Every week a plethora of big name acts, Australian musicians and little-known musos drop brand spankin’ new tracks on the internet. We’ve trawled through the internet to find some of our favourites and plucked them from the masses.
This week we introduced ourselves to the some Israeli synthpop, sweaty local punk pop, delightfully chilled production, and new tracks from The Smiths’ ex-frontman and MIA’s awesome Beyoncé remix. Dig in!
Garden City Movement – ‘Terricotta’
Garden City Movement are an Israeli production crew on the up and up, steadily releasing EPs with another one just about to drop.
The first cut combines synth pop delights; warped, chopped and screwed vocals; what sounds like clap sticks moving sporadically and an Asian or Middle Eastern stringed instrument of some description provide a hazy melodic landscape for this romantic track to whisk away from. (JM)
Bloods – ‘Want It’
‘Want It’ is three minutes of sweaty, noisy, undeniable fun. The first official single off the band’s soon-to-be released-yet-to-be-titled debut album, recorded with Owen Penglis (Straight Arrows/ Palms/ Royal Headache/ The Frowning Clouds/ every rad band you love) .
This ‘soon-to-be released-yet-to-be-titled debut album’ is due for release in August via new label Tiny Galaxy. (LD)
Morrissey – ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’
The original mopey yet charming man that is Morrissey has at long last released the title track from his upcoming record, World Peace Is None Of Your Business.
This is the crooner’s first release since 2009’s Years Of Refusal and believe it or not, his tenth studio release as a solo recording artist.The track commences in a tribal-percussion beat that dramatically builds to that one-in-a-million Morrissey moan, and oh man, the 54-year old has not lost his touch. (JH)
M.I.A – ‘Baddygirl2’
Never one to shy away from agitating old white guys in suits, the ever-outspoken M.I.A. just stepped on more corporate toes by dropping her remix of Beyoncé’s ‘***Flawless’ on Twitter.
Maya keeps her finger held down on the trigger for the entire duration – spitting out her trademark, phonetically-frenzied rhymes and cheerleader battle shouts that echo the original’s feminist sentiments (“50/50, men and women”) while throwing in cheeky, M.I.A.-ified twists on Bey’s now infamous cultural catchphrases.(DM)
Japanese Wallpaper – ‘Waves’
Proof that age means nothing, young Melbourne producer Gab Strum AKA Japanese Wallpaper has been making waves (pardon the pun) for over a year now and he has just turned 17!
His latest cut ‘Waves’ is an airy, slow burner built in ambient soundscapes as it bleeps and bloops, twisting and winding its way gently with soft percussion and the textured, layered vocals of Pepa Knight, the multi instrumentalist of Jinja Safari. (JM)
Mere Women – ‘Our Street’
It has been two years since the Sydney trio Mere Women released their ear catching debut Old Life. Since the release of Old Life the band have been creeping about, playing warehouses, record stores, bars, and lucky for us recording a new album.
The first track taken from the upcoming album ‘Our Street’ is three minutes of rhythmically perfect post-punk tinged with dark pop sensibilities. (LD)
The Antlers – ‘Hotel’
It’s been two dry years since we’ve heard from Brooklyn’s quintessence of indie-rock, The Antlers. So what has the trio been up to in all this time, you ask? Writing a new record of course, today releasing the second track ‘Hotel’ (after first taste ‘Palace’) off their upcoming LP – and surprise surprise, it’s incredible.
‘Hotel’ is the second release from the band’s upcoming fourth LP, Familiars, the band’s first full-length release since 2011′s critically acclaimed Burst Apart. (JH)
Anna Calvi – ‘Papi Pacify’ (FKA Twigs cover)
With the songstress’ upcoming Australian tour in mind the announcement of Strange Weather, a covers EP, is timely to say the least.
The EP, which features collaborations with David Byrne on two songs, is set for release on July 15. This FKA Twigs reinvention strips the electronica for Calvi’s trademark brooding guitar lines and orchestration. It takes the lust out of the original (for better or worse) and turns it into an Anna Calvi epic. (CT)
