Soft Metals Announce Their Second Album for July 16th

Soft Metals are back!! Los Angeles based duo have announced the release of their second studio album Lenses which will be released on Captured Tracks on July 16th. The album will be available on CD/LP and MP3. "Tell Me" will be the first single to be taken from the album and it can be streamed on YouTube. Artwork provided by Shaun Kardinal and Erin Frost.

Pet Shop Boys Announce New Album Electric for July 15th

Pet Shop Boys new album, 'Electric', will now be released worldwide on July 15th (international dates vary) and is the first to appear on their own label x2 through Kobalt Label Services. Produced by Stuart Price, "Electric" features nine tracks in total – eight brand new songs plus a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s "The last to die". The album was recorded in London, Berlin and Los Angeles over the last six months with one track, "Fluorescent", written and recorded within the last month. 

 The album's opening track, "Axis", can be heard and purchased online now. An accompanying video can be viewed now at the link below where you will also find pre-order links for "Electric".  

http://petshopboys.co.uk/news/3788

The albums full track-listing is: 

1. Axis 

2. Bolshy 

3. Love is a bourgeois construct 

4. Fluorescent 

5. Inside a dream 

6. The last to die 

7. Shouting in the evening 

8.Thursday   

9. Vocal

 

April Singles Round Up

1.Visage- Shameless Fashion

2.The National- Demons

3.Footprintz- Rush to the Capsule

4.Disappears- Kone

5.Deerhunter- Monomania

6.Foals- Late Night

7.James Blake- Voyeour

8.Coco Rosie- The Afterlife

9.The Blow Monekys- Oh My

10.Young Galaxy- New Summer

The Teardrop Explodes' Wilder 2 CD Reissue in June

The Teardrop Explodes have announced the reissue of their second album 'Wilder' last week.'Wilder' was the second and final album by the band, originally released in November 1981. "Ambitious, colourful and catchy and with more ideas at play than most groups could conjure up in a lifetime, like so many great albums, it simply confused people in its audacity". soundsxp.com 

This new edition features the original album in all its glory, plus a second disc compiled and sequenced by Julian Cope containing all the related singles, b-sides and BBC radio sessions. Disc two is effectively an alternative version of the album, the BBC sessions presenting many key songs in a noticeably different form, closer to how the group used to play them live. 'Wilder' 2CD REissue is announced for June 24th.  

Next Wave: Kubo

From MMA fighting to analogue synthwave, the Irish are nudging their way into scenes of various sorts. The fighting Irish indeed and not that they ever went anywhere. Far from being new to the musical rodeo, Aidan Casserly (Empire State Human, The Wazp) and Brian O'Malley (PolyDROID) have set out on a new adventure as Kubo. These two gents first began working together as ManSeries back in 1986. After going their seperate ways yet still collaborating on various projects over the years, together they rise again. Casserly's soulful and angelic vocals paired with O'Malley's heartfelt, melodic, and atmospheric synths and beats make for music to lose yourself in. You may not want to be found!

Kubo's debut single comes to us via Vocoder Tapes. It's a two track limited edition (50 copies) cassette which features "I Dream Electric" b/w "The Light That Blinds". Give it a listen and place your order at Vocoder Tapes Bandcamp before they're gone. In addition, there will be an EP released by the title of "Straight Lines". Kudos to Kubo and we wish them much success.

Please visit the follow for more info: Kubo @ Facebook and Kudo @ SoundCloud

Gina X Performance- Nice Mover LP Reissue

Earlier this year Medical Records reissued the quintessential first album by Gina X Performance. The album was originally released in 1978 and featured the cosmic sequenced synth hit "Nice Mover" which also appeared on various compilations. This seminal work of electro/disco/wave comes in the original reproduction artwork which is preserved on the front and back and it is presented on high quality 180gram “bone” colored vinyl in a limited edition pressing of 1000 hand-numbered copies. To order 'Nice Mover' and to check out other great reissues on Medical records, check out the link.

http://medical-records.org/index.html

 

WAW: Soft Riot- Cinema Eyes

Soft Riot's video for the song "Cinema Eyes" has been premiered on Youtube this week. This track is an introduction to Soft Riot's debut LP "Fiction Prediction" which will be out in June 2013 on Other Voices Records (Europe) and Volar Records (North America). "Cinema Eyes" is also available on the Desire Records compilation "And You Will Find Them in The Basement" out April 2013.

 

Xeno and Oaklander Announce New EP, Single and European Tour

The Brooklyn based duo Xeno & Oaklander are back with a brand new EP. This is the follow up to their 2011's 'Set and Lights' LP and it will be entitled 'Par Avion'. This 6 track EP is announced for release in autumn this year and in anticipation to this, the new single "Sheen" will be released on May 15th. To promote the brand new released, the duo will embark on a full European tour. More info about that and the EP artwork after the official announcement. 

 http://xenoandoaklander.com/

Retrovision: The Beloved- You've Got Me Thinking

Twenty years ago The Beloved released their double A side single "Celebrate Your Life"/"You've Got Me Thinking" which peaked at #26 in the UK. This was the follow up single to their biggest hit "Sweet Harmony". Duo recorded another version of the song in 2002 which features Neneh Cherry on vocals. 

 

Johhny Hates Jazz Return with a New Album in May

Johnny Hates Jazz will release a brand new album on May 6th. The album is entitled Magnetized and it is their first studio album since 1991. The album will be preceded by the single of the same name which will be released on April 29th. The duo recorded the album by teaming up with the fabulous folk at PledgeMusic. A percentage of the proceeds from this album will also go to our chosen charity cause, the World Society For The Protection Of Animals.

  www.johnnyhatesjazz.com