M. Ward has shared Unreal City, the second single from his latest album, Migration Stories, to be released on 3rd April via Anti Records.
Inspired by stories of human migration, these songs have their origins in pictures from newspaper and television reports, stories told by friends and tales from Ward’s own family history. With languid vocals over an uptempo rhythm, the new single searches for peace in a post-apocalyptic swirl of synthesizers.
Give it a listen.
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Happy New Year! Our top 100 tunes of 2019 will be coming shortly, but in the meantime the Lost Brothers have unveiled the second single and video from their forthcoming album After The Fire After The Rain (out on the 7th February).
Appropriately enough the new song is the title track and was recorded in Brooklyn New York – long standing MM faves, M.Ward and Howe Gelb feature on electric guitars.
Watch the new video here. Pre-order the album on limited edition signed Vinyl, CD and Download by clicking here.
And in case you missed it, here is the excellent first single, Fugitive Moon, also featuring M.Ward.
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Fat Earthers -Letter Bomb
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Father John Misty – So I’m Growing Old On Magic Mountain (Live at Third Man Records)
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Slaves – Cut And Run
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Part 2 of our rundown of our favourite tracks of the year. Today we have tracks 75 through to 51.
75 The Julie Ruin – Mr. So And So
74 Beach – Donuts
73 exmagician – Job Done
72 W.H. Lung – Inspiration
71 Wilco – If I Ever Was A Child
70 Dune Rats – Bullshit
69 Meatbodies – Valley Girl
68 Conor Oberst – Gossamer Thin
67 Big Thief – Masterpiece
66 Elizabeth Cook – Tabitha Tuders’ Mama
65 Goat – Union Of Mind And Soul
64 Angel Olsen – Shut Up Kiss Me
63 Lucy Dacus – Strange Torpedo
62 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – People Vultures
61 Golden Suits – Is It Wrong
60 Cass McCombs – In A Chinese Alley
59 Wooden Indian Burial Ground – Spazz Pony
58 Kevin Morby – Dorothy
57 Las Kellies – Celebrate Life
56 Cold Pumas – Severed Estates
55 BRONCHO – Fantasy Boys
54 Parquet Courts – Berlin Got Blurry
53 The Felice Brothers – Triumph ’73
52 Gooch Palms – Ask Me Why
51 M. Ward – Girl From Conejo Valley
Check out tracks 100-76 here.
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After a week away, we’re back with eight tracks selected from the past week and covering everything from hardcore to goth-pop by way of some shoegaze and a classic cover.
Enjoy.
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It has been far too long since we posted any videos. We’re righting that wrong today with an excellent collection culled from our in-box – some old(er), some new, some borrowed and some blue(s).
So sit back, relax and enjoy musical films from Big Thief, Great American Canyon Band, Fidlar, M.Ward, On Dead Waves, All Them Witches, Impulsive Hearts, Bleached, Traams, and Holly Miranda.
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Our penultimate round up of the year of the best of the week’s new releases. This week eight tracks from indie rock to honky tonk to folk to psych rock.
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A new month, a new free digital mix from Insound available for a tweet, e-mail or Facebook Like.
This month features seventeen quality tracks from, amongst others, Beach House, Crocodiles, DZ Deathrays, Eternal Summers, John Maus, Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s, Races, and Zambri.
Click here to get the whole thing, but be quick as it is only available for a week or so, or check out a couple of our favourites below.
Download M. Ward – Primitive Girl mp3 (from Insound April Mixtape)
Download Father John Misty – Hollywood Forever mp3 (from Insound April Mixtape)
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