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MUSIC NEWS: Brand NEW videos from Passenger, Jungle & The Waterboys, FKA Twigs performs new track, Thom Yorke’s 2nd solo album + more…

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Jungle
Premiere “Julia” Video
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Two weeks after they blew the Auckland Laneway stage up – Jungle have today premiered the video for new single “Julia’. The video is another directorial collaboration between Oliver Hadlee Pearch and Jungle’s very own ‘J’, following the success of the pair’s videos for previous singles ‘Platoon’, ‘The Heat’, ‘Busy Earnin’ and ‘Time’. Featuring stunning choreography, ‘Julia’ also sees all the key players from those previous videos coming together for one final shot.

Watch the ‘Julia’ video HERE

Julia’ is taken from the Jungle’s acclaimed, self-titled debut album. Described by Q magazine as a “brilliant, joyous, unsettling debut” and by NME as “the pop-art album of the summer”, the album was shortlisted for the 2014 Mercury Music Prize before featuring in many end-of-year ‘best of’ lists including Time Out, Clash, NME, Amazon and QJungle were also nominated for ‘British Artist Of The Year’ at the BBC Music Awards, named iTunes’ ‘Best New Alternative Artist Of 2014’ and featured as one of Spotify’s ‘Top 5 Breakthrough Artists’. They then rounded off 2014 with a show-stopping US TV performance on the Tonight With Seth Myers show, which can be seen HERE

After leaving the NZ shores they headed across the ditch to Laneways Festival and had Vic Mensa join them on stage in Sydney! http://instagram.com/p/yoImSeEEaL/?modal=true Knew we shoulda gone!

The guys have started an Instagram http://instagram.com/jungle4eva (please follow)

http://www.junglejunglejungle.com/

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FKA TWIGS
Unveils New Track “Figure 8”
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Currently on tour following her mesmerising appearance at St. Jerome’s Laneway FestivalFKA Twigs performed a new track (referred to as ‘Figure 8’) last night at Melbourne’s 170 Russell.

This is the first flash of new material since the release of LP1. Check out the video below for a sneak peak…

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The Waterboys
Premiere “Beautiful Now” Video
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The Waterboys have released the official video for new single ‘Beautiful Now’. It debuted Monday 2nd February on the US website, Entertainment Weekly…

‘Beautiful Now’ is single number 2 off the band’s highly-anticipated new album Modern Blues, which has experienced some great chart positions across Europe including #10 in Ireland and Norway, #14 in UK, #18 in Holland and #21 in Belgium.

Catch them on the New Zealand leg of their international tour on 31st March at ASB Theatre, Auckland.

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Passenger
New Video: “And I Love Her”

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Passenger aka. Michael Rosenberg, graced our shores over the weekend with two national shows at Auckland’s Civic Theatre and the Wellington St. James. While in the country, the singer-songwriter teamed up with photographer, Jarrad Seng to make this special video with a distinctive New Zealand touch.
“hello everyone, hope you’re all doing well… i just wanted to share this little video that jarrad seng (www.jarradseng.com) and I made in NEW ZEALAND a few days ago. we had the best time there and as the scenery is so stunning it seemed daft not to make the most of it! this is a new song that i only finished a week or so ago. its not gonna be officially out for a while but i just wanted you guys to hear it in its most simplistic form… loads of love to you all xxx” – Rosenberg

The new album ‘Whispers’ is Out Now.

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THOM YORKE
NEW ALBUM – TOMORROW’S MODERN BOXES

Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes is the second solo album by Thom Yorke of the English alternative rock band Radiohead, produced by long-time collaborator Nigel Godrich. Downloaded over a million times within six days of its release, the eight-track album was platformed via a paid-for BitTorrent bundle on 26th September 2014, followed by its Australasian release on 23rd January 2015.

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Pressed onto heavyweight 180g white vinyl complete with undersize 75mm centre labels, housed within heavy white board inner and outer sleeves. These are printed with a metallic silver laminate then multi-tone black and a striking neongreen; the whole is enclosed in a bespoke anti-static shield bag – a metallised laminated material usually used by the electronics industry for protecting components from electrostatic interference. The bag is printed with neon green on both sides, and has a resealable grip closure.

http://tomorrowsmodernboxes.com/
http://thomyorke.bandcamp.com/
https://twitter.com/thomyorke

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THEESatisfaction’s
“EarthEE” feat. Shabazz Palaces, Porter Ray & Erik Blood)

You can now hear the title track from Seattle-duo THEESatisfaction‘s forthcoming album EarthEE, due for release worldwide 23/24th February on Sub Pop.
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Texan-music blog Gorilla vs. Bear premiered the track, and had this to say: “Catch the warm breeze as Cat + Stas get spaced-out with their Black Constellation cohorts and label mates Porter Ray and the Palaceer on the laid back and lifted title track from their new LP”  (see post)

Produced by THEESatisfaction and Erik Blood, mixed by Blood at Protectand Exalt Labs: A Black Space and mastered by Adam Straney at BreakPoint Mastering in Seattle, the album features cameos from Shabazz PalacesMeshell NdegeocelloPorter RayBlood and Taylor Brown.

Listen to the single HERE

What people are saying about THEESatisfaction…

EarthEE is pure message music, where cuts like “No GMO” and “Planet For Sale” raise environmental awareness, and “Post Black Anyway” gets us pensive on social issues. The true gift of this Seattle-based duo is their ability to seamlessly weave serious commentary into music that  also seriously brings the party.” [EarthEE, 4/5] – BUST

20 Albums To Get Excited About In February” [EarthEE] – NME

“”Recognition” shines a light on the duo’s spacey roots with a dazzling atmospheric treatment.” [“Recognition”] – Okay Player

“…Spacey, kaleidoscopic” [“Recognition”] –  Stereogum

“The panoramic rhythms, chants, and deep space synths on this cut are alluring and intoxicating.” [“Recognition”] –  The Needle Drop

http://www.theesatisfaction.com/
https://www.facebook.com/theesatisfactionofficial
https://twitter.com/stasandcat
http://theesatisfaction.tumblr.com/

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