Deap Vally release their debut album ‘Sistrionix’ on 24th June on Island / Communion Records. Recorded with producer Lars Stalfors (The Mars Volta) in the band’s hometown Los Angeles, the album features 11 songs of visceral, heart-churning rock ‘n’ roll.
Empire of the Sun - Nick Littlemore (Pnau) and Luke Steele (The Sleepy Jackson) - release their second studio album ‘Ice on the Dune’ today. The release comes five years after their million-plus selling debut ‘Walking on a Dream’, which garnered international acclaim, eight ARIA awards and two Brit nominations, including Best International Album.
Daughter have premiered a new video for ‘Youth’ on Vevo, ahead of the song’s official release as a single. The video is shot entirely in black and white and aims to capture the darkness, space and light of the band’s live shows.
Universal Music Publishing are delighted to welcome Glasgow trio Chvrches to the UMP family. Chvrches are Iain Cook, Martin Doherty and Lauren Mayberry - their sound takes elements of classic electronica, hip hop and post-punk, and yet sounds like none of the above.
Sigur Rós release their seventh studio album ‘Kveikur’ today on XL Recordings. The album is defined by a darker more dystopian mood than their previous ventures, sounding like a band cutting loose of their own heritage, whilst at the same time remaining definitively Sigur Rós.
Paul Simon introduced millions of listeners to the wonders of the music of South Africa with 'Graceland' which won the 1987 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, while the title song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1988. The story of 'Graceland' is one of the most compelling in all of pop music.
Mark Owen releases his fourth solo album 'The Art Of Doing Nothing' today on Polydor – his first album since Take That reunited in 2006. The first single from the album is ‘Stars’ – an anthemic track full of expansive, swaggering pop swirls.
Camera Obscura return with their fifth studio album ‘Desire Lines’, released on 4AD. The songs on ‘Desire Lines’ are bright, bold and full of space and joy. ‘Troublemaker’ tells us it was going to be one hell of a year, ‘New Year’s Resolution’ talks about admitting things and kissing like you mean it whilst ‘Cri Du Coeur’ takes us on a journey, daydreaming about the past.
Disclosure have topped the UK album charts with their debut album ‘Settle’ released 3rd June through PMR/Universal Island. The album follows a string of successful singles including ‘Latch’ ft. Sam smith, ‘White Noise’ feat. AlunaGeorge, which entered the UK singles chart at No. 2, and most recent single ‘You & Me’ feat. Eliza Dolittle.
Crystal Fighters release their highly anticipated second album ‘Cave Rave’ today. To write the album, the band retreated to the Basque hills that they consider to be their spiritual home, and wrote ‘Cave Rave’ in its entirety during this two-month spell. The album is rich in musical influences - from Hispanic and African dance to Mexican electronic music 3bal alongside folk and psychedelia.