“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
“On the sprawling, multilayered Shook, Algiers kicks its own doors open even further, using the studio to transform the band into something like a commune.” – New York Times ‘Critic’s Pick’ “Shook’ evokes
“Bar Italia are the best new band in London” – The Face “London’s most exciting new band” – Crack The Times ‘10 rising stars to listen out for’ bar italia, the London
Life is horribly dark right now. And yet, it is not unfunny. That’s the sentiment that animates Water From Your Eyes on their new album, and first for Matador/Remote Control, Everyone’s Crushed, released May 26th. On the
On February 24th, Algiers will release their fourth album, SHOOK. It’s a record that’s deeply informed by collaboration and community, with almost every track including a guest or feature. Today, you can hear ‘73%,’ one of the album’s most
Today, Algiers release new single ‘I Can’t Stand It!’, taken from their forthcoming new album SHOOK, released February 24th on Matador. The song features Samuel T. Herring (Future Islands) and Jae Matthews (Boy Harsher). It samples fellow Atlanta artist Lee Moses’ 1971 song,
Thursday 23 March – Town Hall* AUCKLAND Saturday 25 March – James Hay Theatre^ CHRISTCHURCH Sunday 26 March – St James Theatre* WELLINGTON Tickets from Ticketmaster* Tickets from Ticketek^ “Damn near transcendent.”
On February 10th, Matador Records will release ‘This Stupid World,’ the brilliant sixteenth album (and, to be honest, the sixteenth brilliant album) by Yo La Tengo. To help fix this date more firmly, is a new
7 March – The Civic, AUCKLAND 8 March – St James Theatre, WELLINGTON One of the most beloved and influential bands to come out of the American underground; Pavement return to their
Kicking off Matador’s Revisionist History Series for 2023, today we celebrate the 30thanniversary of Bettie Serveert’s debut album, ‘Palomine’. Heralded in its original four–star review by Rolling Stone as “untamed and
Belle and Sebastian hit the ground running in 2023 with new album Late Developers, released this Friday, January 13th. First single ‘I Don’t Know What You See In Me’ can be heard now. One of the