It’s about trying things, experimenting.”

Marionneau grew up in a small town in Pays de la Loire in northwest France before moving to London in 1995. Encouraged and inspired by friends including Shields, Duffy, Hope Sandoval, David Roback and Colm O’Ciosoig, she recorded I Killed My Best Friend. In 2007 Marionneau joined forces with her band and the Theodaurus Rex EP followed in 2011. I Wish Dee Dee Ramone Was Here With Me is the culmination of that EP featuring those four songs plus seven new tracks. Le Volume Courbe has toured widely, including dates in Europe with My Bloody Valentine, and has been featured in TV and film soundtracks the world over. Marionneau’s cover of Nina Simone’s “Ain’t Got No…I Got Life” is played regularly on French radio. Ten years have passed since the first Le Volume Courbe release, but Marionneau's songs, once heard, are not easily forgotten. 

Beach House: Thank Your Lucky Stars: #38 / Billboard Top 200 + #1 / vinyl; Updated tour dates

Beach House Thank Your Lucky Stars: #38 / Billboard Top 200  #1 / Vinyl

CD available tomorrow, October 30th Thank Your Lucky Stars and Depression Cherry available from Sub Pop (North America), Bella Union (Europe) & Mistletone (Australia / New Zealand).   Beach House’s Thank Your Lucky Stars, the group’s second album for 2015,  is available now on vinyl and digitally in North America from Sub Pop. The CD version will be available beginning tomorrow, October 30th. Thank Your Lucky Stars entered at #38 on the Billboard Top 200, with 11,125 scanned. Additional chart placements include: #1 / Vinyl; #4 / Alternative Albums;  #6 / Independent; #7 / Internet;  #24 / Current Albums; #24 / Digital. Beach House’s 2015/16 worldwide tour in support of Thank Your Lucky Stars and Depression Cherry is underway, with a show tonight,  October 29th in Paris for Pitchfork Music Festival. Their 2015 dates end with a sold-out 3-night stand December 17-19 in San Francisco at The Fillmore. Beach House will then kick-off their 2016 dates on January 30th in Singapore at Laneway Festival and continue through to a sold out, two-night stand March 18th-19th at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer.  Please find a complete list of dates below. Thank Your Lucky Stars is now available in North America throughSub Pop Mega Mart, Bandcamp, Amazon, and iTunes. LP and digital copies of the album are available through all DSPs and your local record stores, with the CD version in stores tomorrow. Beach House’s Depression Cherry (released Aug. 28, 2015) earned the group its second consecutive top 10 album, coming in at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Meanwhile, in the UK, the album also entered at #17 on the Top 200 Albums chart. At radio,Depression Cherry has now spent 5 weeks at #1 on the CMJ Top 200. Depression Cherry is also available in North America fromSub Pop Mega Mart,  iTunes, Amazon and Bandcamp. Beach House’s Thank Your Lucky Stars and Depression Cherrywere recorded during the same two-month span, and produced by the band and Chris Coady at Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana. What people are saying about Beach House: Depression Cherry  “Singer Victoria Legrand has a refreshingly unshowy croon that’s one of the most seductive in pop, and her gorgeous synth drones and guitarist Alex Scally’s effects-laden riffs are exquisite.” [A -] -Entertainment Weekly “Reliable, virtually misstep-proof conjurers of a distinct and desirable mood, Legrand and multi-instrumentalist Alex Scally have accumulated the accolades, connections and festival appearances of an unmistakably cool band. But for Beach House, coolness is just another word for calm, for a sound that's engineered to settle jangled nerves and transport listeners to a warmer, softer, easier place.” - NPR Music  “Anyone who doesn't fall for Depression Cherry's hypnotic splendour probably just isn't a Beach House fan, or didn't live with the album long enough. But those who do will recognize this album as the sweeping, grand gesture they've been working up to giving us for the last nine years.” [9/10] - Exclaim! “Depression Chery has four masterful set pieces, staggered