PledgeMusic Issues Statement About Payments Backlog

PledgeMusic has issued a statement about recent news about payment problems: Update: PledgeMusic co-founder Benji Rogers has announced he will be returning to the company on a short-term basis. The first priority for the company is to sort the back payments issue as every penny that is owed to artists needs to get to them in the … read more ➜

Foals announce 2-part album and tour

Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost
Foals – Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost

Oxford indie/math rock band Foals have announced a new 2-part album called Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost. Part 1 is available for now here.

Part 1 will be released on March 8th. Part 2 will be released Autumn 2019.

The announcement states:

We couldn’t be more excited for you to hear all the work we’ve poured ourselves into over the past 18 months. The albums which will be coming out are two halves of the same locket. They can be listened to and appreciated individually, but fundamentally, they are companion pieces. 

Musically, we pushed ourselves to the furthest limit. Lyrically, the songs resonate with what’s going on in the world at the moment. These songs are white flags, or mirrors, or attempts to work through the confusing times we live in… each in a different way. 

They are offering a special Collector’s Edition which includes the following:

  • 24 page hardcover book
  • Album on 12” violet coloured 180g vinyl
  • Exits 7” vinyl single – exclusive to this set
  • FLAC + MP3 download card of the album
  • 2 exclusive art prints, 1 of which will be individually numbered and signed by a member of the band
Foals 2019 tour dates

3/16 – Mexico City, Mexico – Vive Latino 2019
3/18 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theater
3/19 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
3/20 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
3/22 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
3/23 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
3/24 – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Auditorium
3/27 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
3/30 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Lollapalooza 2019
3/31 – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza 2019
4/2 – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza Sideshow @ Teatro La Cúpula
4/5 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Lollapalooza 2019
4/13 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
4/16 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
4/19 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
4/20 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
4/22 – Toronto, Ontario – Rebel
4/24 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
4/26 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrews Hall
4/27 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
4/28 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
4/30 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
5/3-5 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival 2019
5/12 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
5/13 – Paris, France – Bataclan
5/15 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Les Docks
5/16 – Milan, Italy – Fabrique
5/17 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Den Atelier
5/19 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
5/20 – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys
5/24 – Newcastle, England – This Is Tomorrow 2019
6/5 – Hamburg, Germany – Grosse Freiheit
6/6 – Aaarhus, Denmark – Northside Festival
6/7-9 – Nürburg, Germany – Rock Am Ring 2019
6/11 – Manchester, England – O2 Victoria Warehouse
6/14 – Tunbridge Wells, England – Bedgebury Pinetum
6/15 – Birmingham, England – Digbeth Arena
6/18 – Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3 Galvanizers Yard
6/20 – Thetford, England – Thetford Forest
6/21 – London, England – Alexandra Palace
6/24-26 – Zagreb, Croatia – Inmusic Festival
6/26 – Bournemouth, England – International Centre
7/2 – Dublin, Ireland – Trinity College
7/5 – Barcelona, Spain – Festival Cruïlla 2019
7/5-7 – Ewijk, Netherlands – Down The Rabbit Hole
7/26-28 – Benidorm, Spain – Low Festival 2019
8/1-3 – Lustenau, Austria – Szene Open Air

Presale begins tomorrow, 22 January at 10 AM local. 

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Fews to release new album, Into Red, in March

London based Fews is set to release their sophomore album, Into Red, on March 1st, 2019. They’ve released a couple tracks such More Than Ever, linked below.

Their 2016 debut Means was released by label Play It Again Sam out of Brussels. Their style can be described as post-punk and Krautrock-inspired.

Recommended if you like: Interpol, DIIV

Fews on Bandcamp

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Bandcamp to open brick-and-mortar retail store in Oakland

On Friday, February 1, Bandcamp will open a record shop and performance space in the great city of Oakland, California. We’ll feature a selection of records that showcase the diversity and design of the more than five million albums available on Bandcamp, and we’ll soon host free, all-ages shows as part of an upcoming video … read more ➜

The Twilight Sad to release new album ‘ It Won/t Be Like This All the Time’

Alternapop favs The Twilight Sad are releasing their new album, the band’s 5th full-length, It Won’t Be Like This All The Time, on January 19th. It was announced last fall and they’ve been slowly releasing tracks from the upcoming album. This will be their first album on Mogwai’s Rock Action Records out of Glasgow. Guitarist … read more ➜

Favorite Albums from 2018

  These are the albums that were released in 2018 that got the most play, listed in alphabetical order:   Deeper – Deeper Deeper is a post-punk band based in Chicago, Illinois.   Film School – Bright To Death Film School is a San Francisco/Los Angeles shoegaze revivalist band who released their 5th album.   … read more ➜

Brooklyn’s Big Bliss Releases Debut Album

Big Bliss, a post-punk trio from Brooklyn, has released their debut full-length, At Middle Distance. They released a 5-track EP, Keep Near, in 2016 which was available on cassette only. (Anyone have one available?) Recommended if you like: Wolf Parade, Pixies, Modest Mouse, Interpol, Echo and the Bunnymen At Middle Distance by Big Bliss It’s … read more ➜

Deerhunter to release ‘Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?’

How do you describe an album out of time, concerned with the disappearance of culture, of humanity, of nature, of logic and emotion? Why make this album in an era when attention spans have been reduced to next to nothing, and the tactile grains of making music have been further reduced to algorithms and projected … read more ➜

The Beatles ‘White Album’ 50th Anniversary Editions

Giles Martin & Sam Okell discuss the upcoming Beatles ‘White Album’ 50th anniversary release. On November 9, The Beatles will release a suite of lavishly presented ‘White Album’ packages including a super deluxe 7-disc set featuring 50 mostly previously unreleased recordings all newly mixed with 5.1 surround audio as well as the much-sought after Esher … read more ➜

The House of Love – Limited Edition 2LP Vinyl

The House Of Love were one of the most successful and critically acclaimed bands to grace Creation Records back in the late 1980s. Their eponymous debut album, which was cited as one of the best albums of 1988 by music magazines and Indie fans alike, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year! For the first time, … read more ➜

Chicago’s Deeper releases post-punk debut

Deeper, hailing from Chicago, is singer/guitarist Nic Gohl, guitarist Mike Clawson, bassist Drew McBride, and drummer Shiraz Bhatti. In 2014, Deeper was an established band with a handful of surf-pop-oriented demos when co-leader Caroline Campbell abruptly left the band. The remaining members regrouped and decided to carry on using the name, bringing in McBride and … read more ➜

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How to make Nespresso milk drinks at home

A Nespresso machine doesn’t make true espresso but a lot of people use it because it’s cheaper and faster. When I’m at home, I like taking the time to make espressos and lattes. When I’m out of town visiting family, I tend to drive to the nearest coffee shop, that isn’t Starbucks, and get a … read more ➜