Danny & The Champions of The World: New single, video and September UK Tour

DANNY & THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD

New Single, Video And Tour

Fresh from the holy fields of Glastonbury, where they performed to rapt crowds not once, not twice, but three times, Danny and the Champions of the World are in top gear and heading down a motorway near you with an eleven date headline tour.  Known for their rocking live performances, the band have had audiences clamouring for more of the feel-good music hailed by Q Magazine as “a pure passion revue” and garnering critical acclaim daily.

First though, You Don’t Know (My Heart Is In The Right Place) is hitting virtual stores on the 8^th of August, as the first single from the forthcoming album, Hearts And Arrows, released on the 18th of July.  Uplifting, rootsy and full of soul, You Don’t Know punches its message home with a conviction and certainty that’s not afraid to show some fragility behind its strength.  An atmospheric video by award-winning director Simon Minett shows the band at their best: in a rundown warehouse in Hackney, performing their hearts out.

Danny & The Champions of The World have also announced a UK tour in September. Full dates below:

18 Sept - Winchester, The Railway

19 Sept - Oxford, Jericho

20 Sept - Bristol, Cooler

21 Sept - Birmingham, Hare and Hound

22 Sept - London, Bush Hall

24 Sept - Glasgow, King Tuts

25 Sept - Sheffield, Harley

26 Sept - Newcastle, Cluny

27 Sept - Leeds, Brundell

28 Sept - Nottingham, Bodega

29 Sept - Manchester, Deaf Institute

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Puro Instinct - Download free track featuring Ariel Pink + Watch video

Puro Instinct ‘Headbangers in Ecstasy’

Debut album released 12^th September 2011 on Record Makers

Download free track featuring Ariel Pink + Watch video

 

Hailing from "a maelstrom of reinvention, reckless idealism, and rainbow-chasing" known as Los Angeles, Puro Instinct are the psychedelic pop discovery that's about to make your year look a while lot stronger.

The speech marks come courtesy of their mouthpiece, 24-year-old Piper Kaplan, who joined by her 16-year-old sister Skylar have cut one of the most striking and formidable pairings on the West Coast indie-rock circuit in recent years. Piper, and absurdly brilliant talisman, Skylar. Joined by an all-star squad of believers: Cody Porter, Jessie Clavin, Mike Baum, and Crazy Murray, they have forged a sound that falls into that rare space that feels both vintage and happenin', fun, young, freaky and sexy. A sound that's already made the year for all kinds of esteemed folks all around the world, from the likes of Gorilla Versus Bear in the States to dear old Blighty's NME, as their debut long-player 'Headbangers On Ecstasy' dawned upon them.

A long-term sibling-like kinship with local cosmic pop wizards Ariel Pink and his Haunted Graffiti, leading to R. Stevie Moore, Kenny Gilmore and sometimes even Ariel himself taking the helm on recording sessions or chipping in on the album and onstage. It's a harmonious and poignant union, Puro's hazy 'Stevie & Christy' vintage charm, mixed with giddy weirdo abandon, marrying with Haunted Graffiti's beautiful madness like they were born for each other. NYC's most notorious left-of-centre hit factory Mexican Summer - home to the likes of Best Coast and Washed Out - grant 'Headbangers...' release in America, and Record Makers (Sebastien Tellier, Kavinsky , TURZI) for the rest of the world.

‘Stilyagi’ (which features Ariel Pink) is a vivid showcase of the band at its most deranged and sweet peak.  While staples like 'California Shakedown' and 'Luv Goon' reveal a groove-stricken backbone that sets off Skylar's trademark intricate spiralling twangs with airy, naive tension, and a her big sis' darting, spectral chants and woozy wooing. Piper nods to  'Silky Eyes' as one of their finest three and a bit minutes in terms of nailing the bands idealist dream-weaving manifesto "A beautiful, omnipotent thing capable of fanning the flames of every feeling and communicating ideas that are too difficult or awkward to put into words.”

Download "Stilyagi" for free here:  

   Puro Instinct - Stilyagi (Ft Ariel Pink) by RecordMakers

 

With a world tour of epic proportions spreading the hazy dreams across the globe for pretty much the rest of 2011 and onward, they hit the UK shores in July and then go onto:

July 18th -  Ruby Lounge Manchester
July 19th - WHITE HEAT @ Madame Jojo's Soho, London
July 20th - Windmill Brixton London
July 21st - Festival de-Affaire, Nijmegen, Holland
July 22nd - La Flèche d’Or, Paris, France
July 23rd - Midi Festival, Hyères, France
July 25th - Padova Radar Festival, Italy 
July 26th - Hana-Bi, Ravenna, Italy
July 29th - Atomic Cafe, Münich, Germany
July 30th - Molotov Bar, Hambourg, Germany