to hit as odd-numbered tracks, each deepening the pervasive sense of rediscovered romance.” [8.5 / 10] - MAGNET “Another impeccably measured step forward.” [8.4 / 10 “Best New Music] - Pitchfork “Depression Cherry may proudly adhere to every fuzzy touchstone of the genre, but it’s also a record on which every subtle chord shift and breathy sigh feels considered.” [4/5] - The Guardian  Thank Your Lucky Stars “The temptation to view this album as a sequel to Depression Cherry is strong, but the two albums stand apart: Where the earlier album reveled in the bittersweet implications of its title with lush, layered arrangements, Stars is a purer vision of the realities of love, balancing the rush of romance with the burdens that can come along with it.” - Rolling Stone "’Elegy to the Void’ from Thank Your Lucky Stars, the band's second album in two months, is engulfing, ethereal and entrancing — as all voids should be.” [“Elegy to the Void”] - NPR Music "’Elegy to the Void’ creeps in slow, circling on the twilight axis of Victoria Legrand's deep voice and a low string section. Its effect is like a gravitational vacuum, gently pulling you into a world of vast uncertainty with a ‘black clock looming.’ ...A familiar drum chugs in, a guitar rips through with heavenly scratches of feedback, and suspended grief becomes pummeling light. With that, "Elegy to the Void" turns from an ode-to-emptiness into a crucial instructive: thank your lucky stars for everything.” [“Elegy to the Void”, “Best New Track”] - Pitchfork “Thank Your Lucky Stars is melancholy beauty. It’s music for late nights, for falling adrift in slow dark waters and gazing numbly at the glowing moonlight.” [9/10] - PopMatters “The idea that you can have too much of a good thing is thoroughly debunked with Thank Your Lucky Stars, such is the beauty of the songwriting and their uncanny ability to create an all-consuming mood.” [8.5 / 10] - The Line Of Best Fit “..the full sonic and emotional weight is tremendous.” [B +] - AV Club “This album is not like anything they have ever done, and gives music fans reason to be thankful.” [B+] - Consequence of Sound “Beach House’s releases to date have come fogged by intoxicant, nostalgia, and hypoxia, but Thank Your Lucky Stars does what their work has begged for all along and wipes the dew from their rearview mirror. You’re going to like what you see.” [8/10] - SPIN “Companion album or not, it does nothing but further cement Beach House's legacy of consistent beauty and quality.” - Under the Radar Tour Dates 2015 Oct. 29 - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Music Festival Oct. 30 - London, UK - Shepherds Bush Empire  [Sold Out] Oct. 31 - London, UK - Shepherds Bush Empire [Sold Out] Nov. 02 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso [Sold Out] Nov. 03 - Brussels, BE - Autumn Falls @ AB  [Sold Out] Nov. 04 - Koln, DE - Gloria Nov. 05 - Luxemborg, LU - Den Atelier Nov. 07 - Reykjavik, IS - Iceland Airwaves Nov. 10 - Oslo, NO - Sentrum Scene Nov. 11 - Gothenburg, SE - Tradgarn Nov. 12 - Stockholm, SE - Debaser Medis  [Sold Out] Nov. 13 - Copenhagen DK - Vega  [Sold Out] Nov. 14 - Hamburg, DE - Kampnagel K1 Nov. 16 - Berlin, DE - Huxley’s Nov. 17 - Munich, DE - Freiheiz Nov. 18  - Lausanne, CH - Les Docks Nov. 20 - Barcelona, ES - Apolo [Sold Out] Nov. 22 - Madrid, ES - La Riviera  [Sold Out] Nov. 23 - Lisbon, PT - Armazén  [Sold Out] Nov. 24 - Porto, PT - Teatro sa da Bandeira Dec. 07 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory [Sold Out] Dec. 09 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre [Sold Out] Dec. 10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre [Sold Out] Dec. 11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre [Sold Out] Dec. 12 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre [Sold Out] Dec. 17 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore [Sold Out] Dec. 18 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore [Sold Out] Dec. 19 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore [Sold Out]

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER Announces New View LP out Jan 22 + Shares New Song!

