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Tokyo’s Beachside Talks raised their game with their last few singles – I raved about “Cassis” back in June – and now they’ve collected it and follow-up track “Big Sky” on a CD single with a third track that’s yet to make it onto any streaming services. I actually like “Big Sky” more than its […]
Mogwai are back with their first non-soundtrack new music since 2021’s As The Love Continues, and while they’ve yet to reveal specifics of their next album, we know that a) it’ll probably be out before their 2025 world tour kicks off in February – I’ll put my money on January 24 or 31 as the […]
It probably seems like deary get an automatic bye when it comes to making it onto my posting schedule, but it’s not like it’s not earned – the London duo have been on a winning streak since coming onto the scene at the start of last year, through last year’s delightful debut EP, and they’re […]
It feels like Men I Trust have been touring Untourable Album non-stop since it came out over three years ago – and why not? The stages they’re offered just keep getting bigger and though I saw them last at the very start of that run, there’s no reason to think they haven’t just gotten better […]
Fazerdaze’s return to active duty appears to be complete; following a post-Morningside retreat she took tentative steps back to music in 2022 with the Break! EP and a return to touring at home and abroad in 2023. This year, she committed to opening up the entirety of Pond’s North American tour this November, implying that […]
Seattle’s KEXP is making hay from the Summer touring schedule, welcoming New York’s DIIV into their studios for a four-song session and interview during their tour in support of Frog In Boiling Water (I caught the Toronto show at the start of August). Compared to their past works, Frog is far less immediate, eschewing easy […]
It’s impossible to get into the Japanese music scene even a little without encountering the world of idols, and by extension, alt-idols, which basically is the combination of idols with alternative music genres (see: Babymetal). It’s strange and fascinating and actually quite entertaining live – I saw Planet After The Rain at a shoegaze showcase […]
I certainly didn’t mean to make this a mini-theme week, but I’m not mad at it. Big news today in the form of the announcement of the fourth instalment of New Order’s “Definitive” reissue series – Brotherhood: The Definitive Edition is out on November 22 and includes nine new tracks not previously included in any […]
This past Saturday’s excellent Peter Hook & The Light show at History, where they kicked off their North American tour featuring recitals of both Joy Division and New Order’s Substance singles compilations. I’d seen Hooky and his crew a couple years ago when they ran through both JD albums and knew that they did a […]
In honour of Ladytron’s piecemeal tour in support of last year’s Time’s Arrow finally making it to Toronto tonight, here’s a look at their breakout single from 2001 debut 604 – if by “breakout”, I mea the first sone of theirs I heard and not any kind of actual chart/commercial success. “Playgirl” appeared as the […]
