By: Staff – Massive Attack return with the Ritual Spirit EP. Released today (Jan 28) via Kobalt Label Services, the EP features the return of Tricky (on “Take It There”) in addition to collaborations with Young Fathers (“Voodoo In My Blood”), Roots Manuva (“Dead Editors”) and newcomer Azekel (“Ritual Spirit”). Massive Attack’s Robert del Naja and long-term studio collaborator Euan Dickinson wrote and produced the EP. A second Massive Attack EP, written … Continue reading
By: Staff – Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros have announced their new album, PersonA, which is out April 15th via Community Music. Stream the first single “No Love Like Yours” below. Singer Alex Ebert says, “We had long been a social experiment first, musicians second. Over time, though, we were emerging, by virtue of hours … Continue reading
By: Staff – Filter has announced the 32-date “Make American Hate Again” tour. The tour kicks off on April 13th in San Francisco along with openers Orgy, Vampires Everywhere and Death Valley High. Tour dates can be seen below. “Filter is the mind,” says Filter frontman Richard Patrick. “It’s your interpretation or my interpretation. Our thing is to … Continue reading
By: Staff – Oh Wonder has released a new video for their latest single “Lose It”. Watch it HERE. Matching the song’s glimmering infectiousness, the innovative and surprising clip features five professional dancers quite literally “losing it” to the music. In order to truly capture the moment as it unfolded, the London duo—Anthony West and Josephine Vander Gucht—asked the … Continue reading
Photos by: Shahnoor Ijaz – Brooklyn, New York City-based indie pop singer-songwriter Tor Miller, who released his debut EP, Headlights, on February 2nd, 2015 via Glassnote Records, performed at The Drake Hotel in Toronto last night with Toronto-based indie rock band Sun K, who released their debut album, Northern Lies, on March 10th, 2015 via MapleMusic Recordings, which was … Continue reading
By: Staff – Tim Hecker has revealed details of his forthcoming album, Love Streams, which will be released in Canada on April 8th via Paper Bag Records. Pre-order the album here from iTunes and here on CD or vinyl. Love Streams takes its cues from the avant-classical orchestration and extreme electronic processing of his previous full-length, 2013’s Virgins, but shaped into more melancholic, ultraviolet hues. Inspired by notions … Continue reading
Photos by: Raymond Ahner (@photoray) – UK punk rock band The Adicts, who released their newest album, All the Young Droogs, on September 11th, 2012 via DC-Jam Records, performed at The Fillmore in San Francisco on January 24th.
By: Staff – Jessy Lanza has announced the follow-up to her standout debut album Pull My Hair Back, entitled Oh No, due out May 13th via Hyperdub. And along with today’s announcement Lanza also released a new video for the pulsating, high-energy album track “It Means I Love You.” Watch that here. Jessy Lanza’s second album Oh No is addressed to her own constant nervousness. The pressure … Continue reading
Photos by: Julian Avram – Australian indie pop singer-songwriter Vance Joy, who released his debut album, Dream Your Life Away, on September 5th, 2014 via Liberation Music, which included the singles “From Afar”, “Riptide”, “Mess Is Mine”, “First Time”, “Georgia” and “All I Ever Wanted”, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto last night as part of … Continue reading
By: Staff – CBC Music Festival returns to TD Echo Beach in Toronto on Saturday, May 28th. This special CBC event will showcase some of the country’s most talented musical acts, including Hey Rosetta!, Tanya Tagaq, Whitehorse, The Franklin Electric, Maestro, Zaki Ibrahim, Charlotte Cardin, Rich Terfry and the 2016 CBC Music Searchlight winner. Much more to be announced in the coming weeks. … Continue reading