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER NEW VIEW (Frenchkiss Records; January 22, 2016)

(Credit: Joe DeNardo) Eleanor Friedberger will release her third solo album entitled New View on January 22nd, 2016. New View is the follow-up to 2013's critically acclaimed Personal Record and is her first album as a signee to NYC's seminal indie label Frenchkiss Records. PRESS HERE to listen to the album opener "He Didn't Mention His Mother," an exciting first glimpse at New View, driven by melodic guitar lines, Wurlitzer electric piano andFriedberger's signature, witty lyricism.  PRESS HERE to watch the album trailer andHERE to pre-order New View now.   Eleanor Friedberger is playing a handful of intimate shows in select cities starting next week. These shows will feature new material from New View, as well as favorites from her previous, much-loved solo records, Last Summer and Personal Record. See below for show dates.   It's been two years since the release of Eleanor Friedberger's sophomore solo albumPersonal Record, which made countless year-end lists including Rolling Stone, Consequence of Sound, Paste, Magnet, MOJO, Uncut, CMJ and more. During that time, Eleanor has kept quite busy - she live-scored unreleased Andy Warhol films alongside Bradford Cox and Dean Wareham, and sat in with the 8G Band numerous times on Late Night with Seth Meyers.  Most recently, Eleanor released a new song, "False Alphabet City," giving us a taste of what's to come on New View.   New View signals a fresh beginning for the former Fiery Furnaces' frontwoman. After living in Brooklyn for fourteen years, Friedberger moved to upstate New York, and the album reflects that region's rustic charm.  The songs were arranged with her backing bandIcewater and recorded in Germantown, NY, live to tape, with producer Clemens Knieperin his converted barn studio. The result is an album that feels like an instant classic upon first listen, and is Eleanor Friedberger's best record to date. Friedberger drew inspiration for New View from many of her musical heroes - everyone from Van Morrison, Neil Young and George Harrison, to Slapp Happy, Yoko Ono and Elyse.  There are ghost notes of all of those influences on New View,but mostly you hear the singular voice of Eleanor Friedberger, whose warm, inviting alto and incredible word play continue to make herone of the foremost songwriters in the indie rock world today.   Watch this space for more on Eleanor Friedberger and New View:http://www.eleanorfriedberger.com   Album art Track listing: He Didn't Mention His Mother Open Season Sweetest Girl Your Word Because I Asked You Never Is A Long Time Cathy With The Curly Hair Two Versions Of Tomorrow All Known Things Does Turquoise Work? A Long Walk North American Tour Dates 11/2/15            Los Angeles, CA @ Bardot (School Night) 11/3/15            San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar (Wood Shoppe) 11/5/15            Los Angeles, CA @ El Cid 11/9/15            New York, NY @ Piano's 11/10/15          Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool

33 1/3 reading at WORD 11/5

33 1/3 AUTHORS BRYAN C. PARKER (BEAT HAPPENING'S BEAT HAPPENING) AND GEORGE GRELLA (MILES DAVIS' BITCHES BREW) WILL BE READING FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE BOOKS AT WORD BROOKLYN ON 11/5! WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE (AND PLEASE BLURB/SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED)
 

MORE INFO/RSVP HERE
WHERE: WORD BROOKLYN, 126 FRANKLIN ST.
WHAT TIME: 7 PM

BRYAN C. PARKER: BEAT HAPPENING'S BEAT HAPPENING:
This is the album that sent a shockwave of empowerment through the nation's cultural underground. In 1985, Olympia, Washington band Beat Happening released their eponymous debut of lo-fi pop songs on K Records and challenged every conception held about music. At the center of the group was the enigmatic Calvin Johnson and his revolutionary vision of artistic creation.

