Franz Ferdinand release their fourth studio album ‘Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action’ today on Domino. It’s an exuberant record, which takes Franz Ferdinand’s signature lyrical detail, heavyweight hooks and uncanny ability to marry artistic sensibility with pop punch, and pushes them even further.
Tired Pony release their second album ‘The Ghost of the Mountain’ on through Fiction - the follow up to their critically-acclaimed 2010 debut ‘The Place We Ran From’. Tired Pony is Gary Lightbody, Peter Buck, Iain Archer, Richard Colburn, Scott McCaughey, Troy Stewart and Garret ‘Jacknife’ Lee. Gary Lightbody originally put the band together with the idea of making an Americana album, but the musical vision ended up expanding much wider.
Basement Jaxx have followed up ‘Back 2 the Wild’ with a gloriously uplifting new track ‘What a Difference Your Love Makes’.
Taking the boom of British bass culture and marrying it to the sweet slickness of classic American R&B, AlunaGeorge release their eagerly awaited debut album ‘Body Music’ today on Island Records.
Fryars has released a shimmering slice of summer pop perfection in the form of new single ‘Cool Like Me’.
Univeral Music Publishing have signed the BBC Sound of 2013 winners, Haim. Hailing from the San Fernando Valley, Haim consists of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, along with drummer Dash Hutton.
Half Moon Run release their debut album ‘Dark Eyes’ today. The band comprises of Devon Portielje, Conner Molander, Dylan Phillips and Isaac Symonds. Coming together in Montreal, they’re all deft multi-instrumentalists who utilise their interlaced vocal harmonies to powerful effect on their debut, crafting songs which manage to be complex, fascinating, expansive, meandering, ambitious and anthemic all at once.
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.