News Vinyl Cocteau Twins are bringing ‘Garlands’ and ‘Victorialand’ back to vinyl by Claudia Schmidt Cult icons Cocteau Twins have just announced a vinyl reissue for their debut album Garlands and fourth LP, Victorialand. The reissue will mark the first time since 2009 that Garlands…
News Vaughan Oliver, legendary 4AD graphic designer, has died by Happy Vaughan Oliver, the graphic designer whose work has become synonymous with 4AD’s arm of alt-rock, has died aged 62. Oliver designed album covers for Pixies, Cocteau Twins, The Breeders, Scott…
Music WATCH: Aldous Harding – Fixture Picture by Happy Watch Aldous Harding strum away under the white cliffs of Dover in Fixture Picture, a single from her upcoming album Designer. Designer is out April 26th via 4AD / Remote Control…
Music LISTEN: Aldous Harding – The Barrel by Molly Lasker Singer-songwriter Aldous Harding is another Flying Nun success story. Having garnered attention in her native New Zealand, she flew the proverbial coup and is now making waves worldwide. Yesterday, she…
Music Glitch production, off-kilter arrangements and haunting vocals: D.D Dumbo gets a little weird and a little bit scary on Utopia Defeated by Ted Dwyer Oliver Perry, a.k.a D.D Dumbo, lives in a small room attached to the side of an old horse stables in rural Victoria, in total vegan heaven – Castlemaine. Recorded in…
News Methyl Ethel have signed with 4AD and release moving video for Idée Fixe by Shayen de Silva To say Methyl Ethel made a big splash last year would be an understatement. Not only did they release their brilliant debut album Oh Inhuman Spectacle but the band owned…
News Fading away with Deerhunter in Breaker video by Shayen de Silva Deerhunter have announced that their follow-up to their massive Monomania, Fading Frontier due out October 16. After releasing lead single Snakeskin the band have now given us the second taste of the…
News The National’s Matt Berninger and Ramona Falls’ Brent Knopf reveal new project EL VY by Happy The National’s Matt Berninger and Menomena/Ramona Falls’ Brent Knopf have joined forces for a collaborative EP. Calling themselves EL VY, which the band say is “Pronounced like a plural of Elvis; rhymes with ‘hell…
News Beirut announce new album and release title track No No No by Shayen de Silva Beirut are set to release their fourth album No No No on Firday September 11. The album comes four years after The Rip Tide, and the title track is now available to…