GEORGE GRELLA: MILES DAVIS' BITCHES BREW
It was 1969, and Miles Davis, prince of cool, was on the edge of being left behind by a dynamic generation of young musicians, an important handful of whom had been in his band. Rock music was flying off in every direction, just as America itself seemed about to split at its seams.

 
 

SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, SVIIB

SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, SVIIB

To Be Released February 2016 via Vagrant Records

Produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen & Mixed by Tony Hoffer

Read the in-depth story behind SVIIB at Stereogum

Photo Credt: Justin Hollar (left) / Clarke Tolton (right)

(October 29, 2015)- Today School of Seven Bells announced the band’s fourth and final studio album, entitled SVIIB, will be released February 2016 via Vagrant Records in the US and Full Time Hobby in Europe. In a note to fans, Alejandra Deheza explains the story behind the record and shares a snippet of new music. Find both the letter and music below.

Friends,

Benjamin and I wrote this record during a tour break in the summer of 2012.  I can easily say that it was one of the most creative and inspired summers of our lives.  What followed was the most tragic, soul shaking tidal wave that life could deliver, but even that wouldn't stop the vision for this record from being realized.  This is a love letter from start to finish.  It's the story of us starting from that first day we met in 2004, and that's the story of School of Seven Bells.  So much love to all of you.  Thank you for being a constant light in our lives.  This record is for you <3 em="">

-Alejandra

Hear a preview of SVIIB: http://smarturl.it/SVIIB2016

Julia Kent's Asperities streaming now/released tomorrow

Julia Kent - Asperities

Julia Kent's "essential" (Drowned in Sound) new album Asperities is released tomorrow and can be streamed now via The Out Door and her own Bandcamp. Listen to a recent session Julia played on Irene Trudel's WFMU show. juliakent.com theleaflabel.com/juliakent @juliakent facebook.com/juliakent.music YouTube playlist High res photos of Julia High res cover art

On Asperities: "Darkly evocative" 4/5 Mojo "The finesse and dexterity of these compositions makes Asperities her most complete record to date. Essential" Drowned in Sound "A masterclass in tonal diversity, expressionist narrative and finespun drama… Recommended without reservation, Asperities is an edifying and invigorating spectacle" 5/5 The Skinny "Asperities is Julia Kent’s most mesmerizing album. Every moment is shot through with tones that entrance and moods that transfix" The Out Door "This is a cinematic journey, meticulously sculpted to keep you on the edge" Headphone Commute "Accessible yet deep, Julia Kent‘s cello-based music provides an entry point to those who might not otherwise have considered listening to instrumental music. Her new album offers a mix of pensive, emotional tunes and the stringed equivalent of bangers" A Closer Listen "Julia's fully devoted to the exploration of the relationship between emotive cello-generated constructions and electronic manipulation. Her new record, Asperities, demonstrates brilliantly how fruitful, fascinating and effective this relationship can be" Igloo Mag

Watch the video for 'Invitation To The Voyage' on YouTube or Vimeo.

artist: Julia Kent title: Asperities label: The Leaf Label formats: CD (BAY 92CD / UPC 843190009220) limited edition vinyl LP + CD (BAY 92V / UPC 843190009213) digital (BAY 92E / UPC 843190009299) release date: Friday 30 October 2015

