This month, our girl FKA Twigs graces the cover of Complex Magazine in a full-length feature article where we are taken deeply into her world and creative vision. Read the stunning feature piece on Complex here.
Algiers released the much-anticipated video for the single ‘Black Eunuch‘. Since the release last week, of the self-titled debut album, the band has been picking up numerous accolades. The Quietus observed, “Algiers are the new musical standard-bearers for righteous fury that simply can’t be successfully faked because it is not tied to juvenile anger or a frustration born of a misplaced sense of adolescent self-importance – a nod to the egos of Franklin James Fisher, Ryan Mahan and Lee Tesche – or reliant on memetic humour, but linked intrinsically to a time and place in the in the history of our civilisation that has signs of being a possible tipping point.” Watch the video for ‘Black Eunuch’ here.
Following up the recent release of their new album The L-Shaped Man, Ceremony are back to share a remix of ‘Your Life in France’ by Liberation, also known as David West of Total Control, Rank/Xerox and Rat Columns. Liberation’s remix takes the song into a different skin, deconstructing the original recording and remaking it into four minutes of controlled chaos. Stream it here first!
Alabama Shakes stopped by Paisley Park to play at Prince’s famed Minnesota-based studio this week. Read more about it here.
Following the release of her debut album Before We Forgot How to Dream, SOAK performed a stunning set for La Blogotheque – a Takeaway show. Watch here.
Click here to watch Courtney Barnett perform ‘Dead Fox’ in her sweet three-piece on Conan, fresh off her full-length LP Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit.
Watch the brand new video from Daughn Gibson (‘Daddy I Cut My Hair‘) from his upcoming album Carnation, coming June 12 on Sub Pop.
Thinking of getting out to see Trinity Roots when they come to your town? Here’s a little taster of the tour from their Auckland show at The Tuning Fork, filmed by our mates at Radio New Zealand National. For more details about the Citizen Tour, including dates and ticketing info, click here.
This goes out to all the Jamie xx fankids out there…
Now you can spin the beats on Jamie’s mind from his personally-curated Spotify playlist! A blend of his favourite tracks and original material, this sweet collection represents the music he’s playing in clubs and on radio right now. Updated on the regular, so make sure you follow here!
p.s. Read Coup De Main‘s Jamie xx appreciation post for a little extra Jamie in your week.
Teaming up with fellow xx members, one quart of Warpaint and a mini choir, Jamie xx projected a captivating live performance of ‘Loud Places’ this week on Le Grand Journal. Check out the full performance here.
