Active Child: ‘Hanging On’ and album details
Current favourite of TLS, Active Child is on the cusp of releasing his debut You Are All I See next month on the 23rd of August via Vagrant Reecords. By way of previewing the album’s assuredly gorgeous content, Pat Grossi (AC mainman) has released ‘Hanging On’ via Adult Swim’s singles program which has previously featured names such as Best Coast and Mastadon. Grossi has also exclusively released ‘Playing House’... Read More
Youth Lagoon: ‘July’ free download
22 year old Trevor Powers, known for all intensive purposes as Youth Lagoon, is the creator of a vulnerable mixture of ethereal clatterings and buzzy musings that spout from deep seated anxiety about “weird, bizarre things”. His debut album, The Year of Hibernation is set for release this year on both sides of the Atlantic this year on Fat Possum (US) and Lefse (EUR) respectively. Powers’ first album under the Youth Lagoon... Read More
Beirut: ‘The Rip Tide’ and UK live dates
The Rip Tide will see Beirut release their first album in four years. The record will be released at the end of August this year and, to retain sole creative control, Zach Condon‘s label Pompeii Records will release The Rip Tide with no involvement from larger label affiliation, hats off to them! Tracklisting for the highly anticipated (duh) album goes as follows. 01 A Candle’s Fire 02 Santa Fe 03 East Harlem 04 Goshen 05 Payne’s... Read More
Bon Iver: UK tour dates and ‘Calgary’ download
Bon Iver are gearing up to their first appearances on UK soil since 2009, due this autumn. The tour dates will involve an 8 piece backing band and are in support of Bon Iver’s second, self-titled release, which sees the light of day on the 20th of June via the marvellous 4AD. ‘Calgary’, the lead single from the album has also been released on Bon Iver’s website for free download ahead of its 12″ release on the 4th... Read More
Mechanical Bride: Colour of Fire free download
It seems like an eternity since we’ve heard anything from Brighton’s Mechanical Bride, but we all knew Lauren Doss‘ return was inevitable. Today, we give you the heads up about new track ‘Colour of Fire’, available for free from the Mechanical Bride website. All you need to do is provide your email and submit to the fact you’ll be getting excruciatingly brilliant updates from the good ship MB, a fair trade by... Read More
Stu Larsen: Paper Sails free download and Ryeford video
Stu Larsen is readying his new EP, Ryeford, for release the coming April, the 11th to be exact. The EP was recorded last September with the help of Luke Thompson and Tim Hart to name a couple, and our attention has already been stolen away by Larsen and co. via the gorgeous sound of ‘Paper Sails’. The track features dusty percussion and passionate lyrics such as “I will fight for you”. Larsen’s claims are fulfilled by... Read More
Rob Bravery: Free download of ‘Geoffrey & Henchmen’
Rob Bravery is giving away his fantastic track ‘Geoffrey & Henchmen’ in return for the mere gift of your email address. We really do recommend Rob and all the jaunt he has to offer in ‘Geoffrey & Henchmen’ and further material, just give his myspace a visit to see what we mean! We recently saw Rob support James Vincent McMorrow and can’t speak highly enough of his live performance. Unfortunately, there aren’t... Read More
Kyla La Grange: Free download of ‘Courage’
Kyla La ‘all the rage’ Grange is giving away the sickeningly powerful ‘Courage’ on soundcloud for your heart, ears and mind’s enjoyment. The mp3bie of ‘Courage’ follows the rip-roaring success of her free giveaway of ‘Walk Through Walls’, released earlier this year, which has racked up 9752 plays on soundcloud to date. The release party for the 7″ of ‘Walk Through Walls’ last... Read More
The Cave Singers: ‘No Witch’ mp3 downloads and UK tour
The Cave Singers are on the brink of releasing highly anticipated album No Witch via Jagjaguwar this month on the 28th of February. In light of this, two mp3s are being given away to give listeners a window into how No Witch has shaped up. On first appearances, the artwork and title are enough to have me knocking the door down for this album, and upon listening to ‘Black Leaf’ and ‘Swim Club’, this attitude doesn’t... Read More
Fleet Foxes: ‘Helplessness Blues’ download and new album details
The release of much awaited, second album from Fleet Foxes has finally been put in motion. Rejoice and be merry, my friends. Helplessness Blues will be unleashed on the masses on the 3rd of May, to celebrate, Fleet Foxes have put the album’s title track here for your listening and downloading leisure. The song reflects more of the same elated folk power that Fleet Foxes are renowned for, utilising Robin Pecknold‘s distinctive vocals... Read More