asperity (æˈspɛrɪtɪ) noun (plural) -ties 1. roughness or sharpness of temper 2. roughness or harshness of a surface, sound, taste, etc 3. a condition hard to endure; affliction 4. (physics) the elastically compressed region of contact between two surfaces caused by the normal force “I was thinking about the concept of difficulty. Whether in life or in nature - of conflict, of being troubled. The idea of friction. Also in geology, an asperity is some part of a fault line that doesn't move that can create an earthquake, which is an evocative concept.” Asperities is the fourth solo album by acclaimed Canadian cellist Julia Kent. As the title suggests, this is a record born of conflict: internal, personal and global. Universal themes. The build of pressure and the threat of violent release. Modern guilt. Modern fears. Kent draws from a rich well of emotion, the pieces deceptively rendered, each feeling like a miniature dramatic epic in its own right – sculpted and self-contained. Her work on recent film scores is very much in evidence. While cinematic in scope, there is nothing as trite as a Hollywood ending here. There is tension and darkness, the edges cracked and frayed. “A lot of the melodic material is based on semitones,” Julia elaborates. “So in the music there is an inherent sense of dissonance; that things are too close for comfort. More generally, it seems like a particularly dark time in the world right now, and I think that definitely had an influence too.” The album was recorded, produced and mixed in its entirety by Julia in her New York studio. This method of working lends the record a sense of isolation that carries a powerful resonance in our modern over-connected world. “I really like the autonomy of working alone,” she says. “I feel that I can transmit something emotionally that I might not be able to if there were someone else involved.” Utilising looped cello, electronics and found sounds, Kent creates a world where the technological and the organic merge in perfect symbiosis, the layers of sound peeling back to reveal a beating, bloody human heart at its centre. “I did quite a lot of processing of the cello sound and used different electronic textures,” she explains of her technique. “I was trying to get away from the acoustic cello sound and find one that was more textural and more expressive of the material.” Throughout the plaintive strains of opener ‘Hellebore’, the prowling grace of ‘The Leopard’, the elegant restraint of ‘Heavy Eyes’ and onto immersive closer ‘Tramontana’, Kent’s cello evokes romance and loss, a yearning for simplicity. This is the soundtrack to the transitory nature of life and the inevitability of death. Vancouver-born and New York-based, Julia Kent rose to prominence with Rasputina andAntony & The Johnsons. Her extensive résumé includes recent work with Swans, Aidan Baker,Rachel Grimes, Rutger Zuydervelt, Barbara Morgenstern, Library Tapes and Khan of Finland. Kent has also composed extensively for film, theatre and dance. Her cinematic work includes the documentaries The Boxing Girls of Kabul and Rwanda, L'Impossible Pardon, American feature A Short History of Decay, short films Doppio Urlo, and the award-winning Oasis. Her music also was used in Paolo Sorrentino's 2011 film This Must Be The Place. As a solo artist she has toured extensively in Europe and North America and performed at festivals including Primavera Sound, Reeperbahn, Unsound, and Meltdown. CD: LP: 1. A1. Hellebore 2. A2. Lac Des Arcs 3. A3. The Leopard 4. A4. Flag Of No Country 5. B1. Terrain 6. B2. Empty States 7. B3. Heavy Eyes 8. B4. Invitation To The Voyage 9. B5. Tramontana

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Can Founding Member Irmin Schmidt Releases Retrospective Box Set

IRMIN SCHMIDT

LISTEN TO “TWO DOLPHINS GO DANCING” ELECTRO VIOLET 12 CD BOX SET OUT NOV 20, 2015 DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OF SOLO WORKS FROM AVANT-GARDE COMPOSER IRMIN SCHMIDT

Photo credit: Steve Gullick "As a collection, it's both far-reaching in style and consistent in its sense of intellectual consistency" – UNCUT “...modern orchestral sound paintings” – MOJO “...he has both subverted the high with the low and the low with the high” - THE WIRE

