Ahead of the release of their debut duo album I get along without you very well on September 23rd, Ellen & Johan’s have shared the album's beautiful and haunting second single "Never Near".

Listen to "Never Near" now

Graden elaborates on the making of the track: "Never near was the last song to be composed for the album and the writing process differed quite significantly from how we worked with the rest of the songs. I remember it being a very intuitive process, basically us trying to follow the momentum of the chord progression’s “elastic” quality which together with this kind of eerie melody line it seemed to follow its own particular logic. We asked the other musicians to “mimic” the melody in real time while recording without them having heard the song in advance, something that both enhanced the tension between the musical elements while simultaneously weaving them together. I think this song offers a contrasting layer to the record as a whole, perhaps an alternative point of entry to the music."

I get along without you very well is available to preorder now on limited-edition light-blue vinyl, get a closer look at the gorgeous artwork for the record with unboxing video here.

Fresh from releasing one of last year’s most ripping albums with his trio Upper Wilds, Dan Friel returns with his latest collection of noise-pop headmelters on new album Factoryland. In keeping with Friel’s roots as a lifer in Brooklyn’s DIY scene, the album will be released this August as a super limited-edition cassette as part of our 30th anniversary series, grip the preorder here.

Sitting somewhere between early videogame soundtracks and punk’s first forays into electronics, Factoryland draws on the futuristic adventurism of both while completely sidestepping retro cliche. Throughout, Friel gleefully manipulates explosive drum machines, abrasive found sounds, and his trusty child-sized Casio keyboard into epic, fist-pumping anthems that’ll have you headbanging in minutes. 

Alongside the announcement, Friel has shared the album's blistering first single "Thrash Compactor".

Listen to "Thrash Compactor" now

Demonstrating his preternatural ability to warp ugliness into rapturous beauty, here Friel inverts his usual process of distorting pop until it becomes noise, instead chopping up searing feedback into samples that he arranged into the track's delectable pop hooks. This one’s guaranteed to put a huge grin on your face, pure joy.

 

Following the announcement of her upcoming album Still, Here due out September 23rd, Anderson shares the album's second single "La Llorona".

Listen to "La Llorona" now

Anderson gives her own unique rendition of the early Mexican folk song, a story of a vengeful spirit who roams waterfront areas (translated as "The Weeping Woman"). Anderson's rendition pairs the intimate, physical sound of a nylon string acoustic guitar with a hazy, otherworldly electric guitar, her arrangement sounding strikingly fresh, with a nuanced and masterful performance that manages to create a beautiful new look at the deep roots of this traditional song.

Still, Here is available to preorder now on limited-edition on color vinyl LP and CD.

Anderson will be touring Europe, the UK and US this summer, with more dates to be announced.

Aug. 19 - Glasgow, UK - Glad Cafe *
Aug. 20 - Crickhowell, UK - Greenman Festival *
Aug. 21 - Bristol, UK - The Cube *
Aug. 22 - London, UK - Cafe Oto ^
Aug. 24-26 - Aarhus, DK - Alter Festival *
Aug. 28 - Antwerp, BE - De Nor Events *
Aug. 31 - Koln, DE - venue TBC *
Sep. 1-2 Eupen, BE - Meakusma Festival *
Sept. 15 - Belfast, UK - venue TBC
Sept. 16-17 - Cork, IE - Clonakilty International Guitar Festival
Sept. 20 - Lausanne, CH - Cinema Oblò
Sept. 21 - Geneva, CH - Cave 12
Sep. 29 - Brussels, BE - AB
Oct. 1 - Nantes, FR - Le Lieu Unique Room, Le Grand Atelier
Oct. 23 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios

* William Tyler duo shows
^ William Tyler duo show, plus solo sets

Plankton Wat, aka mulit-instrumentalist Dewey Mahood has shared the video for Hidden Path track "A Window in the Mirror," directed by Madonno Productions.



Crafted using analog processors from the 90s, the video reflects the hazy textures of the track with oscillating, hypnotic pulses that invite one deeper into the music's subtle drift.