August 2nd - Klub 007, Pragua, Czech Republic
August 4th - Salzburg Festival, Salzburg, Austria
August 9th - Comet, Berlin, Germany
August 10th - Beta, Copenhaguen, Denmark
August 11th - Way Out West Festival, Göteborg, Sweden
August 12th - Pop Up @ Øyafestivalen, Oslo, Norway
August 14th - Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan

Pitchfork : ‘Rising dream pop duo’

Fader : ‘… their relationship blooms outward into their music’

Spin : ‘… Moaning and cooing over twinkly, woozy guitars and stumbly rythms, gazing blankly into the lonely horizon’

Flaunt : ‘It’s leftfiels and crazy and totally fucking perfect. It’s pure and instinctual.’

LA Weekly : ‘The Band has a laid-back, dreamy, ambient sound that reminds you of AM radio pop played on a summer day’

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The Voluntary Butler Scheme: Exclusive free track + video ahead of album release

‘The Grandad Galaxy’ new album released 18^th July 2011 on Split Records

Free track and video

“Many wonderful things have come out of the West Midlands – the balti, Steve Bull, the uniquely mangled vowel sounds of residents of Dudley – and to that list you can add Rob ‘The Voluntary Butler Scheme’ Jones.” GuardianGuide

When Voluntary Butler Scheme recently declared that the intention behind his latest album was “to blend all the different types of music I've been making together,” it seemed like a fairly insurmountable task – this is an act known for producing everything from Motown soul to J-Pop via Mark Mothersbaugh-style poptronica. But Grandad Galaxy is truly a musical cabinet of curiosities, bursting at the seams with strange sounds, melodies, effects and songs. Part instrumental, it follows the direction that the ‘Scheme, aka Dudley-based bedroom-pop architect Rob Jones, has been headed in from debut LP At Breakfast, Dinner, Tea via the recent cut-and-paste Chevreul EP

Get brand new track Yo Yo Star (not featured on the album) for free here:

   Yo-Yo Star by TheVoluntaryButlerScheme

The Pigeon Detectives announce new Single ‘Lost’and Autumn tour dates

Fresh from another storming and sweaty UK and European tour (which included a Police escort to their show in Munich), The Pigeon Detectives announce the release of the second single ‘Lost’. Taken  from their third album UP, GUARDS AND AT ‘EM!  which was recorded over the period of two months in New York City under the watchful eyes of producer Justin Gerrish (who’s last major job was helping to mix Vampire Weekend’s ‘Contra’).

The band head out on the road again this autumn.

July 30^th - Northern Lights Festival, Aberdeen

Aug 27^th -  Reading Festival 

Aug 28^th -  Leeds Festival

November

Sun 6^th – Newcastle, O2 Academy

Mon 7^th – Hull, Tokyo

Tue 8^th – Preston, 53 Degrees

Thu 10^th – Manchester,  Academy 2 

Fri 11^th – Sheffield, Leadmill

Sat 12^th – Lincoln, Tokyo

Sun 13^th – Leamington Spa, Assembly

Tue 15^th – Birmingham, Academy 2

Thu 17^th – London, Electric Ballroom

Sat 19^th – Brighton, Concorde

Sun 20^th – Southampton, Uni

Mon 21^st – Bristol, Fleece

Thu 24^th  – Leeds, Academy

Fri 25^th – Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms

Sat 26^th – Dundee, Fat Sams

Howling Bells return with new album and UK tour

THE LOUDEST ENGINE

NEW ALBUM RELEASED SEPTEMBER 12th

UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

Howling Bells will release their new album on September 12th on Cooking Vinyl.  Recorded in Las Vegas with The Killers’ Mark Stoermer producing, The Loudest Engine will be preceded by a clutch of live shows, including a London date at the Electric Ballroom on September 15th.

A raw, psychedelic third studio album, and the sequel to 2009's Radio Wars, the recording of The Loudest Engine saw Howling Bells, the Australian-formed, London-based four piece comprising singer/ guitarist Juanita Stein and her brother Joel (lead guitarist), drummer Glenn Moule, and bassist Brendan Picchio - forge a sonic union with Nevada's expansive surroundings and Las Vegas's street-soiled vibe.

Howling Bells' desert sessions were the final part of a year-long writing adventure that saw the band, on their own tours and with the likes of Coldplay and The Killers, wander through strange American outposts and seedy European back streets in their downtime. Their travels provided endless lyrical inspiration; much of The Loudest Engine was written on the road.