Listen to Irmin Schmidt and Bruno Spoerri’s “Two Dolphins Go Dancing” here. “Two Dolphins Go Dancing” is taken from Toy Planet, Irmin Schmidt and Bruno Spoerri’s 1981 album – the first album in Electro Violet, the career spanning retrospective from legendary avant-garde composer Irmin Schmidt. This 12 CD deluxe box set takes you on a journey through his entire solo work from 1981 to the present day and is out on Mute / Spoon Records on November 20, 2015. Irmin Schmidt is a founding member of Can, the German band whose unparalleled genius remains unquestioned, timeless and immeasurably influential. When all Can members decided to part and explore new sounds, Irmin teamed up with Swiss jazz and electronics musician Bruno Spoerri to make his first post-Can album, Toy Planet. The collection travels through his Gormenghast opera, solo albums, collaborations with Kumo (Jono Podmore) and Duncan Fallowell, plus his extensive and award winning film soundtrack work. After a classical education as pianist, conductor and composer, Irmin Schmidt - who studied under Stockhausen and Ligeti - established Can in the late 60s combining classic new music with rock and jazz. The band’s powerful influence has never diminished and recently Irmin Schmidt was awarded a Knighthood - the Chevalier De L'Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres - for his contribution to arts and culture by the French Ministry of Culture. Following the release of Toy Planet, Schmidt continued his work for film and released his second solo album, Musk At Dusk (1987), followed by Impossible Holidays (1991). Both Musk At Dusk and Impossible Holidays feature lyrics by the novelist Duncan Fallowell, sung by Schmidt. The collaboration with Fallowell continued with his next project: the opera Gormenghast, based on Mervyn Peake's classic novel, for which Fallowell wrote the libretto. During work on the opera, Irmin Schmidt met Jono Podmore, electronic composer and programming specialist, with whom he formed the duo Irmin Schmidt & Kumo and released two albums: Master Of Confusion (2001) and Axolotl Eyes (2008). All six solo albums are featured in Irmin Schmidt’s Electro Violet alongside six soundtrack CDs that provide an overview of Schmidt’s work for film. The Film Musik CDs include a previously unreleased album, Film Musik Anthology Vol. 6 in addition to music from across over 100 soundtracks and theatre compositions that Schmidt has worked on over the past three decades.  The collection includes music from Palermo Shooting (Wim Wenders, 2008),Schneeland (Hans W. Geissendörfer, 2005) as well as the critically acclaimed German TV series Blochand Tatort, plus the TV film, Mord In Eberswalde by Stephan Wagner, for which Schmidt won the Best Film Music award in 2013 from the Deutsche Akademie Für Fernsehen. The Electro Violet box comes with a 40-page booklet, featuring new liner notes from Max Dax and Irmin Schmidt. Each album is presented in an individual gatefold sleeve with the artwork, entitled Bärenkuss 5, coming from longtime friend and Berlin artist, FRANEK.  The original art measures at 5x4 feet. For more information on the artist, visit: http://www.franek-berlin.de Listen to “Why Not,” an unreleased track from the box set here.   “Why Not” is from the soundtrack of award winning German director Stephan Wagner’s 2012 film,Lösegeld (produced by WDR / ARD) and features Markus Stockhausen (son of Karlheinz Stockhausen) on trumpet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ELECTRO VIOLET BOX SET CONTENTS Toy Planet (1981) Musk At Dusk (1987) Impossible Holidays (1991) Gormenghast - A Fantasy Opera (2000) Masters of Confusion (2001) Axolotl Eyes (2008) Soundtracks: Film Musik Anthology  Vol. 1 (1994) Film Musik Anthology  Vol. 2 (1994) Film Musik Anthology  Vol. 3 (1994) Film Musik Anthology  Vol. 4 (2009) Film Musik Anthology  Vol. 5 (2009) Film Musik Anthology  Vol. 6 (2015)

MIIKE SNOW RETURN WITH "HEART IS FULL"

MIIKE SNOW RETURN WITH “HEART IS FULL”

ACCLAIMED SWEDISH-AMERICAN TRIO REVEAL FIRST NEW SONG IN THREE YEARS 

THIRD ALBUM iii COMING SOON

“HEART IS FULL” IS STREAMING NOW VIA STEREOGUM

LISTEN HERE

Miike Snow return with the release of the rapturous track “Heart Is Full” – marking the acclaimed trio’s first new music in over three years.

