BON IVER recorded this intimate live session courtesy of 4AD and Jagjaguwar.
Recent Grammy winner, Justin Vernon, is joined by band mate Sean Carey in a performance stripped down from the grandiose sounds of the regular 11 piece orchestra. Watch above.
Tracklist:
1. Hinnom, TX
2. Wash.
3. I Can’t Make You Love Me
4. Babys
5. Beth/Rest
Tagged 4AD, acoustic, bon iver, Folk, grammys, indie folk, jagjaguwar, justin vernon, sean carey
BLUR debuted new material over the weekend ahead of their BRITs appearance this week. The group will collect the award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
Under The Westway was performed live at a War Child charity gig and it’s signature, heartfelt Blur, encompassing the essence of the seminal Britpop band.
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA have dropped this rather funny, 70s spy movie themed, video to Strangers Are Strange, which is from their eponymous 2011 debut. Check it out above.
Posted in Music, music video, Video
Tagged funk, indie, psychedelic, strangers are strange, Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Goldmine is a cut for COLLEEN GREEN’S new album, Milo Goes To Compton, which is out February 21st via Art Fag.
The infectious pop track is loaded with 90′s lo-fi fuzz. Listen below.
Tagged 90s, colleen green, lo-fi, milo goes to compton, pop, Punk
THE MEN are returning to London for a show at CAMP this Thursday February 23rd, which marks the end of their European tour.
The New York outfit have received widespread critical acclaim and they will be playing material from their hotly anticipated forthcoming album Open Your Heart released on March 6 by Scared Bones.
Support on the evening comes from London’s, grunge slacker four-piece FANZINE and garage punk outfit THE LOVE TRIANGLE.
Watch the unofficial video to Cube above.
£8 adv - http://wegottickets.com/sexbeat
Posted in Bands, Live, Music, music video, Sexbeat Party, Video
Tagged CAMP, Fanzine, hardcore, Punk, rock, sexbeat, slacker, the love triangle, The Men
FAIR OHS are set to release two side projects later this month via Suplex Cassettes, both of which are available to pre-order here.
Courtesy of Eddy, LES PHARAONS is inspired by 60′s French pop. Sang entirely in French, The 4 Song EP fuses this together with psychedelic wig outs and summery garage nuggets. Listen to Amadine below.
Next up, Joe delivers distorted soul with R&B slow jam sensibilities under the moniker of HIGH HOPES. The There’s Nothing We Can’t Fix EP skews genre defining synths with lo-fi production values. Listen to the title track below.
Tagged fair ohs, french, High Hopes, Les Pharaons, lo-fi, pop, r&b, soul, Suplex Cassettes, synth
CYMBALS have released a cut from their forthcoming album, Sideways, Sometimes.
The LP/CD will be out April 3rd via Tough Love Records.
No Bad Decisions tickles the dancing nerve with its toe-tapping drums and tropical guitars. Listen below.
Tagged CYMBALS, indie, pop, sideways sometimes, Tough Love Records
BONEYARDS will be supporting BLEACHED at The Shacklewell Arms on May 16th.
The high-octane lo-fi punk band will add some sweaty, raucous riffs to the summery pop jams of the L.A. headliners.
Tickets: £6 Adv http://www.wegottickets.com/sexbeat
Listen to Human Nature below.
Posted in Bands, Live, Music, Sexbeat Party, Shows, Uncategorized
Tagged bleached, Boneyards, indie, pop, Punk, the shackelwell arms
London lads Zulu recently signed to London-based label Stroll On Records and March 5th sees these old-school punks drop their EP on cassette.
The 9-track EP entitled Way Of The Zulu is available directly from Stroll On Records, click HERE to pre-order your copy.
Check out Sistine Chapel, featured on the EP, below.
P.S. They’re also throwing a party to celebrate!
THE MEN will be offering a live stream of their gig at La Route du Rock on Friday February 17th.
You can watch the event as it happens tomorrow at 11:30pm UK time by clicking here.
Don’t forget, you can still buy tickets for the post-hardcore band’s show a little closer to home at CAMP on February 23rd.
Tickets £8 adv: http://www.wegottickets.com/sexbeat
Listen to Open Your Heart below.
Tagged CAMP, la route du rock, noise punk, rock, sexbeat, The Men
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