New Band of the Week - 2-9/13 - Forrests

So, we're back to school, work, lounging around. Not sure what your deal is, but I'm back to school/work literally today, so that means a morning commute. And that my friend means listening to a tonne of music. And what better place to start than Forrests, who, are an extremely worthy new band of the week.

Falling somewhere in between Fuck Buttons, Mogwai with the slightest hint of Skrillex, it is hard to pin point precisely where their influences lie as, the sound encompasses a broad and eclectic range. 'Billions' below hits like a wave with sound washing gently yet simultaneously aggressively into your ears, and then a small Super Furries-esque sample lifts the songs with occasional drops.

The fuzzed basslines hide their hard edge by providing melody underneath the sometimes Cathedral type reverbed samples, which usually float on top, again washing the listener in textures and subtle chord changes. Forrests switch brilliantly between the dance dynamic and quieter blissed out  moments, and that's what set them out from the crowd. Do give them a listen, they've certainly made my morning commute playlist.

Weekly news roundup ft. Girls Names, Factory Floor, Drenge, POND, Fuck Buttons, Octopuses

Belfast four-piece Girls Names have released in collaboration with Factory Floor, who has remixed album track 'Projektions', adding FF's characteristic dance floor focus to Girls Names' motorik groove.


The track is taken from forthcoming EP, The Next Life,  a collection of remixes that will be released later this year on Tough Love (Europe) and Girls Names will also be playing a host of European festival dates, as below. More tour dates to be added soon.
August
4th - Castlepalooza, Tullamore -
16th - Soundrive Festival, Gdansk

17th - Green Man Festival, Glanusk, Wales

September

13th - Debaser, Stockholm

14th - Phonofestival, Bergen

27th - The MAC, Belfast

28th - Pacrock Festival, Brussels

With their much anticipated eponymous debut LP hurtling our way all too soon, the brothers Eoin and Rory Loveless, aka Drenge, are now pulling out yet another rock-hard diamond in the rough from their formidable arsenal. Their new single "Face Like a Skull" is out on 26th August. Listen below!

Sarcastic is the debut single from brand new indie pop outfit, Octopuses. Formed by guitarist Adam Bell and multi-instrumentalist Alan Grice of similarly C86-indebted Brighton darlings Foxes!, the single is released through their own Big Salad Records.

'Hobo Rocket' is the fifth LP from Perth, Australia based five-piece Pond. The band set out to make a record that captures a portion of rock music's great, decadent history through a personal lens. Known for their brutally raucous live shows, Pond have captured that intensity on record, cramming as much loose, live emotion into a 40 minute album as possible. 'Hobo Rocket' will be out August 2nd (AUS), August 5th (UK/EU), August 6th (USA). The record is available to listen to in full HERE

Fuck Buttons cracked the UK top 40 album chart! That's amazing news for UK music and for the Fbuttons themselves! We're dead chuffed for them.

Weekly News Roundup 2/6/13 ft. Fuck Buttons, QOTSA, Rough Trade, The Babies, Fawn Spots, Vuvuvultures, PINS

Fuck Buttons are releasing their new album Slow Focus via ATP Recordings on July 22. Before that, they will release new single, 'The Red Wing' on digital download and gold 12" vinyl on June 24. Have a listen to the track below:

PINS are to release a limited edition double seven-inch on Monday 22nd July. 'Stay True' / 'Get With Me' can be ordered in advance here. Have a listen below to the fabulous lead track, Stay True:

The Babies have announced a series of live shows with SNH fave Fawn Spots this June. Dates below.

June 19th – Start The Bus, Bristol
June 20th – The Lexington, London
June 21st – The Duchess, York
June 22nd – Green Door Store, Brighton

Vuvuvultures have revealed the video for their track ‘Safe Skin’, taken from the band’s forthcoming debut album, set for a July release. We're excited!

Queens of the Stone Age  are to play Rough Trade East in Shoreditch on Tuesday June 11th! That's tiny! Be quick, only 100 wristbands will be available upon purchase of the new Queen's LP from Rough Trade East on Monday 3rd June at 8am. Further details can be found here.

Dark Skies Association and Night School have teamed up to present Molly Nilsson's "The Travels." 

The album will be available in multiple formats: CD, Standard LP, Spiral Vinyl LP, Cassette and Digital. You can totally pre-order it here: Night School Big Cartel. Check out the video for "Dear Life" below:

Check out the below album trailer from Washed Out:

New Zealand duo Black City Lights has released their first single "Give It Up" from their upcoming debut album, Another Life.

Marika Hackman has released the video for "Bath Is Black", the opening track on her debut album, "That Iron Taste".

Track can be downloaded below:

Between the close of their recent European tour and the launch of their imminent US tour dates in June, Unknown Mortal Orchestra are back today to share the video for II opener "From the Sun."

Mazes has released a new video for 'Bodies', taken from Ores and Minerals.

And the best news EVER  - NO AGE  has announced they will be releasing their new album, An Object on 19 August! Track listings are as follows:

'No Ground'

'I Won’t Be Your Generator'

'C’mon Stimmung'

'Defector/ed'

'An Impression'

'Lock Box'

'Running From A-Go-Go'

'My Hands, Birch And Steel'

'Circling With Dizzy'

'A Ceiling Dreams Of A Floor'

'Commerce, Comment, Commence'