The kaleidoscopic track, which blends futuristic synths with hip hop beats, will appear on the band’s forthcoming LP, iii, slated for global release next year. “Heart Is Full” premiered worldwide today as Zane Lowe’s “World Record” on Apple Music’s Beats 1 and is now streaming in its entirety via Stereogum. The track’s cinematic companion video from director Lance Drake will premiere next week via Facebook. "Heart Is Full” will be available for purchase worldwide via all digital retailers at midnight tonight.

Formed in 2007 by Swedish musicians Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg (a.k.a. production duo Bloodshy & Avant) and American songwriter Andrew Wyatt, Miike Snow unveiled their self-titled debut album two years later, earning international acclaim for the distinctive fusion of plaintive pop songcraft and atmospheric electronics found on tracks like the breakthrough single, “Animal.” Miike Snow also made a name as an electrifying live outfit around the world. 

Happy To You followed in 2012, drawing critical applause from such high profile outlets as Entertainment Weekly, which praised Miike Snow’s “meticulous sonic-palette landscapes,” noting, “The spirit of Happy To You is indie rock, but the sound is as addictively sharp as anything in the Top 40.”

The members of Miike Snow have spent much of time since traveling fresh creative avenues, including solo albums, the formation of new bands, and a wide variety of production and songwriting collaborations. The trio first began work on their third album in late 2013 and then continued over the next two years, convening in studios in New York, Los Angeles, and Stockholm, often times teaming with other songwriters and producers in search of new sonic and emotional approaches. The result is Miike Snow’s most innovative and creatively unified work thus far, typified by the propulsive pop soul of tracks.

“It’s the original Miike Snow sound,” says Winnberg, “but taken to the next level.”

Connect with Miike Snow:

MiikeSnow.com

Facebook.com/miikesnow

Twitter.com/miikesnow

Instagram.com/miikesnow

SoundCloud.com/miikesnow

Pearl Charles shares new video + launches West Coast tour

PEARL CHARLES SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR "MIND'S A MYSTERY" LAUNCHES WEST COAST TOUR TOMORROW PEARL CHARLES OUT NOW VIA BURGER RECORDS

WATCH: "Mind's A Mystery" - https://youtu.be/XystAsRevTo PURCHASE: Pearl Charles EP - https://pearlcharlesmusic.bandcamp.com/ On the heels of this summer's self-titled debut EP via Burger Records and this fall's limited edition 7" via SuperFan 99 in the UK, Pearl Charles is back today to share a video for new song "Mind's A Mystery." A bonus track taken from the expanded version of her self-titled EP that Kanine will release on Record Store Day, "Mind's A Mystery" comes just as Pearl prepares to kick off a fall West Coast tour tomorrow. Speaking about the song and its video, Pearl said, "Mind's A Mystery is a song about trying penetrate beyond the external facade and break down barriers in order to navigate the rabbit hole that is the inside of another's mind and thought process. Directors Melodi Meadows & Asher Moss and I wanted to pair this song with a visual that emphasized the alluring intoxication of this pursuit and chose the desert in Joshua Tree to create our version of a mirage, a psychedelic dreamscape atmosphere that reflects both beautiful illusion as well as hazy confusion." Check out the video above now and see below for what the press is saying about Pearl Charles and all of her upcoming tour dates. Press Quotes "Stylish, joint-smoking newcomer Pearl Charles might speak in the second person on 'You Can Change,' but the dusty rock stomper has a two-sided emotional core, just like the controversial '90s hit: it's rife with positive reinforcement, but still feels bittersweet" - The Fader "Hooks you in immediately and drags you for a ride" - LA Record "Bedding every track with cooing 'ooh's' and 'ah's, she buries her strongest writing in the midst of splashy drumming and cutting power chords" - Pitchfork "updating vintage styles with contemporary urgency" - LA Times Tour Dates 10/29 Santa Cruz, CA-Catalyst Atrium  10/31 - Bandit Town, CA @ Vertigo Fest 11/6 - Los Angeles, CA E Mack Sennett Studios Red Bull Sound Select 30 Days In LA 11/10 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge* 11/11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge* 11/12 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux* 11/13 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern* 11/14 - Vancouver, BC @ Cobalt* 11/15 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios* 11/17 - Sacramento, CA @ Press Club* 11/18 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent* 11/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom* 11/20 - San Diego, CA @ The Hideout* 11/21 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room* * = w/ Broncho

