It's Friday the 13th as we write this, yet we see it as a day to celebrate. For instance, who knew the new Slowdive single was in the pipeline, and released just yesterday? If you're looking for something special about this new year, that's sure to kick it off right. So of course we're showcasing the new Slowdive single, "Star Roving", but we're also heavily into the new release from […]
We got this. Spend all weekend with epic tunes from Kindling and Brilliant Beast (we're going long with both), plus new music from Half, Ether Feels, Lazy Legs, Vapour Night, Flavor Crystals, Bloom Waves, Versing, Slowdive, Cloak, Appeal to Heaven, Le 1991 and 800Beloved. Plus we finally catch up with Hollow Sunshine, now on tour. That's not to ignore our most recent shiny spins from The Cherry Wave / Airs […]
"We are currently working on releasing the entire live set from that tour as a collection, so look out for news of that soon." Today (November 5, 2015) marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Slowdive's self-titled debut EP, and we celebrated as much or more as the next guys and gals. Creation Records catalogue number CRESCD 093, and we should know. We hung about Tower Records waiting for […]
Slowdive hinted at the prospect on Sunday, and confirmed today. After their festival tour wraps, Slowdive will embark on a North American tour through the end of the year. See their first reunion show at Hoxton Square here. “North America was good to Slowdive back in the 1990s,” the band explained in a press release. “The fact that the last Slowdive concert was performed in Toronto (at Lee’s Palace) in […]
Don't be caught napping this weekend! We're bringing world premieres, not-yet-available goodies, and freshly released treats for you all weekend. First, a World Premiere from Toxicbreed's Funhouse Covers Compilation due later this year, in which Crisis Arm dismantles and reassembles a Slowdive classic. It's beautiful torture. Then, choice cuts from the stellar new September Girls long-player, Cursing the Sea. It's out now in Europe, available Stateside next month, and we've […]
School starts up soon for some, not until September for others. As we approach the last solid month of summer vacation, we present to you our list of the top ten essential summer sounds, suitable for loading up on your iPod and heading to the mountains, or the beach perhaps. We guarantee you'll find something to fall in love with. 10. Trementina - "Not Everybody It's the Same", "Makes Me […]
At this hour, details are sketchy and incomplete about New York's Jeanseburg. OFFICIALLY, here's what we know: they're a noise-pop, alternative rock band from New York. They've released one EP on Bandcamp on March 24th of this year, and two teaser tracks that preceded it. The EP itself is aptly titled EP. No further details are available. Not even a drivers' license photo! While we've been spinning Jeanseburg since the […]
