Check out one of the previously unreleased Chromatics gems from the new remastered deluxe edition of their excellent 2007 album Night Drive, now available from iTunes. Their new album should be out sometime next year, as well as the After Dark 2 compilation on Italians Do it Better.
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Chromatics @ Myspace.
Another cool video from Grass Widow, directed by Mike Stoltz. ’11 of Diamonds’ is taken from their new LP Past Time, out now on Kill Rock Stars.
Myspace Widow.
California trio Topaz Rags have a new single out on Not Not Fun Records. The Crown Center 7″ features two new psychedelic drone jams, stream/download the A-side below and order the 7″ here.
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FACT just premiered the new video by San Francisco’s Water Borders. The song is taken from Akko 12″, out now on Hungry for Power. Grab one of the remixes from the B-side and watch the video for ‘Akko’ below. So goth:
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New Former Ghosts video for the track ‘New Orleans’ off their forthcoming new LP. Directed by Michael Fierstein. New Love is due October 4th on Upset the Rhythm.
MP3: New Orleans
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New guest mix! By Shannon Funchess of Light Asylum, one of our this year’s favourite acts. It’s a mostly post-punk and new wave mix, with some synthpop, indie, punk and rock. And a couple of oddities (‘arabic oldies’?!) thrown in for good measure.
Light Asylum have a tour EP called In Tension, available at their live shows only, and they are currently working on a full length record. Really pumped for that! In the meantime, check out some demos and remixes if you haven’t already. Also, you can hear Funchess on Teengirl Fantasy’s fine new album 7AM. The mixxx:
01. The Stranglers – Skin Deep
02. Wipers – Nothing Left to Lose
03. White Williams – New Violence
04. Yazoo – Situation (US 12″ Remix)
05. Wire – Eardrum Buzz (12″ version)
06. Vivien Goldman – Private Armies
07. Tones on Tail – Shakes
08. XTC – Making Plans for Nigel
09. The Zombies – The Way I feel Inside
10. The Stooges – Dirt
11. MGMT – The Youth
12. Oum Kalthoum – Min Elli A’al
13. Talking Heads – Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
14. Diamanda Galás – I’m gonna Live the Life
15. Lansing-Dreiden – A Line You Can Cross
Light Asylum @ Myspace.
Watch the psychedelic new video for ‘Cheaters’ by Teengirl Fantasy. The clip was directed by IASOS. The duo’s debut album 7 AM is coming out this September on True Panther/Merok.
Teengirl Myspace.
Here’s the new Zola Jesus video for ‘Sea Talk’. The song is featured on Stridulum II LP out now on Souterrain Transmissions and on the upcoming Valusia EP, due out October 12 via Sacred Bones. Video directed by Jacqueline Castel.
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Can’t get enough of HEALTH remixes.. Helsinki DJ’s Downtown & Jaxxon, better known as Renaissance Man, posted their take on ‘Death+’ on their Soundcloud the other day. Guess we’re used to the fact that HEALTH remixes don’t sound much like original tracks and well, this one turns the original into a house jam. Stream it below.
Myspaces – HEALTH / Renaissance Man.
New Deerhunter video for ‘Helicopter’ from their forthcoming new album. Pre-oder Halcyon Digest here or here. Halcyondigest.com.
Finally some more material from the Montreal duo Gold Zebra! The Debut EP is available for download from their Bandcamp page. The EP features dark disco gems such as ‘Six Years‘ and ‘Trans Desert‘ as well as a couple of new songs.
Useless Night Pt.1
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