Lee Hazlewood | The MGM Years

We're excited to announce the continuation of our Lee Hazlewood archival series! The mid-to-late ’60s were strange days for Hazlewood. Having struck gold as a songwriter and vocal foil for Nancy Sinatra, he signed up to MGM Records as an artist in his own right. Today, we present to you the three ambitious solo albums he produced for MGM between 1966-1968. All eclectic, idiosyncratic, and most of all, unpredictable. Check them out at the links below.  The Very Special World Of Lee Hazlewood Lee Hazlewoodism: Its Cause And Cure Something Special The albums are now available for preorder on vinyl or CD, either separately or in three album bundles for a reduced price (full details at links above). They will be available for immediate purchase 12/11.

Have a listen to one of our favorite tracks from The Very Special World Of Lee Hazlewood, "My Autumn's Done Come."

Le Volume Courbe's "Rusty" Video Premieres via NPR Music, album out Friday

LE VOLUME COURBE’S “RUSTY” VIDEO PREMIERES TODAY VIA NPR

I WISH DEE DEE RAMONE WAS HERE WITH ME SET FOR OCTOBER 30 RELEASE ON
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NPR Music is premiering the video for French singer, and producer Le Volume Courbe’s “Rusty” today. Watch the video here.

Le Volume Courbe’s sophomore album I Wish Dee Dee Ramone Was Here With Me is set for release October 30 on Ring The Alarm/Pickpocket Records. The new album comes ten years after her debut, I Killed My Best Friend, was released on Astralwerks in the U.S. and Honest Jon’s in the U.K.

Recorded by Le Volume Courbe frontwoman and creative force Charlotte Marionneau, the album is part solo effort and part collaborative project with Marionneau’s longtime band members Melanie Draisey, Chris Mackin, Lascelle Gordon, Theodore Hall, Wildcat Will and Barney Slater. I Wish Dee Dee Ramone Was Here With Me also features My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields on guitar on Roky Erickson cover “I Love The Living You” and the album’s title track as well as shooting a toy gun on “The House.” Martin Duffy of Primal Scream plays piano on “Monte Dans Mon Ambulance.” Marionneau also covers Nico’s “Le Petit Chevalier” alongside her own original compositions.

“Now I understand why second albums are ‘difficult,’” Marionneau says of recording the new album. “Your first album is your ‘best of; the music you’ve made all your life; then you start again from scratch. I’m not prolific, but I need an album to be strong throughout. I have to build it like a collage; I feel more like a producer than a musician really. So I pick up ideas and create songs around them. It’s about trying things, experimenting.”

Marionneau grew up in a small town in Pays de la Loire in northwest France before moving to London in 1995. Encouraged and inspired by friends including Shields, Duffy, Hope Sandoval, David Roback and Colm O’Ciosoig, she recorded I Killed My Best Friend. In 2007 Marionneau joined forces with her band and the Theodaurus Rex EP followed in 2011. I Wish Dee Dee Ramone Was Here With Me is the culmination of that EP featuring those four songs plus seven new tracks. Le Volume Courbe has toured widely, including dates in Europe with My Bloody Valentine, and has been featured in TV and film soundtracks the world over. Marionneau’s cover of Nina Simone’s “Ain’t Got No…I Got Life” is played regularly on French radio. Ten years have passed since the first Le Volume Courbe release, but Marionneau's songs, once heard, are not easily forgotten.