Listen to a first taster off the album, title track "The Loudest Engine":

   Loudest Engine by The Loudest Engine

HOWLING BELLS LIVE:

Weds 14th SEPTEMBER - PORTSMOUTH, WEDGEWOOD ROOMS                          

Thurs 15th - LONDON, ELECTRIC BALLROOM                          

Fri 16th - SHEFFIELD, PLUG                                                           

Sun 18th - LEEDS, COCKPIT                                                    

Mon 19th - GLASGOW, ORAN MOR                                                

Tues 20th - MANCHESTER, ACADEMY 3    

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BRETON recording in Iceland, at Sigur Ros studio

My Tiger My Timing - "Endless Summer" video

Joan As Police Woman: New single and UK dates announced

 

 ‘Chemmie’

New Single released August 1st 2011

From her latest album, ‘The Deep Field’ - out now

UK Gigs and Festivals Aug/Sept 2011

on sale Wednesday June 15th at noon

Currently wowing audiences across Australia, Joan As Police Woman hasn’t had time to catch her breath since the release of her latest album, ‘The Deep Field’. In demand across Europe and the US, days off at home in Brooklyn have become a rarity. Joan follows her Australian trip with a month long European tour, more US shows, then back to the UK for a run of headline shows and festivals including a return to Shepherds Bush Empire on September 9th – dates/ticket links below..

Meanwhile there will be a new single to sustain her ever-growing army of fans in the UK. ‘Chemmie’ from her latest album ‘The Deep Field’ will be released on August 1st.

In Joan’s own words, new single, ‘Chemmie’ describes “the undeniable chemistry that soars past logic” existing between lovers - a sultry, carnal lyric wrapped up in the form of ‘60s Philly soul.

Aug

31st – EDINBURGH – Fringe Festival  - www.theedgefestival.com

Sept

1st – YORK – Duchess - http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_northeast&query=detail&event=453471

2nd – END OF THE ROAD Festival – Dorset - http://www.endoftheroadfestival.com/tickets/

4th – ELECTRIC PICNIC Festival – Stradbally, Ireland - http://electricpicnic.ie/tickets/?page=tickets/

5th – GATESHEAD– The Sage - www.thesagegateshead.org

6th – SALFORD – St Philips Church - www.seetickets.com

7th – BIRMINGHAM – Institute - www.gigsandtours.com

9th – LONDON – Shepherds Bush Empire - www.gigsandtours.com

My Tiger My Timing announce new single and Glastonbury show

MY TIGER MY TIMING

ENDLESS SUMMER

SINGLE RELEASED AUGUST 1ST 2011 ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

GLASTONBURY - JOHN PEEL STAGE + MORE SHOWS ANNOUNCED

My Tiger My Timing formed in London in 2008.  They were described by The Guardian as “deliciously upbeat and groove-laden post-punk” and by Clash as “alternative pop with a dark heart that’s bursting with desire”, and were recently named Beck’s European Newcomer 2010, CMJ’s Spotlight Artist and NME’s Breakthrough Artist of the Week.

The band have released two singles - This Is Not The Fire and I Am The Sound - and an EP, with material produced by New Young Pony Club and Hot Chip, released through Kitsuné, Pure Groove and Modular Records.

Inspired by rainy grey holidays spent in the city, wishing back to the never-ending summers of the past, the band’s third single combines irresistible schoolyard singsong with hypnotic drums, shimmering electronics and angular guitars, to create a perfect slice of modern leftfield pop. The band are currently finishing their debut album, with Endless Summer released on August 1st.

  Endless Summer by mytigermytiming

Live highlights have included tours of Europe in 2010, slots on the BBC Introducing stage at Radio 1′s Big Weekend, at the Isle of Wight and V Festival, and supporting Phoenix and The Ting Tings in Germany.  The band play the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury this summer. They have also confirmed a few more dates:

26 June - Glastonbury Festival, John Peel Stage

7 August - The Finsbury, London

12 August - Beacons Festival, Yorkshire

27 August - Festinho Festival, Bedfordshire

Breton: FatCat Records signing +Free track

BRETON announce their signing to FatCat Records, the label who discovered Sigur Ros, Animal Collective and No Age.

The signing follows a very busy year for BRETON, a year that saw them release a critically acclaimed EP trilogy, as well as creating fantastic videos (Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Penguin Prison, Flats) and remixes (Temper Trap, Local Natives, IS TROPICAL, Chapel Club, Tricky, Esben and the Witch) under their bretonLABS incarnation.

Just returned from the Tom Vek tour, BRETON are about to leave for Mosfellsbaer, Iceland, where they will be recording their self-produced debut album in Sigur Ros' Sundlaugin Studio.

The as-yet untitled album is set to be released on FatCat Records in early 2012.

To give a taste of things to come, BRETON have made available a free download via their Facebook page; a demo version of a track set to appear on the forthcoming album.

Head over here to download “PACE MAKER (LABScut)” for free:

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