“narcotically arresting” – Pitchfork “a sound that pulls the ear close in a swirl of whispery vocals, opaque poetry and tight, art-rock instrumentals” – NPR “jangly guitars, pop melodies, and a discernable air of cool.” – Fader “Bar Italia are the best new band in London” – The Face “London’s most
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bar italia are the London based three-piece of Nina Cristante, Jezmi Tarik Fehmi and Sam Fenton. They will release their second full length of 2023, ‘The Twits’, on November 3rd, less than
Julien Baker has announced B-Sides, an EP of tracks taken from the
EARLY DEMO OF THE SONG ‘ADORE YOU’ TO BE RELEASED ON FEBRUARY
Praise for Water From Your Eyes “… the best, most carefully considered collection they’ve made to date” – NME “The whole exercise is either absurd or brilliant, which might be the best summation yet
Today, bar italia – the London trio of Nina Cristante, Jezmi Tarik Fehmi and Sam Fenton – release their new album Tracey Denim digitally and on CD via Matador / Remote Control alongside focus track ‘changer’. The album will be available on vinyl everywhere on September 8. Tracey
Praise for Spoon “One of the finest bands of their generation” – The Guardian “One of America’s sharpest bands” – The Times “Astounding talent for constructing nervy, whip-smart guitar music” – The FADER “Not many bands can make
Queens of the Stone Age have announced their long-awaited 8th studio album, In Times New Roman… out June 16th on Matador. In Times New Roman… is raw, at times brutal and not recommended for the faint
“One of the brightest and coolest acts in America right now” – Paste “Rachel Brown and Nate Amos make music that’s architecturally bizarre, welded together from sunny tunes and surreal poems, brain-battered
Praise For Lifeguard “… thrilling and deafening rock that lives somewhere between timeless andcontemporary” – NME “Lifeguard blitzed our senses” – Stereogum “Abrasive, sprawling, and strangely hooky, best experienced with the volume cranked up”
Praise for The Other Side Of Make-Believe “Quietly Masterful” – MOJO “Some of the boldest, most uncompromising work of their career” – Clash “A confident, rewarding and subtly adventurous new chapter” – NME Interpol have announced Interpolations, a project to
“narcotically arresting” – Pitchfork “a sound that pulls the ear close in a swirl of whispery vocals, opaque poetry and tight, art-rock instrumentals” – NPR “jangly guitars, pop melodies, and a discernable
In 2023, Kurt Vile is making numbers count. Just last month, Matador Records presented the iconic Philadelphia songwriter with a (vegan) cheesesteak trophy to commemorate the 100-millionth stream of ‘Pretty Pimpin‘ on Spotify. Today, though, we’d like to draw
“Rachel Brown and Nate Amos make music that’s architecturally bizarre, welded together from sunny tunes and surreal poems, brain–battered rock and suspenseful orchestrals.” – Pitchfork on “Barley” (Best New Track) “A playground