“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
Read MoreStrange News and Banished Music have just announced this Sunday’s bar italia show at Meow will now be happening at Meow Nui, with all previous tickets valid for the new venue. Here this weekend to showcase their electrifying new
Out now digitally, It’s Beautiful is a new EP featuring fully reimagined takes of three songs from Water From Your Eyes’ It’s a Beautiful Place. Here guitarist and producer Nate Amos tweaks,
David Byrne has a long history of staging elaborate live shows, often with a sprawling cast of musicians, highly choreographed dancing and unusual instrumentation. So when we learned he wanted to have
Early next year, Chicago’s Lifeguard will release a new 7” maxi single, ‘Ultra Violence’ / ‘Appetite.’ Recorded at the band’s rehearsal space / studio, the music continues the unstable ethos of this
Perfume Genius (Mike Hadreas) has released a video for ‘Me & Angel’, taken from his critically acclaimed album Glory, directed by Otium. Hadreas says, “Me & Angel is one of my favorite
David Byrne is currently touring North America on his Who Is The Sky tour, celebrating the release of his critically acclaimed new album of the same name. Now he is releasing a
Hard to believe we made it, but here we are. A sold-out reunion. Gold records. A critically-lauded feature film. Stockton, CA’s finest are once again seated atop the throne and Pavement is
Matador Records capitalizes on the sweeping success of box office smash PAVEMENTS with the digital release of the iconic meta-documentary’s original soundtrack. It includes the group’s never-before-released cover of Jim Pepper’s song
In August, Car Seat Headrest returned to Seattle’s KEXP to tape a live session, to-date their only in-studio performance around the release of new album The Scholars. Initially a one-time live stream,
London three-piece bar italia have released their new album Some Like It Hot via Matador. Some Like It Hot is a 1959 film starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon about