Weekly new roundup - 12/08/13 ft. No Age, Hey!Rabbit, Drenge, M83, Best Friends, 65daysofstatic and more!

No Age's full upcoming record, 'An Object' to stream below. Need we add more?

We did indeed mention Drenge's newest song, 'Face Like a Skull' two weeks back. They've only gone and made a video for it!

Art is Hard, another one of our fave DIY labels are releasing the new double A side single from Best Friends, on 23 September, entitled 'Happy Anniversary/Nosebleeds. Listen to the first half below.


M83 have revealed a brand new video for 'Claudia Lewis' taken from their double album 'Hurry Up We're Dreaming'. Directed by Bruce Dallas-Howard, this is a sci-fi/high school themed blue haired slab off visual candy.

You may or not know, but 7th September will be the first-ever Cassette Store Day. The event has been described as “a celebration of a physical product that is accessible, fun, cheap and still going strong in the turbulent current musical climate”. The release list is looking stellar, with some fuzzy goodness from At The Drive-In, Flaming Lips, Animal Collective, Deerhunter, Efterklang, Xiu Xiu, Fear Of Men, Playlounge and loads more. Get your pencils ready! Full release list HERE

Lo-fi wrestling obsessed couple, Hey!Rabbit have a new recording and it sounds spliffing.

White Denim have revealed details of their upcoming album, Corsicana Lemonade. To be released on 28 October, you can listen to ‘Pretty Green’ – the first track to be previewed below.

65daysofstatic have let loose several teasers revealing details on their forthcoming new album and our sources can now confirm that the album will be titled ‘Wild Light’ and is going to be released on the 16th September 2013. Teaser trailer goodness -

No One Knows What is Happening from 65daysofstatic on Vimeo.

Weekly News Update - 22/07/13 - ft. Mazzy Star, Pins, Cassette Store Day

Mazzy Star have reformed for their first studio album in 17 years. Seasons of your Day will be released on the bands own label Rhymes of an Hour Records, on the 23 September. They’ve unveiled new track from the record ‘California’ – check it out.

PINS are releasing their debut album, via Bella Union, on the 30 September. Check out a track from their double A-side below. We’re pretty excited about this! They’re also playing Birthdays on 9 October, so be sure to pop along if you’re in that neck of the woods.

International CASSETTE STORE DAY was announced this week. It will take place at Rough Trade on September 7 and will see limited releases from its organisers - SEXBEAT (Fucked Up), Kissability (Los Campesinos!) and Suplex Cassettes (Fair Ohs, Proper Ornaments); as well as classic albums reissued in this fun format by Transgressive (At The Drive-In, Pulled Apart By Horses), Bella Union (The Flaming Lips), Domino (The Pastels), 4AD (Deerhunter), Wichita Recordings (Hard Skin), Burger Records and many more.  Other labels involved spreading the Cassette love with limited releases are Night School, Jade Tree, Mirror Universe, Reeks of Effort, Art is Hard, Faux Discx, Tye Die Tapes and more to be confirmed.

We’re pretty thrilled to announce that Cardiff-based five-piece Joanna Gruesome will be releasing their debut album Weird Sister via Fortuna POP! (Europe) and Slumberland (USA) on 16 September. Have a listen to ‘Secret Surprise’, off their album, below:

New Zealand psych pop band Surf City will be releasing their new album, 'We Knew It Was Not Going to Be Like This' on Fire Records on 19 August. Have a listen to a track from the record below:

If you were lucky enough to catch Cocorosie's amazing show at the Barbican on Saturday night, you might be pleased to know that they've announced two dates in September to support their new record (Manchester Academy 2 on 29th and The Oval Space, London on the 30th.)