Mahood will be the touring with labelmate Rose City Band as their bassist on the upcoming tours throughout the UK, Ireland and U.S.:

Sep. 2 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club 
Sep. 3 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Psych Festival
Sep. 4 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast 
Sep. 5 - Edinburgh, UK - Sneaky Pete’s
Sep. 6 - Newscastle, UK - The Cluny 
Sep. 7 - Todmorden, UK - Golden Lion *
Sep. 8 - Belfast, UK - Ulster Sports Club *
Sep. 9 - Dublin, IRL - Pavillion Theatre *
Sep. 10 - Liverpool, UK - District [*
Sep. 11 - Birmingham, UK - The Hare & Hounds *
Sep. 12 - Bristol, UK - The Lanes *
Sep. 13 - London, UK - Studio 9294 *
Sep. 14 - Norwich, UK - Arts Centre *
Nov. 14 - Boston, MA - Crystal Ballroom *
Nov. 15 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool *
Nov. 16 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool *
Nov. 17 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts *
Nov. 18 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *
Nov. 19 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle Back Room *
Nov. 21 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
Nov. 22 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club *

* w/ Rosali

Following the recent announcement on the Was It Ever Real? mini-album, due out August 19th, Matmos' Drew Daniel aka The Soft Pink Truth has announced the accompanying new full-length album Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This? out October 19th.

Listen to the first single / preorder the LP

Together, both releases push the deep dance music experiments of Daniel's acclaimed previous album Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase? into even more ecstatic and sonically ambitious territory. Throughout, the provocation to go “deeper” prompts promiscuous moves across the genres of disco, minimalism, ambient, and jazz, sliding onto and off of the dancefloor.

Alongside the announcement, Daniel has shared the album's first single, "Wanna Know", featuring guest vocals from Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Flock of Dimes). Teasing the album's sensual, psychedelic and subversive take on deep dance music, on "Wanna Know" album title becomes an airy vocal hook as Wasner harmonizes with herself singing “I just really wanna know / is it gonna get any deeper than this?” on top of rubbery bass guitar riffs and shimmering harpsichords that dissolve into a wall of stretched vocal manipulations and low sub-bass.

Listen to "Wanna Know" now

Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This? is available to preorder now on limited-edition deluxe double translucent green LP, featuring gorgeous artwork by Robert Beatty. Matmos are currently on tour in the U.S., full list of dates here.

Douglas Andrew McCombs, the guitarist and bassist known for his innovative work in Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day, and Brokeback, has announced his debut solo album name, VMAK<KOMBZ<<<DUGLAS<<<6NDR7<<<, due out on September 23rd.

Preorder the album now

VMAK<KOMBZ<<<DUGLAS<<<6NDR7<<< is a window into McCombs' solo practice, effortlessly stretching the boundaries of the guitar while staying firmly grounded by blissful, uncanny melody. The album title was lifted by the well-traveled McCombs from one of the visas packed into his current passport, the stamp a reminder of how far his music has taken him – literally all over the world. Not since McCombs' solo outlet Brokeback blossomed into a full-fledged rock unit has his singular approach to solo guitar playing been exhibited in such striking detail.

Taking after Brokeback's classic Morse Code in the Modern Age: Across the Americas, "Two To Coolness" is a piece that McCombs refined through a series of improvised performances and features Calexico drummer John Convertino, as well as singer/guitarist/synth player Sam Prekop (also of The Sea and Cake). "Green Crown’s Step" was largely improvised working through melodies and patterns. The stately "To Whose Falls Shallows" reshapes three key themes that Tortoise and Brokeback fans will find to be signature McCombs, buoyed by fellow Brokeback member James Elkington (Tweedy), who also engineered and mixed the album.

Happy birthday to us!

With the label turning 30 years old this year, we'll be celebrating throughout 2022 with special releases, reissues of classic titles from the catalog, limited-edition merch and special events.

We already have a number of extra-special reissues announced, with more to be announced very soon:

Jeff Parker - The Relatives (out Feb. 18)
Eternal Tapestry - Beyond the 4th Door (out Mar. 18)
Golden Void - Berkana (out now)
Glenn Jones - Fleeting (out now)

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